Miller will probated in city court in Winchester
A document purporting to be the last will and testament of Charles Chase Miller, shot during a Villista raid in Columbus New Mexico, was admitted to probate in Winchester Corporation Court. Minnie A Miller appointed administratrix with the will annexed, with appraisers named W C Miller J George Baetjer J P Reardon John S Miller and Fred S Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Miller
Charles Chase Miller
Winchester
Corporation Court
City of
Harrison
Charles C. Miller
Mr. Miller
G. C. Miller
W. C. Miller
Minnie A.miller
Miller
James P. Reardon
Columbus
Reardon
Minnie A. Miller
J. George Baetjer
J. P. Reardon
John S. Miller
Fred
Boyd
Steamer Ecquador Sinks Off Chile Port
The steamer Ecquador capsized near Constitucion Chile and forty people drowned. Rescue boats from the Maule river mouth saved many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Ecquador
Constitucion
Maule
Dates For The Virginia Fairs
The Virginia Fair Circuit announces August October fair dates across Virginia and West Virginia. Locations include Galax Marion Staunton Winchester Bluefield Oak Hill Radford Roanoke Lynchburg Harrisonburg Danville Petersburg Charlottesville Covington with multiple days listed for each venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
W. Va
Virginia Fair Circuit
Galax
Marion
Staunton
Winchester
Bluefield
Oak Hill
Radford
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Harrisonburg
Danville
Petersburg
Charlottesville
Covington
Baltimore Grain Markets Close with Wheat at 1 27 1 2
Baltimore wholesale markets closed this afternoon with No 2 red wheat at 1 27 1 2 per bushel and corn at 91 cents. Prices reflect end of trading and provide a snapshot of grain values for traders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Boy Scouts Return From Capon River Camp
The second annual Boy Scout encampment near Capon Bridge Hampshire County West Virginia ends as Troop No. 1 Troop No. 2 and Troop No. 3 return to Winchester. Troop 1 traveled about twenty four miles arriving near 3 am. Troop 2 resumed from Gore arriving 6 to 7 am. Troop 3 reached home around 4:15 am. Several named scouts arrive with Scoutmaster Baker and Assistant Scoutmaster Copenhaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capon Bridge
Winchester
Gore
Troop No. 1
Troop No
Troop 1
Baker
Copenhaver
Richard Gray
Howard Taylor
Mitchell Knight
Russell Potts
Garland Potts
Frank Silver
Clyde Copenhaver
Maurice Pifer
Beverley Wright
Conrad Little
Did the Iron Claws Trigger a False Fire Alarm at Empire Theater
A false alarm rang at about 2 am in downtown as prowlers hit the Empire Theater fire gong with a Iron Claw or boiler plate. Fire crews responded quickly but no blaze was found after the mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Theater
Empire
Blaine
PIANO TUNER AND MUSIC STORE AD
Music store offers piano tuning and travelling accessories. Advertisement appears on 5th page. Contact Bell 359W with Wednesday and Thursday service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moling
Seal
Death of Charles W. Tanquary from lightning shock at Burnt Factory
Charles W. Tanquary 63 died at his home in Burnt Factory after a lightning shock in June last. He survived several strokes since but died about midnight while his wife heard him breathing heavily. He leaves a widow Ada Hoffman Tanquary and one daughter Lucy Tanquary. Funeral Thursday 10 a.m. at his home with Rev. O. D. Lambert and Rev. W. O. Talbert officiating. burial at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tanquary
W. O. Talbert
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Winchester
Mt. Hebron
Tanquary
Renewal Notice for Mail Subscriptions
Last day to renew mail subscriptions at the reduced rate of $2 per year is Monday July 81. Renewals by that date will be continued under the usual custom, after which the rate rises to $2.50 per year for all subscriptions renewed.
Contributions For Soldiers Memorial Fund Noted
Miss Lucy Russell, treasurer of the Confederate monument fund, reports new contributions from Aubrey G. Weaver Front Royal Va one dollar Mrs Thomas W Steck one dollar Friend one dollar J F Beall Hammon five dollars. Former Senator Charles J Faulkner Martinsburg and Mrs Faulkner have sent invitations for a bar masque at Boydville Martinsburg on Friday August 11 from 9 to 2. Winchester residents expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Russell
Confederate Monument Fund
Aubrey G. Weaver
Front Royal
Thomas W. Steck
Friend
J.—F. Beall
Hammon
Charles J. Faulkner
Martinsburg
For Sale Desirable 7 Room Dwelling at No 128 N Washington
Real estate listing notes a seven room dwelling with bath and modern conveniences at 128 N Washington St. Offered by Hansbrough & Carter Real Estate Loans Insurance with quick buyer terms. Also lines advertise limestone in cablots and alfalfa seed from Piccadilly St. H H Baker. Also listing second-hand Fords from H C Borden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington St
Hansbrough & Carter
Kansas
Piccadilly St
Zeppelins raid eastern England and rumors on Galicia
About sixty Zeppelins raided eastern and southeastern England last night with six to seven participating. A Rome dispatch says Germany plans to evacuate Kovel and that Russian flank movements threaten Austro German defenses in Galicia. Russian experts predict possible evacuation of Lemberg and Kovel if retreat turns into a rout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
War Office
Great Heights
William
Reuter
Amsterdam
Galicia
Lemberg
Kovel
Petrograd
Kovel-Lemberg
von Hindenburg
Riga
German Offensives Shift South of Somme in Picardy
Paris reports German attacks aimed at delaying French advances toward Peronne have moved south of the Somme into Picardy. An assault on Lichons was repulsed according to the war office. On the Verdun Meuse front the bombardment has intensified as Germans prep for major infantry assaults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Picardy
Somme
Peronne
War Office
Lichens
Peronner
Verdun
Meuse
For Sale August 5 1916 Industrious girl wanted
Advertisement notes an August 5 1916 sale and a job ad seeking an industrious girl over sixteen to work in hosiery mills with steady work and wages. mentions The Interwoven Mills Martinsburg West Virginia and railroad fare refund. Include details of labor, address and wartime era ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Interwoven Mills, Inc
Martinsburg
W. Va
Giant German airship plane may cross Atlantic soon
New York Aug. 1 German enterprise famed for sending a merchant submarine to the United States claims a huge triple screw air plane is ready to link Germany and America by a trans Atlantic air service Tests show the machine can cross the ocean with a crew of 18 or 20 and mail supplies for a 7000 mile flight from Heligoland The design features three stacked planes a 75 foot hull length and a 1650 foot span on each wing with a 250 horsepower power plant and a 7000 gallon fuel capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Atlantic
International
Information
Heligoland
America
Bremen
Albert Ballin
Hamburg-American Line
Lloyd Line
Hemisphere
Investment offer of Shenandoah Valley stock at public sale
The notice invites a head of family to bid cash for forty-two shares of Shenandoah Valley and Farmers and Merchants National Bank stock to be sold in lots of two or three shares at noon Saturday in front of the Court House. The ad promises rising value, semiannual dividends on January 1 and July, and that the investment bears no taxes. It is signed as a public sale by Lp2t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
National Bank
Court House
Bremen 10 to reach America next Thursday
A German submarine merchantman Bremen is due to reach American shores early Thursday morning with a cargo valued at about 16 million dollars. Berlin reports German fear for the Bremen’s safety as Deutschland remains unable to depart Braustuimore scene shows the return voyage disruption and possible mine obstructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremen
America
New York
Rome
Herlin
Heat wave broken as cool winds sweep the region
WIASTLINGTON Aug 1 Weather officials said the heat wave of recent days has broken with cooler conditions widespread across northern states. Temperatures are expected to drop significantly by tomorrow extending south to Virginia, then rise again by Thursday but not to previous highs as high pressure shifts from the south to Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiastlington
Virginia
Weather Bureau
Canada
Funeral Services for Mrs Carper
A large crowd paid final respects to Mrs Jennie Carper wife of W A Carper at a family home on South Braddock Street. Rev H G Spencer led the service with church hymns and burial followed at Mount Hebron. pallbearers included John P Sartelle Edward B Sartelle and others. distant relatives from Gettysburg attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Carper
W. A. Carper
South Main Street
South Braddock Street
H. G. Spencer
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Jesus
Mount Hebron
John P
Edward B. Sartelle
Hunter N. Kern
C. WU. Robinson
John I. Sloat
Jacob Bowman
Price Oyler
Wesley Oyler
Samuel Spangler
Harry Oyler
Robert Oyler
Gettysburg
Carper
Alexander Oyler
Mrs Henryl. Little Arrives in Town for Summer Visit
Mrs Henryl Little arrives from Norfolk Virginia and will stay with her mother Mrs D B Conrad on West Water Street for the rest of the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henryl. Little
Norfolk, Va
Wil
D. B. Conrad
Water Street
President of Dock Company 5 Under Arrest
New Jersey authorities arrest B L Mackenzie president of the National Dock and Storage Company at his Plainfield home on manslaughter charges linked to the Black Tom Island ammunition explosion. Three other men on $5,000 bail also face manslaughter charges as the fire flares on Black Tom. A special grand jury may be convened to probe the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
New York
New Jersey
Black Tot Island
B. L. Mackenzie
National Dock & Storage Company
Plainfield
N. J
Mackenzie
Black Tom Island
Tid
Infantile paralysis death toll soars in 24 hours
New York reports 67 deaths and 159 new cases of infantile paralysis in the 24 hours ending today. Totals rise to 898 deaths and 4,123 cases. The Presbyterian Reunion at Pen Mar is announced with a special train from Winchester at 7:25 am and return at 5:15 pm, round trip $1.26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New, York
Hughes Supports Woman Suffrage in Presidential Race
New York Aug 1 Charles Evans Hughes Republican candidate for President declared support for a constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote. He said the amendment should be submitted and ratified to remove the issue from political discussion in response to Senator George Sutherland of Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
New York
Charles Evans Hughes
Ing
George Suthersland
Ultah
Hughes
Fight near Fort Hancock report by General Funston
General Frederick Funston forwarded to the War Department Bell a formal report on yesterday’s clash near Fort Hancock in which two Americans were killed. The dispatch emphasizes the aid rendered by Carranza troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frederick Funston
War Department
Bell
Fort Hancock
Seashore Excursion Leaves Winchester for Resorts
Seashore excursion from C. V. R. R. departs Winchester at 7 25 a m on Thursday August 9. The trip runs 16 days to Atlantic City and South Jersey resorts for 6 50, and 8 50 to Asbury Park and North Jersey resorts.
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Winchester
Atlantic City
South Jersey
Asbury” Parl
North Jersey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Villista
Columbus, N. M
Chase
Wire
BOY Scouts
Capon River
Boy Scouts of Winchester
Hampshire County
Charles W. Tanquary
Burnt Factory
James Tanquary
County
J. Howard Stuart
S. Main Street
H. C. Borden
Zeppelin
Kaiser
Imperial
Germany
Grove Bros
Robert Kennedy
Columbia, $ C
Missee Tunter
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Brastuimore
Deutschland
Timmins
Dock Company 5
E. 1
Big Blast
Funston
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