Congress Advances National Army Plan Amid War Reserve Push
House Military committee to frame a compromise national defense bill replacing continental army with full federalized National Guard. It sets a 575000 peak army and guard strength, 174 million estimated annual cost, and adds 10 infantry regiments 4 field artillery 52 coast artillery 15 engineers and 4 air squadrons. Senate panel pursues a 200000 man regular army in line with the War College plan.
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Congress
House Military Committee
Hay
Garrison
Wilson
National Guard
White House
Panama Canal
Continental Army
House
Senate Military Committee
Attachments in Winchester suit threaten Lincoln assets
The Star reports Carter sues Robert E. Lincoln in Corporation Court for 1920.66 dollars with interest. Four automobiles allegedly owned by Lincoln were attached. more claims led Magistrate Krebs to issue further attachments. Creditors include Nixon, Derminer, Evening Star, Livick, Aiken, and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone. Lincoln reportedly owes other local bills.
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Robert E. Lincoln
Star of
Corporation Court
City of
Winchester
Carter
Lincoln
F. H. Krebs
A. E. Derminer
The
Evening Star Publishing Company
Harry L. Livick
Charles Aiken
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Vicinity
Police Hear From Crones In Portland Anarchist Plot Case
Chicago police received a postcard allegedly signed by Jean Crones, identified as the lead in the anarchist soap plot. The note threats the death of “the bishop” in Portland Oregon and bears a Portland postmark dated February 18.
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Chicago
Jean Crones
Healy
Sdthe
Portland
Oregon
Mrs McSherry Reported Gravely Ill in Martinsburg
Messages from Martinsburg say Mrs J W McSherry is critically ill at her home and growing weaker with little hope of recovery. Early today her condition was precarious but she improved briefly later in the day. Mrs H Douglas Fuller of this city and other relatives are at her bedside.
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Martinsburg
J. W. McSherry
Ambassador Back at Work and Auction Notice
Berlin February 23 Ambassador Gerard has had his broken collar bone reset and will supervise work from the embassy. A desirable property at 632 Fairmont Avenue with a fine residence and almost two acres will be sold at public auction on Saturday March 11. Also notes insurance business in Strasburg and seed listings from H H Baker Piccadilly Market.
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Berlin
Gerard
Fairmont Avenue
Compromise Sought on Regular Army Bill by Congress
Congressional leaders debate a compromise between the two houses on the regular army. The deciding step will determine the size of the army and shape future defense policy.
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Congress
House May Add Another Quart to Liquor Bill
Virginia House deliberations on prohibition amendments focus on raising the monthly quota from one to two quarts and potentially striking monthly allowances. Key figures include Chairman Jordan, Delegate Meetze, and Senator Strode in a slow-moving debate across the Senate and House. The Hobson mail voting measure advances amid concerns of loopholes, while a tax law overhaul panel is appointed.
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Richmond
Antialoan League
Jordan
House Committee On Moral Welfare
Meetze
Prince William
Mr. Meetze
Prince William County
Senate
House of Delegates
Moral Welfare Committee
Virginia
Strode
Mapp
Prohibition
Royall
Gov
Ellyson
House
Hobson
T He State Advisory Board
Baker
House Finance Committee
Hugh A. White
Calvin Moss
Philip W. Murray
Watson
George Washington
Branson School Camp Fire Girls Present Play at School Mouse
Camp Fire Girls of Branson School stage a play on Thursday February 24 at the School Mouse. Admission is 10 and 15 cents. Proceeds support activities and scholarships.
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Branson School
Stater for Sale: Home at 608 South Washington St
Public auction announced for the residence at 608 South Washington Street formerly belonging to the late Mrs Emer M Bromley on Saturday March 11. Sale notice references a tale bill and lists Mrs Harry K Russell as returning from a visit to Philadelphia and New York.
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Emer M. Bromley
St. Washington Street
Harry K. Russell
Philadelphia
New York
McDonald's Sale Near Berryville Auctions Horses Cattle
A sale near Berryville on March 1 lists 12 horses and colts and 19 cattle as part of a rural auction titled Everybody Inviter o McDonald. The fragment mentions the event but lacks full details.
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McDonald’s Sale
Berryville
Captain Norris Celebrates 60 Years on Baltimore & Ohio
Captain B Frank Norris longtime Valley train No 8 conductor marks six decades of service with the B and O Railroad. He began as a blacksmith helper at Sandy Hook February 16 1866 and rose through brakeman to conductor with multiple transfers and a role in the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial crowds.
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B. Frank Norris
Frank Norris
Sandy Hook
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Shenandoah
Southern Railroad
Harrisonburg
Strasburg Junction
Philadelphia
Grafton
B. and O
Real Estate Sold in Milwaukee and Pittsburgh Tie to Winchester Heiresses
The real estate holdings of Mrs. Betty Bryarly Spencer of Milwaukee and her sister Miss Kate L. Bryarly of Pittsburgh, formerly of Winchester, were sold to Mr. M. L. Parsons for 3200 dollars. The sale was conducted by W. L. Fultz and includes a brick house with lot and a frame house with lot at 510 and 512 South Main Street, adjoining Mrs. Margaret Reardon’s property.
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Betty Bryarly Spencer
Milwaukee
Wis
Kate L. Bryarly
Pittsburgh
Winchester
M. L. Parsons
W. L. Fultz
South Main Street
Margaret Reardon
Student Maintains Innocence in Lambert Murder Case
William H. Orpet, the student held for the murder of Marian Lambert, declared his innocence today despite the coroner's jury verdict. He will plead not guilty at arraignment, waive examination, and await the grand jury's action.
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Waukbegan
William H. Orpet
Marian Lambert
Orpet
Box Social Oyster Supper at Mrs Birmingham’s
A community box social oyster supper raises funds for the Christian Church. It is hosted by Mrs Birmingham at 35 West Water Street from 8 to 11 30 PM on Friday February 25. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Birmingham
Water St. Benefit Christian Church
Walter Banks Sentenced for Voluntary Manslaughter
Walter Banks, colored, was sentenced by Judge T W Harrison in Frederick County Circuit Court to five years in the state penitentiary for voluntary manslaughter in the August shooting death of Peter Myers near Nellie Kemp’s Middletown home. He will be taken to Richmond penitentiary after the February term adjourns.
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Walter Banks
Frederick County
Peter Myers
Nellie Kemp
Middletown
T. W. Harrison
Banks
Richmond
Stock Sale by W. W. McDonald Opens March 1
W W McDonald offers horses colts and cattle at a stock sale march 1 three miles northeast of Berryville. The sale features famous stock and will attract local buyers and ranchers from the region.
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W. W. McDonald
N. E
Berryville
Frederick farmer dies of heart attack during fire rescue
Thomas B. Chapman 65, a Frederick County farmer, died from a heart attack caused by overexertion while helping extinguish a fire at his son Marty's Front Royal Road home near the C. A. Williams and Brother woolen factory. He survived by a son Harry Chapman, a daughter Mrs Albert Billot, and a brother James H. Chapman. His wife had died previously.
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Thomas E. Chapman
Thomas B. Chapman
Frederick County
Marty Chapman
Front Royal Road
C. A. Williams
Mr. Chapman
Chapman
Dusty
Harry Chapman
Albert Bllott
Relief
This County
James H. Chapman
Kernstown
Engineer Killed in Milford Train Wreck
New Haven Feb 23 W R Curtis the dead engineer of the Connecticut River Special crash at Milford is likely to be blamed for the wreck Investigations are under way by local county state and federal officials with nine killed and seventy five injured in the collision.
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New Haven
Conn
W. R. Curtis
Milford
Boston Attorneys Denounce Brandeis in Three Charges
Fifty five Boston lawyers through their counsel filed three new charges against Louis D Brandeis alleging double dealing. Brandeis a member of the Boston bar and newly chosen for the U S Supreme Court.
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Washington
Boston
Louis D. Brandeis
Wilson
United States Supreme Court
Brandeis
Mrs Andrews Weds California Doctor in Winchester
Mrs Emma Williams Andrews formerly of Winchester wed Dr Smith McMullen a Greenville California physician and county health officer on January 31 in California. She was previously Miss Emma Williams of Bristol Tennessee and widow of Daniel Andrews, a Winchester architect. The couple's news reached Winchester friends who know the bride well.
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Winchester
Emma Williams Andrews
Smith McMullen
Greenville
Cal
Man Arrested for Liquor Sale Pleads Guilty in First Offense
Fred Taylor a young white man was arrested by Officers Nevile and Massie on a charge of selling intoxicating liquor. In court he pleaded guilty and was fined 50 dollars with bond. He implicated Walter B Henry who was arrested and jailed for a hearing. Henry faces potential six month term and 100 dollar fine for a second offense.
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Fred. Taylor
Ofcers Nevile
Massie
Pollce Court
Walter B. Henry
Taylor
George Fletcher
Hayfield
Frederick County
Neville
George Purcell
Main Street
Rouss Avenue
Fletcher
Krebs
Wna
Oh Fleers
Iquor
Doran
Henry
Walter Henry
Mme Grouitch Is Returning to the United States
Madame Grouitch, a West Virginia woman who fled Mishbe before Bulgarian forces entered, will soon be allowed to return to the United States. Ill health linked to her flight from Meastir is given as the reason for her return. Madame Grouitech came from Wheeling, West Virginia.
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London
Madame Grouitch
West Virginia
Mish
United States
Meastir
America
Madame Grouitech
Wheeling
W. Va
Fletcher to be US Ambassador to Mexico
The Senate committee on foreign relations moved to recommend Henry P. Fletcher for confirmation as American ambassador to Mexico. Also notes Mr and Mrs P J Thompson of New York registered at Hotel Jack, and Mrs Gore of Bridgewater Va returned home after a Memorial Hospital operation with Mr Gore.
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Washington
Committee On Foreign Relations
The
Senate
Henry P. Fletcher
Republic of Mexico
P. J. Thompson
New York
Hotel Jack
Berlin Aeronauts Dream Of Great Aerial Fleet
Berlin reporters speculate on a large future aerial fleet aiding wartime supplies in the United States as conflict endures. The article cites a Vanguard of Russian forces moving near Trebizond as a strategic development.
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Berlin
United States
Trebizond
German Offensive Near Verdun Reaches Frontline Stronghold
Berlin reports a major German assault on Verdun with about six and a half miles of trenches captured and 38,000 French prisoners taken along a fifteen mile front. Paris dispatch notes Germans pressing toward Verdun.
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London
Ypres
Verdun
War Office
Berlin
French War Office
Paris
Heavy attacks and naval actions reported in World War I updates
War dispatches cite a Verdun assault from the Meuse right bank toward the Seroe woods, a La Frandre sinking by mine near Rotterdam, German territorial gains, Zeppelin flights to America, neutrals at risk if the war drags on, and advancing Russian forces toward Trebizond as Armenian refugees flee.
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Paris
Verdun
Meuse
Seroe
War Office
Rotterdam
York
London
House of Commions
Berlin
America
Germany
England
Sweden
Spain
Baltimore wheat and corn prices at 8 pm market close
No. 2 red wheat on spot quoted at 1.27 1 4 dollars and corn at 82 cents at the Baltimore wholesale markets. Also notes a visit by Mrs. Williams and W McDonald of Berryville, and a sale listing for 23 Holsteins and Jerseys by G F Yeakley on Feb 29.
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Baltieiew
G. F. Yeakley
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Jas. May
Police of
Wire
Mrs. McSherry
Roland S. Hauck
Mr. Branson McTlwée
Strasburg
Montana
Canada
H. H. Baker
Court’ House Plaza
Piccadilly Near
Market
Lptf
South
Washington ST
Stoperty
Norris
Baltimore & Ohio
Andrews
California
Mme. Grouitch
the Star
Bulletin
Laune
Petrograd
Rizeh
Trebezond
Tiflis
Ake
Miss Wierman
W. Piccadilly St
Baltimore Grain Markets
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