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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
1
Pulaski Wisconsin January 10 1917 a telegram to Chief Doran Winchester Virginia asks about bloodhounds to track a mysterious woman in black. Doran laughs off the idea noting chivalry and decline of canine detectives while referencing a city paper tale of a threatening figure.
A gasoline tank repair near Boyce Clarke County results in a fatal blast that fatally injures Andrew Sewell. John Smith nearby sustains minor burns. Sewell dies about two hours later. funeral set from his home with Mount Hebron Cemetery interment in Winchester. He co owned Sewell and Jolliffe garage with Joseph Jolliffe.
In Red Bud a sewing machine agent for Singer was wounded by an axe wielded by Mary Williams and her mother Priscilla Williams during a dispute over a sewing machine. Lear wrested the weapon, but both women were charged after the incident.
A splinter entering the finger of 12 year old Myrtle Louise Newcomb led to tetanus and death at Martinsburg's King's Daughters Hospital. The funeral was held at Mount Pleasant Church Gerardstown with Rev. W F Gruver officiating and interment in the church yard. The accident happened on Christmas Day and the wound worsened despite medical care.
A black fur neckpiece is missing, reported at Em pire on Saturday the 6th. Reward offered by Star office.
Governor A Stanley hurried by special train from Frankford to Murray to head off a mob seeking to lynch Luke Martin, a black suspect in the shooting of a white man. Martin was moved to Paducah for safety after a magistrate granted a continuance and mob pressure surrounded the hotel where Judge P H Bush and the Commonwealth's Attorney hid.
The body of Col. William Frederick Cody known as Buffalo Bill will lie in state in Denver on Sunday and be buried next summer in a rock tomb atop Lookout Mountain. The funeral will be conducted with involvement from his appointed societies and led by the Order of Elis.
The Rouss Hook and Ladder Co. will hold a special meeting on Friday Jan 12 at 8 o clock. All members are earnestly requested to be present. By order of its secretary.
Four young men from Woodstock including Mr Kibier were riding with false faces when their car skidded on the Fishers Hill turnpike. The vehicle plunged over a 25 foot embankment but the front wheels caught on the wall, suspending the car above the drop. Mr Bly from the garage assisted to pull the auto back to solid ground and the trip resumed in a sober manner.
Announcement of Miss Phyllis Hannis and Mr. R. W. Stake marriage on December 23 at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Millwood Clarke county. Rev E D Chambers officiated. Bride from a prominent West Virginia family. Groom a district manager for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company with new diverters in Martinsburg. They left today for a southern honeymoon.
The London Times calls the Rome war council a turning point as Greece agrees to all Entente terms. Reports say Greek acceptance blocks Greece from siding with Germany and signals a decisive push against Austro German Bulgarian Turkish forces in Macedonia.
London dispatches report the entente's reply to President Wilson’s peace initiative will be made public in London tomorrow. The note, said to differ in tone from the German reply, is described as frank and aims to define terms for peace while stressing German responsibility for the war. Secretary Lansing rushed the document to the White House once delivered in Paris.
A cast led by Kate Elmore arrives from Washington for a four day Poli's Theatre engagement before opening at The Empire tonight at 8 30. The company comes highly recommended as a city week stand with plans after Martinsburg and Hagerstown to a week at The Auditorium in Baltimore next Monday. An advance sale promises a good sized crowd tonight.
Mr. T K Cartmell asserts he did not serve in scouts guides and couriers in the Confederate army but was a member of Company B Eleventh Virginia Cavalry. He served on detached duty in charge of the battalion in the bureau of information under Stonewall Jackson.
At the close of Baltimore wholesale markets this afternoon spot wheat quoted 2.01 1.4 and corn 1.08. Winchester buyers offered F158 for wheat after market close.
The City Manager will receive applications for the Clerk position until January 10 at 5 pm. The salary is $50 monthly. This permanent role offers good opportunity for the right man or woman. Applicants must write in their own handwriting and include age experience and references. Applications may be kept confidential if requested.
BURNT FACTORY Va January 11 A rural excitement arose when workers along a creek bank spotted a mysterious object on a rotten log They debated whether it was a wild animal or a large hoofed creature Then one man armed with an ax moved to investigate only to reveal it was a discarded punk from decaying lumber The reporter notes locals kept names private to avoid blame and unrest
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