Forger Wheeler Arrested After Public Deception
William Wheeler well known as H Wheeler was arrested in Winchester charged with attempting to utter a forged check. He admitted forging checks across the Cumberland Valley and Pennsylvania while his wife, a hospital patient, gave birth to a son. Police recovered no trace of the forged instrument after a confusing sequence at multiple banks and a hospital visit.
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Forger
Maine
Pelite
Virginia
William . Wheeler
Neville
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Wheeler
M. A. Doran
Winchester
Cumberland Valley
Pennsylvania
Washington
D. C
W.W. J. Larrabee
Mariners and Merchants’ National Bank
Union Bank
Walter Cox
Commercial and Savings Bank
Charles Summers
A. Hunter Davidson
John L Sloat
Land Wheeler
Mr. Davidson
Davidson
Opposing Split on Wilson Railroad Plan Emerges
Senator Watson of Indiana and fellow conservatives amend the Sims Smith bill to end government control of railroads six months after peace. They oppose federal ownership and argue the postwar clause overreaches. Senator Johnson of California and Senator Cummins of Town back government ownership, signaling a split among Republicans.
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Washington
Wilson
Watson
Indiana
Old Guard
Johnson
California
Cummins
Town
Big Guns Roar On All Fronts
Paris dispatch reports at least 750000 soldiers moved from the eastern front to the western line. Heavy artillery dominates combat as cannonading intensifies on the western front and in Macedonia. Austrian and Austro German artillery activity rises in the Bul garian sector while Italian forces clash along the Piave.
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Paris
Hin
Macedonia
Piave River
Italy
Blizzard Strikes Chicago Paralyzing City Traffic
The Jan 7 Chicago storm described as the worst blizzard in the city history caused deaths and injuries, fuel and milk shortages, and widespread disruption. Rail and streetcar service halted while elevated trains run sporadically and Lake shipping shuts down. A ice jam trapped the Steamer Missouri with 70 crewmen near the Chicago river mouth. Snow reached 20 inches with drifts up to 12 to 16 feet and winds 40 to 60 mph. The blizzard affected Illinois Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Indiana and other nearby states.
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Chicago
Missouri
Northern Michigan Transportation Company
Tinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Indiana
German Crisis Deepens As War Talk Rises
Joseph W. Leith, 27, of Bloomery Hampshire county West Virginia, a member of Battery RE, 313th Artillery, United States Army, died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a brief pneumonia illness. He had arrived from Camp Lee Virginia and fell ill upon alighting from a train. Funeral plans were pending as the family prepared to receive his body.
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Joseph W. Leith
United States Army
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Leith
I Lee
Petersburg
Baltimore and Ohio
Memorial ‘Hospital
Bloomery
Hampshire County
W. Va
Leith
J. D. Leith
Byrd orders immediate action on inferior Virginia coal
State Fuel Administrator Harry F. Byrd directs Virginia fuel commissioners to report inferior coal shipments to his Richmond office and to send five pound samples to the Interior Department Bureau of Mines in Washington for analysis. The move aims to enforce contracts amid coal shortages and curtail substandard deliveries.
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Richmond
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
United States
Areau of Mines
Department, of the Interior
Washington
Byra
Fuel Commissioners of
Bureau of Mines
Department ‘of the Interior
Washington, D. C
Mrs Athey Stife Paralyzed By Stroke At Railway Station
Mrs Athey wife of the watchman at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station was paralyzed on her left side after a stroke yesterday. She is a well known woman in Winchester noted for charitable work and has many friends hoping for her early recovery.
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E. Joseph
Athey
Wat
Baltimore and Ohio
Woman's Auxiliary Meeting Delayed Until January 21
Notice states there will be no meeting of the Winchester Memorial Hospital Woman's Auxiliary until Monday January 21. Other items note Mr Mitchell Knight's return to Portner Military Academy after holiday. Mr W Taylor Wall and bride Mary Virginia Iacas return from wedding trip and reside at Hotel Evans. Retail prices for cracked corn middling bran and timothy hay are listed.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mitchell Knight
Portner Military Academy
Charleston
S. C
B. M. Knight
Fairmont Avenue
W. Taylor Wall
Mary Virginia Iacas
Washington
Hotel Evans
Banks to Elect Directors in Shenandoah Valley and Nearby Banks
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank and the Farmers and Merchants National Bank will elect directors for the ensuing year between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The Commercial and Savings Bank directors will be chosen at 11 a.m. The Union Bank of Winchester plans its annual meeting for the third Thursday in April. A midday bus from Hotel Evans leaves Martinsburg at 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah ‘Valley ‘National Bank
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Commercial and Savings Bank
Union Bank of Winchester
Bright Infant Alice Sibert Dies of Pneumonia
Alice Catherine Sibert infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Percy L Sibert died of pneumonia Saturday evening at 917 South Braddock street Born October 4 1917 she was a bright favorite among neighbors Taken ill during severe weather funeral services were held at the home at 2 pm and she was buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery
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Alice Catherine Sibert
Percy L. Sibert
South Braddock
Sibert
Bessie €. Green
A. Oeew
Mount Hebron
Independence of Finns Recognized
A Berlin dispatch reports Chancellor von Hertling received a Finn delegation and Germany will officially recognize Finland's autonomy, signaling recognition of Finnish independence.
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Finland
Berlin
von Hertling
Germany
Mrs Huntsberry II Dead In Washington
Intelligence reports the death of Mrs. Huntsberry II at her home 634 A street northeast Washington D C last Friday. She was 73, sister-in-law of Charles and John A Huntsberry. Funeral held at 2 PM in Washington with interment in a local cemetery.
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Washington, D. C
Messrs
Charles
John A. Huntsberry
Washington
Stolen Bay Mare and Team Sighted Near Lake View
Winchester police seek a bay mare with a star on her forehead and a damaged tan k attached to a horse and buggy stolen from Mr. John Wright near Lake View last night. Six to eight fat fowls also disappeared from Wright's property. Neighbors reported suspicious persons nearby yesterday afternoon.
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Winchester
John Wright
Lake View
Frederick County Boys at Camp Lee Serve for Liberty
Citizens urged to support soldiers in training at Camp Lee by giving money to brighten their lives. The message emphasizes sacrifice for national liberty and cites local families and gatherings connected to the war effort.
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Frederick County
Camp Lee
Publisher Barrie Dies Revered Figure in Global Press
Noted publisher Ander Barrie has died, leaving a widely known name in ropes and publishing. His home was in Winchester, and his influence extended to Australia and the East.
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Ander Barrie
Winchester
Mr. Barrie
Ecropes
Australia
East
Thieves Ransack Gaylord Country Store
The George Cooley store at Gaylord Clarke County was entered last night by thieves who smashed a front window and fled through a rear door leaving it open. Cigars tobacco and wearing apparel and other items were taken. No identification traces were found.
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George Cooley
Gaylord
Clarke County
Mr Bentzell Improves After Illness
Mr Adam Bentzell a well known resident in the southern part of Winchester has been seriously ill with pneumonia at home. He is now reported much improved and out of danger with careful attention likely to restore him to activity soon.
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Adam Bentzell
Winchester
Bentzell
Boyd Richards Heads South on Apple Trip
Mr. Boyd R. Richards a Winchester apple broker departed Saturday for southern points to promote and sell apples. He plans to visit growers and markets along his route.
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Boyd R. Richards
Winchester
Naval conference called off amid Brest-Litovsk policy
PETROGRAD January 7 The naval conference carried on by German and Bolshevik delegates alongside the Brest-Litovsk peace policy has collapsed. The admiralty rejected Germany’s two terms and refused to lift the White Sea blockade.
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Star
Petrograd
Brest-Litovek
Admiralty
Germany
White Sea
Milburn Child Dead At Home On Martinsburg Pike
Theresa Elizabeth Milburn aged one year and eleven months died this morning at the home of her parents Basil and Miles Milburn on the Martinsburg pike. No funeral arrangements yet. Lost gold breastpin containing hair. Reward offered by Star office.
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Theresa Elizabeth~ Milburn
Miles
Basil Milburn
Martinsburg Pike
Reward Star Office
Supreme Court Upholds Draft Law As Constitutional
The United States Supreme Court ruled the draft law constitutional, with Chief Justice White reading the decision. He stated that the draft power is vested in Congress along with the war making power. For sale Buick Touring Car offered by Derminer's Garage.
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Ternoon
United States Supreme Court
White
Congress
Derminer's
Artillery Fire Near Messines Dominates War Office Brief
London Jan 4 The War Office bulletin notes artillery firing near Messines on the west Flanders front as the sole reported activity. No other combat reports are confirmed.
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London
Messines
Kipling Tonight to Be Interpreted by Hadfield
Mr Henry J Hadfield arrives from Philadelphia to present a free lecture at City Ball Auditorium on the Handley foundation. He will perform Kipling in costume including ribald parlor ballads and military dress, followed by multiple Kipling characters to illuminate the poet and man.
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Hadfield
Handley
Henry J. Hadfield
Rudyard Kipling
City Ball Auditorium
Philadelphia
Handley Foundation
Kipling
Prussian Militarism Pressures Russian Negotiations
British and Allied officials describe growing German militarist influence over Russian talks. They foresee shifts in policy as a new political division forms within Germany and warn that peace along German terms may be rejected. London reports emphasize Kaiser actions affecting the peace process and Allied caution as Lloyd George comments on the Russian crisis.
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Washington
Gard
Mision
Gow
Sznilitaryship
Kaiser i
Litovsk
Germany
Lloyd-George
Russia
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Wire To the Star
Wire
Ghigago
Middle Western
Woman's Auxiliary Meeting
LOGAL _ BANKS
Martinsburg
Evans
Imbher-Baker
Springfield
Ohio
Albert Finfrock
William Burner
Stephens City
William ‘Hubbard
Ling
Gour
Iretail
Eagle
MR. Bentzell
Naval Conference
Milburn
Mating
Sess
AFT
Bath
Slectric
Kaiser Too
All
Ola
Great Britain
Ti George
Pesce Co
Dome Kuchimann
Pat Oy
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