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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1916
Page
7
June 20 report from Spittsburgh notes the war influence on Mexico remains mild with orderly coverage. Despite cold dreary weather, occasional gains are recorded in the region as industrial and financial entities show limited activity.
June 20 New York trading saw broad liquidation as Mexican tensions and American policy fears weighed on stocks. Motor shares led declines with Willys and Overland down, munitions and metals also fell, while United States steel and copper issues tumbled, marking a sharp market broadside on fading confidence.
Oil and gas activity is reported across multiple West Virginia counties and nearby districts. Wells on Williams Coal tract produce about 150 and 100 barrels daily, others show limited flow or light pumpers. Several firms drill test wells in Carter Shests Jarvis, Hope Natural Gas, Columbia Oil, and Jarvis Oil operations with varied gas pressures and small oil yields.
The article notes Pacific Coast colleges like California and Stanford plan a broader recruitment and competition initiative next spring. Stanford baseball will tour May to June, facing top eastern and midwestern schools including Michigan Yale Harvard and Penn. Intercollegiate racing plans in 1917 involve Stanford and California, with crews targeting the Hudson and potential east coast regattas. An Atlantic coast yacht race week opens to power boats and sailing yachts, featuring forty footers from the New York Yacht Club and a mixed cruising program.
A jumble of sports references notes Ad Wolgast and Adolph in fights and politics, Babe Ruth and pitching talk, clock changes to speed baseball season, canoeing meet at Susgar Island, and remarks on players like Ted Meredith and Weeghman. Strong mentions of Lincoln Western league teams, Cincinnati first base recall, and a playful nod to MLWZ.
CHICAGO June 20 Prospect of war with Mexico spurs a broad advance in grain and provisions. Wheat climbs to 1% to 2 cents gains with July at 1.09 and September at 104%. Corn edges higher as wheat leads, oats show hesitation then recover. Provisions surge after an early dip, aided by expected military buying and reported export calls of 1,100,000 bushels to Europe. Hog receipts pressure prices briefly before a late rally.
Harold Johnson profiles Pop Geers known as a leading reinsman in harness racing. Geers, famed for driving a Ford runabout to tracks, claims speed passion over records. He praises a coming year with strong trotters like Capt. Shaw's Peter Mac and two entries, St Franco and Bonnington, in major stakes.
The North America championship will go to winners in blades, singles, tandems and four in junior intermediate and zoning classes under the American Cat Noo Association. Sugar Island on the St. Lawrence River between Clayton and Gananoque hosts the event. Also notes a sports quip about the Cubs curbing pitcher Cullop and rising gasoline costs.
Fifty three celebrations were held in thirty three West Virginia cities to mark the fifty third anniversary of statehood. Governor Hatfield called an official holiday and dinners at 6 pm featured West Virginia produced foods. Telephonic linkups with Charleston and President Wilson greetings were planned, led by Cameron C Lewis and Henry H Archer of the West Virginia Board of Trade. Ex Governor Fleming will deliver a message from Fairmont, with telephones arranged in Chamber of Commerce rooms to relay remarks.
A fragmented passage notes linen's ancient use and durability with claims of a 4400 year old linen find in Egyptian tombs and linen’s popularity in Winchester in 1272. It mentions a Balt holiday affecting deliveries and anecdotes about linen’s cleansing ability and ties. The text also references a group of professors discussing neckties.
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