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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1925
Page
1
The obituary notes Bryan The Commoner buried along the Potomac shores with simple rites. Officers and infantry conduct a low key vigil as flag honors are omitted at the burial site. Widow, unable to view, witnesses the lowering of the casket into the grave.
Soldiers guard the grave of William Jennings Bryan at Arlington National Cemetery as military honors accompany the simple service. The procession and crowd endure rain while a widow watches, the bugle calls echo, and pastors lead prayers in Washington and New York.
Melbourne reports that American sailors are receiving matrimony offers from local women amid a heavy social schedule. Visiting officers note the lively program, with plans for engagements before the ship departs, while entertainment aboard the vessel remains fully booked.
The widow of William Jennings Bryan visits the burial of the Commoner in Dayton Tennessee and thanks a Chattanooga policeman Heiso Rice for vigil and aid. She presents him with the pen he used, and arranges a Washington tour for him and chauffeur William McCartney to assist her in the capital during her sorrow.
Report from Ohio cites governor Howard M. Gore halting execution delay notices for William Jennings Williams as Ku Klux Klan groups in Columbus Toledo and Martinsburg honor Bryan with memorials. Warden-commissioners in three cities arranged postponements pending investigation into Williams status.
Announcement from the American embassy informs that the funeral of Bancroft ambassador Ede Bnr AL Bynvcott, formerly director at Raruteawe om Titualny, will take place next Wednesday or Thursday at St Andrews cathedral in Tokyo. Burial plans and transport of the body to the United States remain uncertain.
In Wilmington Delaware today Chancellor Walcott heard pleas in a Delaware Court of Chancery seeking an injunction to halt further sale of Plymouth Oil stock. Plaintiffs claim 700 000 shares held since 1923 by the promoter company are involved. value estimated between 20 and 70 million dollars. Attorneys Earl Reed and John W. Davis appeared for plaintiffs and defendant respectively.
The Raymond City coal mine, with offices in Cincinnati and employing about 1,300 miners, resumed operations today after being placed in the hands of a receiver on the Kanawha River.
Readable fragments show a 3 percent fuel price dispute in Dakota with stations at Mitchell and Aber offering cuts of about four cents per gallon. Independent operators claim price competition as a campaign topic during the current fuel period.
EMS Germany July 1 The 500th anniversary of the proclamation of this municipality was observed with oratory and pageants. A torch parade planned by occupation authorities was prohibited, touching on historic sites linked to Hohenzollern era and a famous meeting that sparked the Franco-Prussian War.
The MacMillan Arctic expedition faces delays as heavy ice near Bielville Bay traps crews and blocks progress toward Etrh Greenland. Commander Byrd and Lt Cmdr MacMullan report dangerous conditions and scarce open water while awaiting a possible exit today.
Nassau, July report details Labombarde and Charles Lefebvre admitting to killing Helen and Georgian Gillis to gain their property. They described using sticks to strike the women in the Madson cottage, then hiding evidence and planning to split the estate.
Fragmentary text reports Betron named frosh coach at Morgantown in 191 ty era. Mentions Cathedral of St Nicholas church factions and Archbishop Ide geitvensky in a protracted church power struggle with police and court measures.
A July Detroit scene shows Mrs. Scott leading a public fundraiser to defend her husband sentenced to death. A shifting crowd, battered restaurant, and crowd-filling parade gather as volunteers solicit pennies to reach the $5,000 goal, with doleful faces and varied reactions.
The Inter state commerce commission ruled after a year of investigation that railroads may impose a new unloading carload freight charge to cover costs. The fee could apply to routes through Chicago Cleveland Pittsburgh Utile Rochester and others. The move aims to offset rising railroad expenses.
A claimant from Ponisi seeks seven million dollars from Totta trait trust in Suffolk probate court. The article labels her as a brazen adventuress and notes her past as an actress who left her fortune for wartime veterans.
In Los Angeles on July 9, legal disputes arise over George W. Hezeltine's will written in a petticoat vision. The will leaves $16,909 to hospital funds and $509,000 to a grandniece, with probate battles involving the Young Women's Christian Reformation and Pomona college.
A tornado swept through West Alexander and nearby areas in western Pennsylvania, damaging farms, demolishing oil derricks, uprooting trees, and wrecking buildings. John Black, 47, of Pittsburgh, was injured by flying debris. crops and orchards were ruined along eight miles of the path.
A 16 year old Swiss farmhand testified at a preliminary hearing that he planned to steal a handbag from Mrs. Mary Levitt Bowen of Berkeley California and only fired a shot to intimidate. He fled into a forest pond, then returned to his farm after the incident.
Chairman Madden of the house appropriations committee urged reducing the maximum surtax from 40 to 18 percent, abolishing gift and inheritance taxes, and trimming misc taxes. He predicted a fiscal year surplus of 879 million dollars, with 350 million to cut taxes and 20 million to support a building program.
In Tampa Fin July 21 Norma Kien also known as Naringa Kulley and Geargr telly is under arrest for alleged wrongdoings linked to threatening letters to President Coolidge. Justice Department agents have monitored Klein for three months and report a plot tied to the coal industry. Veteran thracite operators Samuel Warriner and William Richards are cited as demanding a joint conference in Atlantic City, while Warriner's representatives say personnel will not change despite the ultimatum.
July 41 London. The planned general strike by British coal miners scheduled for midnight has been called off after Premier Baldwin promised government intervention. The move preserves the existing wage agreement for another month and averts a nationwide stoppage affecting rail and industry. Public fear grows over ongoing mine closures and shrinking exports.
In July 24, a jury acquitted Howard Moore of murdering his brother Thomas Moore who was killed by buckshot through a window as he spoke with their mother. Prosecutors alleged motive involving a child, but defense argued a half brother acted and no single culprit was identified.
Judge H Sharp deferred the sentence for B N Bostie after a June incident in which he pleaded guilty to unlawfully shouting. The court will impose a sentence later in the current term.
Reports from SCHNEIDEMUHL Germany describe Poland ordering thousands of Germans to leave Polish land by midnight amid fear of forced removals. Refugee camps are crowded as tensions rise over potential further expulsions and housing shortages. Meanwhile a boxing bout in Terre Haute Indiana sees Taylor of Terre Haute win a bantamweight match by narrow margin.
The United Mine Workers leader John Le Lewis warned that without key operators Samuel Warriner and William Richards at the joint conference to renegotiate contracts tensions would derail talks. Warriner defended the unchanged committee while agreeing to attend if authorized. The conference progressed through noon with demands on free tools refinery terms and production costs. adjournment was set for Tuesday. Plan for a four year medical curriculum at West Virginia University was discussed by the State board, aiming to replace the current one year program within years.
Washington approves sale of 200 government vessels to Henry Ford for scrapping under board discretion. If Ford’s bid of 1 760000 stands, most ships will be demolished, engines and equipment repurposed. few may gain diesel propulsion for commercial use.
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