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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1916
Page
9
Oyster Bay April 23 news note quotes Colonel Boone velt and the Roosevelt family pledging to fight if the U S enters war with Germany. The statement condemns unpreparedness and calls for immediate armament while criticizing Washington policy as cowardice and folly.
Peking reports the government will buy provincial cash melt it and recoin into Chinese pennies. Copper’s war price boosts metal value making the operation profitable. agencies will collect cash across provinces and convert it for state gain. Foreign buyers, including Japanese, have already shipped cash out despite export bans.
An elaborate program for Nemesis temple of the Mystic Shrine is issued for the ceremonial session to be held May 18 in Clarksburg. A Parkersburg delegation will travel by special train with Arab patrols and an Asian band, and the event is expected to attract a large attendance. The program lists a business session parade banquet and a ceremonial session with numerous officers, committees, and dignitaries from Clarksburg and other towns.
England announced invitations to the parliaments of Australia Canada New Zealand South Africa and Newfoundland to send representatives to visit Great Britain in July. The aim is to discuss war efforts and exchange opinions on the prosecution of the war.
British observer argues American air power could rapidly disrupt Mexican rebel movements. He notes Germany’s prewar aviation lead, predicts light bombers and small incendiaries best for forest fires and villages, and urges rapid U S aircraft deployment with cross country pilots. He downplays need for heavy 200 pound bombs.
The General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church convenes May 1 in Saratoga Springs New York. The delegation, over 800 ministers and lay members from 123 annual conferences, reviews church work and enacts legislation.
The National Geographic Society in Washington selected Verdun as one of history’s rocks around which storms of battle raged. The bulletin details Verdun’s pivotal role from Roman times, through the Treaty of Verdun, to its sieges in 1870 and World War I, noting its strategic location on the Meuse and the city’s wartime endurance.
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