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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1922
Page
2
A fragment reports Mr. Mellon Adams ill with typhoid fever and says his condition is slightly improved though the fever remains. No additional context or dates are provided.
Rumors circulated yesterday and today of a bootlegger pistol battle on the Valley Pike south of town with 100 shots fired. Police say the tale is unfounded though a resident claimed witnessing gunfire and transfers of whiskey, with officers dispatched to the Henry farm area to investigate a reported cow casualty from an automobile incident.
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Local resident described a clash between rival bootleggers as the cause of a cow’s death, but officials found no fighting. The animal was killed with a knife to end its suffering after unsuccessful shots.
In Dublin the Dail Eireann closes its morning session as a vote on the Anglo Irish Treaty nears. Harry Boland and Joseph McGrath lead speeches while De Valera denies splitting the country and Boland praises American support before urging a timely decision.
In Hillside, Miss Liza Jones and Jeff Davis Perry confront a long feud as Sarah Southly, cousin Penny’s ward, seeks refuge with them. Jeff Davis learns Sarah is linked to the Jones family through an old feud, and Liza offers to marry them that same night, ending years of bitterness.
An inmate dies in a Vilna asylum and is placed in the chapel coffin. A second inmate steals the body into the chapel, hides in the coffin, and sleep. A cleric conducts a requiem. during lifting, the madman awakens and attacks, causing a bearers death. Panic spreads as police later clear the scene.
The article discusses whether global drying is real, citing central Asia and several European lakes. A Zurich example shows a drop from 149 to 76 lakes in 25 years, supporting the view that lakes may be vanishing. Some attribute the trend to broader regional climate shifts, others call it cyclical.
A prospective customer questions an advertised late model relic, noting its antiquated design and implying unreliable punctuality. The retailer wittily replies that anyone driving it will never arrive on time.
Feder al Prohibition Director Roy A Haynes arrived in Chicago surrounded by secret service operatives declaring America is being weaned from liquor. He vowed to kill the evil at the root and drive bootleggers out of business warning the bootlegger scourge endangers the American spirit of fair play. He will address two churches tomorrow before returning to Washington Monday.
Cannes France Jan 7 A leading delegate said Germany may lodge a representative with the Allied Supreme Council on German reparations. Experts have agreed on a plan of partial remission of cash payments for several years requiring 500 million gold marks in cash and a further 1 billion gold marks in time payments.
Building materials now list at more affordable levels after a period of high costs. Lumber has fallen to a normal basis allowing buyers to construct homes or barns at lower prices, with stock ready for planning and savings.
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