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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1925

Page

8

Clever criminal terrorizes Copenhagen police with verses

The Copenhagen police chase Harold Storm-Nielsen a clever robber who writes poems and Latin quotes. He taunts officers with letters and even cut a sleeping girl’s hair in a break in. Storm-Nielsen, about 40, is linked to burglaries and a 1914 ten year sentence.

Copenhagen Crimmel Johnson Harold storm-Nielsen Te Storm-Neilson Las Legn Storm-Nielson Harold Storm-Nielson Non Faber Funeo London Sturm- Nielsen Isis Plate Sturm-Nielsen Lfe

Two swimmers drown at Belmont Hills Country Club lake

Doris Randolph of St Clairsville and Carl Donner of Banrock were drowned at Belmont Hills Country Club lake Ohio. Randolph swung from a rope into deeper water and Donner, unable to free her, drowned while attempting to assist.

Clatirsville Ohto Associated Press Doris Randolph St. Clairsville Carl Donner Bannerck Ohio Codley Belmont Hills Country Club Misa Randolph Donner Teacue

Fairbanks Shines In Don Q at the Hearse

Fairbanks proves thrilling as Don Cesar in the new Don Q at the Hearse. Mary Astor charms as Dolores while Donald Crisp excels as Don Sebastian. The two hour spectacle features a flying whip, palace intrigue, and daring stunts that keep the audience in suspense.

Spain Madrid Calfornia Don Sebastian Sebastian Archduke Austria Ton Ceser Dolores de Muro Bon Cesar Dassing Aronduke Suapteton Donald Crisp Sebastan

Japan Optimistic on Trade Outlook Report

Trade report from Tokato notes first half gains in exports and imports amid mixed results. Rubber, silk, and textile shipments rose while silk fabrics and other items declined, but overall imports outpaced exports creating a larger trade gap. Also reports a Pittsburgh theft where a gunman robbed a theater office, striking the manager and escaping with cash.

Tokato It2 Department of ¢Commerce and Industry IWA Rica Pittsburgh Canto Theatre Fifth Avenue United House Urey Harry ‘Turnar Shanghai China Turner

Two Masked Youths Rob Picture House In Jail Break

Two masked youths attempted a raid at a juvenile detention facility, taking a revolver from a guard and holding staff and three inmates at gunpoint before police arrived. One teen, sixteen, faced a tense escape attempt as officers intervened amid confusion and fear.

Chicagh Pollce

Eskimo Auk Is Favorite Food Of Eskimo

Washington dispatch from Greenland describes West Greenland flora and fauna seen by Maynard Civen Williams and Jacos Gaver during an Arctic expedition. It notes Etah's distinctive bird the dovekie and reports Eskimos’ fondness for auk breasts and the method of skinning and preparing the meat. The account emphasizes local diet and hunting practices with vivid anecdotal detail.

Washington Sept Greenland Nationel West Greenland Maynard Civen Willliams Sociery Keintte

Train Kills Four At Grade Crossing In Batavia

Four people from Buffalo die when a westbound New York Central passenger train plows into an automobile at a grade crossing near Batavia New York. Victims include driver Charles H Simpason and Mrs Floria Simpson along with Mrs Catherine Mylea and Mrs Duncan Campbell.

Batavia N.Y. Sepe New York Central Charles H. Simpasoun Floria Simpson Catherine Mylea Duncan Campbell Simpson Buffalo

Klan Celebrates Day at Fairmont Parade

On Labor Day the Klan of Marion County held an all day outing with speeches and dinner at a local report. A grand parade drew over 809 participants including Klan women. It was the first street parade in Fairmont with fireworks and a large crowd. Morgantown Wegres team led initiatory exercises as a class received degrees. Nationally prominent Klan figures spoke at the event.

Associated Press Fairmont Marion County Propia Morgantown Wegres Dunbar BE. M. Keatley House of Delegates Alr Orin Walch Dunbar Gying Betsy Fine Flint Donegan Snyder Betsy Iea Steele Miller Morrison Lee Flints Whitesville Triangles Viala Dunbar Fire Department Knights of the Ka 4Lax Klan Cuppurta

League impresses widow of founder at Geneva

Mrs Woodrow Wilson, in Geneva, says the League of Nations impresses her after observing opening day of the assembly. Dr Edvard Benes, Czech-Slovak foreign minister, explains how four weeks yearly at Geneva helps foreign ministers manage Europe’s questions in a neutral setting.

Geneva Woodrow Wilson Teague of Nations Assembly Teague Edgard Benes Czechu-Slovakia League of Nations Hyaid Mra. Witaon Europe

HENS OUGHT TO CONTRIBUTE MORE TO NATION'S WEALTH

Sir Francis Fiend of the English Poultry club notes recent progress in improving the fowl output but criticizes producers for not meeting potential. He cites 1908 average output per hen at 72 eggs, 1924 at 300, and argues it should have been 130 to boost national wealth.

London Francis Fiend English Poultry Club Francis

A Man Seeks Value in Wife as Lessons for Matrimony

A resentful husband laments his failed first marriage and argues men should appraise a wife’s assets before divorce. He contrasts a difficult former spouse with a current wife who is lively and supportive but imperfect, concluding wiser thrift in marriage beats total loss. A church group advertises a community social in Kanawha City.

Obituary notices from South Charleston and nearby towns

James Fainter of South Charleston died in a truck crash at Virginia and Reynolds streets. Funeral services are at 2 PM at the Darling ton KM church with Rev. J. M. West officiating. Coroner M D Good presiding. Also noted are funeral services for Boved 1 Brlaci 78, with Rev. Dr. Crister and survivors listed. and funeral arrangements for C. Trownbridge of St Albans with service Wednesday at 11 AM, reflecting local obituaries and pallbearers.

James Darlington South Charleston James Fainter Virginia Reynolds M.D. Good Falmter J. M. West Parkersburg Co Hi Teowarlage H. ]Trowbridge St. Algans Punerol C. Trownbridge Freie Mtreet St. Albans

Check-off dispute in anthracite miners arbi contention

Seventy years of pay checkoff legality is challenged as illegal by coal operators who urge arbitration. Miners refuse to arbitrate, recalling 1320 era actions and insisting there will be no arbitration on wages or risk.

Oman Betty Aly Ue Navy

Claims Operators Frame Conspiracy in Pittsburgh Speech

United Mine Workers official Murray accused four coal companies Pittsburgh Coal Bethlehem Mines Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal and Consolidated Coal of conspiring to break the Jacksonsville 1924 agreement. He warned of wage cuts and lower living standards as mining policy is debated nationwide.

Pittsburgh Phtlick Murray United Mine Workers of America Bridgeville United Mine Workers Murray Pittsburgh Coal Co Bethlehem Mines Co Buffalo Rochester Pittsburon Coal Company Consoldated Coal Company Union

Dunbar Labor Day Celebration Reawakens Industry

Dunbar observed Labor Day with a bustling program at the aviation park along the river. Officials and the chamber of commerce highlighted plant reopenings, job restorations, and new hiring as Whittemore Glass resumes after a shutdown, with 225 jobs, and Dunbar Flint Glass to add 125 workers by October 1. A day of bands, air parades, and industrial pride followed, ending with a Klavern procession and fireworks.

Dunbar Chamber of Commerce Whittemore Glass Katmuwha Dunbar Flint Glass Company Amore

Victim of Ambush in Chicago Identified as Adady

September 7 Chicago reports Joseph Adady died from a gunshot in what police call reprisal for the earlier killing of Angelo Genna. Adady said he did not know who fired the shot as investigators pursued leads in the Genna feud aftermath.

Chicago Joseph Adady Angelo Genna Genna Brothers Fa Dle Rungdor

On the Trail of International Rum Plotters Unveiled

Walton A Green drafts from Wall Street and Lincoln Andrews to organize investigators. The plot involves international rum pirates and probes by a chief prohibition inspector to pursue the case against maritime piracy and illicit liquor networks.

Walton Wall Street Lincoln Andrews

Disaster report on Shanandoah bracing and gas valves

Rear Admiral C W Dyson’s informal inquiry to Secretary Wilbur finds failure of diagonal bracing as a major cause of the Shanandoah disaster. He notes braces pulled from supports and discusses safety valves on the ship’s gas cells and the effect of a shared vent system on emergency pressure, with Wilbur promising clarification and condemning souvenir hunters who removed wreckage parts.

Washington Wilbur C. W Dyson Naval Dyson Onin Agid

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