Virginia’s forward stride defied Richmond press missteps
The letter writer rebukes the Richmond press for portraying Virginia as backward and decadent. They cite the state’s postwar progress since 1866, noting the Civil War hardships and Virginia’s recovery, economy, and social changes as evidence of resilience and growth. They denounce the bond-issue slander aimed at Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmand
Virginia
Belgium
Richmond
Commonwealth
Senator Gunn and the Bond Pledge Debate
A Richmond News Leader column questions Senator Gunn's bond stance linking road funds to school spending. It argues bond proceeds and tax allocations could be redirected by Legislature, cites past campaign pledges, and claims the senator betrayed voters by supporting road-into-school shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julien Gunn
Richmond News- Leader
Isi Assembly
General Assembly
Gunn
Virginia
Senate
Candidate for Advisor of Opequon Magisterial District
Lee J. Cave announces candidacy for the office of Advisor in the Opequon Magisterial District. He asks voters to support him on November 6, 1m, pledging a fair election and obligations to the people without fear or favor. He asserts independence and readiness to perform duties impartially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opequon
Lee J. Cave
Doubtful Citizenship and the Alien Draft Group
American Legion Weekly discusses 50 000 alien draft avoiders who may gain citizenship after five years, amid Armistice Day reflections. The piece notes courts may not block naturalization once five years pass, while warning some may enter the political arena without true allegiance and others will prove worthy citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Weekly
United States
America
Modern Miracles At Jefferson Medical College Hospital
The five month old child from North Carolina had a safety pin removed from his tissue using a bronchoscope and X rays. Doctors guided the operation with precise imaging and tools, resulting in no lasting harm to the baby and presenting progress in modern medicine.
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Jefferson Medical College Hospital
North
Carolinand
Magnus Johnson's Harp Roars in Minnesota Senate Fight
The Philadelphia Record notes Magnus Johnson and his single string harp have roared through over 200 speeches since last July when he challenged Governor Jake Preus in Minnesota. He vows persistent sound in Washington to right farmer wrongs and oppose Wall Street and the Federal Reserve Board, riding a political wind.
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Philadelphia
Magnus Johnson
Jake’ Preus
Minnesota
Washington
Magnus
Senate
Wall Street
Eral Reserve Board
Bonds Costly in North Carolina
Ex Senator E C Mathews argues before the Norfolk Women Voters that North Carolina would pay four dollars for every one borrowed and face a 130 year payoff with current funds. He cites 65 million in bonds for a one third completed highway system and promotes pay as you go. George P Coleman supports a 50 million bond issue in serial bonds of 10 million yearly for five years.
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North Carolina
E. C. Mathews
Norfolk
National League of Women Voters
George P. Coleman
Richmond
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Verse About Safe Driving
The poem narrates a cautious debut of boat driving against busy city roads. Aunts urge caution while the speaker insists on solitary lanes until skilled enough to handle a van. It warns that ten thousand men lie in tombs from crashes when new drivers ignore common safety.
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Jake
Klan interrupts bishop during Methodist sermon in Kittanning
In Kittanning Pennsylvania nine hooded Ku Klux Klan members disrupted a sermon by Bishop Francis J. McConnell of the Methodist Episcopal Church at First Church. The leader offered an envelope which the bishop refused, condemning masked intrusion into a religious meeting. About five hundred delegates attended the Pittsburgh conference session.
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Kittanning
Francis J. McConnell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ku Klux Klan
Pittsburgh
The
Methodist Episcopal
Hareh
Not Sorry for Killing Priest In Chicago Case
Mrs. Emma Strutinsky wife of Rev Nicholas Strutinsky of Ramey Pa fired a shot killing Basil Pope a church organizer in St Michael s parish Chicago. She confessed but later said she was ready to hang authorities say indications point to an unbalanced person her husband under embezzlement indictment with Nicholas Morene over 12000 from a building association. She claimed Ukrainian wrongs drove her actions and denied her husband s involvement.
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Chicago
Emma Strutinsky
Nicholas Strutinsky
Ramey
Basil Pope
St. Michael
Nicholas Morene
Stratinsky
St. Michael's Parish
Ancient Manuscripts on Cotton Paper in England and France
The oldest cotton paper manuscript in England is dated 1049 and kept in the British Museum. A similar early manuscript in Paris Library is dated 1050. By 1085 Christian successors of the Spanish Saracens produced rag paper, noted for its yellowing and brittleness.
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England
British Museum
Paris
County Couple Obtain License
A marriage license was issued in the county clerk's office to Alvin Taverner Holliday and Carrie E Whitacre, both residents of the Collinsville neighborhood. Holliday is the son of Page Holliday and a young farmer in the area, while Whitacre is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Whitacre.
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Alvin Taverner Holliday
Carrie E Whitacre
Collinsville
Page Holliday
Joshua Whitacre
Bank Robber Freed by Bandits in Oklahoma Hold Up
Five bandits robbed a county jail and freed Edward Lockhart a bank convict. The incident occurred in Jay Oklahoma on October 9 as the perpetrators fled in a motor car. Lockhart, serving a one year sentence for bank robbery, faced further danger during the escape.
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Jay, Okla
Edward Lockhart
Lockhart
Miners Strike Blocks 15,000 at Hudson Coal Cranton
In Cranton Pennsylvania on October 3 fifteen thousand anthracite workers employed by the Hudson Coal Company walked out over unadjusted grievances. The general grievance committee claims the strike was caused by the company failures while the Seafarer unions met to decide on returning to work.
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U. S. Bureau of Mines
Bureau ‘of Mines
Washington, D. C
Matty Winchester Homes
Cranton
Hudson Coal Company
Sauteey Meny
28 SCOL Sees Et HT Advertise In The Star
A local college prep program pledges exposure in The Star as part of a campaign to boost enrollment. The effort highlights tuition specifics and potential scholarships.
WE Carry ing needed for flour mills and feed mills
The note lists urgent needs for flour and feed mills and asks about current prices today. It mentions supply and market timing but lacks clear entities or specific actions.
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Arhy Flood Byrd
Win- Phester
Tee Breng
Pils Wey
Weekly Mirror
Associated Press
Ated Press
United
Senator Gunn
M.terial
Jonathan, Stayman
Delicious King David
Massey Bros
Winchester
Baker & Shryock Selling Agents
Wright & Keffer
Army and Navy
West Water Street
Pittsburg
Bureau.of Mines
Yar Company
Bureau of Mines
W. Piccadilly St
Washville Banner
Winchester Orchard Supply Co
North Market Street
Magnes Johnson
Norfolk Times Advocate
Adams & Adams
Chiropractors
Walt Mason
KLAN
Bishop
Whitlock’s White Cross
Thomas & Messer Co
W. Balto
St. Baltimore, Ma
P. C. Neidemeyer & Co
Berry & Lucas
Braddock St. Winchester
Clévenger’s Sale
Grace E. Clevenger
Aptearise
N. Main Street
Madge
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