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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1926
Page
9
Local pageantry unfolds as the Gu Gumps celebrate a wedding procession with a festive parade scene. Spectators line the streets while families and friends observe the ceremony, with costumes and banners reflecting the era's playful style.
A fragmented wartime classified page shows multiple women seeking domestic and light industrial work. Entries mention housework, laundry, ironing, cleaning, and caretaker roles. contact details reference city names and file numbers, with varied experiences and no dated or clear employer names.
Fragmented OCR item reads a transport schedule note with scattered mentions of a leather pocketbook a brown tone a wallet and a damaged car related items. It lists finder contact details and a prosecution warning with incomplete street references and dates. The text references Fort touring car and a time and place near Court Street and River.
A public notice from Jackson County WV announces the West Virginia State Board of Public Works awarding a contract for grading and drainage work on State Route 3 in Jackson County. It specifies plans, bidding details, and submission deadlines with the office of the County Clerk and state commissioners listing required documents and sanctions for noncompliance.
Public notices announce a 1926 Kanawha County West Virginia special election to authorize an additional 20 cent tax levy for elementary teachers and school expenses. Also lists property sale notices, contractor bids, and court-related vacancies and proceedings in Kanawha and surrounding counties.
The article reports that reinvestment aid lifted bond market mood, with prices at yearly highs and over 100 million dollars in securities readily bought. Treasury financing for a new 200 million bond issue surprised traders, boosting investment demand and supporting other markets.
Dun's Review reports mixed signals in market conditions with rising freight and lower farm prices outside New York. It notes improving wholesale steadiness, strong new orders in textiles, a larger than expected winter wheat crop, and cautious output expectations amid weather and employment impacts.
The market shows slipping prices for leather goods with buyers under pressure to cover immediate needs. Retailers hold back, while shoe manufacturers expect winter orders to tighten supply and delay longer term purchases.
New York June 13 A more active railroad buying and a stronger market in pipes and structural metal lent momentum to the steel market. Prices for iron ore fell while copper and lead rose on better demand and export inquiries. A copper export trading company reportedly plans to begin next month as foreign demand strengthens and domestic buyers enter the market.
The article discusses unrest in the coal industry amid a strike, with figures on unemployment and potential government intervention. It notes statements from leaders like Premier Stanley Valaywin of England and T. J. Davie regarding industry control and incentives. It cites fatalities, mine safety concerns, and calls for "safety first" while outlining economic pressures of about 220,000 unemployed workers.
The summer season opens with hopes of stronger trade and industrial activity as railroads and the steel industry report improvements. Freight tonnage and car movements set records, while steel buying expands and demand for iron and structural steel rises. Equipment orders from railroads grow, and textile factory measures are discussed to improve conditions. Small price gains lift wholesale levels as production curbs are considered to stabilize the market.
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