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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1925
Page
9
Readers confront a tangled subsidy issue stirring the Royal Treasury as Parliament weighs relief measures and industrial fears. The letters page notes political crosses between Liberal editors and ministers, references Finland, and analyzes how any concession could affect trade, prices, and employment in the coal and broader economy.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra drew a large Charleston audience Sunday afternoon led by conductor Latner. Homer and the musicians delivered a dynamic program featuring works by Gluck, Tchaikovsky, and Rimsky Korsakov, with notable solos and an ardent reception that underscored the orchestra’s high artistry.
Announcement last night spoke of four prominent Charlestan hires to join Mountain State Respite’s management. Ten stock shares were purchased in the institution, with roles in directing hospital work. Names include Dr Henry Clans, Keates, Slade, Tobin, and others. A related fatal shooting case tied to a Western Maryland railroad matter sits in inquiry with No Hank of Commerce figures. The motive remains unclear as investigators review the White’s street incident and associated suspects.
Berlin December 13 expert plan for reparations payments known as the Dawes Plan is cited as restoring confidence between Germany and former enemies. Seymour Walker Gilbert JP agent general for reform argues a balanced budget and stable currency are key to reviving revenue and industrial output while warning on public funds and currency instability. He notes initial achievements and outlines the challenges of winding down wartime debts amid Allied expectations and shifting financial safeguards.
Police investigated a store burglary where two men fled as a third fired shots from an upper window. Witnesses described wearing slouch hats and coats while fleeing toward Huntlysten. Fuses wrapped in Huntington newspapers were found, hinting at local planning and a possible accomplice living nearby. Authorities traced a pair matching descriptions to Kanawha crossings and urged updates from nearby cities.
Fragmentary OCR recounts a biblical narrative involving plagues, ceremonies, the Paschal feast, and the lamb sacrifice. It references obedience, the Taraelites, and a call to faith in Christ for protection, with emphasis on divine victory and eternal salvation.
A garbled OCR passage mentions a Pittsburgh man and a flawless bridge result amid confused text. It references names and actions but lacks clear details or outcomes.
Beckley High School accepts a challenge from Charleston High for a debate set around January 23. Preliminaries start today and tomorrow with the seventh representing Beckley. Topic: Resolved Immigration Should Be Regulated From the United States for Five Years.
In Olcott News an array of quirky local happenings unfolds. Daisy the cow, found and led to show tricks, a mishap with a slingshot, and lively community tales fill the page along with birthdays and visits to Clannaplee school.
Three large northern West Virginia mines employing between 100 and 1,000 men will resume operations by year’s end marking a local break in industry stagnation. Richland Coal Co announced reopening in Ohio and Brooke counties following a court action by Judge Marc Drennan lifting receivers for the company.
The American Automobile Association urged repeal of the automobile passenger car tax on the eve of a House Ways and Means debate. The bill offers a two percent reduction for cars while leaving trucks and tires taxed differently. auto makers secured a refunds provision for cars in stock. Amendments are expected to target the surtax and personal exemptions as debate continues.
Los Angeles Times reports Merer Lissner plans resignation from the United States Shipping Board. No details given. newspaper cites failing health as the reason. His departure follows the retirement of Leigh C. Palmer, head of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, whom he supported. Lissner was appointed by President Harding in June 1921. A vigor weighing 40 pounds and worth $13 was recently made.
Cleveland reads that the board of adjustment of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks voted to back grand officers in their refusal to turn over express carriers to strikers. The federation ordered turnover or expulsion. Garrett W. Daily of Cincinnati was elected general chairman for a third term as Cincinnati defeated Indianapolis for the 1928 convention.
In Stephensville Texas F A Snow confessed to killing his wife his mother in law Mrs A Olds and stepson Bernie Connally after a coroner s inquest found him responsible. Snow led officers to the body on Cedar Mountain and said the killings followed a farm quarrel during which Connally attacked him with a revolver. He burned the mother in law s body in a fireplace and an axe severed the youth s head, with the head later found in a basement. Snow remains in Fort Worth jail for safety amid fears of mob violence.
Champion fiddler Mellic Dunham of Maine travels by train with wife Grand Jam Dunham to New York for a gala with the Cut Steel Builders club after fifty fifth wedding anniversary celebrations. He is to perform old-time dances for Henry Ford and later visit Reston, Portland, and Norway before returning home.
In Moundsville Ohio a minor from Bellaire was attacked at a drinking party in the home of Stanley Soch y Glendale. Police say Soch l and friends assaulted him with weapons. one man was arrested and weapons seized. The incident followed a chaotic yard melee and liquor confiscation. Separately, Bellaire Presbyterians pledged $33,000 in 40 minutes toward a $195,000 new church, with about 300 members.
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