Worst Snowstorm Buries East With Record Blizzards
The region endures a historic blizzard with four to twenty four inches of snow in Winchester Chambersburg and surrounding areas. Rail service stalls trains delayed or canceled as Cumberland Valley and Baltimore and Ohio lines struggle amid drifting snow. City hall switches to fires as steam heat fails and plowers extend efforts to clear routes for isolation.
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Winchester
Cumberland Valley
Baltimore and Ohio
Harpers Ferry
Valley Branch
Chambersburg
Here
Washington
Harrisburg
Martinsburg
City Hall
Americans Bomb Huns in Broad Daylight Raid
American aviators took part in a daylight raid over German soil on Saturday with five pilots from a French escadrille. Despite misted valleys causing navigation issues, all returned safely behind French lines. Panic spread in Mannheim after the raid, with reports of disturbances and peace demonstrations.
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France
Manheim
London
Geneva
Daily Express
Mannheim
Scheidemann warns German leaders to seek peace with Russia
Amsterdam dispatch reports Philipp Scheidemann, leader of the German Social Democrats, warning Chancellor von Hertling’s government that failure to secure peace with Russia will cost them power. He argues that U boats and armies failed to secure victory, notes U S entry shifts balance, and presses for Belgium and Alsace terms and a clear stance toward the Entente. He urges government leaders to free Germany from patriots or be ousted.
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Amsterdam
Philipp Scheidemann
Social Democratic Party
Germany
von Wertling
Reichstag
Russia
England
America
United States
France
Saed
Ameri Herr Scheidemann Magee
Austria
Herr Scheidemann
Wilson
War Secretary Baker Faces Senate Inquiries On War Effort
Secretary of War Baker defended the department before the Senate military affairs committee pledging candor about achievements and plans. He vowed to punish inhumane treatment discovered in cantonment hospitals and said sixteen National Guard camps and sixteen National Army camps are filled with troops ready for Europe.
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Senate
Department
Washington
Baker
Capitol
Senate Military Affairs Committee
War Department
Wiar
Senator Chamberlain
Chamberlain
National Guard
National Army
Europe
Winchester Stores to Close Mondays Through March 25
After a meeting on January 22 1918 grocers and meat markets in Winchester will close every Monday from January 28 to March 25 to balance business and support the federal fuel law. The notice directs both wholesale and retail grocers to observe the weekly closures.
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Winchester
Meatless Tuesday War Time Appeal
Tomorrow is meatless Tuesday urging Americans to avoid meat or pork at home to support the war effort and help Uncle Sam win the war.
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Uncle Sam
Commemorates Kaiser Birthday in Berlin Report
The Hague reports Kaiser Wilhelm II is 59 years old yesterday as Berlin confirms birthday greetings and commemorations for his great deeds. The dispatch notes the commemoration in Germany amid international attention.
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The
Hague
Maine
Berlin
Spelling Bee at Empire Theater Under Scout Auspices
Spelling Bee to be held Thursday January 31 at the Empire Theater 8 15 p m under Troop 1 Boy Scouts with pronouncer Mr C Vernon Eddy captains Miss Rebecca Baird and Mr William W Glass judges Miss Katharine R Glass R H Pope T R Cather first prize 15 in gold second prize 5 in gold orchestral music at the event theater opens 7 30 admission 10 cents. Bell Phone 437. Dr B C Yost notes lost tortoise shell glasses.
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Empire Theater
Troop 1
Boy Scouts
C. Vernon Eddy
Rebecca Baird
Fort Loudoun Seminary
William W.W. Glass
The
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Katharine R. Glass
R. H
Pope
T. R
Cather
Oper Tagett
Nine room house with bath and electric lights
Property listing for a nine room house at Piccadilly St Winchester Virginia features a bath and electric lights. Marketed by attorney MM Lynch. Cash for good sweet corn offered for seed. Contact details indicate location and reliability of sale.
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Bath
MM. Lynch
Piccadilly
St.Winchester
Oil famine ends as tank cars deliver fuel relief
The Standard Oil Company received tank cars of oil and gasoline relieving a town hit by a coal oil famine. Residents armed with cans begged wagons for fuel during the winter, and today the arrival eases a serious shortage.
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Standard Oil Company
Slight blaze in Hotel Jack basement contained
An overheated pipe caused a slight fire in the hotel basement yesterday. An alarm was struck, but firefighters were not needed as hotel staff used extinguishers to douse the blaze.
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Hotel Jack
British Positions Pounded on Western Front
German artillery shelled British positions around Passchen Dale and Vacquerie on the Passchen dale Vacquerie line during the night, according to the war office report from Jun. 28.
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Wondon
West Flanders
Cne
Another American Soldier Killed in Action
Washington January 28 General Pershing reports the death in action of Private Fred B Thompson of the infantry killed last Tuesday. No details of the encounter are given.
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Wiashington
Pershing
Fred. B. Thompson
Infantry
Hves
George
Williams Delivers Key Address in Lee Jackson Birthday Celebration
Dion R. Gaay Williams of Winchester Va spoke at the birth day anniversary event of Generals Lee and Jackson, held by the Slaughters of the Confederacy at the Court House in Charles Town W VA. Col R P Chew presided. Williams impressed locals and was praised as an engaging speaker and scholar.
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Cate
Dion. R. Gaay Williams
Winchester
Lee
Jackson
Court House
Col
R. P. Chew
Williams
Charles Town
Daughters of the Confederacy
Note of thanks for kindness and sympathy received
We express sincere appreciation for the kind attentions sympathy and comfort shown us during the illness and at the passing of our loved one Your thoughtful acts and prayers brought us comfort in this difficult time through your generosity and concern we felt supported and cared for by many friends and neighbors.
Heatless Monday Grips East. Stormbound Regions Standstill
Heavy snow and strong winds cripple rail and road travel from Washington to New York and Philadelphia. Coal cars freeze in transit, production drops, and government services stall as a severe blizzard and sleet disrupts operations across the Northeast.
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The
Star
Washington
Fuel Administration
New, York
New York
County Couple Wed Last Week In Simple Ceremony
The Rev. T. K. Cromer officiated at the marriage of Holmes Albert Rosenberger and Miss Alice Foreman last week. The groom is a young farmer, son of Madison H. Rosenberger, and the bride is daughter of James Foreman. War Savings Stamp appeal noted.
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T. K. Cromer
Holmes Albert Rosenberger
Alice Fore
Madison H. Rosenberger
James Foreman
Wheat Flour Use Cut 30 Percent Nationwide Under New Rules
The United States Food Administration announces voluntary conservation rules requiring wholesalers and jobbers to cut wheat flour sales by 30 percent. Retailers must sell flour with equal weights of alternative cereals, and bakers must mix in 5 percent of other cereals with wheat flour for bread. Victory Bread will be promoted and minimum whole-wheat content set, with targets to reach 20 percent substitution by February 24.
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Washington
Food Administration
United States
Cosere
Saace
Victory Bread Loom
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Scheidemann
Kaiser
Wire To the Star
J. D. Adam
White Hall
Apple Ridge
John D. Adese
E. Piccadilly St
Bell
B.C. ‘Yost
HMS
Wire
MA. Williams
W., Va
Storm Grips
North River
Biizeard
Philadelphia
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