Miss Washington Crowned Blossom Queen At National Festival
The American press heralded Miss Washington as Blossom Queen ahead of the Apple Blossom Festival to be held near May first. Leading papers and photo agencies carried features on her appointment with pictures and profiles across major publications. Festival officials expect wide national exposure boosting attendance and interest, with photographs of princesses from many states set for release.
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American Press
Winchester
Fete
Newsee
Miss Washington
George Washington
Richards
Ru Ma Rheumatic Pain Cure Ad Promises Fast Relief
An old advertisement claims Ru-Ma bottle cures rheumatic pain in days with a money back guarantee. It pledges immediate relief from stiffness swelling and aches, selling for one dollar through Baker's Drug Store and other druggists.
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Baker’s Drug Store
Monroe Letters Reveal 1797 Duel Challenge to Hamilton
A Virginia collection features a 1797 Monroe letter challenging Hamilton to a duel, seven years before Burr killed Hamilton. The missive notes bitter disputes over Reynolds and Hamilton’s role as secretary of treasury, with no record of a reply.
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Burr
Treasury
Assonmiatent Press
Richmond
James Monroe
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Hamilton
Rosenbach Company
Philadelphia
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
Reynold
Relief Brevities from Relief Virginia Events and Meetings
A March 22 social in Va honors Ruth Lineberg with birthday celebrations for her and her father in Relief. Local visits include Mrs. Ernest Ashwood and Mrs. Katie White as well as numerous Relief League activities with a March 23 meeting and a debate on animal usefulness.
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A. Va
Strother Sineer
Lineberg
Ruth
Ellwood White
Ernest Ashwood
F. B. White
D. A.graves
H. O. Hicks
Eva Shiley
Nelson Nichols
Ethel Jewell
Arthur Miller
Katie White
Strother Lineberg
Carl Martin
Clarence Brill
James Shiley
Alfred Snapp
Fleet clemency petition moves forward in Washington
Pollard plans to obtain mercy petition for Fleet as months of support build. The 18 year old Baltimore youth remains imprisoned, awaiting transfer to Virginia Penitentiary after several monthly indorsements.
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Pollard
FLEET
Washington
Baltimore
Virgini E Penitentiary
Prisoner to be sent to penitentiary next week
State law requires a condemned prisoner to be admitted 20 to 30 days before execution. Local officials expect Supt. R M Youell to summon the condemned youth to the state prison around April first. Baltimore girl Beatrice Stewart, 17, visits Fleet daily at the Winchester jail.
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R. M. Youell
Beatrice Stewart
Baltimore
Fleet
Winchester
Ped
Card of Thanks for Henry M. Humphrey
I thank everyone for kindness during my husband Henry M. Humphrey illness and death. Grateful for floral tributes and car use, with special thanks to the Friendship Fire Company for their friendly help. Mrs Henry M Humphrey. 201
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Henry M. Humphrey
Friendship Fire Company
New York Sun Names Thorn in the Side as Canton Otwer Candidate
The New York Sun reports that the House assigns Chief Canton Otwer a new title and opens the field for his nomination. Thorn-in-the-Side remains a volatile tag as political calls to keep pressing him continue.
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Thes
Canton Otwer
Thorn-in-the
New York Sun
Sheriff Sale Looms in Virginia Valley Orchard Case
Sheriff Luther Pannet t announces public sale of personal property from the Smith Larrick v Virginia Valley Orchard Co. Inc case on April 5 at 10 a m at the orchard. Items include a Fordson tractor mules harnesses plows hay ladders and more with cash terms.
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Smith Larrick
Virginia Valley Orchard Company, Inc
Fordson Tractor
Barshear
Luther Pannett
Frederick Co
Coleman Dunn
Roencome
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