Pittsburgh Gas Tank Blast Kills and Injures Hundreds
A massive natural gas storage tank exploded in Pittsburgh on November 14, killing many and injuring hundreds. Wrecked streets bulged and poles toppled as fires spread. seven bodies were found within minutes and hospital capacity was overwhelmed. Rescue was hampered by scattered debris, water mains, and downed wires while authorities organized mass care.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Northside
Ant
Ateast
Mount Washington
Pittsburgh Iron Bed Company
Burns and Son Allowed to Appear Before Jury
Washington report says William J. Burns and son W Sherman Burns were allowed to appear before the grand jury investigating the Falls Sinclair oil trial jury scandal. Government counsel disclosed further revelations about Burns detectives and alleged tactics to influence jurors, including affidavits by William McMullan and warnings to stick to his story.
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Associated Press
W.gton
Wnov
William J. Burns
W. Sherman Burns
Falls- Sinclair Oil
Burns
Sinclair Oil
William J. McMullan
McMullan
Burns Agency
Grand Jury
Ae Agpalesyhe Reneele
William
Long
Cody
Ment
Philadelphia
Owen J. Roberts
Special Oil Counsel
Gordon
Union Station
Justice Siddons
Henry Mason Day
Harry F. Sinclair
Grand
McMullan Mace
Harris R. Lamb
Charles G. Ruidy
Maryland
Lamb
Norman J. Ginscock
Marriage License Issued for Sanders Pangle and Minerva Murnan
A marriage license was issued Saturday in the Corporation clerk's office to M. Sanders Pangle and Mrs. Minerva Alice Murnan. The groom is a house painter working in Winchester. Mrs. Murnan is a divorcee and daughter of the late William S. Kerin of Opequon.
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Corporation Clerk's Office
M. Sers Pangle
Minerva Alice “Murnan
Winchester
Rough Dry to Winchester Steam
A terse item notes rough dry conditions affecting operations at Winchester Steam. The short entry mentions Lau and Dry with repeated phrases and a cryptic code (11-14-1p-21) indicating internal references or page markers.
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Winchester
LAU
Weather outlook for Tuesday with clouds and warmth
Fair and warmer tonight. Tuesday turns cloudy and warm with possible rain Tuesday night. Gentle southeast and south winds, increasing Tuesday.
Web. and Thurs. Listings for November 16 17
Classified style notice listing events and schedules for Wednesday and Thursday November 16 and 17 with time and price references. Details are fragmented but indicate small ad type items and listings.
Discrimination in Apple Freight Rates Charged
Virginia horticultural officials accuse high apple freight rates to mid western points of harming Virginia growers. Conference in Winchester seeks rate adjustments with railroads and regulators to avoid ICC hearings.
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APPLE
Takes Position At Brooks' Pharmacy
G 1 H. Page of Orange Virginia has accepted a position as registered pharmacist at the drug store of S C Brooks on East Piccadilly street succeeding M J Baptist who left recently to engage in business in Fairmont West Virginia Mr Page is a graduate of the school of pharmacy of the Medical College of Virginia and is a full registered pharmacist He has been connected with drug stores in Richmond Charlottesville and Orange in recent years and comes to Winchester very highly endorsed and recommended.
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H. Page
Orange
S.C. Brooks
East Piccadilly Street
M. J. Baptist
Fairmont
W. Va
Page
School of Pharmacy
The
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Charlottesville
Winchester
Misses Willis Return From European Sojourn
Misses Lila and Pattie Willis come home to Charles Town West Virginia after nearly a year abroad with most time spent in Italy and southern France. Mrs Charles Noyes Tyndell of Memphis Tennessee returns to join her son in law and daughter Peyton J Marshall and family after visiting relatives. Mr Victor L Denny and Mrs Dorothy Oden hosted Washington guests at their West Cork Street apartment during a Sunday visit.
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Washington
President Coolidge
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
New York
Harry A. Guggenheim
Bolling Field
White House
Mr. Coolidge
National Geographic Society
Hubbard
Commercie Department
MacCracken
Weather Bureau
Guggenheim Foundation For Promotion of Aeronautics
Byrd
Acosta
Balchen
Chamberlin
Levine
Maitland
Hegenberger
Goebel
Schlee
Borek
Aeronautical Sun
Ruth Elder
George Haldeman
Azores
Lyle Womack
Panama
Lila
Pattie Willis
Charles Town
W. Va
Europe
Italy
France
Charles Noyes- Tyndell
Memphis, Tenn
Peyton J. Marshall
Robert
Peoples Drug Co Dollar Days Store Window Ad
Visit our store during dollar days. We have hundreds of items reduced to a minimum. See our window. This short ad promotes a sale at Peoples Drug Co with many items discounted.
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People’s Drug CO
No hunting allowed on my farms announces farm notice
A historical notice proclaims no hunting on specified farms. The fragment references Warren Rice with a dated context November 16 and 17. The text suggests a formal warning or restriction issued to deter hunting on private parcels.
Local residents relocate and travel notices
Mr. Frank Buzzard moved to the Malachi Pugh place near Whit acre in this county. Mrs. Henry F. Kern sojourned with her son-in-law and daughter on North Kent street and has gone to Baltimore for the winter with her son and daughter-in-law. Mr. Samuel C. Brooks left for Richmond to attend a Virginia State Board of Pharmacy meeting as a member.
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Frank Buzzard
Malachi Pugh Place
Whitacre
County
Henry F. Kern
William L. Poston
North Kent Street
Baltimore
C. L. Kern
Samuel C. Brooks
Richmond
Virginia State Board of Pharmacy
Oyster Supper at Ridgeway Hall Friday Night
Oyster supper to be held at Ridgeway Hall on Friday November 18 from 6:20 PM to 11:15 PM. Proceeds benefit the church repair fund. Community members invited to attend and enjoy fresh seafood and nearby fellowship.
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Ridgeway Hall
Eneny
Dollar Days: November 16 17 Event Listings
Dollar Days event notices list bargains and sales for November 16 and 17. Readers are invited to local shops with prices and discount offers. The notice provides limited details and emphasizes savings opportunities.
Dollar Day Sales Set by Winchester Merchants
Winchester merchants announce a two day Dollar Day sale starting Wednesday with most stores marked for the event. The Star will publish special editions and distribute thousands of copies to promote the bargains while buyers prepare lists of desired items.
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Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Star
Virginia
West Virginia
the Star
Orndoff and Brown
E. Huntsberry
People’s Drug Store
Sample Shoe
Jolliffe and Jolliffe
Hamburger’s
Ramsey Furniture Company
National Sales
Hramman’s
Alexander’s
Hodgson and Brown
Army and Navy
Wonder’s
Moling and Seal
Emmett’s
H. Hable
The
Evening Star
Pots and Solids In Se SoS V4tm Layout
Fragments show scattered notation and symbols including pots, Se SoS, and V4tm 2b. The unreadable OCR prevents clear event or person details.
Virginia leaders push Shenandoah Park plan with national aid
William C. Carson voices then hope that government and nation will fund their share to realize Shenandoah Park. Interior Department bounds are praised and Virginians urged to act patriotically to avoid land-price hikes and preserve Old Dominion heritage.
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Shenandoah Park
Virginia
Die
Department of the Interior
Old Dominion
Byrd
Commission
Old Commonwealth
New Park
Conservation and Development Commission
Massanutten Ridge
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W. J. Burns and Son
Sanders Pangle
Minerva Murnan
Weather Report
Metropolis
Southern Oiler
New York Bay
Ruth
Bert Acosta
Haldeman
Grover Whelan
City of
Arrow
Broadway
Flying Aces of America
Lindy
Sun
Chester
Fraternity
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Staunton
Huntington
Rochester
N. C
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Louisville
State Horticultural Society
Virginia Society
Pennsylvania
Georg Washington
Virginia State Corporation Commission
H.E. Ketner
Apple Belt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Frederick County Teachers’ Association
Smallwood
Stephens City
Louise Greenawalt
Miller School
Foreman Duvall
Dorothy Flowers
National Red Cross
Claude Stickley
Opequon
Armel School
Armel
Canterbury
Edgewood
Deerfield
High View
Painter
Hill
Relief
White Oak
Middleton
Gainesboro
Cross Junction
Dick's
Ebenezer
Hunting Ridge
Patterson
Railroad Union
Howard's Chapel
Redland
Salem
Feirview
Shawnee
Carpers Valley
Cross Roads
Evendale
Greenwood
Kernstown
Mount Airy
Back Creek
Friendly Grove
Gravel Springs
Lamps
Mountain View
Russell Grove
Mount Williams
Stonewall
Brooks’ Pharmacy
KE. W. Collis
Mildred Hook
Miss Ashby
Berryville
Charles Pace
New York City
Georgy Washington Hotel
David J. Randall
Missi Hunter McGuire
City
Mree
N. Clay Shull and Children
Bridgewater
Grace Barr Hosis
H. E. Shull
Marlboro, Va
Violet Bradfield
Mathias, Va
Fred Stryker
Mrs. Stryker
James R. O'Neil
Haines
O'Neil
Luray, Vs
Mike Long
Nation
United States Interior Department
Virginia Conservation and Development Commission
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