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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1925
Page
6
A garbled 1925 excerpt recounts the death of a famous stallion linked to a $100,000 sale, then shifts to political crosstalk about Mussolini and women’s suffrage. Quasi-editorial musings mix legends, court tales, and moralizing commentary with scattered references to Milow, Anatole France, and a London court ruling.
The obituary notes James T. McCreery of Hinton died aged 81, a WV Raleigh County developer and coal land investor who built a fortune, backed by a life of principle and loyalty to family and friends. The piece praises his foresight, integrity, and influence on local history.
The piece extols the Rockefeller marriage as a private ceremony with public significance, praising John D. Rockefeller Sr and Jr for benevolence, civic duty, and Christian family values. It lauds Rockefeller philanthropy, anti disease work, and democratic ideals, concluding with a jest about Colt’s future.
Army officials seek to rename Armistice Day to defense day and move mobilization to November 11, but public sentiment favors preserving Armistice Day as a time to remember the ending of war and the dead and wounded. The piece argues that mobilization on Armistice Day would be improper and misaligned with its history and spirit. It also notes Ford's ship purchase could imply mobilization symbolism across sea and land.
The passage notes that veterans of the 1920 and 1924 defeats should begin proposing plans for the 1926 and 1928 campaigns. It emphasizes learning from past losses and crafting a forward looking approach for the party’s next cycles.
A long critical reflection on Miss Abbie Rockefeller’s marriage and its illumination of wealth, fame, and social status. The piece questions whether true aristocracy emerges from wealth’s perks or from self restraint and public responsibility, noting public fascination and mixed reactions to the wedding event.
A terse reflection on government size listing the interstate commerce commission the prohibition department and the income tax bureau as remnants of state power. It notes regret in selling Charleston real estate and asks where to build as Charleston approaches a population of 100000.
The Intelligencer discusses Braddus College in relation to Charleston and Canonsburg, weighing the value of the institution for the region. Proponents argue for its local role in education while critics question broader impact on state institutions and development, noting college enrollment and nearby options.
New York race track crowds span all classes as the season opens with a fashion filled luncheon and frenzied betting. Spectators, from polite society to club members, fill stands and clubs, the air thick with excitement, nerves, and the thrill of the post.
A fragmentary 1925 essay mix discusses fading music stars and radio blamed for declines in Tin Pan Alley earnings, with backstage hotel life, coffee shop glimpses, and a fire at a hotel. It blends cultural critique with political notes on freight rates, labor petitions, and ocean war rhetoric, ending with a note on plant species adapting to humans.
A mishmash of garbled verse and OCR errors, listing names like Edgar A. Gurst and references to a clerk, hours, virtue, and smite. The readable lines evoke a literary piece with uncertain meaning, lacking clear events or dates. The text reads as poetic fragments rather than a coherent news item.
In Washington a New Yorker, young in years, discusses a forthcoming novel to be published in the fall. He is treated by reporters as he seeks care for a nervous breakdown, while critics note his experimental approach and the influence of life’s experiences on his writing.
Secretary Weeks recovers from thrombosis as the commerce department reports a rise of 182000 bushels in brain exports. The White House confirms President Coolidge will attend the funeral of Lieutenant General Alb. Senator Spencer of Missouri laid to rest en route to St Louis. Financials show combined resources rising by 1,769,575,000 in twelve months across national banks. Formal talks with the Fathonian regime address funding for the country’s future.
In Clarksburg May 13 a Selix Finto circus misrouted tickets to John W. Davis and family, causing confusion as Davis was absent and his sister Miss Emma K. Davis had left for Marone. Separate notes mention Democratic official Chen Shaver and a blocked wedding due to parish objections.
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