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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1915
Page
3
Shoppers can find selective price cuts across several merchants this week. Deals feature clothing, home goods, and seasonal items, with discounts advertised at participating stores in the downtown district.
Fine eight room home with bath and full basement on an acre lot. Described as a pets home with cabinet mantels, spacious rooms, and good location. Price $6,000 on terms. Contact for description of the property and terms.
A fragment notes a property on Oak Street offered for sale at 42500 less than its actual value. Details and ownership are unclear but indicate a negotiation or inquiry about the sale.
Reports from Rear Admiral Howard commanding the Pacific fleet indicate the USS NesE cruiser remains safe after grounding near Atami in Lower California waters. A foreign press dispatch describes commotion over the incident and international reactions but notes no confirmed peril to the crew.
A Mexican peace conference, led by former Oaxaca governor Mirael Bolangs Cucho, urged party leaders to end strife and unite for the country. Delegates from nearly every political group discussed a plan to establish a permanent committee to host future conferences with military officials as soon as possible.
The article reports on Ohio and Virginia liquor supply limits affecting Parkersburg area drinkers. Merchants advertise shipments to Belpre via river ferry, arguing Belpre consumers will face no relief from the new prohibitory law while Parkersburg residents expect increased ferry traffic and a heavier liquor trade.
Romney West Virginia the Romney Mountain Orchard Company once among the region’s largest peach and apple producers confronts heavy debt and failed operations. The sprawling plant in Romney and extensive holdings required costly mountain transport to a valley packing facility aided by an overhead trolley system. High production costs outpaced top market prices as financier Vanderlip and Cornwell pushed for railroad extensions to support the orchard venture.
The railway hearings in New York adjourned after three witnesses testified against the Rockefeller Foundation and the federal commission on industrial relations. Frank Walsh, chairman, said the inquiry would resume in March with focus on labor conditions in railway industries and related sectors across Chicago Michigan Georgia and Minnesota.
Friends of He Ogden announce his candidacy for West Virginia governor in 1936. The claim, though not from Ogden, states he is in the race to stay and ready for the long contest, per close associates.
Charleston reports the Impres Mon 8 suggests a one half percent tax on corporations doing business in West Virginia to raise revenue and cover the state deficit. The measure, tied to the fiscal statistics, may be sent to the Legislature. production taxes are not expected.
Specials for Monday feature mutton chops leg of mutton and mutton stew. Market pioneers of Mopar report varied meat items.
An unreadable OCR passage discusses a general topic on Congress granting funds, with garbled names and terms. It mentions plans about central control, economy, waste, and criticism of administration, but lacks coherent, verifiable details.
Fragmented dispatch reports bridges burned as Carranza forces contest control near Nogales and Agual Prieta. Maytorena faction cuts off transport, with three hundred Americans reportedly in the region. Officials announce executions and aid given to Maytorena, while U.S. agents and company men face potential danger in frontier areas.
Washington and New York officials report active efforts to compel restitution from several national banks linked to losses. The affair centers on underwriting investments executed over several years, totaling a few million dollars. Many bank directors are said to no longer be connected, yet restitution is being pursued.
The internal revenue branch announces blanks for male and female opiates cocaine and derivatives and opium purchases. Doctors pharmacists and veterinarians must use form No. 878 and pay a four month special tax to comply.
From the Koi page 1 section a report outlines intensified Mexican political tension during the Vera Cruz affair. The U S state department cautions that the unrest includes protests against government actions such as the removal of officials and school closings, with warnings of continued opposition and possible military involvement. Local offices observe unrest and public dissent, while officials like Secretary of State under Carranza face pressure and possible reprisals, amid reports of public irritants and disrupted governance.
Police officers raided The Oak and Gatch, arresting seventeen men in a poker room raid. Cards, chips, and poker boxes scattered as officers seized equipment. suspects were jailed while crowds gathered outside. Witnesses named include RS Smith, Frank Jones, Bill Dinger, Jack Smith, Frank Whitney, and others on the blotter.
A fragmentary Washington report discusses rumors about American belligerent actions and the rights under international law. It notes prompt inquiry into possible incidents, the need for full information, and debates on neutral and foreign conduct in wartime.
Fragmentary war dispatches describe ongoing battles on the western front with heavy artillery activity and Turkish forces crossing into contested areas. Reports cite resumed fighting and attempts to outmaneuver enemy lines, while strategic moves and command appeals surface in the wider war effort.
The readable text mentions various odd phrases and names such as a mix of locations, people, and potential events. It references a transfer on a card, a person named Seana, and a place connected to Mexico, with scattered terms like radio and disk. The fragment is too garbled for a clear event.
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