Virginia House Defeats Liberalized Sunday Law Proposal
In Richmond Virginia delegates rejected a proposal to raise Confederate veterans and widows pensions by 166000 annually while approving the forthcoming appropriation bill totaling 38119402 for the next biennium. The budget includes 300 million in capital outlay and 1 million for Shenandoah park site purchases.
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Nchmond
Confeder Veterans
House
Richmond Bar Assoion
Willis C. Pul
R. Carter Scott
Circuit Court
Richid City
Henrico County
House Senate
Julien Gunn
Senate
Rhe County
Pulliam
Dette
House Committee On Moral Social Welfare
A. L. Jordan
Folk
Presby
Sinclair Brown
Roanokelly
Virginia Ral Assembly
Rnot
Shenandoah
Canon
Nat. Park
Ite
Brown
Last Day To Get License Tags For Autos
The article notes a final deadline for auto license tag purchases to avoid fines. Police plan a citywide roundup of delinquent owners, with arrests expected. fines start at ten dollars and the city treasury could gain several thousand dollars.
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Tay
Cal News
Sale Notice from Altona Stock Yards and Charles Town
We purchased on February 7 ten cattle including Bulls of all sizes and several good June cattle. We offer lower prices than you can buy west with steers selling at a premium in nine months. Wall, Strider & Trnec. advertise at Altona Stock Yards and Charles Town West Virginia.
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Wall, Strider & Trnec
Altona
Charles Town
W. Va
Father Charged With Causing Death of Son
Edgar T. Raupach died from a stab wound to the abdomen inflicted by his father Charles F. Raupach. State's Attorney says Charles will be charged with murder. the son's brother says Edgar attacked his father as he protected his mother. The father is jailed.
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Associated Press
Cumberland
Edgar T. Raupach
Charles F. Raupach
William A. Huster
Raupach
Edgar
Mrs Anderson Dies After Baltimore Hospital Operation
Mrs Nellie Anderson widow of Robert H E Anderson of this city died yesterday morning in a Baltimore hospital after a major operation. Her body will be brought here by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and taken to Mount Hebron Cemetery for a 2 PM funeral at the chapel with Rev C A Freed officiating. Burial in the family lot. She was daughter of Mrs B F McDonald and sister of Mrs John W Kern and Mrs Alice Dicks. She was born locally, lived in Winchester before moving to Baltimore. Her immediate family includes two sons John and Robert and two married daughters formerly Misses Mary and Laura Anderson.
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Nellie Anderson
Robert HE. Anderson
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mount Hebron Cemetery
C. A. Freed
Grace Lutheran Church
Anderson
B. F. McDonald
East Clifford Street
John W. Kern
Alice Dicks
Winchester
John
Robert Anderson
Mary
Laura Anderson
Bryarly School League Delivers Comedy Hit
About 350 fans filled Bryarly School Auditorium for the Bryarly Community League presented Untangling Tony. Local cast impressed with polished delivery and period costumes while Boyd and Davis provided fiddled between acts. show repeats Friday February 24 at Stephens City.
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Bryarly School
Tony
Bryarly Community League
Boyd
Mr. Davis
Stephens City
Hunter R. Hughes
Virginia Stine
Lewis Bowley
Hilda Williams
Lucille High
Nina Williams
John Clayton
Holmes Spence
Henry N. Lewis
Guy Smith
Mabel Williams
Rita DeHaven
Ruth Hawkins
Anna May Buncutter
Mazie Snider
Hughes Motor Company
Plan for Coal Probe Approved by Senate Panel
The Senate interstate commerce committee approved a Johnson resolution for a full committee inquiry into the bituminous coal situation in Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia. A subcommittee may conduct hearings in the coal fields and investigate alleged conspiracies by railroads to suspend operations. The panel also briefly discussed freight rates but tabled further action.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Johnson
California
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio
New York Central
Reed
Republican
Senate
Coal and Iron Police
Last Rites For Byron Mowrey
The funeral for Byron Mowrey who died yesterday at his home two miles west of Middletown will be held tomorrow at two o clock from his residence. Rev J B Hupman will officiate and burial will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery Winchester. He died of pneumonia after a three week illness. He was a son of William J and Lillie Mowrey and survived by a sister Miss Margaret Mowrey and brothers Hugh of Winchester and Charles John William Solomon and Arthur at home.
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Byron Mowrey
Middletown
J. B. Hupman
Grace
Methodist
Episcopal Church
South
Mount Hebron
Winchester
Mowrey
William J
Lillie Mowrey
Margaret Mowrey
Hugh Mowrey
Jasper
Charles
John
William
Solomon
Arthur Mowrey
Sister of Mrs Frank Conrad Dies at Leesburg
Miss Maria W. Harrison aged 80 died at her Leesburg home in Loudoun County after spending most of her life there. She was daughter of the late Henry Harrison a prominent local figure and died ten days after her sister Miss Alice J. Harrison of Wilmington Delaware. Only Mrs Daisy Conrad of Leesburg remains from the family. The Harrison sisters were near cousins of Representative T W Harrison.
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Maria W. Harrison
Leesburg
Loudoun County
Henry Harrison
Harrison
Alice J. Harrison
Wilmington
Del
Daisy Conrad
Col
Frank Conrad
Winchester
T. W. Harrison
Wife and Husband Granted Absolute Divorce in Frederick Court
An absolute divorce was granted to Frank R. Carper from his wife Mrs Reda Cleo Carper in Frederick County Circuit Court on grounds of desertion for over three years. The couple married in Bloom on November 10, 1920, and Carper states his wife left him February 7, 1925 with no chance of reconciliation.
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Frank R. Carper
Frederick County
Reda Cleo Carper
Bloom
Fire destroys Federalsburg two stores in Maryland
Two main business buildings in Federalsburg Maryland burned today with losses estimated over 75000. The stores Long and Short department store and the American Stores grocery were destroyed. Five fire companies fought the blaze preventing spread to nearby buildings.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Federalsburg
Long
Ex Klansman Testifies Of Threats As Jackson Trial Unfolds
D C Stephenson former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan testified as a state witness in Gov Ed Jackson's trial claiming efforts were made to kill him since his murder conviction. He said he was prevented from testifying in his own defense due to Klan threats. The case also includes bribery allegations tied to appointing a Marion county prosecutor with a $10 000 bait and a plea of immunity from embezzlement charges against Warren T McCray.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Ed. Jackson
D. C
Ku Klux Klan
Chicago
Jackson
Warren T. McCray
James I. McDonald
Marion County
Ed Jackson
D. C. Stephenson
Geo. W. Coffin
McDonald
Aiy
McCray
Fred Robinson
Silas Kivett
Robinson
William H. Remy
Firemen's Frolic Stage Set At Empire Theatre
All is ready for the Firemen's Frolic at the Empire Theatre on Thursday and Friday nights. Tickets are selling well with strong out of town interest and a crowded house expected. Mrs. Frank Reynolds and Mrs. F L Buckley will sing and help in the chorus. Final dress rehearsal is tonight at Colonial Theatre at eight.
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Empire Theatre
Frank Reynolds
F. L. Buckley
Colonial Theatre
Senate Orders a Probe of Cotton Market Practices
The Senate ordered an inquiry into cotton exchanges, millers, and the Agriculture Department to determine if price manipulation of cotton occurred. The probe seeks to uncover any improper conduct affecting prices and market operations.
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Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Irregularities Mark Day In New York Stock Market
In New York on February 15 trading drifted with narrow, irregular moves across standard industrials and rails. Call money reopened at 4 1/2 percent as traders noted the market’s uneven pace and specialty focus.
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Associated Press
New York
Jury List Selection Meeting in Circuit Court
Jury commissioners Grover H. Schlack Claude B. Stickley and Charles M. Rosenberger will meet in the county clerk's office Friday morning February 17 to prepare the list of jurymen who will serve in the Circuit Court in 1928.
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Messrs
Grover H. Schlack
Claude B. Stickley
Charles M. Rosenberger
Read Hable's Ad on Back Page for Men’s Suits
Hable advertises men’s dress suits priced at 6.95 on the back page. The short notice highlights budget apparel with straightforward pricing for shoppers.
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Hable’s
Pan American Union approves Pagt proposal in Havana
The Pan American Union committee unanimously approves a proposal that the Pan American Union convention be signed by all conforming delegates in Havana. The Cuban government will receive authentic copies and circulate them to American governments for acceptance or rejection.
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Associated Press
Havana
Pan-American Union Committee
Bruce joins Bankers' Trust in New York bond dept
David K E Bruce son in law of Secretary Mellon has begun work at Bankers' Trust Company in the bond department. He started February 1 and commutes from a 32 room mansion on a Syosset estate given to him and his wife as a Christmas present. Bruce is son of Senator Bruce of Maryland and recently left a diplomatic post in Rome where he earned 2500 dollars annually.
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Associated Press
New York
David K. E. Bruce
Syosset
Mellon
Bruce
Maryland
America
Rome
Hickman and Hunt Stand Trial for Thoms Killing
William Edward Hickman and Welby Hunt 16, charged with murdering druggist C Ivy Thoms during an attempted hold up were brought before Superior Judge Elliott Craig in Los Angeles. Jerome Walsh urged a delay, but both judges denied the continuance as the case opened with a jury pool of eight women and four men.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Marion Parker
Welby Hunt
Elliott Craig
C. Ivy Thoms
Jerome Walsh
Hickman
Craig
Carlos H. Hardy
Anniversary of Maine Explosion Remembered by Veterans
Thirty years after the battleship Maine linked to Havana harbor disaster, Arlington Cemetery mast hosting Spanish War veterans services. Wreaths from President Coolidge, addresses by Rollins Altunaga and Gen. Garrity marked the observance amid ceremonies in Fort Myer Virginia.
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Associated Press
Washington
Maine
Sigsbee
Havana Harbor
Arlington Cemetery
Cuban
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Lineal Society
Coolidge
Fort Myer
Virginia
Rollins
Rafael Altunaga
Machado
Cuba
John J. Garrity
Winchester Steam Laundry Ad Promises Wash-Day Help
Let us have your wash-day trouble. Winchester Steam Laundry offers cleaning and pressing services with phone contact.
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Winchester Steam Laundry
Rev Hepburn To Address Mass Meeting Tomorrow
Mrs Agnes M Walker organizing meetings for the National Woman's Democratic Law Enforcement League of Washington says Rev David Hepburn of the Virginia anti Saloon League and Mrs Jesse W Nicholson of Maryland will speak at a mass meeting at 4 PM Thursday in the Handley Library lecture hall. Nicholson will be principal speaker Thursday evening at Shawnee Lodge on Millwood road where Mrs Walker lives. a buffet supper follows.
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Agnes M. Walker
National Woman's Democratic Law Enforcement League of
Washington
David Hepburn
Anti- Saloon League
Virginia
Jesse W. Nicholson
Maryland
Women’s Organization
Handley Library
Nicholson
Shawnee Lodge
Shryock
Millwood Road
Transit Company Loses Bid to Block Union Organizing
In New York on February 15, the Interborough Rapid Transit Company failed to block union organizing at its subway and elevated lines. The court denied motions to restrain William Green of the A F L and others from organizing and denied contempt actions against James H. Coleman Edward Ravin and additional officials for defying court orders. The company argued the workers were in a company union.
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Associated Press
New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Supreme Court
James H. Coleman
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Contrary Evidence in Brewer Prohibition Agent Trial
In Baltimore on February 15 testimony questioned whether Joseph R. Brewer threatened to kill Charles Gundlach prior to a fatal raid shooting. Clyde Goldsborough testified that the threat came weeks before the farmer was killed, while Gundlach's widow described additional gunfire after he fell. Cornet denied the threatening claim during his testimony in the same case.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Joseph R. Brewer
Charles. V. Gundlach
St. Mary’s County
United States District Court
Brewer
Clyde J. Goldsborough
Gundlach
Grewer
Robert F. Cornet, Jr
Air Mail Plane Falls Into River in Ohio
A U S air mail plane crashed into the Monongahela River near Pittsburgh after takeoff to Cleveland. Pilot BE Leedy Jr. escaped injury as the aircraft reportedly stalled on departure. Post Surgeon Capt. Thomas H Miller was killed and Capt. Edward Laughlin injured when a plane near Wright Field crashed near Fairfield Ohio.
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Ohio
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
United States Air Mail
Monongahela River
BE. W. Leedy, Jr
Cleveland
Leedy
Dayton, O
Thomas H. Miller
Wright Field
Edward Laughlin
Fairfield
Auto Overturns Near Strasburg. Bealls Escape Injury
An automobile carrying Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Beall of Washington D C skidded on the Valley pike near Strasburg Virginia and overturned twice. The occupants escaped injury while the new Hupmobile suffered severe damage and was towed for repairs.
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J. M. Beall
Washington, D.C
Valley Pike
Strasburg
Entire Estate To Wife Grace Stine Named Executrix
The will of Walter B. Stine died near the city a few weeks ago propsed to Mrs Grace V Stine her as executrix and guardian of infant children the will dated May 3 1927 Mrs Stine posted bond for 5000 and the estate is probated in the circuit clerk's office Also an employment notice seeks experienced salesladies for a ladies ready to wear store applying by letter to Star dated February 14 1p2t
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Walter B. Stine
Grace V. Stine
The New Millinery Trends From Crochety Bdakee and Balibunt
Margaret IL Hodgson reports on straw and crochet hat fashion as leaders in the latest millinery ranking with Crochety Bdakee and Balibunt topping the list.
Amendments proposed to 10 relief bill in Senate
The revised McNary-Haugen farm relief bill cleared the Senate agriculture committee by a unanimous vote after two hours. It retains the equalization fee but limits it to emergencies and broadens applicability. A revolving fund would offer 4 percent loans for cooperative marketing farm organizations.
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Coolidge
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Agricultural Committee
Senate
Congress
Senate Agriculture Committee
House Agriculture Committee
Anderson
Minnesota
Kingheloe
Kentucky
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
Louis J. Taher
Bennett Will Provides Life Interest To Wife
The March 16 1925 will of Thomas Bennett probated in the Circuit clerk's office directs converting his whole estate to cash and placing the proceeds in the bank with interest for his wife’s maintenance. It leaves $50 to Ivy Newlin Agnes Shade and Emma Winkfield with the remainder to be divided equally among five children after the wife’s death. Bennett died recently in the county.
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Thomas Bennett
Ivy Newlin
Agnes Shade
Emma Winkfield
Bennett
Quorum Fails to Convene City Council Special Meeting
City Council members gathered to discuss the 1928 budget but failed to reach a quorum. President W. A. Baker announced the impossibility of proceeding after only five members appeared, and the session adjourned. Attending were President Y. A. Baker Fred W. Forney R. Frank Barr W. Nelson Page and T. B. Priston.
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W. A. Baker
Y. A. Baker
Fred W. Forney
R. Frank Barr
W. Nelson Page
T. B.priston
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