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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1916
Page
13
Official returns from most counties show the Senate with twenty Republicans and ten Democrats while the House lists fifty-two Democrats and forty-two Republicans. A joint ballot tie is projected unless recounts alter results, with specific district races and several counties awaiting final official tallies.
The document lists candidates by county with party designations. Notable entries include James WV Weir in Ritchie and A M Hersman in Rome marked as Republicans, along with several Democrats such as Septimus Hall in Wetzel and Wirt S Wells.
Agitation for road improvements spreads in Tenmile district as a proposed bond issue seeks three and a half percent of assessed valuation to finance $250,000 in rural and city paving. J W Johnson of Bristol chairs a petition drive to submit the question to voters, likely in spring. Residents also discuss a phone company merger, suffrage meeting, Oyster Supper funds, and local church revival activities.
West Virginia secretary of state issues certificates of incorporation to new firms. The Fulton Manufacturing Company of Richwood aims to produce household wood and metal items with $200000 capital. incorporators are all Richwood residents. The Proctor Eagle Company of Amherstdale with $100000 capital lists Huntington as incorporators. The Old Dominion Coal Company of Pittsburg plans operations in Harrison County with $120000 capital and Fairmont affiliates. The Diamond Black Coal Company of Julian seeks Brooke County operations with $25000 capital and includes several incorporators from Julian St Albans and Charleston. A meteorite weighing about twenty tons reportedly fell in Zoxorro, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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