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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1925
Page
1
In a move tied to budget and governance the county court seeks a ruling on raising the sales tax. The document outlines names and outcomes from election contests and references governor Morgan's biennial message urging revenue measures and state bond plans.
The vote, 45 to 22, failed to suspend rules on a $6.5 million war elevation appropriation. Only one Republican, Johnson of California, supported the measure. Senators Swanson and Shipstead led Democratic and labor opposition, arguing it echoed earlier stance and risked provocation with foreign governments while noting no immediate fund use.
A Hamburg collision damaged the German liner Deutschland near the Elbe. The Deutschland struck the bow of the Wildenfels, forcing the latter to return to Hamburg, while the Mont Blanc, damaged at the stern, continued to England.
Dublin reports show no information on an alleged plot to blow up British warships in England. Officials and leaders including the Sinn Fein secretary Daly deny knowledge of dates or newspapers linking Irish Republicans to the claim.
New York detectives arrest Mary Martinez after a nearly mile long chase along Eighth Avenue. Martinez shot at rival Anna Fermentee in a Pennsylvania Railroad Station area auto, wounding Fermentee and injuring her husband Louis Fermentee who was arrested at the scene. Martinez, mother of two, claimed Fermentee taunted her about her husband.
In Los Angeles, film actor Hart fails in superior court to block wife Winifrede Westover Hart from returning to work. Judge lifts an alimony restraint while allowing her to retain a trust fund, with income cited at 375 dollars monthly and a separate trust for their baby boy paying 887 dollars monthly.
An escape bid at a Baltimore penitentiary ends when Kelly, a lifer tied to a 1940 bank robbery and murder case, slips from a climbing attempt and plunges fifty feet. Four other inmates also suffered as the fire and failed breaching efforts caused a wood blaze above cells.
Government action advances a measure to authorize construction of a bridge over the Ohio River. The bill, pushed by state lawmakers, seeks funding and regulatory approval for the project.
Photographs of a Beach Comber who died by his own action on Fire Island were identified today as Andrey Shermin Mestlilen a 50 year old former lawyer and contractor from Bridgeville. His brothers Millen McMillan and banker George H K Baird secured permission to exhume the body from Bay Shore and bring it to Bridgeville for burial.
Local authorities arrest Arthur Mautschist in Illinois over the death of his three year old son Roy Tinuferbid. District Attorney Eugene Wengert leads the inquiry. the case centers on a disputed estate and a motive tied to family claims.
A Sochi era style clash emerges as Communists debate disciplining members amid threats of expulsion from the party. A high level committee pressures leaders and calls for penalties, signaling a purge within the movement and potential shifts in loyalty.
Indianapolis report describes the recapture of Chapman who escaped from an Atlanta federal prison after serving time for robbery. He was recaptured near the prison site and awaits authorities from Atlanta to arrange return. United States Marshal Limas Mores led the capture and plans to return him to federal custody.
A fragmented report indicates Arizona ratified the 20th Amendment today advancing federal timing for presidential terms. The action follows a string of state approvals and is noted amid broader constitutional discussion.
At the Opium Conference in Geneva, American head Stephen Dorie opposed Lord Cecil’s British plan to curb opium, deeming it unacceptable. US demands a full stop to smoking within ten years, while Britain and allies seek staged action tied to China’s opium intake.
In Weehawken court, Thomas Hegnaey and John Dorsey testified about a bootleggers trial where a gang planned to drown two men. The defendants included William Griffin and police officials. a mysterious “king of the bootleggers” purportedly intervened to save the couple, as the trial continues.
The U S Labor Board approved broad wage hikes affecting about 87 000 workers across 162 100 employers involving railroad and related services. Coverage extends to clerks freight handlers switchboard operators and other bargaining unit staff across major routes and lines. The decision, earlier limited to certain classes, is set to apply to previously disputed groups pending October hearings.
Three men returned to the West Virginia State Penitentiary after a transfer, a Seurderoad knife fashioned from a W bar and a three pound blackjack were seized from the cell of Holt Griffith believed to be the killer of three men including GO Thompson and Henry Bewin. The escape suspect was captured after a breakout attempt at the penitentiary.
A Texas inauguration tale describes Miriam Ferguson, of Temple, taking office as the state's first woman governor. The scene centers on a historic oath, an assembled party of dignitaries, and the ceremonial platform under the Capitol dome.
A Carnegie constable named Vadan Irving stood trial on a riot incitement charge in Pittsburgh after an August 26 clash on Gurnegle street near a parade. Ten others were indicted. Patrick McDermott faces an additional perjury count. Commonwealth witnesses described a car blocking a bridge and striking a protester during the disturbance.
The new German chancellor reiterates commitment to the Dawes plan, rejects force to alter the Weimar constitution, and aims for early approvals. He seeks coalition harmony, urges swift settlement of the Cologne standstill, and outlines an eight hour day for workers in health-hazard industries.
The Senate intends to press a full inquiry into the Paris reparations agreement amid questions over its entanglements. Secretary Hughes asserts the pact places no legal or moral obligation on the United States and does not modify any treaty rights while officials deny a reservation was sought to limit reparations.
The Jan 19 blizzard in Newfoundland shuts steamer and railway traffic as extreme cold grips the region. The Norwegian steamer Inger Brey, eight days from Baltimore to Oslo, sought repairs after heavy weather damaged its steam pipe.
Bristol Va January 19 Authorities at Saltville Va are conducting a thorough investigation into the muck dam collapse on Christmas Eve and the night of Roy Patrick 27 held without bond in Martins Virginia. The probe aims to inform the next grand jury next month and examines 19 deaths.
Keatley proposes a bill to regulate the profession of barbering as introduced by Delegate Fred M Brumgee of Marion County. The measure upperizes which committee should handle it, with Brumgee noting no preference and Kentley joking it would gain the close shave.
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