Financiers summoned to testify in leak probe
Washington reports cite J P Morgan F A Vanderlip and others summoned to testify on how advance news of Wilsons peace note reached Wall Street. Lawson clashes with Chairman Henry over perjury claims as Ridgway Cosgraves stay silent awaiting subpoenas. Bernstorff denies Lawson million-dollar leak claim amid a flurry of sensational revelations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. P. Morgan
F. A. Vanderlip
Wilson
Wall Street
Morgan
Vanderlip
R. P. Davison
Sol. Wexler
Arthur Lipper
Harrison
Mississippi
Lawson
Henry Clash
Thomas W. Lawson
Calline
Hewson
Henry
Wry
Dlemner
Ridgeway
Cosgraves
New York
Erman J. Ridgway
Ridgway Company
John O’hara Cosgraves
The
New York World
House Rules Committee
Bernstorff
Jran
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Power Company Pays Off Bonds in Martinsburg Bankruptcy
In Martinsburg West Virginia creditors meeting of the old Martinsburg Power Company bond fund remainder paid to holders not party to the reorganization agreement between $40 000 and $50 000 distributed Northern Virginia Power Company Winchester bought bonds below par profit expected third mortgage holders to receive share at a later two week continuation of the meeting to decide further distributions under second mortgage proceedings not connected with Potomac Tight and Power Company sale plan.
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Martinsburg Power Company
W. H. Thomas
Martinsburg
W. Va
Northern Virginia Power Company
Winchester
Thomas
Old Martinsburg Power Company
Potomac Tight “and Power ~ Company
Villa asks to be recognized by Wilson
Villa writes to President Wilson seeking U S recognition of the Villista government in northern Mexico. He assumes Pershing may withdraw and asks to act against Carranza without U S hindrance. He asks beligerent status and recognition when his government is strong enough.
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EL Paso
Tex
Villa
Wilson
Villista
Mexico
Pershing
Carranza
United States
Merchant Patton Crushed by Barrel at Freight Station
Charles L Patton a Valley avenue merchant is recovering after a barrel of molasses rolled onto him at the Baltimore and Ohio freight station. The wagon tilted when the king pin dropped, pinning him and crushing his chest and shoulder as bystanders freed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Patton
Valley Avenue
Baltimore and Ohio
Mr. Patton
Athletic Club Meeting Tonight Elections Urged
Notice calls all members to the club rooms tonight at 8 for an important meeting. Election of officers for the ensuing year and other matters of importance will be discussed.
Auto salesman arrested here for embezzling funds
W L Hicks Winchester manager of the Pullman Auto Sales Co was arrested yesterday by Sheriff Luther Pannett on warrants alleging he embezzled 250 and 25 dollars from Domestic Fuel Co during April to June 1916 by hiring out company teams and keeping the money. Bail was posted for Rocky Mount trial and he was discharged from custody.
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Domestic Fuel Co
Rocky Mount
N. C
W. L Hicks
Winchester
Pullman Auto Sales Co
Luther Pannett
Hcal
Hicks
Mr. Hicks de
Night Pistol Shots Alarm Residents
Residents along Indish alley between Wieter and Cork streets were awakened by several pistol shots around 9 o'clock Sunday night. Voiced voices of two men were heard during an angry altercation before the shots, then silence. No one witnessed a culprit fleeing the scene.
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Wieter
Cork
Fire Breaks Out At Powder Plant In Haskell New Jersey
Fire re ignited at the Du Pont powder plant in Haskell New Jersey scene of last Friday's blast. Company fire crews fought the blaze hard and brought it under control but access remained restricted to outsiders during the incident.
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Haskell, N. J
du Pont
Organs Special Low Price on Second-hand Instruments
Organs Special offers four second-hand organs including a genuine Estey in A-1 condition and nearly new. One solid walnut Church Organ rebuilt with fire tone priced at $22.50. Upright piano in splendid condition for quick sale. Opera phon e records 26 cents. SHAL'S MUSE STORE notices cash or installment options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estey
Operaphone Records
Muse Store
Noted Lawyer R T Barton III Ill at Home
Attorney R T Barton III is confined to his South Washington Street home by severe illness. He reports some improvement and friends hope for a quick recovery.
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R. T. Barton
South Washington
Miss Aiken Named Principal Legatee In Hackney Will
Miss Virginia B. Aiken, long time companion of Miss Mary S. Hackney, is named principal legatee in Hackney's probate will in Frederick County Circuit Court. The holograph will leaves Aiken a 106 acre farm with livestock, equipment, household goods, a watch and bank funds estimated at fifteen thousand dollars. Executor M. M. Lynch posts a $10 000 bond. debts and funeral costs are paid before the bequest. The document was proved by John A. Heterick and William Z. Adams, following Hackney’s death near White Hall.
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Virginia B. Aiken
Mary S. Hackney
Frederick County
Miss Aiken
Miss Hackney
John A. Heterick
William, Z. Adams
M. M. Lynch
Carranza Forces Move Toward Northeastern Camps
Dispatches to the State Department report 10,000 Carranza troops have reached Torreon on their way north as General Pershing’s forces consider return orders. The note notes a large movement toward camps of the American expedition to occupy the territory.
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Hier Carcagen
General Pershing
State Department
Carranza
Torreon
Committee Modifies Plans of President
Washington January 16 President Wilson proposed compulsory investigations of railroads disputes with lockouts and strikes barred temporarily A Senate interstate commerce committee hearing suggested a bill with compulsory inquiries and penalties for interference but no plan to seize railroads during military need
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Washington
Wilson
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Tharp Shows Slight Improvement Amid Pneumonia
Ernest Tharp, ill with pneumonia at his North Main street home, is reported somewhat improved though still in serious condition. Miss M. M. Larrick has returned to Washington after weeks with her parents on South Washington street. Morton M. Miller of Baltimore spent several days in town and is registered at the hotel.
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Ernest Tharp
North Main Street
M. M. Larrick
John W. Larrick
South Washington Street
Washington
Morton M. Miller
Baltimore
Rev J C Adams Negro Preacher Born Here
The Rev John Quincey Adams a former driver for the late Judge Pearson of Harrisburg Pennsylvania and a retired Wesleyan Union preacher died Friday night at his home 102 Cherry Street Harrisburg after an operation five weeks ago He leaves one sister in Berryville Virginia Burial in Elmira New York where Undertaker Specie will transport the body Funeral services Tuesday morning Adams aged 80 years was known on city streets with gray sideburns He came to Harrisburg after the Civil War from Winchester Virginia where he was born and was a slave for years He became a family coachman for Judge Pearson and later held charges in Harrisburg and nearby towns He retired several years ago
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Mer
Judge Pearson
Harrisburg
Wessley Union
Cherry Street
Berryville
Elmira
N. Y
Specie
Adams
Winchester
Pearson
Hensell Baker and Keller's home aids to Nature
The ad touts remedies and home aids to Nature with a push to ask merchants for Hensell Baker and Keller's products. It emphasizes swift relief for sickness and urges customers to seek the best available solution from local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hensell
Baker
Keller
White Slave Law Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today affirmed California convictions of Maury L. Diggs and F. Drew Caminetti under the main white slave law. The ruling upholds the prohibition on transporting women for immoral purposes when no commercial transaction is involved.
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the Star
Washington
Jan
Supreme Court
California
Maury L. Diggs
F. Drew Caminetti
Wheat and corn prices reported in Baltimore market
At the Baltimore wholesale market close spot wheat trades at 2.02 dollars per bushel and corn at 1.10. Winchester buyers posted 1.96 for wheat after noon trading.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Exploding Shell Kills Navy Man Off South Carolina
George Kennedy a first class electrician on the battleship Oklahoma was killed when a one pound shell misfired and exploded at practice off the South Carolina coast. The Navy Department said the accident also injured none. His home was Montclair New Jersey.
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Washington
George Kennedy
Oklahoma
Navy Department
South Carolina
Montclair
N. J
Miss Funkhouser a Bride
Mr. Henderson C. Roberts of Rectortown Virginia and Miss Roberta R. Funkhouser of Maurertown Virginia wed in Washington yesterday. Rev. Harry D. Mitchell officiated. The bride is daughter of the late Gen R. D. Funkhouser, a well known Confederate veteran, with many friends in the area.
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Henderson C. Roberts
Rectortown
Roberta R. Funkhouser
Maurertown
Washington
Harry D. Mitchell
New Winchester and Western Railroad Advances Rapidly
Despite wintry weather, work on the Winchester and Western Railroad progresses. Five miles of grading should finish this week from Chambersville to near Hogue Creek. The line from Winchester to Wardensville, 87 miles, aims for operation by September 1. The route will mix standard and narrow gauges with a third rail for through service. The line will use Baltimore and Ohio tracks into Winchester near the Paper Mill. Continued on Page Four.
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W. B. Cornwell
Star
Chambersville
Winchester
Wardensville
W. Va
Gore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Town
Italian Duke Is Reported Chosen To Succeed Him
Rome reports from January sixteenth claim entente powers plan to depose Constantine of Greece. An Italian duke, likely the Duke of Aosta, may ascend the Greek throne as negotiations continue at a Rome council. Venizelos allegedly consulted amid removal talks, with further Balkan shifts forecast by officials.
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Rome
Constantine
Greece
Aosta
Victor
Italy
Venigeios
Geran
London
Paris
Petrostad
Admiral Dewey Slips Toward Death in Hospital
Washington, Jan. 16. The condition of Admiral George Dewey was reported as very grave by attending doctors. The bulletin said he had been slowly declining, with lungs affected, temperature 102, pulse 120, respiration 32, and kidneys failing to respond, signs of worsening health and imminent risk.
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Washington
George Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Harrison to Speak on Lee Birthday Celebration
Judge Thomas W. Harrison of Winchester and member of Congress from the Seventh Virginia District will deliver the oration at the Gen. R. E. Lee birthday celebration in this city. The exercises under Gen. Turner A. Inby Camp will be held Friday evening in the Handley Library lecture hall. Confederate veterans and the public are invited.
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Thomas W. Harrison
Winchester
Congress
Virginia
Gen
R. E. Lee
Turner A Inby
Lecure Hall
Handley Library
Bowles III of Frederick County Suffers From Grip
W Bowles a member of the Frederick county Board of Supervisors from Shawnee district is confined to his home with an attack of the grip. He was seriously ill last week but today shows improvement and hopes to soon resume his duties.
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W. Bowles
Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
Shawnee
Bowles
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Athletic Club
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H Hackney
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J. C. Adams
John Quincey Adams
Miss Funkhouser
Western
and Western Railroad
Fournet
Drstan
Russia
Roumania
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Balkans
Transylvania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Ferdinand
Berlin
War Office
Casinu
Siisca
York
Deutschland
New London
Genn
Eastern Forwarding
Paul Hilken
Lee
Bowles III
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