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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1924
Page
6
The report notes a surge in special tips and popular offerings at American Can and Cobra Barison chemicals. It cites high activity in railway and manufacturing sectors and records a large share movement ending with 459,000 shares in Pittsburgh and West region markets.
Fragmentary weather notes indicate showery conditions likely to begin the week with cooler first half and wetter second half. The report mentions unsettled skies and possible changes in precipitation across regions.
A reflective snippet urges maintaining friendships through forgiveness and enduring love, highlighting the value of patience and resilience in personal bonds.
Paavo Nurmi of Finland won the 10,000 metre cross-country race at the Olympic Stadium in Colombes France by a large margin. Willie Ritola finished second with Karl Johnson of the United States taking third amid a strong field in the July event.
Bilas Parker a well known laborer collapsed while at a West Cork construction site. He died moments later from heart disease. Parker, about 65, left a widow and four children. Arrangements for the funeral are pending. he was regarded as quiet and industrious by neighbors and colleagues.
The president and Mrs. Coolidge boarded the Mayflower for a weekend voyage on the Potomac. Also aboard were John Coolidge, his son, and Mr and Mrs Frank W Stearns of Boston. The trip follows their return from Northampton Mass and Plymouth Vt with the body of Calion Jr. The voyage is said to benefit the couple and their friends encouraged the trip.
A cryptic dispatch notes U S aviators departing Constantinople in the morning bound for Bucharest. The report mentions silent aviation and a time-related context, with limited readable details from the fragment.
Fragmentary AP note from Washington on July 12 mentions Mr. Anderson of Mod Vai acting as assistant to the attorney general in a general claims convention between Mexico and the United States. Details are garbled and the full context is unclear.
Five people are reported killed after their automobile was struck by an Erie Railroad express train at a grade crossing near Thason New Jersey. The crash occurred today and details are limited from the scene. Authorities are investigating the fatal accident.
An Egyptian premier Pasha was wounded in a gun attack at a railway station as he prepared to depart for Alexandria. The would-be shooter Abd El adir, 20, claimed to have acted after receiving aid from Germany. Police restrained him amid a crowd of onlookers.
In New York on July 18 President Coolidge sent a cordial message to Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor who is at a Coney Island hotel convalescing from a nervous breakdown after appearing before a platform.
Greatly grieved to see press notices of your illness. I trust it is not serious and you may have a speedy recovery. Telegrams sent to Mr Gompers and others convey wishes from Democratic leaders and supporters.
Mrs 8S. and Babb with their children plan an evening departure for Biking West Virginia to visit her parents Mr and Mrs QO A Bird James and Donald Babb return Friday from Grant county West Virginia.
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