Winchester Visit Recounts Sheridan Ride and Civil War Echoes
John T. Weed of Boulder Colorado toured Winchester and nearby Civil War battlefields with relatives. He recalls Sheridan’s night arrival and the next day rallying the Union troops at Winchester, transforming retreat into victory, and he seeks the name of a local nurse who helped his wounded cousin EB Ewing.
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Prohibition Not a Campaign Issue Says Mrs Ross
Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross former Wyoming governor and Democratic National Committee vice chairwoman spoke at the University of Virginia asserting prohibition is not a presidential campaign issue. She contrasted Democratic frankness with Republican platitudes and defended enforcement of the eighteenth amendment.
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Governor Smith’s Prohibition Policy Defended by Mrs Ross
Mrs. Ross cites Governor Smith’s telegram and recent statements to affirm his resolve to uphold the presidential oath. She rebukes accusations of lax enforcement and saloon restoration as dishonest, noting the repeal of the enforcement act was enacted by a Republican legislature and signed by the Governor, not vetoed.
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Primitive Baptist Association Meeting at Cedar Creek Church
The Primitive Baptist Association meeting with Cedar Creek Church begins Friday August 24 continuing through Saturday and Sunday, announced by the arrangements committee. The note adds a light aside about the Yankees pennant.
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Cedar Creek Church
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