Evening Star publication and history snippet
The Evening Star is issued daily at Winchester Virginia with publisher Harry Flood Byrd. It is entered at the Winchester post office as second class matter and consolidated with the Morning News Item weekly papers The Weekly News The Weekly Times and The Weekly Mirror.
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Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester
Virginia
Morning News
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Weekly News
Weekly Times
Weekly Mirror
Newspaper Subscription Rates From the Era
The readable fragment lists prepaid rates for various terms by mail and by carrier. Yearly, six month, three month, and one month options appear with prices such as 3.50 for one year in advance and 1.75 for six months, plus carrier rates including 4.50 for yearly and 2.25 for six months. The text is incomplete but indicates standard subscription pricing and payment terms.
News Agency Rights Note From AP Acknowledgment
The item states that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of all AP credited dispatches and local news, underscoring its authority over published material in this edition. It serves as a formal notice of copyright and reuse policy for AP content.
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Associated Press
Bible Thought And Prayer On The First Commandment
The piece centers on Exodus 20 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me and a brief prayer asking God to worship and serve Him alone. The language elevates reverence and eternal nature of God.
Roanoke Times backs Mapp amid Byrd campaign clash
The Roanoke Times endorses Senator Mapp in the gubernatorial contest and rebuts charges that Byrd is a reactionary. It condemns name calling and urges candidates to avoid smear tactics in the closing month of the campaign.
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Coal wage talks threaten 10 percent raise amid price surge
Miners and mine owners plan negotiations in Pennsylvania to seek a 10 percent wage increase while reducing coal prices by 17 to 20 percent per lesson argument. Experts warn prolonged high prices limit access to coal for households as supply lags demand and new energy methods may emerge.
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Thearthy
Chicago Secession Talk Prompts City Council Action
Fragmented OCR text shows Chicago leaders debating actions to separate from Illinois and challenge state authority. It cites the city’s population share and legislative representation as factors in a push toward secession or legal separation.
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Illinois
Mapp Attacks Byrd Collapse in Editorial Praise
The Danville Register endorses Senator Byrd for Governor, noting Mapp cannot find a flaw in Byrd's record. It highlights Byrd's pay-as-you-go highway plan and his proposed one cent gas tax increase to fund road work, contrasting it with Mapp's stance and the bond plan voters rejected. The piece lauds Byrd's public life and suggests attacks will backfire.
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Byrd
Danville Register
Winchester
Senator Mapp’s Virginia record highlighted in Norfolk speech
In Norfolk on Tuesday Senator Mapp criticized Virginia’s government as bloated. The piece notes his 176 bills as a former senator, including a central tax assessment board that started with a $60,000 appropriation and a fees-raise costing Virginia $352,000 annually or $2,000,000 over four years. Senator Byrd opposed the fees increase, aligning with current anti-legislation stance.
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Senator Mapp Fees Vote Critiqued by Northampton Times
The Northampton Times at Cape Charles challenges Accomac Senator Mapp's explanation for his fees increase vote. It recalls that in 1920 Mapp and about two dozen senators supported a fifty percent fee rise, amid long disputes over the fee system and legislative fights.
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Accomac
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Times quotes Mapp railing over officer fees during governorship bid
The Times implies A Mapp criticizes excessive officer fees while running for governor. It contrasts his 1920 Senate vote approving excess fees with a claim he now faces a changed political climate and cites Byrd as a contrasting example among three colleagues.
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Cost of living debate tied to Senator Byrd vote
The Times questions if costs of living have fallen since 1920 and asks Senator Byrd if his vote for a 1920 fee increase was justified. It notes Byrd's twenty year church membership and vestry role, arguing attacks on him on religious grounds should stop. The piece defends Byrd against underground propaganda and urges voters to consider verified statistics.
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Mapp
Senator Byrd
Virginia Men Fuel New York City Rise in Business
New York City now absorbs more Virginians than any state outside its borders with 33,261 natives. Virginia sits fifth in state representation among New York’s 3,107,000 residents, with Virginians noted in Gotham as lawyers, officials, and business leaders from Norfolk, Winchester, Front Royal, and Clarke County.
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Virginia
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R. Randolph Hicks
Augustus Strode
Norfolk
Davis Conrad
Winchester
A. C. Carson
Front Royal
George W. Jones
Norfolk County
J. Tyson Dortch
Clarke County
U. S. Internal Revenue Bureau
Alexander Forward
State Corporation Commission
Charles Marshall
Archibald Taylor
U. S
Wm. Cabell Bruce
Figure in a Smokeless Coal Offer for Winter Fuel
A dated ad urges homeowners to buy smokeless coke now at $7 per ton delivered or $6.50 in 25 ton lots. It claims coke equals soft coal at $8.50 per ton and hard coal at $8. The seller cites overtaxed storage and offers until November to pay, with a 50 cent per ton cash discount. It emphasizes cost savings and urges immediate purchase to stockpile fuel.
Poor policy and worse politics in Byrd Bible bill clash
The Portsmouth Star criticizes circulating leaflets accusing Senator Byrd of irreligion as ill advised stunt. It notes Byrd rejected a nonexisting Bible reading ban and explains school boards already have Bible reading authority. The bill’s timing was questioned amid a hurried legislative session.
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Norman R. Hamilton
McAdoo
Virginia
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