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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1925
Page
2
A fragmented critique argues for foreign engineers to spur Soviet progress while condemning central planning flaws. It discusses standardization issues, labor productivity, and the need to modernize industry through international expertise, warning that past methods hinder growth and suggesting a cautious opening to external guidance.
A scrambled OCR fragment mentions an aunt Hyron Wain Le Hrorok-Finloit and a royal lineage, referring to a tomb and iron objects dated to a distant era. It notes an academy member's authority on nandlowy and restrictions on reproductions of works.
A fragmentary OCR item mentions an event or person moving toward Atlantic City and a relayed note from an authority. The readable names or specifics are insufficient for a precise report.
Ant hrist ae mine owners maintain position in Teanton Va and Philadelphia discussions amid ongoing coal strike. W. W. Nelson chairs negotiators asserting no wage rise and urging long term supply contracts and cost controls. Officials and unions push arbitration as key to a fair settlement as talks continue under gubernatorial mediation efforts.
Universal club members, drawn from Charleston exchanges of Universal features, Inc., nominated officers for the coming year at a regular meeting last night. Next Friday’s meeting will vote on president G. C. Porter and Inez Myley. vice presidents Hoyd Enkow and Bliss. secretary Mina Margaret Porter. treasurers Fred Eddington and Har Gort. sergeants Ralph Smith Russell and Frank Drake. A short talk on club meaning by Earl Coeff and a brief sketch by Inez Mylex, plus vaudeville guests from Three Cheers entertained. Refreshments served by young lady members.
Tokyo dispatch reports Japan's department of communications drafted a three phase plan for an extensive commercial air route network totaling about 3,920 kilometers. If Diet approves in January, minister Adachi hopes to fund expansion despite government budget cuts. The plan faces financial hurdles and political opposition from imperial theater funding critics.
Princeton undergraduates opened a national college conference on international law with a debate between United States Senator Irving Langroot of Wisconsin and Clarence Darrow. About 245 institutions attended as the discussants weighed U S entry into the permanent world court and the court’s relation to the League of Nations. Darrow argued the court is ineffective and diminishes freedom while Langroot asserted the court’s independence from the League, though the League funds its judges and salaries.
London on December 11 lists Sir Broderick Hartwell among receivers in bankruptcy with heavy losses cited from alleged contraband activities. The baronet, described as a leading figure, faces scrutiny over improprieties tied to ventures and ruination claims.
Brigadier Davie Main reports over 19,000 War Cry Christmas numbers sold in Charleston with local firms aiding distribution. Okey B. Johnson and Abney Haines & Co established extensive customer deliveries, Kanawha National Bank aiding, and 1008 copies sent to the state penitentiary at Moundville for inmates. Copies also to county and city jails prisoners.
Damages of 7500 dollars awarded Frank Seested, Kansas City Star deviation manager, in a libel suit against the Post Printing and Publishing company by a federal district court jury. The article in Denver West accused Seested of contributing 11000 to the German imperial treasury and dealings with German agents during World War I. The jury ruled in favor after Judge J Foster Symes instructed the jury that the article was a matter of law in Nicelous.
Grange will not play today due to uncertainty about injuring himself further. The Chicago Bears may feature Grange in uniform but he is not expected to appear in this game, as he weighs his safety and the crowd’s expectations against long term risk.
A Texas delegation meeting with lawmakers and bankers spurred continued opposition to the federal inheritance tax. A five member committee was named to monitor congressional moves seen as threatening states rights, chaired by Rhode Island Senator Arthur A Sherman with leaders Henry C Downing S W Adams and Francis P Curtis. Delegates accused tax clubs of funding legislators opposing the tax and pledged to press governors and state legislatures to resist.
Local leaders urge Governor and legislature to proceed with capital building plans despite delays. They argue Kanawha County bears three delegates and should gain representation through reallocation, citing education funding and public betterment as fiscal priorities. A citizens committee of fifty may visit the governor to press for immediate funding and start of construction.
Resignation of Dr. John Maet Wells as Vree State representative on the Trish boundary core mission stirs tensions between the Pree State and Ulster. No near term settlement in the rounding controversy. Father Muareellua supported the stance, noting parishioners and statewide callers questioned the work’s failure. Mayor Wertz received unanimous thanks for convening the meeting.
Notre Dame athletic director Knute Rockne reportedly faced public dispute as New York dispatches referenced a possible contract with Columbia University. Father Matthew Walsh, president of Notre Dame, said Rockne left South Bend for vacation and offered little comment on any release or changes to the anticipated ten-year agreement.
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