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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1908
Page
4
The Winchester fair directors aim to invite William Jennings Bryan to speak next October. A Bryan appearance would draw a massive crowd and carry political significance as he nears the presidential campaign battle. The event could attract thousands from miles around to hear the famed orator.
A fragmentary report describes Fingy Connors, a controversial New York figure, rising to influence through graft and owning a newspaper. He is caricatured as a prize fighter with a brash voice, once a bartender, who once used a newspaper pass on a train. The conductor mistook him for the real Connors and alerted New York authorities.
A Winchester Sunday school tale recalls a boy mistaking Fourth of July as Charley Rouss birthday. The piece notes Americans’ mixed understanding of Independence Day from birth of a nation to fireworks and merriment, warning of casualties and urging careful observance.
The passage notes a spirited celebration by a young American boy who will celebrate Independence Day with enthusiasm and gusto, using any means at hand and showing no restraint.
In loving memory of cousin Lottie Shertzer who died June 9 1908. Poignant tribute speaks of her gentle spirit, eternal life, and reunion with loved ones. Blessings from family as she rests in heaven.
A revarkable accident near Sierra and Granges in the union Valais leads to a car stopping by a poor woman on the roadside. An occupant places a large basket beside her, then drives away. The woman discovers an impeccably dressed infant inside with clothes, £720 notes, and a note saying to take care of the child and that they will call in ten years.
A 72 year old beggar in Paris named George Fantin was arrested and questioned about his motives. He claimed he is a philanthropist who provides shelter and aims to help the poor without ever demanding payment. He urged readers to read The Star for details.
The British bark Howard D. Troop from Tacoma hires a mixed crew from San Pedro and Tacoma. Captain Durkee signs 14 new sailors with only one experienced seaman among them. The voyage up the coast tests green hands for deck duties and aloft work in poor weather.
In Kansas City ten members of Yecker Avenue Baptist Church worked past 11 PM by lantern light to place joists and weatherboards for a new building. Organized three years ago, the congregation, once in a small frame house, chose a collective effort over fundraising. Pastor William L Harms proposed donating materials and labor, and the plan was accepted.
The Baltimore American reports Maryland Braves 2 preparing for a large Red Men celebration in Wingchester and Old Dominion. A week of festivities includes a 800 seat auditorium, a 100 participant tournament course, a 5000 strong parade on Red Men's Day and 48000 expected on Fraternal Day across Virginia Maryland West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Winchester resident George W. Taylor of South Kent Street testifies Doan's Ointment cured years of itching piles after other remedies failed. The ad notes the product is sold at Baker & Son's Drug Store, price five cents, Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo sole U. S. agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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