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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1925
Page
6
Monday Morning June 15 1925 quotes Thoreau on genius lighting darkness and revealing truth like lightning. pace of inquiry contrasted with common day, urging illumination over complacency.
A national coal report signals improved sentiment for bituminous coal operators, especially in West Virginia and nearby states. Rising shipments, potential wage shifts in the anthracite fields, and new gas rate trends could boost prices and volumes through year end. Oil and gas use shifts toward coal as producer gas expands and oil costs rise. John T Scopes news follows.
The Scopes trial in Dayton Tennessee draws national interest as Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan join the prosecution and defense teams. Bryan plans to return to Florida to prepare his key witnesses amid debates over the anti-evolution law and religious influence on law.
The article surveys the Tennessee Scopes case, arguing that public education must have a final authority beyond individual teachers. It cites The New York World on the issue of legislative or dominant majority control over curriculum and the need for educational independence from electoral majorities. It discusses the implications for democracy, judiciary independence, and the role of the state in setting standards.
A caustic essay argues the U S Navy should assist the Shenandoah on a perilous Arctic rescue to aid Amundsen and MacMillan, while critics mock the chimpanzee trial and attack anti science sentiment. It links labor unions quarrels to wider national caution, and warns against imperial entanglements in China and Africa.
Fragmentary note mentions Senators game and a planned gathering after Sabbath. Text appears as a personal missive with stray phrases about attendance and tickets, unclear context, and no definite event details or names beyond generic references.
Avatt and Powell named candidates from Maheger region in Charleston West Virginia as senators.
A garbled 1900s Washington column discusses the upcoming school census after new funding, predicts fewer children in the city, and notes the White House pets Blackie the cat and Jeff the rooster. It covers social life, marriages, public pools debates in Totamic Park, and a stray reference to aging politicians and Dutch India taxes.
A dated diary fragment from New York in mid June recalls Samuel Pepys era reflections on school, city life, and social scenes. It notes vacant streets after densified slums were razed on Tenth Avenue, describes Broadway doorways and Dolan's restaurant memories, and references a Londonlike voice debating manners and language.
A 1920s courtroom farce shows Darrow cross examining jurors on capital punishment. The Jade protests as politics and justice collide, while the judge, jury, and spectators react with satirical chaos and slapstick misadventure.
A humorous poem about a mother teaching a three year old to eat by tricking the child with gentle manipulation. The verse depicts the child resisting vegetables while the mother employs playful ruses to coax the eater, highlighting parental cleverness and the universal flutter of mealtime.
In a Burgess tale set in the Green Meadows, Peter Rabbit seeks Striped Chipmunk for news of family cares. Mrs Chipmunk explains she has five cares and invites Peter to her home, while Chipmunk remains behind. The scene moves toward a gentle, humorous exchange between woodland neighbors.
The old outlaw cabin near Tonopah becomes a church as miners return to the Dickenson area. Volunteers form looted congregations far from traditional structure, with services led by radio as the main facilitator. The piece highlights a new wave of radio churches and public reaction to property and housing speculation in Glasgow.
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