Charleston Gazette front page May 17 1925
Daily edition of The Charleston Gazette in West Virginia with advertisements and postal rates. Sunday issue details, Associated Press copy, and masthead credit lines appear. Includes a morning devotional quote from Psalm 31 19 and a listing of contact numbers.
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Galetis Company
Capital City
West Virginia
OY Mail
Delly Ae
Menihu
Utaige
Leon
GRO
B. David CO
Tar
A. Reator
Mastera
New York
Hartford
Chicago
Charieston
W. Va
Colleges must balance study of life with specialization
President Livingston Farrand of Cornell argues contemporary college education overemphasizes specialized trades at the expense of living well and broad understanding. He warns against money focus driving curricula, urges service over profits, and notes democracy survives on discussion and tolerant intelligence while colleges increasingly allow student chosen study paths.
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Livingston Farrand
Cornell University
Farrand
Cornell
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions
Corgeet
Aing
Chizen
Lifcom
State Tax Debate Sees Opposition to Sales Tax Grow
West Virginia newspapers report mounting opposition to the gross sales tax as detrimental to business location choices. Analysts warn national inheritance and income taxes threaten five years of trouble after filing, while overall tax reform burdens remain. Signs of improvement emerge as business confidence and statistics reflect cautious optimism.
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Wheeling Register
Clarksburg
West Virginian
Huntington Rel H
Bluefield Telegraph
Adda
West
West Virginia Tax Debate Focuses on Fair System and Urgent Action
A seasoned call for rational taxation in West Virginia urges lawmakers to finish balancing the budget, fix surplus taxation, and invite capital to the state. It warns against hasty political maneuvering, favors uniform taxes, and stresses public interest over private gain. The piece laments postponed decisions and political fighting over coal, oil, and gas interests as the extra session looms.
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West Virginia
Republican Party
West
Daylight saving plan urged by city business leaders
A broad cross section of local businessmen urge adoption of daylight savings. The piece argues June through October timing, cites wartime success and Wheeling's recent adoption, and urges immediate action to extend recreation hours and align work with daylight. It also touches on coast guard actions and Pearl Harbor oil tank negotiations with Secretary Wilbur, noting broader European reliance on American evacuees and a claim about an automatic aircraft chaser.
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Wheeling
Munongahela Valles
Yhia
Jade
Manohwahela Valley
von Ntealon
Patlemec
Cna
Thist
Vallex
Inia Road
Spadiarda
Alied-Hi-Krim
Sis
Broadway Play Promises Electric Stage and Charity Ties
A fragmented account describes Broadway’s ambitious production featuring fourteen charity groups, grand electrical effects, and a starry lineup. It notes public interest across New York and mentions the planned venues, the audience’s anticipation, and the civic role of theater in supporting local causes.
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Broadway
Cinine Veri
Ueal
Watt Tans
Ition Dellien
Polizei
Rinate
Paria
New York
Topeka
Kalamazoo
Liuluces
Global tensions and economic shifts echo through editorials
The piece blends wartime economic analysis with global conflict notes, highlighting monetary reform, industrial recovery hopes in the Monongahela Valley, and reactions to French and Rifian events. It alternates with sharp, satirical world commentary and local taxation concerns affecting property and industry.
Riffians and Ruffians Debate League Award Outcome
A period note recounts a fictitious or garbled political scenario where the League of Nations supposedly awards a war outcome to the Riffians in a eastern Nemaphoreshow. The fragment cites conditions about Sheiks remaining in Africa and aloof from London, Dean, and Paris, with copyright credit to New York American.
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Leagues of Nations
Shorn
Tabid
Yeastern
Africa
London
Dean
Paris
When Memory Comes a-Trampin by J M Meador
A nostalgic poem recalling a rural boyhood in old days. The speaker paints memories of a freckled countryside youth, farm chores, games, and nature scenes from childhood. The verse contrasts pristine mornings with dirt in the day, celebrating simple joys, people, and places of a bygone time. The closing date hints at 1920 May 11 in Minton.
Intercepted Messages May 6 1925 Nearby West Virginia Rumors
A garbled report from May 6 1925 references Charleston business men near Tui Gypsa and West Virginia. The text suggests rival factions and a disputed popularity between two figures, though many words are unreadable.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Menijulia
Daily News Letter on Tribal Trusts Payments
The May column from Pawhuska Oklahoma notes an annual payment of twelve thousand dollars to a total of 2,229 members of the Osage tribe for expenditures on automobiles phonographs radios and similar devices for pleasure, highlighting recurring annual income per member.
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Jack R. Hornady Pawhuska
Okla
Osracw
Thors
Remembering Uncle Bob Carr a venerated city figure
A long obituary tribute praises Uncle Bob Carr for his kindness humor and public spirit. The writer recalls daily life in the city and compares his public persona with Governor Atkinson noting Carr’s steady kindness and distinctive character.
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Bob” Carr
Bob
Aimeelf
Heaven
Hobo
Celestial City
Jean
Uncle Bob
Sone
Spirit of Good
Ag “Nello
Bird
Kindresa
Tinea
Tim Weller
Howell
Gaele Rath
Whart
Atkinson
Almitar
Ilthe
Banwan Bela
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