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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1923
Page
8
The July term of the Corporation Court began this morning with Judge Whiting presiding. No jury is required as the session will hear routine matters and nonjury business.
Woodstock beats Harrisonburg 5 to 2 as Haslett and Seaman hit home runs. Watt earns win with 5 strikeouts and 2 walks, Harrelson fa ces 8 strikeouts. Stevens allows two passed balls. E Heatwole hit by pitch. Time 2 00.
London July 15 The British cabinet weighs a plan to set up an international body of experts to assess Germany’s finances as proposed by the American secretary of state. France objects that such an organization isn’t in the Versailles Treaty, so its rulings would lack legal force. The cabinet may propose the body as a subsidiary to the Reparations Commission with morally binding recommendations.
McAdoo for President club formed in Dallas with over 100 Democrats in attendance. The group planned activities to bolster support for former Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo in Texas. Governor Hunt of Arizona endorsed McAdoo via telegram to Texas Labor Commissioner Joseph S. Myers.
Mrs Lydia Marquet, 34, a dressmaker, killed herself by inhaling gas in her home wearing her bridal gown with an open prayer book beside her. Two weeks earlier her husband had died by the same method. Miss Sage found the body and said the couple had been married for years.
The article argues for a three cent gasoline tax with one cent dedicated to farm-to-market roads. It claims collection is low-cost at the source and compares Virginia to neighboring states. Officials say the tax would fund road construction while motorists pay a fair share for use of the roads.
Quote attributed to Shakespeare about estates and offices, noting merit of the wearer and cleft hand. The fragment reflects on social rank and merit, phrased as an enduring observation.
A condensed meditation on popular information and governance. A quotation attributed to James questions whether civic means are a genuine farce or tragedy.
A disjointed OCR fragment mentions a five year span and counting flies, with unclear names and context. The readable bits reference Humah Gene and Huekn generation plus a seven element count. No coherent event or action can be confirmed from the text.
A county board plans a seven and a half year schedule for a one cent tax raising up to ten million dollars. The funds are designated for market real estate and supervision by county officials amid local theft concerns.
Local short trip car service details indicate a closed car option with phone contact 393. The fragment mentions limited travel and a single inquiry line for scheduling.
Fragmentary note reflects on wealth and its perceived power during the Ming period. Cited lines compare earthly riches to divine reverence, suggesting money’s grip rivals or exceeds devotion to gods. The text hints at cultural attitudes toward wealth.
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