Charleston Gazette 1925 Christmas Issue Preview
The Charleston Gazette from December 22 1925 presents a brief masthead and subscription rates with mentions of Associated Press policy. It notes pricing for daily and Sunday editions and summarizes editorial voice and branding, ending with a short verse reflecting the season.
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Charleston Gazette
Ganctia Company
Weat
Virginia
Baty
New York
Hartford
Ricky
Charleston
Nonce
Haynes Bayly
Loyal businessman and wartime Red Cross leader remembered
A lengthy obituary recalls a modest, loyal local entrepreneur who funded and raised a flag pole on the levee, led Red Cross work during war, and earned trust for his ethics and efficiency. It lauds his devotion as husband and parent, church worker, and steady arbiter in state business development amid loss to his family and associates. The piece also critiques Senator Cole Blease as a controversial figure and contrasts editor versus statesman roles.
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Red Cross
the Gazette
Stenders
The New South Rises From War to Prosperity
An analysis celebrating the South sixty years after the Civil War, noting recovery through steady work, a shift to industry, and rising economic power. It highlights rail expansion, stock gains, manufacturing growth, and resource dominance, portraying a durable, merit-based resurgence.
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Chamber of Commerce of
United States
South
Southern
Ar Ntle Coast Line
Louisville and Nashville
Linois Central
Seaboard Air Line
Florida
Uth
James Rufus Thomas Dies, West Virginia Developer Honored
Obituary notes James Rufus Thomas a pioneer West Virginia developer based in Charleston. He rose from humble beginnings, built Hila investments into real estate and mining, and remained loyal to country and state. Quiet, principled, he avoided public honors while guiding business through disappointments toward success.
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West Virginia
James Rufus Thomas
Nis
Hila Investments
United States
Charleston
Revenue Bill Advances Nonpartisan Tax Relief
The congress moves toward a nonpartisan revenue bill with substantial income tax cuts and simplified administration. The Ways and Means Committee reported unanimously, with amendments limited to fixing oversights. Public relief from taxation is framed as essential, with calls for swift Senate action and avoidance of partisan filibuster. The article also notes District of Columbia appeals court ruling on indictments in the Fall and Doheney case and mentions government oil property seizures.
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Ways and Means Committee
House
Senate
Court of Appeals of
District of Soumbia
Department of Justice
Fall
Doheney
Controversy Over Colonel Mitchell and War Debates
A fragmented index of opinion pieces questions Colonel Mitchell’s guilt and ponders his political future. The satire critiques war department actions and Weeks former secretary of war, while reflecting on New York’s plans, industrial growth, and European politics. The piece blends historical irony with predictions on technology and civilization’s progress in the next eras.
New York Day by Day Tales of Early Tipping Culture
A New Yorker describes the evolving tipping landscape in New York hotels restaurants and rail terminals. Tales span from porters at grand stations to head waiters who profit from tips, noting a rise in required gratuities and the social dynamics around service at upscale venues.
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Montmar
Aa Manders
Eve
Washington Day in the Senate and House Debates
The day in Washington saw William Mitchell testify before the Shenandoah court as the Senate debated the world enact and the House discussed proposed cooperative marketing. Minority stockholders from Ohio and Ghanapeaky attacked the Nickel Pinte merger plan amid calls for investigation of a British rubber monopoly.
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William Mitchell
Shenandoal Court
Senate
House
Campaign Started for 'Dry' Banquet in Pittsburgh
Meyer led campaign for a dry banquet plan amid notices that serving of alcohol would be prohibited at the event rooms. The America club discussed plans with Mayor-elect Charles H. King on January 4, aiming to strictly observe Prohibition laws.
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Pittsburgh
Meyer
Cdey
In Pat City or Washington Directory Critique
The piece mocks a directory once seen as informative and dramatic, noting biographical sketches by Slounker and references to Upshin Georgia and LaGuardia New York. It satirizes politicking and media figures like John St. Rasnowski, labeling Congressional praise as “10 per cent Republican” and deriding local newsroom practices.
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Jescsi Aieasianilly
Upshin
Georgia
LaGuardia
New York
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John
Netroit
Reading a Confusing Directory of Senators and Biographies
The article notes two aging senators Furnifokl Mebenden Simmons and Les Slater Overman of North Carolina Roth born in January on the third and twentieth. It mentions Overman as son in law to former senator A l Merriman and references his defeat by a fusion of parties. It also skeins a biographical line for Senator Guy Despard Gott with dubious detail and ends noting the retirement of Senator Thones F. Gore.
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Ama
Guy Despard Gott
Cray Desnard Gott
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W. Va
Senate
Lain
Just Folks Reflections by Edgar A. Guest
A 1926 Edgar A. Guest piece contemplates life and virtue in everyday human conduct. The poem argues happiness and goodness arise from inner character rather than external fate, urging readers to seek joy through honest living and compassionate acts rather than envy or vengeance.
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Pigeon Law Upheld In King's Bench Case In Leeds
The King's bench rules that a cat owner is not liable for pigeons killed by a cat unless intent proves scienter. The case involves Georg Arthur Buckie of Leeds seeking eight pounds damages for eight pigeons and two bantams killed. The decision cites that cats are typical domestic animals and shifts duty to protect property to the pigeon owner unless deliberate harm by the cat is proven.
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Georg Arthur Buckie
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King’s Bench
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National Humming Union
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King's Bench
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Hooty the Owl Watches the Beaver Dam Night
In the Green Forest Hooty the Owl notes the beaver dam project and new pond activity. He spots log moves and bark remains as Beavers begin cutting trees for the dam while Peter Rabbit observes from nearby, keeping quiet as the night watch unfolds.
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Hooty
Great Horned Owl
Paddy the Teaver
Green Forest
Wil
Ace Dam
Lars
Enoty
Peter Rabbit
Pater
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