Williams Receives Ovation at Fisher's Hill Confederate Reunion
Philip Williams of the Winchester bar headlined the Fisher's Hill Confederate veterans reunion on Saturday and was given an ovation. Attendees were entertained at no cost with dinner by Daughters of the Confederacy and vast crowds arrived by coal trains along the Valley of Victory. The Fisher's Hill reunions were started by Stover Camp of Strasburg. Williams' father, the late Col. John J. Williams, long led the Grand Camp of Virginia.
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Philip Williams
Winchester
Fisher's Hill
Daughters of the Confederacy
Valley of Vic
Fisher’s. Hill
Stover
Strasburg
Williams
John J. Williams
Virginia
Typhoon Toll Put at 10 000 in Swatow Port
The Associated Press reports that medevac and relief workers estimate about 10 000 casualties from a typhoon and tidal wave that struck Swatow, 250 miles north of Hong Kong, last Wednesday, overwhelming the port and surrounding areas.
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Hong. Kong
Swatow
Here
Rotary Boys Hvae Field Day At Camp Cedar Creek
John Handley Rotary Boys closed their camp week with field day events on Cedar Creek. In the First Class heavyweights Eugene Lewis led various contests while Ray Kernlin and Curtis Bly led Second Class wins. Judges included Lupton Bond McKee Hockman and Lieutenants Cain and Dale with a watermelon race won by Captain Hockman.
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John Handley Rotary
Eugene Lewis
Hugh Carpenter
Frederick Trenary
Lee Grant
Robert Showalter
Charles Lowery
John Birmingham
Oscar Phillips
Jack Forney
William Birmingham
Lupton
Bond
McKee
Hockman
Cain and
Dale
Peery Seen as Sure-Winner in Ninth Virginia Race
Bristol reports strong confidence in George C. Peery of Tazewell as Democratic candidate for Congress. Party leaders anticipate a broad campaign across the Ninth District with Peery touring hamlets and towns, aiming to secure a November majority and victory.
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Bristol
George C. Peery
Tazewell
Congress
Peery
Virginia
Washington
St Pauls A M E Church Withdraws From Denomination
In Winchester Virginia on August 6 1922 the 35 members of St Pauls A M E Church signified they have withdrawn from the African Methodist Episcopal denomination. Lula Montgomery serves as secretary with Sarah Bartlett as assistant secretary James Stephenson as treasurer and JJ Hawkins as chairman.
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Winchester
St. Paul’s A. M. E
Lula Montgomery
Sarah Bartlett
James Stephenson
JJ. H. Hawkins
Western Wreck Will Be Probed
Coroner's jury in De Soto Mo will hear eyewitness accounts of a Missouri Pacific rear end collision that killed 37 and injured 188. Coroner Elders vows a thorough investigation as officials blame head engineer Matthew Glenn for the disaster. Local and out of town relatives demand full inquiry. Guests visit with Mrs C E Aulick and Miss Mary Louise Henning in Sulphur Springs Mo.
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Associated Press
Sulphur Springs
de ‘Soto
Moo
Missouri Pacific
Matthew Glenn
John Cannon
Foster Removed from Denver Under Ranger Orders
William Z. Foster, once a steel worker active in 1919 strikes, was run out of Denver and Colorado by order of Adjutant-General Hamrock, who labeled him alleged head of a Soviet Russia society. Federal agents pursued him. he traveled disguised from Salt Lake City, checked into a hotel, and his suitcase with I W W and Bolshevik literature was seized before he was sent eastward. Police played no role in the incident.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
William Z. Foster
Hamrock
Colorado Rangers
Colorado
Foster
Salt Lake City
Hamrick
Demand for Rail Shares Up Amid Market Strength
The morning stock market strengthened with new high records for the year as rails and utilities rose. Profit taking near noon trimmed gains for Mexican petroleum and Studebaker while Chain Store issues led the market with strong activity. Call money opened at 3 percent as the Census note recalls ancient precedents of head counts.
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Associated Press
New York
Mexican Petroleum
Studebaker
First trial in Harrisonburg railroad strike ends with fine
In Harrisonburg Virginia Tom Lewis a striking machinist was fined fifteen dollars and costs by Magistrate S L Cavies for slashing tires on an automobile owned by a worker hired by the railroad since the strike began. A witness wore a pistol which the magistrate asked to be laid on the table during the proceedings and the request was complied with.
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Harrisonburg
Tom Lewis
S. L. Cavies
Mary Miles Minter Hurt in Private Rail Car Collision
Mary Miles Minter, actress, was thrown into a window by a switch engine jar in the vestibule of her private railroad car near Victor Idaho. She suffered a severe cut on the left arm and multiple bruises. Other members of the party, including Tom Moore and Patricia Palmer, sustained bruises and possible internal injuries. The group of 25 was shaken. they were bound for Lesmere to spend six weeks on location in Jackson Hole.
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Victor
Idaho
Mary Miles Minter
Tom Moore
Patricia Palmer
Viola Daniels
Les Mere
Jackson Hole
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