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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1916
Page
16
Fairmont August reports a labor shortage with hundreds of men available for work in the area. Government figures indicate 10,000 workers could find employment in the region, while local contractors struggle to fill jobs as demand rises and local capacity nears full. The city also notes social events and obituaries amid daily municipal life.
The excerpt lists residents spending weeks at the Amexteny Sportsman's Club in Afnehalia Springs and others traveling to Covington Kentucky Mentana Tennessee mountains and Luray Cave. It notes arrivals from Tuscana Als and Grand destinations as well as family members visiting and returning from trips in Miss Catherine Leary returning to Gikdand My Arlee and Marian Léary.
A reported betrothal links a 44 year old man named Yuan Hong’s daughter and a younger partner, described as a betrothal equivalent to marriage. Officials indicate the arrangement may advance into formal proceedings. The notice appeared days ago in the Yuan Shi Journal.
In a shocking incident on a summer night in Cleveland, Mise Care rin Goodman, dressed in a tipsy nightgown and robe, was struck by a freight train on Hi street. The event occurred as she wandered, and her body was later discovered by a crew member from another train.
A boy was struck by a car in front of a tuning shop and died shortly after at Coole hospital. The event occurred Thursday near Zanesville. Funeral services for the child were held at the Moly Cirosa cemetery on Thursday.
Rosa Joe seventeen daughter of Chin Joe a Chinese restaurant keeper of Marysville California was arranged to wed for $1 000 by her tutor to Lee Dow a wealthy San Francisco man. The match linked to a marriage not seen before with a ring quoted at twenty five years older than Joe. The article also notes various global and national statements about royalties flags and dominions in a separate wartime context.
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