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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1915
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR entry references Seventh Street grading work, nearby Oak Oaks area and a lot of about 14 by Worth Street. Mentions price 1400 dollars and annual payment around 100 dollars. Ambiguous names and stray terms render precise details uncertain.
Merchant AW KS Smith, returning from his home in Tiduntrall, was robbed of $28 at around 2:40 on the West Main Street bridge to Gott Plaza. Five men attacked him, four pinning him while one took his cash and fled eastward. Police searched the area but found no trace of the assailants.
Harry H. Thompson, long a manager at Arts Printing Company on Seconst Street, departed by train for Orlando to accept a position in a composing room there. He previously spent years in Telegram’s composing room and is expected to meet success in his new field with many friends wishing him well.
Two travelers known as Dusty Plyway and Bailey of Texas, nicknamed Speed Kings, arrived in the city Saturday for a two to three day stay. They began their 27000 mile trek from Pittsburg in 1908, visiting every state and parts of Europe and Africa, aiming to reach Buenos Aires by July 4, 1917 for a prize. They travel with a burro carrying film and camping gear, sleep outdoors, and plan a theater exhibit tour en route via New Orleans and the South.
Daniel D Powell veteran of the Civil War and former Baltimore and Ohio railroad car inspector died at his Broad Oak home after a week of paralysis. Born September 18 1847 in Fleming ton he was 68. He spent 25 years in Clarksburg and left rail work for farming before retiring due to ill health. Survived by his wife daughter Mrs A O Hanso of Broad Oaks a brother in West Union and sister Mrs George Lyon.
Four persons were injured in a Saturday afternoon auto smash-up on the West Milford pike about four and three quarter miles southwest of the city near the residence of C. Fitro. W. H. Jones was severely cut and lacerated and taken to St Marys hospital. Alden Sidebottom was badly cut and bruised and taken to his home. A young man named Bernard was severely cut and bruised and taken to Sidebottom’s residence. Edward Gilmore suffered a severely injured, possibly broken, arm. Vehicles driven by John Stealey Alden Sidebottom and Ward Fletcher collided as Sidebottom attempted to pass Stealey’s car on a curve. Fletcher’s car plunged into a ditch while the rear of Sidebottom’s car struck it. Occupants were thrown onto the road.
Fragmentary OCR notes show court actions summarizing dismissals in several cases including Spesra Shoe Company versus Motor Transfer Company and Benninger Oil Company versus John E. Martin. Names and parties appear garbled with missing context and locations.
Hlmer Moore of Salem is jailed on a charge of selling whiskey in violation of the nost law. Police will act in a local magistrate court Monday. Moore was arrested at the Baltimore and Ohio depot by Sergeant Tracy and Officer Yates after train No 4 arrived. he allegedly sold two quarts of whiskey and one quart of alcohol to a man at the station shortly after arrival.
The Rev. L. Frolano Italian priest of Monongah died at 9:20 Saturday morning after an appendectomy. His funeral plans include burial in Fairmont or New York City. The story also notes a Bijou theater popularity contest with prizes and mentions the death of Lucila Arrefa, 14 months, from thrush in Columbia Mines with funeral services planned at 2:80 Sunday at Tin Plate Mission cemetery.
Sergeant Robert E Brown contracted for a cottage near Glen Falls village, site southwest of the city. The 30 year old county coal miner died Saturday. funeral at 2:30 pm Monday with burial at Holy Cross Church. County court awarded the contract for one story brick infirmary building with modern windows to house a torpedo? clarification garbled.
A rough OCR row shows Basnegan fined and Shirley Hannagan of Water Street sued for 2.60 by May or G Gordon at a session of the Mecourt on Saturday. The fragments mention a youth, Gamunl B. Besley, Barnett Hannngen, and references to a case and seizures. The legibility is poor and many names are unclear.
A national child labor law receives support from manufacturers and lawmakers in New York. Mr. Dew Warner of the Winder Corset Company argues against child work, saying children should stay in school until sixteen and that factory work harms their development. He advocates exemptions for those over fourteen deemed physically unfit and notes poverty as a driver, though he criticizes avarice in parents.
In Buckhannon near Lorentz on a farm two men hunting groundhogs split up. Bill Howd shot from behind a log thinking a groundhog emerged. Terry Lo mistook Howd’s gray uniform for a groundhog and fired, injuring Howd. A doctor treated the wounds after the incident.
The Welch-Smith Electric Company occupies part of 82 Court Street with the F C Welch Company plant continuing its lines. The new firm, led by Franc C Welch and A H B Smith, will handle electrical business exclusively and acts as Willard Storage Battery Co agency with a local service station on Court Street for repairs. Smith will supervise the local station after spending weeks in Cleveland learning the battery trade. The venture aims to benefit car owners in Clarksb...
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