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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1927

Page

3

Bombings Spread Across Cities Like Wildfire

The report details multiple bomb incidents in Baltimore and Philadelphia with police tightening security around key sites. In New York a subway blast injures no one but raises alarms, while federal authorities in Pittsburgh move to round up radicals following the attacks.

Washington Sacco-Vanzetti Capitol Justice and State Departments Kellogg Pittsburgh Peter P. Walsh Federal United States John D. Meyer Department of Justice New York William A. McIntyre One Hundred and Fifty-Ninth Infantry Twenty-eighth Street Fourth Avenue

Bomb blast injures civilian in Chicago parlor

A bomb exploded in a Chicago soft drink parlor injuring Miles Kazda a 28 year old veteran. Police suspect liquor rivals targeting owner Robert Yanke. Separately in Boston Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti seek a new trial with a request for a stay of execution and a habeas petition set for Monday hearing.

Chicago Miles Kazda Robert Yanke Boston Nicola Sacco Bartolomeo Vanzetti Norfolk County Superior Court Dedham Alvin T. Fuller Webster Thayer Sacco Thayer Gallivan Braintree William H. Proctor Suffolk

County Boys Hike To Northwest To Enlist In Army

Two Winchester youths Lieut. J. R. Barrick and Corp. C. A. Dorton Jr. completed a July 12 to July 30 hike from Virginia to South Dakota. They traveled via North Carolina Tennessee Arkansas Oklahoma to reach Kimball South Dakota and plan to enlist in the army at Seattle.

Kernstown Winchester J. R. Barrick Corp. C South Nashville Virginia Seattle Wash Wichita Kansas U. S. No. 81 Fargo N. D National Guard Marine Corps

Weather Outlook for North and Middle Atlantic States

Weather forecast for the week beginning Monday calls for fair skies at start with periods of showers Tuesday or Wednesday and again toward week end. Temperatures will be moderate, turning warmer toward the end in the middle Atlantic states.

Associated Press Washington North Middle Atlantic Middle Atlantic States

Seasonal Decline Seen in Butter Output in August

Chicago reports show the usual seasonal drop in butter production with sharper decreases in some regions. Despite smaller output, total make still compares favorably to last year as nervous markets trend toward lower prices and cautious buying. Receipts at four major markets are lighter than last week, typical for this time of year.

Associated Press Chicago

Anniversary of the Shenandoah discovery marked at Applewood Linden

The 257th anniversary of Shenandoah Valley discovery will be observed at Applewood Linden near Front Royal on August 24. John Lederer is hailed as the real pioneer over Governor Spottswood, with Governor Byrd and state officials invited. Dr. Wayland’s archive research traced Lederer’s 1670 Virginia expedition from the Rappahannock Falls toward Fauquier and Linden Pass into the Valley and toward Strasburg and the Appalachians.

Front Royal Shenandoah Valley Applewood-Linden John Lederer Spottswood Byrd Virginia State Highway Commission Virginia State Conservation and Development Commission Appalachian National Park Commission State Chamber of Commerce John W. Wayland William Berkeley Lederer Colonel Catlett Robert Talier Rappahannock River Falmouth Fredericksburg Blue Ridge Mountains Fauquier Markham Linden Wayland Linden Pass Savanae Strasburg

Loudoun Street Closed For Resurfacing Work

Loudoun Street from Rouss Avenue to Piccadilly Street was closed to traffic today and slated to remain shut for part of next week for road resurfacing. Upon completion the work will extend from the bridge on Loudoun Street to Piccadilly Street, diverting Saturday traffic and forcing shoppers to park elsewhere.

Loudoun Street Rouss Avenue Piccadilly Street

Man denies being out on occasion with wife at home

An English court heard a man deny he was out on a certain occasion saying he would have liked to go but his wife stayed at home, noting the difficulty of leaving the house.

C. L. Kern Baltimore, Md George P. Kern Sunnyside Dairy Farm Senseny Road

Caught Bootlegger About To Deliver Liquor

Officer Hartley of Stephens City says he caught A Theodore Reynolds 30 delivering moonshine liquor to a thirsty person. Reynolds was seen with liquor after lifting it from his car and was released on $1,000 bail. The automobile was seized pending grand jury action in Frederick County.

Hartley Stephens City Theodore Reynolds Reynolds Smallwood Circuit Court Frederick County

Levine's Columbia Sequestered by Drouhin's Lawyers

Paris reports Charles Levine’s plane Columbia was effectively seized after Maurice Drouhin’s lawyers demanded action. Levine had tried to remove the plane’s extra motor and spare parts, sending a truck to Le Bourget Field, but interference and a halt by the French pilot blocked the move.

Associated Press Paris Charles A. Levine Columbia Maurice Drouhin Levine le Bourget Field

New York Woman Found Killed in Subway Washroom

The body of 39 year old Emma Weigand was found with a bullet wound in the breast in the washroom of the Brooklyn Manhattan City Hall subway station. Police suspect a murderer used subway noise to cover a shot. Mrs Weigand left with her eight year old daughter to the Manhattan Eye and Throat Hospital for tonsil removal.

Associated Press New York Woolworth City Hall Plaza Manhattan Post Emma Weigand Bronx Frieda Ahles Manhattan Eye and Throat

For Sale Notice with Quotation in Classifieds

Classified sale entry lists a book sale phrase dated July to August with a quotation attributed to Ro chefoucard and a note in the heading For Sale. The readable text is fragmentary and unclear about item specifics or location.

Centenary Reformed Church Morning and Evening Services

Eighth Sunday after Trinity schedule includes 9 45 a m church school 11 a m introductory morning worship with address What I shall expect of you and 8 p m introductory evening prayer with address What you may expect of me.

Open Air Meeting at Handley School Tomorrow Afternoon

An open air meeting is planned at Handley School tomorrow afternoon at 6 o clock. The program includes leader Mr Irwin Cather with orchestra pieces and songs, a leaders talk by Mr Floyd Haines, a Scripture lesson by W B Wells, readings by Miss Garnet Hamrick, a quartet by four young ladies, special by the Juniors of First Christian Church, additional quartet by four men, and a talk by Rev Dr F T McFaden.

Handley School Irwin Cather Floyd Haines W. B Wells First Brethren Church Harriett Harris Garnet Hamrick The Church of Christ Misees Elnora Clevenger Juanita Hockman Juanita Riley

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