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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1925
Page
6
The Charleston Gazette from May 14 1925 has a front page with publishing details and a newspaper thought for the morning. It notes subscription rates, editorial staff, Associated Press licensing, and a quote attributed to Edna Ferber about living and experience.
The Gazette reports public opinion favors finishing the new state capitol despite high taxes. Delays waste money and worsen offices, crowds, and confusion. completion is urged with minimal delay, arguing 16 new units remain and the project will end chronic disarray. The piece ends with an odd note about German super‑death ray news.
A reader laments rigid immigration rules, citing Mrs. Jacob Rashbaum of Brooklyn who failed a literacy test yet was admitted, later denied permission to remain for her second child. The piece questions fairness, noting potential inhumanity under the banner of enforcing the law. It condemns bureaucratic red tape and urges compassionate consideration.
Chicago experiments with a new court to hear robbery cases and violent crimes. Critics voice concern over this court and its methods, while supporters view it as a needed reform.
The discussion centers on a swift trial court for violent crimes in Chicago to curb the city’s high murder and hold up rates. Advocates argue rapid trials would reduce delays caused by crowded dockets and legal technicalities, while detractors warn of potential overreach. Margot Asquith releases a new book criticizing the United States, with British press predicting reader surprise.
Observant shoppers note nearly half ground floor space devoted to merchandise displays. Merchants rely on advertising columns to present merchandise facts in advance, easing shopping and boosting sales. The piece recalls that Massey, wartime premier, left politics six years after the armistice.
The report recalls Mussolini’s recent clash with Senator Albertini in the senate over a disputed resignation and notes his continued strength. It highlights fascist power moves, press repression, and Beals’ view on fascism as a historic Italian urge for unity and glory, with fragile pockets of dissent.
A long fragment recounts a 1925 column by Arthur Raisdane noting how ancient cities reveal human folly, highlighting cheating as a vice and Bacon’s ethics, while pondering the persistence of religious strife, German reparation payments, and the state of postwar order.
Washington May 14 Director Lord of the Budget Bureau told President Coolidge he is confident the fiscal year ending June 30 will close with a $108 million government surplus. This exceeds prior estimates, due to stronger revenue and Pentagon receipts. For next year he projects a $277 million surplus, guiding tax cut expectations.
Intercepted messages dated May 13 1925 reference Teer Freddie and thoughts on Wattawha river turns being pot banked for epord data. The fragment hints at espionage style codes and possible river activity. Further context on names and actions is unclear from the readable text.
A southern West Virginia editor discusses public ownership of railroads, citing stockholders and bonds as proof. It compares public control to socialist models, praising the loaned public stake as beneficial to industry and national prosperity. The piece also notes oil and gas drilling efficiency and warns against aggressive state enforcement officers, urging salary-based police to avoid perceived graft.
A New York Day by Day report follows an urban trail of an auto thief through West Side apartments and East Side dives. It mingles encounters with a stool pigeon and a bland fence as the writer notes gray faces and masked ambitions amid upscale foyers and shabby streets. Entangled in intrigue, a flea trainer and a carnival scene add lurid texture to the city’s hidden underside.
A 1925 McNaught Syndicate piece notes Charles M. Schwab’s Monday matinees at a New York vaudeville house and observes the city’s mixed crowds from society figures to lonely wanderers. It contrasts variety shows with legitimate theatre, describes Fifth Avenue’s night traffic and strange characters, and mentions a New Yorker sleep deprived yet gaining weight after intense work.
Cartoon humor piece contrasts suburban and city neighbors with a seaside cottage theme. It jokes that choosing jurors matters for love, describes peculiarly framed cottage life, and notes the perils of neighborly misunderstandings in winter and summer settings.
A reflective poem on caring for others and bearing shared burdens. The speaker notes the joy of communal life yet acknowledges the weight of others' troubles. The piece urges compassion and action toward those who suffer, encouraging empathy and response.
In Washington on May 13 a report recalls Laurence Stallings, author of Plumes and What Price Glory, now a New York World reviewer. Wounded in battle, he endured leg issues, worked at The Port while hospitalized, then moved to New York, where he made his mark. The piece notes his perseverance, the war’s toll on his body, and his eventual rise in journalism despite pain.
Detalot May 1. Charles MetCarthey of Windsor arrested by United States agents ending an underground railroad for aliens entering the country. Fifteen aliens paid to cross the Letrak river were arrested. Three Chinese men paid $200 each to be landed on the U S side. Walter F. Bracks, chief of the missing patrol, said the department had evidence of MeteCarthey moving about 100 aliens per week at about $20 each.
Five defendants were sentenced for mutating Joseph Needleman after detaining him from Martin County jail. Sentences ranged from two to ten years, with Henry I Griffith the alleged leader receiving ten years and Clare Teeth getting the lightest term after mercy was recommended.
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