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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1925
Page
1
Rosie Napierkowski, 15, was found dying on a ledge of an abutment in the Allegheny River near Pittsburgh. Police say identity was confirmed hours later. Three young men and a girl are held in connection with the possible murder as detectives doubt suicide.
Pittsburgh Aug 24 Rosia Na Slerkowski 15 was found dying on a bridge pier in the Allegheny River. She died soon after, with the name Joseph on her lips. Police allege foul play and three youths plus a girl have been jailed as investigators pursue misused clues and a possible murder case.
Clar ence Yager, 30, and Mrs. Lawrence Bird, both of Hastings, were found shot to death in a car near Hastings this morning. County Attorney M Crow said he is convinced they were murdered. Both victims were shot in the head, Mrs Bird twice and Yager once, cushions placed over the bodies to hide them. A Yager relative said they worked in a bakery run by the woman’s father, P A Yager, and had been together for some time. Mrs Bird had been divorced for a year.
Three American planes from San Francisco to Hawaii are postponed from Friday August 25 to Monday August 28 due to trouble installing a new engine in the PH-1 Boeing ship. A Seattle crew arrived last week to replace a broken air feed.
Rockford news reports an explosion of a trench mortar at Camp Grant on August 24 killing eight soldiers including Captain O A Browntx of the howitzer company and injuring six others. The blast occurred as officers gathered around the mortar for firing instructions. An inquiry by Major General Sutton J Foreman is underway. the cause is under study with heavy casualties among nearby personnel.
Ind Aue 24 Chartes One Arn Wolfe held for alleged complicity in the murders of Mr and Mrs Ben Hance refused to testify at the inquest into their deaths Wolfe indicated last week he desired to testify Whance before his death met an intent declaring he and his wit were shot baree Anderson and that Write accompanied Anderson
The Charleston section approved by teachers at the American Society of Coachorn Dance annual convention. The adopted plan is modified from the previously popular dance, with the rotortery motion carrying the feet more than 4% degrees out of line from the body.
Tivane Aup reports three youths Archie Curtins Carl Digherts and Victor Baffa bound over to the grand jury on murder charges in the death of John H Wlasinin University of Chicago medical student and beating of Jus R Mitcham. Testimony described initial confrontation on a porch with three girls Ex Melores Irma Parise and subsequent attack with fists and concrete blocks near Mitcham and Wlasinin. The father of the deceased testified Klasinin had been married and had a five year old child. Police pursue Angelo Down effant related leads.
Aug 24 investigation into whether marines guarding the summer White House went to sleep that night was ordered by Commander Dolphus Andrews. Lieutenant Wright and Captain Andrews led the review while a private on duty was found asleep.
Fragmentary text refers to dispatches and troop movements with mentions of expeditions and rathininh store events. Notable strings imply a Washington Auk date and retreat directions, but content is heavily garbled and lacks coherent facts or names.
Chicago August 24 Victor Lawson publisher of the Chicago Daily News was laid to eternal rest today. Simple funeral services were held at the New England Congregational church with national civic and newspaper figures present and his body buried at Graceland cemetery beside his wife. A memorial program highlighted religious readings and Lawson’s work with the Associated Press and journalism. Prominent mourners included Adolph Ochs and Frank B. Noyes among others.
An oil price war hits eleven Midwest and Western states as Standard Oil and others reduce rates. Indiana and Nebraska firms trim to territories, with Abilene and South Dakota also reporting cuts. Prices fall from 29 to 21 cents a gallon at remaining stations, affecting Midwest markets and consumer costs.
A Confederate suspect linked to a 19th century raid faced arrest after a tense confrontation. Details describe a man in a chewed coat near a dairy, alleged diversions, and the pursuit through towns as investigators traced a path from a public bequest to a staged ambush. The case centers on a haul of $20,000 and gunfire during a chaotic sequence with local authorities.
Phillips plans return from New York after a disrupted trip as authorities investigate a suspected plot against him. Marcus, a 92 year old Newark resident, questions a Harvard connection claim while witnesses describe alleged threats tied to a disrupted shipment and a New York confrontation.
A fragmentary notice describes expected North Dakota style meeting of a Ku Klux Klan group with leaders and allied Protestant factions. It notes plans for a public display and further church involvement, with officials and topics including anti Catholic and anti Protestant actions. The report hints at election and governance concerns but is unclear on dates or locations.
Western Virginia would supply smokeless coal as miners and operators in Pennsylvania resume work amid a tentative 1917 wage accord. Leaders press for government nonintervention while agreeing to separate talks with business and labor to explain why 298,000 men should remain at work.
Confession alleged by Fred Nichols, head of Gem City Factory, claims he held up seven bank employees at a Dayton branch in daylight, escaping with $28,000. Authorities report the case connected to an earlier phantom bank incident investigated by New York officials. The motive cited is desperate need for funds to support his operation.
John B. Garvin 73 former state secretary of agriculture died at his home near Here after a two week illness. Funeral services will be held at Kanawha Presbyterian Church with Rev Merril officiating and interment in Oaklawn Cemetery. Survived by widow Virginia Wells Garvin three daughters and two brothers. Former governor Atkinson and Dawson appointed him to the post for 14 years. Born near Wheeling, he married Clara Varrish in 1885 and later Virginia Wells.
A disastrous blaze on Gnetario Street in Montreal Arkansas engulfs a garage and multiple buildings. Strong winds spread flames rapidly, forcing residents to flee and causing many to be evacuated to stretchers as fire crews from several districts battled the inferno amid extensive property damage and fear of wider spread.
Judge releases wife and two sons charged with killing A J Banfield. Arrest followed the June death after a coroner’s inquest found three bullet wounds and a broken neck. No evidence links the defendants to the crime.
Swampscott August 24. Senator Wingham Republican AP Connecticut proposes a Bureau of Air Navigation to aid commercial aviation. Senator Bingham, after surveying Paville cous and Altala, urges government action to develop aviation under President Coolidge.
Dayton Ohio resident Fred Nichol a factory owner confessed to detectives that he and his adopted daughter Helen Lammett planned and executed a bank robbery at Dayton Savings Bank and Trust. He admitted wearing a blue mask robe and gloves to conceal his identity and fled by car before burning the costume.
Carl Murphy nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Murphy of 313 Clattestrest drowned in Elk River last night after falling from a sand digger used by West Virginia Sand and Gravel company. His mother accompanied him. Body recovered after about 30 minutes by rescuers including officers from Barlow and durtak. Six brothers and sisters survive.
Mackinac toll fixed at fifty. Newport. Article notes a delayed shift change and hospital reports. Two service line workers developed scarlet fever yesterday. health fund increased to over six dollars.
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