Morton 12 inch mortars tested at Fort Tilden
Uncle Sam tested a new battery of 12 inch mortars mounted on steel railway cars along the southern New Jersey coast. At Fort Tilden Rockaway Long Island the guns trained on stationary targets five miles out and made many hits. The projectiles weigh 1046 pounds and a crew is shown frolicking after completion of the tests.
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Uncle Sam
Newark
Fort Tilden
Rockaway
Long Island
Geo
Armed Raiders dispersed after enter Mexico raid
A Mexican force of about 150 raiders entered Larendo Tuesday night and was dispersed. Those not captured reportedly re-entered Mexico after only a few shots were fired.
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Associated Press
Antonio
Texas
Larendo
Mexico
Charles W. Fritts Gravely Ill in White Post Va
Charles W. Fritts a renowned farmer from White Post Clarke county Virginia has been ill with asthmatic heart disease for about two months. His condition worsened with the hot humid weather despite improved days recently and a Baltimore specialist was consulted with no radical treatment advised currently.
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Charles W. Fritts
White Post
Clarke County
Baltimore
Shulls Motor to New York Roanoke World News
Mr and Mrs H C Shull and family plan a Wednesday morning trip by car to New York City with a stop in Atlantic City Their daughter J Leake Spencer travels from Charlotte NC to meet them in New York and sail June 30 for a Japanese tour Mrs H C Shull recently visited Charlotte and will join Miss Bula Ray Shull in New York The Shulls will stay about two months in Roanoke after the trip
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Roanoke World News
H. C. Shull
Josephine Shull
Mark Shull
New York City
Atlantic City
New York
J. Leake Spencer
Charlotte
N. C
Bula Ray Shull
Miss Shull
Roanoke
Miss Mabel Cline Expected to Leave Hospital
Miss Mabel Cline daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude Cline is improving after an operation for appendicitis at Memorial Hospital It is hoped she will go home to Martinsburg Pike on Sunday if her condition continues to improve
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Mabel Cline
Claude Cline
Memorial Hospital
Jby
Martinssburg Pike
Reverend Samsell Receives Son Letter About Baltic Voyage
The Rev. W. H. Samsell reports a letter from his son, Ker Sanunck, stating he is bound for Copenhagen aboard a Shipping Board steamer. Sanunck, a former navy radio operator, is headed to sea.
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W. H. Samsell
Ker Sanunck
Baleionere
Shipping Board
Copenhagen
Samsell
Hollis Returns to Start Family Coal Business Home
Mr Lawrence C Hollis has returned from Washington and Baltimore after wrapping up business. He plans to reside here and has left his government job to care for his mother. Other local movements include R Gray Williams in Baltimore and Howard Solenberger heading to Washington. Mrs Charles P McVicar visited relatives in Newport News and Mrs R L Hussong traveled to Mount Jackson Virginia.
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Lawrence.c. Hollis
W. L. Hollis
Washington
Baltimore
Hollis
Charles P. McVicar
Newport News
R. L. Hussong
Mount Jackson
Woman says she has note with T. R.'s name
Hu Dale Ind June 23 Mrs Jenleen Burkett filed a $69900 claim against Theodore Roosevelt estate to collect a note she says was endorsed by Roosevelt She says she met Roosevelt and a man believed to be Charles J Shumson during the 1912 Republican convention in Chicago and loaned money on the note kept at the Chemical National Bank New York She disputes a forgery claim and plans a Cincinnati trip to meet Alice Longworth Roosevelt's daughter
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Associated Press
Hu Dale
Ind
Jenleen Burkett
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Chemical National Bank
W York
Burkett
Cincinnati
Alice Longworth
Sims Submits Written Report to Navy Head
Rear Admiral Sims presented today to Secretary Denby a written statement about his London speech that allegedly criticized the Irish in America. Denby will consider the document while Sims, back from London, reiterates no retraction of his remarks beyond misquotation.
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Sims
NAVY
Associated Press
Washington
Denby
London
America
Naval
Navy Department
Johnson May Face Pardon Ahead of Dempsey Carpentier Fight
Attorney General Daugherty indicated a possible pardon for Jack Johnson, the former heavyweight champion, who is imprisoned in Leavenworth for Mann act violations. Johnson’s term ends July 7, and the AG said pardoning him would not be to attend the fight, though any pardon would make the time his own.
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Associated Press
Washington
Daugherty
Jack Johnson
E Leavenworth
Dempsey
Carpentier
Rangherty
Johnson
Banks to Close Saturday Nights in Winchester
Four Winchester banks announced a summer schedule change, staying closed on Saturday nights during July and August. They cited the benefit to officers and employees after long weekday hours and the desire for staff recreation, noting some banks elsewhere already close early on Saturdays.
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Winchester
Virginia
Boy Scouts Yard Party To Benefit Summer Camp
Scout Executive Potts announced the annual yard party will run Thursday through Saturday next week to fund the Boy Scouts summer camp on Capon River July 20 to August 5. Homemade cakes pies and ice cream will be sold by scouts' families at reasonable prices, using a lawn on Nationa avenue donated by Mr. R L Gray and Mr. Grubbs.
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Potts
Capon River
R L. Gray
Grubbs
Nationa Avenue
Parertis
Christian Union Elects Officers at Martinsburg Conven tion
The Virginia Center Christian Endeavor Union elected officers led by President W O Cooley of Reliance Virginia Recording Secretary Miss Grace Fries of Winchester and Treasurer Jasper L Graves of Martinsburg. The next meeting place was set for Broadway Virginia with Rev J R Collis as pastor.
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Reliance
W. H. Smith
Maysville
Grace Fries
Winchester
E. P. Kline
Cumberland
Jasper L. Graves
Martinsburg
Elizabeth Paskel
Ida Judy
Dayton, Va
Mellon Bill Introduced To Refund Allied War Loans
Washington June 23. A bill embodying plans by Secretary Mellon for refinancing war loans to allies was introduced in the Senate by Finance Committee Chairman Penrose. The measure was referred to the committee. The report notes Harry Pearrell, wife of a Clarke county resident on the H F Byrd fruit farm, underwent an appendectomy at Memorial Hospital and was improving.
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Associated Press
Washington
A_ Dill
Mellon
Treasury Department
Senate
Penrose
Finance Committee
Harry Pearrell
H. F. Byrd
Clarke County
Memorial Hospital
Patience Required For South American Road Ponds
Motorists face tough testing conditions on Brazilian roads where impassable ponds hinder travel and challenge cars. The article notes that southern Brazil experiences nearly constant water hazards making long journeys frustrating for drivers.
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South America
Brazil
Stock Ewes and Lambs for Sale by Rumsey Smith
Rumsey Smith of Hanging Rock West Virginia offers hundreds of young stock ewes for sale between now and late breeding season. Currently 15 top ewes with lambs sold at 5.50 per head and 27 young Shropshires, few with full mouths, with 20 lambs averaging 56 pounds offered at 8.50 per head. Sale includes lambs. located 13 miles west of Capon Bridge.
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Rumsey Smith
Hanging Rock
W. Va
Miles Weat
Capon Bridge
Protection for hot potatoes with little bags
Readable text describes using small bags to protect hands when handling hot potatoes from the oven. The bags are said to prevent burns and are convenient for at hand use.
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Tom Che
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