Arthur Pearson Dies in London
Sir Arthur Pearson, prominent publisher and founder of Pearson's Weekly, died in London after a bath fall. Born 1860, he became a baronet in 1916 and led efforts for blinded sailors and soldiers during World War I. He visited America in 1919 related to his welfare work.
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London
Sir Arthur Pearson
Bath
Cyril Arthur Pearson
England
Pearson's Weekly
America
Emma Goldman Returns From Moscow Hope To Reenter U S
Emma Goldman who was deported from the United States in 1919 for alleged anarchistic activities has left Moscow and is believed to be in Riga. She plans to seek permission to return to the United States.
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Riga
Latvia
Emma Goldman
Russia
United States
Moscow
Birth of first child for Mr and Mrs J Hannon Morris
Mr and Mrs J Hannon Morris formerly of Roanoke Virginia receive congratulations on the birth of a fine boy at Memorial Hospital Their first-born son brings pride to the couple who now plan to settle at No 127 North Market Street Their son is the child of a well known apple dealer Mr Morris and his wife at the local home of Mr and Mrs C E Supinger
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Roanoke, Va
C. E. Supinger
No. 127
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Memorial Hospital
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More Disorder in Strike Zone Across Midwest Centers
Chicago dispatch reports renewed violence tied to strike sympathizers in Middle West packing centers. East St. Louis saw seven women arrested as disorders erupted. Omaha deployed extra police after outbreaks. In Chicago the unrest reemerged injuring 150 people, with one man shot and many seriously hurt. An injunction against picketing was ignored by sympathizers.
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Middle West
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Omaha
Funeral of Representative Flood Cited in Senate Notices
Death announced in the Senate led to a committee of eight senators and a House tribute as the chamber adjourned. Born 1865 in Appomattox Flood rose from Virginia House to Congress, marrying Anna Portner with children Bolling and Eleanor. He chaired the Foreign Affairs Committee from 1913 through World War I and served until 1919.
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Winchester
Appomattox
Washington and Lee
University of Virginia
Virginia House
Commonwealth
Appomattox County
Congess
Anna Portner
Manassas
Bolling
Eleanor
R. FE. Byrd
R. E. Byrd
For Sale and Rent Classified Fragments in Virginia and Michigan
A fragmented notice lists Sr for sale three pool tables with equipment and a new cash register plus a ceiling fan in Stephens City Virginia. It mentions an auto grocery opportunity with $100 to $150 weekly net and $900 required from Commerce Motor Car Co Detroit. also a 4 room rental in Winchester Virginia and various investment offers amid truncated lines.
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F. J. Davenport
Stephens City
The
Commerce Motor Car Co
Detroit
Mich
Flood memory highlighted as war votes and diplomacy unfold
The passage recalls Representative Flood addressing Congress to seek immediate consideration of a high privilege resolution declaring war on Germany and later Austria-Hungary. It notes his role in 1912 at the Democratic convention and his early leadership as Foreign Affairs Committee chair and Wilson Administration spokesman on foreign aid and diplomacy.
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Austria-Hungary
Baltimore
William Jennings Bryan
Thomas F. Ryan
Representative Flood
Wilson
Mexico
Flood of Virginia dies after long service in Congress
The Virginia congressman and Democratic leader Mr Flood dies leaving a legacy as a key member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and a driving force behind party campaigns. He was noted for his role on a war era investigative committee and as a prominent figure in Democratic leadership.
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Virginia
Congress
Thomas
Miss Bridget Purcell Interred In Winchester
The body of Miss Bridget Purcell who died at an advanced age in Roanoke Va was brought to Winchester this morning. Funeral services were held at 9 39 oclock in the Church of the Sacrament and she was interred in the Catholic Cemetery. She was a daughter of the late Edmund Purcell once a wealthy landholder and turnpike owner. Survived by brother Thomas Purcell of Roanoke and sister Mrs Mary Sheehan of Batavia Ill. A number of relatives and friends attended.
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vVa
Winchester
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Mary Sheehan
Batavia
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Edward Purcell
Harrisonburg
Washington, D. C
Mr. Harry Wulfert Buried Here
The body of Mr. Harry Wulfert, who died Wednesday at the family home, was laid to rest in a local burial. The funeral arrangements were announced by the family.
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MR. Wulfert
Harry Wulfert
Baltimore man withers under overwork dies at 42
The body of 42 year old unmarried Henry Wulfert was brought from Baltimore to Winchester this afternoon for burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Rev A A Kelly led the service as relatives and friends gathered. Wulfert had been ill for two and a half years with a broken spirit and spinal paralysis from overwork.
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