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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1923
Page
7
Six year old Alexander Honiewicz died after his father's car was struck by a vehicle driven by Mrs. Anna Orlowski. He was thrown through a windshield and bled to death despite treatment by three physicians. Authorities arrested and released the driver on bail.
New York reports promoter Tex Rickard announced a November bout between champion Jack Dempsey and challenger Sans Angel Firpo in Buenos Aires. Deal includes a broad guarantee around 500 000 dollars. Jack Kearns prefers a domestic Dempsey defense before a possible Wills clash later in the year.
Henry Steel a Harrisburg sexton at St Stephen's Episcopal Church reports full recovery after using Dr Thatcher's Liver and Blood Syrup. He describes prior fatigue weight loss dizziness headaches and nervousness, and credits the tonic with restoring appetite strength and well being. The remedy is sold in Winchester by Franck Baker and Son.
Paris reports France drawing more American tourists than any other nation with about 60,000 Americans per month aboard transatlantic ships. Roughly half land at Cherbourg or Le Havre and the rest visit England Belgium or Italy before staying in France. Analysts estimate Americans spend about 33 percent of their total expenditures there, totaling around 75 million dollars in a good season.
A Kentucky testimonial describes recovery from nervous breakdown and loss of appetite after using Original Wind and Vinol. Mrs S M Gray of Glasgow and Mrs C H Lamson of Jacksonville report renewed strength, weight gain, and improved energy for daily tasks and baby care.
In Peking the emperor fled the Forbidden City at night after learning of a plot to murder him. He sought refuge in his father’s former home a mile away and was later located by the Republican police. The emperor attributed the plot to palace eunuchs blamed for a recent fire.
In Rome Premier Mussolini secured a confidence vote in the Chamber by 1606 to 140-some margin. He denounced Socialists and Communists and defended ending proportional representation to grant the largest party two thirds of seats. The session erupted in cheers and demonstrations as he cited liberty versus license.
Luray rallying for four runs in the eighth tied Woodstock and the Cavemen pushed across two in the 10th to win 6 to 4. Curt Thompson allowed only eight innings of hits until the eighth while Woodstock squandered chances on base and had weak backing for their pitcher.
Mike Lawson of Fairmont Jule Brogdon and John Hedgpath of Proctorville are to stand trial for first degree burglary kidnapping secret assault and assault with a deadly weapon in an April 14 incident that harmed Mrs. Hattie Purvis and Mrs. Mary A. Wilson. Police chief Ian son Brogdon Hedgpath and others allegedly took the women to a Negro church yard and whipped them. H L Taliaferro, alleged Ku Klux Klan agent, was arrested for tampering with witnesses and will be tried in the term.
By a ringing appeal at the last moment Inaldo Cappelini newly elected head of District No 1 United Mine Workers prevented a general strike of 15090 miners at the Pennsylvania and its companies in Pittstown Pa The miners committee also ended the strike at collieries who had been on strike to return to work to avoid a larger walkout this morning
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