Wedding Tonight for Conrad Fil and Julia Roe in Winchester
The marriage of Conrad L Fil singer of Hagerstown Maryland and Julia A Roe of Winchester takes place tonight at 8 o'clock at the bride's mother Mrs Joseph A Roe 415 South Main street. Rev A A Kelly of Grace Lutheran Church will officiate and after the ceremony the couple will depart for their future home in Hagerstown. Roe, a Winchester High School graduate, teaches at Buena Vista Virginia High School. Fil is a young traveling salesman with Dixie Millwork Company of Hagerstown.
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Conrad L. Filsinger
Hagerstown
Julia A. Roe
Winchester
Joseph A. Roe
South Main Street
A. A. Kelly
Grace Lutheran Church
Miss
Boy and Girl on Long Trip Alone
A Baltimore and Ohio train No 61 traveling near Winchester last evening carried two young siblings aged about five to six years on a long journey from Pittsburgh to Middletown. Conductor W. M. Swain cared for the boy and girl during the trip and handed them to friends at Middletown, receiving thanks for his duties.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Winchester
Pittsburgh
Middletown
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Railway Strike Postponed By Intercession
Denver June 16 A shopmen strike on the Denver and Rio Grande Western and Rio Grande Southern plans was postponed until next Tuesday. Governor Sweet is reported to have interceded to seek an employers employees agreement.
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Associated Press
Denver
Denver and
Rio Grandes
Rio Grande Southern
Pueblo
Sweet
G O P Chairman Approves Junket on Leviathan Trip
Washington report says Republican National Committee Chairman Adams voiced full sympathy with the Shipping Board liner Leviathan trial trip. He dismissed Democratic attacks as unfounded and noted past Democratic administration spending. He declined a board invitation due to political duties.
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Associated Press
Washington
Adams
Republican National Committee
Shipping Board
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Committee
Lasker
Baptist fund sought to aid prosecution in Pierce case
An appeal was sent to all Virginia Baptists to donate to a fund raised by the State Baptist Mission Board to hire counsel to prosecute R. O. Garrett and L. C. Garrett, Cumberland County officials charged with shooting the Rev. E. L. Pierce outside his Cumberland Court House home on June 5.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Baptist Mission Board
R. O
L. C. Garrett
Cumberland County
E. L. Pierce
Cumberland Court House
R. D. Garland
Mission Board
Baptist pastor served five churches in Cumberland County
Mr. Pierce held the pastoral role for five Baptist congregations located across Cumberland County, reflecting a broad service tenure in the region.
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Mr. Pierce
Cumberland County
Law Order Fund Raised With Initial $1 Gift
Governor Pinchot received the first contribution toward a $250,000 law enforcement fund to be launched by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Pennsylvania. The single dollar was donated by a Philadelphian who urged enforcement of the prohibition law. The governor noted the fund would be used if raised but did not discuss the legal acceptability of the money.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pinchot
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Pennsylvania
Pinechot
Officers Battle With Rummies
A running fight at Atlantic City New Jersey at dawn involved rum runners and government agents. About a thousand shots were fired while bullets whistled and night owls sought cover. The runners fled through fog, skimming near shore then moving seaward in single file as both sides exchanged fire.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Near East Relief clothing drive nets one and a half tons
Local committee in charge of Near East Relief clothing collections announced that castoff garments shoes and related items totaled about one and a half tons. Miss Allebach Centenary Reformed Church social worker led publicity and thanked all contributors. Goods were shipped to a Richmond warehouse for shipment overseas.
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Near East
Castroff
Allebach
Centenary Reformed Church
Richmond
Wall Street Brokers Forced Out In Bankruptcy Proceedings
Knauth Nachod and Kuhne of the New York Stock Exchange faced an involuntary bankruptcy petition in Federal Court with estimated liabilities of 11 million dollars and assets around the same. Receiver M. D. Borland was appointed on a 50 thousand dollar bond. The firm, known for oil securities, had ties to Germany during the war and was suspended from the New York curb market. A bank canvass found limited local banking relationships.
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Associated Press
New York
Knauth, Nachod
Kuhte
New York Stock Exchange
Germany
M.D. Borland
Financial District
Knauth
Nachod
Kuhne
Bishop Information Service
Maryland Men Sail for English Royal Stock Show
Hurbert Snodgrass Richard Wills and Farn dell Cushing of Maryland sail from New York on the Carmaria to compete in the English Royal Stock Show at Newcastle on Tyne. They won the national cattle judging contest last fall at St Louis and earned the trip.
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Associated Press
New York
Hurbert Snodgrass
Richard Wills
Fendell Cushing
Maryland
England
Newcastle-on-Tyne
St. Louis
Battle in the dark at Melvale distillery warehouse
Guards clashed with bandits in the Melvale district as thieves tried to loot the distillery warehouse storing more than 200000 gallons of whisky. Gunfire erupted but no injuries were reported.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Melvale
Avenue
France to Seize Ruhr Coal and Raw Materials
French occupation authorities in Düsseldorf declare plans to take control of coal coke and raw materials for all Ruhr factories to enforce the coal tax payments. Most plants have refused to pay except a few of the smallest facilities.
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Duesseldorff
Ruhr
Iere
Ill County Treasurer Stricken While Traveling Home
County Treasurer Robert S. Smith fell suddenly ill on his way to town from his home. He was rushed to Memorial Hospital where doctors considered gallstone surgery this afternoon. His daughter Elizabeth Smith accompanied him.
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Robert S. Smith
Memorial Hospital
Smith
Elizabeth Smith
Typographical Union Leader John McParland Dies
John McParland president of the International Typographical Union and prominent labor figure died in Indianapolis at 55 from heart trouble triggered by influenza. He lived in New York City.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
John McParland
International Typographical Union
New York City
Bryan Heads Miami Democratic Victory Club
The Miami branch of the National Democratic Victory Club organized Friday night with William Jennings Bryan as chairman
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Bryan
Miami
Associated Press
Fla
National Democratic Victory Club
William Jennings Bryan
Cordell Hull
National Democratic Committee
Spanish Ambassador and Mrs Riano Visit Clarke County
The Spanish ambassador and Mme Riano traveled with Mr and Mrs T A Scott Thropp to the summer home of Dr and Mrs William H Wilmer in the Shenandoah Valley near Berryville Virginia. They plan to return to Washington early next week.
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Mme. Riano
T. A. Scott Thropp
Women Kill Big Snake with Heels
Frostburg Maryland June 16 Two women while picking greens on the Midlothian road faced a hissing copperhead. Mrs Elmer Dumeyer struck the reptile with a rock stunning it then finished it with a heel attack. The snake measured six feet.
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Frostburg, Md
Midlothian Road
Elmer Dumeyer
Claire ‘Michaels
Anti Bonders Rally Guides Road Campaigns In Murphy Hotel Rooms
The anti bonders movement consolidates at Murphy's Hotel with Miss Helen Berry handling the fee. State highway projects suffer delays as labor and wages push contractors to the brink, thinning farm labor and drawing farmer opposition to large bond funded road work. Rains lift spirits as crops recover and game prospects improve with fewer pests and dogs, boosting Virginia wildlife outlook.
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Murphy's Hotel
Helen Berry
Virginia
Fire at Allegheny plant devastates blocks along river
Firemen battled a massive blaze at an oil and gasoline storage plant along the Allegheny river. Tanks collapsed and explosions shook the district as thousands of barrels burned, injuring firefighter James Graham and prompting barriers to protect a fuel reservoir. Total damage fair to estimate.
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Allegheny River
United Engineers and Founders
Pittsburgh Bushed Steel Company
James Graham
Memphis item hints at run-down area and Twerytiars
A fragment mentions Memphis Tennessee and a term Twerytiars describing a run-down area. Unable to confirm full context from the OCR snippet.
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Memphis, Tenn
Twerytiars
Virginia farmer labeled menace to prosperity by commissioner
A Virginia farmer described as a menace to prosperity by Commissioner George W. Koiner is cited amid calls for farmer cooperation to curb labor exodus. Inquiries show thousands of Negro farmhands left for northern centers, leaving families and farms short of labor and driving down product prices.
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Virginia
George W. Koiner
Richmond
Koiner
Serre Ile
Sattler
Roiner
Kofaée
Filipinos Describe The Bolo And Cuban Machete Weapon
The text defines the bolo as a Filipino weapon with a blade about an inch wide at the broadest part, tapering toward the tip. It notes a shaft and a strong resemblance to a short sword, edged and tapering in thickness, with a native wooden scabbard carved with signs.
Energy of Watch P P Darlington
A fragment notes the energy and construction of a watch. It states about 176 different pieces of material enter its construction and two separate operations are involved in manufacture. It claims the roller of a watch makes 432 000 impacts daily for twenty years without stop.
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P. P
Darlington
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