davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
H. RAY OGDEN
IS SINKING
Death of Excellent Young Man
at ST. Mary's Hospital is
Momentarily Expected.

At press time Horace Ray Ogden
was barely alive at st. Mary's hos
pital and death was momentarily ex-
pected.
Three weeks ago Mr.. Ogden was
stricken with typhoid fever and a
complication of peritonitis developed
later. Saturday night he was opcrat-
ed on and Seemed to hold his own
though very low but late Sunday
night and Monday morning early he
began to sink into the last slumber.
Mr.. Ogden is a son of Robert S.
and Jane Rlttenhouse Ogden and was
born at Sardis, this county, 10 years
ago. He is the youngest OF
twelve children and living are
his father, six brothers and four
sisters. The brothers are George R.
Ogden, of Louisville, KY; Robert S.,
Daniel NJ, and Chester R., Of this
city; H. Clay. of Wheeling; and
Nathan H., Of Oklahoma; and the
sisters are Mrs. L. w. Garrett, of
clarksburg; Mrs. John R, Garrett,
OF Grand junction, Col. Mrs. W. NJ.
Hornpr, OF Waco, Tex. and Miss
Mary Ogden, at home.
Mr.. Ogden is of Baptist fam
lily and affiliated with the Young
Peoples Baptist Union. He held the
position of clerk at the Loar &
White clothing store in an efficient
manner and is a young man of
splendid integrity, popular in wide
circle Of friends and acquaintances.
all made sad by his early demise.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
Alexander ANNOUNCES
Candidacy for the RepubIi-
can Nomination for Street
Superintendent.

In this issue appears the official
announcement of Lemuel H. Alex
ander for the Republican nomination
for street superintendent of the city
at the next city convention. Atten-
ton is called to his announcement,
in which he makes an appeal to the
Republicans to investigate his fitness
for the place. Mr.. Alexander is oua
to win and means to put up telling
campaign for the nomination, His
paid announcement is something new
in city politics, and it will likely set a
precedent for others who aspire to
city Office to let the people know they
are candidates and to set forth their
claims
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
DEBTS LEFT BEHIND
ELKINS REBATELA w
STANDS THE TEST
United States Supreme Court
Decides It is not Repealed
By Hepburn Act.
ny Associatea presu.1

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. 24-
The question whether the railroad
rate law, known as the Hepburn act
repeals section / of the Eikins act
prohibiting rebates by railroads. was
Involved in the case OF the Great
Northern Railway Company vs.. the
United States, which was decided to-
day by the Supreme Court of the
United States against the railroad
company and against the contention
of such repeal. The case was insti.
tuted in the United States District
Court for the District of Minnesota,
which court fired the railroad $1,000
each for fifteen violations of the first
section of the Elkins law.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
BY E. Thad Post, Who, Accom-
panied by His Cousin,
Has Left the City.
SIGNATURES ARE DENIED
Suits Are Brought on Some of
the Notes-Aggregate May
Be More Than $4,000.

The absence OF E. Thad Post, presi-
dent of the Post Produce Company,
from the city. accompanied by his
cousin, Howard Post, has caused a
disclosure of the formers business
affairs OF somewhat sensational or
der.
The Messrs. Post left here about a
week ago presumably for the south
west. Just prior to their departure
the Home Bank for Savings institut-
ed two suits in the circuit court
one for $1,000 with E. Thad Post
maker and w. C. Burnside endorser,
and the other for $500 with E. Thad
Post as maker and Writ Post endors-
er. 1t is understood that Mr. Burn
side may repudiate the signature on
the note his name appears to.
Monday morning the trial of the
suit by the Stewart Fruit Company
against the Post Produce Company
on note for $3.50 was called, but
John B. Post, a brother of E. Thad
Post, made an affidavit that he did
not execute the note. His name ap-
peared on it with that OF E. Thad
Post.
The records here show that a
Weston bank has a Judgment against
Post for $500.
1t develops that E. Thad Post has
his paper in most OF the banks of the
city, ranging in amounts from $500
to $4,000 and 1t may reach $4,000
or more. The. claim is made that
the endorsements are regular on
most of this, II not all of it.
The last few years until recently
when fire destroyed a portion of the
store Mr.. Post was engaged in the
wholesale produce business.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
And Win Be Vetoed by Him.
Speaker Seaman of the
House, Intimates.
McDERMoTT BILL IS UP
Corrupt Practices Bill Goes to
Third Deading-Delegate
Hart Gets Leave.
Especial TO The Telegram. J

CHARLESTON. Feb. 24-Thc Nc
Dermott railroad bin so amended by
the committee that 1t is really new
measure. came up in the House this
afternoon as special order Of busi-
ness.
Il am anxious to have 1t pass, !"
said President McDermott. even
though its value to Northern West
Virginia has been cut out by amend
ments"
Senator Thorn's public accounting
bill, next on the calendar in tho
House, came up at O'Clock.
The county salary bin passed the
House this morning and the corrupt
practices act went to the third read
ing. Senator Bailey moved to strike
out the enacting clause of the SEN
ate bill to provide a chief clerk for
the mine department but this motion
was lost,
Leave of absence was granted
Delegate Hart, of Harrison, one day.
and DR.. Mackln, of Taylor, indefinite
ly.
An amendment calculated to In
jure the corrupt practices bill was
lost this morning by vote OF AZ to
Z.
The administration is still fighting
the mileage of attaches which passed
the house, and, If an itemized state
ment of the House contingent fund
Is made, that item win be vetoed.
Speaker Seaman admitted this in
the House this morning in introduc-
ing circular and requesting an in
vestigating committee as to It's
authorship. John Nugent had prev
iously been called to the speakers
chair.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
According to Report Sent Out
From Pittsburg About
James A. Baker.
ASSUMED NAME OF WILSON
Man by That Name Was Here
Making Enlarged
Pictures.

According to news dispatch sent
out this morning from Plttsburg.
James A. Baker, the self-conGessed
burglar now under arrest In New
York charged with remarkable SER
les of crimes. and who is also ac-
cused of the murder of "A. Y. Hutch
inson, telegraph operator at Welcome
last October, is the same man who
was in clarksburg about three
months ago and married Miss Lottie
Cunningham, a waitress at the Home
hotel on Fourth street, Glen Elk. The
report says that the man came here
under the assumed nametuS H. j.
Wilson.
Inquiry at the Home hotel ELECTED
the information that H. j. Wilson
formerly stayed there as a guest and
that about three months ago he
went away to Oakland, Md, with
Miss LottIe Cunningham. a waitress
vat the hotel, and married her there.
or at least 1t was understood that
they went there with that intention.
lie was engaged in making enlarged
pictures from photographs in this
city and vicinity while here. The
hotel employees knew the man only as
Wilson and the report that he is sup
posed to be the James A. Baker un-
der arrest in New York was a dis
tinct surprise to them.
Baker alias Wilson, is said to
have deserted his wife in Parkers-
burg. Her home was in West Union
where It is reported she has a sister
by the name Of Dora. Long distance
telephone communication to West
Union by the Telegram failed to. To-
cate any person by that name there.
There is no record in the county
clerks Offices here of any marriage
license having been issued to James
A. Baker and Lottie Cunningham, or
H. j. Wilson and Lottie Cunningham.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
PRISONER OF
THE CITY DIES
Taken From Jail Unconscious
Henry Goodwin SueCumbs in
Hospital to Heart Trouble.

Henry Goodwin, aged SO years. q
Northvlew coal miner, died in the
Kessler hospital Sunday morning az
ter having been taken there from the
city lookup. Heart trouble was the
cause of his death.
Goodwin was arrested Saturday af-
ternoon by Chief Scott and Lieuten-
ant Whyte at the corner of West
Pike and Chestnut streets for drunk
enness. He appeared TO have been
fighting, or had fallen in the street
as his clothing was muddy and dis
arranged. He was taken to the lock-
up and placed in cell with, Aries
Harbert, who had also been arrested
for drunkenness. The two had a
fight while in the cell and 1t BECAME
necessary for officers to put Harbert
in another cell.
About IL o'clock that night Lieu
tenant Whyte found Goodwin lying
on the floor of the cell unconscious.
Attention was given him but his CON
dition was found to be serious and
City Health Officer Warner was call
ed. Or. Warner had the man taken
to the hospital and at that place he
died early next morning.
The dead man leaves two, sisters;
Mrs. ollie Starry, of sedalia, and Miss
Mont Goodwin. of Salem.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
ANNUAL CoNCLAvE
OF the Grand Commandcry Of the
Knights TcmpIar Order.

4 committee composed of Messrs.
a. c. Jackson, Charles E. Bailey. Ed
Q. Bower have sent out formal notice
to all knoghts Of this city for the
annual conclave Of the Grand Com
mandery of Knights Templar Of West
Virginia, to meet in Huntington May
20 and 21. 1908. It is understood
the Knights OF the Huntington Com
mandery are making special efforts
to have this eonelave surpass any
thing Of the kind ever undertaken by
any commandery OF the state.
clarksburg commandery No. 10 viii
be well represented.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
HARTJE ON TRIAL
With Others Charged With
Conspiring to BIacken the
Character of Mrs. Hartie.
ny AssOeiatea Preus.l

PITTsBuRG, Pa, Feb. "a
Augustus Hartje, millionaire, John
L. Welchons, a hardware dealer, and
Clifford Hooe, negro, formerly en-
ployed by Hartje as coachman and
named as correspondent in the fam
Gus Hartje divorce proceedings, were
placed on trial today charged with
conspiracy. 1t is alleged the men
consplred to blacken the character OF
Mrs. Hartje.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
HUNTER WAVES
Negro Who Shot Pitt Boss
Fowler Held for the
Grand Jury.

Samuel Hunter. the negro who
shot Pit Boss o. j. Fowler in the
stomach with revolver at the Waldo
coal mine at Wilsonburg three weeks
ago, waived examination in Magis-
trate Gordon's court Monday after
noon on the charge OF shooting with
the intent to kill and was bound over
to the next grand jury in the sum of
$1,000. He did not furnish surety
and was recommitted to Jail At
torney c. b. sperry is his lawyer.
Mr.. Fowler was able to be present
for the hearing. His wound is heal
ing nicely and his fun recovery Is
expected in a short time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
FOR GRAND JURY
Dorsey Arbogast is Held on the
Charge of Carrying Re-
yoIver at MCAtee Home.

Dorsey Arbogast, of Interstate
Mines, was held for the next grand
jury in bond OF 5000 by Magistrate
Gordon Monday morning to answer
TO the charge of unlawfully carrying
a revolver at Mrs. Nancy MoAtee's
home on the West Virginia & Pitts
burg division of the B. & o. railroad
in the Yves End the night OF oc-
tober 80 last. He could not furnish
the bond and was committed to Jail.
Claude Dotson, who was arrested on
the same charge, was released. as
the evidence did not implicate him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
DATE IS TO BE FIXED
FOR MORSE TRIAL.
ray Assoolatoa prou..1

NEW YORK. Feb. 24-Today was
the date for Chas. W. Morse, who
was indicted on two charges for
grand larceny, to either change or
withdraw his plea Of not guilty to
the indictments. but the plea was
neither withdrawn nor changed and
the date will now be set for trial.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
POINTED GUN ar BOYS
And Foreigner is Arrested and Fined
by Magistrate.

Andy BelTo, foreign miner, was
fined SIS and costs in Magistrate
Gordon's court Monday afternoon mp
on conviction of having unlawfully
carried a revolver. He was arrest
ed in the East End by Constable
'Schrader on complaint of II. H.
Davis, who saw Bello pointing the
gun at some school boys who had
angered him by throwing snow balls
at him. He paid the fine and costs
and was released.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
LAID TO REST
In Cemetery at o'NeiI is Body
of Mrs. Mary {. Thorpe,
Who Died in Hospital.

The funeral Of Mrs. Mary E. Thorp
of oNeil, who died in local hospital
Sunday afternoon, was held Monday
afternoon. Services were conducted
at the cilfford-osborn Undertaking
company's chapel by the Rev. w. j..
Newton at 1880 o'clock and the burial
followed in the I. o. o. r. cemetery
at o'Neil.
Mrs. Thorp died after an illness
with liver trouble and a complication
of diseases. She was SO years old.
Surviving her are the following
brothers and sisters: Mrs. Elizabeth
Romine, of o,Nei: Mrs. George
Harding. of Jacksonburg: and Henry
and Thomas Fletcher. OF o'Neil.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
MISSING GIRL SEEN
At Fenwick on the West Virginia &
Pittsburg Railroad Last Week.

Miss Daisy Lewis, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Lewis. was last
seen at Fenwicli on the West vir-
ginia & Pittsburg division of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad Tuesday
Of last week. "A business man from
this city was on the train and Just
before she alighted there she handed
him her card There was man on
the train whom she seemed to know
and 1t is possible he is Jesse Arbaugh,
who disappeared about the same
time she did.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
HERE TO FORM UNION
Lawrence and Thomas VIII Try to
Organize Blowers and Gatherers.

Congress Lawrence, OF New Beth
lehem. Pa, district president of the
Blowers and Gatherers Mutual Pro-
tectiye Association, and ]. Thomas,
Of Pittsburg, ar organizer OF the
same, arrived in ClaTksburg Monday
from Weston FOR a several days stay
in which they will endeavor to or
ganize branch Of their association
in this city. They have just organ
lied a branch union in Weston.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
BOMB IS USED
BY the Black Hand to Wreck
an Italians Store in
Brooklyn.
EBy Associated Press.1

NEW YORK. Feb. 24-The music
store of Peter Locate. in Morgan
avenue, Brooklyn. was wrecked by a
bomb today. 1t is believed to have
been tn work Of the Black Hand, as
Locate received many letters threat
ening him with death. If he refused
to pay for immunity. Locate, his
wife and three children who occupied
rooms in the rear of the store, were
slightly injured by the explosion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
CHARGES ARE PREFERRED
AGAINST A BOAT COMPANY
Tsy Associated PrOss.l

WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. "a
Representative Lilley, Of Connectl-
cut, today submitted to the rules
committee of the House formal
charges that the Electric Boat Com
pany had used wrongful methods to
secure legislation. The committee
viii consider the matter tomorrow.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
ACCUSED OF ROBBERY.

Charley Mcmillan, aged y, Al
Wamsley, aged 16, Harden Lowe.
aged Is. and William Nay, aged -,
are in jail accused Of robbing John
Prices grocery store in Broad Oaks
Saturday evening of canned goods,
pencils, cigars and some money.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
TRAIN WRECKED
Four Mail Clerks Are Seriously
Hurt But All the Passen-
gers Escape Injury.
TRy AssOciated press.1

FLovILDA, Fla. Feb. 24-The
Jacksonville and Chicago Limited, on
the Southern railway, was derailed
near here this morning and the en-
CINE, baggage, mail, combination and
Pullman went into a ditch. Four
mail clerks were seriously injured.
None of the passengers was hurt.
The cause of the wreck is unknown.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
SIXTEEN ARE HURLED
FROM RAILWAY CAR.

DENVER. Col. Feb. 24-Sixteen
persons we're injured, i've seriously,
last night at the Lakeside amuse-
ment park, when car on a scenic
railway left the tracks and hurled
the occupants to the flooring ten
feet below.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
}. R.. vANFALL DEAD.

James Robert vanfall is dead at
his home in Northvlew. He died
Sunday evening after a lingering III
ness with a complicatin Of diseases.
He was SO years old and leaves a
widow. two daughters and two sons.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been made yet
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
ANARCHIST KILLED PRIEST.
nv Annociated Prsnn1

DENVER, Coils Feb. 24-After an
examination Of letters found in the
room occupied by the man who yes
terday shot and killed Father Leo.
the police concluded today he is
Angelo Gabrielle, sisilian anarchist
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
CAPTAIN MARTIN DIES.


EAST LIVERPOOL. o., Feb. 24-
Captain Allison Martin. aged 72
years, well known to Ohio and Mis-
sissiDpi river men, died q his home
near Chester, W. va, today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
RUN OUT
N NIGHT CLOTHES
From Boarding House Where
Oil Lamp Explosion is Fatal
to One and Injuries Others.
ny Associated PRESS ]

PITTSBURG< Pa. Feb. 24-Mrs.
John Gispick was fatally burned, and
her husband and a boarder were SER
iously burned and twenty other
boarders fed to the street in their
night clothes this morning, when an
oil lamp in the home of Gispick ex-
ploded, setting fire to the house.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
HITCHCOCK TRIAL POSTPONED.


NEW YORK, Feb. 24-The trial
Of Raymond Hitchcock. comedian. on
charges preferred by a little girl.
was today postponed for week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
MOTHER IS DEAD
Is the Sad Message Mrs.
Trayer Receives Over TeIe-
phone From DanviIIe.

At . O'Clock sunday morning long
distance telephone message from
Danville. Virginia. announcing the
death OF salzma, the mother Of Mrs.
James ". Traver, OF this city Mrs,
Traver left on No. u from Grafton
yesterday afternoon for her old home
and is expected to arrive there this
afternoon at o'clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
MUSIC AT THE WALDO.

Manager R. j. Galley announces
that there will be music every night
this week from 6 TO O'Clock at his
hotel by full orchestra.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
ONE VOTE EACH.
my Associated press.1

FRANKFORT. KY, Feb. 24-By
agreement only perfunctory ballot
was taken in the senatorial race to-
day, Beckham. Bradley and James re-
ceiying one vote eacn.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
SUGAR ADVANCES.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-All grades
Of refined sugar advanced ten cents
an hundred pounds today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24
cHIcAGo GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, H.. Feb. 24-wheat
"a 3-4, corn 60 IA, oats So Ia.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-02-24

Joseph NJ. Weaver Is here from
New MartinsviIle.
The oasis., 1908-04-25
Whole No. 78o

slamming his joint statehood policy in twenty. It slobbers over Sena- toi Foraker, also, to the extent of about twenty lines of brevier.
 The effect of all the fracas des- cribed will be to transfer the scrap to the Chicago convention. If the friends of Secretary Taft dominate the national convention the bolting delegation will be seated. If the Taft people fail to control, the other delegation will be recognized; and that is all there is to it. Each faction has cast it's fortunes on the hazard of the outcome at Chicago.
The oasis., 1908-04-25

ILLINOIS towns that went dry in the recent Spring elections are serving as solemn warming to the saloon men in the wet towns to be good. There is another election coming in the fall, and the wet majority in many was so small that it will take but little to over- throw 1t.
The oasis., 1908-04-25
AN IMPORTANT RULING.
Chihuahua Enterprisel

Notwithstanding previous in- structions of the American state de- partmcnt, by which the consuls of the United States in Mexico have been refusing to register their coun- trymen by mail, and requiring them to report in person, local case, that of Arthur Shepherd, of Batopilas, has brought out new order from Washington permitting this. MT. Shepherds letter from the department is given below.
 Mir. Shepherd, located as he is at Batopilas, is like hundreds of other Americans in this country of mag nifcent. distances and poor trans portation, several hundred miles away from the nearest United States consulate. It would work a great hardship. and heavy expense to oblige himato make such trips for the single, purpose of making out prima facie case of citizen ship-in other words. taxing him for being an American citizen. There is, however, no fee for such registration, although some Amer jeans have gotten that erroneous idea into their heads.
 In the case ofMr. Shepherd. who resides ser 300 miles from Chihua- hua, in the heart of the Sierra Madres, he applied to Consul Mar tin here to register him on his statement of citizenship sent in by mail. The consul refused under the instructions he then had. MT. Shepherd then wrote a strong let ter to Secretary of State Root, and the following letter, whichexplains itself, was the result
 Department of State,
 Washington, D. C., March 27, 1908. MR. ARTHUR SHEPHERD,
 Batopilas, Chihuahua. SIR:
 The department is in receipt of your letter of February 26, stating that your application to the consul at Chihuahua for registration as citizen of the United States was refused unless you would re- port to him in person. You are informed that it is permitted when citizen can not report personally, for the consul to accept the registration by mail, and if you will again apply to the consulate at Chihuahua, he will reconsider your ap- plication, as the department is sending him appropriate instructions.
 am, Sir, Your obedient servant,
 (Signed) G. II. WEST,
 Chief of Bureau of Citizenship.