Red hair and rankin: a colorful case for Congress
A New York Times excerpt argues for Jeannette Rankin's statewide Montana bid, praising red hair as beautifying Congress and noting Rankin would be elected if the state leans Republican. It mocks the idea of congress’s dull look and laments the lack of color in national politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
United States Senate
Congress
Victor Murdock
Lewis
House
John Sharp Willams
Senate
Rankin
New York Times
Debating Rival Seesaws Over Political Claims
The speaker recounts arguing with rival Bill about Charley Hughes as a statesman and Nicholas bearing blame for the Kaiser’s course. The opponent dismisses facts, calls the speaker mad, and preaches his own moldy views while insulting the speaker as a weevil in need of a padded cell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Hughes
Old Bill
Kaiser
Old Wax
Nicholas
Adamson Law and New Deal Labor Legislation Praised
Judge Harrison defends President Wilson and the Adamson Act as essential to avoid railroad paralysis. Democrats highlight expansions in Agriculture and labor laws including eight hour protections, Child Labor safeguards, gag rule repeal, and the Underwood tariff for revenue.
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Harrison
Wilson
Democratic Congress
Congress
Kernstown Notes Highlight Weddings Illness and Local Visits
Mrs. Cooper visits son and daughter in Kernstown while school is taught by Mr Car roll Rinker. Jeff Tuesday travels to Washington DC for Drury Jones wedding. Annie Lichliter and Mollie Hudson visit Hagerstown for sister C. Carper's church rally is planned next Sunday. Miss Grace Larrick is ill with typhoid fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernstown
Annie Lichliter
Mollie Hudson
Hagerstown
Grace Larrick
Vaucluse Notes Share Local Visits and Events
Miss Anna Kline and Miss Helen Fisher vacation with Mr and Mrs H B Kline. Miss Vista Dinges returns from Boonsboro Maryland after a week with friends. Miss Minnie McArter visits Stephens City. Cedar Cliff Church ladies prep annual bazar for November 16. Lucy Kline leaves for Gore to teach. Mrs F Estes Kline hosts Ladies Sewing Society. Irene and Kathryn Stickley visit Fort Loudoun. Vernon Kline back from Pittsburgh. Emma Crockett visits from Fulton New York. Mamie Kline opens her school with thirty pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaucluse
Anna ‘Kline
Helen Fisher
Washington, D. C
H. B. Kline
Vista ‘Dinges
Boonsboro
James I. Wise
Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church
Lucy Kline
Gore
F. Estes Kline
Ladies’ Sewing Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Irene
Kathryn Stickley
Fort Loudoun
Vernon Kline
Pittsburgh
Emma Crockett
Fulton, N. Y
Mamie Kline
Round Hill Orchard Employs Sixty Men as Local Business Shifts
The neighborhood is busy with orchard work as about 60 men are employed at the Round Hill Orchard. Merchant Maynard Bayliss plans to move soon to Opequon to run a store, and the community laments his departure.
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Round Hill
Maynard Bayliss
Opequon
Local Notes From Marlboro and Surrounding Areas
Mrs H E Shull shopped in Winchester on Saturday. Rev Allan Sticktey of Strasburg visited Mrs James B Smith last week. Mr E M Funk of Middletown was here on business Friday. Mr and Mrs Walter J Funk and family attended the funeral of Mr Jacob Robinson at Waterlick on Sunday, the Funk family’s father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro
H. E. Shull
Winchester
Allan Sticktey
Strasburg
James B. Smith
E. M. Funk
Middletown
Walter J. Funk
Jacob Robinson
Waterlock
Robinson
Funk
H.G. Shull
Hagerstown
William Long
Howard Boyer
Hagerstown Fair
Clara Long
James S. Smith
B. C. Long
Page County
B. C. Shull
Winchester Visted Mrs. S. G. Jamison
Jasper Pangler
Joel Bielgr
Chambersville Notes Take Weekend Trip and Updates
Oct 18 in Chambersville reports Arthur Cooper and family visiting relatives in Kerns Town. Edna Legg recovers and is able to be out. A motor party from Kerns Town and Chambersville toured North Mountain for chestnut gathering, with apple picking noted as a main activity.
Fight in Every District but One Virginia Congressional Tickets
The Republican committee lists Virginia House candidates. In most districts two tickets run, some three with Socialists in the field. Montague has no Republican opponent in the Third District while others pair Democrat and Republican nominees across districts including Jones and Butcher in the First, Holland and Way in the Second, Glass and Wilson in the Sixth, Carlin and Crapper in the Eighth, and Trinkle and Slemp in the Ninth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Montague
Richmond
Congress
Virginia
House of Representatives
Republican Congressional Committee
William A. Jones
Warsaw
W. W. Butcher
Fredericks
E. Holland
Suffolk
Luther B. Way
Norfolk
Walter A. Watson
Jennings Ordinary
W B. Alfred
Clarksville
E. W.saunder
Rocky Mount
Beverly A
Davis
Carter Glass
Lynchburg
George V. Wilson
Ublican
Christiansburg
T. W. Harrison
Winchester
John Paul
Harrisonburg
Charles C. Carlin
Alexandria
Joseph Crapper
Lee Trinkle
Wytheville
Bascom Slemp
Big Stone Gap
H. D. Flood
Farmers Nearing Seeding and Harvest in Wadesville
Farmers in Wadesville Virginia report progress with seeding and corn gathering. News notes include Fred Fugitt of Winchester buying a fine horse from Joe Snapp and J Hiram Stumell returning home from Baltimore after a pleasant visit with his sister Mrs A B Lefevre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadesville
Fred. Fugitt
Winchester
Joe Snapp
J. Hiram Stmmell
Baltimore
A. B. Lefevre
Rev Brubaker Preaches Notable Sermon in Macedonia
Macedonia Va October 19 Rev E W Brubaker delivered an interesting sermon in Macedonia on Sunday. Mr W H Huber spent a day in Winchester on business this week. Mrs W H Huber enjoyed the weekend with friends in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
E. W., Brubaker
W. H. Huber
Winchester
Territorial social notes from Terrytown West Virginia
Terrytown items record social visits and family gatherings with names such as Dernard Busey Edith Newcomb Zeph Morgan and Lulu Morgan. The brief notices mention Sunday and Monday visits to relatives in the area with Waldo Anderson from Ohio visiting locals.
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Terrytown
Dernard Busey
A.G. Lege
Edith Newcomb
Zeph Morgan
Appomattox and C P Nair Republican Clifton Forge
Appomattox and C P Nair Republican of Clifton Forge referenced in the report.
Hunter Fells Large Black Bear in Virginia Mountains
TIMBERVILLE Va Oct 19 B F Orebaugh of Abingdon Ind Supervisor A M Turner and James Fitzwater of Brooks Gap spent yesterday bear hunting Orebaugh killed a large black bear shot through the heart He will take the hide to Abingdon to show friends
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Timberville
B. F. Orebaugh
Abingdon
Ind
A’ M’turner
James Fitzwater
Brook’s Gap
Orebaugh
Woman Causes Husband Arrest in Cincinnati Case
Georgia Thompson a seventeen year old from Middlebrook Augusta county acts as chief witness against Robert Botkin forty six owner of a Cincinnati hotel arrested on juvenile delinquency charges. Thompson traveled to Cincinnati after learning Botkin was there claiming her husband deserted her five years ago and has conducted a nationwide search. Botkin’s hotel business is reportedly run by Mrs Botkin and Botkin is described as wealthy.
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Georgia Thompson
Middlebrook
Augusta County
Cincinnati
Robert Botkin
Robert
Botkin
Staunton
BetkKen
Miss Thompson
Public sale of a limestone farm near Winchester Virginia
The undersigned will sell at public auction in front of the County Court House at Winchester at 11 o clock A M on Saturday November 4 1916 that valuable limestone farm about three miles from Winchester adjoining the lands of Chas Grim s estate S M Chiles and others extending to the Valley Pike and Kernstown State Road containing 147 acres more or less improved by a large mansion house tenant house barn and all necessary out buildings and a 20 acre orchard of standard winter varieties. The land is noted for its location and roads and proximity to Winchester and includes landlord s share of grain sown for this fall.
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Winchester
Chas Grim
S. M. Chiles
Valley Pike
Middle Road
Kernstown State Road
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Evening Star Publishing Company
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Bell 33
United
Aisinn
Democratic
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Thos. R. Marshall
of Indiana
Thos. W. Harrison
Legislature
Bill Wax
Bill Wax Restaine
Department of Agriculture
S. Carper
Vaucluse News
Miss Minnie McArter
Stephens
Tue Cntaur Company
New York
Bears
Castoria
News OF Marlboro
Mrs. E
S. Brent
Mr. Frank Baker
Chester
Chambersville Notes
Chambersville
Arthur Cooper
Joseph Cooper
Edna Legg
Arthur Morris
Abs Seldom
Courtney Anderson
Pauline Larrick
Eva Hawkins
North Mountain
Burg
Torrytown Items
John Kiger
Goff Clark
Lulu Morgan
Samuel G. Morgan
Verna Swimley
Waldo Anderson
Ohio
John L. Anderson
Striends
Postum Cereal Co. Limited
Battle Crest
Mate
Uy B-Ao
Grocers
Grove Bros
Have Bros. Department Store
Weber
John W. Rosenberger
Union Bank of Winchester
Fier
J. R. Edmonds
J.G. Harrison & Son
Peetee Ees Si
County Court House
Ward & Larrick, Attys
Jennie Brown
Chichester
Diamo Chichester
Bella
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