Domestic troubles lead to mor ality and weapons charges
Mrs le Stottlemyer and E H Kaven were arrested on morality and related weapon charges following a dispute with her separated husband over custody of their two children. The case ties to two years of marital strife, with prior pistol-toting accusations and warrants against the husband and Dehaven. The parties share an address in northeast Winchester. The court session was set for later that afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Stottlemyer
E. H. Kaven
John W. Stottlemyer
Stottlemyer
Dehaven
Nain
Winchester
Parsonage Wedding Unites Mattison Racey and Amile Peters
At the Baptist parsonage on Thursday afternoon Rev. Charles Adey united Mattison M. Racey and Amile Peters in marriage. Racey served in France and faced heavy combat, returning home without injury as he begins married life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattison M. Racey
Amile Peters
Charles Adey
Racey
France
Musicale at Auditorium Offers Pupil Entertainment
Mrs Katie Graber Webster invites and friends to attend an 8 pm musical program by her pupils at the Auditorium on Friday August 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Graber Webster
Winchesters Orchard Basket Freight Yard Listing
Fragmentary OCR note lists peach carriers bushel baskets crates and picking Pat Har Me Ou End at Winchester Orchard with unclear context. Likely a catalog or inventory fragment for packing materials and fruit shipping. Names and precise details are uncertain due to damaged text.
Auto sale catalog itemization with vintage models
1914 to 1919 car models priced from 275 to 500 dollars with monthly payments offered. Overland Touring described as practically new at half price. Franklin Touring in good mechanical shape with paint noted at 3000 car value now 850. Seven Passenger Packard listed as mechanically perfect with Westinghouse shock absorbers, original cost about 7000, selling price implied. APMAN'S AUTO SALES at 19-1p-Rt. haze Seb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankin
Westinghouse
APMAN
Haze Seb
Coxs Swing Under Way as Campaign Moves
Governor Cox returned to Columbus from South Bend where he charged Republicans with raising a cam paign fund of at least 15 million dollars. The Democratic nominee will address audiences in Canton and Columbus today and plans further stops in Evansville Pittsburgh New Haven and New York before his September swing through the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Cox
South Bend
Ind
Republ
Canton
Evansville
Pittsburgh
New Haven
Martinsburg Population Rises by 1117 to 12516
Washington Aug 20. Martinsburg West Virginia reports a population of 12516, an increase of 1117 from 1910, a percentage rise noted in a federal census bulletin issued today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Martinsburg
W. Va
Pope Today
Rainy August Records Shatter Local Weather Notes
Continuous rains bring the rainiest August in forty years for the region. Twelve days of rain in the first twenty days of the month disrupt homes with rot and damage while crops like corn and gardens benefit, and residents hope for a stretch of sunshine soon.
Washouts Detour Southern Railway Near Lynchburg
Incessant rains in the last 36 hours damaged the roadbed of the Southern Railway with three washouts between Lynchburg and Charlottesville. A wrecking train repairing a break overturned after hitting a new washout ten miles north of Lynchburg. two crew members were injured. Danville reports four inches of rain in 24 hours with no relief, and tobacco crops suffered serious damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Southern Railway
Charlottesville
Danville
Vatican urges Archbishop Mannix to temper British question talks
Rome consistory issues strong exhortation to Archbishop Mannix of Australia urging moderation in handling British political issues. Message from Rome released in London reports the directive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rome
Mannix
Australia
Public Sale of Handsome Antique Furniture
Auction notice for the late H. K. Pritch ard showing furniture to be sold cash only at Faéudence corner Main and Cork Streets on Wednesday August 25 at 10 a.m. Conditions emphasize cash payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Pritch
Main
Cork Sts
Notices to present convention expenses to Chamber of Commerce
Take notice all parties billing Firemen's Convention expenses for Winchester are to present bills to the Chamber of Commerce on or before Monday August 23 1920. Bills not presented will be deemed donations to the Convention fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Two Towns Abandoned by Soviet Forces
Reports from Berlin and Moscow indicate Soviet troops pulled back from Luka and Radin near Warsaw while Polish advances continued toward Brest-Litovsk and Mlawa. Polish forces, backed by French officers, press the push east on the Bug river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Luka
Warsaw
Radin
Mos
Ffr
Paris
Foreign Office
Weygand
Brest-Litovsk
Bug River
Stevice
Bielsk
Putusk
Mlawa
Receivers Appointed in Ponzi Fortunes Case
Boston August 20 The broken fortune of Charles Ponzi and the fortunes of thousands of investors in his get rich quick scheme were placed in receivership by Judge Morton of the U S District Court. Three receivers were ordered to qualify in bond of 50000 each. The asset total is uncertain with Ponzi stating 4000000 as the only estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Charlies Ponzi
Morton
United States District Court
Ponzi
Modern Woodman Camp 12184 Picnic Named
The CAMP 12184 Modern Woodman picnic is scheduled at Woodman Park in Middletown Virginia on August 21, 1920. One page notice invites members to attend the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodman Park
Middletown
For Sale Splendid Dwelling on Kent Street Lot
Real estate item lists a 35 by 190 feet lot at 4158 Kent Street with asking price 2800 dollars. Includes timber value over 4000 dollars and farm total 15000 dollars. Also notes listings for insurance loans and local businesses and a job ad for a reliable girl in Crystal Confectionery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent ST. Va
Hansebriugh & Carter
Penitentiary Riot Shocks Maryland Prison
More than 50 hunger strikers riot at a Maryland penitentiary dormitory, tearing lights from sconces and wrecking cells for four hours. Guards and firemen, using water streams, drive them back. one firefighter is injured by a brick. Prisoners surrender at dawn as wards restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltim
Maryland Penite
Company I for full equipment and peace time strength
New recruits join Company I under Captain Bob and are expected to reach full peace time strength soon. They will receive complete army issue gear including khaki uniforms hats socks and gear. Drill under Lieutenant Spillman drew 90 percent attendance despite bad weather and drills were deemed beneficial. Public is invited to observe drills and the company plans to occupy the new armory shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
C. D
Spriggfield Rifles
Uieut
Spillman
Wanamaker Wife Dead in Atlantic City Hotel
Mrs Mary Beecans wife of John Wanamaker the department store proprietor died in her rooms at the Hotel Ambassador Atlantic City today after several months illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Mary Beecans
John Wanamaker
Ambassador
Notice on Price Increases for Tall Lawn Dry Supplies
Public notice states that prices for advance orders of tall lawn dry supplies including coal and taber will increase by 25 percent. The document indicates a compelled action and references advance pricing terms for these items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Coal strike averted says Lewis amid Cleveland talks
John L. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers telegraphed President Wilson that the danger of a winter strike by soft coal miners in the central competitive field is believed to be averted after the Cleveland conference. Another group claims a deadlock over a commission to settle the dispute. In Indiana President Stewart of the UMW says new wage scale talks will start independent of other states. Indiana public service officials warn of a critical fuel supply and urge Congress action to prevent calamity as day-shift strikes threaten utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Wilson
Cleveland
Lewis
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Stewart
United Mine Workers
Johan W. McCardle
Indiana Public Service Commission
Congress
Harding Stays On Front Porch
In Marion Ohio on August 20 Harry Daugherty told reporters that Senator Harding will continue his presidential campaign as planned despite Democratic strategy. He said there is no plan to abandon the front porch approach though some speeches may occur in other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ohio
Harding
Harry Daugherty
Republican Executive Committee
Friendship Picnic Railroad Rates Detailed for Rock Innon Trip
Winchester to Rock Innon fare 90 cents with rates to other stops listed. Children under 10 free. Labor Day picnic hosted by Friendship Fire Company at Rock Innon Springs on September 6 with multiple station prices and special allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester and Western Railroad
Friendship Fire Company
Rock Klnon Springs
Winchester
Rock Nhnon
Chambersville
Two Marriages Sanctioned in Winchester Clerk Office
The Winchester Corporation Clerk's office issued marriage licenses to Gordon Orndorff 22 of Clark County Virginia and Laura Racey 19 of Winchester, daughter of C W Racey, with Sanare's consent. and Madison Racey 24 and a 16 year old listed bride, with parental consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Clerk's Office
Winchester
Gordon Orndorff
Laura Racey
Clark County
Henry Orndorff
Jeferson County
W. Va
C. W. Racey
Jefferson County
Madison M. Racey
Wiliam
Sanare
Gas blast kills two in Syracuse as season opens
A 2000 gallon gasoline reservoir owned by C. E. Mills Oil Company exploded in Syracuse injuring 12 and killing two. Windows and timbers blasted into nearby buildings as panic spread among workers. In Virginia the deer season opens October 1 and runs to February 1 with county variance allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
C. E. Mills Oil Company
Virginia
Department of Inland Game and Fisheries
Unusual August Fur Sale at Mo Ling and Seal
The August fur sale at Mo Ling and Seal offers a money saving chance to acquire a fur coat, scarf or muff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mo Ling
Barton Will Admits Probate For Hanover Lodge Estate
The will of Joseph M. Barton, who died at Hanover Lodge near Kernstown, is probated in Frederick County. His wife Frankie Jones Barton receives Hanover Lodge for life, with remainder to sons Samuel M. Barton and Frederick M. Barton and the children of Lewis N. Barton, plus life bonds and residue allocations to Cary Barton and others. Jane Barton acts as executor and qualified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Barton
Hanover Lodge
Kernstown
Frederick Centy
Iw. D. Fuller
John M. Steck
Frankie Jones Barton
Ory Baertag
Miss Barton
Mr. Barton
Samuel M. Barton
Frederick M. Barton
Lewis N, Barton
Lewis N. Barton
Miss Cary Barton
Jane
Were Wedded in Hagerstown
A marriage license issued in Hagerstown Maryland lists Elie Dudgher and Julia McNulty both of Winchester as the marrying couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Elie Dudgher
Julia McNulty
Winches
Meat theft leads to six months on state convict road
Dewey Millett a young white man was sentenced to six months on the convict road for entering the smoke house of Mr Constable near Gore and stealing a large quantity of meat. He was convicted before Justice Adams of the Magistrate's Court at Gore in this county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Millett
Jester Dalley and Sidney Braithwaite Wed at Parsonage
The Rev. George W. Stover officiated last Wednesday at the United Brethren Church parsonage for the marriage of Jester Dalley and Miss Sidney Clara Braithwaite. The couple reside in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Stover
Jester Dalley
Sidney Clara Braithwaite
United Brethren Church
Wanted All Kinds of Fruit at C. V. Depot
Advert says SAM HAINES offers a variety of fruit at the C. V. Depot with Bell Phone 476 in Hyde. The notice promises good goods at your price and directs readers to see a lady on the 5th page for details in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. V. Depot
Sam Haines
Ptt Rhs Bell
Hyde
Suffragists Force Adjournment at Nashville
In Tennessee the House debated ratification of an oral amendment as suffragists sought to force a motion for reconsideration. Speaker Walker shifted his vote, adjournment was pressed by anti suffragists, but suffragists carried the motion 49 to 47 and sang The Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee House
Walker
House
Motorists in Great Danger After Mountain Crash
Mr and Mrs John I Sloat of city and Mrs J W Pease of Densville West Virginia were bruised but survived. Their car failed to gain control on a mountain road during heavy rain, hung on a projecting fan and teetered over a steep hill into the Capon river. All occupants suffered shocks and Sloat received medical care in Wardensville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John I. Sloat
City
J. W. Pease
Ofdensville
W. Va
Capon
Eryone
Rs. Sloat
Mrs. Pease
Nervous Mays Struggles After Cleveland Incident
Braae Chapman, shortstop for the Crew Americans, died after being struck by a ball pitched by Carl Berg of the New York club. Mays, now in Cleveland, suffers a nervous breakdown and has not appeared at the grounds since the incident. An official of the Yankees disclosed the events, while Mays pleaded guilty to a speeding charge and paid a fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Braee Chapman
Crew Americans
Carl Berg
Cleveland
Mays
Yankees
New-Clevelandies
Poss Sets World Mark in Olympic Vault at Antwerp
F K Poss of the Chicago Athletic Association wins the Olympic pole vault final in Antwerp, breaking the world record with a vault of 13 feet 8 inches, improving the previous mark by 3 feet 2 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Antwerp
F. K. Poss
Chicago Athletic Association
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ARD
N. Market ST
Gore
The
Mason-Dixon
Rosemont Park
Pavieton
Brest- Litovsk
State Department
Acr
Berlin
Posen
REDS
Minsk
Russia
Poland
Moscow
Wizard Ponzi
the Associated Press
Clarence Miller
High Way
Anpty
A. Band
Maryland
Moling & Seal
Wanamaker
Friendship Picnic Railroad
Twoideer
Liberty
Sloat
Wardensville
Yellow Springs
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