Tragic Chicago husband Sacrifices Life for Wife on Rails
A Chicago husband dies with his wife as a train looms, choosing to stay and comfort her. The act is praised as devotion and a defense of faithfulness, highlighting the moral strength of loving, loyal couples over sensational divorce stories. The piece extols enduring marriage as civilization’s safeguard.
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Baltimore Sun
Chicago
Hell
New Jerusalem
Cleopatras
Mare
Antonys
Delilahs
Herods
Life on Mars Debate Sparks Public Uproar
A heated clash between scholars over Martian life ends in a riot of opinion. One professor claims living beings on Mars, while a rival laughs off the idea. The dispute escalates, with supporters and detractors vocally opposing each other and a courtlike gathering cited in jest.
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Mars
Bana
Nature flung them here on a prehistoric day
The fragment argues that people might live on Mars, but emphasizes learning on Earth where human work is needed among the remnants of the past rather than traveling a billion leagues away. It contrasts daily labor with space exploration.
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Mars
Sent Fund For Chicago Orphans Honors Courageous Clerk
Winchester residents sent voluntary contributions to support three bereaved children after a Chicago railway clerk sacrificed his life to save his wife who fataly stepped into a rail frog and was killed. Newspapers nationwide praised the clerk's devotion and sacrifice.
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Pathe
Chicago
Winchester
Chicago Times-Herald
Rosenberger Notes Mention Local Family Visits in Virginia
Rosenberger Virginia notes report C B Frye and family visiting Russell Robertson at Relief. Catherine Lentz Elizabeth Lentz and James Booze Jr of Washington attended Jane N Frye's gathering. Harry Huff and children returned to Philippi after visiting relatives. Virginia Robertson of Relief visited C B Frye. Schuler family from West Virginia visited Frye relatives. Clara Faw of Opequon visited Gue Frye.
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Harry Huff
Philippi
W. Va
C. H. Snapp
Philadelphia
Virginia Robertson
Relief
C. B. Frye
Schuler
Qwest Virginia
Clara Faw
Opequon
Gue Frye
Miss Shull To Be Leading Soprano
Mr and Mrs H C Shull of 735 Thirteenth Street SW travel to Maryland to visit relatives for two weeks. On September 14 they will go to New York to see daughter Miss Bula Ray Shull who will begin a tour as leading soprano with the San Carlo Opera Company this fall.
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Roanoke World News
H. C. Shull
Thirteenth Street
S. W
Maryland
New York
Bula Ray Shull
San Carlo Opera Company
Market Reports Show Local Wholesale Prices Listed
The Star records daily wholesale market figures for local buyers including corn rye creamery butter young chickens and various hay and grain items. The listing provides price ranges for items such as mixed hay and feeds with figures noted in the local market context.
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The
Star
Ing
Fore Isles
Aeid
Butlers Iatic Sa Estes
Baltimore
Virginia
Tragic Richmond Murder Suicide After Family Tragedy
In Richmond Virginia on September 5 a contractor returned home to find his wife had killed their 16 month old son and nine year old daughter with a gun and wounded a third child before taking her own life. The surviving four year old girl sobbed I have been calling for mamma all day. The baby Robert Mercer Slaughter lay dead in bed Evelyn was found shot in the chest. The mother had three bullet wounds and lay in the bedroom doorway. A hospital operation was performed but recovery was deemed unlikely.
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Richmond
The
Robert Mercer Slaughter
Evelyn
Marjorie Moncure Ewenhter
Mamma
Market cattle and hogs price listing with loads
The list shows round data for sheep lambs pigs shoats heifers steers and calves with price ranges from 7.60 to 15.50 and mixed per hundredweight values. Includes multiple figures like 60 50 60 35 21 indicating lots or totals in a terse market entry.
Conveyances of Winchester Realty Admitted to Record
Real estate conveyances recorded in Winchester Frederick Land Company include Amy C Sprint taking two lots on Stewart Street for 5500. Evelyn T Byrne and spouse sell house and lot on West Water Street for 3500. Harry C Stouffer and spouse transfer to Fred L Glaize house and lot on Valley Avenue for 2000. W H Elwell and spouse sell to Roselle K Smith a house and lot on Main Street for 1000.
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Winchester
Frederick Land Company, Inc
Amy C. Sprint
Stewart Street
Evelyn T. Byrne
T. J. Caloper
West Water Street
Harry C. Stouffer
Fred. L. Glaize
Valley Avenue
W. H. Elwell
Roselle K. Smith
Main Street
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Evening Star
Barry Flood Byrd
Evening Star Publishing Co
Telephones
Bell 33
United
SKS
Mirror
Associated
Life ON Mars
Rosenberger
Miss Shull
Market Reports
We All
Post
Ces
Bradfield Regulator Co. Opt
Atlanta, Ga
Winchester Realty
U.S. Air Service
Col. Hartley
Charles T. Mempher
U. S. Air Service
Col
H. S. Hartney
Mineola
Toronto
Canada
Underwood & Underwood
Econo
Denny-Clowe Co
Jewelers
Winchester Seed Company
Natural Lime-Marl Co
Roanoke
Charles Town
R. M. Swimley
the Furniture and Stove Man
Piccadilly St
Sterling Tires
U. S
J. T. Brown
Winchester, Va
Geiser Traction
B. J. Longerbeam
Berryville
Tel
Bloomery
B. H. Strother
Albert L. Brown
Daniel Ritenour
Valley Pike
Cedar Creek
T. A. Stickley
B. F. Ritenour
Strasburg
Bargain
H. R. Willis
N. Market St
Yards. Corp. E. W. Speed, Secy
Ririr
Round Hill
M. E. Church
Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital
Towson, MD
G. F. Sargent
DR. Fahrney
Diagnostician
Hagerstown, MD
Norfolk & Western
Bristol
Pullman
Broiler
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Welch
Norton
Winston-Salem
N.C
Amdoah
Memphis
Elkton
Hagerstowel
Harrisburg
Shenandoah
Washington
SMA Ayans Chemie
Nmatea US
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