Stimson Americans Discuss Reforms At Naval Conference
London delegates resume negotiations, with a recess ending as the Paris situation unfolds. Secretary Stimson convened the American delegation to discuss reforms of the submarines humanization pact and possible changes to the Root treaty piracy clause amid the fall of the Chautemps government.
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Associated Press
London
Tardieu
Paris
Stimson
Naval Conference
Camille Chautemps
MacDonald
Reijiro Wakatsuki
Dino Grandi
Andre Tardieu
Chautemps
Chamber of Deputies
Elysee Palace
Poincare
France
Chait of Deputies
Autoists Must Get City Tags For Winchester Cars
Winchester police warn March 1 marks deadline for 1930 license plates. About 900 auto owners have not yet procured plates and arrests will begin that day for cars lacking proof of taxes. The Paterson Press-Guardian notes the warning and time limit.
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City of Winchester
Spanish Moon revue delights Colonial Theatre crowd
The Girls' Athletic Association staged The Spanish Moon at the Colonial Theatre directed by John W. Judd. Sue Schlack led a talent push that revealed hidden performers while Elsie May Gaunt, Bill Glass, and a cast including Lawrence Shank Tom Warren Dorothy Rice Jane Mudd and Harry Dunn drew strong laughs in a light romance farce set between America and Spain.
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Girls’ Athletic Association
Colonial Theatre
John W. Judd
Rogers Producing Company
Ohio
Sue Schlack
Schlack
Spain
Lizzie O’brien
Ireland
Jane Mudd
Asilla Doolittle
Harry Dunn
Senor Lorenbio
Byrd Expedition Reported Through Treacherous Ice
Oslo dated note says the Richard E. Byrd expedition passed through the Antarctic ice bank. The Ross Sea Whaling Company announced receiving the message confirming the voyage through perilous sea ice.
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Byrd
Associated Press
Oslo
Norway
The
Ross Sea Whaling Company Today
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
Colored Youth Sentenced in Knife Affray Case
Ward Kemp, a colored youth from Stephens City, pleaded guilty in Circuit Court to wounding Carson Walters with a knife in a previous incident. He had already served 312 months and received an additional three months. The report notes a prior jail term and the current three month sentence.
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Ward Kemp
Stephens City
Carson Walters
Wanted stenographer for permanent position in Winchester
Classified ad seeking an experienced and competent stenographer for a permanent role in Winchester. Offers a good salary. Apply at 750, cyo, star. February 24 1p tf.
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Winchester
Cyo
Star
Winchester Secures Star Mail Route to New York City
The Chamber of Commerce and Congressman Garber secure a star mail route from Winchester to eastern cities. Mail leaves Winchester nine each night except weekends, reaching New York and other eastern points next morning. The plan aids apple shippers by enabling same night replies and earlier deliveries.
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Chamber of Com- Winchester
Norfolk and Western Railway
New York City
Winchester
Baltimore and Ohio
New York
Harrisburg
Garber
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Great Festival Mass Meeting Planned For Friday Night
Director-General Nelson F. Richards invites Winchester and Frederick county clubs and organizations to a mass meeting Friday February 28 at 8 pm in the George Washington Hotel dining room. The event aims to be a family gathering with broad civic and business participation to shape this year’s festival plans.
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Apple Blossom
Richards Brothers
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
George Washington Hotel
Nelson F. Richards
Winchester
Frederick County
Richards
Shenandoah Valley
Prohibition Branded Failures By Father Ryan Hearings
In Washington on February 26 the House judiciary committee heard Rev. John Augustine Ryan of the National Catholic Welfare Council criticize the dry law and urge its repeal. He condemned President Hoover and Attorney General Mitchel for pressing a moral issue, while other witnesses including Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler and Wallace Irwin urged immediate repeal and denounced the eighteenth amendment as unconstitutional.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
William D.l Mitchel
House Judiciary Committee
John Augustine Ryan
Social Action Department
National Catholic Welfare Council
Ryan
Chicago
Authors’ and Artists’ Committee
United States
Nicholas Murray Butler
Graham
Wallace Irwin
Francis J. Getry
Ex Justice Taft's Condition Grows More Critical
Washington reports former Chief Justice Taft is gradually weakening with no pain but a more serious condition than at any time. Dr Francis R Hagner said Taft continued to lose ground and was not as well as a few days ago, with no immediate cause for alarm noted.
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Associated Press
Washington
Taft
Francis R. Hagner
William Howard Taft
Hagner
To Jlend on approved real estate security
Lax phrasing records a notice of loan or lien on listed real estate collateral. Aimed at securing funds, the entry names involved parties and a date reference, with terse legal language typical of public notices. The item reads like a notice fragment from a period newspaper page.
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Herbert
Larrick
Alcohol Cases Rise Under Prohibition in Cook County Hospital
A Cook County Michigan hospital reported a material increase in alcohol related cases linked to prohibition policies. The statement notes rising admissions and calls for scrutiny of enforcement impacts on public health.
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Cook County
Chicago
Early Senator Nat B Early to seek Seventh District seat
An Associated Press report notes Nat B Early of Greene county has announced his candidacy for Congress in Virginia s Seventh District subject to the August primary. The longtime assembly member claims broad district support to restore Democratic control. Garber incumbent from Rockingham is presumed to seek re election.
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Associated Press
Nat. B. Early
Greene County
General Assembly
Congress
J. A. Garber
Rockingham
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia Assembly
Garber
Early
Piedmont
Virginia
Greene
Madison
Senate
Albemarle
Charlottesville
Fluvanna
House
T. W. Harrison
Winchester
Rappahannock
Page
Rebels Capture Santo Domingo Amid Civil Unrest
Insurgent forces seized the fort and public buildings in Santo Domingo while President Horacio Vasquez and Vice President Alfonseca sought refuge at a French legation. Washington reported good prospects for a negotiated settlement as mediation efforts continued.
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Santo Domingo
Dominician Republic
Horacio Vasquez
Alfonseca
Gustavo Diaz
Senate
Free samples at G L Cakes and Crackers event
Demonstrator showing free samples at the G L Cakes and Crackers store this week. Sargent's Gash Grocery at the Market and Piccadilly corner promotes the event with in store display and signage.
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G. L. Cakes & Crackers
Sargent's Gash Grocery Cor
Market
Tigers at Bunker Hill Independents Tonight at Handley Gym
The Tigers travel to Handley Gym tonight at 8 o'clock to face the Bunker Hill Independents in a key matchup.
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Tigers
Bunker Hill
Independents
Handley Gym
Major Holmes Conrad Biographical Sketch In Scribner Volume
Advance sheets reveal a full biographical sketch of Holmes Conrad (1840–1916), Winchester lawyer, Civil War veteran, Virginia politician, assistant attorney general, solicitor general, and Georgetown lecturer. The Dictionary of American Biography installment highlights his legal career and public service.
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Dictionary of American Biography
Charles Scribner's Sons
Fifth Avenue
New York
Holmes Conrad
Winchester
Star
Learned Societies of America
Major Conrad
Conrad, Holmes
Robert Young Conrad
Elizabeth Whiting
Burr Powell
Virginia Military
Evnen
1St
Virginia Cavalry
Rosser
Virginia Bar
Virginia
Cleveland
United States
McKinley
Potomac Flats
Washington
U. S
Law
Georgetown University
Merry Del Val Dies in Rome at 65
Cardinal Merry Del Val, former Papal secretary of state and long time arch priest of St. Peters, died in Rome from heart failure following an appendicitis operation. He was 65, stricken yesterday, worsened overnight, and died after cardiac failure during surgery by Professor Bastinelli.
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Associated Press
Ome
Cardinal Merry del Val
St. Peters
Bastinelli
For Rent Six Room Residence at 118 East Monmouth St
Six room residence listed for rent at 118 East Monmouth Street with possession on March 1. Bank and trust company Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company reference indicates rental notice or listing in a local notice page.
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East Monmouth St
Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Tax Reports Offered By J H Seal Jr In Atlanta
State and federal income tax reports prepared with reasonable charges. The note mentions J H Seal Jr and a quip about bolts and nuts in the Democratic party in Alabama, attributed to the Atlanta Constitution.
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J. H. Seal, JR
Democratic Party
Alabama
Atlanta Constitution
Special body proposed to study compulsory auto liability
Ber keley Springs W Va Feb 26 Robert Cole 25 held in Greene county jail Waynesburg Pa in murder of Theodore Richman Corporal William Hanna Pa state police says Cole admitted killing Richman during a quarrel They had spent Saturday evening drinking in Hagestown and started for Cumberland later that night Quarrel resumed Richman struck him and Cole shot Richman hid body near Paw Paw W Va Found Sunday by two men The sheriff and state police plan to return Cole for trial Three brothers break prison Morgan County jail occup ants Albert Royal Lafe Miller held on larceny charges escaped at 6 am with outer doors unlocked Authorities believe outside help aided the escape due to new intricate lock.
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Associated Press
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Robert Cole
Theodore Richman
Greene County
Waynesburg
William Hanna
Pennsylvania State Police
Cole
Richmann
Crucible
Hanna
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Paw Paw
G. P. Newbrough
Paul McClung
West Virginia State Police
Morgan Niy
Spon
Vil & Gieselle
Morgan County
Albert Miller
Royal Miller
Lafe Miller
Newbraugh
Miller Brothers
Maryland
Funeral Services Are Held For Late Mrs W H Dinges
The funeral of Mrs. Fannie Whissen Dinges widow of William H Dinges prominent farmer and former Frederick County Board of Supervisors chairman was held at Ripples home near Middletown with ministers from Grace Methodist Episcopal South Winchester Presbyterian and Martinsburg. A Winchester choir sang hymns and the interment was on the Dinges farm with numerous floral tributes.
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Fannie Whissen Dinges
William H. Dinges
Frederick County
Ripple
Middletown
J. B. Hupman
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
South
F. T. McFaden
Winchester Presbyterian Church
John Rogers
Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester
Clifford D. Grim
Rebecca Bell
Godfrey Miller
William C. Miller
Joseph Hodgson
Dinges Farm
F. Estes Kline
J. I. Wise
E. L. Humston
John E. Ellenbass
W. W. Kline
W. B. O'Neal
Moorefield
Vie Boehm
Roanoke, Va
R. G. van Meter
Berlin, Pa
J. L. Bushong
Manassas
College bill split as Virginia House debates Liberal Arts College site
The Virginia House passed the Layman bill opposing a Liberal Arts College for Women at the University of Virginia with a 56 to 31 vote. Debate centered on restricting the site to within 30 miles of Charlottesville and keeping or expanding the commission, while some urged directing funds to elementary schools first.
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Richmond
Division of Motor Vehicles
State Corporation Commission
Stateway Commission
Compulsory
Ing Bureau
Senate
Jones
Hall Free House
John W. Chalkley
Wise
University of Virginia
Halsey
Charlottesville
Colege
Commission
Highland
McCauley
Roanoke
Battle
Charlottesville Hall
Loudoun
White
Gloucester
Wilbur Hall
Brenneman and
Bader
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CHIFF
Palace
Paterson Press-Guardian
Indianapolis News
New Mai
Toad Buses
Berryville
Railroads
Prohibition
Father Ryan
House Committee
John M. Cabot
Charles B. Curtiss
Cabot
Curtis
Con
Conrad
Scribner
Supreme Court
Merry del Val
Rome
Pennsylvania
W. H. Dinges
Hall
Chalkley
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