Stranger Attacks Local Man After Asking for Money
Edward C. Goss manager of the Consumers Utilities Company was accosted Saturday night by a stranger who first asked for money. Goss struck with a haymaker, injuring only a bruise on his hand, and the assailant fled. Police found no trace of the man who wore a gray overcoat and old cap. Local warnings last week noted suspects using alms to lure victims, with some suspecting the same band.
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Edward C. Goss
Consumers’ Utilities Company
Mr. Goss
Indian Alley
Buddy
C. W. Hollis
Goss
Leed's Parish Receives Gift From Longtime Member
Old Leeds Parish in Fauquier county receives proceeds from sale of a handcrafted bedspread made by Hester Morris Marshall of Norfolk. Marshall, born in Fauquier, is among Leed's oldest members with notable lineage to Robert Morris and Chief Justice John Marshall. A parish communicant praises the expert craft and lifelong devotion.
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Old Leeds
Fauquier County
Hester Morris Marshall
Norfolk
Miss Marshall
Leed's
Robert Morris
John Marshall
Lewis
Warner's Hall
James River
Leed
Parrish
Australian inventor perfects a spanking machine
An Australian inventor, by the way, has perfected a spanking machine. We suppose he expects a large turnover, if he goes into re production.
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Boston Herald
Two Deaths In Colvin Family In One Week
Mrs W H Anderson sister of General R M Colvin of Harrisburg died at her Lynchburg home after a long illness. General Colvin was at her bedside. She was known to Harrisonburg friends who visited him there. This marked the second death in three days in Colvin's family, as sister-in-law Mrs Ed Colvin also died in Lynchburg. General Colvin, now the last surviving family member, leaves five children.
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W. H. Anderson
R. M. Colvin
Harrisonburg
Lynchburg
General Colvin
Anderson
Mary Winchester Girl Cared For By T B Fund
Among Our Cases a young Winchester girl named Mary showed delicate health and was diagnosed suspicious of tuberculosis at a T B clinic. She went to Catawba for care, later returning healthy and educated on self care to prevent future illness. The piece urges Buy Christmas Seals to support such work.
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Mary
Winchester
T-B
T-B Fund
Catawba
Many Pay Cash for Shares in Phoney Estate
Xenia Ohio December reports a scam selling certificates for $50 claiming a stake in New York estates. McClain Catterlin of Staunton Indiana and Frank E. Snipp of Springfield faced embezzlement charges as the scheme promised a $5 billion settlement from property holders. About 200000 investors were urged to buy, with injunctions and court actions limiting further sales.
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Xenia
New York
McClain Catterlin
Staunton
Ind
Ohio
Frank E. Snipp
Springfield
Midas
Osborne
Bogardus
Cox
Edwards
Baker
Springer
South Seas
Catterlin
Brazil
Ind. Snipp
Santa Claus
Theodore Tangeman
John A. McClain
Snipp
Mr. Barnum
Indiana
Michigan
Directors Bond Released By Stephens City Bank Directors Bond Released
In Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Philip Williams ordered C. S. Feller receiver for Peoples Bank of Stephens City to release the directors from a $14,000 bond posted to secure $7,000 cash before the bank’s closing. The directors acted in good faith and produced the cash, but the bank suspended business before release. Directors named: J. R. Beatty, Charles E Staples, Benjamin Massie, F. B. Cadwallader, L. D. Pifer, R. A. Shryock, John A. Hinkle, W. B. O'Neal, and F Estes Kline.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Philip Williams
C. S. Feller
Peoples Bank
Stephens City
Mortgage Belief Splinters Over Arizona Attire
A quip notes mortgage introduction in Arizona alongside socks and shirts as signs of a decadent era. The speaker laments the loss of clothing but claims mortgages remain, contrasting comforts with financial structures in a satirical balance.
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Arizona
Iggy the Bad One Pleads Guilty in Chicago Murder Case
James Varecha known as Iggy the Bad One appears in a Chicago court to plead guilty to the murder of Frank H. Jordan as a deputy sheriff keeps watch. The defendant's swagger is gone and his bravado faded in the courtroom setting.
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Iggy
James
Varecha
Chicago
Frank H. Jordan
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