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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1925
Page
9
Passau in Bavaria undertakes massive organ expansion at the cathedral to create the world largest church instrument. Builders enlarge from 71 to 170 stops and add five manuals, marking a record in church organ design.
London March 29 Army slang that spread among allied troops is to be included in the Oxford English Dictionary. Terms such as wind up and other French German words used by soldiers will be traced and described. The exhibit notes that the origin of wind up is unclear and the new edition will not state its etymology. The report also covers wax works fire losses at Madame Tussauds, with Pershing and Sims figures destroyed, and plans to rebuild. It mentions Chamber of Horrors removal, and English education debates on curriculum reform in lower grades, citing spelling Latin grammar and domestic art as debated subjects.
In Cordova Alaska March 21 authorities discuss converting rabbits into fox food. J Wilksonson owner of a large fox farm says killing rabbits and processing meat into powder or packed blocks could supply fox farms in Alaska and other states. Report notes 10 rabbits slaughtered last winter and describes grinding drying storing methods and freezing blocks for summer feeding. Casual reference to South American railroad project ends fragmentarily.
Havre marks St Peter’s Day with a fisherfolk parade and church service. Fishermen march to Havre harbor bells, banners, and a religious ceremony ends with a blessing for those at sea and the fisheries season opening. Archbishops, crews, and local townsfolk join in prayers and celebrations.
In Alaska March 29 a prospector known as the old timer mined coal in a remote gold camp. He hid a coal lump in his sock to ration his dwindling supply while panning for gold, until a sheriff and locals intervened amid a chaotic scene and the mining tension escalated.
London report describes the Devonshire horde at Piccadilly and New Barnet as themes of aristocratic spoils. The Duke of Devonshire reportedly drains marble and decorative features to the United States while others ship urns and relics. Passenger automobile registration rises in the United States, with global figures cited. Potatoes and farming gear emerge in Lux banners alongside Turkish harvest notes.
Manila's Bilbid prison and other facilities would expand industrial work under Ramon Victorio's recommendations. Governor-General Wood endorses the plan and asks that it be funded in the upcoming budget to overhaul the penal system and create a revolving fund.
In a fragmentary report the text notes that the Antarctic winter air contains minute crystal particles, described as dust like. It mentions Foch of France and a figure seventy three, though the meaning is unclear from the damaged OCR.
Tokio report that royal figures submitted poems for an imperial poetry party at the palace. Winners named Mount Mora nuks and Mount Hira themes, with lines praising snowy peaks and royal imagery. Pangram text notes the Crown Princess and others contributing verses, amid ceremonial praise for mountains and sunrise.
Miss Ann Thompson a nurse at dehus Houitus hospital admits engagement to Ernest DuPont of the Withington Delaware family. DuPont, president of the United States Flashless Powder Co., is about nine years older. The romance began last October after a hospital stay for a fractured jaw and the couple plan a future wedding in the near term.
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