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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1925
Page
1
A dramatic high profile murder trial features star witness De Jonnett missing from court. The alienist testifies the killer was insane while defense argues persecution and monomaniac tendencies.
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The French Finance Minister M. Loucheur resigns after two days of rebuffs from the Finance Committee over his proposed measures. Premier Briand may appoint Paul Doumer as his successor as talks with Boucheur and Doumer continue. Cabinet meeting tomorrow will decide on Doumer’s possible formal appointment for noon.
New York police search cafes and clubs for clues to the murder of Buttiing Sik The Sunegalese, found with two bullet wounds in the gut on a West Forty sidewalk. Authorities identify the body as Leula Pal known as Siki and say motives and assailants remain unclear as the investigation widens.
The Virginia Engineering Company of Newport News has been awarded the contract to construct the new federal prison at Alderson West Virginia. The bid for the first unit was 694 607 dollars and includes water and sewage systems lighting and power and interior plumbing. Buildings include a receiving house administration and staff building four dormitories with sleeping porches an outdoor treatment wing and related facilities.
A 1961 proposal aims to end the coal strike by creating an arbitration board of three operators and three winners with US president appointment, setting a five year contract and September 1 effective date. The plan seeks immediate resumption of work and avoids collapse of the Antracite region amid rising costs and public hardship.
Judge George Wyden Mellintic deferred sentence for Samuel A. Moore and two co defendants after pleas of guilty to an indictment tied to a failed fire protection venture in Greenbrier and surrounding counties. The court imposed probation terms under the Probation Act, limited restitution potential, and set future hearings in January.
The House kept the tax reduction bill on track with no record vote against losing amendments. Debates centered on personal exemptions with votes defeating proposals to raise single and married exemptions and limit income overpayments. The panel also defeated attempts to extend scrutiny periods by the Internal Revenue Bureau. Tomorrow the chamber will tackle the inheritance tax issue.
Brooklyn to New York report details Mellie Tun han, the controversial fiddler, joining the Sett l Albee vaudeville circuit for a tour, with plans to perform at Boston shows and other cities. The piece notes a Ford employee dance in Detroit and mentions a trade offer involving a $20 piece, amid local city chatter and a tale of old Uline tunes.
Judge Stathers of Weston to succeed Haymond Maxwell as circuit judge of the fifteenth circuit. Appointment confirmed by Governor Gore, effective January 1, with Stathers moving from Charleston to Clarksburg. Stathers, a World War veteran and West Virginia University graduate, has served on the public service commission and is regarded for forceful rate increase opinions.
Funeral services for Joan B. Crowley will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Broad Street at 9 a.m. Interment follows at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Pallbearers include Charles Gohnert, Dr. B S Swinn, Angus MacDonall, John Woodrum, Judge Arthur F Hudson, and Bayard S Bock. Charleston Chamber of Commerce directors meet at 12:15 p.m. for resolutions of respect. Summit Brast nomination for Parkersburg internal revenue collider was sent to the Senate but not acted on.
In Washington on December 15 the Senate opened extended debate on Prohibition. Senator Edge urged legalizing 2.75 percent beer and loosening whiskey prescriptions, joined by Senator Bruce. Senators Willis and Sheppard attacked reforms, arguing Prohibition erodes law. Bruce proposed expanding enforcement powers under the 18th Amendment.
Sam Lively was ordered held to the grand jury on a charge of being an accomplice in a crime involving her 11 year old daughter as the complaining witness. The magistrate said a prima facie case existed and the matter goes to juvenile court disposition next term.
Federal grand jury returns indictments charging Sheviir Peter M. Hottman and eight others in a Cook County jail corruption case. The scheme allegedly allowed beer runners to enter and leave prison while inmates ostensibly served federal jail terms. Indictments allege conspiracy to obstruct justice with aid from jail officials who allegedly received thousands of dollars.
The League of Nations council awarded Mosul to Great Britain with a mandate over Iraq under Britain control. Turkey protested citing alleged massacres and interference while the council prepared formal declarations and outlines of provisional boundaries finalizing the British mandate in the region.
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