Prohibitionists and Farm Labor for Realignment
AP dispatch from Chicago reports keynote speeches at Prohibition and Farmer-Labor conventions urging a new party. Dr D Leigh Colvin urged realignment, criticizing Tammany Hall and promising party candidates for president and vice president as factions debate national prohibition.
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Associated Press
Chicago
D. Leigh Colvin
New York
Prohibition National Committee
Laura Hughes
Lundy
Tammany Hall
Colvin
Tammany’ Hall
Tammany
Prohibition
al. Smith
Funeral services for Mrs. Johnson Thursday
The funeral of Mrs. Frances H. Johnson, 65, wife of Robert Johnson, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Mount Hebron Cemetery chapel. Rev. E J Rohart will preside. The body arrives by motor hearse from Washington for the service. She died suddenly Sunday evening after a heart ailment, leaving a daughter Mrs. Harry Dietzel and a son Harry Johnson.
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Frances. H. Johnson
Robert Johnson
Harry Johnson
New Jersey Avenue
Northwest
Washington
Mount Hebron Cemetery
E. J. Rohart
First Brethren Church
Wasington
Winchester Mayor Orders Closer Traffic Law Enforcement
Mayor Ward issued an order directing police to arrest all violators of city and state traffic ordinances and bring them before the police justice for trial. He cited rising violations, bolder offenders, and intolerable conditions in Winchester. Special focus will be on speeders and reckless drivers, with strict enforcement of parking rules and all infractions.
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Ward
Police Department
Winchester
Many Names Said Before President For Cabinet Posts
Superior Wisconsin July 10 President Coolidge will accept the resignations of Secretary Hoover of the Commerce department and Secretary Work of the Interior. The timing for accepting the Hoover resignation is undecided. The President will not keep the two cabinets through the entire electoral campaign and has many names before him to fill the vacancies, with no final choice yet.
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Associated Press
Superior
Wis
Coolidge
Hoover
Commerce Department
Work
Interior Department
Italian Forces Battle Brigands Ends in Regional Toll
Italian troops attacked brigands southeast of Gebel Cyrenaica and killed 87. Twenty one brigands captured along with 58 rifles. Italian losses were five dead including a captain and 27 wounded.
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Associated Press
Bengazi
Africa
Gebel
Cyrenaca
Greenville Democrats vote to keep bolters' book
In Greenville County South Carolina the Democratic executive committee voted 24 to 19 to maintain a bolter's book listing Democrats favoring Hoover or planning to vote for him for future reference. The measure aims to bar those listed from party participation at the next state convention.
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Associated Press
Greenville
S. C
Greenville County
President Commutes Felon’s Death Sentence to Life
President Coolidge commuted Malcolm Howard’s execution to life imprisonment, saving him from the electric chair in Washington D C where he had been scheduled to die for first degree murder on July 19 in Superior Wisconsin.
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Associated Press
Superior
Wis
Coolidge
Malcolm Howard
Washington, D. C
Democrats Start Campaign With About $200000
New York July 10 The final report by Jesse H. Jones as director of finances for the Democratic National Committee shows the new campaign committee will have about $200000 to start. Since January 1925 receipts totaled $708000 with $200000 from Houston citizens for the convention fund and $44000 from convention concessions. Convention expenses ran about $84000 and none of the convention fund was used to cover the 1924 deficit or running costs.
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Associated Press
New York
Jesse H. Jones
Democratic National
Jones
Houston
National Committee
Dave Baker Freed In Stealing Case
Dave Baker of the county says in a Star note that he was acquitted of larceny of a lot of harness loaned to him at Herndon Virginia recently. He states he was found not guilty of the theft.
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Dave Baker
The
Star
Herndon
Baker
Will of Dr Edgar B Smoke Divides Estate Between Two Children
The will of the late Dr. Edgar B Smoke, long a prominent physician of White Hall, devises his estate to his two children. The document outlines the distribution and terms set by the physician for the succession and care of heirs.
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Edgar B. Smoke
White Hall
Estate of late Paris E Smoke probated in Circuit Court
The will directs debts paid then equal division of the estate between Edgar J. Smoke of White Hall and Mrs. Eth el P. Westwater of Martinsburg West Virginia. Shenandoah Valley National Bank of this city named executor with bond of 15000 dollars. Will dated September 17 witnessed by Lula A Rush and R Gray Williams. Old Dobbin remark ends note in Louisville Times.
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Edgar J. Smoke
White Hall
Ethel P. Westwater
Martinsburg
W. Va
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Lula A. Rush
R. Gray Williams
Public Sale of Valuable Household Goods in Winchester Virginia
By virtue of a deed of trust from R G Vance and wife to Warren Rice Trustee dated October 11 1927 the undersigned will sell on the property at 123 North Cameron street Winchester Virginia on Thursday July 12 1928 at 10 oclock a m the following personal property including linoleum stove pipe water front fire box lamp cot dining room chairs and various other household items. Cash terms. Warren Rice Trustee. (6-30-oaw-4wks.)
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R. G. Vance
Warren Rice
Corporation Court
Misc
North
Cameron Street
Winchester
Virginia
Trustee's Sale of Luther E Ash Farm in Frederick County Va
By virtue of a deed of trust dated June 14 1926 the Luther E Ash Farm of 125 acres in Back Creek District Frederick County Va is offered at public auction. The sale at Winchester Court House on Saturday July 28 1928 at 12 pm requires one third cash and the balance in two annual installments secured by bonds a deed of trust and insurance on buildings. M Lynch Trustee. Duvall Dusn Auctioneers. 6 29 4wks
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Frederick County
Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Luther E. Ash
Back Creek
George Hulver
Isaiah D. Wright
M. Lynch
Duvall & Dusn
Brothers Spend Night In Jail Here For Theft
The sheriff of Bristol Tennessee brought two prisoners to the Winchester jail for safekeeping overnight and they were to stand trial in Bristol for automobile theft. Adard Hall aged 37 and Tom Hall aged 23, brothers, were arrested in Baltimore and were being returned to Bristol.
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Bristol
Tenn
Winchester
Tennessee
Adard Hall
Tom Hall
Baltimore
Each Parent Gets Child In Divorce Case Just Ended
A Frederick county circuit court decree grants Opal Smith an absolute divorce from Arthur Smith for desertion since December 24 1924. No alimony or costs awarded. Opal Smith receives custody of Frances and Arthur Smith custody of Katherine. both children are raised by their parents. Arthur did not contest.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Opal Smith
Floyd Parkinson
Arthur Smith
Okey J Williams Passes Away In Frederick County
Okey J Williams age 84 died at his home six miles from town on the Northwestern grade after a long illness. He was born December 6 1844 in Frederick County and survived by a widow Annie Snapp a daughter Florence Cooper and three brothers James John Williams and Martin Williams. Funeral services were held at Mount Olive Church with burial in the adjoining graveyard.
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Okey .J. Williams
Frederick County
van Williams
Williams
Burr Williams
Frerick County
Cdunty
M Annie Snapp
Florence Cooper
Frederick Cotn
James
John Williams
Frederick Coun
Martin Williams
Mount Olive Church
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