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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1919
Page
6
Fragmentary 1919 era account describes a socialist meeting disrupted by violence with shots heard. A man who fired was targeted for lynching but protected by bystanders. Rebel factions and police responses are hinted at in the chaotic scene.
Marlboro Virginia notes list residents and visitors including George Sadwick and Laura Pangle returning to Baltimore from a visit with Mrs. S. G. Jamison. Elwood Egolf of Royersford visited Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Shull, and B. E. Orndrift has returned to France. Shull family illness and various local social visits are mentioned with several Winchester and Strasburg trips.
Fragmentary text mentions fatal diseases and pneumonia and money. No clear event or people identified.
Two government planes sent from Washington to Front Royal Virginia for homecoming events were wrecked late yesterday after making day exhibitions. The aviators escaped injury while one plane struck a telephone pole and tangled in wires before crashing to the ground, destroying both aircraft.
George H. Primrose, famed minstrel, died in San Diego today after a month long illness. Born in London Ontario sixty six years ago, his career traced back to the Haverly troupe era.
William C. Mitchell former London bank manager in Mexico City told the House rules committee that sending two American military expeditions into Mexico and their withdrawal largely caused anti American sentiment in the southern republic. He said Carranza's government showed strong anti American spirit as the committee weighs an inquiry into U S Mexico relations.
An ancient Egyptian note describes a large symmetrically cut stone at the northeast corner of the Great Pyramid of Cheops, believed to be a cornerstone. The text discusses the tradition of placing cornerstone memorials in grand buildings to inform future generations and expects the pyramid to endure as a monarch’s tomb.
Boston police officers signed a petition to join the American Federation of Labor. The move aims to form a group demand for increased pay as part of their labor action.
Dr. Marshall H. Saville of Columbus University reports ruins showing Aztecs practiced advanced dentistry. They filled cavities, made crowns and bridge work, and used coca as a local anesthetic. The article compares ancient skills to modern dental standards and questions American dental supremacy.
Cardinal Gibbons is described as 89 years old today. He marked the day at the estate of Mrs. T Herbert Shifer near Union Mills Carroll County. He remains in good health and takes daily walks.
The remark asserts uncompromising truth and justice as guiding principles. It presents a concise ethical stance attributed to the 19th century abolitionist thinker William Lloyd Garrison.
London announced the Prince of Wales will travel abroad visiting Canada first then Washington and New York alongside other American cities during his forthcoming trip.
Detroit News notes commentators view The Only Kid as an origin for a Jewish Passover tale found in the Hagadah. The tale follows Israel as The Only Kid, tormented by cat dog stick and fire, then aided by water ox butcher and angel of death before God ends the torment.
An old Cleveland record notes 1776 mobbing of Arthur Whermas for cursing Congress and the Continental currency clash with Philadelphia tradesmen. It shows how patriots punished hecklers and Tory taunts to preserve unity, warning that dissenters would be treated as enemies.
The passage describes pre contact Indian agriculture as largely sedentary and cooperative with corn as the main crop. It notes peaceful village life, then claims I ntruding Europeans caused war and displacement. It cites a 1685 British destruction of 12 000 acres of Seneca maize and mentions cooperative farming with women aiding planting and harvest.
By the Associated Press troops were moved today into the Yorkshire area affected by the coal strike. A government representative said the move aimed to protect the men keeping the mines in operation.
Paris, July 22. France will take over American military property mainly docks, railroads and real estate at one fifth the cost, under secretary Louis Morel told the AP. He said the offer is liberal since much military construction loses value in peacetime while railroad equipment was designed for different use than trench operations.
An old account says Maori forefathers from Hawaiki were sent adrift in a canoe by Te Kupe after offending a chief. After 12 months he returned with news of a land called Aotearoa New Zealand inspiring seven canoes to sail for settlement. The Maori claim New Zealand as their ancestral homeland.
Describes the mostly nude Indians of the Amazon and their ceremonial feather attire. Women weave mantles head-dresses kilts and bracelets from parrot and bird feathers gathered in forests. Craftsmanship is evident in Para Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo museums. A maiden signals marriage intent by presenting a feather garment.
Aidy hurries through the bread concourse toward the railroad station gate anxious to catch her train. A calm colored porter reassures her she still has two minutes. The woman frees her bag to him and tips Jim as relief follows the orderly delay.
The article surveys historical interest rates from medieval times to ancient Rome. It notes 20 percent annual rates in the 13th and 14th centuries, probable increases later, and state-imposed limits. It also cites Elizabethan reductions and Niebuhr on Roman rates of about 8 1 3 percent for a ten month year.
Secretary of the Interior Lane asked Congress for 500000 to combat forest fires across Montana Idaho and Washington. Idaho reports said the fires cannot be extinguished without heavy rain soon, with no immediate prospect of rain.
A severe electrical storm with heavy rain swept the southern county yesterday afternoon, moving along the Valley pike between Vaucluse and Stephens City. Lightning struck the Methodist Church at Stephens City, tearing a hole in the roof but causing no other damage. Flooded streams and damaged crops were reported.
President Wilson and Republican senators resumed discussions on the peace treaty and the league covenant. His condition improved and officials expected full recovery from the intestinal illness within a few days.
The State Department announced the United States will sign the treaty with Bulgaria. The move confirms concurrence with terms imposed on Germany’s allies, even though the U.S. has not been at war with Bulgaria or Turkey.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels asked Congress to allow the Navy Department to continue handling commercial radiograms. He warned that without this, an intolerable situation in the business world was threatened due to the inadequacy of other international communication systems.
An advertising car promoting a circus arrives in Winchester, with posters around town and a plan to draw crowds within a forty mile radius. Me Maddy states local merchants will benefit from increased patronage, noting the firm expects four train loads to haul the show and another car set for the next Tuesday.
Cureb cubeb berries come from Piper cubeba, native to the West Indies and cultivated in Java and Sumatra. They are used as a digestive stimulant and flavoring agent in mixtures and gargles, valued for mucous membrane and bronchial diseases and sometimes smoked in cigarettes.
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