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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1925
Page
1
Governor Gore vetoed 22 of 1198 legislative measures as 178 new laws were added to statutes. The session produced 120 bills, with 66 approved or becoming law without signature, while many vetoed acts involved county offices salaries and public works.
Authorities say a woman found dead in Indiana is connected to a case involving Josephine Desidario. Police seek two men and two women believed to know something, as officials reveal muddled statements from a constable who discussed the case with a girl.
Kanawha County’s second Ayana public school day drew about 1,100 attendees despite cold rain. Commander W D Cheetham led arrangements with assistants from area schools as students, teachers, and parents competed in indoor events. The day featured educational and athletic contests, school displays, and musical performances by the county band under Lt Meath.
New York May 1 Completing an aggressive move toward consolidating eastern railroads L G Loree president of the Delaware and Hudson company today closed negotiations for easing the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh railway 376000000 road which taps the coal fields of Pennsylvania W T Noonan president of the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh announced directors approved the lease of the property for 99 years at a rental basis guaranteeing six percent annual dividends on the companys 310500000 common and 446000000 preferred stocks The lease also provides for payment of fixed charges and assumption of mining obligations The proposals are subject to ratification by stockholders and the Interstate Commerce Commission
In Chicago a man identified as Desidaric faces murder charges after a mutilated body found on the Fuyneseville road. Detention extends to his brother Harry and cousin Claude A. Forint as detectives pursue two men seen with the wife before she vanished. Stenographers and lawyers dispute the victim’s identity amid a delaying maze of testimonies.
In Indianapolis a pair of writs were issued for Stephenson case wording. Mrs Nettie Stephenson Krenn of Toton Oklahoma sought $17 000 judgment alleging she was formerly Stephenson s wife and for support of Florence Catherine Stephenson. Burl Kilmek and Karl Gentry are charged with murder of Miss Magee Ol erhichaer 28. They face arraignment Monday as Judge Janes Leathers set May 12 return.
A federal grand jury handed down sixty indictments in Cincinnati on May 1. Among those named is Robert Nelson, son of Newport Kentucky's former mayor, charged with conspiracy to violate the national prohibition act.
May Day events in New York drew police and detectives for crowd control with no raids or arrests. The Workers Party of America rally in an Upper East Side hall drew about 1300 people praising communist ideals and international solidarity. Two men were ejected for heckling at a city hall meeting. no further arrests reported.
The 1930s era article reports five balloons traveling a night race near Josket Missouri as contenders to represent the United States abroad. Captain Raymond Onan suffered a torn and deflated craft earlier, while Lieutenant Mood in the Army Balloon S14 led the field before a brief halt caused by weather allowing The Goodvent III to fly ahead. The page details several pilots including Lt. Thupale-MeCormick and others, with last year’s winner Lofton van Orman noted among the field.
In northern West Virginia the May Day strike scene remains quiet with UMWA leaders silent while non union mines report 848 cars of coal loaded and union mines 119 cars. Dakota mine loaders total 23 cars and 167 miners, slightly above normal. Police guard homes of non union operators. state and local officers at picket lines. Union official Bitner to address Sunday Fairmont theatre meeting. Northern West Virginia Operators' Association leader Bracket in town but silent.
W. M. Baker of Ceredo West Virginia is to be returned to Hartington to answer fraud charges after being charged with taking money through the mails for dogs he did not ship. He advertised as a dog breeder and fancier but did not fill orders.
In New Haven, Olympia Muck’s defense claims she shot John Busnano in February to protect herself after he allegedly threatened her and their child. Witnesses described the theatre scene, a pistol in Busnano’s possession, and Olympia’s defensive shooting. The trial proceeds with a projected week of defense testimony.
President Coolidge plans to remain in Washington for the semi annual budget meeting on June 22 then depart for extended vacation. He will visit Minnesota for the North American centennial, travel to Swampscott Massachusetts, Plymouth Massachusetts, and Maine’s Poland Spring before returning, subject to weather and government business. The Mayflower yacht may be used for a cruse, by tractar.
Beginning Monday Mr Brisbane's brilliant Today column will become a daily fortune for Gazelle readers. It will be found on the editorial page daily in a tone of vigorous thought and moral critique.
MIDDLEBURY Vermont May 1 Earl Woodward a Granville farmhand and former convict captured in South Brookfield with 11 year old Lucille Chatterton the employer’s daughter was brought to the municipal court and charged with kidnapping. The girl was not harmed and the search for them ended at dawn. Woodward surrendered beside the girl and both were exhausted from the chase. The case centers on the alleged abduction of a minor that carries a possible 20 year sentence.
Morton, 28, of Midland Maryland, found guilty of first degree murder in the January death of his wife and two young daughters. He was sentenced to life in the Maryland state penitentiary after confessing details to Judge Wakeman. The case followed a brutal sequence including severed throats and a buried infant in deep snow. In New York, Governor Kitchin warned that federal action against states’ rights risks the sovereignty of states as the federal government pursues canal and interstate commerce issues.
A Dodge Motor Company related suit, led by Howard Bloomer, seeks damages and involves Horace B. Dodge and John Dodge estates with Bloomer serving as administrator. The action, filed in New York May 1, follows probate filings and references a 1 000,000 claim as part of ongoing proceedings. A May 1 loyalty parade in New York drew thousands of youths and officials including Mayor Hylan and Governor Smith as Boy Scouts and youth groups joined the event.
HALIMAX. May 1. One woman, wife of the captain, and four crew members perished when the schooner Caer dOr sank after collision with the steamer Clackamas. Moldegaard the Norwegian foreman and the steamer Asuy were also reported lost. crew of Axov rescued by Ocean Hagle. Captain Wilkie and some crew saved. wife drowned. Shipping officials strive to locate Moldewaard crew near Pennant Point as the Stanley waited offshore unreachable by heavy seas.
Washington May 1 The International code in being formulated to speed up the apprehension of criminals through cable exchanges of criminal records and identifications. It aims to be placed in all states between the United States and major European powers and later extended to other nations.
Boston May 1 Colonel John d Coolidge father of the President submitted to examination by two specialists after a heart and age related health assessment. Doctors said weaknesses were found as he aged. The examination results will be studied by the examining physicians before reporting to Colonel Coolidge. Meanwhile a separate report notes violent earthquakes near Adana Turkey today.
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