Anniversary of Winchester Civil War Fight Recalled
The article marks sixty five years since the battle of Winchester in the Civil War. It details Early's Confederate retreat after Winchester and the October 19 engagement near Cedar Creek, with contested claims on who rallied the Northern forces and the broader context of the Confederate losses before Appomattox.
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Winchester
Jubal A. Early
Early
Cedar Creek
Valley Pike
Uriel Wright
Theattle
Appomattox
South
Sheridan
Wright
Call Money Rate Drops As Market Rises
New York stock market climbed with lower call money rates and favorable trade news. Prices advanced with high priced issues leading the gain. utilities lag produced the strongest support. Call money fell from 10 percent to 8 as liquidity eased and the close showed strong demand for about 4.1 million shares.
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The
Associates Press
New York
Apple Market Shipments and Prices for September 14 1929
Report from G. R. Cooper Harnden & Company Liverpool lists weekly New York to British ports apple shipments and prices. Cargoes include Adriatic and Scythia with 34000 barrels. good demand for high colored fruit. detailed price ranges for Yorks Ben Davis Jonathans and other varieties with exchange rate 24 cents per shilling. Auction sale notice for household goods at 218 W Fairfax Lane scheduled September 21 at 1 pm.
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New York
Liverpool
London
Southampton
Glasgow
Hull
G. R. Cooper
Harnden & Company
Adriatic
Scythia
Yorks
Ben Davis
Bonums
Jonathans
Mrs Feeley Dies At Daughter's In Shippensburg
Mrs Sallie Rudolph Feeley died at her daughter Mrs Claude Linns home in Shippensburg Pennsylvania after a lingering illness. She was a lifelong Lutheran and longtime resident near Lebanon Church Virginia with her final years spent with her daughter. Funeral services will be held at the Shippensburg home Thursday afternoon and Lebanon Church cemetery Friday at 2 pm.
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Star
Chambersburg
Sallie Rudolph Feeley
Claude Linn
Shippensburg
William and
Rachel Rudolph
Lebanon Church
Lutheran Church
Lebanon Church Cemetery
Colonel Jordan Leads Federal Army Inspection Effort
Lieut.-Col. Harry Jordan of the U S Army infantry has been placed in charge of recruiting service inspection in the third corps area with headquarters in Baltimore. He and his aide Capt. William Hanby spent a day in Winchester with local recruiting officer Sgt. Harry T. Smith and proceeded to Martinsburg W Va. A Pulaski Virginia native and Virginia Tech alumnus, Jordan was a classmate of Frederick County schools superintendent Leslie D. Kline.
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Harry Jordan
Infantry Service
United States Army
Third Corps
Baltimore
Jordan
William Hanby
Winchester
Harry T. Smith
Martinsburg
W. Va
Pulaski
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Leslie D. Kline
Frederick County
Tourist Gold In Britain Tops Reparations
London reports that five months to September 1 saw foreign visitors spend about 125 million dollars in the British Isles. That outstrips Britain’s enlarged annual share of the Young plan reparations, a result attributed to American tourists dominating the mix while Europeans and dominions make up about 20 percent.
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Associated Presse
London
Westminster Abbey
Thames
England
Great Britain
British Isles
Hague
Philip Snowden
Europe
British Dominions
Lindberghs Arrive in Miami After Charleston Flight
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and wife landed at Pan-American Airport in Miami at 1 25 p m finishing a Charleston to Miami flight. Earlier they took off from Charleston Navy Yard airport at 9 85 this morning.
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The
Associates Press
Miami
Fila
Charles A. Lindbergh
Pan-American Airport
Charleston
S. C
Charles A. Lendbergh
Navy Yard
Henry Ford Not Interested in Muscle Shoals Project
In a Washington dispatch Henry Ford told Senator Heflin he has no plans to bid again on the Muscle Shoals Alabama power project. E G Seibold says Ford has no current plans to utilize the Muscle Shoals power.
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Henry Ford
Alabama
Associated Press
Washington
Muscle Shoals
Heflim
Detroit
E. G. Seibold
Tariff Measure Action Speeds Up In Senate
Senate Republicans agreed to start meetings an hour earlier to push the tariff bill through the Senate before the regular session. They did not take up rate changes at the conference and seek unity on high debatable sections while the finance committee moved to drop two controversial provisions including a change to production cost differences and a ban on imported goods bearing U.S. trademarks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Senate Republicans
Finance Committee
House
United States
License Revoked In West Virginia
Charleston WV September 18 state road commission revoked thirty three automobile licenses and suspended five taxi licenses including John Parson of Winchester VA for cause.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Road Commission
John Parson
Winchester
Sumption Residence For Sale At 431 N Loudoun St
For sale the Sumption residence at 431 North Loudoun Street a six room modern brick home. Listed by B M Sullivan with intent to sell for more than cost to settle the estate. Auction or sale details reflect forthcoming disposition of assets.
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Loudoun St
Etile Estate
B. M. Sullivan
Service Station Offers Generator and Ignition Repairs
Let us do your generator starter and ignition work Our equipment is complete Our men know how and we can give you prompt service Our prices are reasonable too ENIDE SERVICE STATION Phone 942 Rear Herbert Garage 9-18-1p-21
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Enide
Hbert
Rival unions battle over textile organizing in Carolina
The Associated Press reports rival unions expanding in the Carolina Piedmont. The United Textile Workers and National Textile Workers both run branches in South Carolina and North Carolina, with large member rolls and ongoing organizing after past strikes in Concord Kannapolis Charlotte Greenville Spartanburg Anderson Union and nearby mills.
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South Carolina
United Textile Workers
National Textie Workers
Gasvalu
Charlotte
Loray
Manville- Jenckes Company
United Textile Workers Union
Piedmont District
National Union
United Group
Hoover Declares October 6 as Fire Prevention Week
President Hoover issued a proclamation urging observance of October 6 as Fire Prevention Week, prompting nationwide awareness.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Odd Fellows Choose Indianapolis for 1930 World Conference
Houston dispatch reports Indianapolis was chosen as the site for the 1930 world conference of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and associated organizations. The announcement was made during the events in Houston on September 19.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Dianapolis
The
Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Associated Organizations
Ford Ton Trucks in Good Condition Sold
Three Ford ton trucks described as in good condition are listed by Alto Parts Gory. The note indicates available inventory and a seller identified as Alto Parts Gory.
Girl Bitten by Vicious Dog on East Leicester Street
Eleven year old Lucille Clark was bitten on the right arm when a dog owned by B W Largent attacked her while delivering a package. She received seven stitches and anti tetanus serum and is resting. The dog, described as vicious, has been isolated for ten days to check for hydrophobia and may be destroyed.
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Lucille Clark
Aps
Tommy Sre
East Leicester Street
R. A. Shafer
Handley School
B. W. Largent
Clark
Mr. Largent
Baltimore
Bus Crash Injures Several Near Waterloo
A Pittsburgh Washington bus with 30 passengers struck a telegraph pole near Waterloo. Three passengers and a pedestrian suffered injuries not described as serious. the pedestrian was taken to a Baltimore hospital. The incident recalls a fatal collision nearby weeks earlier involving Herman Weigold.
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Baltimore
Pittsburgh-Washington
Waterloo
Herman Weigold
Torrington
Conn
Red Cross Seeks Adoptive Home for Six Year Old Girl
The Red Cross appeals for a caring home for a six year old girl described as attractive with light brown hair and blue eyes and a sweet disposition. Those interested should contact the Red Cross office in City Hall.
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The
Red Cross
Unlawful Sprinkling Ban Issued by City Water Committee
City Water Committee orders a no sprinkling rule across lawns streets and gardens until further notice. ABA D-tt appears to be an issuing authority or reference in the notice.
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City Water Committee
Aba
Jury Deadlocks In Girl Bank Bandit Case
In New Brunswick Texas the jury in the Rebecca Bradley Rogers bank robbery case reported it was deadlocked after deliberations. Judge John Watson ordered the jurors to return to their room as foreman said each member held a different view of guilt. Mrs Rogers, accused of robbing Farmers National Bank of Buda Texas of 1000 dollars in 1926, pleaded insanity.
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Associated Press
New Brunswick
Texas
Rebecca Bradley Rogers Bank
John Watson
University of Texas -Ed
Rogers
Farmers’ National Bank
Buda
Coast Guard Fires on Shawnee Rum Runner Near New York
Coast guard headquarters said a patrol boat fired on the Canadian motor ship Shawnee off Ambrose Light near New York after it failed to stop. The Shawnee, believed to be a rum runner, was hit with two shells after three blank warnings.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coast Guard
Bbast Guard
Ambrose Light
New York Harbor
Coast Guards
Halifax
Man Gives Blood To Save Wife After Razor Injury
In Baltimore on September 19 a husband donated blood to save his wife Janet Gastoyne 41 who suffered a deep neck cut after a razor accident at home. The transfusion was at Union Memorial Hospital and the wife is expected to recover. Police found her in bed with a razor blade nearby and she claimed she cut herself.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Union Memorial Hospital
Janet Gastoyne
Gastogne
Wall Street Bets Athletics to Win World Series
Wall Street opened wagering on the World Series with the Philadelphia Athletics slight favorites to win the classic and the Chicago Cubs chosen to take the first game in Chicago on October 8.
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Associated Press
New York
Wall Street
Philadelphia Athletics
Cubs
Chicago
WANELD offers home for young Airedale puppy
Good home needed for a young Airedale puppy in Waneld area. Contact phone numbers 421 or 41-1 for details and adoption arrangements.
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Waneld
Bishop Denny Celebrates 50 Years in Methodist Ministry
Bishop Collins Denny of the Southern Methodist Church marks fifty years since his ordination. A Winchester native educated at Shenandoah Valley Academy he has served as pastor teacher at Vanderbilt and as a general superintendent. He will deliver the opening sermon at the Cumberland Maryland conference as a Jubilever Sermon.
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Collins Denny
Southern Methodist Church
Bishop Denny
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Academy
William R. Denny
Ester
Denny
Citer
Vanderbilt University
Baltimore
Cumberland
Swift Employees Questioned About Missing Goods
Seven Swift and Company workers were taken to police headquarters in Baltimore on September 19 amid an investigation into thefts of butter cheese and other goods valued at about two thousand dollars. Detectives said goods were taken from the plant and sold at cut rates to storekeepers. some storekeepers were charged with receiving stolen property. The men held included chauffeurs loaders and clerks Flay Stanbury Bailey Poe Christian Weibking James A Rohn James Hardesty George Griswold and Robert Howle.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Swift and Company
Memset
Flay Stanbury
Bailey Poe
Christian Weibking
James A. Rohn
James Hardesty
George Griswold
Robert Howle
National City and Corn Exchange Banks Plan Merger
Directors of National City Bank and Corn Exchange Bank and Trust Company announced an agreed merger subject to stockholder approval. The consolidation would create a bank with over 100 New York metropolitan branches. Corn Exchange resources total about 300 million dollars, National City over 2 billion.
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Associated Press
New York
National City Bank
America
Corn Exchange Bank and Trust Company
New York City
National City
The
Corn Exchange
Tropical Storm Warning Given
The weather bureau issued a tropical disturbance warning noting indications of a storm hundreds of miles north or northwest of Puerto Rico with an undeveloped center.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
Weather Bureau Today
Porto Rico
To Name Head of Military Bureau
Secretary Good expects to recommend to President Hoover before week’s end a man to fill the long vacant post as chief of the military bureau. Interest runs high in military and national guard circles nationwide and recommendations have come from governors of nearly ten states.
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Washington
Seecretary Good
Hoover
National Guard
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