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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1925
Page
6
The article presents a morning thought stressing the defense of liberty against majority tyranny, warning against bureaucratic overreach and zeal for uniformity. It argues for freedom of learning, medical research, and religious liberty while criticizing religious politics and calls for cautious, principled governance.
The Charleston incinerator, once hailed as a solution to refuse disposal, has failed to burn about 50 percent of the garbage. Waste is dumped into Elk river, causing odors and health concerns for local residents. The Gazette urges Mayor Wertz to propose a plan to fix the system despite political divides.
Former Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes laments the rise of an intolerant spirit in America and warns it becomes dangerous when armed with conviction. He argues that exorcising this trend requires invoking the nation’s early genius and guiding development.
The French Davis Cup team of Borotra and LaCoste defeated Australia to earn a challenge round against the United States in Philadelphia. France’s victory challenges the long favored American and Australian powerhouses, signaling a rising French era with Borotra’s stunning single wins and Lenglen’s dominance noted.
George Remus testified that $250000 was paid to Jesse Smith a crony of Harry Daugherty as protection money. He later repudiated the testimony and, upon release from Atlanta, again says the repudiation was coerced. He claims the original charge was false and forced by duress and promise rather than truth.
Arthur Brisbane comments on Colonel Mitchell's air force criticisms and a presumed White House cover up. He cites Commander Lansdowne and Secretary Wilbur amid Arctic and Shenandoah disasters, urging serious investigation rather than whitewashing. He notes frontier prospecting and a New Jersey farmer uncovering Washington busts as curiosities of the era.
A Civil War era certificate states George W. Conrad is permitted to push guard duties and ford on specified lanes in Weston West Virginia. He swears loyalty to the United States and the restored Virginia government, with death as penalty for treason.
Intercepted 1935 message to Jim urges attend meeting of produce dealers this month to discuss actions after incinerator breakdown. Improper spelling and garbled phrases reflect Telegram era slang and damaged text.
J. H. Cain is identified as the Superintendent of the City Incinerator in Charleston West Virginia in the provided text.
A fragmentary 1930s style notebook entry describes wandering New York City scenes from Chelsea to Forties Tenth Avenue. It notes a Cains theater warehouse, a psyche parlor run by a cloaked mistress, and vivid vignettes of actors, colors, and urban life including Mary Maclane, Ewing Galloway, and Crusoe era curios.
In New York American 1935 coverage from Atlantic City highlights beauty pageant antics as flashy contestants from major cities chase a prize nicknamed the golden cabbage. The column jokes about beauty culture and public reactions to pretty girls and fame with sharp, playful slang.
A nostalgic, if garbled, meditation on mothers and grandmothers showing care. The speaker notes how grandmothers pamper grandchildren more than mothers did, recalling afternoons filled with attention, chocolate treats, and patient guidance, contrasting past and present care.
Washington notices the death of General Theodore A. Baldwin a Civil and Spanish war veteran. The piece recalls the tenth United States Cavalry’s pivotal action at San Juan and the praise that colored soldiers earned for rescuing Roosevelt's Rough Riders. It reflects on death, history and loyalty amid obituaries and wartime memory.
In a woodland tale, Buster Bear and Chatterer the Red Squirrel clash over mushrooms as Buster feigns indifference while watching for ants. Chatterer notices the ruse and teases, probing for mushroom clues as the two animals edge toward a wary confrontation.
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