Joshua P Carroll Dies in Maryland at 66
Joshua P Carroll aged 66 died at his home in Westernport Maryland after 21 months illness from complications. He formerly ran a vulcanizing shop in Piedmont until a paralytic stroke in 1922. He leaves six children and a brother. funeral was held at the Baptist Church with interment in Philos Cemetery Westernport.
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Joshua P. Carroll
Mary A. Carroll
Maines Westernport
Piedmont
Patriotic Order
United American Mechanics
St. John’s Peart Episcopal Church
South
Iedmont
Lee
Kalamazoo
Mich
Joseph
Stephens City
Fred Westernport
Dewey
Cumberland
Frank Whittington
Martinsburg
W.va
Thomas Wildher
Richwood
W. Va
Illiam
Charles Town
The
Baptist Church
R. D. Renegar
Harry C. Marsh
St. John’s Methodist Episcopal Church
Philos Cemetery
Westernport
Three Lodges Hold Picnic At Caverns
Seventeen members of Martinsburg lodge of the P C and A with seventeen from Winchester Lodge and thirty four from Hagerstown lodge visited the Shenandoah Caverns near Mount Jackson on Thursday. The three lodges spread their picnic on the grounds and had an enjoyable meeting.
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Martinsburg Lodge
P. C. of A
Winchester Lodge
Hagerstown
Shenandoah ‘Caverns
Mount Jackson
Sean Bare Ord
Floating Saloon Off Fire Island Draws Big Trade
A 17,000 ton British flagged liner converted into a floating bar off Fire Island serves cocktails at $1 to $2.50 with wine at $20 a quart. The ship hosts nightly parties for wealthy patrons using private boats, features a Liberty statue aboard, staterooms from $5, and a grand ballroom with midnight movies.
Winchester Letters Denounce Thaw Article
A Winchester resident defends Harry K. Thaw against a Washington Herald piece headlined Winchester Klan Has Eye On Thaw. The writer cites calls from citizens and notes no Kenilworth carpenters or klan warnings, insisting Thaw’s plans are lawful and Frederick County will welcome him.
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The
Washington Herald
Herald
Winchester Klan
Thaw
Winchester
Frederick County
Wilmer F. Shryock
Winchester, Va
Episcopal Service Tomorrow Morning at Christ Church
Rev Walter Mitchell of Charleston South Carolina will officiate at the morning service at 11 o clock tomorrow at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church There will be no evening service Everyone is invited to attend
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Walter Mitchell
Charleston
S. C
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Visitors Tour Shenandoah Valley Beauties Ahead of Winchester Stay
Miss Maud Phillips and Miss Frances Gorman of Rocky Mount North Carolina traveled to Winchester this week via Richmond Culpeper and Front Royal. They are guests of Miss Phillips brother John Phillips and highly impressed by the Shenandoah Valley scenery.
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Maud Phillips
Frances Gorman
Rocky Mount
N. C
Winchester
Richmond
Culpeper
Front Royal
Phillips
John Phillips
Shenandoah Valle
Tanlac Proclaimed Superior by Petersburg Officer Abernathy
Officer W E Abernathy of Petersburg Virginia extols Tanlac as the sole solution for his two year recovery from gas pains constipation and nervous unrest. He credits Tanlac with restoring appetite weight and energy and urges others to try the product. Tanlac is sold by druggists with over four million bottles already sold.
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Tanlac
W.E. “Abernathy
Shepherd St
Petersburg
Taniac
President Coolidge visits grave of son near Plymouth Vermont
President Calvin Coolidge arrived with Mrs. Coolidge and their son John at Plymouth Vermont for a vacation stay. They stopped at Calvin Jr s gravesite in a hillside cemetery then at the Coolidge home as neighbors offered a quiet welcome. Slemp said the president planned to act on tariff commission sugar duty reports next month while seeking rest.
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Associated
Plymouth
Coolidge
Washa
Calvin, Jr
John Coolidge
Mr. Coolidge
Thaw Article Sparks Local Controversy in Winchester
The Washington Herald article on Harry K Thaw drawn sharp reaction in Winchester where residents dispute its claims. Wilmer Shryock says Thaw received no threats from the Ku Klux Klan and had not purchased Knilworth or been linked to becoming a local resident at the time.
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Washington Herald
Hearst
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Wilmer Shryock
Mr. Thaw
Kw Klux Klan
Ku ‘Klux Klan
Winchester
Knilworth
Washington
Rev Mr McFarland to Preach Sunday at Market Street Church
Rev Mr McFarland, pastor of Howard Street Methodist in Hagerstown, will preside at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church services Sunday. Preaching at 11 a m and 8 p m with church school at 9 45 a m. He is well known locally and should receive a cordial welcome.
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Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Stanley McFarland
Howard Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Hagerstown
McFarland
Doubts Arise Over Death Of Luther Coffelt In Shenandoah County
The Star reports in Woods Virginia that Luther Coffelt, found dying near Harmony, may have been murdered rather than killed himself. Coroner’s jury ruled suicide with a 32 caliber pistol, but locals doubt due to the gun’s position, lack of powder marks, small cash on hand, and circumstances of a cross‑state motor trip before death.
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Woods Va
Luther Comfelt
Harmony
Shenandoah County
Coffelt
Nnday
Pennsylvania
St Columbia Furnace
Firemen Rescue Obese Woman From Fire Escape
Fire department crews were called to a New York City tenement on the Upper West Side to free a 300 pound woman wedged between a ladder and railing on a fire escape. The escape was damaged before rescuers could remove her. The woman had said she often sat on the roof to look at the stars.
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Associated Press
New York
Body Believed Found Near Rome of Matteitti Deputy
A body believed to be Giacomo Matteitti the socialist deputy who vanished June 12 was found in a woodland two miles from Scrofano. The body showed advanced decomposition and wounds, fueling investigations into possible slaying.
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Matteitti
Rome
Associated Press
Giacomo Matteitti
Scrofano
French and Germans agree to Ruhr evacuation by August next year
London reports that France Germany and Belgium reach letters settling the Ruhr evacuation. August 15 next year is fixed as the final date for complete withdrawal with partial troop withdrawal beginning August 1 at Dortmund and other non occupied Ruhr areas. The inter allied reparations conference ends tonight with MacDonald approving the plan.
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London
Ruhr
Dortmund
Rev A A Kelly Takes New Pastorate in Norwood
The Rev A A Kelly and Mrs Kelly depart for Norwood Pennsylvania where he accepts the pastorate of Emanuel Lutheran Church. He recently resigned from his former Lutheran church post and leaves behind many friends who wish him success in his new field.
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A. A. Kelly
Best Industrials Carry Others In A General Advance
New York August 16 stock prices rose in a brief session led by Standard Industrials. Steels motors mercantising public utilities equipment leathers and metals saw gains with many stocks hitting new year highs. Rails lagged slightly as bullish sentiment grew from London reparations reports and mercantile reviews. About 550000 shares were traded.
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Associated Press
New York
London
Frear Attacks Mellon Morgan Link at Iowa Progressive Meet
Wisconsin Representative James A. Frear told Iowa progressives the Republican and Democratic nominees serve banking powers Mellon and Morgan. He argued the real issue is curbing big business influence in government and endorsed La Follette and Wheeler as a protest against such power.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
James A. Frear
Wisconsin
Mellon
Morgan
Montana
Washington
Local Visitors Arrive In Fairmont For Valley Excursions
Mrs Homer Hall and son Hugh and Martha Hall arrive from Fairmont Wi Vai and stay with H Delmar Robinson family on West Leicester Street. They plan several motoring trips to attractions in the lower Shenandoah Valley. Elizabeth Brown returns from Baltimore visit. Lyda Chapman guests of Mrs S G Newcome at Owen's Crest. Roy Elliott and family return to Martinsburg after a week with grandmother.
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Fairmont
Homer Hall
Hugh
Cotter
Martha Hall
Vai
H. Delmar Robinson
West Leicester Street
Shenandoah Valley
Lyda Chapman
8. G. Newcome
Alienist Admits He Never Asked Youths Questions
In Chicago on August 16 the Leopold and Loeb case featured a heated two hour hearing. Clarence Darrow and Dr. H D Singer argued as State's Attorney Crowe pressed. Singer admitted he had asked no questions of Leopold Jr. and Loeb and that his sanity conclusions were based on observation. He said their current age marks a critical period for potential mental illness.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Apple Export Trade To Be Good Says Cooper
Mr and Mrs G R Cooper of Liverpool England arrive as guests of Mr and Mrs Boyd R Richards. Cooper, senior partner of G R Cooper and Company, Liverpool, discusses apple export business and forecasts a 20 to 30 percent drop in the Nova Scotia crop. He notes England’s crop is short and prices are strong. First Duchess apple shipment from Rappahannock county Virginia netted growers 6 50 per barrel.
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G. R. Cooper
Liverpool
England
Boyd R Richards
Cooper
G. R. Cooper and Company
Nova Scotia
Ore
Rappahannock County
Winchester Fair Admission Rates
Winchester fair ticket details list day general admission 60 cents and season passes of 1.50 plus 50 cent automobile single admission. Children 25 cents, grand stand 50 cents, reserved 75 cents. Grand Stand Boxes six persons season 10 dollars, single day five dollars. Night gateage all night tickets 25 cents. Rates note reduced adult general admission and higher grand stand prices. Tickets on sale at the Buick agency opposite Farmers & Merchants Bank. DeGrange treasurer.
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Sevon
Buickgency
Farmers & Merchants Bank
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Episcopal Service
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Mr. McFarland
Luther Coffelt
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