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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1910
Page
3
San Francisco authorities arrest six men and one woman tied to the September theft of $50,000 in Alaska gold bullion from the steamer Humboldt. FE. C. Smith and his wife are named as chief conspirators. most of the bullion was recovered from a cheap flat on Friday night and is held as government evidence.
Rev G A Thompson, famed revivalist, assisted Rev H B Richardson at a Sunday service in Gainesboro Virginia, then departed for River ton VA to conduct a revival with Rev Mr Myers. Nearby notes update Mrs Edward J Richardson's illness as seriously ill then improved.
Special notice reports Commissioner JT Barton sold the residence of the late James P. Whitacre on North Washington Street to Fred S. Boyd for 7275 dollars. Former owner was John Wilwig. Auctioneer Roy P. Duvall conducted the sale.
Benjamin Holt of Union Church near Elkton Maryland was knocked down and mauled when a boar charged him as he drove it into a pen. He was rescued by a farmhand who shot the animal. Holt escaped with serious injuries and a torn ear.
Senator William J. Stone of Missouri is ill with pleurisy at his Washington hotel. A physician’s statement says his condition is favorable and there is no cause for alarm.
Washington November 29. Pauline Wayne’s newborn calf at the White House stables died in the night. W W Price, a White House correspondent and Maryland farmer, had received the calf from the Taft administration and now owns a foster milch cow he plans to sell at cost. Price blames excessive federal supervision for the loss.
A fire at Primrose colliery in Mahanoy City Pennsylvania was found Sunday afternoon and spread through a dozen or more mine breasts and the main gangway. Firefighting apparatus rushed to the site but the blaze is beyond control and officials fear flooding the workings with water.
A string of visitors and residents are noted arriving and leaving Winchester. Names include Silas Shiffer from Hagerstown T Parthemore of Harrisburg Al Waldan of Baltimore F A Bunnington from New York and J G Thomasson from Charlottesville. Others plan trips to Washington Baltimore and Oklahoma with local residents returning for Christmas holidays.
In a special session the Winchester Public Schools Board of Trustees adopted resolutions on the death of Mr. T Marion Bants. They note his long service since 1884 and express sorrow and sympathy with his family. The board will attend the funeral and have the resolutions printed in The Evening Star and recorded in minutes.
James Hay with a Democrat majority outpaced two Republican rivals in the district while several postmasters including Keezel of Harrisonburg Williams of Broadway Thompson of Dayton and Gentry of Elkton stayed loyal to Acker and his faction. Frank N. Mack of Baltimore has been visiting relatives in the city and Mrs H B Guyer of Philadelphia visits her parents on West Piccadilly Street.
An advertisement touts Rexall 93 Hair Tonic as a remedy for thinning hair and dandruff. The product claims germicidal action, stimulates scalp circulation, nourishes hair, and is gentle enough for daily use, offered with a money back pledge at Miller's Drug Store on N Main.
Topeka Kansas December 12 Kanesas farmers urged to remove mud wallows and provide sanitary bathtubs for hogs. Dr A F Schoen Jeber state veterinarian says hogs enjoy baths and a cement tub with drained cleaned water aids growth and fattening, reducing mud wallows.
Brookline Massachusetts reports Mildred Wyman seven years old swam under water fifteen feet at Brookline natatorium setting a likely age record. She has swum two years and knows all strokes of the pros. Caribuana Norway reports the Nobel Peace Prize for 1910 awarded to the International Permanent Peace Bureau at Berne worth forty thousand dollars.
A balloon from International Ballooning of Munich rose Saturday and drifted across the North Sea. A huge wave swept over the craft near Kirkwall in the Orkneys killing Herr Metzger. Survivors Disler and Joordene were unharmed as the craft descended after lightening.
Six year old Rose Brogan of Germantown died at Chestnut Hill hospital in Philadelphia after a tetanus infection. The child had been vaccinated recently and a sore arm likely allowed tetanus germs to enter through a scratch.
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