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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1924
Page
5
Seven Chinese smuggled from Hongkong in packing cases aboard a steamship faced starvation during a 30 day voyage. One died after custody, six others nearly died. Three New York men linked to the Yip Sing Tong were arrested, accused of smuggling them in as tong war recruits. Police estimate a band of 60 to 90 Chinese were aboard the same steamer.
Wu Pie-Fu, the deposed marshal of the Peking government, leads heavy forces toward the capital to oust his former subordinate Feng Yu-hsiang who seized the city last Thursday and compelled President Tsao Kun to order a halt to hostilities with Manchuria.
Three men were killed and two others wounded in a pistol battle on the West Virginia Kentucky border after a card game dispute. State police say the clash occurred today and a special dispatch from Charleston reports the deaths.
Warrenton October 26 Peggey, entry of the Third U. S. Cavalry ridden by Private Matheson, won first place in the Eastern Endurance test. Five entries survived the test begun last Sunday. Donwell C. & Stillman’s entry ridden by H. G. Fratz of the Texas cowboy finished second. Lillian Russell entered by Capt. M. S. Daniels of Fort Myer and ridden by Major Eastham placed third.
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sylph Compound as an easy ready-to-use preparation to darken gray hair. It claims natural, even coloring with one or two applications, leaving hair glossy and youthful looking while avoiding home brewing with sage tea and sulfur.
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