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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1916
Page
1
Frederick county Supervisors passed the 1912 act requiring bodies of all animals and fowls dying of disease to be burned or buried. Farmers praise the move as it prevents hog cholera spread by dogs and buzzards from carcasses left in fields. Undisposed remains attract scavengers and disease, endangering surrounding farms and broader areas.
Galloway pledges a definite reply on better train service within weeks. A committee will confer with city light committee members to gauge merchant cooperation for the White Way project. Dell Telephone’s Mellor talks telephony. note of an illustrated lecture at Handley Library. Secretary Lacy urges Lynchburg road improvement to steer northbound motorists away from Winchester.
Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson, famed for the Santiago episode, spoke in Staunton and Winchester urging nationwide prohibition and strong national defense. He calls for a nonpartisan National Council of Defense to oversee army and navy expansion, criticizing the current advisory board as politicized and ineffective. He argues Congress must act to avoid political squandering and notes the Democratic party’s fate hinges on defense measures, warning Roosevelt could be nominated if preparedness fails.
Reports describe brilliant spectrum colors and a moon halo seen last Tuesday night explained by Prof. Mitchell. He notes five naked-eye planets—Mercury Venus Jupiter Saturn Mars—visible at once, with a forthcoming total solar eclipse on February 3 requiring smoked glasses for safe viewing.
New York January 21 John B Riley state superintendent of prisons was dismissed by Governor Whitman on the charge of misconduct in office The controversy grew out of the dismissal of Thomas M Osborne warden of Sing Sing prison
White Post in Clarke county reports Mr Charles W Fritts home about a mile north of town suffered heavy fire damage. Discovered around 4 pm yesterday the blaze is suspected incendiary origin. Much of the damage came from water used, with most destruction in upper and lower halls and two rooms. The total loss in money is not yet estimated.
Eldridge Davis, a Black man sentenced to death in Moundsville West Virginia, had his sentence commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Hatfield. The news caused him to collapse upon hearing of the reprieve.
At the close of the Baltimore wholesale markets at eight oclock this afternoon No 2 red wheat on spot was quoted at 1.36 dollars while corn was priced at 81 cents per bushel reflecting steady grain trading activity.
Mrs Oscar H Lewis underwent a surgical operation yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital to remove an abscess behind her ear. Her condition was reported improved today though full recovery will take some time.
Mr B A Sullivan of New York is spending several days in town on business and is registered at Hotel Evans.
The Montenegrin army falls back toward Scratari as Austrians pursue, with constant clashes reported by dispatches. England seeks more munitions as Asquith proposes mass shell production replacing skilled workers with semi skilled labor. Diplomatic chatter centers on Sweden and Spain amid talk of a British blockade protest and American involvement. Pope Benedict to hold another consistory in March as part of peace efforts. Ford peace delegates secure consent for another German trip to Stockholm.
PROVIDENCE R I January 21 Unshaken in the material part of his story George Healis the negro driver of Dr Mohrs death car left the stand at noon today Healis sticks to his story that Mrs Mohr planned the murder of her husband and paid the negroes for the crime His story may send the woman to prison
A large gathering of Opequon district public school teachers met this afternoon in the auditorium of the State Agricultural High School at Middletown. Winchester attendees included Prof. N. D. Caol, principal of John Kerr Public Schools, and Miss Elizabeth Russel from the local primary department.
An elderly man claiming to be Charles F Wise, active in Ohio, was arrested in Chambersburg Pa and jailed to be sent to Past Liverpool Ohio on charges of obtaining 175 dollars from Dollar Savings Bank with a worthless check. He sought options on county lands in Winchester and Frederick county for clay deposits he claimed to have found.
Joliet II experiences severe flooding after days of heavy rain leaving about a thousand people homeless and parts of the city underwater from four to eight feet. Police and firefighters used boats to rescue families where water prevented wading. damage runs into hundreds of thousands of dollars with no casualties reported.
Hon. John M. Steck member of the House of Delegates from Winchester and Frederick County arrived this afternoon from Richmond and will stay several days at his home on Fairmont avenue. Steck is active in state legislation and has introduced several items of general interest.
Marriage license issued at the clerk’s office of Frederick County for Jugertha R. Whitacre and Ruth Anna Dailey both of the county. Winchester Athletic Club faces Shenandoah Valley Academy in a basketball game at the Armory at 8 p.m. Admission is 25 cents.
Dr Archibald Magill discusses wartime medical findings as reported by Gerard in the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Fauntleroy, returning from France, is linked to Major Holmes Conrad. The piece cites a naval surgeon’s observations on French casualties and recovery rates, noting many wounded returned to duty within four months. Continued on page 6.
Carranza officials in Juarez report General Herrera denies capturing General Villa though they expect his eventual fall. State Department in Washington notes Chihuahua denial of Villa's capture and calls reports premature. Eighteen Mexican prisoners accused in the Santa Ysabel massacre are to be publicly executed in Chihuahua tomorrow per a telegram to the State Department.
The Com mon Council fire committee tested recently purchased hose, totaling fifteen hundred feet, allocated to Friendship, Sarah Zane, and Charley Rours fire companies. The Friendship Company steamer was used for the test on South Braddock street and the results were reported satisfactory. An ad line about incubators appears unrelated.
Judge Frederick W. Sims of Louisa County was nominated by the joint Democratic caucus to succeed Judge James Keith on the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. Final ballots showed Sims leading with 62 votes to Lile's 61 after a first ballot 60-49-4 split. Prohibition politics and factional maneuvering surrounded the nomination and related legislation.
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