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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1916
Page
1
President Wilson pressed railroad leaders to accept arbitration amid a looming nationwide strike. Officials urged acceptance while White House scenes showed high tension over hours of talks. Executives and workers planned continued informal discussions, with government operation of rails contemplated if talks fail.
A mob of about twenty men seized five Black prisoners from the Newberry jail, lynching four and summarily executing a fifth near Jonesville Florida. A deputy sheriff and Constable Wynne were shot as the mob moved toward Lone’s home in Newberry to arrest him on hog theft charges.
In Philadelphia on August 19 the infantile paralysis toll reached eleven deaths with fifteen cases still active. The city reported 187 total illnesses since July 1 and 106 new cases for the week, up twenty from the prior week. One victim was a 22 year old young woman. The outbreak’s death toll marks the highest single day count to date.
Charleston Aug 13 Thirty men of the Second West Virginia Infantry will be discharged before Sept 1 as they are students in college normal and high schools of West Virginia Recruits are being received to restore war strength The regiment will be equipped with the same supplies as regular soldiers One train of cots and two trains of other supplies arrived All companies are in camp from the flood area Cabin Creek Coal River except two on duty at Cabin Creek and Tug Fork will be recalled early next week Within a week soldiers will receive clothing and equipment for the winter
The Orinoco Corporation of West Virginia, owning vast asphalt properties in Venexuela, won a point in a Cincinnati bankruptcy case. A state court judgment of $200 was set aside and a circuit court receiver order named A. E. H. Rehorr was removed, allowing defense of a claim that $247,000 rests with the U S treasury. Debtors had claimed age limits and $100,000 in added fees, plus $39,000 in attorneys fees.
The auditor of state issues a charter to Marble Products Company of Huntington on August 1. Authorized capital stock is $10,000. Incorporators include B. L. Priddle, F. J. Harking, J. F. Ratelitte, M. J. Ferguson, A. D. Mead, 0. C. Hogs and others, all of Huntington.
Eskdale mayor Joseph L. Mineher, a dentist and railroad engineer, died from a pistol wound while entering his home on July 27. Mrs Irwin Cronag is held pending a preliminary hearing, charged with the shooting.
The Charleston dispatch reports forty eight divorce decrees issued by Kanawha County Circuit Court are invalid due to unpaid recording fees. Some involved parties have retained, while funds from workers compensation and related proceedings may require further legal action to determine beneficiaries or second marriages.
Four hundred forty four cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the state department of health with diagnosis confirmed from July 1 to 4 o'clock today. Two hundred fifty nine were in Philadelphia and 185 outside the city.
CHARLESTON Aug 19 Dr S K Jepson state health commissioner directed Monongalia county health officer at Morgantown to establish reciprocal arrangements with Pennsylvania regarding its quarantine on children traveling from West Virginia without certificates of no exposure to infintile paralysis.
San Francisco August 19 Chithes B Hughesday told an Oakland audience that U S government should not mix business with politics or private enterprise. He urged preserving honorable achievements, warned against catering to unjust popular demands, and called for open dealing, strong national unity, and careful use of commissions. He argued for decisive action to root out abuses while safeguarding honest enterprise and national prosperity.
CHARLESTON Aug 19 Charged with mailing a threatening letter to the president Maryo an evangelist was brought to Charleston tonight. He admitted writing asking the president to prevent further dislocations to the Entente Allies. He will be taken Monday to Webster Springs for case disposition. Born in Fredericksburg Virginia he claims years in California and has walked across the continent preaching the gospel.
Aug 1 Charleston reroutes flood relief supplies for the Cont river country via Piney branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad to Surveyor Raleigh county. Earlier shipments moved through Cadin creek and a tunnel near the Corl river side of the mountain. About 20 000 garments distributed in the flood valleys over the last days.
Fragmentary text reports an apparent death by self-inflicted act involving individuals named Paracirsturg Anital Walter Bunch and mentions of Mexico and a person or place called Hue. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
New York Herald plans to increase the price of its daily edition from River costs to one cent in New York City and surrounding Metropolitan districts. The change takes effect tomorrow, August 19, reflecting a broad price adjustment across the paper.
London reports August 20 that the German government admitted a Dutch storey man was struck by a German torpedo and apologized, offering compensation to the owners amid official mendicant steps.
Allied forces report gains on multiple fronts with villages captured and footholds established. French, Italian, and British actions push along the Eastern and Balkan theaters, while Austro Hungarian positions retreat toward Chornahora. Frontline announcements from Berlin and Sofia downplay significance as new offensives unfold.
Washington Aug 19 The two hundred million dollar special revenue bill, key executive funding before Congress, was marked unfinished business by the Senate near adjournment and will be taken up again Monday. Senator Simmons led the bill, hoping to dispose of it promptly.
State officials say a premature War Department report on Funston's views will not alter plans for Mexico. The joint commission will discuss orders, with withdrawal of expeditionary forces a key Mexican concern. The administration and commissioners are expected to follow the military advisory on border matters.
In Norfolk on Aug 19 a naval tug named Hansa revived a rumor that German submarine merchant ships were built to run through American waters. The captain said he was told the claim but dismissed it as unconfirmed.
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