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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1926

Page

5

Engineer of Capitol Limited Dies After Illness

William B Tayman first engineer of the Capitol Limited, age 69, died yesterday in Baltimore after a brief illness. He retired last March after 400 years in engine service and was known for piloting trains of presidents and notable figures. Funeral services will be held in Martinsburg with the railroad Brotherhood and Masons involved. he leaves a son and five daughters.

Jimory Ohio Anron Martinsburg Orrow Emory William B Minan Oast Limited Baltimore Tayman Baltimore and Ohio United States Capitol Methodist Church Robert White Lodge of Masons The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

Poles and Wires Removed From Loudoun Street

The removal of telephone poles and overhead wires between Boscawen and Piccadilly streets has been completed. The central town area now presents a more attractive appearance as the disfiguring poles and wires are cleared. Northern Virginia Power Company and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company lines have been eliminated.

Loudoun Street Boscawen Piccadilly Streets Northern Virginia’ Power ‘Company Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Elim

Poles Removed Quietly Along North Loudoun Street

Workers from the power and telephone companies removed large poles this morning with minimal disruption. Poles were detached from buried stumps, guided to the ground by a steel cable from a truck rig, and all signs and electric lamps were carefully avoided. No accidents occurred.

Loudoun

Broadway Falls For Old Army Game

In New York a crowd gathers near a construction site as two men stage a shell game with three walnut shells and a pea. One man shuffles while another eyes the crowd and police, as Broadwayites eagerly guess which shell hides the pea.

Associated Press New York Hicks

Bandits Loot Two Oklahoma Banks Not a Shot Fired

Five or six gunmen robbed Covington Oklahoma in bold west style looting two banks, America State Bank and Carrington National Bank, totaling over $5,000 with no shots fired. Victims were forced to vaults as robbers guarded exits and unmasked attackers moved calmly before fleeing in two automobiles. Posses searched area for suspects while reports noted no injuries.

Oklahoma Covington Okla America State Bank Carrington National Bank

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