Rail Strikes Ripple Across Northeast and Mid Atlantic
National rail walkout disrupts freight and passenger service from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia and Baltimore. Ohio soft coal mines close as union leaders report mixed progress. Washington adopts embargo on incoming and outgoing freight while New York and Chicago regions report varying recovery.
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Pennsy
Pittsburgh
Brotherhood of Railway
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Ohio
Columbus
South
Washington
Potomac Yards
Potomac River
Colver
New York
New Jersey
Valuable Orchard For Sale In Frederick County
Auction notice for a small profitable orchard in Frederick County offered by WL Fults. Terms are easy and the orchard is described as paying for itself in a short time. Interested buyers are urged to respond quickly.
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Frederick Co
Fults
Wanted bids for mail carriage between depot and post office
Public notice invites bids for routing mail between Company V Depot and the Post Office. Four trips on weekdays and two on Sundays required. Bid deadline and agent M. V. B. Snoke listed. Also classified ad for furnished or unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping at 47 S Main St.
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Co. V
Post Office
M. V. B. Snoke
S. Main ‘St
Seed Oats Bumper Crop At Winchester Seed Co
Seed oats advertised as pedigreed grade stock at Winchester Seed Co Inc with emphasis on bumper crop supply for planting season.
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Winchester Seed Co), Inc
Desirable Harris Addition Lots At Auction
In a bid to raise funds to replace burned buildings, three desirable lots near Harris addition are offered for quick sale to a fast buyer. The notice names Mrs. B. F. Browning as involved in the proceedings.
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Harris
B. F. Browning
Candy Machinery for Sale by Beck's Steam Bakery
Having determined to discontinue the manufacture of candy we will privately sell the complete equipment of machinery and tools used for candy production. Beck's Steam Bakery location listed as 12 1p 61 J. Winchester, Va.
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Beck’s Steam Bakery
J. Wiychester
Two young ladies sought for wages at Crystal Confectionery
Advertisement notes immediate, steady work for two young women at Crystal Confectionery offering daytime shifts from 12 to 1 p.m. with pay described as good.
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Crystal
Tests Made at Pike Crossing Evaluate Train Stall Risk
Judge William F. Rhea of the State Corporation Commission orders a two week daily test by Baltimore Ohio Railroad starting April 12 to determine if trains stall at Mill Pike crossing after stopping. The local Strasburg Junction freight will be used to assess safety gate removal and the watchman’s abolition, amid county and city objections. Citizens of Winchester and Frederick County are urged to observe the tests for firsthand data before the commission proceedings.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Canton
Sandtown
Bayview
Mount Vernon
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Bayview Junction
Curtis Bay
Mount Clare
Cumberland
Western Maryland Railroad
Hagerstown
Hagberstown
Moose Hall
William F. Rhea
State Corporation Commission
Baltimore Ohio Railroad
Mil ‘Pike Crossing
Strasburg Junction
Millwood Pike Crossing
Common Council
Winchster
Board of Supervisors
Frederick
H. F. Byrd
Rhea
Judge Rhea
Big Victory For Poles Is Claimed
WARSAW April 13 The general staff reported a pronounced Polish victory over the Bolsheviks on the southeastern front after days of fighting. Bolshevik guards fled, and Poles captured around a score of machine guns and seized booty.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Stack Blows Over Stack Kills Three Cattle At Grant Farm
A high windstorm toppled a straw stack on Mr. Scott Grant’s farm near Clear Brook in this county killing three cattle and injuring a fourth that escaped. Good second hand binder. Bargain at R. M. Swimley’s.
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Scott Grant
Clearbrook
R. M
General Ireland General Strike Protests Hunger Strike
A general strike began in Ireland today in response to the treatment of political prisoners at Mountjoy jail in Dublin who are on a hunger strike.
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Associated Press
London
Ireland
Mount Joy
Dublin
Three Hundred Die In East Prussia Munitions Blast
Paris dispatch reports 300 people killed in a munitions dump explosion at Rotenstein in East Prussia on Sunday. French headquarters sent the update at seven in the morning.
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Associated Press
Paris
Rotenstein
East Prussia
7Ence
Illness Befalls Fawcett Gay Postmaster
Mr T F Fawcett long time postmaster of Fawcett Gay county is reported seriously ill at his home. He fell ill about two weeks ago and his daughter Georgie Fawcett now from Washington arrives to assist. His brother Dr William Fawcett of Alderson W Va is also at the home place. April 21 J W Lartick Jr 400 head livestock etc April 24 I W Ebert Winchester Fair Grounds horses cattle hogs
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T. F. Fawcett
Fawcett Gay
Georgie Fawcett
Washington
William Fawcett
Alderson
W.va
J. W. Lartick, Jr
I. W. Ebert
Winchester Fair Grounds
Protest Against Speed Regulation Draws Fire at Fire Company Meeting
Protests against a Common Council speed limit of 18 miles per hour for fire apparatus sparked a meeting of the Friendship Fire Company and allied committees. Attendees debated city control over equipment, proposed fees for responding to rural alarms, and new reforms urged by mayoral candidate W. W. Glags. Nine new members were elected to the company.
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Common Council
Friendsip Fire Company
Charley Rouss
Sarah Zane Fire Companies
Rouss Hall
Friendship Company
W. W. Glags
For Rent Notice Fragment Reads Front Rooms Availability
Fragmentary rental notice lists front rooms in Surmonee with unclear dates and contact hints. Text is incomplete but suggests a landlord listing near a Bearoffice area with room specifics not readable.
Acreage Insurance for the Farmer by Hansbrough & Carter
An advertisement urges farmers to insure crops instead of gambling on yields. Hansbrough & Carter offer insurance, real estate, and loans, inviting readers to request particulars.
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Hansbrough & Carter
Arsenate of Lead Claims Safe, Effective Pest Control
An advertisement extols arsenate of lead as a highly poisonous yet well distributed pesticide. It asserts strong fruit and foliage safety, claiming high poisoning power offset by fineness and uniform spread for best insect control.
Winchester Orchard Supply Company Ad Notice
Local advertisement for Winchester Orchard Supply Company listing address 201 North Market Street and a phone contact for order delivery with a readiness message dated 4-13.
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Winchester Orchard Supply Company
N. Market ST
Reverend H G Spencer to Leave Winchester Pastoral Post
The Rev H G Spencer will not return to Market Street Church Winchester as pastor. He will become pastor of Piedmont W Va education denomination. The Rev W W M Deppa will succeed him here. The Baltimore Annual Conference announced the change last evening. Spencer has served six years, the longest tenure since 1853, and was greatly liked for comfort and service to the sick and bereaved. The conference adjourned at Metropolitan Church with no decision to lift the ban on dancing and amusements. A minimum minister salary of 1200 was adopted, next meeting at Mount Vernon Place Church Baltimore.
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H. G. Spencer
Market Street
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Market Street Church
Winchester
Spencer
Charles D.faylor
Methodist CO
Greenwood
Frederick County
Hiram
Washington
Baltimore
Methodist “Episcopal Church
Metropolitan Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Committee On
T Edwards
Mount Vernon Place Church
J. St. Clair Neal
Wilson calls a meeting of his cabinet
President Wilson summoned the cabinet for a discussion of "the general situation" with officials noting the imminent railroad strike as the likely focal point. It is his first cabinet gathering since returning from a western trip last fall when he was critically ill.
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Wilson
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Coal industry stalls as only four shovels run in Kansas
At Pittsburgh Kansas headquarters of coal operators four steam shovels work with under 200 miners among 12 000 employed. The suspension of operations is said to be a protest led by Kans as miners union leaders. Separately Washington census bulletin reports Charleston West Virginia population 39 308 an increase of 16 612 or 22 percent since 1910.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Kan
Cosay
Alexander M. Howatt
Kansas Mint Workers
Washington
Charleston
W. Va
Coal famine closes Manassas electric plant again
Manassas Virginia endures a second blackout in a month as a coal shortage halts all municipal electric service. A town council committee notified users the plant would be closed nightly until coal arrives from Pocahontas Coal Company of West Virginia, with delivery uncertain.
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Manassas
Pocahontas Coal Company
West Virginia
Rail Labor Board Appointed by President Wilson
The Railroad Labor Board was appointed today by President Wilson to meet in Washington at once to address the grievances of the railroads. Members include De Hunt of Cincinnati Barton of, Otis Baker of New Orleans and Texas Pacific, J H Elliott of Texas, William L Park of Chicago Great Western, with Railway Employes reps Albert Phillips, A C Wharton, and James J Forrester.
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Washington
Railroad Labor Board
Wilson
Tril
de Hunt
Cincinnati
Barton
Otis Baker
Cincini New Orleans and
Texas Pacific Railroad
J. H. Elliott
Texas
Texas and Pacific Railroad
William L. Park
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Albert Phillips
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
A. C. Wharton
Railroad Department
American Federation of Labor
Wanted men to represent the nation in Maryland West Virginia Virginia
A terse notice seeks a few men to act as representatives for a national publication. District Manager P Solliday of ter Va states that expenses will be paid.
Home Demonstration Club Postpones Meeting to April 21
The Home Demonstration Club meeting scheduled for Wednesday at the library 3 30 p m has been postponed to April 21. A very interesting program is planned for that date and all ladies are invited to attend.
Tan leather sample bag found on road near Gore
A tan leather sample bag was found about two miles from Winchester on the road to Gore. The reward is returned to Sheloff, Hotel Jacke.
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Gore
Winchester
Sheloff
Jacke
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New York Central
Department of Justice
Hans
Staten Island, ‘Transit Company
Long Island
Chicago
Pacific Northwest
West
Ohio River
Pacific Coast Brotherhood
Youngstown
Pittsburg and Lake Erie
Here
Erie Road
Philadelphia
Qhie
Pike Crossing
Et Corporation Commission
Millwood Road
Bath
Carter’ Bros
R. M. Swimley
S. Ip
Fawcett III
Friendship. Hall
Tiy Herrenl
Piedmont
Market Street Methodist
AV. MM. Depp
Hicks’ Motor Co., Inc
Winchester School Board
Shenandoah Valley Bank Bldgz
Kansas
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