Murder Suicide Charge Shakes Frederick County Farm
A coroner's inquest reports John W. Brown was shot twice by his son William J. B. Brown in August 1915 after family troubles led to abandonment of the wife Emma Winton Brown. The son allegedly premeditated the crime, buried the body, and later sought to flee to Pittsburgh with hints of more to tell at trial. The case drew a large Winchester gathering and ongoing county attention as investigations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Frederick
John W. Brown
A. J. Tavenner
William J. B. Brown
Wiliam J. B. Brown
Friends’ Meeting House
Apple Ridge
Nain
Frederick County
William Jennings ‘Bryan Brown
Winchester
Young Brown
Doran
Brown
Emma Winton
Capon Bridge
Hampshire County
W. Va
Mack Janney
William J. Bryan
Sapon Bridge
West Virginia
William Buncutter
Buncutter
German Fleet Withdraws After Baltic Sea Battle
Reports confirm a Russian naval victory near Riga with the Russian Duma announcing success. Berlin questions a torpedo strike sinking a German vessel while Paris cites French torpedo boat actions off Ostend. Balkan tensions rise as Serbia considers Macedonia cession to Bulgaria and Roumania war fever grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
London
Duma
Petrograd
Admiralty
Riga
Galicia
Nicholas
Austria
Paris
Ostend
Balkan
Serbia
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Venezilos
Bucharest
Roumania
Turkey
Balkan States
Touring Parties At Hotel Jack Register for Week End
The Hotel Jack hosted a list of touring guests including Mr and Mrs Gomer Walters Mrs J G Ellis Walter Ellis Hilda Ellis and Mrs J W Waterman of Johnstown Pa Mr and Mrs R B Stiles of Pittsburgh Mr and Mrs F T Holt Staunton Va Dr J B Applewhite Newport News Va Dr and Mrs A H Sprinkel Staunton Mr N J Giddings Morgantown W Va Mr and Mrs Stephen G Porter and daughter Mrs I L Gillespie and Miss Hilda Kroeck of Pittsburgh Mr W W Murray and Mr J M Murray Mrs Hosgek and Mrs F Wicker sham of Pittsburgh also noted. Mothers 50c and 1.00 oxfords solve the problem of the child s first school shoe price s Royal Blue Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel
Jack
Gomer Walters
J. G. Ellis
Walter Ellis
Hilda Ellis
J. W. Waterman
Johnstown
R. B. Stiles
Pittsburgh
F. T. Holt
Staunton
J. B. Applewhite
Newport News
Price
Potomac Club Tennis Tourney Draws Big Entries at Cumberland
Local players and stars from the east assemble for the eleventh annual Potomac Club tournament marking the Alleghany Mountains championship on Cumberland courts. Clarence Fischer defends the men's singles title with Marie Somerville and Frances Peyton Page among notable contenders. social events planned nightly with clubs hosting parties and a tournament ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Club
Alleghany Mountains
Cumberland
Cumberland Courts
Clarence R. Fischer
Marie Somerville
Lonaconing
Albert Gore
Washington
Fischer
William J. Torrington
Philadelphia
Misa Frances Peyton Page
W. Nelson Page
Winchester
Virginia
Civic Club
Winners Listed in Sonneborns Drawings With Addresses
A list of winners is provided with names and street addresses for Mrs. Henkel Carpenter Miss Margaret Shank Mrs K E B Hemp and Mr Jas M Pangle. An additional drawing was announced for 5 p m today on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henkel Carpenter
Main Street
Margaret Shank
Jas. M. Pangle
South Market Street
Taxpayers notice on Board of Review hearing date
The Board of Review will review Gaines boro District real estate assessments next Friday August 27 at the County Clerk's office. All aggrieved parties should appear at that time. By order of Board of Review. Also local notes include prices on peaches at Sonneborn's and stray social updates about residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Review
Gainesboro
Phil. H. Gold
Colleges urged to supply reserve officers for army
Gen. B W Nichols proposes using military, agricultural and mechanical colleges to build a reserve officer pool. Plan includes minimum military instruction, summer encampments, and liberalizing honor military college rules. Ten colleges would grant 100 new officers yearly, with state cadets included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hay
Virginia
House of Representatives
Winchester
B. W. Nichols
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
United States Army
General Nichols
Secretary of War
War Department
Department
Liete
Army
Weat Point
Nichols
Woodmen's Picnic at Boyce Labor Day
The Boyce Camp Woodmen will hold its big annual picnic and tournament on Monday September 6 at Boyce. Prominent national speakers will discuss topics for members and locals will follow. Amusements promise a more attractive program than previous years with a large crowd expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce
Order
Quarrel Over a Woman Ends in Man's Death
In Middletown a quarrel over a woman ends with Peter Myers, a 21 year old Black man, dead from a gunshot. Walter Banks, 26, is jailed in Winchester for Myers' murder after pursuit by authorities. Banks says rivalry over the Kemp woman sparked the fatal confrontation at her home. Continued details appear on page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Peter Myers
Walter Banks
Mount Jackson
Shenandoah
Banks
Myers
Frederick County
William Jennings Bryan Brown
Logan
John Ww
Hain
Daniel Spiker
Louis Farmel
W. H. Edmondson
Woodstock
Winchester
A. Owings
Middistown
Ettorney
Harry R
Herbert
Woman's
Armel
Edmonson
Nellie
Sensency
Jackson
Baltimore
Kemp
Lonraine
Pone
Thomson Visit Spreads From Summit Point To Atlantic City
Mr and Mrs James M Thomson journey from Summit Point West Virginia to Atlantic City before heading to Deal Beach New Jersey to visit Col George Harvey and later sail from New Orleans Their Washington Willard dinner included a small company and a noted upholstering representative will show fabrics this week in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Thomson
Genevieve Champ Clark
Washington
Summit Point
W. Va
Mr. Thomson
Atlantic City
Deal Beach
N. J
Col
George Harvey
New York
New Orleans
W. L. Scarboro
Winel
Hagerstown
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Byown
Farher
George P. Munich
P. Janney
W. A. Oandorfy, M. S. Glaize, J. H. Spence, W. C. Parlett
Paw Paw
Pittsburg
Justice of the Peace
A. J. Taverner
Stonewall District
Germany
Moltke
Gulf of Riga
Berlin
Przemysl
Niagara Falls
Sonneborn’s
Hotel Jack
Cumberland, Md
Sonneborn's
Lantic
City
KE. B. Hemp
Bunker
Hill, W. Va
John Harmer
Fair Grounds
Anne M. Fauntleroy
Sonneborn
Samuel P. Morton
H. J. Flowers
Fred. Strother Farm
James Brumbaugh
Harrisburg, Pa
John Brumbaugh
Fast Water Street
Sonneborn’s. Ip
S. Ip
Warner Ames
Onancock, Va
Shenandoah Valey
Battenburg
Gen. Nighols
Mt. Jackson
Middletown Street
Nelle Kemp
Hullet
Myere
Bath
Anderson
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