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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1924

Page

7

Illinois Mob Bent on Lynching Suspects at Villa Ridge and Cairo

Two black suspects in the Daisy Wilson slaying were moved to jail for safety as mobs of several hundred gathered in Mounds Illinois and Pulaski county to demand lynching. The crowd was quelled when Ku Klux Klan organizer H. F. Moreland spoke and prayed, with deputies guarding the prisoners. One bystander Seymour Welch died from excitement.

Associated Press Mound City Dausy Wilson Villa Ridge H. F. Moreland Mounds Father Cairo Pulaski County Daisy Wilson J. B.wilson Seymour Welch Wilsons

Leaves Estate to Children in probate action

In Corporation Court the last will of Mrs. D. H. Bragonier was admitted to probate. The will, dated August 2, 1919 and written in her handwriting, directs sale of the North Braddock Street home after debts are paid with proceeds split between daughter Mrs. Mary E. Spangler of Zanesville Ohio and son James M. Bragonier of New York City. Executor James M. Bragonier qualified with a $5 000 bond. James B. Russell relinquished sale rights.

Corporation Court D. H. Bragonier North Braddock, Street Mary E. Spangler Zanesville Ohio James M. Bragonier New York City James B. Russell

Left Estate To Her Brother

The will of Miss Irene Chrisman who died in Memorial Hospital July 13 has been admitted to probate. Executed two days before death it disposes of her entire estate to her brother Charles Chrisman of Rumerton Virginia. Her husband Mrs Luck Chrisman qualified as administratrix c t a giving bond for 2000 dollars.

Irene Chrisman Memorial Hospital Corporation Clerk's Office Miss Chrisman J. E. Harris Maude Brown Charles Chrisman Riverton Luck Chrisman

Passengers Transferred After Ship Engine Trouble

Two hundred passengers from the steamer Chippewa were moved to its sister Cayuga in Lake Ontario after the Chippewa developed engine trouble and drifted for over an hour. The evacuees were largely vacationers from New York, Philadelphia and other eastern cities.

Lewiston N. Y Lake Ontario New York Philadelphia

Imported Liquors Seized In A Brooklyn Raid

Prohibition agents seized five hundred cases of imported liquors and six motor trucks in a Brooklyn trucking and steamship agency raid. Warrants were issued for four men. The liquors arrived on European steamships, agents stated.

Associated Press New York Brooklyn Europe

Auto Bodies And Poultry Burned Up

Fire caused 300000 damage at the Standard Commercial Body Corporation plant on east One Hundred and Fourth street. A two story brick structure housing 1000 auto trucks and vehicle bodies burned, with the blaze spreading to a nearby poultry market destroying 10000 dollars worth of live poultry.

New York Standard Commercial Body Corporation East One Hundred and Fourth Street

Slays Father and Buries Him in Hog Pen at Hudson

In Hudson Wisconsin on July 22 21 year old Willard Krueger admitted killing his father with an iron bar saying the man swore around the house and buried the body in an abandoned hog pen, authorities reported.

Associated Press Hudson Wis Willard Krueger

Agents: Men and Women Agents Seek Work

Job ad offering pay of $6 per day and up for agents. Repeater device needed by homes, offices, and car owners. Inquiries directed to A. L. Kibler at 507 South Street.

A. L. Kibler South Street

John S Bayliss Dies at 72 in Frederick County

John S. Bayliss, a retired farmer from the Hayfield area, died near 10 AM at his brother Arthur H Bayliss’s home in Kernstown at age 72. He never married and had retired after years of farming due to ill health. He is survived by three brothers: Joseph H Bayliss of Berryville Virginia, Arthur H Bayliss of Instown, and H A Bayliss of ?

John S. Bayliss Frederick County Arthur H. Bayliss Kernstown Mr. Bayliss Hayfield Joseph H. Bayliss Berryville, Va Instown H. A. Bayliss

Marvelous recovery claim from Lydia Pinkham ad

Mrs August R Wieper Hoft of Truman Minnesota touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles. The testimonial claims the product aided her after childbirth and over years, urging other women to try the remedy sold by druggists nationwide.

August R. Wieperhoft R. No. 2 Truman, Minn Lydia Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham

Funeral services for Cooper and Ramey kin in Winchester area

Chambersville and nearby counties mourn as Mrs Emma S Cooper of Winchester and Mrs Annie Ramey of Hayfield are named in a notice. Feral services will be held at Arthur Bayliss's home in Kernstown at 10 a.m. Thursday by Rev T H Daffin, after which the body will be taken to Winchester for interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery in the family lot.

Chambersville Emma §S. Cooper Winchester Annie Ramey Hayfield Arthur Bayliss Kernstown T.H. Daffin Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church Mount Hebron Cemetery

Youths Heel Is Almost Torn Off By Mowing Machine

Virgil Allebaugh a thirteen year old boy from Capon Bridge Hampshire county W Va was nearly severed by a mower bar while helping his father near Robert Riley s property Dr Offutt of Capon Bridge applied about a dozen stitches to stop bleeding and the boy improved though weak He bore the pain bravely and watched the operation with interest.

Virgil Allebaugh Capon Bridge Hampshire County W. Va Robert Riley Dr. Offutt Riley Offutt

Personal notices from town society page

Mr H F Byrd leaves for Appomattox Virginia on business as administrator of the late Congressman Hal D Flood estate. Miss Lillian Birkitt of Charles Town West Virginia visits Miss Hilda Seabright on Cork Street. Mr Lee Fisher recovering after surgery at Memorial Hospital last Monday. Mrs Stella Van Lesster of Chicago formerly Stella Hawkins is

H. F. Byrd Appomattox, Va Hal. D. Flood Lillian Birkitt Charles Town W. Va Hilda Seabright Cork Street Lee Fisher Memorial Hospital Stella van Lesster Chicago Stella Hawkins

Unclear New Item From Fragmented OCR

Fragmentary text mentions Mrs Lydia Hawkins visiting on Fairmont Avenue and Mr C P Bailey with an extended motor trip to North Carolina. A baseball commission vote is referenced with uncertainty and fragmented attributions to Grawald and leagues.

Lydia Hawkins Fairmont Avenue C. P. Bailey North Carolina Grawald

Giants and White Sox to Tour Europe

Cincinnati report says Commissioner Landis granted permission for a European tour by the New York Giants and Chicago White Sox. Manager John McGraw announced the plan here tonight after a tentative agreement had been reached for the two clubs to travel abroad.

Cincinnati Europe New York Giants Chicago White Sox K. M. Landis John McGraw New York

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