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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1924
Page
5
Dorothy Grandon and a jailed witness recount a gruesome tar and feather mob attack with threats of more violence. Annie Shank and relatives pressured victims as plastered with tar, clubs and masked assailants.
George Ash of Millwood declares the shooting of Nathanial Richardson was a mistake after a dance at the Odd Fellows hall. Ash is jailed in Berryville while Richardson is treated at Memorial Hospital for a bullet under the skin.
Members of Company I and third battalion headquarters company of the One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry Virginia National Guard returned from Camp Trinkle at Virginia Beach. The 15 day encampment marked the largest brigade gathering since the war era as Brigadier General S Gardner Waller commanded the Ninety first Brigade. The unit traveled home by a special Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train arranged from Brunswick Maryland.
Dr. Altenburg says no Klan member attended the Northeast Winchester gathering reported by city employee Bird. He states robes are secured and unused except at official meetings and offers a $100 reward for information identifying those in the alleged seaboriee on Friday night.
Funeral held for William Henry Rudolph who died Friday near Zepp Virginia. Serviced at St James Lutheran Church Graves Springs by Joseph B Cassell with interment in adjoining graveyard. A longtime Zepp merchant and churchman he guided Gravel Springs pastorate and was seen as a community adviser. He was about 70 and survived by several children.
Richmond Virginia July 28 5 W Gates and Sons Co a longtime wholesale grocery firm filed for bankruptcy listing assets at 168000 and liabilities at 98000 members ask that a receiver be appointed to manage the business in the meantime
An automobile carrying a man and a young country girl overturned near the intersection of Washington and Gerrard streets early yesterday. The driver failed to see the street end and swerved to avoid the open field, causing the car to topple and eject the occupants through the top. Both escaped serious injury.
In a brief report a car struck a roadside area near Tremet Peas and landed in the roadway. Neighbors came to assist but the occupants declined aid. The vehicle was uprighted and driven away.
The State Department sent vigorous representations to Teheran after the assault on Mrs. Katharine Imbrie widow of Vice-Consul Robert Imbrie who was killed by a Persian mob. The note demanded that Tehran cover funeral costs send a US warship to bring home Imbrie and provide military guard for the legation until needed. The action linked the fate of relations with Persia to adherence to international law and warned of possible diplomatic break unless Persia acts.
Representative George H. Tinkham of Boston, a member of Congress from Massachusetts Eleventh District, visits the valley on an official tour to inspect local projects and discuss regional issues. The visit highlights federal engagement with local communities and infrastructure concerns.
The report notes Kam arrived by car from the southern Shenandoah Valley and is staying at the George Washington Hotel. He tours the Valley of Virginia, enjoying views and historical points along the Valley Pike, leaving a strong impression.
European experts at the interallied conference on security for Germany’s loan report a compromise blending the Dawes plan with Premier Theunis Belgium’s idea to convene the original Dawes committee before any default or sanctions. The aim is to satisfy bankers and preserve France’s option to act, shielding Premier Herriot from political fallout.
County Agent Moore with the state bureau of markets and the University of Maryland plans federal inspection of peaches and apples at several fruit packing houses in the county. Inspectors will be stationed during the packing season at nominal cost to growers, with posts planned in Hancock Indian Spring Clearspring Smithburg and Ringgold districts following successful use in Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia last season.
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