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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1930
Page
1
Report says Graf Zeppelin narrows course toward the United States after leaving Brazil. The airship's next steps are awaited as weather and navigation guides determine whether it will reach allied territories or make further stops.
A congressional group led by Dillon Amendment supporters sent questions to members of Congress asking whether they favor a constitutional amendment banning alcohol. A letter from Beary Curran of the association notes the survey aims to reveal the congressional attitude on the repeal issue amid mixed Senate and House views.
Renton N. J May 25 The old vice act of 1788 rises into 1930 scrutiny as police record names of citizens seen with cigarettes gasoline groceries swimming or playing sports. The Blue law will be applied thoroughly as churches protest theaters on Sundays. Grand jury to receive names from police after two Sundays.
Washington editors assail the treasury department for negligence in permitting a large tax refund of 75 million dollars to United States Steel Corporation. Details reference a front-page continuation.
A fragmentary note reflects on mortality and belief systems with quotes from Thomas Carlyle and others. It contemplates living forever vs earthly pleasures and the value of spiritual or philosophical refusals of vanity.
The passage argues immortality cheapens meaning and the value of life, noting how speculation about the future dulls appreciation of the present. It cautions that fixating on life after death can erode sense of significance in the here and now.
PARI May 25 The American mothers of fallen soldiers finishing their war time voyage drift back toward Paris after visiting Verdun Nancy Chateau Thierry Solldons and St Quentin cities seen in dispatches. Their last day featured Mothers Day observances and the American Legion auxiliary paper drive led by Ambassador Walter E Bo. Avilineas listed among Paris mothers. Samuel M Reynolds of Damascus was taken to American hospital for rest and care, a tired ten year old mother.
The crushed body of Superior Judge Bernard W. Bugs was found in a Clifton Street quarry near Broadway Oakland, close to a cemetery. Coroner and doctors say death resulted from an internal hemorrhage with multiple fractures. no foul play evidence. An inquest is planned for tomorrow.
In Lepanto Arkansas on May 25 police halted a feud between two liquor-running factions at an outdoor carnival. Four men died and eight bystanders were wounded as shooting ended when Police Chief Adams fired. Victims include Breckie Willama Walter Mobs Clyde Keller and George Laudermilk. Keller died in a Jonesboro hospital. Arrests were made for Keller and Luttrell with warrants for murder.
The American Joll W. W. Bruce foundered in heavy fog after colliding with the British tanker Scottish Maiden 13 miles south of Barnegat Lightship. The Bruce limped to port with two tugs, carrying 78,000 barrels of oil discharged at Staten Island. The Scottish Maiden, also damaged, went to Newport News, Virginia. Captain Burrow praised his crew of 30 for their swift, courageous actions to prevent sinking as they pumped oil and prepared lifeboats.
English flyer Mies Johnson lands at Port Darwin after a 19 day flight from England to Australia. She arrives in the tropics at 7:30 a.m. and is greeted with an ovation, hailed as Britain’s premier aviatrix.
A state bridge commission resolution mailed by secretary A C Kimpel to West Virginia lawmakers requests Congress refrain from granting private toll bridge franchises. The measure backs eliminating privately owned toll bridges, aiming to acquire and open bridges under state authority, following Supreme Court support of the commission.
President Hoover and Republican tariff leaders in Congress reach a late day accord on the flexible tariff provision of the Hawley Smoot measure and send it to the Senate without change. Hoover discussed the details by telephone from his Rapidan camp and returned to Washington early, guiding Smoot and Mitchell in a conference that led to the submission of the report. Debate on the measure is set to begin Tuesday as fights over presidential power and constitutional questions continue.
The readable text cites multiple Republican candidates and possible appointees for a labor portfolio, mentioning Hooge ler Abbott and others from Owens, Virginia, New York, and general federation roles. It references a British government backdrop and a 1921 departmental link.
In Bombay and surrounding areas police clash with nationalist volunteers amid a civil obedience protest. Dozens are injured, including a noted leader, as authorities break up raiding parties. Several arrests reported across Wadala, Kohat, and related locations.
Chicago story recounts a canary murder case in which Patrolman Tobin and Officer Dompke are drawn into a whodunit. Criminology professor Vollmer uses an early lie detector on Tobin, implicating doubt about Nimble the canary’s death and suggesting possible involvement.
A garbled OCR fragment references Habie Corpus, Washington debate mockery, and scattered names, describing unprepared speakers and belittling remarks. The text lacks coherent facts, places, dates, or identifiable individuals beyond loose allusions to a debate scene.
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