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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1929
Page
4
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Fragmentary text references salvation from the hills and from the multitude in the Lord our God Israel. Mentions Jeremiah and wonders of grace in a devotional or prophetic style. The readable phrases suggest a religious meditation.
The Senate ratified the Kellogg treaty but critics say it lacks practical power to prevent war. Reported doubts from Senator Borah and others cite self defense clauses and weak enforcement as reasons the U S will not renounce military force. The treaty is seen as symbolic rather than a firm mechanism for disarmament.
A fragment reports a Majestic class steamship collision with a freak wave that crushed a two ton steel, bent great booms, and shattered glass up to ninety-two feet high. One sailor injured amid several alarmed observers as crews battled damage and seaworthiness.
The piece reflects on a controversial invasion described as a journey by the editoral board. It discusses the impact on public perception and the role of leadership during a period of national tension.
The text argues that women now have the right to smoke and to use barber services, asserting that such choices are established in a free country. It notes some resistance from men but expects continued female assertion in public spaces, including railcars and barber shops.
In York, John H. Blymer and his fourteen year old pupil John Curry were convicted of murder in a case framed as witchcraft. The court rejected insanity pleas, ruled the motive robbery, and sentenced Curry to life imprisonment while Blymer also drew a life term.
John Barrymore delivers a dramatic triumph in Tempest a United Artists picture set in imperial and revolutionary Russia. Camilla Horn stars opposite him with strong support from Louis Wolheim George Fawcett Ulrich Haupt and Lena Malena. Last showings today.
All gentlemen invited to a square dance at McCarrolls Hall on Tuesday January 18 1914 conducted by a local comd and dance organizer with lively social gathering details.
Romney West Virginia Review reports the death of ex Senator Charles James Faulkner at his Martinsburg home last Sunday. Faulkner served twelve years in the U S Senate and was a noted jurist and scholar remembered as a gentleman of the old school and a hospitable public servant.
Dr Gaddis of Chicago calls on physicians and matrons to join the movement for peace. He warns that war destroys both on the battlefield and in the long peace, and urges doctors to use their influence to foster a strong popular demand for peaceful solutions.
The American Anthem Prize offers $1,000 for a new national anthem. editors note the Star Spangled Banner remains beloved in wartime but not ideal for peacetime hopes. Ten poets contributed, aiming to express humanitarian ideals, fraternity, justice, and beauty for a modern American identity.
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