Wilson presses for immediate wage award from Rail Labor Board
President Wilson urged the Railroad Labor Board in Chicago to issue an immediate wage decision. Board officials said a ruling is expected within two weeks and that impatience among railroad men delays the case. At Brunswick Md and other lines, walkouts and return-to-work efforts affected freight and passenger movement across several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wilson
Rail and Labor Board
R. M. Barton
Barton
Brunswick
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Winchester
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Reading
Pottsville
Rutherford Yard
Harrisburg
Cleveland
Ohio
W. G. Lee
Railroad Labor Board
Illinois
Savannah
Ill
Burlington and Quincy
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Central States
Lo C of
Baltimore Fire Wipes Out Buildings On Hopkins Place
Baltimore June 23 fire crews battled a blaze near the 1904 catastrophe area. A seven story building at 37 Hopkins Place and four other structures were damaged with losses estimated from 600000 to 1000000 dollars. Major victims include American Coat and Suit Company Tobias Baker and Company New York Tent Manufacturing Company and L Summerfield. J J Haines and Company at 35 Hopkins Place reported about 250000 dollars in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Hopkins Place
American Coat and Suit Company
Tobias Baker and Company
New York Tent Manufacturing Company
L. Summerfield
Motorcycle crash near Mount Savage claims two lives
Cumberland Maryland report says Elmer Walsh 25 of Gillman near Frostburg died. Margaret Cunningham 14 and John Sween 24 were dying and Archibald H Matthews injured after a motorcycle collision on Mount Savage road. Authorities suspect glare from each rider’s lights caused confusion.
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Associated Press
Cumberland
Elmer Walsh
Gillman
Frostburg
Margaret Cunningham
John Sweene
Archibald H. Matthews
Mount Savage Road
Street Car Strike Halts Toronto Transit Service
Street car service was completely suspended in Toronto as a long heralded strike by trolleymen began to enforce 66 cents an hour instead of 55. Jitneys filled downtown routes while the Toronto Railway Company held all cars idle and offered no resumption of service.
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Associated Press
Toronto
Can
Toronto Railway Company
Advertising copy deadlines for The Star
The Star asks advertisers to submit display ad copy earlier than the 10 30 a m cutoff. Better plan is to hand in the copy the preceding afternoon to improve display quality and free a linotype for news margins. Cooperation will streamline handling of both news and ads.
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Star
Prohibition Enforcement Split Shaping Up in States
Baltimore officials refuse to aid federal officers in enforcing prohibition. State Attorney General Armstrong issued an opinion saying no compulsion to assist. No concurrent state prohibition law enacted yet. In Des Moines, Mrs. C. G. Winter of Minneapolis was named president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs at the biennial convention. Some steel hairsprings valued at $49,000 per pound.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Police Department
Stone
Margiamt
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
C. G. Winter
Minneapolis
McAdoo Emerges as Democratic Nomination Prospect
Burris A. Jenkins reports from Pueblo that he will place William G. McAdoo's name before the Democratic national convention. William J. Bryan in the Commoner questions McAdoo's bid due to ties to the President and his silence on the peace treaty though he notes wage earner support for McAdoo. Other names like Owen and Meredith are noted as available, while Hoover is ruled out. Bryan adds a candidate must back woman suffrage and prohibition and oppose Wall Street.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Pueblo
Col
Missouri
Burris A. Jenkins
William G. McAdoo
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
the Commoner
Wilson
Mr. McAdoo
Mr. Bryan
Herbert Hoover
Owen
Oklahoma
Secretary of
Agriculture Meredith
Wall Street
Gas Tine and Motor Worry Pervades Public Smile
A cryptic line notes concern over carbon use in gas and engines. It references a time 23-1p-41 and hints at a societal fixation on eco friendly power amid a fixed grin.
Funeral Rites for Mrs Lillis
The funeral of Mrs Susie Thorne Lillis wife of Thomas Lillis a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad employee was held yesterday from the Church of the Sacred Heart with a high mass conducted by Rev John McVerry. The ceremony concluded at Catholic Cemetery with pallbearers chosen by the deceased during her illness. Relatives from out of town included Mrs Maurice Wolfe and daughter Miss Wolfe of Washington Mr Patrick Lillis of Roanoke Va Mrs Mary Rylan of Cumberland Md and Mrs Patrick Murphy Mrs William Murphy and Mrs Thomas Murphy of Roanoke Va.
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Susie Thorne Lillis
Thomas Lillis
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Church of the Sacred Heart
John McVerry
Patrick Lillis
Roanoke
Mary Rylan
Cumberland
Patrick Murphy
William Murphy
Thomas Murphy
Irish Fights Escalate in Londonderry Barricade War
In Londonderry, June 2, factions of Unionists and Nationalists clash with intensified street fighting. Barricades rise, continuous gunfire erupts, and authorities struggle to confirm casualties as troops stay passive watching armed gangs move through side streets to battle positions.
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Associated Press
Londonderry
Ireland
Furnished summer rental and visits noted in brief local items
For rent a furnished house for July and August apply at 800 S Wash ington St. 19 1p 61 S K Hicks has returned from an extended trip with friends to Easton Baltimore and Annapolis Md. He admired Maryland concrete roads. Mrs Winifred Reed of Roanoke Va is visiting Dr and Mrs G H Heist on West Piccadilly St.
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S. Washington St
S. K. Hicks
Easton
Baltimore
Annapolis
Maryland
Winifred Reed
Roanoke, Va
G. H. Heist
West Piccadilly Street
Will of Mrs Willie Ford Admits Probate in Winchester
The will of the late Mrs. Willie B Ford widow of Ford who died in this city recently is admitted to probate in the corporation clerk s office of Winchester. The document details cash bequests to Mount Hebron Cemetery Company and to several relatives including Nina Virginia Elgin and the Colston family. The estate includes farms and land devised to various beneficiaries with residuary shares to brothers sisters niece and Nina Virginia Elgin. Dr W P McGuire named executor declined to qualify Dr Hunter H McGuire named administrator with bond set at 20000 and the will dated December 12 1916.
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Willie B. Ford
Ford
Corporation Clerk's
Winchester
Mount Hebron
Laura W. Elgin
William Wilson Colston
Randolph C. Colston
Dean Colston
R. C. Colston
Harriett S. Shepherd
Bessie Colston
M. G. Ford
Frank P. Colston
Testatrix
Georgie N. Rogers
J. W. Rogers
John H.ford
R. Arm Colston
Nina Virginia Elgin
Gertrude Eddy
Sallie Carr
W. P. McGuire
Hunter H. McGuire
Illustrated Lecture Yard Party at Hopewell June 25
Friends Service Committee hosts a free illustrated lecture by Anne J. Haines on Siberia with two years of experience. The event, requested by the Friendly Bible Class, begins at 8 p m and is open to the public.
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Hopewell
Friendly Bible
Anne J. ‘Haines
Siberia
Friends Service Committee
State Dog Law To Be Enforced In Winchester
A 1920 notice from the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries orders officers to issue warrants on July 1 to owners who have not paid dog taxes for four months or more. The department requires all licensed dogs to wear collars and tags, per W. E. Jones, Game Warden, City of Winchester.
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Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Prof Faulkner in town for summer teaching stint
Prof J Q Faulkner of Pennsylvania State College is in State College for business and will join the education and psychology department staff during the summer session for teachers beginning June 28. Also notices include sale and employment ads and a request for a clerk in a furnishing store with experience and references.
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J. Q. Faulkner
Pennsylvania State College
State College
Faulkner
Department of Education and Psychology
Virginians Headed for Frisco to Attend National Convention
The Virginia delegation to the Democratic national convention in San Francisco travels west in two Pullman cars. They stop at Colorado Springs, aiming to reach the city by Saturday night or Sunday morning. Senator Carter Glass leads the party with others including R. L. Jeffreys, Robert A. Russell, and John W. Williams among the travelers.
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Virginia
San Francisco
Plains States
Chesapeake and Hio
Colorado Springs
Col
Carter Glass
Convention City
Roanoke
National Committee On Resolutions
League of Nations
Winchester
Frederick County
Messrs
Richard Evelyn
Charles R. McCann
W. S. Gray
C. W. Bondurant
M. R. Morfan
Meeting Notice of W. C. T. U. Thursday June 24
The regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held Thursday June 24 at 3:00 p.m. The notice outlines the scheduled gathering and time.
Loyal Order of Moose to Be Organized in City
Captain J. B. Beverley received letters from EB A Mifka of Richmond Va about organizing a Moose branch here. The Loyal Order of Moose, a benevolent society with nationwide membership, is overseen by Mayor William F Breenine of Baltimore as supreme dictator. Beverley has discussed charter applications with locals and plans a definite action soon.
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J. B. Beverley
Loyal Order of Moose
EB. A. Mifka
Richmond
United States
William F. Breenine
Baltimore
Beverley
Women to Lead Chamber Drive for New Members
Mrs. Dr. Hunter H. McGuire will chair the women’s committee for the Chamber of Commerce membership drive in Winchester. The drive, aided by a canvass of the city and county, runs Monday through Thursday next week, aiming to boost civic and social improvement efforts with female participation.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hunter H. McGuire
Winchester
McGuire
Winchester High Sewing Club Serves Worker Luncheons
The Winchester High Sewing Club led by Miss Mabel Haynes will serve noon lunches to workers during the member drive next Monday through Wednesday. The club has trained for this task and expects large turnout to benefi t from meals prepared under expert direction.
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Winchester High Seing Club
Mabel Haynes
Prepared Packing Equipment for Orchard Crates and Barrels
Prepared packing equipment for crates and barrels including grinding and sizing machines roller conveyors and canvas conveyors for orchard crates and barrels hand and over presses all to secure Bordeaux or so for the next pray.
Store Patrons Seek Exchange for Wrong Motor
Customer asks Seal's Mule Store to return or exchange a misdelivered motor. Request specifies immediate replacement with correct item and fulfillment of purchase terms.
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Seal’s
Notice for applicants to report for medical exam and elections
All men who signed as applicants must report at the corporation court room Site Hall at 7:45 p.m. Thursday June 24 for physical examination and to elect officers and non commissioned officers for the new company. The company will be mustered into state service for state and federal recognition in this fiscal year. Capt. G. F. Grimm organizer Winchester Virginia June 23 1920.
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Corporation Court
G. F. Grimm
Winchester
Mr Lowell to Speak Friday on Winchester Drive
The Winchester Chamber plans an educational campaign led by the American City Bureau. A large Friday night meeting in Winchester will feature Mr R Lowes of The Martinsburg World and Mr Lewis Bundy detailing the bureau's methods to boost local Chamber of Commerce membership and activity.
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Winchester Chamber 2
Lewis Bundy
American Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Judge Harrison Tours Rockingham County Campaign
Representative Thomas W. Harrison promotes renomination in Rockingham visiting Timberville Lutes Store and Dovesville. He plans more county travel to discuss issues with voters and attend to mental matters. He is registered at TM Anaugh.
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Thomas W. Harrison
Rockingham
Timberville
Ootes
Dovesville
Anaugh
Baugher recalls Harrrisonburg incident with Col. Leedy
A letter from Baugher recounts a 1920 confrontation in Harrisonburg where Colonel Leedy accused a critic of misrepresenting the Volstead Act. Baugher notes Prohibition authorities and the Supreme Court later deem Leedy’s remarks inconsistent with the act and asks readers if they endorse his sentiments.
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Baugher
Prohibition
Kramer
Supreme Court of the United States
Leedy
Seventh Congressional District
L. Baugher
Colonel Leedy
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Fer
The
Washington
Dent Wilson
Railroad Labor Board At
White House
W. G. Maddo
Jenkins
Treasury
Lillis
W. E. Jones
City of
Prof. Faulkner
Ents
Ritter
Frisco
R. E. Byrd
C. R. McCann
W. C. T. U. Meeting
Order OF Moose
Hansbrough & Carter Insurance
Little Joe
Virginia National Guard
Judge Whiting
BOX Social
Robert Smith
Middle Road
M. E. Church
Kernstown
Mrs. McGuire
New Blood
Winchester Orchard Supply CO
MR. Dehaven
Osborn
Jas. B. Russell
Christian Science Services
Junior Missionary Society
Lutheran Sunday School
MR. Lowell
Martinsburg
Harrison
Harrisonburg Nets
Hansbrougk & Carter Insurance
Ceresota
Keckley & Shayock
Winchester Seed Co., Inc
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