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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1915
Page
8
A presidential seal proclamation from PEEING June 3 outlines opium reform in China. It condemns opium’s damage, cites Britain talks, and orders provinces to destroy poppy plants, with local officials urged to replace crops and enforce prohibition to prevent exploitation and unrest.
In Blattenville a famous well aims to bring prosperity if a promoter does not exploit it first. Samuel Brosche, the first to taste the water, shows its unique shade, while the mayor reportedly recovers from indigestion after drinking it. The only dissenter is the thirsty parlor owner who fears water intake limits other drinks.
The Greater London area with over seven million people produced only eighteen applicants for free German summer sessions opening this month. Educational authorities planned thirty three district classes but one class will serve all applicants. French study stations and Russian participation are noted, with about one hundred students for Russian.
A severe hailstorm struck Wellersburg in Cumberland County two days ago, with hailstones said to be as large as marbles falling for several minutes. The storm damaged corn and crops, followed by a heavy, torrential downpour.
In New York on June 26 a Kansas City hotel breakfast table tale repeated to Supreme Court Justice Weeks led to a divorce for Mrs Esteel Comm from Paul J Corn, a film magnate. Corn’s secretary, introduced at breakfast with a joke, sparked the revelation detailing a mushy scene and misread hotel register entry.
Thomas Furniss and Oscar H Rau of Syracuse arrive at Grove cottage Highland Lake to find red squirrels making music in the trees. They discover a squirrel nest and wax records eaten by intruders raising questions if the rodents learned tunes from phonograph records stored in an opening closet.
London reports all cities towns and villages will observe Wednesday August 4 as the anniversary of Britain’s declaration of war. The day will include meetings to reaffirm Britain's determination to fulfill vows of victory. Plans are organized by the Committee for National Patriotic Organizations with Premier Asquith, Mr Halfour and Lord Rosebery as officers.
In Los Angeles on June 26 two burglars entered a fashionable art school dressing room during a sunrise barefoot dance rehearsal and stole eight purses worth $1520 plus jewelry. The theft occurred as the ladies prepared for breakfast, and losses were not noticed until then.
Berlin June 26 police headquarters issued a list of foreign terms once common in Germany now forbidden in police reports and letters. The list includes Esnbomniere cafe confection cravat expedition gauage vestibule commission elegant export import institute portiere équiparer maziciac tarer modiste product restaurant jeweler and others.
Adamston's new Methodist Episcopal church opens a week of events led by S. S. Kirkpatrick and Rev J. E Bird of Charleston. The schedule includes a 10:20 Sunday school rally, 9:30 preaching, evangelistic services, Epworth League events, and a keynote by Governor Hatfield, with daily devotions and lectures through the week and a dedicatory sermon by Bishop W. F. Anderson. The article recalls the church's 1889 founding and prior history in Adamston.
Interstate Commerce Commission guidance clarifies that one declaration of value covers all pieces for a traveler and the $160 free allowance applies per person. Clerks issue declarations quickly, railroads enforce the law with penalties for misvaluation, and most travelers accept the process once explained. A separate note recounts a mosquito bite causing a rapid lip swelling.
International comedian May Robson makes her first Vitagraph appearance in a Frank Carey film of her hit A Night Out. George D. Baker selects Flora Finch Hughie Mack Kate Price William Shea and others to support her Gran mum Mrs Haslen Jeff Dorgan Mrs Duncan Captain McMahon and more.
Mosquito bite tragedy linked to the death of Marysville resident Mrs. Mary T. Worrell aged 1? from Lewistown after a June 26 incident. Police and health officials investigate possible exposure and cause of death amid regional mosquito activity and summer illness concerns.
London June 26 The post master general starts a trial to substitute women labor for men in delivering mail with the first woman postman to be employed at Epsom. If successful it is expected to be adopted generally soon.
Special to the Telegram Washington June 26 Galicia in war reports described as Austria's poorest crownland with a population six times South Carolina. It lies in the Carpathians, has Cracow and Lemberg as Polish centers, and features wheat farming, distilleries, sugar and tobacco factories, salt mines at Wieliczka, and a largely agricultural, fence free landscape.
Work has begun on A Night Out a Vitagraph Blue Ribber feature in at least four parts. If Miss Robson’s optimism holds the stage version with Gran’mum and the boys proves popular.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad promotes a Potomac trough region in West Virginia with club hubs near Rom ney and Clarksburg. Private groups from Wheeling Pittsburg New York and Baltimore own extensive land along the river offering bass fishing deer and turkey hunting in rugged Allegheny scenery. The Hamp shire club near Romney and The Trough Club near the river highlight elite access to whitewater reaches and pristine forests.
Stockholm reports Thomas Stephens describes Russia mobilizing female labor for munitions production. He visited a large factory making hand grenades and high explosive shells, noting hundreds of women at lithes drilling stamping and other tasks. The manager says women's work is as efficient as men's.
Basil Wheel testified in Minneapolis that his wife repeatedly abused him, saying she forced him to walk miles for work after she refused 5 cents for a car ride. He obtained a decree of divorce from District Judge Hantt, noting they married in Russia in September 1569.
A Detroit morning tale tells how a prank at Clark Park led Frank OLeary to costume himself as Amelia Smith. With a blue bonnet and wig, he enacted a flirtatious scene to amuse the crowd until police intervened. Amelia, unable to flee the costume, was escorted to jail. The next day the crowd teased the jailed impersonator as Mrs Jones before a judge.
Dr Burtom M Lee once a top Yale all around athlete and Sing Sing champion rector testified he faced a severe beating from his mother in law Mrs Mary Hallig. He described the dispute during a habeas corpus case brought by his wife, recounting a quarrel at her home where punches and accusations flew and his eye was injured. The testimony highlighted family strife and long simmering tensions.
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