Pay-as-You-Go Road Bond Debate Faces Virginia
In Virginia the Pay-as-You-Go Roads Association refutes claims that the road bond issue is political or sectional and frames it as an economic matter. It defends Governor Stuart for leading a cautious, fact based stance and argues bond advocates miscast motives while urging voters to consider official figures from state officials.
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Richmond
Mito
YousGo Roads Association
Virginia
How
Stuart
State Corporation Commission
Democratic Hope
Congress
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ufe
Payas-You-Go Roads Association
Auditor of Public Accounts
Sate
Highway Commission
Coleman
Lightning Destroys Barn on Mrs. Dee Long Farm
A lightning strike during a 6 p. m. storm destroyed Mrs. Dee Long’s barn between Dayton and Bridgewater. Four cows stayed inside as the fire spread rapidly. only livestock escaped were four cows. Neighbors failed to stop the blaze and damage total is not yet estimated.
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Dee Long
Dayton
Bridgewater
German bomb brings town under martial law
Duesseldorf August 6. Germans condemn the grenade attack on a military band and respond with martial law. Restaurants cafes theatres and cinemas must close by ten and street air circulation is banned after eleven as authorities investigate the crime.
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Duesseldorf
Wardrobe Sale Ad Mentions Sweaters and Skirts
A vintage ad notes sweaters priced at 2.95 and plaid wood skirts. The brief copy emphasizes girls finding outfits, with a casual selling tone and references to various garment options.
German Student Arrested Near Bombing Scene For Court Martial
A German student was seized immediately after the bombing and faces court martial with potential death by shooting. The French also detained the Düsseldorf police chief.
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Duesseldorf
Gpoolidge Prepares to Assume Office
President Coolidge rests and prays before the coming week as funeral trains move east. He attends morning services at the First Congregational Church with Mrs. Coolidge and friends, then returns to the Waldorf suite for a light breakfast. He and Mrs. Coolidge greet supporters before church, wearing summer attire in the heat.
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Washington
President Coolidge
Harding
New Willard Hotel
Coolidge
Dorchester
Mass
Amherst College
Many Memorial Services for Harding Yesterday
Thousands of people across New York gathered in cathedrals and churches from Trinity on Wall Street to St. John the Divine to mourn the late President. Leaders urged loyalty to home, friends, country and God as they eulogized his life.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Old Trinity
Wall Street
Manning
St. John the Divine
Tornado Hits West Springfield Mass
A tornado tore through West Springfield Massachusetts causing damage to 60 houses injuring seven people with two at risk of dying. The storm carved a 200 by 1500 foot path before dissipating in the Connecticut River. A motor boat was torn from its moorings and sunk.
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Springfield
Mass
West Springfield
Connecticut River
Wage Earner Better Off Than In 1920
New York Aug 6 The American wage earner is more prosperous now than during the peak period of 1920 the National Industrial Conference Board announced basing conclusions on conditions in plants employing more than 600 000 workers The board which performs industrial economic research said the comparative excess of wages over living costs was between 17 and 18 percent greater in May 1923 than in June 1920.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
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N. Main
RED Cross
the People’s Drug Co., Inc
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Progressive Drug Store
E. J. Snapp Bell Phone
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Funk & Son
South Main Street
Stewart
Gingham
Percale
Calico
Wndows
Nathanson CO
Winchester
Main St
Hamburger’s
N. Main St
the League Shoe Store
East Piccadilly Street
Perce
M‘scormick & CO
Baltimore
U.S.A
Kooter’s Cleaners and Dyers
F. S. Emmert Son & Co
Goolidge
Massachusetts
the Star
Moling & Seal
Shanahan
W. C. Plundeke Co
R. M. Swimley
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