Winchester Adopts Ordinance Limiting Wooden Buildings
The Common Council enacts a rule prohibiting wooden buildings over ten feet tall without written permit within Winchester city limits. Permits require location plan size and dimensions and council review. Violations carry fines from twenty five to five hundred dollars with daily offenses. Passed June 7 1910, approved June 9 1914.
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Winchester
Common Council
City of
Peyton and
Baker Streets
Cork Street
Market Street
Washington Street
W. H. Baker
Thomas J. Trier
Ambassador Harvey Praises Harding During Washington Bust Ceremony
Philadelphia Record notes Ambassador Harvey compares Harding to Washington, admires traits he claims are shared by many. Harvey’s bouquet at the ceremony draws criticism for sentimentality and timing, amid devotion to the President’s diplomatic role and a parade planned for June 6.
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Harvey
Harding Péssu
Harding
Ding
Prvey
Diplomatic Corps
Harging
Haley
Eddy Weds Miss Pifer at Middleway West Virginia
Grace A Pifer daughter of Mr and Mrs C P Pifer of Middleway WV married Thomas M Eddy on June 1 at the Methodist Church Middleway. Rev O D Lambert officiated with cousin Oscar Carr as best man and Catherine Pifer as bridesmaid. Reception followed and the couple left for a wedding trip north.
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Catherine Pifer
Catherine Reardon
Winchester
Fred. Crisman
Hardy Grim
Inez Funkhouser
Jennie Lind Hoedkman
Dennis Reardon
John Hockman
Charles, Crisman
Robert Carr
Leelean
Eédy
Rev. Goodwin to Lead Service at Christ Church
The Rev. Conrad H. Goodwin of Charles Town W Va will conduct 11 oclock services at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church. He is brother to the Rev Robert A Goodwin once rector of Christ Church now in missionary work in China. A chicken supper at Stephenson School House Friday benefits the school and Near East Relief Fund urging support to save orphaned children.
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Conrad H. Goodwin
Charles Town
W. Va
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Mr. Goodwin
Robert A. Goodwin
Christ Church
China
Trea Ute
Man School
Stephenson
F. O’élock
Near East Relief Fund
America
Conference on uniform fruit handling in Cumberland Shenandoah valleys
Maryland and surrounding states fruit growers meet with transportation firms and extension service to set a more uniform system for grading packing and marketing fruit. Officials note the apple crop will be 15 to 40 percent of normal and the peach crop mostly ruined by frosts. Topics include market reporting standard grading and transportation. carriers call for advance car counts to avoid shipment delays.
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Ste . Hagerstown
Apuremy of
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Cumberland
Shenandoah
W. A.sherman
United States Bureau of Markets
W .H. Somers
Enapectg Service Transportation
E. S. Neilson
Railroad. Oe
Movement aims to remove Booth statue in Troy Alabama
A drive to remove a post Civil War statue of John Wilkes Booth, funded by local subscriptions, has been launched in Alabama. Supporters, led by Mrs. Brooks, argue removal reflects changing views across the South regardless of party.
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Birmingham
Ala
Troy
John Wilkes Booth
Brooks
Winecas
Naawe
Aas
Jacabe
C Eins
Booth
Bere
Tedge Lee
Birthday Tribute to Mrs. Martha Snyder of Charlestown
The Advocate notes Mrs. Martha Snyder widow of George W. Snyder of Summit Point reaches her 96th birthday on Saturday the 4th. She is the great aunt of Mrs. Joseph Coleman and great great aunt of Master Eliwood Snyder of Frederick County Virginia. She remains active and retains a sharp memory, with friends wishing a perfect day full of sunshine.
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Charlestown
W. Va
Martha F&. Snyder
George W. Snyder
Summit Point
Joseph Coleman
Eliwood. Snyder, Jr
Frederick County
Snyder
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