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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1912
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a batter and three errors at a baseball font scene, with unclear players and actions. The readable text hints at a game or practice moment but lacks names, teams, or dates to confirm specifics.
The death of Mr James Cather is mourned by a broad circle of friends. He was upright and conscientious in all duties, a guiding figure in the Democratic party and in Frederick county circles. As a longtime member of the Board of Supervisors, his conduct reflected credit on his city and county.
Richard Evelyn Byrd, a leading Virginian political figure, announces retirement from active politics. The piece lauds his education, public service, and plainspoken practicality, noting his ascent to leadership and the anticipated impact on Virginia public life.
The Richmond News Leader asserts Richard Evelyn Byrd is repeatedly shown as strong, vigorous, and capable. It stresses the state’s need for such men, praising Byrd’s qualities and potential contributions.
A vivid literary sketch portrays Las Vegas as a rough crossroads of fame and danger. It imagines pilgrims, gamblers, and rough crowds arriving, then questions the town's future as a respectable community with schools and churches, warning of lasting bruising from its notoriety.
The Baltimore and Ohio Press Special carried about 100 journalists from Chicago to Baltimore in under 24 hours arriving around 2 a.m. The Connellsville dispatch noted an 8 a.m. Baltimore ETA and described the train speeding past Havens Ferry like a streak. Journalists onboard predicted the next U.S. president would be named by the time the papers were issued.
Grimes Virginia noted a series of residents and visitors with names, spouses, and towns including Martinsburg Shenandoah Junction and Maryland. Individuals such as Charles M. Ebert C G Clark and families Benington Freeman and Hubbard were seen on calls and social visits. Grace Kiger and nurses Grace Gardner Ethel Barrett spent vacation at home.
Mr Poteet G Cleventer has arrived on his farm here after spending two years in Winchester.
The platform pledges labor protections including women and children, stronger workers compensation, court integrity, and a simpler judge recall process. It endorses world peace, anti monopoly policies, protective tariffs with periodic adjustments, civil service maintenance, and disabled government employee retirement. It also supports campaign finance reform, parcel post, merchant marine expansion, river and harbor improvements, and immigration relief.
Retail items listed include flour butter eyes bacon hams corn with price ranges from 4.5 to 5 dollars. Mixed hay oat millfeed and Timothy hay are priced between 0.52 and 22 dollars with various per unit figures.
At Stone Bridge Virginia on June 24 Mess Robert with Laurence Armel ands ter Miss Virgie stayed with Mr Hibbards family at Red Bud. Mrs Silman and two daughters from New Salem Pennsylvania visit relatives here. Mr Armel visited Mrs Violette in Macedonia on Thursday.
This item records personal visits and social calls in Albin Virginia and nearby towns. Mr A Tavener and Mr Howard Luttrell spent time in Berkeley Springs on business. Miss Beulah Hartman visited Miss Jessie Fries in Winchester. Mr and Mrs D S Mattison spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs S E Brown at LewWneeet. Julia and Mable Braithwaite visited friends in the area.
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