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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1924
Page
8
A London report surveys contemporary atom theory. Professor Mile Thar argues that electrons and nuclei form the atom’s structure with two-centered models and electromagnetic guidance. The piece notes experiments, inverse-square laws, and photos showing energy spectra, highlighting the era’s struggle to unify theory with observation.
Mary Frances wn of Shelbyville Ky wed Seth Bilkwink Mellen of Atlanta Ga in a roses and candles wedding. Bridesmaids included Alles Ruarell Brown and Anna Kee Cunick while Rosepoint decor and Mendelsacnn church setting framed the ceremony. The couple's honeymoon trip begins after a reception attended by family and friends.
Commencement exercises for the Maiden Bible School at the Maiden Methodist church will be held Monday morning at 10 oclock. Program includes Bible lessons, weaving, knitting, and bond work. List of readers includes G. W. Thumm, Miss Margaret Gardner, Mrs Aubrey Kranz, and others. Also notes the death of 207 Dead atcent, with funeral plans and wake details given.
A nostalgic ad style message promises readers rapid, fresh news from home no matter their destination whether at a refined hotel or mountain resort. It urges readers to order the Gazette before they depart, framing the paper as a reliable connection to local life while traveling.
At a New York Democratic gathering a heated debate erupts over a Klan reference in the party platform. Senators Owen and Gwen defend civil rights while minority leaders push to explicitly condemn the Ku Klux Klan, arguing against tolerating bigotry and defending constitutional rights.
The convention heard Senator Walsh of Massachusetts oppose the KKK while Governor More of Oklahoma and others argued about the impact of denouncing the organization. A heated scene followed as delegates clashed over the minority plank and party unity.
Reports from Lorain and surrounding towns said up to 500 may be killed. Elyria police chief counted 80 dead at the State Theatre in Lorain and warned of 300 dead and 1500 injured overall. Ohio National Guard units rushed to the scene, while ships and trains prepared to transport more responders as refugees flood roads out of the city. The storm also damaged Cedar Point and Sandusky areas, with fires, water works outages, and multiple vessels reported capsized or damaged.
The report notes Tatra Jewel Brown and H Holt acting for Mr. Davis, with Mrs. Brown receiving extensive favorable coverage in the metropolitan press for her speech. It cites a figure of 1,900,000,090 cubic feet of gas burned daily in the United States in 1923.
A lengthy report on the league debate unfolds as Senator Jones faces a thinning hall while Baker defends the minority plank. He urges Congress and the public to avoid turning league questions into party politics and praises humanity over expediency.
Philip F. Schaefer J Walter Barnes and J B Davis returned yesterday from the international convention of Lieheelrbs bela In.Omaha Nebraska last week The defense from Charleston left a week ago last Friday spending four days in Omaha attending the contention Henry uA Newman of Toronto was elected president of the Lions in an ovation The delegates cheered as the platform committee clashed over the league of nations While Rabbi Stephen S Wise defended the referendum and urged a Woodrow Wilson Democrat stance The crowd wept and cheered as the speaker urged the party to carry on with Wilsons spirit and league principles.
London June 28 The royal mint is turning out 1 million silver rubles for the Soviet government of Russia. The treasury department authorized the work with payments to be tendered in advances.
Sparta Ga June 18 The pea weevil is described as the latest destroyer of cotton in ENIs area. Farmers heard C A Layson report a patch of eight acres of high cotton wiped out by the pest. Bell weevil experts who visited Layson farm confirmed the pea weevil as destructive to cotton as the boll weevil but locally easier to eradicate with calcium arsenate.
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