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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1925
Page
1
President Coolidge speaks at the Norse American centennial in Minnesota as a dirigible mission to search for Amundsen’s party is postponed. Secretary Wilbur notes engine issues and the challenge of Arctic flight. Heavy crowd endures wind and rain while ambulances assist spectators.
Anthony Fiala urged the United States to send the naval dirigible Los Angeles on a Greenland coastal search for the missing Amundsen Ellsworth party. He argued the mission could aid exploration and air navigation science, acknowledging uncertain fuel and equipment needs and noting potential humanitarian benefits.
City council unanimously approves the auctioneer ordinance setting a 37.00 license fee and 2.00 per additional 1,000 population, bars “fees bidders” with a 100 fine and up to one month in jail. Alley name between Washington and Quarrie renamed Franklin Avenue. Dirt and sod removal contract awarded to Andrews Asphalt Paving at 95 cents per square yard for Washington street work.
The sixth venire panel for the William Darling Shepherd murder case in Chicago was examined but yielded no progress. Eight additional jurors and one tentative yes were kept overnight, with two jurors satisfactory to the prosecution and one pending state completion.
A caller at police headquarters claimed to have stolen a car but insisted he was not guilty. Chief Jun Britten led inquiries into a mistaken theft after the driver parked a loaner at a service station and later found the car at his drop point did not belong to him. The real owner contacted police, who pursued the mix up to clear the suspect.
After ten days of record heat and storms the nation faced more freak weather as winds, thunder and rain battered major cities. The death toll surpassed 500 with Philadelphia and New York among the hardest hit. Officials in Quaket City reported 136 fatalities amid widespread damage and injuries from flying debris and collapsing structures. Lookout Station saw fresh snowfall and predictions of further freezing conditions.
Greenwich valley tragedy unfolds as 17 year old Dorothy Perkins faces jury for first degree murder in the Valentine party slaying of Thomas Templeton. Father Jusolph Perkins and stepmother Maryol Perkins testify as jurors are seated, while brothers Harold and Arth are expected to testify. Autopsy shows possible poisoning. Dr W M Dickerson's death under review. Funeral arrangements set for Huntington physician. Rev Lawrence Dickerson, native of Lawrence County, attends as details emerge.
The 18 balloon entrants chased endurance over the Channel as De Muyter of Belgium and other favorites led the field. A spill near Houlogne destroyed a craft, injuring two crew and leaving several others unscathed.
A Berkeley Springs flour mill and general merchandise store owned by Perry Unger, located near 11 Ailes east of town, was destroyed by a blaze last night after a short truce by lighting. The fire caused substantial damage with an estimated loss of about 16 900 dollars.
Sir Robert Falconer of Toronto University leads agitation for a Guns- Bien minister to Washington. He seeks formal Canadian recognition as a power in its own debt and argues Canada should be consulted in arbitration of troubles of small nations in the western hemisphere, a role the United States reserves.
Chief of Police John Britton announced near Monday June 15 that all right and left turns at Capitol and Virginia streets will be eliminated. Traffic will go straight north on Capitol and east on Virginia under an arterial highway plan to reduce pedestrian danger after a deadly accident last week. Pedestrian safety will be enhanced with stop and crosswalks at intersections and penalties for drivers stopping near crosswalks.
A massive fire broke out near the Ford Mountain plant in mid June, consuming piles of rough lumber and timber within half a mile of the Motor company's works. Crystal Falls and Menomis departments responded as crews fought the blaze. the cause remains undetermined.
James W. Gerard returning from Europe says the election of Field Marshal von Hindenburg as president of Germany would be a bulwark for Germany and the world. He praises Hindenburg as above all honest and capable, and predicts possible monarchy in Hungary while opposing Austria’s economic isolation. He also defends Capridge policy briefly and discusses French reactions and global affairs.
The U S Supreme Court divided seven to two upholding Gitlow s conviction under New York s criminal anarchist law for publishing revolutionary material and advocating radical causes The decision states the statute is valid and Gitlow can be punished for acts of force or unlawfulness The article notes Gitlow s past political candidacies and describes further court rule changes expanding discretionary latitude in selecting cases for review Effective July 1 new admission rules and higher filing fees were issued impacting bar applicants and state disbarment provisions.
Authorities pursue every clue in the Baton Rouge murder of a Louisiana State University instructor. Eight students testified with little progress while motives centered on robbery or personal vendetta. The axe was found near the body in a haunted building, fingerprints were apparently wiped, and relatives awaited burial plans in Plymouth, widely reporting the case as unsolved.
Great Britain and France reach a complete accord on a four power security pact to include Great Britain France Belgium and Germany with Italy not included. The pact would remove the inviolability of the Rhine frontier as defined by the Versailles treaty and Italy will be informed of the text. Poland and Czechoslovakia are not explicitly affected though they may benefit from France's alliance with them. France will send a reply letter to Germany regarding a guarantee pact for the frontier near France and Belgium. The British and Franco forces would support in case of attack across the Rhine.
Washington reports that Olds may join the State Department as assistant secretary. Secretary Weilage plans to return to Washington from Minnesota and may discuss with former law partner Robert Edwin Olds of St. Paul. The vacancy arose after John Murray became minister to China. Olds was not a member of the Davis Kellogg and Severance firm when Kellogg left private practice in 1867 to join the Senate.
Report from Canton says fighting between Yunnenese and Cantonese troops has lasted about 40 hours with only slight casualties so far. Four Cantubera sun boats fired on the Bund near Honan Island as Yunnenese forces shelled shore defenses from the river. June reports from London noted Shanghai union seamen planning to join protests, with anti British and anti Japanese sentiment rising. New York dispatches said churches in Shanghai Yangchow closed due to district disturbances.
In Kensett Arkansas rain ended a drought and heat spell after the city council banned singing the song Tain't Gonna Rain No More. A tremor and aftershocks were reported in Colombia near Bogota with church damage and building concerns.
Funeral services were held for James Wy. Cart and his two sons Paul and Phyllmore after they were drowned in the Kanawha river while attempting to rescue the younger boy. The Christian Science service, led by C. C. Wiley, drew several hundred mourners at the Gwen and Sarth undertaking parlor. The bodies were later taken to the Cart sister’s home in Barald and burial will be in Clendenin. Mr Cart was a real estate man in Charleston for about 20 years after moving from West Charleston.
John T. Scopes, the Tennessee high school teacher charged with violating a state law by teaching evolution, faces constitutional questions. Chief counsel John Randolph Neal argues the state overstepped power under federal and state constitutions. Clarence Darrow and Dudley Field Malone plan to confer with Scopes and his attorney soon.
In Convarac, Indiana, seven white men and five Black workers employed by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad were killed when two coal cars overturned on maintenance of way crews. Five others were seriously hurt as officials released figures tonight.
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