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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1921

Page

6

Blazing Dog Incident Ties Turpentine To Trappe Disturbance

Special to The Washington Post Charlottesville Va June 5 A dog set on fire with turpentine then chased under a wall by a group of young men in Trappe district leading to injuries and a hearing. Several suspects, ages 25 and 05, are under care as the case proceeds. In a separate incident in Repton Virginia James M Hale merchant and postmaster died attempting to rescue Marie Rosser from a swollen stream after heavy rain. Hale was 41. his wife and two children survive.

Washington Post Nolo Charles Trappe Prittt Rtp Patrik Prom Rhame Washington Charlottesville Marie Rosser James M. Hale Repton Amins Hale Joseph T. Munday Rio Roberts Cole Episcopal Church Munday Fannie E Floyd Rivanna River Monticello Jeferson Jasper H .Guilford Simeon Guilford Omaha Nebr Albemarle County Amands Pls. Royster Price, Waterhouse & Company

Obituary notices and memorials from a Northwest city page

Fragmented obituary listings and memorial notices dated in the early 19th century. Includes names such as Mary Bene Aus and Maher, with residences on Northwest streets and references to services, cemeteries, and dates like June 4 and June 2. The text weaves multiple notices, familial relations, and ceremonial locations into a single page listing.

Lee Speaks in Hagerstown at Confederate Memorial

Several thousand attended memorial exercises at Washington Confederate cemetery in Hagerstown Maryland where about 4000 Confederates are buried under the Washington County Confederate Memorial Association Col Robert E Lee of Baltimore delivered the oration after a parade. Prayer by Rev Dr Joded Ward Harms and J Russell Gaar. The slaves were strewn with flowers. The Hagerstown Municipal Band provided music.

Deaths and obituaries across Virginia and West Virginia

Reports from Charlottesville Danville Lynchburg and Clarksburg note deaths of Joseph T Munday Fannie Floyd Henry Wharton and John Campbell Berkeley with funerals and military honors. Also charles Dabney Yancey and Giorno Della Statute Italian Constitution Day celebrated by West Virginia Italians with mass and speakers Biagio Merendino and Filippo Bokera featured.

Washington Post Lathsburg W.va West Virginia Clarksburg Fairmont Shinnston Moab St. John's Catholic Church Biagio Merendino Censel Filippo Bokera New York

Raiders arrest 42 idle miners near Williamson West Virginia

Forty two men from the Lick Creek tent colony were detained by state police and deputies, under Capt J R Grockus and Sheriff Pinson, for violating martial law after Wingo disorder. A chase ended with one suspect captured. eight fled into the mountains. An auto carrying five people was fired upon but no injuries occurred.

Williamson W. Va Associated Press Lick Creek J. R. Grockus State Poliuce Trockus Pinson

KILLED BY GRABBING TRAIN NEAR LURAY

Ezra McAlister a 30 year old carpenter and bridge builder of Shenandoah died from internal injuries after attempting to grab the saddle of a freight car on a Norfolk and Western grade near Luray Virginia. He flagged a passing train from a bridge and was taken to Roanoke hospital where he died. He was the son of the late Frank McAlister of Shenandoah.

Washington Post Luray Norfolk and Western Railway Shenandoah Roanoke Frank McAlister

Winchester Tablet Unveiled Commemorating City Founding

Municipal officials joined the unveiling near Centenary Reformed church led by the historical site committee of the Chamber of Commerce. The 1748 congregation was addressed by Rev Jailor Garrison with remarks by Mayor Glass and C. W. Trenary, while Miss Georgia Conrad received the tablet. A separate note reports James O. Ross buried with American Legion honors in Westernport, and Jasper H Guilford, 17, drowned near Monticello in Albemarle County.

Washington Post Winchester Centenary Reformed Church Chamber of Commerce Georgia Conrad Bryan Conrad United States Army Jailor Garrison Harrisonburg Virginia Classic Reformed Church of Virginia William W. Glass C. W. Trenary Clarence Waods

Rail Shops Lead Work Increases

Unemployment rose about one half of one percent in May, the Labor Department reported from 1,428 firms with 500 or more workers across 64 industrial centers. The same firms employed 1,573,538 workers in May, down from 1,580,749 in April, with tobacco manufacturing showing a 5.5 percent drop in May.

Department of Labor

Industrial employment shifts show mixed declines and gains

The report notes overall employment fell by 29 percent with declines across iron and steel minus 2.5 percent, food and kindred products 7 percent, metal products 0.04 percent, chemicals 0.1 percent and miscellaneous industries 4.9 percent. Gains occurred in railroad repair shops 8.4 percent, leather 4.3 percent, land transportation vehicles 3.8 percent, textiles 2.7 percent, stone clay and glass 2 percent, liquors and beverages 1.9 percent, and paper printing. Unsatisfactory transport, steel downturn, weak foreign demand, high construction costs and buyer apathy contributed to lower employment.

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