Plan to Restore Kaiser 10th Throne Found by Police
Berlin police announced the discovery of detailed plans for a German fascist dictatorship aimed at restoring the Hohenzollern empire. Documents include a push to force President Hindenburg from power, dissolve parliaments, execute strikers, expel Jews, and confiscate property, with ties to the former Kaiser and Bavarian reactionaries.
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Berlin
Hohenzollern
von Hindenburg
Germany
Kaiser
Hitler
Admiral von Schroeder
Hans von Ostnstern
Deutschezeitzung
Heinrich Class
Pan- German League
Dr. Class
Major von Hindenburgh
Nulton Honors Byrd At Hometown Meeting
An outburst of praise recognizes the heroic achievements of Byrd at a Far North hometown meeting. Nulton presents a high tribute highlighting personal and community impact of Byrd’s service.
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Nulton
Byrd
Winchester honor: message from Williams and airship promise
A congratulatory note from Williams is formally recorded, with Colonel Bryan Conrad noting the close ties among Winchester residents and the pioneer boy who first sailed an airplane. The message emphasizes community pride and historical achievement.
Winchester Citizens Honor Byrd With Home Town Message
The Winchester community sent a formal message to Commander Richard Byrd at King's Bay praising his success and modesty. Admiral Nulton led the tribute at Handley Auditorium as about ten thousand residents welcomed the famed aviator back to his alma mater.
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Comdr. Byrd
Richard Evelyn Byrd
King’s Bay
Winchester
Nulton
Handley Auditorium
Peongey
Winchester Honors Byrd at Handley Auditorium Meeting
Rear Admiral Louis McCoy Nurton praised Commander Richard E. Byrd at a large Handley School Auditorium gathering in Winchester. He spoke of Byrd's leadership, preparation, and calm decision making that led to his successful polar flight and safe return, urging continued loyalty to naval aviation. Local dignitaries and a choir participated as a telegram to Byrd was read.
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Louis McCoy Nurton
United States Navy
Winchester
Richard E. Byrd
Handley School
Julian F. Ward
Dick Byrd
Robert B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Admiral Nurton
Pole
Peary Land
Navy
Nulton
R. Gray Williams
Byrd
Mayor Ward
America
Admiral Nulten
Handley Auditorium
Festival souvenir booklets free at Apple Blossom Festival
To all participants in the Grand Pageant one copy of the souvenir booklet and program will be given free if called for at Festival Headquarters in the George Washington Hotel. Booklets are in addressed envelopes and limited to one per person. Additional copies cost ten cents each.
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George Washington Hotel
Finest Lingerie Safe With TF Easy Washer Ad
An advertisement for the TF Easy Washer claims it safely handles fine fabrics like silk and lace curtains as well as coarse clothes. It promotes a free trial and lists Winchester Auto Sales as the source.
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Ag Prtc
Winchester Auto Sales
Local Classified Notices and Family News
Drug store ad for sale three Jersey cows from Jones Bros Meat Market listing, and a help wanted notice for a settled woman or girl for general house work. Mrs John Brown and Mrs Ella Hodges return home from Red Banks after illness of Pearl Brown, now improved and expected home in June.
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Jersey
Jones Bros
Star Office
John ¥. Brown
Ella Hodges
Red Banks
Miss Pearl Brown
Miss Brown
Spectacular Midnight Fire Destroys Southern Chemical Plant
A massive blaze engulfed the Southern Chemical Company plant west of the Martinsburg pike north of Winchester shortly after midnight. Exploding barrels sprayed chemicals and sulfur into the air as flames lit the night, with spectators scattering as explosions echoed like artillery. Loss is about $20,000 with insurance partial. the plant will be rebuilt and business will continue.
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Southern Chemical Company
Martinsburg Pike
Aleet
Winchester
Jack Whetgell
Butler Bros. Barrel Factory
Butler Bros. Barrel Makers
Harry Bester
J. Alva Long
Hagerstown
Woman Admits Drug Habit and Fictitious Orders
A woman told police she had used pare goric for months and admitted signing bogus names to druggist orders and sending others to drug stores to obtain the drug. She promised to quit and was released.
Public notices and sales from local paper events
Free demonstration of Maxwell House Coffee and Becks doughnuts advertised for May 13 and 14 at Northern Va Power Co showroom on N Main St. A public sale of Sunday school benches at Market St M E Church and a household goods sale with antiques scheduled for Friday May 14 at 0 East Monmouth Street.
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Maxwell House
Beck
Northern
Power Co
N. Main St
White Cross
St. M. E
Norge Flies Over North Pole to Nome Alaska
Amundsen and Byrd led expeditions mark North Pole flight with Norge while Byrd surveys for Uncle Sam. Norge reaches pole in 15 hours and continues toward Nome as flags are dropped.
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Amundsen
North Pole
Alaska
Associated Press
Oslo
Norway
London
Nome
New York
Lincoln Ellsworth
Josephine Ford
Richard F. Byrd
Byrd
King’s Bay
Spitzbergen
Pole
New York Times
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Alton M. Parker
Uncle Sam
Floyd Bennett
Peary
Civilization
Commander Byrd Studied At Shenandoah Valley Academy
Comdr Richard E. Byrd was educated at Shenandoah Valley Academy in Winchester as a youth. Speakers at Handley School observances noted his early schooling, time at the academy, then VMI and the Naval Academy, praising the school's role in shaping officers for the United States during World War I.
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Shenandoah Valley Academy of Winchester
Richard E. Byrd
R. Gray Williams
Handley School
Winchester
Dick Byrd
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Mr. Williams
Virginia Military Institute
United States Naval Academy
Byrd
Navy
United States
James B. Lovett
Col
B. M. Roszel
Roszel
General Strike in England Ends Sudden Collapse
Sudden general strike in England ends allowing miners to resume negotiations with the government. Action threatened to spread worldwide but terminates now.
General strike ends as talks resume in Britain
London reports say the great British general strike was called off after leaders of the Trades Union Congress met with Prime Minister Baldwin at No. 10 Downing Street. Miners and workers await negotiations on pay and hours, with the Royal Commission proposing a subsidies renewal and a national wages board to overhaul the coal industry.
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Associated Press
London
Trades Union Congress
Baldwin
No. 10
Downing Street
Arthur Pugh
A. Cook
Frank Hodges
Miners’ International Federation
Mr. Cook
Cook
Thomas
J. H. Thomas
Winston Churchill
Sir Herbert Samuel
Royal Commission
General Council
The
National Wages Board
Tee
Abel —Exec
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People’s Drug Store
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AIR Cruiser
Earth
Winchester Explorer
Fred Diffenbaugh
Bedford
Otrike
England
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