Fuel orders tighten as Winchester takes heat loss measures
State Fuel Administrator Harry F. Byrd arrives in Winchester to enforce closures on heat and light for public venues. The ruling allows Monday openings for blacksmiths and some amusements, while prohibiting Tuesday use. Coal is redistributed from Stephens City to residents.
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Stephens City
Harry Flood Byrd
Winchester
Fuel Administration
Byrd
Harry F. Byrd
Richmond
R. Gray Williams
New Empire
Williams
Brand Whitlock in Belgium recall by mother from Urbana
Urbana Ohio Mrs Mallie Whitlock reports her son Brand Whitlock United States minister to Belgium endured long separations after the break with Germany. She recalls alarming headlines and notes he will publish a series My Life In Belgium in Everybody's for 1918. Lost black fur collar offers Liberal reward.
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W. R. Talbot
Urbana
Ohio
Brand ‘Whitlock
United States
Belgium
Whitlock
Mallie Whitlock
Brand
Ella
Brussels
Germany
Letter Carrier Injured in Ice Fall at Winchester
Mr Jobat Brown a Winchester post office carrier slipped on ice and injured his back but not seriously He has been confined to his home on South Kent Street and was reported today.
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Jobat Brown
Winchester Post Office
Brown
South Kent Street
Mr Savage Leaves For Pacific Coast
Mr Joseph H Savage former proprietor of a distillery at Weverton Maryland left on Wednesday for San Pedro California to arrange for his family's move to reside permanently on the Pacific coast. His Weverton fruit farm will be placed in charge of H A Carroll who has managed Savage’s business in Hagerstown for some time.
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Joseph H. Savage
Weverton
San Pedro
California
Pacific Coast
H. A. Carroll
Hagerstown
Savage
Charles Town
For Rent Nine Room House Ad
FOR RENT. Nine room house, beth electric lights. M. M. LYNCH, Attorney. lptt.
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Beth
M. M. Lynch
Roosevelt's grandson born in Madrid according to cable
A cablegram from Oyster Bay reports Colonel Roos evelt has a new grandson born to Mr and Mrs Kermit Roosevelt in Madrid Spain. Mrs Roosevelt is said to be daughter of Col Joseph Willard American ambassador to Spain.
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Colonel Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt
Madrid
Spain
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Col
Joseph ©. Willard
Virginia
Local Jackie Aboard Vessel
Mrs. L. L. Fansler of this city received a letter from her son Arthur Fansler in the navy aboard the Pueblo. He describes ports visited up to October 14: Colon Bahia Rio de Janeiro Montevideo Buenos Aires and a warm reception with convoys salutes and sightseeing before leaving Buenos Aires on October 14.
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L. l. Fansler
Arthur Fansler
Pueblo
Colon
Panama Canal
Bahia
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Montevideo
Buenos Aires
Mrs Joliet M Caw Fractures a Hip in Atkinson Va
Mrs Joliet M Caw of Atkinson Va was struck by a car in that city last week and fractured her hip. Her condition is reported serious. She was long associated with the John Kerr Public Schools faculty and belongs to a prominent local family.
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Atkinson Lemon
Virginia Apples In Good Demand
The Bureau of Markets reports Virginia apples show value and demand nationwide. Box apples demand generally fair to good, barrel apples firmer though prices vary. New York Baldwins and Virginia Yorks cited with specific price ranges. Missouri and Midwest markets vary. little new business reported, shipments mainly from cold storage or on commission books.
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Bureau of Markets
Virginia
New York
Baldwins
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
West Virginia
Yorks
Missouri
St. Paul
Ben Davis
Southwestern
New Orleans
A’s
Jonathan
Kansas City
Wittesaps
Obedience to Monday Holiday Affects Eastern Industry
Washington reports indicate a nationwide Monday holiday order under Fuel Administrator Garfield. Stores selling food stayed open longer, while most businesses closed or operated on Sunday schedules. Rail systems face delays but 10,000 empty cars moved from tidewater toward mines as cold weather disrupts equipment.
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Washington
United States
Garfield
The
Fuel Administration
McAdoo
A. H. Smith
Eastern Railway Systems
Tidewater
Big Eastern
McAdoo Opposes Permanent Government Rail Ownership
William G. McAdoo, head of railroad administration, testifies to the Senate committee that permanent government ownership is unlikely. He says operation may continue at least three years after the war and that regulation will increase. He estimates equipment costs between 1 and 1.6 billion dollars.
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The
Star
Washington
William G. McAdoo
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
McAdoo
Star 19 Printed At Home Again After Repairs
The Star resumes publication from its own press after repairs by James Reed of R Hoe and Company New York the world’s largest printing press maker. Reed arrived in Winchester and quickly fitted the press completing the work in under a day before returning to Petersburg. The Star thanks Max von Schlegel publisher of the Martinsburg Journal for aiding in this emergency.
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Peer Wie
James Reed
R. Hoe and Company
New York
Winchester
Star
Reed
Mrr. Reed
Petersburg
Mr. Reed
Martinsburg Evening Journal
I Hee Eee
Deere
Martinsburg
Max von Schlegel
the Star
More Sweaters For Camp Lee Boys
CAMP SUE Virginia January 21. The Red Cross will distribute 10 000 sweaters to the men of the division in the coming days. Total distributed so far reaches 26 000 with 15 000 already given out. Sweaters come from all Red Cross units in the region including a systematic West Virginia allotment by state chapters and women's clubs for the 155th brigade. Recent replenishments include several hundred sweaters from Richmond.
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Camp Sue
Red Cross
West Virginia
155Th Brigade
Richmond
Huns Swarming Over Belgium Reported
Paris dispatch says Germany has massed over 260000 fresh troops in Belgium for an offensive. Amsterdam telegram notes many Austrian Hungarian soldiers in Belgium and that the province of Lemburg is crowded with them.
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Paris
Germany
Belgium
Amsterdam
Lemburg
Stay Granted by Supreme Court for Draft Law Conspirators
The Supreme Court granted a stay in the sentences of Emms Goldman and Alexander Berkman who were convicted of conspiracy to interfere with the selective draft law. The ruling was announced in Washington on January 21.
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The
Star
Washington
Emms Goldman
Alexander Berkman
Supreme Court
Rev Dr Lewis Miller Called by Death Sunday
Obituary note announces the death of Rev Dr Lewis Miller on a Sunday. The brief item records his passing and his role, indicating a church or religious leadership context.
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Lewis Miller
Ukraine and Bolsheviks Reach Brest Litovsk Peace Basis
The Ukrainian and Bolshevik delegates have agreed on a peace basis at Brest Litovsk, to form the basis for a treaty. The war office notes this is the first such basis found between any belligerents since the war began. Ukrainian envoys and Bolshevik delegates arrived together but held divergent views.
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Ments
Brest -Litovek
War Office
Brest- Litovsk
Internal strife in Austria prompts German troop deployment
Jan 21 report cites severe internal strife in Austria and Hungary as labor strikes and peace protests cripple war output. Germany sends large forces to industrial centers with orders to shoot rioters and force back to work. Martial law rumored. Vienna saw another demonstration with elderly protesters led by wounded veterans. Frontiers close due to disorders, not initial troop movements.
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Bernd
Austria
Hungary
Germany
Vienna
Froncherg
Lent Begins on February 13 in Wednesday Observance
Lent begins this year on Wednesday February 13 marking the start of the 40 day period. The note also mentions a date of March 21 for Easter-related events.
Notable clergyman Dr. Miller dies after lifelong service
The obituary recalls Dr. Miller born in Strasburg Va a native of Strasburg and son of John Miller and Jene Schmidt Miller He studied at Washington College now Washington and Lee University and at Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia He served Grace Church Winchester taught Greek and Hebrew at Lutheran Seminary Charleston later Columbia and planned to join Confederate Archives duties before his death
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John 8. Miller
Jene F. (Schmidt) Miller
Washeington College
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Laxtheran Theologian Seminary
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Ministerium
Emeall
Phildelphia
Salem
de Miller
Winchester
D. M., Gilbert
Earlnarrisburg
Miller
Grace Church
D Miller
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Charleston
Souths Carolina
Gdencke
Ter Seminary
Jumbia
Iines
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