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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1919
Page
6
Across several states a tense scene unfolds with miners rioting in Illinois and Ohio. Police patrol urban streets to prevent renewed clashes after last night’s violence, while committees announce anti riot measures and coordinated law enforcement plans for the period ahead.
The Associated Press reports 2000 striking workers from Standard Steel returned to work while guards remain at plants. Arrests were initiated for alleged complicity in events around August 14, with ten companies involved.
Beach of Legion A. A. Wright will speak tonight at John Methodist Church to organize a branch of the American Legion for colored veterans. The meeting is at 8 o'clock, and those who served in the army or corps during the war are urged to attend in full.
Bids for the erection of this school will be accepted up to Saturday September 13. Plans can be seen at Stuart Edmonds Avenue Winchester. Robert C. Hoover has returned to relatives and friends and reports a baying visited.
Retail stores for War Department surplus household commodities will open September 25 in depot centers and large cities and will accept mail orders. Prices will be fixed to prevent discrimination between in person and mail buyers. Mail deliveries will be by parcels post. Stores to open in fourteen zone supply cities.
An aviator in the Toronto to New York City race forced to land seven miles west of Syracuse due to a severe hailstorm. The same storm possibly affected Rochester apple region, where the crop is about 4,000,000 barrels below last year’s level, indicating poor conditions.
Judge Wilbur H. Thomas of Martinsburg West Virginia sent a very large peach to Vice-President Marshall. A letter from Marshall states Senator Sutherland sent the fruit and joked the peach might turn him into a peach of a vice-president, noting the gesture still benefits the republic.
Plans for a labor day banquet for returned soldiers are near completion. The refreshment committee reports county wide cooperation and pledges of fried chicken and other dishes to be delivered to the Chamber of Commerce by 10:30 AM. The Red Cross ladies will supervise the rooms, and the committee invites further contributions.
In Los Angeles on August 26 Associated Press reports that all strikers will defy their national chiefs orders to return to work and continue the strike after an all night meeting.
A dubious advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a universal cure for catarrh claiming it cures all stages by constitutional action. It promises one dollar refund if it fails and urges readers to send testimonials to the Toledo Ohio firm Eney Co. and lists local druggists as sellers.
The Engineers' detachment of the U S Army presented moving pictures on the plaza before a large audience last night with Capt. Arthur Hunting giving an enlistment talk. A giant searchlight aided the show. Tonight at about 8 30 o clock the final film will be shown and all are invited. A community sing precedes the exhibition in front of the courthouse.
Early 18th century Rouen and Chantilly saw artificial porcelain make way for Vincennes and Sevres. Louis XV granted royal status in 1753 with interlaced L trademarks. The Vincennes factory moved to Sevres in 1756, became a state industry in 1759, with Madame de Pompadour promoting its artistic rise and the rose Pompadour color.
Prof. S E Slocum of the University of Cincinnati argues that the Greek form of Nero before conversion to Hebrew letters yields 666 under Hebrew numeral values. He suggests John hid the persecuting emperor’s name in scripture using Hebrew encoding to avoid direct reference. The imagery of Revelation aligns with a discreet critique of the Roman ruler.
Grandpa explains that false teeth are not glued by toothpaste. The quirky remark contrasts common belief with dental care lore.
Toronto reports Lieutenant M. J. Tae arrived at 11 02 a m today, the first aviator to complete the initial leg from Mineola in the international air race to New York.
Paris August 26 The peace treaty with Germany and the accompanying conventions signed at Versailles were presented for ratification to the Chamber of Deputies by Premier Clemenceau today.
Washington reports indicate Russian Soviet interests are funding propaganda to inflame race tensions in the United States. Justice Department officials say organized propaganda campaigns are sprouting nationwide to sow discord among Negroes, with I W W and Soviet links linked to recent riots in Washington and Chicago.
Fragmentary text notes lanterns of horn used by Greeks and Romans for lighting homes on moonless nights. Mentions a departure, peace on earth, and unclear terms Bimong and remaining leirs hint at cryptic historical or poetic references.
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