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

to mobilize.
20 First regiment ordered to mobfl-
fzation camp near Charleston. Capt.
&. q. Lewis. u Charleston. named
chairman Democratic state executive
committee at ParleTsburg; Clarence
W. Watson elected national Democratic
committeeman.
Interpretations attack constitution
atty OF corporation income tax law in
United States district court. g. G:
Lewis, Jr., OF Charleston, resigns as
president state board OF trade to be-
come chairman Of Democratic state
committee. 4
Three clubs drop out Of Ohio
State eLaguc, making abandonment Of
league necessary.
First infantry ordered home from
mobilization camp.
10--State treasury reported to conf
tain sufficient funds to pay 100000
Indebtedness Incurred to tide state
through a deficit.
12Hottest day Of summer in West
Virginia.
15--Republican state committee calls
state convention to be held at Hunt
fngton on August 10.
22- Federal trade commissioners
meet Kanawhn mine operators in
Charleston to discuss coal trade con
I 24Attorney General a. "A. LILY
comedies Republican gubernatorial
nomination to Judge Ira -. r Crimson
Second infantry saves" capitol II war
game.
25-sstate road department reports
that R13,000,OO0 in bonds have been
ratified IN various counties for the
building Of good roads.
August.
Labor shortage begins to affect
West Virginia industries. Democrats
hold state convention at Parkersburg. N
Coal operators OF state ask In
terstatc Commerce Commission to in-E
vestigate rate agitation.
8-State banks reported to have
$112, 100000 resources.
SC loudburst causes flood in Cabin
Creek and Coal river valleys; moreI
than fifty lives lost.
10-Republican state convention
held at Huntington
13-Socialists name state ticket atI
meeting in Clarksburg.
l4-Relief parties organized to help
residents in flood district.
254-Federal grand jury returns in
dictments at Webster Springs against
ting election frauds In Mcdowell and
Mingo counties.
TTainment throughout state noti-I
fed to strike on September 4.
31--C. &. Lewis resigns as chairman
Democratic Stz1t state committee.
September.
g. Glenn II shaver, Of Fairmont,
elected chairman Democratic state
committee at meeting in Huntington
Tabor day observed throughout
the state,
6-Attorney general holds that pri-
mary election law Of 1915 excludes
political parties from ticket to be voted
on November Z, i those parties did
not receive Ave per cent of the vote
cast in the 1914 election.
Sale Of Kanawha and West Vir-
GINA railroad to the New York CenIrar
4 confirmed. S@
8-Democratic state committee
meets in Huntington to plan campaign.
8 1S---Charles Jefferson Harrison con-
fesses at ALarttnsburg that he robbed
! passenger train on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad at Central Station. Sen
fenced to serve twelve years in the
federal prison at Atlanta.
20-Indichnents returned by federal
| grand jury at Hunting ton against Gem
eral Edward OfToole and Others on all
charge of violating election laws.
Bishop George w. Peterkin dies all
| Parkersburg.
Progressive state committee
meets in ParkershErg.
October.
Methodist Episcopal conferencea
at Wheeling endorses woman's sur
frage. ~
Eleven indicted ~ the federal
grand jury, acquitted at Huntington
on a charge Of Violating the election
laws in Mingo county.
Jury In federal court at Hunting
ton disagrees in the case of GreenwayH
t1at field and others on trial for alleged.
election frauds in &1ingo county.
11-Gharles e. Hughes, Republican
nominee 'l1 for president, makes one-day.
tour In West Virginia.
Second infantry. West Virginia
/ National Guard, departs for Mexican
border.
19---Ten killed by a mine explosion
/ at BarracksvilleS near Fairmont.
\ Second Infantry reaches SAN
Antonio
~ ~ Supreme court upho1ds act OIL
legislature which deprives the prohis
4 bttion and other minor political parties
from a place on the ballot to be used
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