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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1928
Page
5
A historical note traces jury service by women from Babylonian times around 2200 B C to centuries later English law allowing women as jurors in specific cases. The passage highlights long-standing debates over gender in juror eligibility.
The Walter L Main Circus arrives in Winchester on Thursday May 24 with two large herds of highly trained elephants and a vast roster of acts. The mammoth show features 600 staff and 400 animals, five bands, a five acre tent, a 5,000 seat big top, two daily concerts by Prof. John Griffin and his Military Band, and a street parade at 11 am. Key acts include clowns led by Harry La Pearl and Fred Leslie, aerialists, equestrians, and international acrobats such as the De Long Sisters and the Yokio trio.
Douglas Fairbanks stars as The Gaucho in a tale of bandit rivalries and a dictator at odds over a healing shrine. Vivid pampas life, romance, and daring escapes drive the Empire Theatre engagement directed by F Richard Jones. Showings continue today and tomorrow.
A British nobleman was reported missing as a boat entered rough seas. The incident prompted warnings about calm seas and safe travel.
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