Negro Girls Riot at State Reformatory
In Bedford on July 24 inmates of the State Reformatory for Women clashed with white inmates in a riot that started in the laundry and spread through the campus. Police and troops aided by guards quelled the disturbance. several officers were hurt and a girl was bitten. Some inmates escaped, later recaptured, as Governor Smith’s expected visit loomed.
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Associated Press
State Reformatory
All Cotta
Bedford
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Sorett
Rointers
Dindi
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Reformate & Talay Tml
Thomas Kelly
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Piris
Mr Kelly
Soviet Accepts Offer and Halts Fighting
Soviet acceptance of an offer ends active combat on the northern front. Polish forces slow a southwestern Bolshevik advance toward Warsaw as troops maneuver in open country and along rail lines. Premier Millerand told the senate Britain will back actions to secure a clear resolution.
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Trrorine
Council of Ambassadors
Poland
Brussiloff
France
Branco
Mgso
Warsaw
Millerand
Senate
Polish ministry formed to advise on army needs
The premier said a mission will assess material, munitions, and instructors for Poland. It will do what is possible to aid allies, and has warned Poland that expectations will be met. The statement emphasizes steadfast support and implies no sparing in warnings.
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Poland
German President Orders East Prussia Defended
East Prussia is placed under constitutional emergency measures as a defense precaution due to Russo-Polish fighting near the Haut Prusetan border. Governor notes unlikely direct attack but tallies fortified security police, detachments, and Reichswehr concentration at a danger point while awaiting permission to enter the region. Victor Kopp travels to Moscow to press for faster return of German prisoners from Siberia as winter nears amid the Russo-Polish situation.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Haut‘ Prusetan
Ebert
East Prussia
East Prussid
Rechswehr
Victor Kopp
Moscow
Siberia
Elks To Fete Orphans At Glen Echo Park
Orphans from city homes will be guests of Washington Lodge No 16 B P Q Elks at Glen Echo Park on Thursday. About 1,500 orphans are expected to attend with the Elks. Arrangements are led by El Neumeyer Jr Tony Ruth Fred Mereheimer Samuel Richards and L Robey.
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Washington Lodge
Drake Held on Abduction Charge in Framingham
Thomas Drake, World War II hero with a distinguished service cross, was arrested in Framingham by a West Virginia officer and sent back to Clarksburg to face charges of enticing Flora B. Gill to elope by threatening to kill her husband. Drake, a former suitor of Gill, allegedly forced her to accompany him north after displaying a pistol. Gill telegrammed her husband, who intercepted the plan and Drake waived extradition.
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Framingham
Mass
Associated Press
Thomas Drake
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Flora B. Gill
M P Gill
Miall
Henry Colhune
Clarkeburg
Drake
Gill
Washington
Virginia Weddings Mention Heathsville and Baltimore Ceremonies
Heathsville wedding yesterday tied Misa Garnett Shirley daughter of George D Shirley to Richard Gillis of Washington. In Baltimore, Mrs Iillian B Buddsson of Baltimore married Lewis C Walker of Oldham Va by Rev William Lock of Wilson Memorial Church.
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Heathsville
Misa Garnett Shirley
George D Shirley
Richard Gillis
Washington
Iillian B Buiddsson
Baltimore
Lewis C. Walker
Oldhams, Va
William Lock
Wilson Memorial Church
Virginia Obituary: Kin sale Mourns Mrs Henry Hardwicke
Mrs Henry Hardwicke died at her Kin sale home, leaving a husband who died recently and a son Cromwell Hardwicke. In Westmoreland, Va, Mrs Sarah Ann Reynolds, one of the area’s oldest residents, died in Baltimore at age 80 after two marriages to Edward T Sanford and Charles Reynolds and is survived by”
Baltimore Grain and Live Stock Prices July 24
Prices for butter eggs and grains listed with regional breakdowns for Maryland Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia. Includes butter prints eggs corn oats wheat barley and live poultry prices by weight and grade with nearby and track variations.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Live Stock Market Report Chicago July Hogs and Cattle
Bulk hog sales show mixed moves with light and heavy weights uneven, packing hogs at 12 75 to 15 00. Cattle trend weak with heavy beeves 25 to 35 cents lower, fat cattle and cows down, calves and vealers up around 32 cents, lambs steady to lower, feed hogs steady to strong demand. cotton quotes listed for New York Norfolk and Wilmington.
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Chicago
Grain prices and commodity codes noted for July 4
Grain Chiuagzo lists July 4 prices with Wheat No 2 Red 2 82? Corn No 2 mixed 156 No 2 yellow 157. Oats No 2 white 22 97 No white 87 93. Rye No 2 223.
Death of Mrs. William Banders in Whitestone Virginia
Sanford Mrs. William Banders died today at her home in Whitestone Virginia at 76. She leaves two sons James and William Sanders and a daughter Mire Allen Beauchamp, all of Whitestone.
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Crocker
Sanford
William "Banders
Whitestone, Va
James
William Sanders
Mire
allen"Beauchamp
Whittestone
Local Rates Raised by Virginia Telephone Company
The State corporation commission, via Richmond reports, granted Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company authority for substantial rate increases across several Virginia cities. New charges become effective August 1 including business lines up to 425 to 5, two party lines to 4.50, four party lines, and residence lines rising to 3. The report lists specific city rates and line classifications alongside a note on the city for Bangor?
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Rouse Street
Abendpix
State Corporation Commission
Richmond
Chesapeake and Potamde Telephone Company
Virginia
Local deaths and services in Alexandria area
Charles H Stroble a longtime locomotive engineer dies at 62 in Lloyd Arlington after illness. Rites set for 4 pm tomorrow at his residence. Survived by wife and several children. He belonged to several Masonic and locomotive orders. Martha Struder 85 widow of George Struder dies at Alexandra Hospital. Funeral at 1 pm tomorrow from 231 South Peyton Street. Effie Day Drowns 61 wife of William T Drowns dies at 515 South Fairfax Street. Funeral from 420 South Fairfax tomorrow afternoon.
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Louis N Duffey
Alexandria Light Infantry
Alfred Braigtt
Twelfth
United States Infantry
City Armory
South Royal Street
Charles H Stroble
Southern Railway
Lloyd
Arlington County
Alexandria-Washington
Martha Struder
Marthe Struder
George Struder
Alexandra Hospital
South Peyton Street
Effie Day
Wiliam T
South
Fairfax Street
Doubt Soviet Peace Moves Toward Nationalist Shift
The article argues that Soviet peace efforts show increasing nationalism and diminishing Bolshevik influence. It notes Lenin’s limited role in military actions, now controlled by capable Russian generals who reject Bolshevik or socialist tendencies. Early Soviet political commissars lost power to dismiss colonels, becoming welfare workers with troops. The Russian armies operate under new non Bolshevik alignment.
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Ldnine
Incomplete OCR Summary of a Local Incident
Fragmentary text mentions an incident and mentions possible parties but lacks clear details, dates, places, or outcomes. Limited readable phrases suggest an event with unspecified involvement and no verifiable names or actions.
Firestone Tube Tire Gains Rank With New High-Test Build
Firestone describes laminated structure ply tubes with cross grain rubber sheets for a stronger wall and better heat resistance. The cured in valve pad provides strain support, boosting strength and toughness and elevating the Firestone High-Test Tube to a leading position among Firestone Cord Tires.
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Firestone
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