Fire ruins large New York village business district
A massive early morning fire in Le Fores and nearby areas destroyed most of the village business district. Thirty two buildings including the Ausable House and two other shops were burned with an estimated loss of 500000. Fifty families were left homeless and three firemen were seriously injured.
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Associated Press
LE Fores
N. Y
Ausable
Forks
Pittsburgh
Saranac Lake
Lake Placid
Stock Market Open Shows Sustained Underlying Strength
New York May 14 The underlying strength of the stock market was well sustained through the morning with favorable views on tax legislation and a sharp April exports gain. Copper shares rose while inquiries for sugar and food issues attracted buying orders. Call money returned to 3 percent as total sales reached about 1,250,000 shares.
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Associated Press
New York
Wall Street
Washington Administration
Large funeral honors memory of local resident
This morning from her residence on Fairmont avenue, one of the largest funerals seen in a long time gathered scores of friends from the city and county to pay tribute to her memory. Flowers covered the casket as Rev. B. V. Switzer and Rev. J. G. Neff conducted services. The Market Street M E Church choir sang How Firm a Foundation and Rock of Ages. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers Capt. M. T. Reed, Wm. G. Hardy, Joshua Darlington, Adam DeHart, Trovella Clark, and Llewellyn Jackson.
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Fairmont Avenue
B. V. Switzer
Braddock Street
M. E. Church
J.G. Neff
Market Street M. E. Church
Market Street
Mrs J F Helsley Laid To Rest In Funeral Service
The funeral of Mrs. J F Helsley who died after a long illness at the hospital was held at ten o clock. The service paid tribute to her life and was attended by family and friends.
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Mrs. J F. Helsley
J. F. Helsley
Bandits Steal $20,000 Payroll From Lever Bros
Cambridge Mass May 14 Two bandits robbed a Lever Brothers payroll shipment, taking about $20,000 in cash. Police searched the area for clues as staff reported the heist to authorities and began inventory of remaining funds.
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Lever Bros
Robbery Halts Bank Payroll Run at East Cambridge Plant
Messengers carrying a $20,000 payroll from the First National Bank of Boston to the Lever Brothers plant in East Cambridge were halted at the plant entrance by six masked men. The robbers took two leather bags with the money and fled in a stolen car.
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First National Bank of Boston
Lever Brothers’ Company
East
Cambridge
Labor Chieftain Urges Americans to Buy At Home
Washington May 14 Matthew Woll vice president of the American Federation of Labor issued an appeal to all Americans to purchase American made goods He backed President Coolidges view that War and Navy departments should buy from American manufacturers but urged broadening the policy to cover all government branches and individuals to stabilize industry and provide steadier job for American workers
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Associated Press
Washington
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Cadets of High School Personnel Listed
Cadets of High School continued list. Company A includes Anderson Baker Bromley Bryarly Crowl Doran Rathman Fosenberger Snider Snider Stine Shewbridge Switzer Smith Smith Tucker White and others.
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Rage One
A. Anderson
J. Baker
C. Bromley
R. Bryarly
R. Crowl
J. Doran
W. Rathman
F. Fosenberger
P. Snider
C. Snider
J. Stine
W. Shewbridge
C. Switzer
B. Smith
E. Smith
M. Tucker
A. White
Fake Peking With No Gans Fired In May News
Partial OCR notes suggest tensions near Peking as Yuan Feng Yu Hsiang and Mukden troops move toward the capital. Reports imply Feng Yu-Hsiang may not counterattack and may seek neutrality, leaving Peking in a precarious political stance.
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Ghurian
Peking
Chang
Peilpoebarien
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Mukden
Litu
Peking Ji Wit Lair
Feng
Florida Black Person Fatally Harmed by Mob in Longwood
Orlando May 14 Associated Press report says a Florida Black woman, a young person, was killed by a mob at Longwood near Sanford after confronting a man. Police said the victim had been missing for two weeks. the assailants fired bullets, leaving the body riddled.
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Associated Press
Orlando
Fla
Portia and the ad age of buying and ads
The passage contrasts Shakespearean Venetian bargain gambles with modern consumer certainty. It argues that today advertising and trademarks identify goods, letting buyers assess price quality and service. It frames ads as reducing risk and guiding trust in merchants and products.
Local names listed amid scattered OCR fragment
A garbled OCR snippet lists numerous surnames and initials such as Woore Parscnnel Bean Schwartzman Mason Perry Whitacre Shockey Strosnider Glaize Crisman Harwell McKee Grubbs Jenkins Fishpan Schwartzman McFarland Ducharme Stump Eagle Parsons Clevenger Birmingham Clark Reno Kern Koontz Forney Bageant plus several incomplete items, with no clear context or event.
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W. Birmingham
W. Clark
M. Reno
W. Kern
W. Koontz
FE. Forney
J. Bageant
Weems
J. Seal
A. Forney
L. Taylor
J. Rodman
G. Fuller
G. Hyde
Story of Winchester book praised by scholars and editors
Sales of The Story of Winchester in Virginia surge under a Kiwanis Club committee, with praise from E B Keister of Shenandoah Publishing House reviewers, J C Metcalf of the University of Virginia, Lyon G Tyler, Douglas Freeman, and E G Swein. Noted authorities call it informative, well presented, and deserving of reviews in The Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine and other outlets.
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Winchester
Virginia
Kiwanis Club
Frederick County
E. B. Keister
Shenandoah Publishing House
Strasburg
Lyon G. Tyler
John Tyler
Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine
Douglas
Freeman
Richmond News Leader
E. G. Swein
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg
America
Morton
Good Results From Proper Advertising
A communication on the good result of proper advertising of states and communities, based on an Associated Press dispatch from Houston, where the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World meet. The Star will publish tomorrow from W. A. Ryan. Copy arrived too late for today.
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Associated Press
Star
Houston
Tex
Associated Advertising Clubs
W. A
Ryan
Rider Haggard Dies In London At 69
London May 14 Sir H Rider Haggard celebrated author died today after four months illness He was taken to a private hospital in London where he passed away at age 69 He earned world wide fame for fiction though his real work was in practical agriculture with high regard among experts
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Associated Press
London
Sir H. Rider Haggard
Baltimore and Ohio Contributes 500 to Apple Blossom Fund
The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company sent a 500 check to the Apple Blossom Festival finance committee as a voluntary gift in appreciation of the railway’s large parade division role at Winchester’s April 24 festival. Earlier gifts include Paul Shryock 15 and John W. Nail 10. totals appear in a companion Star column.
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Winchester
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Finance Committee
Baltimore and Ohio
Paul Shryock
John W. Nail
The
Star Today
Getting Up Nights Warned By Nature’s Signals
A health notice from R. D. Neblett of Battle Creek Michigan explains persistent night urination signals a bladder issue. Lithiated Buchu Keller Formula is claimed to cleanse kidneys and bladder without patent medicine status and is available at leading drug stores.
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R. D. Neblett
Oak St
Battle Creek
Mich
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