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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1925
Page
4
In a broad urging for a capital city college, Charleston advocates a university-justice approach that favors statewide educational expansion over local pride. The appeal emphasizes support from major states, warns against bias against smaller colleges, and cites past municipal needs like crematories or creameries as context.
A Sept 12 AP dispatch from Washington discusses the Interstate Commerce Commission waiving 30 days notice for new coal rate schedules from West Virginia and Pennsylvania to Atlantic markets. The change aims to price coal to compete with previously dominant anthracite, highlighting West Virginia’s mining advantages and urging bold investment and cooperation to seize market access and future prosperity.
A Capital College arguments unite Morris Harvey and Wesley colleges under one endowment of 1,000,000 at Charleston. Barboursville and Buckhannon campuses face funding and identity questions as Methodist factions weigh merger. The piece contends church divisions should not block broader higher education unity in West Virginia.
Charleston prepares for Come to Charleston Week from September 21 to 26 with the chamber of commerce and local merchants urging full effort to impress guests and foster long term goodwill. The article notes past spring tours improved ties with neighboring cities and calls for decisive action to boost business confidence and civic spirit.
Seventy three western railroads publish a newspaper advertisement seeking public support for a 5 per cent increase in freight rates. The initialed signatures appear undignified but the plan aims to explain why earnings below 4 per cent last year justify the rise to about 4.62 per cent across diverse properties. General Mitchell ready for trial. Thrice armed is he who hath his quarrel just.
An editor compares abundant water in oceans lakes and rivers to the dry money circulation in the nation. He argues credit and capital are the real drought hindering business, urging readers to consider how salaries and consumer demand are affected by the lack of available funds. The piece links weather with financial conditions, noting industrial doubt and wage questions.
A fragmented column sketches stock market excess and speculative fever in Chicago and New York, warns against fake value plays, and envisions a future with a landing roof for mail and a city of aviation. It notes legal concerns, Ku Klux tension, and shifts to travel by air and rail. The piece mixes economic anxiety with satirical social commentary and abrupt transitions.
Chatterer the Red Squirrel provokes Buster Bear by taunting him from the treetops. Buster ignores the jibe, turns away, and Mledroom dinne appears as Chatterer mocks him. The next tale is The Tantalleing Honey Tree.
In a forest tale, Chatterer outwits Buster as they scheme for mushrooms. Chatterer hints that honey would be sweeter than any mushroom feast, while Buster smiles at the joke. The scene ends with Buster dreaming of a honeyed reward before winter.
Brigadier General W. and Rone crans occupy Buckhannon Intern. Jung in 1881 and a communication to Cel. KE. B. Tyler of the Seventh Ohio at Wertot notes “The Beverly and Weston ready are occupied in rence, and patrols will be established to scour the country in all directions.” General Rosecrans reported entering Buckhannon amid cheers and congratulations from citizens.
A fragmented historical poem set shows a mix of lines about Pershing, army remarks, and fashion imagery. The piece references birthday commemorations, anti-name slogans, and a mother’s care with a repetitive sleeve motif, forming a collage-like verse.
From a 1825 diary style column in New York, the author chronicles breakfast with Georges Joan Nathan, plans a Budapest marriage, and a stroll through Central Park ending in a dinner at Justines. It also notes a ninth story waiter incident, theater coughs, a preposterous stamp about stolen books, and urban anecdotes in a bustling Gotham.
A satirical 1928 piece from the New York American catalogs social and technological excess. It mocks population growth and urban saturation with cheeky, exaggerated observations about cars streets telephones and progress. The author lampoons American life and future crowding.
Charleston realtors head to Wheeling for the Great Virginia association of real estate boards state convention. President D B Good says unusually large Charleston turnout, with many arriving by auto and rail. Prominent speakers include Fred C Blue and Calvin C Redden, plus talks on taxation, zoning, and home financing.
The county court has appealed to all departments to observe an economy program. Departments must submit monthly supply needs by the 1st or 6th to allow the court to review purchases and contracts. The move aims to fund the new building project’s constructor costs from six years’ budget without raising total expenditures.
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