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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1925
Page
13
Kanawha county fire losses for September totaled 5219 with a four percent drop from last year. Five fires affected four dwellings and a warehouse, all insured for 21500. Sparks from a chimney caused one blaze as children played nearby.
Tokyo reports that over ten coral islands totaling about 250 million in value were discovered in the South Sea by explorer Inouye. The islands lie about 10 sea miles off Mindanao in the Philippines and are uninhabited. The discovery is to be surveyed and published by the Geographical Society.
Plans are underway in Denver to formalize protests by Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico against the federal power commission granting a change for the Diamond Creek power project in Arizona. The Colorado River League will present hundreds of protests at the federal commission hearing in Washington on October 20.
The first hand of bridge will be put on the air by Station WSAT in Cincinnati at 7 p.m. October 27, with experts supervising. The broadcast will explain plays and bids so listeners can follow the entire game.
Miay Irene T. Martin, the only woman surveyor in England, criticizes urban architecture as largely unchanged from Victorian ugliness. She urges improvements in London's suburban housing and notes similar issues in Manchester and Liverpool.
Kathleen Britter, London's first female conveyancer, explains she left stenography to study property law. She pursued the role after persuading a male firm to hire a woman capable of handling conveyancing tasks for estates and titles. Her career began in 1924 and has spanned about five years. ABANDON IMPERIAL GAWH ACRHS TOKYO, O 10-Three of the large royal game preserves are being abolished because the Imperial family wishes them to revert to public access, saving about 290,090 yan yearly in the household department. TRAM HEADS STEAIS OWN AIDES TOKYO, Oct. 19. Tokyo electric bureau officials admit to stealing rides on streetcars, with five of 400 conductors caught in a final report after a test.
A 1925 Associated Press report recalls George Patsy Stark of Kansas football whose stubborn practice pace defied coaches. He ran twenty to thirty yards per carry, ignored orders to stop, and the team finally lost time while officials tried to restrain him. A boy on horseback intervened, but Stark persisted until a coach reached him by car as the game stalled.
A Chicago fuel engineer told the American Gas Association convention that starting a national oil conservation program now is pointless since supply would run out. He urged focus on coal, a replenishable national resource, alongside oil and gas.
Philadelphia man Charles De Witt claims a long missing Charley Ross heir exists and seeks the fortune left to the rightful heir. The article notes the controversial disappearance and the ongoing search for the true beneficiary.
In a terse proposal, authorities aim to remove the cate and accelerate their end, with penalties for those who intervene or reproduce the cat Trisonk, as part of a swift program to curb the population.
The Discovery, Captain Scott's famed ship, departs for a three year Antarctic voyage with a six member English scientific party. They will explore South Georgia and remote islands to study wildlife habits and breeding grounds of the white continent.
The American Roadbuilders Association at Chivage plans to urge governors and the President to proclaim a roadweek in North Carolina and other states to focus attention on road problems during the convention. Prominent speakers will discuss road improvements and current trends.
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