Surgeons’ South America talk delights audience
Dr. P. W. Boyd and Dr. Walter Cox returned from the annual Virginia Medical Society convention in Roanoke. Boyd gave an illustrated talk on a recent surgical trip to South America, which Roanoke World-News described as highly instructive and entertaining with stereoptican slides.
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P. W. Boyd
Walter Cox
Noke
Virginia Medical Society
Boyd
Roanoke ‘World-News
The
South America
P.W. Boyd
Winchester
Man Held Up and Robbed in Alley Last Night
David Baker, a fifty year old white man, was attacked in an alley off Main Street by a negro man and a woman. The pair seized him by the throat, stole six dollars from his pocketbook, and warned him not to cry out before disappearing toward Market Street. Baker, unarmed, was released and provided a description to police.
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David Baker
Main Street
Solenberger
Mr. Baker
Baker
Market Street
Dozen Bandits Blow Open Oakland National Bank Vault
A group of about twelve bandits held the watchman at the First National Bank of Oakland NL in Charleston Indiana and blew open the vault and safe, escaping with 15000 dollars in currency and bonds.
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Associated Press
Charleston
First National Bank of
Oakland
Denby Names Airship After Shenandoah Valley
Secretary of the Navy visited the Shenandoah Valley where Marines marched. He learned the name Shenandoah means Daughter of the Skies or Stars in an Indian language and decided to name the giant airship after the Virginia valley.
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Denby
Shenandoah
Washington
Virginia Valley
Carrie Alderman Daffin Dies in Winchester Hospital
Mrs Carrie Alderman Daffin 64 wife of R D Daffin of Marianna Florida died after seven this morning in Winchester Memorial Hospital following a long illness The body will go to Marianna for burial Survived by husband and children including Rev R D Daffin missionary to Brazil and Rev T H Daffin of Kernstown Also two sisters and former Miss Alderman daughter of S S Alderman of Marianna
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R. D Daffin
Marianna
Florida
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Brazil
S. A. Daffin
T. C. Daffin
Marianne
T. H. Daffin
Kernstown
Bessie Dillon
Eleanor McCrary
W. 8. Blackmer
Salisbury
N. C
L. We Foy
Eufala
Alabama
Miss Alderman
S. S. Alderman
Many Accused
Bob Brown, colored, was arrested under both federal and state warrants and liquor was found in his car. Authorities indicated more arrests were planned by federal officers this evening.
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Bob Brown
Wedding Attendees Return From Baltimore Event
Mr and Mrs Froll G Walter of New York and Mr and Mrs J M Orndoff of this city have just returned from Baltimore where they attended the wedding of Miss Ida Virginia Walter and Dr De la Torre of New York City. The wedding occurred last Wednesday. The bride is the sister of Mrs Orndoff and Mr Walter and daughter of the late Dorsey Walter of Winchester.
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G. Walter
New York City
Anthistic
J. M. Orndoff
Baltimlore
Ida Virginia Walter
Dr. de la Torre
Mia. Orndoff
Mr. Walter
Dorsey Walter
Winchester
Trainer shoots two track judges in Akron hotel lobby
In Akron Ohio on October 20 trainer M Slim SaKa shot judges Peter Callen and F W Gerhardy after a quarrel tied to a suspension in a race. Gerhardy was shot in the back twice Callen once and both were seriously wounded. The incident followed a dispute over a horse race in Oneida and involved rival jockeys in Toronto and Clinton Missouri.
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Associated Press
Akron
M. Slim' Ehh SaKa
Peter EB. Callen
F.W. Gerhardy
Portage Hotel
Gerh
Callen
Webb
Orse
Toronto
Ontiéroit
Mich
Clinton, Mo
Suspect Showmen of Girl's Murder In Atlantic City
Detectives probe a year old case linked to a 15 year old Emma Dixon's death. The theatrical troupe seen in Atlantic City when she disappeared on September 13 is suspected. Officials expect arrests after further investigation. One suspect, Faster Whe, held in Philadelphia on murder charges with no bail.
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Premme Millvillean
Emma Dixon
Ernesto Aetento
Atlantic City
Miss Nixon
Philadelphia
Proverb About Land Slopes and Marrying a Fiery Mother
A Japanese proverb counsels buying land that slopes toward the center and marrying a wife with a strong mother, suggesting caution in property and marriage choices.
Winchester Notice of Election Under 1928 Act
The Sergeant of Winchester reports a writ of election issued by Governor See Trinkles directing a vote on state road bonds to be held on Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1923 at city voting places from sunrise to sunset. Secretary Forney notes the date and place of this notice.
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General Assembly
Commonwealth
Richmond
Trinkles
B. O. James
Adam Forney
Winchester
Adam Formby
Apple crop in Page county to bring income this fall
In Luray Page county orchards on the Deford farm near the town, the largest in the valley, are being picked for shipment to England. The trees were restructured after many peaches were destroyed by late frosts, allowing space for apples to grow larger and of better quality through intensive spraying and cultivation.
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Luray
Page County
Page Valley
England
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