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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1925
Page
9
In a terse notice Farmers Hardware announces reopening after repairs. The brief item notes new stock lines and a move to serve farming and household needs. Community shoppers are urged to visit for tools and supplies.
A dense listing of radio network and local station programs across U S cities. Entries show station call letters such as WEAF WEVD KDKA KFI KGW and KPO plus program types and times like dinner concerts orchestras studio programs and grand opera Ernani notes. Notable hubs include CALGARY MONTREAL PITTSBURGH LOS ANGELES PORTLAND and CHICAGO with varied features from concerts to educational talks.
A sprawling OCR fragment chronicles rivalries, theater winds, and cultural notes. It mentions Cal and Red, early 20th century press tones, Henry Vitt Thos Wibtabethiar Age, and British theater trends with Chekhov, Shakespeare, and London fashion shifts.
A heavily garbled note recounts a jewel theft in New York and hints at broader governance concerns. It mentions figures such as Mr. Chute and references to government spending, the British Chamber of Commerce, and various officials, but the text is unreadable in places and struggles to convey coherent facts.
About 2,000,000 railroad workers face potential changes as the big four unions plan new talks. A 12 percent wage decline was noted in the prior period, and railroads granted roughly dye percent increases last year while service levels were under review.
A garbled report describes Gene Tunney in a strange scene with his golf clubs gone missing. Mentions of Walter Hage Jim Barnes and Panties hint at a chaotic setting. The piece references a championship context and a character named Tuanes affecting a sports or social event.
Reported program includes solos recitations and a Christmas theme with students like Christine Story Lillian Chamrio and Mildred Arden. Notes mention audience treats, a breakfast, and a future government program framed as a civic activity despite garbled details from OCR.
In Yick Dec 27 dispatch, McCarthy the new Cubs executive sought cash for major leaguers and faced resistance. The article tracks McCarthy’s attempt to finance talent, naming Keung and Wilson as prominent players and recounting past bids and sentiments about money buying stars.
Violinist Paul Katz, first violinist of the Cincinnati Symphony, headlines Charleston Symphony Society’s second winter concert at the Virginian Theater. An unusually strong program and deft playing drew frequent applause, with Katz recalled for an encore after two groupings of pieces. The concert opened under W. Mason with selections from The Student Prince, followed by Massenet’s Ariane, Katz’s Variations, Song Without Words, and Fungdo. The Bartered Bride selections and a Smetana trio finale featured the orchestra, culminating in Carl Goldmark Sakuntala overture.
The Commercial Bowling league opens tonight with Libby Owens company facing Medicos. Other teams include The Power company Union Trust Citizens Bank Overland Sales and The Cinzette. A tourney will follow to crown top score men.
The article notes coats as essential for southern travel, highlighting vivid silk and wool fabrics. Patsy Miller models a form fitting, flare-leaning coat in colored fur, with two toned kusha woolens and cape styles trending for day and evening wear. White gains favor as season progresses.
A man named Aare Tee, said to be one of the Dawson bandits, was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the Coyle and Wharfison store safe cracking. Police linked two men to both robberies but witnesses could not identify Tee as the shorter thief. Lea’s arrest followed suspicions of complicity. Tee is held on an investment charge as authorities pursue details. Indiana students celebrate Janes Whiteomb Riley’s birthday. Ralph Waldo Brierson is noted for opposing slavery.
New York police recount a despondent Frank Zulauf 50, a former Brooklyn businessman, who killed himself with gas and poison wine after scribbling a diary and farewell letters. He penned to his wife and to a minister while neighbors and police investigated the scene in his Flatbush Avenue residence.
Washington reports a decline in the U S death rate for 1924 with 2,174,999 deaths from a population of 104,040,000. Automobile fatalities rise in several cities, while deaths from cancer and tuberculosis show mixed trends. The report notes shifting causes and regional variations, including a 20 percent share of deaths from motor vehicle accidents and a general dip in tuberculosis deaths.
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