Cyclone Leaves Damage In Wake Of Martinsburg
A late day storm caused property damage across Inwood Hedgesville and Back Creek Valley with heavy rainfall and frequent lightning. North Martinsburg residents reported bright flashes and a loud crash but no confirmed strikes. Potomac Light and Power reported intermittent outages as the storm moved through nearby towns.
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Inwood
Hedgesville
Back Creek Valley
Back Creek
Pikeside
Arden
North Martinsburg
H.S. Gardiner
W. M. Krise
Potomac Light and Power Company
Waynesboro
Frederick
Winchester
Martinsburg
Audley Entry Wins Latonia Mile and Sixteen
Audley Farm's Waster Stockings won the Eden Park mile and sixteenth for 3 year olds at Latonia. Pink Lily finished second with Colonel Shaw in third. Pigeon Hole set pace early but faded. track remained muddy through the race.
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Audley Farm
Eden Park
Latonia
Foxcatcher Farm
Pink Lily
Audley
Pigeon Hole
Saved Lives By Hurling a Shell From Railway Car
John W. Croston a Doe Gully farmer and Civil War veteran died at nearly ninety in Berkeley Springs West Virginia He survived by two sons and two daughters Interment was at Orleans Roads Croston earned lasting fame for catching a Confederate shell from a railroad car near Dans Run and hurling it away saving lives though he was injured in the blast
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Berkeley Springs
W. Va
John W. Croston
Doe Gully
Hampshire County
Orleans Roads
Dans Run
Eight-bandit Hold-up Foiled by Tear Gas Barrage
In Kansas City, eight bandits robbed the Home Trust Co. of about $30,000 and fled as bank official J. E. Thrutchley used tear gas bombs to halt the pursuit. The robbers escaped in a fast car after firing on their pursuers.
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Home Trust Co
Kansas City
J. E. Thrutchley
Market Report from The Star Local Wholesale Prices
Local wholesale prices show wheat at 1.50, flour 8.50 to 9.00 per barrel, corn 54.00 per ton, cracked corn 54.00, bran 47.00 per ton, middlings 50.00, bale prices 15.00 to 20.00 as listed. eggs and poultry values noted with young chickens at 25 and heavy hens at 12. butter prices 4 cents creamery and 5 cents butter fat. wool and other livestock and retail figures included with various pounds and ton rates.
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Ceseve
Cekedseesctetton
Barre
Baltimore Wholesale Market Prices Note Corrections
The report lists corrected market figures from the previous day for various goods including wheat, young chickens, lambs, and pork. Pricing details appear fragmented with several garbled entries but reflect revised close values and per unit scores in the Baltimore wholesale market.
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Baltimore
Lambs S.serees
Vinol Ad Promises Energy and Weight Gain
An advertising claim touts Vinol as a delicious cod liver peptide iron tonic that helps nervous, tired, and anemic people regain strength and appetite. A testimonial from Mrs. S. Cortese says she gained 18 pounds after using Vinol, with Baker's Drug Store as the seller.
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S. Cortese
Baker's Drug Store
Child Training Complicated by Gaps in Sense
A San Francisco Chronicle remark notes that parental tasks become harder when adults lack as much sense as the children. The quote highlights the challenge of teaching behavior when adult judgment trails behind youthful perception.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Duffey Memorial Church Dedicated Free of Debt
Moorefield West Virginia June 20 The Southern Methodists dedicated the Duffey Memorial Church clearing a 13500 debt The dedicatory sermon by Bishop Collins Denny praised heavenly visions and the partnership of life The service attracted large congregations and featured ministers from Maryland Virginia and West Virginia including Duffey himself later honored in the church name
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Moorefield
W. Va
Southern Methodists
Collins Denny
Richmond
A. Lee Barrett
Baltimore
W. W. White
Christiansburg
R. B. Claggett
Shepherdstown
Harry V. Wheeler
Wade Johnson
Central Church
Cumberland
Jefferson W. Duffey
Washington
Duffey
Missing pet returned by unexpected visitor on porch
A daughter’s pet, carried in a basket, vanished and a search failed. Upon mother and daughter returning home, they found Thomas on the porch steps who had apparently traveled as a hitchhiker and freed them. The incident ends with relief as the lost pet is found.
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Thomas
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