Peasant Bride Lena Wilson Weds Bud Stillman at Grand Anse
In Grand Anse Quebec Lena Wilson daughter of the woods marries James Bud Stillman heir to a large fortune. The ceremony is led by Rev Ephriam Lamy with priests from Three Rivers. Preparations span four days with ample wine beer and provisions. The couple plan a honeymoon to Paris and possibly Scotland before settling in New York where Stillman will begin medical studies.
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Associated Press
Grand Anse
Quebec
Lena Wilson
the Woods
Stillman
Newark
James
Bud”) Stillman
Ephriam Lamy
Grandes Piles
Three Rivers
la Tuque
Lena
Bud
Paris
Scotland
New York
LE Tuque
Bud” Stillman
James H. Stillman
Anne A. Stillman
Lions and Kiwanis Face Off At Handley Stadium
The Lions and Kiwanis baseball game at Handley Stadium kicks off at 4 P M this afternoon. The inter club league clash will decide if the Lions Club gains sole first place over the Elks in the standings. Fans are urged to attend a likely hotly contested contest.
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Lions and Kiwanis
Handley Stadium
Lions Club
The
Elks
Reckless Driving Fined in Police Court
Sweenie Douglas was fined 25 dollars and costs in police court for reckless driving. Testimony said he drove along Cemetery Lane so recklessly that Delmar Winkfield had to leap a fence to avoid the car, and the boy sustained cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweenie Douglas
Cemetery Lane
Delmar Winkfield
D. Pp. Winkfield
Tried To Break Up Hotel Fined George Savoy
George Savoy colored got drunk last night and then proceeded to the Evans Hotel a colored hostelry on Sharp street. There he tried to wreck the furniture but was ejected to be picked up by police. Today in police court he was fined 27 dollars.
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George Savoy
Evans Hotel
Sharp Street
Lumber, Crate and Basket Works Burn Down
Salisbury Maryland July 26 firemen fought seven hours to subdue a blaze that threatened the lumber crate and basket works of C R Disharoon and Company. Three storage houses and yard facilities burned with the mill across the street mostly spared. Loss estimated at 35000 with cause undetermined.
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Associated Press
Salisbury
C. R. Disharoon and,Company
Four Day Window for Special July Rate Offer
Pay 4.00 per year in advance by carrier or 3.00 by mail for the July special rate. The Evening Star urges quick payment to save the discount with July 30 deadline.
Radio Fear Cuts Crowds at Title Fights Says Tex Rickard
Tex Rickard warns radio coverage reduces attendance at boxing title bouts and proposes fans donate 25 cents to 1 dollar to keep entertainment accessible. Dempsey accuses Sharkey of lacking courage while predicting a rematch with Tunney. Sharkey battles intestinal bleeding after their New York bout, doctors say the condition is not hemorrhagic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tex Rickard
Evening World Today
Yankee Stadium
Sharkey
EL Paso
Texas
Jack Sharkey
Jack Dempsey
Los Angeles
Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Newton
Mass
Martin H. Spellman
New Hampshire
Spellman
Indiana Prosecutor Graft Documents To Substantiate Charges
The contents of D C Stephenson's black boxes detailing alleged political corruption were shown to Marion county prosecutor William R Reamy and aides. Bank books check stubs telegrams photographs a deputy sheriff badge and signed papers were reviewed by E W Johnson and L G Julian who delivered the material last Saturday. The documents were described as valuable by the prosecutors.
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Indianapolis
D. C. Stephenson
Indiana
William R. Reamy
Marion County
E. W. Johnson
Reamy
Washington
Ind
L. G. Julian
Grand Dragon
Johnson
Geneva Sees Adjournment Near In Naval Conference
Geneva reports a suspended tripartite naval conference as British delegates are absent. American delegation maintains readiness for new discussion on return of Bridgeman and Viscount Cecil. A British return is certain and an agreement is hoped.
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Geneva
State Department
Washington
Viscount Cecil
Special July Rate Drives Subscriptions
SPECIAL JULY RATE now in effect. Pay your subscription now and save the additional rate Special. July rate will expire July 31st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Evening Star
Virginia to hold public meetings on road system cooperation
Governor Byrd announces five statewide meetings to discuss closer cooperation between county and state road authorities for better maintenance and construction of roads not in the state highway system. The opener will be at Purcellville August 1 at 1 pm with broad participation and public discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Wormeley
Richmond
Byrd
Virginia
Purcellville
Loudoun County
Shenandoah
Clarke
Frederick
Warren
Page
Madison
Orange
Louisa
Spotsylvania
Culpeper
Stafford
Fauquier
Prince Williams
Fairfax
Arlington
Loudoun
Rappahannock
Chaim Shirley
State Highway Mission
State Highway Commission
Colored Matrons Fight In Quarrel Over Quiet Day
Harriett Johnson and Mrs Henderson Cook, both colored matrons, fought yesterday when no one was present. They exchanged blows and later each filed a complaint against the other. Justice Weems gave a lecture and dismissed them without a fine as both appeared penitent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Johnson
Henderson Cook
Justice Weems
Electorial Board Appoints Allen B. Gray to Fill Vacancy
By court order today in Corporation Court Allen B. Gray is appointed to the city electoral board to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge Philip Williams who left to join the Corporation Court and the 17th judicial circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
Allen B. Gray
City Electoral Board
Philip Williams
17Th Judicial Circuit
Wrong Kind Of Dog Licenses In Police Court
W. G. Massey and Ashby Trail paid 9.75 each in police court for improper dog licenses. They saved 2.00 each briefly by buying 1 licenses instead of 3, the correct fee for the dogs they own.
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W. G. Massey
Ashby Trail
McPherson and her mother urged to confess says Nichols
Rev Gladwyn Nichols, leader of 280 secessionists from Angelus Temple, declares Aimee Semple McPherson and her mother should make a worldwide confession about the alleged kidnapping and unlawful detention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. McPherson
Mother
Associated Press
Los .Angeles
Calif
Gladwyn Nichols
Angelus Temple
Aimee Semple McPherson
Nichols
A Musical Treat at Opequon Lake Park
West Virginia event features THE SHENANDOAHANS from Martinsburg performing at Opequon Lake Park on Monday July 25. Dancing from 9 to 11 oclock. Admission 1.00 for the evening or 10c per dance.
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Opequon Lake Park
West Virginia
THE
Shenandoahans
Martinsburg
Bandits' Car Found Abandoned Near Mount Jackson Bank Robbery
State and county officers hunted bandits across West Virginia and Virginia after the Mount Jackson bank robbery of 2000 dollars. A Buick sedan was left abandoned in the Shenandoah foothills with three suitcases, including women’s clothing and letters. Cecil Wilson, 615 H Street NW, is named in a suitcase letter. leader believed to be Kirby L Dellinger. Helen and Bettie Wilson are the female bandits, with Ed signing letters. Sheriff Borden and a large posse pursued through the night, near Wardensville, WV, crossing the state line. Continuous search by WV police and Hampshire officials persisted.
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West Virginia
Borden
Shenandoah County
Mount Jackson National Bank
Mount Jackson
Wardensville
W. Va
Mount Jackson Bank
Cecil Wilson
H Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Washington
Kirby L. Dellinger
G Il. Dellinger
Saommert
Ateunt Jackson
Helen
Bettie Wilson
Woodstock
Hampshire County
Bats at Torpedo Explodes Injuring Chicago Youth
Samuel Demoria, 15, was seriously injured in Chicago yesterday when a railroad track torpedo used as a baseball substitute exploded after he struck it with a bat during a scrub game.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Samuel Demoria
Haines Sells Spirit of Jefferson to Weston Publisher
Clayton L. Haines sells his Democratic weekly Spirit of Jefferson based in Charles Town West Virginia to John S. Alfriend of Weston. Transfer begins August 1 with editorial charge on September 1 due to Haines illness and retirement plans.
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Clayton L. Haines
Spirit of Jefferson
Charles Town
W. Va
John S. Alfriend
Weston
Alfriend
Haines
Women fined for disorderly conduct following roughing match
Bernice Jones and Elizabeth Jackson, colored, staged a roughing match on West Leicester Street that disturbed the neighborhood. They were arrested on a disorderly conduct charge and fined $17 each in police court yesterday afternoon. Moling and Seal Summer Fabrics ad appears on the seventh page.
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Bernice Jones
Elizabeth Jackson
West Leiester Street
Meeting Wednesday 27th 8.15 PM Special Report
A special report from Delegate to Grand Lodge Convention is noted for a meeting on Wednesday the 27th at 8 15 p m. W R Pifer is listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge
W. R. Pifer
Special July rate ends July 30 for subscriptions
July 30 marks the last day to pay at the promotional rate. Pay now to secure the discount on your subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Evening Star
Grave of Betty Washington Lewis Found in Culpeper
The Culpeper grave of Betty Washington Lewis, sister of George Washington, has been located after a long search. The Culpeper Minute Men Chapter DAR plans a marker with descendants and supporters contributing, acknowledging her 1797 death at Western View and burial in the family cemetery.
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Betty Washington Lewis
George Washington
Culpeper County
Culpeper Minute Men
Daughters of the American Revolution
Richmond
Betty Lewis
Fielding Levisa
Kenmore
Fredericksburg
Western View
Charles Carter
Colonel Lewis
Culpeper
D.A. R
Samuel Slaughter
Carters
Clarke County
Howell Lewis
Library of Congress
Washington
D A. R
Hope Fades to Avert New York Transit Strike
July 26 New York. The last chance for peaceful mediation collapsed as William S. Menden and Frank Headley refused to meet city officials. A 2,500,000 daily riders face a possible midnight strike with substitute crews being prepared to operate subways and elevated lines. A union vote at the Brooklyn labor lyceum could trigger emergency transportation if approved.
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Associated Press
New York
Transit Company
Williams. Menden
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Company
Walker
Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway
Frank Headley
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Amalgamated
Interborough Rapid
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Heavy Buying of Motors Drives Stock Market Rally
In New York on July 26 heavy buying of motor shares led the market higher as intermittent selling could not reverse the upward trend. Call money rose to 4 percent and the day closed steady with about 1,850,000 shares traded.
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Associated Press
New York
Ladie's Auxiliary Prepares Yard Party Plans
The South End Hose Company Ladies Auxiliary meets Tuesday night July 26 to make final arrangements for the Yard Party held by the company at the end of the week. President.
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Ladie’s
South End Hose Company
Bishop Brown to be sent home from London on ship Ansonia
The body of Rt Rev William Cabell Brown bishop of Virginia who died of a heart attack in a London hotel will sail Saturday aboard the Ansonia for burial in Richmond Virginia. He led the Virginia diocese since 1919 and translated the Bible into Portuguese.
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London
William Cabell Brown
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Virginia
United States
England
Episcopal Church
Dennis Whittle
Lunay, Va
Victoria Hotel
Eng
Ansonia
Richmond
Bishop Brown
Diocese of
Brown
Europe
Portugese
House of Bishops
National Council
Episcopal Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Diocesan Missionary Society
Alex Brown
Scotland
Williamsburg
Beep Prove
Robert Lawrence Brown
Margaret Baldwin (Cabell) Brown
Lynchburg
Norwood High School
Nelson County
University of Virginia
Episcopal High School
Theological Seminary of Virginia
Brazil
Rio Grande de Sul
Porto Rico
Christ Church
Georgetown
D. C
Ida Mason Dorsey
John Thomas Beale
Katherine Chew (Mason) Dorsey
St. George Tucker
Lausanne
Switzerland
William Cabell Bruce
Ritchie
Maryland
Senator Bruce
Ruxton
President Coolidge to Honor Chamberlin With Flying Cross
President Coolidge plans to award the Distinguished Flying Cross to Clarence D. Chamberlin the New York to Germany flyer if feasible under law. The announcement came in Rapid City South Dakota where officials discussed the potential honor.
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Rapid City
S. D
Coolidge
Clarence D. Chamberlin
New York
Local Notices and Sales At Ridgeway School Lawn
Friday night benefit by Woman's Missionary Society on Ridgeway School lawn. For sale cotton flour sacks from Beck's Baking Corp. Auto window awnings orders invited at Winchester Auto Trim Shop 427 N Cameron St. L L Hockman and Middlings Mixed Feed Cereals advertised.
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Ridgeway School
Benefit Woman's Missionary Socity
Beck’s Baking Corp
Winchester Auto Trim
N. Cameron
Lace Curtains and Rugs Laundered at Winchester Steam Laundry
Laundering service for lace curtains and rugs offered by Winchester Steam Laundry with contact phone 28. Advertisement notes cleaning options and service details found in the classified section.
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Winchester
Campaign under way to fund State Children's Home Society
A citywide meeting at John W. Rosenberger and Company outlined a drive to raise Winchester’s $2,000 quota for 1927. Church representatives and new subscribers will promote daily ads and a two day paper insert with subscription cards. A committee led by J. Rosenberger will handle articles and distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children's Home Society
John W. Rosenberger and Company
John W. Rosenberger
W. P. Anderson
H. W. Fries
Alson Hott
F. G. Crawford
P. H. Gold
Roy Larrick
John I. Sloat
Wilbur Johnson
C. B. Johnston
L. F. Cooper
J. Few Brown
L. L. Hockman
Dy. B. Stultz
C. P. McVicar
C. ©. Bush
T. J. Orndoff
J. W. Rosenberger
J. H. Rosenberger
F. L. Woore
W. A. Sale
Baptist
D. W. Lupton
Walker Bond
Aviles
John
Maa Gti
Ofieeset Dene Hpaaaboeoen Company
P Holding
Secre
J. Rosenberger
J. I. Sloat
PR. Gold
Rouss Firemen to Attend State Meet in Alexandria
Charley Rouss Fire Company will attend the forty first Virginia State Firemen's Association convention and tournament in Alexandria on August 24 to 26. The company plans an early Thursday departure and aims to compete for multiple prizes, including a 260 prize for the best appearing unit. The department will spend about 25 000 overall and a large barbecue will greet visiting firemen after the parade. The Reuss company will parade with over 160 members including band and drum corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Virginia State Firemen's Association
Alexandria
Rouss Company
Fire Department
Reuss Company
British Cabinet Silent On Navy Dispute At Geneva Talks
London July 25 Cabinet ministers with Lord Balfour discussed the Geneva position relating to the tripartite naval conference. They held informal and formal meetings but issued no statement to parliament and it’s unclear if further information will be offered before the summer recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Balfour
Bare
Geneva
RD Party
Wheat insurance for farm crops offered by Hansbrugh and Carter
Wheat oats straw and hay on any place on the farm are covered against fire and lightning. Instant service with lowest rated insurance contact Hansbrugh and Carter Insurance Real Estate Investments at 297.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansbrugh & Carter
Four Day Left for July Rate Discount
Public notice announces a special July rate of four dollars per year in advance by carrier or three dollars by mail. Pay now to secure the discount before the July 30 final date.
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Bud Stilman
Lions & Kiwanis
Lumber
Crate and Basket Works
the Evening Star
Fears Radio
Rickard
Rammacciotti
Torpedo
Mr. Haines
Geo. Washington
Lewis
Day
South End
Chamberlin
Rouss
Stephenson
Wheat Insurance
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