Four Year Old Ayler Williams Dies After Accident
Aylor Williams, four, of Huntley in Rappahannock county Virginia, died at Memorial Hospital Winchester from injuries after being run over by a car near her home. She had skull damage and limb injuries after stepping into the vehicle while playing with other children. The accident occurred on a steep road as the car passed the group. The child was brought to Winchester Hospital and died there. funeral will be held at the Huntley home. She was a niece of John W. North of the city.
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Aylor Williams
Aylor Will
Huntley
Rappahannock County
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Ayler
John W. North
Historical Pageant at Equity Grounds Tuesday Night
Pocahontas George Washington Benny Ross Thomas Jefferson and Gen Sheridan featured in tableaux by Y P S M B Church Sopth ip at Equity Grounds Tuesday night August 17 event described in local pageant.
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Pocahontas
George Washington
Benny Ross
Thomas Jefferson
Gen. Sheridan
Equity Grounds
M. B. Church
Miss Lilien Ponton Weds Elwyn Young in Philadelphia
Intelligence reports the marriage of Miss Lilien Marie Ponton formerly of Winchester to Mr. Elwyn Young in Philadelphia on July 16. Officiating was Rev Schoweitzer. The couple hosted a reception at Mrs Burns’s home with bridesmaid Miss Goldie Wilson and best man Herbert Shopper. After a northern states trip they will reside at 6146 Spruce Street Philadelphia after August 15.
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Lillien Marie Ponton
Winchester
Elwyn Young
Philadelphia
Schoweitzer
Burns
Goldie Wilson
Herbert Shopper
Young
Will
Spruce Street
Tired Feet Find Relief at Grove Bros Foot Specialist
Local ad urges readers with weak ankles cramped toes and rheumatic leg pains to see Grove Bros foot specialist. Offers Monday or Tuesday examination slots with COB noted.
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Grove Bros
Local Boy Scouts Parade From Paris Cable
A Paris cable says the entire delegation is well and happy. Scouts are quartered and fed at four boys schools. The parade goes through the Arc de Triomphe. Battlefield trip starts Thursday. They will reach Brussels Sunday night and Antwerp the next Tuesday. They embark the following Wednesday and arrive in New York between September 2 and 5 depending on Bréat stay.
Winchester Sheriff Brings Suspect In Assault Case
Sheriff T W Edwards of Loudoun County Virginia, acting on Governor Westmoreland Davis's orders, brought Frank Anderson a 35 year old colored man from the county jail in Winchester to face assault charges against Mrs Arthur Cridler of Belmont Park. Cridler identified him as her attacker. Anderson denies the crime. He will remain jailed until the Loudoun Circuit Court convenes.
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Ia Cridler
T. W. Edwards
Loudoun County
Westmoreland Davis
Frank Anderson
Bee Nea
Aeriek County
Winchester
Anderson
Leesburg
Arthur Cridler
Belmont Park
Ridster
Trap Rock
Pein
Seger
Air Neighbors Full in Court After Fracas on Highland Avenue
Mrs. Charles A. Holton has Mrs. William Bentley arrested on two charges including assaulting her daughter Mrs. Cave and using language likely to provoke a breach of the peace. Mrs. Beatley counters with charges of bad language toward Holton and her daughter Cave. The incidents occurred on Highland avenue and the cases are set for 4 o'clock this afternoon in court.
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Charles A. Holton
William Bentley
Harry Cave, Jr
Beatley
Mrs. Holton
Holton
Mrs. Cave
Highland Avenue
Sugar Slump Hits New York Prices In Wholesale Market
New York reports a sharp drop in granulated sugar to 17 cents per pound marking the heaviest fall in years while Winchester remains at 24 cents. Retailers vary from 25 to 28 cents per pound as dealers cite weak demand and oversupply. Raw sugar also slides with futures and spot markets showing weakness.
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New York
Winchester
New York Dispatch
Weeks Confers With Harding in Ohio Campaign Push
Marion Ohio August 14 A conference with former Senator John W Weeks of Massachusetts a Republican campaign committee member was the chief feature of Senator Hardings schedule for today. Harding will deliver his next porch speech Thursday to current and former members of the Ohio Legislature.
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Marion
Ohio
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Republican Campaign Committee
Hardine
Harding
Cruelty Society Questions City Game Warden Killing
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals objects to the city game warden's handling of a dog killed by authorities. It questions the use of eight shots and a sledge hammer and calls for humane methods. Mrs. R. M. Ward writes on the matter.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Tan
R. M. Ward
Endless Caverns at New Market Open From August 14
Endless Caverns in New Market Virginia will be open to visitors on and after August 14 1920. The notice announces the seasonal opening and invites the public to visit the cave beginning mid August.
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New Market
Spetf
Dan Ahern Reinstated After Insubordination Charge
Reinstatement of Dan Ahern of the Illinois Athletic Club follows his dismissal on insubordination charges. Ahern apologized in the presence of the American committee as the decision was announced in Antwerp.
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Associated Press
Antwerp
Aus
Dan Ahern
Ilinois Athletic Club
Ahern
American Committee
Modern Woodmen Picnic at Woodman Park
A CAMP 12154 event will be held at Woodman Park in Midl Middletown Virginia on August 21 1920. Local members and attendees are invited to participate in the Modern Woodmen picnic activities and gatherings at the park.
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Woodman Park
Middletown
Paul’s A M E Church Abrahams plea of Sodom
Sunday school at 2 pm and 8 pm service. Pastor J C Parola preaches believ er theme. Miss Emma Hawkins is seriously ill at her East Water Street home with tonsillitis.
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A.m. Abraham
Sodom
J.C. Parola
Emma Hawkins
East Water Street
Cox blasts Republicans at West Virginia convention
Governor Cox, addressing the West Virginia Democratic state convention in Wheeling, assailed Republican leadership as engaging in trickery over the league of nations and accused them of senatorial oligarchy. He touted Democratic plans to cut governmental expenses and emphasized a pro league of nations stance as key to civilization. Continued on Page 3.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Cox
League of Nations
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Officers May Kill Fleeing Bootleggers in Roanoke Case
Reported statements say federal agents in Roanoke Patrick Franklin counties assert officers may fire on bootleggers who do not halt when ordered. The article notes government victory, calls for stronger police action, and discusses acquitted agents tied to Hose Thomas murder in Franklin County.
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Roanoke
Franklin
Patrick Counties
Thomas
Brame
Patrick
North Carolina
Patrick County
Bers
Shooting Creek
J. N. Wood
R. H. Drummon
Prohibition
J. W. Pugh
R- H. Wilmeth
Hose Thomas
Franikdin
Tomas
Gajeseh
Danville
Important Notice to Orchardists Prompt Bank Questionaires
Frederick County Fruit Growers Assn asks orchardists to promptly reply to bank questionnaires about the apple crop to aid barrel manufacturers buyers and banks. Return replies at once.
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Frederick County
Board Wanted For Men Working On Construction Site
Help sought to supply a board for a construction crew at a job site. Applicants should be available for daily shifts and provide references. Location is near the William Every area with standard safety gear required.
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Rliam Everiey
British labor praise sent from Chicago to Britain
The Associated Press reports Parley P. Christensen former labor party presidential candidate sent a congratulatory note to William C. Adamson chair of the British labor party praising British workers for resisting military intervention against Russia. Four Emmestone Farms mentioned with high cultivation and improvements.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Parley
P. Christensen
Labor Party
William C. Adamson
British Labor Party
Russia
Americans In Forefront At Great Games
About 300 American athletes led the United States presence at the seventh Olympiad opening in Antwerp. Thousands of spectators filled the oval arena as flags and diplomatic boxes framed the ceremony. Americans, cheered by fellow citizens and tourists, stood among strong contenders in a cosmopolitan crowd.
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Antwerp
Siedinie
Conter
Annenrale
Baron Sierre de Coubertin
Trom
Albert
Prince Leopold
France
Belgium
Rhine
Jackies
Dominion Board hikes Canada to US rail rates
Ottawa Aug 14 The Dominion Board of Railroad Commissioners today granted an increase in through rates to United States railroads in Canada to conform with Interstate Commerce Commission approvals in Washington. The fee increases apply to all commodities except coal and coke.
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The
Associated Press
Ottawa
Can
Dominion Board of Railroad Commissioners
United States
Canada
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Lightning claims war hero under thunderstorm tree
Richard J. Foran, a veteran of the 300th and 9th Machines Gun Battalion who survived 22 wounds in World War I, was killed by lightning while taking shelter under a tree during a severe thunderstorm near Paterson. The event was witnessed as a sudden, fatal strike ending the life of the decorated soldier.
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Paterson
Richard J. Foran
Three Hundred
Ninth Machines Gun
Bank commissioner takes control of Polish Industrial Association
Boston reports the Bank Commissioner seized the Polish Industrial Association and placed Cross street affairs under control. President Henry H. Chmielinski of Hanover Trust Company leads the association, whose loans are bad or doubtful and cash is nearly gone, linking its fate to Hanover Trust.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Allen
Polish Industrial Association
Cross Street
Henry H. Chmielinski
Hanover Trust Company
Charles Ponzi
Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company
State House
Ponzi
Mae Owith
Hia Busifiesa Wassits
Eygeennnoney General
Crowd watches A Girl Robbed in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on August 14 two armed bandits held up 22 year old Panky just after she drew a payroll of $1,500. She was knocked down but the money was recovered after the bandits escaped in a stolen car that crashed into an elevated railroad pillar. pedestrians pursued and the men fled.
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Philadelphia
Panky
Weather forecast signals warm spell with rain next week
The Weather Bureau predicts a warm week ahead with rain in the Middle Atlantic region. Conditions should be generally fair except for a probability of showers Thursday deluging portions of the area.
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Washington
The
Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
Japan Replies to U S Note on Saghalien Policy
Japan’s reply to the American note protesting Japanese occupation of Saghalien’s northern part was received at the State Department. The lengthy note reportedly examines the whole question of Japan’s Siberian policy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Japan
Saghalien
State Department
Siberia
Harding to Speak at Minnesota State Fair on Sep 8
Marion Ohio August announcement says Senator Harding the Republican presidential nominee will address the Minnesota state fair on Wednesday September 8 focusing mainly on agricultural issues. He plans no other speeches on the trip and will elaborate on prior declarations regarding the nation’s foreland and foreign policy.
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Marion
Ohio
Harding
Minnesota
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Liberal Rda
Sugar
Weeks
C. V. Depot
Sam Haines
Bell Phone
Aptt
Wheeling, W. Va
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Danville Dispatch
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