City council defeats amended garage ordinance amid traffic and speed concerns
Amid calls to curb auto speed and regulate residential garages, Dr Bell's amended ordinance fails 8 to 1 as council debates neighborhood definitions. Officer Doran notes enforcement challenges while residents push for better street conditions and speed control. Treasurer's June report shows receipts of 10 475 28 and a June balance of 2 178 26. Commissioner's May and June report details licenses totaling 5 484 44 with 259 08 held by Board of Review.
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Dr. Bell
Carter
Hangbrough and Carter
M. T. Reed
Braddock and
Clifford
Braddock Street
Police Doran
Doran
Ww. T. Barr
Commissioner of the Revenue
Board of Review
Bell
Coll Stor
What Is the Matter With Winchester and Frederick County
Editorial urges civic unity of Winchester and Frederick County, arguing that local progress hinges on joint prosperity and personal investment. It stresses that the city and county are inseparable and calls for ambitious, collective effort to achieve meaningful advancement. CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR.
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Stair
Winchester
Frederick County
Frederick Country
Council in Brief Addresses Trust Fund Report and Garage Controversy
Mayor Ward proposes a special report from Handley Trustees on the Handley Trust Fund finances. North Braddock residents lose fight against a garage in the Eddy Press building. Rev. Dr. J H Imey pleads to bar auto garages inResidential areas. Police seek to curb high time driving. May and June revenue report delayed for committee review. City to borrow 10000 to cover current expenses, repaid from September taxes. Northern Virginia Power Co contract to pump water from Rouss Spring to reservoir by electricity. Savings seen in street and sewer departments during the last fiscal year.
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Ward
Comnc
Board of Handley Trustees
Handley Trust Fund
Handley Board
Eddy Press
North
Braddock Street
J. H. Imey
Ghef
Doranap 3
Toa
Finance Committee
Carter
Northern Virginia Power Company
Rouss
City council keeps garage ordinance after Lacy plea
Despite an impassioned plea by Rev. Dr. J H Lacy of Winchester Presbyterians to amend the ordinance against forages in residential areas the council voted to retain the existing garage regulation. The meeting opened with vice president Shirley Carter presiding in the president's absence and members Brown Goss Gray Jones Kremer Dr McGuire Ryan Snyder and Dr Bell present.
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J H Lacy
Presbyterian Church In
Winchester
Shirley Carter
J. M. Steck
Goss
Gray Jones
Kremer
McGuire
Ryan Snyder
Bell
H. B. Sell
Funeral for C. B. Stump Held at North Market Street Home
The funeral for C. B. Stump, fatally injured at a wreck scene with the Western Maryland Railroad, was conducted at the Grim home in Thurmont. Rev. G W Sto ver led services. interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers listed. Survived by wife Beatrice V. Grim, two children Norman E. and Bregit L. Stump, parents Ma and George W. Stump, and a brother and sister.
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C. B. Stump
Thurmont
Western Maryland Railroad
R. Grim
North Market Street
G. W. Stover
United Brethren ,Church
Mount Hebron
R. ¥. Brill
Walter Cooper
Melvin McFarland
J. W. North
George Patton
F. &. Johnson
Stump
Beatrice V. Grim
Norman E
Bregit L
Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider declares six percent dividend
The Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Corporation board in Winchester Virginia has declared a six percent stock dividend payable on or after July 10 1918. Profits have been reinvested to strengthen the company to become one of the strongest of its kind in the south. A yard party is planned for July 15 16 and 17 by Go I members for the organization with a location to be announced.
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Shenandoah
Go, I
Submarines At Dardanelles May Force Fleet Away
Paris dispatches report French casualties reaching 1,400,000 since the war began with 400,000 killed 700,000 wounded and 300,000 missing. Berlin reports of a large French transport sunk near the Dardanelles prompt Athens to warn that one of seven new German submarines attacked the convoy risking allied withdrawal from Gallipoli.
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London
Paris
French Relief Society
France
Great Britain
Duchess of Somerset
Red Cross
Berlin
Dardanelles
Athens
Germany
Gallipoli
Turkey
Genmany
Warsaw
Galicia
Poland
Alsace
Will forgo Evelyn Thaw testimony in sanity trial
New York July 7. Supreme Court Justice Hendrick ruled Evelyn Nesbit Thaw must testify in her husband’s sanity case and ordered a writ of attachment to bring her to New York. Dr Bernard Livingstone testified she suffers nervous strain and cannot endure the ordeal of appearing at the trial. The judge deemed no sufficient reason to excuse her and expected her to testify this afternoon.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit
Supreme Court
Herdrick
Lake Chateaugay
Hendrick
Thane
Benefit at Witchester Church Near Shenandoah Friday
Friday and Saturday night July 16 17 a benefit event for Suptom a farm at Witchester Christian Church runs with an auto run from Shenandoah and local supporters invited.
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SL. Suptom
Witchester Christian Church
Auto
Shenandoah
Auto crash cripples young man. others escape injury
A crash on the road between Antietam Maryland and Shepherdstown West Virginia left Charlestown carver Wisecarver badly hurt with three cracked ribs and a broken collarbone while Marvell Carter of Berryville and two young women escaped with minor shocks. The Carter car, a new six cylinder Chevrolet, struck a tree after a dangerous high speed pass on a narrow stretch. Ryan and Gaunt’s party, who witnessed the crash, aided the injured and rushed Wisecarver to a hospital for treatment.
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Hagerstown
Carter
C. W. Gaunt
Berryville
W. B. Ryan
Winchester
Gaunt
Mr. Gaunt
Mr. Ryan
Wisecarver
Shepherdstown
Charlestown
Sea Shore Excursion By Cumberland Valley Railroad
The Cumberland Valley Railroad runs a sixteen day Sea Shore excursion starting Thursday July Std. Train from Winchester at 7/26. Rates: Atlantic City Cape May and South Jersey Resorts six dollars fifty cents. To Asbury Park and New Jersey Resorts eight fifty.
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Cumberland Valley Railroad
Winchester
Atlantic City
Cape May
South Jersey
Asbury Park
New Jersey
Diamond from Sky Airdome Friday Show
The Diamond from the Sky comes to the Airdome in Winchester this Friday night with exclusive rights for an $800000 serial. The fourth and next chapter will be shown as the marquee feature celebrated as the best and most expensive of its kind.
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Germany
Alsace
Winchester
Airdome
Traveler’s Venice War Tale Describes City in Guard
A traveler returning to New York describes Venice before Italy declared war on Austria. He recalls authorities shielding art treasures, scaffolding the St. Mark’s facade, removing artworks, and fortifications on Campanile and Dogana roofs with new mortars and illuminating bombs lighting the city.
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New York
Lily
Venice
Mary
Austria
St. Mark's
Doges Palace
Winchester Boy Scouts Plan Summer Camp Starts July 19
The Winchester local council of Boy Scouts met to set a one week to ten day camp starting Monday July 19. They prepared a shopping list for provisions and cooking utensils and will seek donations of canned goods and home made provisions from banks, stores, and local merchants to cover camp expenses.
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Council
Winchester
Boy Scouts
Scout Headquarters
Examination of Teachers Certificates in Winchester
Examination of applicants for teachers certificates will be held in Court House Hall Winchester Virginia on July 21 22 and 23 commencing promptly at 9 o clock a m Maurion M Lynch Supt of Schools announces the event with details for teachers in the district.
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Court House Hall
Winchester
A. m. Maurion M. Lynch
Yard Party at Cooper's
A yard party is noted at C HY Coopers with attendees gathered for an informal social event. Details on date time or participants are unclear from the fragment.
Harvard Professor Muenter Identity Fearful Bomb Plot
New York July 7 A mutilated body thought to be Frank Holt may be Muenter the Harvard German instructor wanted since 1906 for shooting J P Morgen and bombing the Capitol. Authorities fear Holt killed himself after a bomb was found in a bungalow on Long Island as ships were warned en route to England.
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Muentery
Harvard
England
New York
Frank Holt
Om & Steamshipnes
J. Pierpont Fan
Washington
Navy
Ment
Philadelphia
Sago
New Yo
Woods
Pullman
Frage Holt
J. P. Morgen
Washion
Holt
Erich “Muenter
Pri i Seasor
Glen Cove
Morgan
Long Island
Muenter
Haprvaimu
Cornell
B Muenter
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Commissioner of Revenue
Lacy
W. P. Massey
Stowell
Maine
J. Baker
Plaza
Will
Evelyn Thaw
the Star
Charles Wisecarver
Mr. Carter
Sky Airdome
Venige
Connell
HY Cooper
Mineola
J. P. Morgan
Wire
Bom
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