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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1929

Page

6

Thought For Today by Kain Coolidge

A brief thought prompts readers to reflect on civilization and harmony with universal laws. It cites the importance of following the laws of nature and living in accord with well formed rules.

MacDonald Aims To Visit Hoover On Naval Policy

London reports say Ramsay MacDonald plans to come to the United States to meet President Hoover to discuss disarmament and naval policy. The writer hopes for a personal meeting to advance international peace and a lasting agreement limiting naval armaments.

MacDonald London Ramsay MacDonald Hoover Donald Great Britain

Charleston Tennis Club Concludes Notable State Tournament

The Gazette congratulates the Charleston Tennis Club on a week of fine sport despite one rain day. Sam Cohn of Beckley defends his singles crown and with Aubrey Smith wins the doubles. B F Arkle of Wheeling reaches the finals with Coln, signaling a bright future.

Charleston Hance Bave Sam Cohn Beckley Aubrey Smith B. F. Arkle Wheelling Coln Charleston Tennis Club South Ruffner Bob Skinner

Battle Over Reapportionment Reveals Rural Urban Rift

The Baltimore Evening Run notes the stalemate in the House over counting aliens and Negroes for reapportionment. It argues the fight signals a broader urban rural division and a weapon held by city voters, reflecting enduring power dynamics and regional autonomy debates.

Baltimore House of Representatives Rutherford B. Hayes

Urban rage in party battle over representation and reform

The author argues Northern Democrats and Tammany Hall backed Southern policies, but the rural bloc controls reapportionment. The fight over representation in Congress will resume, as cities mobilize against rural gerrymandering and seek greater urban influence. The dispute centers on party factionalism and long-term urban-rural power dynamics.

Tammany Congress Tinkham Democratic Party

Ten Greatest Men in the World Today

The Spencer Times-Record asks West Virginia leaders to pick the ten greatest men. Edison, Ford, Einstein, Marconi, Mussolini, Hindenberg, Hoover, Curie, Rockefeller, and Morgan appear on imagined lists. The piece notes endless possibilities across medicine, chemistry, radioactivity, electricity, and beyond.

Spencer Times-Record West Virginia Edison Ford Einstein Marconi Mussolini Italy Hindenberg Germany Hoover Madame Cure Francé John D. ‘Rockefeller 3. P. Morgan

Professors and the Press Questionaire Reveals Editorial Views

The Bluefield Telegraph reports editors and professors from eight states discuss how newspapers should be edited. Suggestions favor careful news selection, balancing sensationalism, more foreign news, one religion page weekly, and restricting ads. They favor professional training for journalists and keeping education management to educators.

Soree Bluehiald Telegraph

Fight for Scenic Beauty Arrested

Several groups unite to restrict outdoor advertising as Massachusetts legal battles surge over billboard regulation. Public support grows for state led by law and local by laws amid industry injunctions and court battles.

National Committee For the Restriction General Federation of Women’s Clubs American Nature Association Outdoor America Ffa Mandachusetta Sags Nature Department of Public Works Historia Concord General Outdoor Adver Heing Company de Ieya Blusfield Bunset News

Belmont Stakes Day Reflections and Dissent Notes

Arthur Brisbane muses on Belmont Stakes happenings, Man o War legends, and a parade of public figures. He surveys Holmes and Brandeis dissenters, Rosika Schwimmer’s citizenship bid, and Morgan's return, blending finance, law, and cultural trends with a satirical edge.

Holmes Brandeis J.P. Morgan Arthur Brisbane King Feathes Syndicate Arthur Brisbans Gavette Brisbane Gagette Holmies Supreme Court Justice Holmes Justice Brandeis United States Rosika Schwimmer

Dorothey Dix Style Advice on Heredity and Marriage

Dorothy Dix responds to a reader worried her past will ruin a future marriage and a potential daughter. She urges marriage despite past misdeeds, argues heredity matters less than upbringing, and cautions that wise mothers shape daughters toward virtue rather than repeating harm.

Radio education in Haiti and the U.S. vision for a university of the air

The piece discusses Dr. Wilbur's conference on radio education and the Haiti program using loudspeakers to reach an almost illiterate population. It notes costs, entertainment as a vehicle for instruction, and the idea of a transatlantic radio debate as a future possibility. The bystander recalls National Broadcasting Company dreams of a universal lectureship.

Washington Wilbur Tidio Haiti St of Halti United States National Broadcasting Company Regerd University of the Air

Modern New York life shows a full swing to modernism

June 11 New York a trend toward modernism dominates stores homes and interiors. Six Fifth Avenue shops and Park Avenue dining salons embrace metallic clean lines while basins radiators and drapes feature geometric designs. The era influences theaters magazines diners and even car styling as fathers and sons navigate a changing city. Irvin Lobb reports the Thaw trial coverage alongside local scenes and a witty taxi dummy workaround by a clever driver.

New York Fifth Avenue Macray Hill Tong Park Avenue George Ade Rd ‘Ll Detroit

Diphtheria Preventive Immunization Explained by Dr Peters

Dr Peters discusses diphtheria toxin antitoxin TAT and Schick testing. He stresses early treatment and preventive immunization to induce immunity in children, with series of injections and potential re injections for non responders. The column urges immunization and notes editor’s Q&A format and request process.

Elphtheria Low Ias Athlesi Lockhach Gene New York Health Department Schick Dr. Peters

The Woman of It by Mrs. Davis and Texas Politics

Report by a Texas journalist turned secretary to the first woman governor details murders and politics she witnessed. The novel builds on real impressions from the Texas political front lines and is not a direct biography of Mrs. Ferguson. The author emphasizes the fictional nature of the characters while drawing on authentic experiences.

Bartel D. Riddle Charles Schwarts Texas Clare Davis the Woman of Ty Sears Mra. Ferguson

Attempted shooting on Virginia Street ends with arrests

A maddened man tried to shoot Attorney Rebect B. Sottmand and C. C. Lewis Jr. on Virginia Street. The assailant was arrested. Nearby, a streetcar incident near St. Albans Street resulted in the conductor John Dame and a passenger killed by three soldiers at Nitro.

Rebect B. Sottmand C. C. Lewis, Jr Virginia Street Me Wes Jalidd

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