City Council weighs sewer upgrade and street lighting deal
Special session discusses Northern Virginia Power Co taking over White Way lighting at market street. Moler proposes company maintain system and supply current for about 2400 annually. Ordinance funds 2000 for 15 inch North Market sewer to handle rising sewage from Hotel George Washington and 100 new Northeast Winchester users. Prohibition fines to stay in city treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Moler
Northern Virginia Power Company
Moter
M Mintain
Moler
Shoke
Fred A. Robinson
C. R. Anderson
J. Geo. Baetjer
W. A. Sale
Capt. Cooper
Fire Committee
Fradrick Hose Company
North Market Street
Piccadilly
Water Street
George Washington
Winchester
Headquarters Company to elect officer at armory
Virginia National Guard unit calls all members to attend in uniform Thursday at 7 30 PM at the Armory for an election to fill the Second Lieutenant vacancy. Commanding officer 1st Lieut Lawrence C Hollis notes the proceeding.
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Bn. 116Th Infantry
Virginia National Guard
Lawrence ‘C. Hollis
116Th ‘Infantry
Pageant at Round Hill School May 15 for Richmond celebration
Round Hill School hosts a pageant on Thursday May 15 at 7 PM for the Assembly's Training School at Richmonds celebration of its 10th birthday. Amusement and refreshments provided by Round Hill Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Hill School
Assembly
Richmond
Round Hill
Notable Jersey Herd Gains Six Cows for Cloviston Dairy
Six Jersey cows from George P. Goodacre of Silver Spring Maryland were bought by Cloviston Dairy owners in Frederick County. The herd includes descendants of Champion Flying Fox and Imp Golden Ferris Lad, with ties to Hood Farm Jerseys and Sophie 19th, the world’s champion long distance cow.
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Jersey
George P. Goodacre
Silver Spring
Cloviston Dairy
Frederick County
Annie Sanders
Flying Fox
Island of
New Cloviston
Goodacre
Sunshine
Hood Farm
Sophie
Hood Harm
Virginia
Cloviston
Farmers! One Fordson Tractor For Sale
Classified ad notes a Fordson tractor in good as new condition, used only a few days, with a promising price and contact by H. W. Ebert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fordson Tractor
H. W. Ebert
Postponement of Exclusion Urged by Administration
Washington May 14. The administration pressed anew for postponing Japanese exclusion until diplomatic talks with Japan can occur. Secretary Hughes outlined the administration's anxiety on the issue to House members as the President reaffirmed the postponement stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Japan
House
Hughes
Civic League Delegates Report From Federation Convention
The Civic League reconvenes May 16 at 4 pm in Handley Library lecture hall. President Miss Lucy F. Kurtz and Mrs. Maurice M. Lynch will present observations from the Federation of Women's Clubs annual meeting in Roanoke.
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Civic League
Handley Library
Lucy F. Kurtz
Maurice M. Lynch
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Roanoke
Rights of way costs hit Virginia roads case
A 1924 exchange shows Virginia officials debating right of way costs for roads. Chairman H G Shirley concedes $1000 per mile is excessive and notes efforts to keep costs within reason while condemning land where needed. Senator H F Byrd pressed the issue in Richmond.
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Virginia
Shirley
H. F. Byrd
Winchester
Senate
H. G. Shirley
Engine Crews To Negotiate As Individuals
Engineers and firemen will resume individual wage talks with managers of 90 western railroads to secure about a 12 percent increase already granted by the New York Central on January 16. C B Robertson, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers, announced negotiations with several roads are now under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
New York Central
Chicago
C. B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Irregular Price Moves Mark New York Stock Day
After the first batch of overnight orders was disposed of trading quieted with considerable price irregularity. Rail and coal shares led activity as call money opened at 3 1/2 percent. The day closed weak with about 700 000 shares traded.
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Associated Press
New York
Adjournment Set for June 7 by Coolidge Leaders
Washington May 14 agreement reached by Republican and Democratic leaders with President Coolidge to work for adjournment of Congress on June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Congress
City Council to Meet Friday on Sewer Pipe Funds
The city council will hold a special Friday night session at 7 30 to consider a 2000 dollar appropriation for a large sewer pipe on North Market street. The meeting will also review the rights report on Northern Virginia Power Company’s White Way lighting proposal.
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North Market Street
Committee On Rights
Northern Virginia Power Company
White Way
Where Are the Daughters of Today Drifting
Page fragment questions the whereabouts and paths of young women, offering a reflective note on their diverging lives and futures within a changing society.
Flood Besets Virginia River Valley As Power Plants Hit
Historic floods across the Piedmont and Shenandoah Valley forced shutdowns, with the Potomac rising and waterfront properties inundated. Williamsport and Hancock report wrecked Potomac Edison buildings while coal along the canal is lost. Red Cross monitors disease risk as residents flee and return.
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Hagerstown
Potomac River
Williamsport
Hancock
Potomac Valley
Potomac-Edison Power Company
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Frederick
Point of Rocks
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Heroic Postman Rescues Four From Flooded Creek
In Hayfield Virginia on May 14 a party from Winchester crossing Gap Run faced peril as floodwaters rose. Postman Rol Adams freed four occupants from a sinking Ford before the car was swept away. Creeks, bridges and fields suffered heavy damage as Hogue Creek rose to historic levels.
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Hayfield
Gap Run
Rol Adams
Winchester
Adams
Walter Triplet
Orndorff
Winchester and Western
Hogue Creek
Johnstown
Weathering the Week: Southern Crop Conditions Report
Washington report notes varied southern state conditions for the week ending yesterday. Virginia shows early favorable farm work then slow later, with delays in corn and cotton planting but grain and pastures healthy. potatoes thrive in the southeast. tobacco beds and fruit prospects remain strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Virginia
New Policeman Appointed in Winchester Force
Lawrence Guthridge was appointed a member of the Winchester police force and began duty today. He will handle motorcycle work and general patrols, assisting Motorcycle Policeman Benj Armel in his duties.
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Lawrence Guthridge
Winchester
Benj. Armel
Seek Youths as Murderers of a Jewel Merchant
Baltimore police hunt three youths for the murder of Louis Cohen during a jewelry store robbery. Suspects Claude Dobbs 19 George Gross 18 both of Baltimore and Thomas Foran 17 of Philadelphia fled in a car after Cohen was shot. a tray of gems fell at the scene. The trio are also accused of stealing three automobiles. Dobbs previously escaped from St Marys Industrial School in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Louis Cohen
Claude Dobbs
George Gross
Thomas Foran
Philadelphia
Cohen
Dobbs
Gross
Foran
St. Mary’s Industrial School
Hughes Denies Involvement in Martha Washington Ship Sale
Secretary Hughes called reports of involvement in the sale of the steamship Martha Washington false. He said he acted as counsel for Trieste corporation before becoming secretary of state and had no role since joining the cabinet. Evidence cited includes 1920 correspondence and a Shipping Board resolution relating to the ship’s transfer and eventual sale for $60,000.
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Washington
Hughes
Martha Washington
Shipping Board
House Shipping Board
Davis
Democrat
Tennessee
House Merchant Marine Committee
Trieste Corporation
Austria
State Department
Trieste
Rivers Threaten Flood After Flooding Across Region
Large crowds visit the Harpers Ferry area as the Potomac rises. rail traffic on the Baltimore and Ohio line is disrupted. Temporary repairs are ongoing with expert engineers rebuilding washed sections while waters recede in Castlemans Ferry and surrounding towns.
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Harpers Ferry
Baltimore Road
Ferry
Potomac
Harper
Washington
Castlem
Chester
Castlemans Ferry
Winchester
Vania
Burg
Hagerstown
Baltimore and“ Ohio
Strasburg Junction
Tromb
Investigations Pivot Around Daugherty and Remus Case
Investigators pursue testimony in a Washington scandal involving a former official and George Remus. The warden is slated to testify as part of ongoing inquiries into a wide network of associates and alleged wrongdoing connected to Remus.
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Associated
Washington
Senate
Tt Penitentiary
George Remus
Ohio
Boc
Remus
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Power Company
Piedmont
Shenandoah Valley
Narnock
Rivanna
Appomattox
OPLE
Enmon G. Williams
Williams
I. Richard Williams
Herbert Willaams
Lottie Williams
Red Cross
Wheeling
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American Red Cross
West Virginia
Maryland
Turbulent Creek
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Valley Belle Bread
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