Mrs Julian Steele's Music Class Presents Annual Recital
Mrs. Julian Steele's music class staged a recital at the New Virginia Theatre in Stephens City on Tuesday night. The program featured solos duets and an operetta Mother Goose Isle with lively singing and costumes. Frances Watson accompanied the event and the group received strong praise for a polished performance.
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Stephens City
Julian Steele
New Virginia Theatre
Miss Bright
Mother Goose Isle
Steele
Frances Watson
Spaulding
Evelyn Huber
Boyd Bean
Quartette
Hudson
Mildrrdle Williams
Anna M. Adams
Arlington Yancey
Women MPs smoked in Parliament and public ads change
INCON June 18 reports on Susan Lawrence, Labour MP, smoking a cigarette in the House of Commons sequestered area, amid debates on smoking by women. The piece notes Lawrence’s background and public speaking presence, alongside broader UK culture and discussions of alcohol advertisement rules in post offices and phone kiosks.
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Iss Susan Lawrence
Astor
East Ham
Ss Lawrence
Lady
Iss Lawrence
London Ol Board
T Ham
Aerial Tea Parties Spark UK Society Flights
Society circles embrace aerial tea parties with Sophie Elliott Lynn hosting at Stag Lane. About a hundred guests sampled tea beneath sailcloth canopies as drones and plane engines buzzed. Plans for a summer meet by the Private Aircraft Owners Club envision pilots guiding formations to club quarters. London accident records show a sharp rise in early 1926 compared with 1925.
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Stag Lane
Sophie Elliott Lynn
Ood Kelly
Lynn
England
Stag’ Lane
Harz Horse Yearlings to Sail for Saratoga Auction
Berlin reports Harz Mountain breeders will ship fourteen Harzburg yearlings to the United States for auction at the August Saratoga meeting in New York. The Beron von Lyncker farm has raised thoroughbreds for 75 years and expanded exports beyond canaries and police dogs.
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Berlin
Harz
United States
Harzburg
Beron von Lyncker
Saratoga
N. Y
Germany
German petitioners disappointed as wine propaganda aid planned
About two million signers presented a petition to Paul Loebe, president of the Reichstag, but the government opts to aid distressed wine growers. After ending the federal excise tax on wine, public funds will fund a nationwide wine propaganda campaign with a prize competition for stories and aphorisms. The effort will be run by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture with wine grower and purveyor groups forming a National Committee for Wine Propaganda.
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Germany
Paul Loebe
Reichstag
Federal Ministry of Agriculture
Organization of Wine Growers and
The
National Committee For Wine Propaganda
Berlin to Erect New York Traffic Tower for Exhibition
Berlin police plan a New York style traffic tower at the international police exhibition opening September 25. Dr. John Harriss sent 150 boxes of Fifth Avenue tower parts to Germany but failed to include assembly instructions. Boxes have sat in Hamburg and Berlin as local mechanics figure out the setup.
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Berlin
New York
John Harriss
New York City
Germany
Fifth Avenue
Hamburg
Exhibition Ground
Lamplighters to Keep Gas Lamps in Berlin Despite Electrification Bid
Berlin keeps gas lit streets with 90 000 gas lamps and 10 000 electric ones. City council rejected electrification as too costly for residential areas. Lamplighters’ hours shift by season, starting one hour later from December 31 to June 21.
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Berlin
Lamplighters’ Union
Motor vehicle and rail accident tallies reported
The data show last year and this year figures for road, rail, and omnibus incidents. Private motor cars caused 61 deaths this year, with a rise of 19 from last year, and 20,725 accidents to persons and property versus 17,810 previously. Trains and commercial vehicles had 5,052 accidents and 57 deaths, down from 6,524 accidents and 72 deaths. Omnibus incidents killed 33 people in 1,898 accidents, down from 38 in 1,883 incidents.
Paris Grand Week shifts focus from fashion to racing glory
Paris plans a racing heavy Grand Week with four major events at Auteuil and Longchamp. The Grand Steeplechase Grand Hurdles and Drags Prize run Sunday Wednesday and Friday, followed by the Grand Prix de Paris on June 27. The exodus to resorts marks a changing Paris season.
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Paris
Deauville
Auteuil
Longchamps
Belgian woman ran pickpocket school in Paris suburb
Police seek Amanda Godart described as a female Fagin and Artful Dodger of Dickens fame. Authorities say she taught young girls pickpocketing in a thriving school at Bice tre, with pupils assigned regular beats and inspected by Godart during tours to ensure ongoing theft activity.
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Fagin
Oliver ‘Twist
Mourtretard
Amanda Godart
Bicetre
Metropolis
Godart
French Post Office Faces 1925 Addressing Crisis
The dead letter office in Washington is not alone in dealing with misaddressed mail. In 1925 the French post office faced 2.8 million undeliverable letters and postcards, with 1.5 million lacking return addresses, preventing sender recovery.
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Washington
Postage Rules Spark Postcard Confusion Abroad
The note explains varied postage charges based on word count on cards and that many letters go to the dead letter office for insufficient stamps. It warns American tourists, who often write lengthy messages, are frequent offenders in this issue.
Possible British Ambassador Succession Mentioned in U S
Sir Esme Howard, the British Ambassador to the United States, is named as a possible successor to the Marquis of Crewe when he leaves Washington. The France post is highly prized, and officials aim to honor seniority, with Sir Esme younger than Sir Horace Rumbold, the Ambassador to Madrid involved in Spain France Morocco discussions.
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Esme Howard
United States
Marquis of Crewe
France
Esme
Horace Rumbold
Madrid
Spain
France Reports Low Unemployment Dole Recipients
Daniel Vincent, French Minister of Commerce, cites public data showing 409 people receive unemployment benefits in France, including 22 women. Of these, 95 are in Paris, underscoring government claims of job availability.
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Daniel Vincent
France
Paris
Unemployment Figures Through the Postwar Years
The passage notes postwar unemployment lows and highs, listing 1921 peak at 91,225 and declines to 109,071 in 1922, then 2,674 in 1923, 1,227 in 1924, and 705 in the previous year.
Festival March Duet and Various School Musical Numbers
A list of student performances including Festival March duet by Low and Lewis Hinkle. Lesson of the Birds trio with Spaulding Peggy Carbaugh Martha Hinkle. For Elsie solo Beethoven by Leslie Golliday. Tring-aling-aling trio Spaulding Peggy Carbaugh Johnson. Hungary solo Carl Koeling Dorothy Bean. Pageant trio Spaulding Frances Venable Dorothy Bean Nettie Carbaugh. A Woodland Rhapsody solo Adam Geibel Nettie Carbaugh. Mother Goose Island operetta by Class. Galop Marche quartette Lavigne Frances Watson Nettie Carbaugh Barbara D Steele Mrs Julian D Steele. Fifth Concerto violin Litz Barbara D Steele with teacher Mrs Austin Sloat Winchester.
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Lewis Hinkle
Spaulding
Peggy Carbaugh
Martha Hinkle
Elsie
Solo
Beethoven
Leslie Golliday
Adam Geibel
Nettie Carbaugh
Galop Marche
Frances Watson
Barbara D. Steele
Julian D. Steele
Litz
Austin Sloat
Winchester
Donate Land To Eliminate Dangerous Curve On Valley Pike
The State Highway Department began widening the Valley pike past the home of the late R. M. Henry to remove a dangerous curve. Henrys heirs donated land to straighten a 300 foot stretch and 25 foot wide curve. The project should improve safety and may inspire further gifts along the roadway.
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State
Highway Department
R. M. Henry
Piedmont Battle Marker Dedicated for Staunton Site
A bronze Piedmont Battlefield marker is prepared for placement at Staunton to mark the Civil War battle on June 5 1864. The inscription notes Union forces under Gen David Hunter with 12015 men and Confederate forces under Gen W E Jones with 5600 men, Jones killed near the site. The marker is ordered by the Virginia Battlefield Markers Association and Stonewall Jackson Camp UCV with local cooperation.
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Staunton
Piedmont
David Hunter
W. E. Jones
Jones
Virginia Battlefield Markers’ Association
Stonewall Jackson
U. Cc. V
Tucker Scents War In New Dry Bill
A House judiciary minority report by Democrat Tucker of Virginia opposes a Treasury bill to strengthen prohibition. He objects to allowing forfeiture of vessels transporting liquor intended for entry into the United States, arguing it claims extraterritorial maritime jurisdiction beyond three miles.
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Tucker
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Treasury Department
Virginia
House
United States
High Seas
Vote On McNary Bill Delayed By Senate Oratory
Washington June 18. Failure to set a time for a senate vote on the McNary farm bill leads managers to await further debate. The legislative fight centers on farm relief measures and price support programs as senators plan further remarks.
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McNary
Senate
Washington
McNary Bill Faces Uncertain Path Amid Senate Debate
Senate session stalled as Senator McNary seeks unanimous consent for a roll call next week. Willis amendment on naval stores to be voted tomorrow. Borah conditions support on removing a proposed equalization fee. Debates center on tariff, labor, immigration, and marketing factors affecting farmers.
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McNary
Oregon
Robinson
Borah
Idaho
Bruce
Maryland
Tyson
Tennessee
Bryan and
Brookhart West
Emergency action urged to pass bill in Senate
Senator Ashurst urged the Senate to stay in session and pass the surplus bill as the emergency was deemed greater than ever, signaling immediate action. The remarks highlighted the urgency during the ongoing discussion in Arizona.
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Derly
Ashurst
Arizona
Senate
Illness and Visits Noted in Local Briefs
Mr. H. C. Funk remains critically ill at his home on South Loudoun Street. Mr. A. B. Hart of Frostburg Maryland spent last night at the G. F. House.
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H. C. Funk
South Loudoun Street
A. B. Hart
Frostburg, Md
G. F. House
Farm relief debate lingers in Senate chamber
The Senate ponders farm relief as the campaign investigation committee questions Wayne B Wheeler. The Senate commerce committee reviews the rivers and harbors bill as lawmakers weigh port and navigation priorities.
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Senate
Wayne B. Wheeler
Senate Commerce Committee
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