Griffith and daughter killed by electric train at Idendale
Joseph T Griffith of Hamilton Clarke county and his ten year old daughter Virginia died when their automobile was struck by an electric passenger car at a Washington and Old Dominion Railway crossing near Idendale Virginia The younger daughter Janie survived and was uninjured The two bodies likely will be brought to Berryville for burial Griffith aged about 59 was a farmer with family ties to Berryville and was a Mason and Grace Episcopal Church member
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Berryville
Joseph T. Griffith
Clarke County
Virginia Griffith
Idendale
Loudoun County
Hamilton
Janie Griffith
Griffith
Mr. Griffith
Revenue
Janie Hilleary
Trappe
Grifith
Treadwell Lodge
Grace Episcopal Church
Attacks on Byrd Denounced At Mass Meeting
A mass meeting in the county court room at 8 tonight will denounce attacks on Senator Byrd and present resolutions affirming his integrity. Supporters from Frederick County and Winchester plan to attend, saying the online campaign of moral innuendo should be condemned. The gathering aims to condemn the tactics rather than discuss campaign issues.
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Byrd
Harry Byrd
Davis
Mr. Byrd
Senator Mapp
Mapp
Richmond
Purcellville
Virginia
Frederick County
Winchester
Free tuberculosis clinic to be held tomorrow
An open, free tuberculosis clinic will operate tomorrow morning and afternoon at the District Nurse Association office. Chest examinations are quick and painless, with advice offered to prevent death and keep the undertaker away. The article traces past beliefs about TB and highlights progress since Pasteur's germ theory.
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District Nurse Association
Pasteur
Mysterious wire halts execution of Russell Scott
Russell Scott, condemned for the murder of Joseph Maurer, was granted a one week reprieve after a mysterious telegraph from Detroit reached Governor Small six hours before the scheduled hanging. He had prepared for death, bade farewell to family, and claimed his brother Robert was the killer.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Russell Scott
Joseph Maurer
Governor Small
Detroit
Scott
Robert Scott
Robert
Winners in Dollar Days Contest Announced at Star Office
The Star reports the Dollar Days Contest winners from the two days prior. Prizes include $10 to number 8040, $5 to 2620, $5 to 5073, and a yearly subscription to 10067. Winners must present coupons promptly to claim prizes. unclaimed numbers will be redrawn after one week.
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Star Office
For Rent Oldest and Best Located Garage in Winchester
For rent a garage in Winchester Rouss Garage with possession given Sept 1. Apply to C Douglas Brown lp-17-51 Secretary.
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Winchester
Rouss
C. Douglas Brown
Ladies Notice for Yard Panty Helpers Meeting
All ladies who will help with the Yard Panty of the Citizens' Band and Charley Rouss Fire Co meet at Rouss Hall tonight at 8 o'clock. Committee 2.
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Citizens’ Band
Charley Rouss Fire Co
Rouss Hall
Shryock's Sale Items Include Walnut Inning Room Suite
Fragmentary listing from Shryock's sale mentions walnut ining room suite bed room suite two antique chairs two ton coal chickens typewriter and more. The text is incomplete and uncertain on details but indicates a miscellaneous auction inventory.
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Shryock
Firemen's Shows To Exhibit At Handley Ground
At a meeting of the firemen's welfare organization last night in the hall of the Charley Rouss Fire Company much business was transacted for the department. The Handley Board of Trustees granted the shows free of charge on Stewart street opposite the school. Committees were named for wheel publicity grounds lights and police and a parade of the entire department in Citizens' dress will open Monday at 7 p.m.
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Charley Rouss Fire Company
Handley Board of Trustees
Stewart Street
Oliver Quality
Wheel
Lee Barr
Oscar H. Lewis
Roger Jones
Fred. Forney
Fred. Goss
C. Douglas Brown
Fred. W. Forney
C. D. Barnett
Taylor Barr
Father and Four Children Killed By Gas Vapor Blast
Fresno, Cal., July 17. Explosion of gasoline vapor ignited when an electric light was turned on killed H. D. Schroeder and his four children and razed the Schroeder home in Piper Colony between Reedley and Dinuba yesterday. With the exception of his daughter Sarah, who is believed to have turned on the light, the family was asleep and likely unaware of the blast. Their bodies were found near their beds, charred beyond recognition.
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Associated Press
Fresno
Cal
H. D. Schroeder
Schroeder
Piper Colony
Reedley
Dinuba
Sarah Shroeder
McClintock Will Denied Probate by Chicago Court
Chicago July 17 Probate Judge Horner refused to admit William Nelson McClintock's will to probate on grounds of presumed undue influence. William Darling Shepherd, principal beneficiary of his foster son, proposed the instrument. Shepherd was recently acquitted of murder charges tied to McClintock's typhoid death last winter as he planned to wed Miss Isabelle Pope. An estate over $1,000,000 was involved. Miss Pope had been granted an $8,000 annual annuity under the will but she, with several cousins, opposed probate acceptance.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Horner
William Nelson McClintock
William Darling Shepherd
Shepherd
McClintock
Isabelle Pope
Miss Pope
Native To Talk On Slavs in America Sunday
Dr Matthew Spinka professor of Church History at Central Theological Seminary Dayton Ohio will preach at Centenary Reformed Church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock He is a Czech Slovak native and teaches on The Slavs In America at Reformed Church summer conferences The public is invited There will be no evening service Sunday
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Matthew Spinka
Central Theological Seminary
Dayton
Ohio
Centenary Reformed Church
Spinka
Reformed Church
F. R. Casselman
America
Czecho-Slovakia
Police Arrest Man Suspected of Being P N Knapp
Charlotte police report the arrest of a man suspected to be Philip Knox Knapp, alleged killer of a New York taxi driver. The capture followed a search triggered by a tip that a suspect rode with a traveling salesman from Charlotte to Gaffney, D C, near the state line.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
Charlotte Police Today
Philip Knox Knapp
New York
Gaffney
D. C
State Boundary Line
Pleads For Man Who Slew Husband
Leon Williams twenty seven, among four nezoes convicted in the December 60 1923 murder of Harry Leonard during an attempted saloon hold up, was hanged in the St Louis city jail. Mrs Leonard made a brief plea to the governor for mercy before the execution. Eldene
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Associated Press
St, Louis
Leon Williams
Harry Leonard
Bootleggers in Animal Scalps Spur Cross‑Border Fraud
West Virginia predators’ scalps are forged into Virginia bounty payouts as a Winchester gang exploits cross‑border rules. A runner collected money on scalps, while prosecutors scrutinize hawk, owl, and fox pelts. a 2.65 dollar tissue‑paper scam prompts new clerk rules with game warden checks.
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Winchester
West Virginia
Virginia
Frederick
of Virginia
Pingley
Hampshire
Moling Family Returns From Atlantic City Visit
Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Moling Sr. and daughter Nellie Moling have returned from Atlantic City where they were guests at the Westminster Hotel.
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J. Henry Moling, Sr
Nellie Moling
Atlantic City
Westminster Hotel
Women urged to boost Byrd vote in primary
A local plea directed at women to counter a vile propaganda push from Sen. Mapp by backing Mr. Byrd in the upcoming primary. The message asks unregistered women to send their names to Miss Kurtz, attributed to Mrs. E. L. Wunder.
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Sen. Mapp
Byrd
Kurtz
E. L. Wunder
Pay by July 1 for continued discount on new subscriptions
The Evening Star reminds readers to pay their subscription by July 1 to retain the discounted rate. The notice warns new subscribers that the same low rate applies, urging prompt action.
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the Evening Star
Auction of All Our Furniture Tomorrow at Shryock's
A full furniture auction is set for tomorrow Saturday July 18 at 1 p m at Shryock's on Handley avenue. The sale will feature a complete range of household items from living room to bedroom.
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Shryock’s
Handley Ave
Lady for Office Work Seeks Applicants
Small ad seeks a healthy neat tactful woman for office work. Must be able to meet people and present well. Apply at once at the listed location. Be prepared for immediate consideration and employment.
John Robinson Circus to Visit Winchester with New Acts
The John Robinson Circus, the globe’s oldest white top, comes to Winchester with afternoon and night shows and a grand street parade Monday August 3. The troupe arrives Sunday August 2 after a run from Key via the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. acts include Siberian polar bears and Bengal tigers, plus Patricia Salmon in Peter Pan in Animal Land. Advertising cars and a large cast, horses, and animals prepare the route and performances.
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John Robinson
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Keyv
Robinson
Royal Bengal
Patricia Salmon
Peter Pan
Miss Salmon
Scopes Case Hearing Sees Science Excluded By Judge Raulston
Dayton Tenn July 17 Judge John T Raulston ruled scientific testimony would be excluded from the John T Scopes trial a decision seen as pivotal to the lengthy proceedings Defense counsel Arthur G Hays protested noting it denial of justice to the state case and sought to place proposed testimony in the record to aid appeal Dudley Field Malone spoke of a campaign of education and propaganda as arguments closed and court adjourned till Monday
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Associated Press
Court Room
Dayton
Tenn
John T. Raulstonm
John T. Scopes
Arthur G. Hays
Raulston
Iaters Beyoni
P Hays
Dudley Field Malone
Dente
Malone
Monlay
Quality Greater Shows Here For Benefit of Firemen
Beginning Monday evening July 20 Quality Greater Shows come to Winchester to support firemen. The old baseball diamond on South Stewart Street hosts rides such as Glide on the Glider Venetian Swings and the Eli Ferris Wheel. Highlights include the Big Jubi lee Minstrels Prince Charlie and the Sand Cave of Kentucky with birds beasts and reptiles. Fire department committees from each company guarantee clean entertainment suitable for families.
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Winchester Firemen
South Stewart Street
Sand Cave
Kentucky
Floyd Collins
Shryocks Furniture Sale Ad Promises Easy Terms
Terms ten dollars and under cash, over that amount six months, at Shryocks furniture sale tomorrow. See inside advertisement for details.
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Shryock
For Sale Brass Bed and Springs Ad Available
For sale a brass bed with springs listed at 316 W Leicester Street Appt. Details are sparse and the notice invites inquiries at the given address. This compact listing reads like a classified ad fragment from a local newspaper.
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Leicester St
Sheriff's Murderer Hanged in a Barn
James Crump a Black man convicted of murdering Sheriff Chal Blum of Audrain County was hanged today in a small red barn on the jail property in Montgomery Missouri. The crime occurred at Mexico on February 27, 1924.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
James Crump
Chal Blum
Audrain County
Mexico
Three Aviators Die In Midair Collision At School
In Charenton Saint Just, France, three aviators were killed when a student aircraft crossed the route of an instructor’s plane and struck amidships during a training flight at a local aviation school. The mid-air collision occurred in clear weather as both planes were in training. The fatalities were reported by the Associated Press from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charlon Sur’ Saone
France
Winchester Firemen Parade Invite at City Hall Plaza
All members of the Winchester Department are requested to meet at the City Hall Plaza on evening July 20 at 7 30 for Firemen's Parade and citizens dress. H H Willis F W Forney W Be Huntsberry
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Winchester Department
City Hall Plaza
Meeting of the Friendship and allied company officers
Notice states officers of the Friendship, Sarah, Charley Rouss, and South End Companies will meet at Rouss Hall this evening at o'clock. All officers are required to attend for important business. Firemen's meet at Beppg. H. Hable, President.
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Oficers
Sarah
Charley
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