Seventeen Die as Freight Dashes Into Express at Mount Union
A fast freight train plowed into the rear of an express on the Pennsylvania Railroad at Mount Union Pennsylvania early today killing seventeen passengers and a Pullman porter. The sleeping car Bellewood telescoped with many victims while relief trains and surgeons aided survivors.
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Mount Union
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bellewood
Chester A. Minds
Ramey, P
Owen Minds
Maude Minds
M. A. Caplish
Minds
A. Segur Delling
Cleveland
Ohio
Richard Nowen
Ramey
Dottynowen
Jhan Nowen
Tyrone
Utica
N. Y
Milton
New York City
H. A. Roefpler
Plattville, Wis
F. W. Montgomery
Bloomington
Ill
Charles Levine
New York Uy
Philip P. Poland
N. Bright
J. F. Kelley
Brooklyn
Cook
M-U Tower
H. H. Jacobs
Harrisburg
Bryceville
Huntington
Altoona
New Railroad Schedule Benefits Virginia Valley Residents
The Baltimore and Ohio schedule on the Shenandoah division, effective yesterday, eases travel for Valley residents between Winchester and Harrisonburg. Readers along the Southern Railroad can connect with morning B&O trains at Strasburg Junction, reach Winchester by 8 15, and return by 12 09 or 7 01 p m. The Manassas to Harrisonburg train also connects at Strasburg Junction. Winchester 8 15 a m arrival reaches Harpers Ferry at 9 25, linking to No 32 to Washington and Baltimore, or No 11 to Cincinnati and St Louis. The Shenandoah Special through Winchester from Washington to Lexington now runs 8 10 a m out of Washington, with unchanged Harpers Ferry to Lexington segments. Northbound Shenandoah Special arrives 1 42 p m, still requiring car changes at Harpers Ferry for east and west. Crews on the Shenandoah division shift to Strasburg Junction to Frederick, Md., instead of Brunswick.
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Southern Railroad
Harrisonburg
Strasburg Junction
Baltimore and Ohio
Winchester
Manassas
Southern Railway
Harpers Ferry
Washington
Baltimore
Lexington
Shenandoah
Shenandoah Division
Frederick, Md
Brunswick
Andersons Bowling Sash
An item notes Andersons Bowling as an indoor recreation center or activity. It describes bowling as a healthy pastime that can aid digestion and general well being. The piece emphasizes bowling as a busy person friendly health regulator and a form of exercise.
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Anderson
James Allie Hardy Dies This Morning
James Allie Hardy, a known contracting painter, died at W. D. Grim's home 113 West Cork Street after a two week illness from several diseases. Funeral is set for tomorrow at 8 PM from Mr. Grim's residence with Rev. Dr. George S. Bowers of Grace Lutheran Church officiating. Interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. He was son of the late John Hardy with remaining relatives including uncle William H. Fleacher of Washington and niece Mrs. Eugenia Thomas of Leesburg Virginia. cousins W. Miller Johnson and Harry Fletcher also lived locally.
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James Allie Hardy
W. D. Grim
West
Cork Street
Mr. Grim
George S. Bowers
Grace Lutheran Church
Mount Hebron
Hardy
John Hardy
William H. Fleacher
Washington
Eugenia Thomas
Leesburg
Messrs. W. Miller, Johnson
Harry Fletcher
Mr. Hardy
New British War Loan Success Highlighted by Treasury
London reports 8,000,000 subscribers to the new war loan showing broad national support. Officials note the loan totals 5 billion dollars with over 3 million subscribers sacrificing savings to back Britain’s front-line soldiers.
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London
Treasury
Cooper Brothers Long Business Career Ends As New Firm Opens
An announcement notes the opening of T. J. Cooper and Sons at East Piccadilly opposite the Baltimore and Ohio station. Thomas J. Cooper withdraws from Cooper Brothers after forty three years at the same Main and Piccad y corner business. Continued on second page.
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Star
Messrs
T. J. Cooper and Sons
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
East Piccadilly Street
Cooper Brothers
Oscar Barr
Cooper
Main and
Picca
Justice Fultz Reserves Decision in Animal Cruelty Case
Justice Fultz reserved his decision until Saturday in the case of John Stuart and Fred Nail charged with cruelty to animals. The defense counsel illness delayed ruling as two druggists testified the preparation used on dogs produced a cooling effect rather than heat.
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John Stuart
Fred Nail
Justice Fultz
Gunfire on North Braddock Street sparks police hunt
Two revolver shots rang out on North Braddock Street about nine thirty last night. Residents were awakened as shots were fired toward Brad dock Street and the assailants fled toward Fairmont Avenue. Police have a description of the men and say arrests are expected.
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North Braddock Street
Braddock Street
Fairmont Avenue
Stones Attack Mason House Prompt Fear at Market and Cork
Late Sunday night unknown miscreants bombarded the residence of Mr. T. Ashby Mason at the Market and Cork streets corner. Missiles struck the house from all sides and occupants feared to exit. Mason cannot imagine any foe or motive for the attack.
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T. Ashby Mason
Market
Cork
Mr. Mason
Chautauqua Set For City This April at New Empire Theater
Announcement states a Chautauqua will be held in the city at the New Empire Theater starting Monday April 16th. A meeting will soon be held to finalize season ticket plans before the program is publicly announced.
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New Empire Theater
Candidates for School Offices to be Elected
Educational factions in Virginia prepare for the selection of 105 division superintendents. Leslie D. Kline and N D Cool seek Frederick county and Winchester. L W Leach andRobert B Rust from Warren county. G C Massey listed. Also notice of J W Marshall sale at Rocky Glen farm March 1 with draft mares and cattle.
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Virginia
Wll
Richmond
State Board of Education
Messrs
Leslie D. Kline
N. D. Cool
Frederick County
Warren County
G. C. Massey
J. W. Marshall
Rocky Glen Farm
Summit Point
W. Va
Jefferson County
Norfolk Officers Raid Many Joints
One hundred persons were arrested in Norfolk Virginia when eight houses were raided simultaneously on Sunday night. Police seized large quantities of whiskey and charged several women.
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Norfolk
W Mathews Believed Safe After Laconia Sinking
In Winchester friends report no message by late afternoon about Thom as W. Mathews who sailed from New York on the Laconia and was torpedoed off the Irish coast. Mathews, a noted apple broker, left for Glasgow and promised to cable his Liverpool arrival.
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Winchester
Thomas W. Mathews
Queenstown
Cunard
Laconia
Mathews
Star
Glasgow
Scotland
New York
Charles Watts
Liverpool
Munition Plant Blast Kills 200 Near Paris
A French ammunition plant explosion near Paris kills 200 and wounds 700. The blast destroys 80 000 tons of munitions, according to a Swiss source reported by Overseas News Agency.
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Berlin
Paris
Prices Paid Today in Wheat Markets
At Baltimore wholesale markets this afternoon spot wheat closed at 1.93 3 4 and corn at 1.14. Winchester dealers offered 1.78 for wheat after the close of Baltimore market.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Musical Recital by Franceska Kaspar Lawson March 2
Mrs Franceska Kaspar Lawson the famed vocalist with local talent presents a Friday evening recital at 8 o clock in the Presbyterian Church auditorium Fort Loudoun Seminary and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals sponsor proceeds benefit the society Admission 25 cents
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Franceska Kaspar Lawson
The
Presbyterian Church
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Removal Notice Shifts Buick Auto and Delco Light Agencies
After February 27 the Buick Auto and Delco Light agencies occupying a room opposite Hotel Jack will move to the Barr store room at 160 North Main, changing location for customers.
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Buick Auto
Delco Light Agencies
Hotel Jack
Barr
North Main
Sudden Death of Mrs Queshe Brown Mourned Locally
The Martinsburg Journal reports the death of Mrs QuesHe Brown in Martinsburg on Saturday. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 4 30 led by Elder N D Cool and Elder L Miller, with burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery after a wake at the bereaved home. The remains were transported to Winchester and then to the aunts home on South Kent Street for a brief service.
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Martinsburg Journal
QuesHe Brown
Winchester
R. G. Coffman
N. D. Cool
L. Miller
North Second Street
Auction Sale Of Household Goods At North Main Street
Auction sale Friday morning March 2 at 10 o clock at 7 North Main Street next to Livick's Drug Store. Effects of late T T Wall and Sarah H Wall include bedroom furniture bedding book case tables rugs stove clocks pictures china bric a brac. Room heated. Terms cash. Administrators Fred Barr George Bantjer and executors noted.
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North Main St
Livick
T. T
Sarah H. Wall
Freon Victories Enthuse British on Somme and Mesopotamia
London reports a widespread mood of celebration as British forces push toward Bapaume on the Somme and seize Kut-el-Amara in Mesopotamia. Critics debate whether German defenses west of Bapaume can be breached quickly while British troops hold much of the Somme, with advances of up to three miles and a front about 11 miles wide from Gudecourt to south of Gommescourt.
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London
Bapaume
Somme
Kut-el-Amara
Messopotamia
Gudecourt
Gommescourt
Wardens to be paid ten dollars a month
Commissioner John Parsons of the department of game and inland fisheries notifies state game wardens that from March 1 they will receive ten dollars per month until their services are again required. He asks wardens to work as available and stay vigilant to prevent violations, despite funds limiting pay.
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John $. Parsons
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Parsons
Howe's Pictures at Empire
Lyman H. Howe's Travel Festival returns to the Empire Theater with an all new program of motion pictures tonight. The program is expected to draw a large audience.
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Lyman H. Howe
Mppire
Mr. Howe
Nation Reacts to Loss of American Women on the Laconia
Reports from Washington and Queenstown detail official reactions to the sinking of the Cunard liner Laconia off the Irish coast. Two American women, Mrs Mary Hoy and Miss Elizabeth Hoy of Chicago, are confirmed dead as authorities debate potential Allied responses and future Atlantic shipping security.
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Washington
Ireland
Lusitania
Mary
Hoy
Elizabeth Hoy
Chicago
Hoys
White House
Laconia
Congress
Germany
Atlantic
Queenstown
Cunard
Trish
Benjamin Hadkés
Dr. Hawkes
Tuaconia
Winchester Farmers Ledger Scheme Leaves Many with Losses
Prominent Winchester and Frederick County residents hold large stocks of farmers bookkeeping ledgers they cannot sell. Notes totaling over $20,000 were issued to finance the outfits, with individual debts ranging from $150 to $2,400. The plan offered free ledgers and coupons worth five cents on purchases, tying farmers to the program until enough goods were bought to recover the ledger’s cost.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Boyer Ghe
Wapinesse
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Mt. Union, Pa
Wire
Virginia Valley
New Columbia
T. J. Cooper & Son
Thomas J. Cooper
W. Mathews
France
Mrs Brown
Fred Barr
Adm
R. T. T. Wal
J. George Bantjer
Adim
Dec
Howe
Empire
Nation
U.S
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