The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-30

supreme court.
23fJ Norfolk and Western railroad
directs that no passengers can ride
carrying labeled Intoxicants.
28--H Howard Sut herland congress
man at large, announces candidacy
for the Republican nomination Or
United States senator.
20-6iine explosion near Kempton,
w. Va.,Hentomb ingi seventy min
ers; eight killed. Heavy loss for
Davis Coal and Coke Company.
SENATOR D. E. French announc-
es candidacy for Democratic nomina-
tion for governor.
2-Injunction to prohibit interurban
railroad company at Parkersburg from
hauling passengers with Labelled In
toxicants, refused by Judge w. 3. Nc
Dougal.
3 Orders issued by attorney general
81 United States that ill federal pris-
soners from West Virginia be sent to-
ATLANTA prison.
Congressman ". c. Brown. Of
Second West Virginia congressional
district, dies in washington.
\ 11-Honry G. Davis, former United
States senator and Democratic nom
inee for vice president in 1904 dies in
12-W. nj. 3. Dawson, former gov
ernor Of West Virginia, dies in
Charleston.
18-coal ear shortage reported
spreading.
14-Wtll OF Henry G. Davis, dispos-
ing Of property valued at between ten!
and thirty millions probated at Elkins.
Seven members OF F'out family
perish when home burns at CIaysyIlle,
Mineral county.
1S Mayor q. w. Cossin, OF Point
Pleasant, former state senator, acct
dentally drowned at4Point Pleasant.
19-John j. Davis, eminent lawyer.
dies at clarksburg. The Rev. Lewis
ID. Peters, veteran Baptist minister,
dies at Clnrksburg.
2O-Tcderal officers arrest Jackson
county citizens for alleged frauds BY
s1-The REV. i. v M. Darlington
elected president of Morrls-F1aryey
College at Huntington.
2T-Dick Harrison and wife arrested
in Grand Rapids, Mich. in connection
with the holdup of Baltimore and
Ohio passenger train at Central Sta
ton.
2S-Three killed and twenty injured
in a mine explosion at Kimball. Gov
IC6llS k5pSCAt1 GlOCLlOIl
for May to elect successor to W. G.
Brown, late congressman from Second
district.
3 New river coal operators award
increase Of seven and one-half per cent
in wagesto 15 5000 men.
April.
Six prisoners escape from Kan
awha county jail.
Fire losses in West Virginia last
year reported to amount to forty-two
per cent Of premiums paid.
6-Bootleggers number $50 indicted
In Kanawha county. Former governor
G. w. Atkinson resigns as associate
Justice Of federal court of claims.
8-IKanawha county visited by heavy
snowstorm.
meets to act on factiona1 difticulties
arising In party.
15-Greenbrier county votes $135,000
in bonds for good roads.
pr Republicans in Kanawha county
hold convention characterized by
fights and arrests.
29-Tax commissioner announces
that property valuation in state is
S1,2S6,O00,O0O aside from personal
property.
May.
f-Republicans hold state conven-
ton In Wheeling and elect delegates
to national convention.
5-Gas well estimated good for
50,0oO,00Q cubic feet daily, struck near
Weston.
6Militta ordered u be lei din
readiness to quell disturbances result
ing from strike ot miners in ylor
county. Il
8-P Nv. Letter. Democrat. elected
mayor Of N1artinsburg, State FEEDER
alton Of Labor meets in Hunting ton.
George W. Bowers. Republican.
elected to Congress in Second district,
succeeding late G. w. Brown, Demo-
crat.
16-Annual reunion state depart
ment, Grand Army of the Republic,
opens at Sistersville
19-Nlners andsoperators OF eastern
Ohio close conference at Wheeling and
avert strike.
24 State bankers association meets
at Wheeling. @ III.
30-West Virginia supreme court
orders illegal regis tration corrected IN
Mingo county.
June.
1Supreme court OF appeals Of
West Virginia disBolves injunction
pfohlbltlng railroads from carrying
passengers having labelled intoxicants
in their possession. The Rev. George
Nv. Peterkin, bishop Of the Episcopal
church. West Virginia diocese, resigns.
State Of Virginia applies for exc
cution against state of West Virginia
to satisfy Virginia debt iud g1nent;: PEE
titton refused by United States Su-
| preme Court. vs.
g Statewide primary election held;
militia called out to prevent election
! trouble in mcdowell county; riots al
polls in Winding Gulf district, Raleigh
county, where four persons Killed \
Fourteen Republicans IN Mingc
county indicted By federal grand jury
for alleged election frauds IN 1 g14.
19-Second West Virginia infantry
ordered to mobilize near Charleston.
20-West Virginia celebrates its