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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1926
Page
6
A brief 1926 newspaper item opens with the line Loved by some, hated by others, ignored by none. It cites AP credits and city and wire service details, then presents a short devotional thought from Psalms about Jerusalem and divine protection, dated Saturday Morning June 19, 1926.
Dr. Thomas Stockham Baker of the Carnegie Institute highlights global science collaboration to extract valuable by products from coal before burning. He notes smokeless fuel, distillation, and gasification as paths to recover ammonia sulfate, benzol, creosote, tar, and oils, potentially reshaping energy and sparing vast wealth.
A call to protect shade trees and flowers along highways urges private effort and public action. The piece urges enforcement against vandals who harm plantings, notes Congress support for tree life, and critiques tariffs while promoting tourist appeal and site signs. It references a Kentucky judge’s grand jury charge about stopping vandalism and the need for public guardianship of plantings and roadside beautification.
A late 19th century senate colloquy mocks textile industry and fashion trends as a farmer versus mill owner dispute unfolds. The exchange jokes about cloth demand, women’s dress lengths, and market shifts from dressmaking to silk stockings, reflecting economic tension and era attitudes.
The officials steering the government show no objection to Mr. Coolidge drawing his salary and taking his weekly outings aboard the Mayflower, signaling support for his compensation and travel.
On June 10 the House considered House Resolution No 293 tied to Senate Bill No 1912, a key measure about settling small claims against the federal government. Leaders Ramsger Linthicum Wurzbach Cellar La Guardia Jacobstein Hudspeth Knutson Begg Box Beery spoke as debate unfolded.
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania secures an amendment to the good roads bill permitting shade trees to be planted and maintained along highways. The provision integrates tree planting into road specifications under the 1921 acts, pleasing women’s clubs that have advocated this greenery along public roads.
The piece surveys wealth, politics, and religious tensions in the United States. It cites Mr. Vare in Pennsylvania seeking senate, large donations, and criticism of political bosses. It notes religious anti-Catholic sentiment, the role of Governor Smith, Monticello independence events, and concerns over Bolshevik threats and plutocracy.
In Randolph and surrounding counties a string of convictions and penalties was handed down. W O W Wolf postmaster of St Clare Martlaun county received six months. Amos Coon Calhoun county mail carrier was sentenced to six months. Goldie Dribble Morgantown paid 60 dollars and had a model automobile confiscated on liquor charges. Hanford G Clark Umann Nob convicted on white collar charge and fined 500. Charlie Brown Clarksburg alias Chuck Crown received three months for alleged alcohol related offenses. ET Duckiey Clarksburg convicted of illicit income tax check fraud and given three months and 200 dollars fine. Court fines totaled 10,000 dollars, with half collected.
In summer 1918 a group visits a colored regiment in France. Private Cooksey, formerly an elevator attendant labeled indoor chauffeur, answers a colonel’s question about desertion with humorous resolve. He vows to stay by the unit and help spread word if the Germans attack.
Paris day by day reports describe taxi drivers clashing with gendarmes, the tense police presence, and drivers portrayed as clever yet flawed. The piece details ride costs, driver habits, and the chaotic street atmosphere during peak hours, with vivid quirks and warnings about unreliable addresses.
Fragmentary account describes late morning wanderings near the Trocadero and the Madeleine with a private cafe visit. It mentions professional mourners at funerals, street vendors selling flowers, and harsh Parisian notes about arrests, prisons, and odd local customs. A narrator references a charming lady, a torch, and a New York harbor arrival.
Fragmentary verse set in a turbulent era. The speaker imagines a march toward conflict led by religious and moral themes, with references to heaven, fools, knives, and trials. The piece meditates on doubt, perseverance, and the struggle between virtue and temptation amid violence.
Disjointed text expresses a craving to express time in own tongue while resisting exposure to fate and violence. Mentions an island, sale, and a copyright claim attributed to McNaught Syndicate in 1035, with other garbled phrases suggesting a damaged historical page.
The Crowder organization coordinated four substantial residential sales on the West and East Sides. John A Parsons bought 225 Trunlow Street for 14,000. Masons bought 1009 Park Avenue for 3,000. Parsons also purchased 181 Garden Street for 10,200 with Morgan residing there. D Ty and Alice Atkins acquired a four room cottage at 144 Avon Street for 3,100.
William B. Thomas son of A. Thomas of Thonina Field will address the Bible class at the First Methodist Episcopal Church south Washington and Dickinson tomorrow morning. The speaker, formerly from Ohio Wesleyan University and Yostoh School of Theology, invites old friends to attend and enjoy a profitable entertainment. The Johnson-Dible class continues to grow with room for visitors of all denominations.
Court routine from Kanawha County notes deaths of two individuals at Gantale and a freethce award while listing civil suits. Southern Auto Sales sues C E Head and others for 93000. circuit court orders a special commissioner in the Minerva Needles matter. pleas court dismissals and terminations noted at Mountain State Hospital and against various parties.
A Maine dispatch warns of typhoid outbreaks linked to carriers in food service and the dairy chain. It cites Typhoid Mary, carrier risks among cooks and wait staff, water and milk contamination fears, and the need for medical clearance before declaring a case cured. It also includes brief health Q A notes on blood pressure, weather effects on pain, and hair removal methods.
John Stontague a seven year old boy once a farmer in Craeco Ja found in a damp basement after nine years of wandering. He received medical care and is expected to recover. His family life collapsed with poverty and illness and he sought land and work before ending up in Minnesota in a basement where a neighbor found him ill but alive.
New York June 18 Licorice lollipops in school handouts blamed for four panics among children at East wide public schools in two weeks. Two children injured in scramble for exit. school No. 6% dismissed as frantic crowd formed outside. Police kept order while crowds dispersed. Fire apparatus deployed as precaution near Spreewald river district.
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