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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1924

Page

5

Hart A Candidate To Succeed Self Hart A Candidate To Succeed Self

Richmond report says Harris Hart will seek re election as superintendent of Public Instruction and continue the department’s work. He has been mentioned as a possible governor candidate but aides expect another term. Hart is at Blacksburg at a vocational agriculture instructors conference and could not comment. He won his current term unopposed. No opposition reports have reached Richmond.

Richmond Harris Hart State Capitol State Board of Education Hart Blacksburg R. C. Stearnes

Man and wife admitted to Memorial Hospital

Mr and Mrs Pete Stamolis also known as Mr and Mrs Pete Moore were taken to Memorial Hospital yesterday after the doctor ordered it. The man faced typhoid fever danger and the wife showed paralysis symptoms. Stamolis Moore is linked to the Virginia Restaurant on East Piccadilly Street and they recently moved from Hagaran.

Pete Stamolis Pete ‘Moore Memorial Hospital Robert F. Kline Stamolis Moore Virginia East Piccadilly Street Hagarorand

Senator Keezel Sees Better Times

The article notes favorable weather in the Central Valley enabling farmers to harvest wheat, alfalfa, clover, and timothy in good condition. It discusses hoped profit, stable markets, and the impact of shipping rates on wheat and hay, with emphasis on local mills, valley production, and prospects for improved conditions amid world markets.

Central Valley Canada Northwest Baltimore

Aliens and Rum Smuggling Questioned by Treasury Agents

New York July 25 Treasury Department agents seek authority to board ships in the rum row to search for narcotics and aliens said to be smuggled into the United States. A letter from a prisoner on one boat to Glasgow details Chinese and other foreigners aboard and an airplane making six daily trips from the fleet with illicit liquor. The letter came to light after a power boat carrying 200 cases of liquor was seized.

New York Treasury Department Robert Wylie Glasgow Scotland

Liquor Ring Indictment Targets Officials and Railroads

A federal grand jury indicted 36 people from Jacksonville to Washington over a Washington liquor ring. The case alleges a well organized network involving railroad officials police and government officials protecting shipments from Florida to Washington.

Tampa Fla Jacksonville Washington United States Gobe Florida

Firpo Talks With President Coolidge At White House

President Coolidge receives Argentine heavyweight Luis Angel Firpo in a brief, informal meeting at the White House during his Washington trip. No formal appointment was scheduled. Firpo arrived on a rapid visit and was greeted cordially.

Washington Louis Angel Firpo President Coolidge White House Coolidge

Balloon Drifter Seen Moving Toward Sea Off New Jersey

Naval air station officials announced that a drifting observation balloon, reported missing after breaking away from Lakehurst, was seen going out to sea off Situate Massachusetts. The craft measures about 150 feet in length and is valued at roughly $50,000.

Lakehurst N. J Naval Air Station Mass

Five Die When River Packet Cli Max Capsizes

Five crewmen drowned in the Mississippi when the river packet Cli max overturned during a late yesterday wind twist near New Orleans. All victims were crew members.

New Orleans Climax Mississippi

Railmen Overruled By U S Labor Board

CHICAGO July 35 The Railroad Labor Board overruled the plea of no jurisdiction by counsel for railroad employees of western railroads in their wage and rules dispute and ordered testimony of witnesses subpoenaed from both carriers and employees.

Chicago Railroad Labor Board Western Railroads

Nebraska Senator Backs GOP Slate After Coolidge Talk

Senator Howell of Nebraska, a Progressive Republican, said after a conference with President Coolidge that he would support and campaign for the Republican ticket in Nebraska. He spoke on political and agricultural conditions in the central trans Mississippi states during his return from a month at home.

Associated Press Washington Senator Howell Nebraska Senate Coolidge Trans- Mississippi

Shenandoah Flies After Crosswinds Stop Hangar Entry

The Shenandoah could not enter its Lakehurst hangar due to heavy crosswinds and took the air again at 11:20 this morning. Commander Lansdown said it would circle nearby and likely stay aloft until evening. In Atlantic City the airship, in flight since yesterday, was seen off Brigantine before a storm, and may be headed toward Cape May.

Associated Press Lakehurst N. J Minghampton N. Y Lansdown Atlantic City U. J Brigantine Cape May

Fine bass caught in Shenandoah river

Reading the Shenandoah River south branch anglers report catching many fine bass. B Montwill landed a five pounder on Sunday with several smaller fish, M L Scheuer caught a three pound beauty, and C H Updyke with Bob Boyd brought in fourteen more a few days ago at Front Royal Virginia.

Shenandoah River B. Montwill M. L. Scheuer C. H. Updyke Bob Boyd Front Royal

Smokestack collapse kills four in Detroit street

Four people were killed and one seriously injured when a smokestack fell from the Charivoix Building into a waiting automobile in Detroit. The accident, attributed to wind and weather, occurred late today on the street below the eleven story structure.

Detroit Charivoix

New 10 Million Pound Testing Machine Described

The United States Bureau of Standards operates a 10 million pound testing machine capable of crushing large steel columns and brick walls, used to study material strength and structural limits.

United States Bureau of Standards

Spriggs Accepts Call at Mount Carmel Free Baptist

Rev S S Spriggs of Martinsburg West Virginia has accepted the pastoral call at Mount Carmel Free Baptist Church, beginning August. Rev J W Ware of Wilmington Delaware will preach at Mount Carmel on Sunday July 27 at 11am and 8pm, with a grand rally planned by the congregation.

Spriggs Martinsburg W. Va Mount Carmel Free J. W. Ware Wilmington Del Mount Carmel Church

Hen Like Some Men When a fool hens notion is set

A fragment notes that a hen will act without regard to eggs in the nest and compares it to some men. The brief, obscure lines imply impulsive behavior and disregard for consequences. The source reads like a folk saying about folly and rash choices.

Davis meets Chadbourne in bid to win McAdoo backers

John W. Davis, presidential nominee, had a morning engagement with New York lawyer Thomas B. Chadbourne, a backer of William G. McAdoo. The talks aimed to secure Chadbourne's personal assurance of support for a national ticket amid recent conferences with party leaders.

Associated Press Dark Harbor Islest John W. Davis Jir Thomas B. Chadbourne New William G. McAdoo New York Chadbourne Davis

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Elaine Hammerstein Harold MacGrath Wallace Beery and Jack Mulhall Avis Richard Talmadge Pany Mildred Harris Huntsberry Keezel George B. Keezell Meinen Virginia House of Delegates Rockingham County The Firpo Mr. Coolidge River Packet U.S. Labor Board Little Red Riding Hood Gene America Red Riding Hood Ma-Ma HE People’s Drug Co., Inc North Main Street Progressive Drug Store Ft. Loudoun Seminary Forent Star Office Cork Street W. L. Kuhn S. Main St Imo Ie de Shee E. Balto Dodge Chevrolet Essex Overland P. O Winchester R. M. Henry Henry Blackburn Moore Summit Point Main Street Braddock Street Southwest End Amon Stari Chamberlain Baker’s’ Drug Store CROSS Shenandoah Detroit Street Carol County R. R. Station T. J. Linton Elkwood S. S. Spriggs Klan Platform Betwee Capital American L Lawies P. O. Box New Theatre Beck’s Baking Corp
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