Florence and Milan in Renaissance splendor and love stories
An article recalls Florence as the Italian Athens with its Renaissance glory and greats like Dante, Brunelleschi, and da Vinci. It highlights Beatrice d Este and Ludovico Sforza, their court, and Beatrice’s untimely death shaping Milan’s fate. Social notes cover Richmond opera week ball plans, table reservations, and charitable proceeds, plus local marriages and travels of the Levine couple and others.
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Italy
Ass Baker
Srs
Ranel
Florence
Mre
John M
Gia Dela
Nios Boph
Athens
Dante
Petrach
Donatello
Ghiberti
Brunellechi
Machiavelli
Savonarola
Leonardo da Vinci
Michael Angelo
Santa Maria del Fiore
Duomo
Brunelleschi
St. Peter’s
Harry K. Russell
Beatrice d'Este
Ludivico Sforza
Beatrice
Estes
Isabelle
Mantua
Ludivico
Milan
Richmond
Grand Opera
Robert T. Barton
Junior League of
North Davis
Illness Strikes W. Earl Edwards Family at Cross Junction
Mr and Mrs W Earl Edwards of Cross Junction and their four children have all suffered influenza. The family is slowly recovering and remains not entirely out of danger.
Illness and travel notes from a Virginia town
Mr E Russell Hook returns from Washington due to his father in law H R Orndorff influenza illness at the Hotel Vendome. Mrs Hook remains to nurse him as she arrived last week. Mrs Earl Fansler of Norfolk arrives to visit relatives. Mrs Frank L Jenkins ill with influenza on Dodge street. L H Cole and T H Taylor of Clarendon stop at Hotel Jack. Cecilia Massey ill with influenza improved today. Mrs E H Cartwright has been staying at Grace Dodge Hotel in Washington. Master Courtney Jones in serious condition with ear infection under two physicians. Maud Prince hosts Mrs R N Nicholls of Hartford for a week. Mrs Violette Collins and Mrs Mary Spencer leave for Washington en route to Miami. Sunset Lodge remains open. Mr and Mrs S H White of Baltimore visit for funeral of the late Mrs Bucher.
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E. Russell Hook
Washington
H. R. Orndorff
Hotel Vendome
Mr. Orndorff
Mrs. Hook
Cecelia Massey
Joseph Massey
South Cameron Street
Courtney Jones
Harold Jones
South Loudoun Street
Violette Collins
Sunset Lodge
Mary E. Spencer
Front Royal
Miami
Fla
Winchester Residents Travel and Guests List
Local notices list Frank Beachley visiting Miami after living in Hagerstown while many Winchester residents host or visit others. Names include Mrs. L A Clark, Lou Bernstein, Mrs Gale, Emily Sanford, James P Reardon, J Friedman, W L Slonaker and son, Carl Bush, G E B Tuck, Rev Dr C A Freed, Mrs Masincup, C H and C R Clingneel, S E Luttrell, and B Brooke Smith with notes on travel, illness, and social visits.
Snow Blankets Pittsburgh District After Heavy Nightfall
The Pittsburgh area was covered by four to six inches of snow in the first heavy snowfall of the winter. At 9 a.m. the temperature stood at 18 degrees above zero, with colder conditions expected as night returns.
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Associatd Press
Pittsburgh
Favorable Winds Speed Air Cruiser
The naval dirigible Los Angeles completed a 2000 mile round trip to Florida and returned to Lakehurst. The flight benefited from favorable winds with speeds up to 115 miles an hour. It left Port St. Joe, Florida at 11 28 a m and reached the home station at 12 45 this morning.
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Associated Vess
Lakehurst
N. J
Los Angeles
Florida
Port St. Joe
Death plea sought in Rockingham County woman slaying
Commonwealth's Attorney D Wample Earman said he will seek an immediate trial for George Cave charged with killing Mrs. Charles McDonald at her Greenwood home. He plans to push for the death penalty, Cave says the shooting was accidental during a drunken argument. Police say Cave admitted the fatal shot. he denies wounding Mrs Vines nearby.
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Associated Press
Harrisonburg
Commonwealth
D. Wampler Earman
George Cave
Charles McDonald
Greenwood
Rockingham County
Barman
Cave
McDonald
Vines
Frank Symons Dies After Pneumonia Illness
Frank Symons of Fauquier County died at his home near Stephens City after a nine day pneumonia illness. He would have been 46 on February 28. Survived by his wife Miss Steikley, two sons Clarence and Priest, daughter Edith, one grandchild, four sisters and two brothers. Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
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Stephens City
Frank Symons
Fauquier County
Marshall
Jacob Symons
Eng County
Symone
Widw
Steikley
Clarence
Priest Symons
Martinsburg
W. Va
Edith Symons
Thomas Lee Symons
Robert Costello
Vaucluse
Emma Smith
Bluemont
Ollie Costello
James Reid
Waterford
Willam Symons
Washington
Robert Symons
Symons
Green Hill Cemetery
Higher Rates Trigger Mixed Rally in Stock Market
New York reports a promising rally after call money rates rose from 7 to 1 percent. About twenty issues hit new highs before selling pressure trimmed gains later in the session. Industrial favorites fell 1 to 3 points from the prior day’s close as no decisive news emerged to drive prices.
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Associated Press
New York
Yessiday
Daniels and Lyon Plans to Wed Soon
Hollywood notes say screen stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon plan to marry in the near future. The engagement will be announced early next week by Mrs Pyllis Daniels, mother of Bebe Daniels. Neither Daniels nor Lyon has been married before.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Cal
the Examiner
Bebe Daniels
Ben Lyon
Pyllis Daniels
Miss Daniels
Lyon
Literary Contests At University Virginia May 3 4
The sixteenth annual state literary contests of the Virginia High School Literary and Athletic League will be held at the University of Virginia on May 3 and 4. Track and field contests and the state tennis tournament are set for Saturday May 4 on Lambeth Field. The debates will discuss adopting the county manager plan of government. Walter C Chapman, executive secretary, notes 15 years of preparing pupils for citizenship.
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University
Virginia High School Literary and Athletic League
University of Virginia
Lambeth Field
Virginia
Walter ©. Chapman
Not Able to Stop Sale of Bonds Collateral Case
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a District Court ruling that Emily FE Weems C W Weems and Mrs Courtney W Weems could not prevent the sale of collateral securities tied to three 1922 notes of the Cuototol Sugar Company of Mexico totaling 27 5 000. The notes were assigned to Shirley Carter after reduction to 17 500 and sold by W G Hardy as attorney in fact for depositors. The Weemses sought to stop the sale alleging insolvent conditions but the bill was dismissed for lack of jurisdictional amount and merits.
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Star
Richmond
McRee
District Court
Harrisonburg
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Emily FE. Weems
C. W. Weems
Courtney W. Weems
Cuototol Fpam Sugar Company
Mexico
Berkeley Wooten Mills
Virginia Woolen Company
Shirley Carter
W. G. Hardy
Sloul Valley National Bank Ofster
Teras
Weembses
Carter
Emily
Weems
Fraud Charged By Committee In Ware Primary Vote
The Senate campaign funds committee reports irregularities and fraud in the 1926 Philadelphia senatorial vote. It details miscounted divisions, forged voter names, unaccounted ballots, and boxes with no valid ballots, with an opportunity for Senator-elect Vare or his counsel to respond on January 24.
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Washington
Senate
Philadelphia
Vare
Pennsylvania
Reed
Missouri
Ware
Carnes Shortage Put At 909000 By Baptist Board
Atlanta on January 14 reports show the shortage attributed to former Southern Baptist Home Mission Board treasurer Clinton S Carnes at 909000. Auditors note un authorized loans formed the bulk of the alleged speculation with 250000 missing cash and securities from the church building loan fund.
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Atlanta
Clinton
Carnes
Southern Baptist Home Mission Board
L.R. Christie
Christie
Church Building Loan Department
Straggling Farmer Loses All Household Effects By Fire
J. F. Reynolds of the John Boyd farm near town lost all his personal effects when his house burned yesterday while he was away. Only the clothes he wore remained. eleven dollars and a new set of teeth were ruined. Loss estimated above one thousand dollars with some insurance. He seeks assistance while he stays with Randolph Russell nearby. This marks his second farm fire in fourteen years, prompting renewed hardship.
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J. F. Reynolds
John Boyd
Millwood Road
Mr. Reynolds
Reynolds
George Schlack
Brucetown
Randolph Russel
French Leader Georges Clemenceau Confined By Grippe
Paris report says Georges Clemenceau, famed wartime premier, is confined to his home with a severe grippe. The 87 year old's condition is not serious but age raises concern for possible complications.
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Associated Press
Paris
Georges Clemenceau
Grippe
Rabbi Levenger elected national chaplain of American Legion
Rabbi Lee J. Levenger of Columbus Ohio was elected national chaplain of the American Legion in Indianapolis at the national executive committee meeting. He succeeds Rabbi Herman Betcher of Pottsville Pennsylvania.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Lee J. Levenger
Columbus
Ohio
The
American Legion
Legion
Rabbi Levenger
Herman Betcher
Pottsville
Local Couples Head South for Winter in Miami
Albin Brevities M at Ia M rs. es and Mr and Mrs M S Glaize depart for Miami to spend the winter. Mr and Mrs H B Yoakley and Mr and Mrs Charles We visit Berryville friends. Hunter Browny of Pie Ridge and Leia B J are seen locally. The Glaizes entertain guests at their home Sunday.
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Carl Bush
Baltimore
Hunter Davidson
This City
Mrs. Masincup
Roanoke, Va
Mrs
Butler
Glaize
Miami
Fla
H. B. Yoakley
EB Brown
Charles We
Berryville
Friends
Hunter Browny
Ple Pie Ridge
Lei
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Brilliant Ball
Grand Opera Week
the News-Leader
Carolyn T. Lemley
John H. Seal, Jr
Robert A. Lemley
John H.seal
Winchester
Washington, D. C
J. H. Myers
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Frederick County
Seal
John H. Seal
West Cork Street
Winchester Post Office
United States Internal Revenue Bureau
Mr. and
Mrs. Levine
Max, Levine
California
New Orleans
Charlotte
N.C
Seattle
Wash
Grand Canyon
Montreal
Can
Levine
Boston
Earl Fansler
Norfolk, Va
Frank L. Jenkins
Dodge Street
Messrs
L. H. Cole
T. H. Taylor
Clarendon, Va
Hotel Jack
E. H. Cartwright
Grace Dodge Hotel
Maud Prince
East Piccadilly Street
R. N. Nicholls
Hartford, Conn
S. H. White
W. H. Moore
Mrs. White
Mrs. Bucher
Frank Beachley
Beachley Company
Miami, Fla
Hagerstown
R. B. Bosserman
Fisherville, Va
Jack
L. A. Clark
Arthur Streit
Middle Road
Lou Bernstein
Mrs. Gale
Emily Sanford
Northern Virginia Power Company
South Braddock Street
James P. Reardon
J. Friedman
Joseph and Feiss Company
Cleveland
G. EB. Tuck
Louisville, Ky
George Washington Hotel
C. A. Freed
National Lutheran Council
Freed
C. H
C. R. Cling Neel
Lynchb
S. E. Luttrell
T Sounty
B. Brooke Smith
South Kent Street
Baptist Board
Albin
Sallie Florshieen
Lovett Bros
Haddock
Atlantic
Pacific
Augustus
Jeff
Sam
Ima
Kellogg
Endicott-Johnson Shoes
S. Kirson & Sons
Kiwanis Club
Mutt & Jeff
Bud .Sher
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