Republicans’ campaign fund cited in Washington dinner
Senator Harrison of Mississippi accused the Republican party of scheming to raise a large fund for the congressional election. He cited William Wrigley Jr’s $25,000 donation at a dinner with cabinet members and business interests to influence the 1924 campaign.
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Washington
Republcans
Harrison
Mississippi
Ain
William Wrigley, Jr
McCormick
National Committee
Amor McCormick
Harding
Sinee
Washacres
du Pont
Weeks
Hoover
Ugherty
Mellion
Coolidge
Wrigley
Adams
Republican
Rigley
Republican’ Bulletin
Republican Party
Senate
House
Dancing Jordan Springs Spriday Dance Tonight
Colvin's Dance Orchestra from Waén D C performs in Jordan Springs on a June Spriday evening. The event promises lively tunes and community entertainment with dance numbers and musical selections.
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Jordan Springs
Spriday
Colvin
Wa Én
D.C
Strayed Dark Brown Cow Near Market Seeks Reward
Notice reports a dark brown cow strayed from a location near Market. A reward is offered by Jones for its return. contact details are not legible.
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Reward Jones
Fiery Mars sighting thrills skywatchers this month
Stargazers report Mars appearing unusually large and brilliant against cloudless skies. Astronomers say the planet is near Earth's orbit, with the closest approach around June 18, bringing Mars closer than since 1909 before it recedes and dims again.
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Mars
Venus
Earth
Griffiths Masterpiece to Open Here Next Week
Winchester begins a Griffith program featuring the film Storm with Lillian and Dorothy Gish and a full orchestra. Creighton Hale Mary Bruce and Monte Blue star. the story is set in the French Revolution era. Continues on page 4.
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Winchester
David Wark Griffith
York
Boston
Iso Bier Wennesday
Tese Orphins
Lillian Gish
Dorothy Gish
Creighton Hale
Mary Bruce
Monte Blue
Griffith
France
Protect Your Garden with PYROX Insect and Fungus Control
Promotional notice for garden protection uses PYROX to kill bugs worms and prevent fungous diseases. Available in Randy one and five pound packages at 1p WIN from ORCHARD SUPPLY CO. Also for sale a Republic Truck, one ton, new pneumatic tires, Collis Wagner contact.
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Orchard Supply CO
Republic
Collis & Wagner
Iptf
Furnished Six Room House for Sale in Winchester
Modern six room house in south Winchester offered at 4500 dollars. Property features up-to-date amenities and is described alongside a 30 acre limestone farm on Mac Adam Road with a good house and fruit. Immediate sale price 4500 dollars. TRY HERRELL'S.
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Winchester
Macadam Road
Herrell’s
OKEH RECORDS Now 5c Each at Seal s
Record shop offers Okeh records at five cents each. signs announce 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. today. The brief note lists SEAL'S as the seller and highlights low prices for collectors and casual buyers alike.
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Seal's
Chapman Auto Sales Tires Ad
Wanted man for cook position advertised by Star office. Chapman Auto Sales promotes tires and best values, urging readers to inspect stock before buying.
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Chapman Auto Sales
Cook
Star Office
Missionary Society Meeting Postponed to June 19
The Adult Missionary Society of the M. E. Church South is postponed until Monday June 19 at 7 30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the home of Mrs Martin Wisecarver 302 Amherst Street Secretary.
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Adult Missionary Society
Martin Wisecarver
Amherst Street
Fire destroys 1921 Chandler touring car on Valley Pike
E. W. Collis of Collis and Wagner loses a seven passenger Chandler motel on the Valley pike near Fishers Hill. The car, worth about 2500 with extras, burned after battery sparked the blaze as William Aiken and Howard Solenberger failed to stop the flames. Aiken injured his back leaping from the vehicle. Insurance valued at 1200.
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E. W. Collis
Collis and Wagner
William Aiken
Valley Pike
Fishers Hill
Aiken
New Market
Winchester
Chandler
Collis
Local committee praised for Woodrow Wilson Foundation work
Major B M Roszel chairman of Shenandoah Valley Academy receiving contributions for the Woodrow Wilson Foundation reports a $873.25 check from Miss Lucy Kurtz. Branch Johnson compliments the committee naming it the best in the state for cooperation and spirit.
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B. M. Roszel
Woodrow Wilson’ Foundation
Richmond
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Winchester
Roszel
Lucy ¥. Kurtz
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Branch Johnson
Bids Sought for Brick Hauling to Handley Schools
Building committee for Handley Schools seeks bids to haul about two million bricks from Colonial Brick Company yards and Cumberland Valley tracks to Handley Grounds, with additional bids for hauling 3500 tons of sand from Cumberland Valley and B and O tracks, cement, and reinforcing steel.
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Colonial Brick Company
Cumberland Valley
Handley Grounds
Stewart Bell
H. F
Byrd
Handley Schools
Everett Society benefit and local show listings in June 1922
The page lists events and notices including E. W. Cather's Farm benefitting the Ever-Ready Society at Pughtown Pike on June 17 1922. It also advertises the Upperville Colt and Horse Show on June 14 15 with dancing each night. Additional classified notices include a modern main street flat or office rooms for rent by Herman H. Hable.
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E. W. Cather
Pughtown Pike
Christian Church
Upperville
Main St
Herman H. Hable
Tragic Truck Ride Ends With Fatal Phone Wire Contact
William Funk of Toms Brook Shenandoah County Va was struck under the chin by a dangling telephone wire while riding on a truck. He suffered a severe skull fracture and was hospitalized in Woodstock with doubtful chances of recovery. The wire, owned by the Mutual Telephone Company, hung from a broken cross-arm.
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William
Toms Brook
Shenandoah County
W Memorial Hospital
Funk
Frank Bowman
Bowman
Woodstock
Mutual Telephone Company
Minister for Murder Case Sees First Degree Verdict Sought
The Associated Press reports in Charles Town West Virginia on June 13 that the state seeks a first degree murder verdict against Rev. James E Wilpuin for the killing of Deputy Sheriff Gore during 1921 West Virginia coal field disturbances.
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Associated Press
Charles Town
W. Va
James E. ‘Wilpuin
Gore
West Virginia
Ramsburg Bride to Wed Tomorrow in Winchester
Miss Elsie May Ramsburg daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Ramsburg and Prof James Yates of Maine wed at her parents home at Peyton and Bradford streets then depart on a wedding trip. Friends in Winchester and beyond have given many entertainments and gifts for the popular bride.
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Elsie May Ramsburg
Charles Www
Ramsburg
James Yates
Maine
Handley High School
Peyton and
Braddock Streets
Miss Ramsbury
Winchester
Yard Party and Cake Sale Benefit Notices
A notice lists a yard party at residence of Wim Keating 314 North Main Street on Wednesday June 14 from noon to 1 PM to benefit a Catholic church. A cake sale Friday June 16 at Mrs Mabel Aiken 139 North Main Street to benefit the Home Department of the Baptist Church.
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Wim. Keating
N. Main St
Benefit Catholic Church
Mabel Aiken
Benefit Home Department
Baptist Church
Nude woman held in Washington street public incident
A woman, found wandering naked at Sixteenth and Q in Washington, is detained for sanity review. She claimed to be Mrs. C. H. Thomas of Winchester, Va., and said she sought her husband while authorities search for identification.
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Washington
Winchester
M. A. Doran
Washington Police
Sixteenth
Eve
M. Strange
Washington Asylum Hospital
C. H. Thomas
Twelfth Street
New York Avenue
Q Streets
Lady Godiva
Circus owner's widow held for murder in Riverside slaying
Mrs Doris Brunen widow of circus owner John B Brunen is under arrest in Mount Holly New Jersey on murder charges. Authorities say she was arrested on information from others already in custody. Brother Harry Mohr and former employee Charles Howell also face murder charges with Howell allegedly admitting shooting Brunen at Mohr's request. Brunen known as Honest John was killed by a shotgun blast at his Riverside New Jersey home.
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Mount Holly
N. J
Doris Brunen
John B. Brunen
Brunen
Harry Mohr
Charles Howell
Howell
Mohr
John
Riverside
Senator Defends Naval Cadet Over Nationality Stigma
Senator Sutherland assailed alleged discrimination against Leonard Kaplan of Weston West Virginia, a Naval Academy graduate, saying Kaplan was stigmatized for his nationality. He criticized removal of Kaplan from the Lucky Bag yearbook and the perforated photograph page as evidence.
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Washington
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Leonard Kaplan
Weston
W. Va
Senate Today
Sutherland
West Virginia
Death Toll in Big Storm Rises Across Metro Area
AP reports revised totals show 55 to 60 dead from Sunday storm. greatest losses among boating parties at City Island. Earlier tallies suggested three dozen bodies, with duplicates and late finds changing counts as bodies drifted ashore and morgue numbers rose.
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Associated Press
New York
City Island
Dull Winchesters Election Fails To Excite Voters
In Winchester, more than 2 400 eligible residents, including new annexes, saw under 330 cast by 2 30 pm in the Common Council election. In the only ward with opposition, turnout remained low with 327 total votes by two o clock. Democratic candidates in the first ward were unopposed. second ward nominees faced independents Lewis F Cooper and Fred I binson. The almanac notes sunset at 7 27 pm as polls close and ballots are counted.
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Winchester
Sarah Zane
Ce. W. Trenary
J. H. Henry
M. Hodgson
Fred. Jaize
J. George Baetjer
Mitchell Knight
Lewis F. Cooper
Fred
Binson
Export trade shows decline in May
America's export trade fell in May from 318 million to 308 million dollars. Imports rose to 254 million dollars in May from 207 million in April.
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Associated Press
Washington
America
Proposal to Pay Cash Bonus for Soldiers Debated
Washington June 13 A proposal to pay the soldiers bonus in cash advances through special bank taxes and interest on foreign indebtedness was presented in the Senate by Senator Lars Hada Republican North Dakota.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Lada
Republican
North Dakota
Mrs W H Baker Visitor Of Judge Carson at Flushing
Mrs W H Baker who spent over a year abroad mainly in Germany returns home and plans to visit Winchester after staying with Judge and Mrs A Carson at their Flushing Long Island home where her son Lieut George Bryan Conrad served in the army of occupation.
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W. H. Baker
Germany
George Bryan Conrad
Army of Occupation
A. Carson
Flushing
Long Island
Winchester
Edison Receives Doctor of Science from Rutgers College
Thomas A. Edison, 74, today received the honorary Doctor of Science degree from Rutgers College in New Brunswick New Jersey. He is described as a leading inventor and business innovator.
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The
Associated Press
New Brunswick, N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Rutgers College Today
Winchester seniors plan outdoor class day at school grounds
The Winchester High School senior class sets an outdoor dawn to dusk sequence on June 14 with a daisy chain circle, songs, speeches, and a fire ceremony. Juniors will replace seniors in the circle and escort the procession. A daisy chain emblem and a lantern moment close the event before informal receptions at the Teachers' Club. The annual Mount Hebron Cemetery march now moves to Thursday morning.
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Winchester High School
Empire
Eqty
A. H. Jackson
Herman, Barree
Alvin Kremer
Ayn Sener
Fn Stegnér
Laren
Whden
Teachers’ Club
Saulsbury
Aulick
Miss Kent
Mount Hebron
Buddy The R Contact Post June Meeting Notice
The local post will hold its monthly meeting on June 13 at the Legion Building from 12 to 1 PM. W A Baker is listed as Cratzmat, with impertart business noted in the fragment.
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America Cketon
Legion Bldg
Impertart
W. A. Baker
Cratzmat
Aso Okeh Records Clearance at Seal's
Record store advertises closing-out sale of Aso Okeh records while stock lasts at Seal's with a noon to 1 pm start and 26 cent price tag.
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SEAL
Meeting Called for Common Council at City Hall
A call was sent for a Common Council meeting this evening at City Hall to conduct regular business. The June session, planned for last Tuesday, was postponed due to the absence of a member.
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Common Council
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Electig
National Agers
Sist
Wesinaiaal
D. W. Griffith
Okeh Records
Pike
Wilson
Garber
William Funk
TRY Herrelow’s Real Estate
Winchester, VA
Winchester’ Memorial Hospital
Adam and Eve
Yes
Maine Woods
England
Potomac Park
Hye
Reuss Engine House
City, Hall
Mrs. Baker
Edison
Buddy
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