Shattered Idols and the Virginia Corporation scandal
An editorial from the Norfolk Landmark commentaries on the Virginia Corporation Commission scandal. The piece questions the commission’s integrity, urges accountability for Judge Crump and Major Lanier, and warns that the state’s public body must remain above suspicion like the Supreme Court. It cites the Virginia Corporation Company, Inc. and actions surrounding charters and appointments. It argues for transparent probes and criticizes perceived favoritism and masking of improprieties.
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Norfolk Landmark
Corporation Commission
Virginia Corporation Company, Inc
Coron Commission
Major Lanier
Commission
Mr. Upshur
State Corporation Commission
Virginia
Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Appeals
Public Notices on Commission Conflicts Prompt Demand for Details
In a discussion on official ties between Commission employees and a company formed to profit from business, questions arise about Judge Crump and Major Lanier. The piece urges disclosure, noting the importance of understanding the connections and the warnings given about using official positions for corporate promotion. It calls for further information the judge claims to provide.
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Corporation Commission
Commission
the Commission
Crump
Lanier
Clarke County Social Notes and Graduation News
Mrs Major Randolph returns home after winter with daughter Mrs Cooper of Warrenton accompanied by granddaughter Miss Mary Carter Randolph noted as a Clarke county beauty. Miss Bertha Bowles comes home from Staunton Mary Baldson school to cheers. Mr and Mrs Hunsecker host friends in honor of Mr and Mrs Wesley Crawford of Washington with refreshments. Miss Bertie Brown and sister visit Charlestown. Miss Pearl Ryan of Washington visits Clarke. Miss Lucy Ryan graduates Garfield Hospital Washington with high honors, formerly a Clarke county resident.
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Major Randolph
Mrs. Cooper
Warrenton
Mary Carter Randolph
Miss Randolph
Clarke Counties
Bertha Bowles
Staunton
Mary Baldson School
Miss Bowles
Henry Hunsecker
Wesley Crawford
Washington
Bertie Brown
Charlestown
Pearl Ryan
Clarke
Lucy Ryan
Garfield Hospital
Clarke County
Large Baptism Draws Crowds At Local Place
A very large crowd attended the baptizing at this place last Sunday. Winchester residents Mrs. Charlie Williams and Miss Janie Shearer have returned home after visits. Clarence Holliday is visiting Will Smith. Marvin Anderson, recently in Washington, stays with Jos A Potts for the week. his health improves. Rosie Herrell and Mrs. John Anderson visited near Ebeneger. Garland Hansborough and sister Ethel of Winchester visited Rev W D McCurdy.
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This Place
Charlie Williams
Winchester
John Parish
Janie Shearer
Clarence Holliday
Will Smith
Marvin Anderson
Washington
Jos
Food Rations For Japanese Army In Campaigns Described
The article explains a uniform wartime diet of rice and dried fish. Rice is boiled thick, spread on a slab, cut into squares, sun dried into hard biscuits, then stored. Soldiers break a square into boiling water to make a nourishing soup, or eat it dry if water is unavailable.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Sealed Promise Reward
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and endorsements from Watdine Kinnan & Marvin wholesale druggists. The copy notes internal action on the mucous membranes and urges trust in the product.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
WatDine, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
Amusing Vignettes of Bill the Consul Son and Twain Whistler
A North Mail tale recalls a ship captain in Davenport meeting the British consul Bill and learning the consul is the captain's own son. Another anecdote describes Mark Twain outwitting James McNeill Whistler in Whistler's studio, joking about a cloud in a just-completed painting.
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Craier
Davenport
West Indies
North Mail
Havana
Bill
Duce
St. James
Mark Twain
James McNeill Whistler
Clemens
Mark
Whistler
Twain
Mr. Whistler
Two Boys Share Fours and Twopence in Quirky Plan
A brief cartoonish line shows Billy has fourpence and another boy twopence. They suggest pooling funds to go halves on a venture, reflecting playful juvenile economics in a Punch magazine style.
Life of a clergyman told through Irish tale in Maryland parish
A Baltimore Herald column recaps a sermon on misquotation of a minister from Maryland's eastern shore. An Irish anecdote about drink, a runaway cart, and a mule sparks reflection on life’s odds. The piece also darts to jokes about studying law and fiction, and ends with a stray note on cattle mange and political excuses.
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New Methodist Protestant Church
Maryland
Lower
Delaware
Erin
Begorra
Baltimore Herald
Big Price Cuts on Boys Clothing Sales
Local retailer slashes prices on boys suits and outfits. Suits originally 350 dollars to 1.00 now 2.75 to 1.75. $200 suits drop to 1.39. boys’ outfits marked down from 225 to 125 dollars.
Dean's Kidney Pills Advertises Cure All Kidney Ailments
An old advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and all kidney troubles. It features a testimonial from Joseph E Franckhouse, a 73 year old retiree, detailing long suffering, relief after using the product, and urges purchase from local drug stores. The ad lists price at 50 cents per box and names Foster Milburn Co as U S sale agents.
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Bright
Dean
Winchester
Joseph E Fankhouser
West Cork Street
Franck Baker & Son
Foster-Milburm Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Notice on Candidate Announcements and Rates for Primary
All candidate announcements to be placed here until the primary. Each notice may not exceed one and a half inches of space. A fee of five dollars, cash in advance, applies. Larger announcements will incur a proportional charge.
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Jane Lst
Tad
G. H. KinzEt
Treas
Winchester Clerks See Two Candidates for Court Clerk Nomination
Two candidates announce for the Democratic nomination for Clerk of the Corporation Court in Winchester Va Jos Kiger and Richard L Gray both claim long service experience and pledge faithful duty if elected Kiger cites circuit clerk tenure and Gray a record of general satisfaction with court attorneys and citizens during prior service.
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Corporation Court of the City of
Winchester
Circuit Clerk’s
Kiger
Corporation Court
City of
Primses
Rich’d L. Gray
Winchester Candidate Declares Re-Nomination For Commissioner
J E Correll announces candidacy for re nomination as Commissioner of the Revenue for Winchester city, subject to Democratic Party action. He pledges to serve to the best of his ability if elected.
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Winchester
Prc
J. E. Correll
Kinzel Declares Candidacy For Winchester City Treasurer
G H Kinzel announces his candidacy for Winchester City Treasurer in the Democratic Primary. He pledges faithful performance of duties if elected.
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Winchester
G. H. Kinzel
Winchester Virginia announces candidacy for Commonwealth's Attorney
Commonwealth's Attorney candidate Jasp Reardon announces his bid for Winchester Virginia subject to the Democratic Primary. He pledges to fill the office with promptness if nominated and elected.
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Commonwealth
Winchester
Jas P Reardon
Confederate Veterans Reunion Train Fare and Schedule
Tickets priced 12.30 from Winchester to Louisville and return via B and O R R sold June 10 to 13 with return extension to July 10 upon ticket deposit and 50 cent fee. Special car runs June 12 from Strasburg Junction at 8 25 a.m. to Louisville arriving 7 a.m. next morning. Inquiries to local B and O R R agents or C E Dudrow at Harper's Ferry.
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Winchester
Louisville
Retown
Strasburg Junction
Cartmell Nominated For County Clerk Post In 1905 Primary
Friends announce T. K. Cartmell as a candidate for County Clerk in Frederick County. They urge voters to support him in the Democratic Primary to carry his experience and faithful service into the November election.
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T. K. Cartmell
Frederick County
Frederik County Clerk Nomination Appeal
Phil H. Gold asks Frederick County voters to reelect him as Circuit Clerk in the upcoming primary, promising careful duty and courteous service if continued in office. He notes six years of prior service and expresses gratitude to supporters and the county.
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Frederick Co
Phil. H. Gold
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