Berlin Thinks a Crisis Can Yet Be Averted
Berlin and London papers discuss the Lusitania sinking and possible U S action. German officials dismiss imminent crisis and expect further Washington Berlin exchanges. Belgian frontier closes signaling German troop concentration. Roumania mobilizes nine tenths of its army along Bulgarian and Hungarian frontiers with fortifications in place. Bulgaria closes Russian frontier.
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the Star
Berlin
Germany
Washington
von Bernstorff
London
Amsterdam
State Department
Appam
Foreign Office
Rome
Roumania
School board reviews overcrowded John Kerr School in Winchester
Semi annual report of John Kerr Public School Principal N D Cool shows 902 white pupils and 149 in colored school, total 1 051. Crowding noted in all departments with recommendation for an additional room to ease congestion and maintain equal teaching hours. The high school faces more congestion. extra rooms may be needed without more teachers.
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N.D. Cool
John Kerr Public School
Ted
City School Board
John Kerr School
Cool
Winchester
penEge
N. D. Cool
Riots in Lisbon Reach Revolutionary Proportions
Lisbon unrest erupts into riot and looting as crowds clash with republican guards. The situation intensifies amid ongoing turmoil, with reports describing widespread destruction and attacks on stores and property. The item also advertises a sale of surplus stock and farming goods from Jolliffe Brothers in Clearbrook, Virginia.
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Paris
Lisbon
Portugal
Bantz
A. Heller
Jollaffe & Jolliffe
Republicans Will Select Delegates
A mass convention is called by William B. Ryan, chairman of Winchester Republican Executive Committee, to elect five delegates and five alternates for the Seventh District Congressional Convention in Luray on March 22 and for the statewide Roanoke convention on March 29, with local city representation arranged. The notice mentions trustee Gale L Pwilett auctioning cattle hogs and farm implements a mile west of Welltown on March 2.
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William B. Ryan
Republican Executive Committee
Winchester
Court House Yall
Luray
Congress
Roanoke
R L. Pwilett
Gale
Welltown
Harges
Snow removal fines rise as warrants threaten more actions
Local residents face fines for not removing snow from sidewalks within a set time. Police plan to issue warrants for noncompliance. A warrant against James B Russell for a Barton cottage lease to the United States government was dismissed. the government rents the property and the duty to clear snow is debated. If snow remains, further warrants may target federal occupants.
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James B. Russell
Barton Cottage
South Washington Street
Russell
United States
Department of Agriculture
Eneow
Krebs
Uncle Sam
Neville
Washington
Mohr Murder Case Goes to Jury in Providence
The Elizabeth S. Mohr murder trial in Providence Rhode Island sent to the jury at 10 30 am after Judge Stearns delivered the charge. The courtroom was crowded as the case moved toward verdict.
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Mohr
the Star
Providence
R. I
Elizabeth S. Mohr
Stearns
Charges Against Brandeis Fail Flat
The Senate Committee investigating Louis D. Brandeis for the Supreme Court bench today rejected the charge that he was a religious apostate. Opponents had alleged Brandeis secretly abandoned Judaism for Unitarianism, but documentary evidence presented by Nathan Alpert, a Washington Jewish editor, contradicted the claim.
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the Star
Washington
Senate
Louis Dpd
Brandeis
Supreme Bench
Nathan Alpert
Illness Keeps Strickler Family At Home. Nurse Steps In
Retired farmer and dairy man John S. Strickler remains confined to his Harris addition home and is cared for by daughter Miss Mary Strickler, while Miss Annie Berry Renalds, new in town, handles district nurse duties and runs the nurse’s office in her absence. Nearby resident P. B. Unger at Albin is ill and under a physician’s care. Frank Gould of Harrisonburg, Va., has registered at Hotel Jack.
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John S. Strickler
Harris Addition
Mary Strickler
Miss. Strickler
Annie Berry Renalds
Miss Renalds
P. B. Unger
Albin
Frank Gould
Harrisonburg,Va
Jack
Death of Mary Ellen Cromer Diphtheria Claims Child
Mary Ellen Cromer youngest child of Rev T K Cromer pastor of Centenary Reformed Church died after one week of diphtheria at her South Market Street home. She was ill with headache and sore throat before diphtheria developed despite anti-toxin. Funeral will be private tomorrow afternoon. interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery with later removal to Loudoun County Virginia for burial. She leaves parents and three brothers Russell Kenneth and Keith Cromer.
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Mary Ellen Cromer
T. K. Cromer
Centenary Reformed Church
Mount Hebron
Coshing Spring
Loudoun County
Burail
Russell
Kenneth
Keith Cromer
Charles Richards Little Girl Dead in Trone County
Mary Bell Richard eleven dies after heart trouble at home of Charles C. Richard in Trone County. Survived by parents two brothers William and Harry and sister Bessie. Funeral Sunday at 10 a.m. from home to Bethel Church with Rev. Stump officiating. Burial in church cemetery.
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Mary Bell Richard
Charles C. Richard
Trone
William
Harry Richard
Bessie Richard
Bethel Church
Mr. Stump
Mrs Swimley Leaves Hospital After Medical Treatment
Mrs Swimley wife of Dr A C Swimley has recovered sufficiently after several weeks of treatment at Memorial Hospital to return home to West Piccadilly Street.
Ten Candidates Cast Their Hats Into the Ring
Ten candidates qualified for six Democratic nominations for Common Council at the April primary. In the First Ward six names include Hunter B. Grimm Herman Hable W B Jones H H McGuire Thomas B Kremer and Shirley Carter. In the Second Ward four names are W A Baker Robert F Brill Robert L Gray and B M Knight. John M Steck declined to run again as council president, while in Richmond for the House of Delegates. Dr Hunter H McGuire, chairman of the Democratic executive committee, issued the morning notice.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Hunter B. Grimm
Herman H. Hable
W. B. Jones
H. H. McGuire
Thomas B. Kremer
Shirley Carter
W. A. Baker
Robert F. Brill
Robert L. Gray
B. M. Knight
John M. Steck
Common Council
Steck
Richmond
House of Delegates
Hunter H. McGuire
Death of Mrs. Ethan B Cochran in Philadelphia Hospital
Winchester reports the death of Mrs. Ethan B. Cochran wife of Dr. Fred A. Cochran Jr of Clearbrook Frederick County at Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia after prolonged illness. She was 42, survived by her husband two daughters her mother and four sisters. Her father Benjamin Franklin Clevenger died Wednesday from paralysis. Her remains travel from Philadelphia to Frederick County for burial at Hopewell with funeral likely Monday at Hopewell burying ground.
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Winchester
Ethan B. Cochran
Fred. A. Cochran, Jr
Clearbrook
Benjamin Franklin Clevenger
Stephenson
Hopewell Burying Ground
Hopewell Meeting House
Frederick County
Cochran
Jefferson Hospital
Gladys
Elizabeth Cochran
B. F. ‘Clevenger
F. ‘A. Cochran, Sr
Mamie Child
Land Sale Near Winchester with Lime Stone Notes
A land offer concerns 50 acres near Winchester two miles from town. The owner cut the land from a farm and notes high cultivation, a fine building site on a top macadamized road. W L Fultz advertises from Court Square 441pst and urges readers to ask the Washington Sunday Star for later news. Mr W R Lucas spent the day in Washington on business.
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Winchester
W. L. Fultz
Court Square
Washington Sunday Star
W. R. Lucas
Washington
Virginia Military Institute Among Thirteen Leading U S
The Virginia Military Institute is rated among thirteen honor military colleges for 1915 per a War Department report by Captain E. J. B. Schindel. VMI and Norwich University have remained honor colleges since rating began. The report praises the institute’s military discipline, instruction, and the potential use of upper classes as officers if war required. Cadets are uniformed and trained, with strong infantry and artillery instruction noted.
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Virginia Military T Institute
Lexington
West Point
South
War Department
J. B. Schindel
United States Army
Virginia Military Institute
Norwich University
Vermont
Schindel
Byrd
Nichols
Farmers and Merchants' National Bank Opens Savings Club
The Farmers and Merchants' National Bank announces a new Accumulative Savings Club distinct from the Xmas Savings Club. The club will open for membership February 7, with details in an advertisement on page 3. H. D. Fuller, Cashier.
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Farmers and Mercants’ National Bank
The
Farmers and Merchants’ National Bank
Accumulative Savings Club
Xmas Savings Club
H. D. Fuller
Mrs Russell Dies of Tuberculosis in Clarke County
Mrs Minnico E Russell wife of J J Russell a former merchant died early Friday at her home along Senseney road near Cain's Chapel Clarke county after tuberculosis illness aged 33 She leaves her husband four children and many relatives Funeral services will be at her home Sunday at 11 with Rev E B W Brubaker and burial in Mount Hebron.
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Minnico E. Russell
J. J. Russell
Senseney Road
Cain’s Chapel
Clarke County
Russell
Philip Shearer
EB. WW. Brubaker
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Mount Hebron
Reminiscences of General Duke of Kentucky
Nemo reflects on Basil W. Duke’s Civil War prelude sketches from a magazine. The narrative includes the Havana execution of Kentucky’s Crittenden and the brave stance of a Kentuckian refusing to kneel, as the Spanish crowd jeers. The piece hints at broader tensions between Cuba, Spain, and the United States, with continued discussion on page 6.
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Basil W. Duke
Kentucky
Handley Library
States
Crittenden
Havana
Caard
Cuba
Druggists Oppose Whiskey Sales In Drug Stores
Druggists throughout the state express unwavering opposition to a prohibition bill that would allow whiskey sales by prescription in drug stores. They argue the licensing process would bring many annoyances and objectionable implications, and the Virginia Pharmaceutical Association pledged to oppose the measure at the Legislature.
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Virginia
Virginia Pharmaceutical Association
Fire at Ottawa clothing plant in Ontario
A second mysterious blaze in Ottawa Ontario was reported last night at the Grand Holland and Graham Company's plant. The clothing and military supplies maker was running a factory where haversacks and tarpaulins for the government were produced. The fire began on the second story and spread rapidly.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Queendiary
Grand, Holland and Graham Company
Baltimore Grain Markets Close With Wheat and Corn Quotes
Baltimore wholesale markets closed at an unspecified hour with No 2 red wheat on spot at 1.38 18 per bushel and corn at 81 cents per bushel. The brief note records early price levels for the grain trade in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
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Charles Richard
Mrs. Swimley
Dr. Ward
Coglan
U. S
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Nemo
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