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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1924
Page
12
City officials today disputed a published report on vice conditions, arguing the findings do not reflect current realities. The health department study and police data were reviewed, with officials asserting vice is less prevalent now than in recent years and promising continued public vigilance and surveillance.
A fragmentary Wisconsin era column discusses health concerns amid harsh weather and prompts readers to seek remedies. It mentions Koedlek and Kaedbok as internal remedy suggestions and references vendors at Capitol Street and Melteptheld Stores for health items. Specific names and places appear amid garbled text.
A fragmentary review describes a Viola Dann vehicle with themes of marital strain and a spirited wife stirring suppressed passions. Cast notes mention Winifred Lyre, Laurette Taylor, Pat O’Malley, Hedda Hopper, and Crueth Chudalaek. The piece references production details and an accompanying burlesque comedy and a rubber vacuum device prop.
A series of property transfers are reported in Charleston with multiple parcels sold or listed by local banks and developers. Transactions include sales on Lawn, Brewin Street, Pesilenen property at Paainlee, and numerous lots in Oak, Morborough, and Kanawha districts, with prices ranging up to $7,000 and a mix of private and corporate transfers.
Summer school starts today across Charleston with about 400 enrollments. Programs run at General Behavior High School and Lincoln University High, directed by Master Letmaster with a team of five staff. Describes rural Chile desert region and shifting notes on fashion and markets without clear local relevance.
June 9 report says lines of sustains may help police in a coal tipple dynamiting and post office robbery case near Willard. Two foreigners and a well dressed man are suspected after a damaged safe at a company store. Investigations by Corporal Russell and others detail the attempted penny theft, cellar search, and nitro explosive use.
A blast at Jaes Flardesty’s mine disrupted the tipple and scale platform, wrecking beams as coal spilled. Police suspect an outside job linked to wage disputes, though one suspect in the union was found with a fuse and sausage links, implying internal knowledge of conditions.
A garbled report describes a peachy Store purchase by a well dressed American and two foreigners. Suspicion falls on grambi ers and roustatnute in a nearby crook case. A separate note mentions cats falling into a sewer pit during a Campagna collapse, with patrons fleeing to safety.
Firemen found six dead and one injured after a blaze. A Mississippi rainfall report notes extreme storms with 2.24 inches of moisture in Bram area. Chilean public shows preference for higher priced automobiles as market shifts.
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