Woodstock Post Office Site Sparks Town Debate
The Times reports Woodstock residents oppose relocating the post office to the old skating rink site. Local leaders object to the location amid concerns over no nearby businesses and lack of sidewalk access. Postmaster and Woods Basket Committee members discuss pressing the Post Office Department to find a visible, accessible site.
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Woodstock
Ite
William M. Cal‘vert
the Woods
Weyers Cave
Postoffice Department
wThen Times
Little Girl Narrowly Escapes on Fairground Ride
Nina Dyke of Winchester, ten, attended a Confederate Veteran picnic with her grandmother in Strasburg Virginia. She dropped a book through a floor gap while leaving a ride and became snagged by a cable. Walger Crabill freed her within minutes. she suffered only a bruised hand amid cheers for Confederate commemorators.
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Strasburg
Nina Dyke
Winchester
Saturnn Company
Walger Crabill
Harpers Ferry Line Introduces New Bus
The Harpers Ferry Bee Line has put a new white bus into operation. It is a handsome vehicle that will seat about forty passengers and is valued at around $5,000. The launch marks a modernization of local transit.
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Harpers Ferry Line
Harpers Ferry
Bee Line
Belant
Wave Arpers
Acrobatic Show Jumbo Act at New York Hippodrome
Polly Dassi Company presents a big acrobatic animal revue featuring two ladies one gentleman three dogs and a pony. The act highlights acrobatic dogs and a boxing pony claimed as the only boxing pony in the United States with a boxing match against the gentleman.
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New York Hippodrome
United States
Miss Graber 15 Seriously Hurt in Capitol Accident
Mrs Kate Webster returns from Washington to find daughter Miss Camille Graber confined to bed at Homeopathic Hospital after a month old auto collision near the Capitol. Miss Graber and nurse Miss Streit injured. Graber injured more severely with torn ligaments in heel and general bruising. Doctors say recovery may take weeks.
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Kate Webster
Washington
Camille Graber
Miss Graber
Wills Strait
Homeopathic Hospital
Capitol Building
Hand Tattoo Birth Record Practice in Fiji and Samoa
A note on local custom where mothers tattoo dates of their children's births on the hand. The practice reflects communal record keeping and cultural meaning tied to motherhood and lineage in Fiji and Samoa.
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Fiji
Samoa
Lowell Man Succeeds in English Channel Swim
Henry Sullivan of Lowell Mass completed a Channel crossing from Dover to Calais finishing at the Calais Casino in 27 hours 45 minutes for about 22 miles straight across with reports of greater distances due to tides and currents.
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Calais
Fraheée
Henry Sullivan
Lowell
Mass
English Channel
Webb
T. W. Burgess
Sullivan
Dover
England
Paint
Meg a eners Rings Puzzle Ring Story
A historical note describes an engagement ring made from three hoops linked as a puzzle ring. On the wedding day one hoop passed to the groom and another to an intimate friend, while the bride retained the third hoop.
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Megeaeners
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