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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1925
Page
6
A front page item discusses Wolcott paying county creditors with county funds after a summons. The piece notes the anger of other creditors and hints at a prison term looming. It ends with a blunt moral about Tammany misfunctions and the quote when she does.
W H Wolcott, Edwards County treasurer in Kansas, resigned four weeks before his term ended after a $7000 shortage was found. The popular farmer turned official had faced four straight crop failures, losing his farm yet maintaining a hopeful spirit as he secured jobs and paid creditors from meager earnings. A garnishment suit followed his appointment, threatening his salary and family, even as he vowed to repay every cent.
The text contrasts the joint committee on reorganization plan with President Harding's 1923 proposal, highlighting key omissions such as merging war and navy into a single national defense department and moving non military activities. It notes Coolidge opposition and expected floor amendments, plus references to Geddes and Taft commissions influencing the debate. Leaders and institutions named include Walter F. Brown, Taft commission, Geddes committee, Weeks, Denby, and the White House.
An article debates a vast water power project in the Pacific Northwest, noting Washington plans by a Star Company of Seattle to develop hydroelectric capacity. It references debt, industry leaders, and the era’s belief in unlimited power to drive prosperity, with a critical profile of Bedford of the New Jersey Standard Oil Company and a discussion of taxation on earned wealth.
C O McIntyre recalls New York social types from a neighborhood district to Riverside Drive. The piece contrasts plain folk and well dressed city figures, noting how some elites rely on rugged attendants and veneer of gentility, with anecdotes on behavior, class, and fitness trends. It mentions Walter Camp’s death as a contemporaneous reference and profiles of various groups seen in public life.
A fragmentary poem by Edgar A Guest titled Just Folks explores gratitude and friendship. The piece reflects on the speaker’s desire to express thanks yet fears words may betray deeper affection and loyalty. The verse emphasizes enduring friendship as the truest symbol of gratitude.
A report outlines testimony requests for Redvers, Col Wm Mitchell, and Col Cam posindes before a naval inquiry. Secretaries Wilbur and high navy officers oppose sweeping changes. President Coolidge says America could join if disarmament is Congress ordered.
Professor Regres S Lutchey and W D Fontaine lead a new venture with H Thornbyre and Hans Watts of Huntington. Fontaine Equipment Company, incorporated locally, bought 845 Third Avenue and will move headquarters there. General manager Fontaine says operations begin October 1, offering a full range of state features.
Prominent coal operator Carl Scholz will speak on general conditions at the American Business Club luncheon today at Hotel Ruftner. The meeting starts at 12 o clock. Scholz is well known in southern West Virginia. After lunch, the club will discuss several matters.
Peter Rabbit and Jumper the Hare watch Ol Mistah and Ol Mrs Buzzard for clues to a hidden nest. Peter waits from dawn as the Buzzards circle high above, struggling to tell which bird is Mrs Buzzard and where the nest lies. The tale follows his patient vigil and the birds’ aerial dance in the blue sky.
Madison Sept 22. Physicians from Kanawha Logny and Boone counties gathered for the first annual gathering with a barbecue, baseball game and scientific papers. Boone county led to entertain, Dr George Grissinger starred on the mound and Dr H Lon Carter presided. Voices urged educational campaigns and proper child nutrition, praising mothers milk as best. Road conditions improving for the journey.
A fragmented verse portrays Solomon Nash as an undertaker shunned while other tradesmen fill shops. The piece hints at social invisibility, death, dignity, and unseen customers in a somber, symbolic view of life and mortality.
A fragmented recap recalls Governor Cus of Ono narrowly escaping injury when his special car derailed near Phoenix. The piece notes Mrs. Fova Beredol, mother of Grover Herndoll, draft evader, on trial in Philadelphia. It mentions a White Cross dance at Luna Park and Rotary Drive fundraising for sheep drives. Peter Rabbit appears in a fictional digression about Mrs Buzzard.
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