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Sensational preachers and suffrage clashes in wartime talk
A column reviews sensational preachers as con artists and recalls Miss Maloney of Fightville clashing with Winston Churchill over women’s suffrage. It notes legal cases in Memphis over engagement gifts, comments on the Merry Widow hat, and includes historical notes on Winchester Medical College commencement, Char lestown Sentence Day, and local social observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Miss Maloney
Fightville
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Maloney
Memphis
Pepper
William Cavett
May Pepper
Richard Venable
Baltimore
Pope
Virginia Republican
Martinsburg
Winchester Medical College
M. EB
Fairfax Hall
J. Newton Kerr
Virginia
Levi Hipstey
Joseph Clagett
Maryland
Thomas Dailey
Thomas W. Wall
Winchester
John Bruce
Joseph Baker
H. H. McGuire
Philadelphia
Notough
Gen. Banks
Charlestown
John McNamee
Reuben Dickey
Lawrence Diverce
Massachusetts
Sallie Ward
Louisville
Judd
Satan