Battles Stop on Frontier Points In Manchuria
An official communique from the Manchurian government says fighting between Russian and Chinese troops at eastern and western frontier points in Manchuria ceased Monday evening. Reports detail disrupted communications, air raids, and heavy bombardments around Pogranichnaya and along the Chinese Eastern Railway despite no formal war declaration.
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Mukden
Manchuria
Manfchurian
London
Pogranichnaya
Harbin
Sungari
Reuters
Manchurian
Manchur
Progranichnaya
Blucher
Ross Fined In Police Court After Knife Incident
Jack Ross, an upholsterer in this city, paid a $17 fine in police court yesterday and was released. He had been involved in a struggle with Officers Massie and Dove during an attempted arrest a few nights ago in which Massie was cut on the thumb and lapel. Massie did not press further charges, and the matter is closed for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Ross
Mr. Ross
Massie
Dove
Rose
Ross
None To Welcome Visitor At Church
Letter from J B Shook of Winchester Va dated Sept 9 1929 describes feeling unwelcome at church and asks how strangers are to spend Sunday while opposing Sunday ball games. He mentions staying at 25 Southwerk street Baltimore Md.
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the Star
Baltimore
Southwerk Street
J. B. Shook
Mrs Pingley In Serious Condition At Chambersville Home
Mrs Pingley wife of F W Pingley remains ill at their Chambersville area home in the county. Physicians say her condition is unchanged and still serious.
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Pingley
F. W. Pingley
Chambersville
Berg-Art Dresses Display at Mrs McNeil’s
Exclusive Berg-Art dresses shown at Mrs L D McNeils 211 Water St with private viewing by appointment. Public show times Thursday 3 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm. Phone 576 W for private fittings.
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L. D. McNeil
Admiral Nulton Surrenders To Santa Cruz Celebration
Admiral Louis M. Nulton and his wife fled to a quiet apartment after a wild Admission Day riot in Santa Cruz. Police raided a hotel seizing liquor as fights broke out, a man was killed, and windows and furniture were smashed in the Casa Del Rey Hotel where the admiral’s room was disrupted. A 15 man light from the U S S Virginia cleared the hall and quiet returned.
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United States Navy
Louis M. Nulton
Winchester
United States
Pacific
Santa Cruz
Calif
California
Union of States
Louis Nulton
Casa del Rey Hotel
U. S. S. Virginia
Casa del Rey
Admiral Nulton
Stony Mead Sketch by Mrs Greene Finds Home in Handley Library
Katherine Glass Greene has published a 102 page sketch of Stony Mead the Campbell family ancestral home at Opequon. The work is now in Handley Library circulating department and circulating among Campbell family connections and Virginia history collectors. Letters of appreciation pour in from Campbell relatives and historians praising the volume for its research and narrative.
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Katherine Glass Greene
Winchester
Frederick County
Stony Mead
Campbell
Opequon
Handley Library
Campbells
Virginia
Greene
M. Tenney
Montreal
N. C
Hoover Leads Navy Talks With Stimson Adams
President Hoover convened a two hour meeting with Secretary Stimson, Secretary Adams, and naval general board members to discuss the latest progress in the U S Britain naval arms reduction negotiations. No details were released.
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Roth Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Stimson
Adams
Naval General Board
United States
Great Britain
State Increases Veterans Pensions From 1923 Levels
A letter from E. R. Combs, state comptroller, notes higher Confederate veteran pensions in 1925. Pensions rise to 200 dollars yearly for most, 320 for total blindness, 300 for total deafness, widows at 100 dollars except the totally blind at 170. Quarterly payments.
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E. R. Combs
Special Term to Probe Ugly Charge
Summons issued for nine grand jurors and 24 jurors as Gov Byrd calls a special Augusta County Circuit Court session on Friday to investigate a criminal assault on a 20 year old girl near Weyersboro.
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Staunton
Harry Flood Byrd
Augusta County
Leslie Lee
P. H. Mercer
Weynesboro
Louis Marshall Dies at Zurich
Louis Marshall a prominent Jewish philanthropist of New York City died in Zurich Switzerland from a pancreatic ailment after several weeks illness reported by the Jewish Telegraph Agency. The item also notes social updates including Mr and Mrs John Munhall Jr returning from Pittsburgh and others visiting family.
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Associated Press
Zurich
Switzerland
Jewish Telegraph Agency
Louis Marshall
New York City
Marshall
John Munhall, Jr
Pittsburgh, Pa
Waggoner claims deal to save Telluride depositors
C D Waggoner president of the Bank of Telluride Colo says he engineered a 500000 credit from six New York banks via fraudulent coded messages to protect depositors in Telluride. U S district attorney orders hold and grand jury investigations into banking and postal violations.
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Associated Press
New Castle
Wyo
C. D. Waggoner
Bank of Telluride
New York
Telluride
Waggoner
Charles H. Tuttle
United States
Charles D. Waggoner
Colo
Denver
Tuttle
Cavalry Drill and Ball at Park Sunday Afternoon
A unit from the Third Cavalry United States Army will drill for one hour at Rouss Spring Park Sunday at 2 PM. After the drill a baseball game against a Winchester team is planned around 8:30 PM. Admission is free and local stars join the cavalry squad for a strong showcase.
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Third Cavalry
United States Army
Winchester
Rouss Spring Park
Cavalrymen
Terror Conspiracy Found in German Reich
Berlin police uncovered a dangerous conspiracy of terror linked to national fanatics in the infamous consuls network founded by ex naval Captain Ehrardt. Twenty men connected to bombing outrages across Germany have been arrested, including plots against the Reichstag building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Ehrardt
Germany
Ford Sedan Fails Hill Turn On Berryville Pike
A Ford sedan failed to navigate a sharp turn on the Double S hill at Opequon Creek last evening and struck a bank. The car’s top and a tire were torn off, but no one was injured.
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Berryville Pike
Opequon Creek
Fourteen Believed Drowned After Ship Collision
In Flushing Holland on September 11 a fogbound collision in the Scheldt near Walsoorden between the Belgian steamer Estelle and the German steamer Indria left Estelle sinking. Fourteen seamen are believed drowned with only two rescued from the Estelle.
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Associated Press
Flushing
Holland
Estelle
Scheldt
Walsoorden
Small Blaze Damages Hook's Garage in Early Morning Fire
A fire alarm at about 6 30 a m reported a small blaze at L J Hooks garage on South Loudoun street. An electric wire crossed an iron object caused a short circuit that damaged the beaverboard wall. Firemen extinguished the fire with minor loss.
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L. J. Hook
South Loudoun Street
Unlawful Sprinkling Ban Issued by City Water Committee
The City Water Committee orders an immediate ban on sprinkling lawns streets and gardens until further notice. The directive dates from September 9 and affects all residents and businesses within the city limits.
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City Water Committee
1 500 GAR Veterans In Line At Annual Parade
The Grand Army of the Republic opens its sixty third national encampment in Portland Maine with 1 000 veterans marching on foot and 500 in automobiles. John Reese of Broken Bow Nebraska commands the parade as Gov. William T Gardner and civic leaders review the troops amid a crowded scene with My Maryland sung by a trumpeter from Pennsylvania and Civil War colors shown by Pennsylvanian delegates.
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The
Associates Press
Portland
Boys In Blue
Grand Army of the Republic
John Reese
Broken Bow
William T. Gardner
Maryland Department
Maryland
Woman's’ Relief Corps of
Pennsylvania
Kindergarten Opens at Reformed Church with Miss Miller
Miss Gertrude E. Miller opens a new kindergarten at the Reformed Church starting Monday September 16. Parents may enroll by writing to Gertrude E. Miller at Washington Inn, City.
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Miss Miller
the Reformed Church
Gertrude E. Miller
Washington Inn
City
Senate orders probe of warship builders scheme
The Senate today ordered an investigation into American shipbuilding corporations tied to the 1927 Geneva naval limitations conference. The audit and naval committees prepare a report on propaganda and influence operations, with President Hoover backing inquiry into alleged criminal conspiracies by shipbuilders represented by William B. Shearer.
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Associated Preas
Washington
Senate Today
Senate Audit Committee
Naval Committee
Hoover
Senate Naval Committee
White House
Borah
Idaho
Senate
William B. Shearer
Geneva
Shearer
United States
Winchester City Sees Record Building Permits Top One Million
City Manager Dettra reported at a City Council meeting that permits for new buildings reached over $1,000,000 by September 1, up from $996,000 since January 1. If trends continue, Winchester 1929 building operations could reach about $1.6 million, a record.
Irish Move For World Peace Call At League Conference
In Geneva on September 11 the Irish Free State urged the League of Nations to summon a general disarmament conference of major powers. Foreign Minister Patrick McGilligan of the Saorstat government expressed regret that eleven years after World War I less progress has been made to remove the weapon of war.
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Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations
Postmaster General to Seek Air Mail Rate Cuts
Postmaster General Brown will convene air mail contractors on September 30 to push for lower government rates for air mail transport. He said he aims to curb what he calls excessive costs to the public and expects to achieve an adjustment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Brown
Air Mail
Two Executed for Banker's Murder in Georgia
Milledgeville Georgia September 11 Homer Simpson former Greenville Tennessee police chief and Malcolm Morrow of Jacksonville Florida were executed in the electric chair at the state prison farm for the killing of G A Perry cashier of the State Bank at Kingsland Georgia on February 28 198.
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Associated Press
Milledgeville
Homer Simpson
Greenville Tenn
Malcolm Morrow
Jacksonville
Fla
Georgia
G. A. Perry
State Bank
Kingsland
For Sale Near Handley Library Modern Brick Dwelling
Practical ly new small modern brick dwelling with bath gas electric lights hot water heat hardwood floors concrete basement facing Handley Library for information apply Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co.
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Fairfax—Lane
Handley
Farmers & Merchants National Bank and Trust CO
Man From Adelaide Visits Kernstown Camp by Chance
Cyril Mee, proprietor of Apple Way Cabin Camp in Kernstown, hosts Mr and Mrs Clifford Tempest of Prospect Adelaide Australia by chance after recognizing a familiar Accent. Tempests, on their way to Washington for post graduate study, had lived near Mee in Prospect at almost the same street.
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Cyril Mee
Appleway
Valley Pike
Kernstown
Adelaide
Australia
Mee
Mr. Mee
Clifford M. Tempest
Prospect
Tempest
California
Washington
Bulls Rally as Markets Soar on Call Money Drop
A bullish mood returns in New York led by lower call money rates from 9 to 8 and later 7 percent. Investors welcomed new large investment trusts signaling confidence, lifting many active issues and some high priced specialties. Total trading neared 4.7 million shares as closing prices strengthened.
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Associated Press
New York
Wall Street
Congress Member Burned to Death in Summer Home
Congressman C. J. Kvale of Michigan’s Seventh District is believed killed in a cottage fire at Otter Trail Lake near Battle Lake. A charred body was found in the ruins and identified by the coroner as the lawmaker though the body was severely burned. The cottage was discovered by a neighbor who had spoken with Kvale the previous night.
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Battle Lake
Mich
C. J. Kvale
Michigan
Otter Trail Lake
Here
J. Wigem
Kvale
Life For Jews Made Intolerable By Soviet Rule
Rabbi Simon Glazer reports from western Europe that Soviet tyranny has driven out most of Russia's Jewish population. He cites fewer than 10 percent remain attached to Judaism and says death and insanity are seen as mercy by survivors after a decade of persecution.
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Associated Press
Paris
Soviet Russia
Simon Glazer
Central Council of Rabbis of
Greater New York
Western
Europe
Rabbi Glazer
Russia
Glazer
Wanted Return Van Load From DC and NYC
Police seek information on a van load reported missing from Washington DC and New York City bound for unknown destinations. Caller credit G W Clowsher. Case reference 9 11 1p 21. Authorities urge any witnesses to come forward.
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Washington, D. C
New York City
G.W. Clowser
Fraternal Americans Hold Stephens City Meeting
The District Society of the Fraternal Americans in Stephens City Virginia held its first association meeting of the year with Victory Council No 47 presiding. Sessions included welcomes by I W Dick state organizer and speeches by J Ray Haverhart Fred Everhart and other leaders with the Stephens City Jubilee Entertainers performing.
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Stephens City
Order of Fraternal Americans
United Mechanics of the United States
Victory Council
J. Ray Everhart
Valley
Cooperative
Gore
Loyalty
Winchester
Front Royal
Bethel
Warren County
Millwood
Victory
Fidelity
Oranda
Harmony
Middletown
Liberty
Woodstock
Shenandoah
Edinburg
Invincible
New Market
Cornet
Quicksburg
I. W. Dick
Charles Town
W. Va
J. Ray Haverhart
Fred Everhart
Alexandria
United States
Ters of America
O FA
William A. Wine
Daughters of America
Bessie Newlin Kenyon
Shenandoah Council
O. D. Lambert
Council
Multiple Candidates Vie For State Highway Post
In Harrisonburg Virginia on September 11 officials report most counties in the Staunton highway district seek the vacancy on the State Highway Commission after the death of Hugh B Sproul. Governor Byrd will appoint and the Legislature will confirm in January with candidates named from Rockingham Shenandoah and Augusta counties including J N Swank J T Herbert C M Shannon and J Frank Harper.
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Harrisonburg
Staunton Highway
Shenandoah Valley
State Highway Commission
Hugh B. Sproul
Staunton
Sproul
Byrd
Rockingham County
J. N. Swank
J. T. Herbert
Rockingham
J. Frank Harper
Hagerstown Lifts Ban On Bare Legs
Hagerstown Md Sept 11 school officials lift a ban on bare legs ruling that the May prohibition lasted five months. They say sun tan stockings resemble bare legs and see little difference, ending the policy at Hagerstown High School.
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Hagerstown
Auction Sale of 30 Shares National Fruit Product Preferred Stock
An auction sale is set for 30 shares of National Fruit Product 7 percent preferred stock. Dividends are quarterly and non tax able in Virginia. The sale is scheduled for Saturday noon, September 14, as listed by Divall and Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Divall & Dunn
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Cal
Ondner
Fred C. Durant
Missie BE. Hackman
Philadelphia
George Washington, Hott
J. P. Haddox
H. A. Middleton
Colorado
Ford
Hill Turn
Blue
George K. Rice
City of San Francisco
Congress
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