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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1923
Page
7
Dr Bernard I Bell president of St Stephens College in Annandale New York forecasts a major German revolution within sixty to ninety days. He returned from Hamburg aboard the Manchuria and states Germany is being starved into communism and the upheaval is bound to happen.
The five year old child of John Grigsby of Clarke county was seriously injured when a car, driven by a United States Army officer, struck the Grigsby vehicle on the Berryville pike near the horse show grounds. The officer fled the scene and has not yet been apprehended. The Grigsbys were bruised and the child sustained a forehead cut. they received treatment at No. 116 West Monmouth street in Winchester.
A seaplane from the rum fleet was captured by coast guard crews when it landed off the Jersey coast today. Prohibition officials arrived aboard the Seminole and Lexington and believed the liquor source flooding Broadway has been found.
A Rome dispatch reports Italian demonstrations across Italy while Greeks prepare for possible arbitration over the killing of five Italian officials. Greece hints at seeking League of Nations mediation if deadlock sustains. Both sides threaten indemnity and naval displays as tensions mount.
Paris Aug 30 The Associated Press reports chances of an early meeting between French and British premiers over reparations appear to diminish. French insist that Prime Minister Baldwin initiate talks while in France on vacation, but he has shown no indication of seeking a conference.
At Casa Blanca Morocco on August 30 two French soldiers Pedezin and Tourbes condemned to life penal servitude for insubordination faced a court martial. They shouted Death and A mort as the judge ordered them away. The sentence was revised to guillotine for striking a superior officer.
The first of the special two cent stamps issued by the Post Office Department as a memorial to President Harding will be placed on sale tomorrow morning in Marion Ohio, Mr. Harding's home town.
New York August 30 rail shares showed steady demand while overall industrial leaders posted nominal changes. Pool operations were under way in other sections, with DuPont and Gulf States Steel strengthening as July earnings reports favorable. Call money opened at 5 1 4 percent. Total shares sold about 825000.
Rear Admiral Harry G. Knox retired 79 died suddenly aboard a St. Louis to Greenville train of heart failure. Naval Academy to arrange a military funeral for Saturday and interment in Naval Cemetery in Annapolis Maryland.
For sale 130 acre limestone farm on Valley pike with electric lights bath with soft water system. Unusual value for quick purchaser. Also 135 acre farm on the pike, good for truck farming and timber on rolling land priced at 1800 dollars. Six room dwelling offered at 3100 dollars. Inspect our list for any property.
Harrisburg August 29 Governor Pinchot unveiled a settlement plan for the anthracite strike proposing a ten percent wage increase for all workers and the eight hour day for all employees with overtime paid at the eight hour rate. The plan also calls for full union recognition by operators without the check off and with union representation at pay time, plus a mechanism for conciliation and arbitration if disagreements persist.
A public statement urges miners and operators to delay final action and accept a quick compromise to avert a damaging strike. The speaker argues a moderate price increase is preferable to no coal and stresses the need to consider the public, workers, and operators, with a meeting planned for moon Friday to decide.
A historical note questions George Washington's truthfulness after marriage, suggesting history texts omit any discussion of his honesty during married life. The remark frames a curiosity about how his character was perceived in later years.
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