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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1934
Page
2
In Havana on December 13 armed men forced nine editorial workers from the anti government paper Accion to drink castor oil outside the city editor rooms. Police then seized the offices and ordered no paper tomorrow as Colonel in charge of Havana police acted amid government fears of uprisings.
Extra vigilance marked the city as police patrolled armed with rifles after an alleged abduction raid. Victims said secret police conducted the operation, wires were cut, typewriters overturned and papers scattered at the office. Denials aside, tensions with the army and Batista’s push to quell opposition were evident.
Ad pitches Creo mulsion as a seven in one remedy for colds and congested chests. It asserts powerful relief with no narcotics and promises a money back refund on the spot if the cough or cold is not relieved.
The article notes that Roman politicians holding seats in the senate were appointed for life and could be expelled only for dishonorable acts, indicating a durable but vulnerable political office.
HORNEPAYNE Ont Dec 13 The threat of smallpox disrupted plans for 13 travelers in quarantine in a railway passenger car after a man who rode it for half an hour was found to have smallpox. Twenty six passengers originally headed to London to sail for England faced delays as the outbreak unfolded after a man boarded at Miowash Ont and 30 minutes later the disease was confirmed.
A car was switched to a siding and a quarantine placed on it. Thirteen passengers and a news agent were allowed to leave after proving vaccination within seven years and agreeing to a new vaccination. An Ontario Health Department officer was en route to decide if the remaining could proceed.
The Little Theatre Inc announces a Christmas era production in Winchester directed by John J. Williams with Virginia Taylor, Mary Miller, and Polly Brinton Harrison. Tables cost one dollar per person, reservations urged via phone 304. Tickets at Bakers Drug Store and Rhodes Drug Company.
A peculiar crowd gathered at the Art Institute in Chicago revealing an unusual assemblage of visitors as of December 13. The event drew attention from onlookers and local observers across the scene.
A new salon of American humorists opens to the public tomorrow featuring Mickey Mouse the Three Little Pigs Katzenjammer Kids Jiggs and Maggie and others. The exhibit spans cartoons from the revolutionary period to today and marks the first major show presenting cartoons as an art form.
Harry Settle was found guilty in Police Court this morning of being drunk and disorderly. A fine and costs totaling 15 dollars 25 cents was imposed.
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