Willans 15 J Held For Jury Without Bail
Two young colored men, son of "Big Mack" Williams, faces pre hearing for stabbing John L. Quiett to death on South Main Street. Magistrate Krebs held Williams without bail for the grand jury and remanded him to jail. Grand jury meets next Monday. indictment likely. Trial expected in July term of the corporation court. Williams employed by Miller Fletcher, Jones' Creamery. Prosecution by James P. Reardon. Williams made no statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack” Williams
Noonan
KF. H. Krebs
John L. Quiett
J. H. Quiett
Colored Public Schools
Star
South Main Street
Young Quiett
Memorial Hospital
Krebs
Young Williams
Corporation Court
Williams
Issa
Harry, R. Kern
Mey
James P. Reardon
Commonwealth
Miller Fletcher
Jones’ Creamery
Four Deaths in Family Reach Clarke County
A Clarke county message reports Mrs. Martha Keeler wife of merchant Joseph Keeler died at 8 this morning after a long illness. She was 69. Her death marks the fourth in the Shearer family since mid May, following Amanda Smith John W Shearer and Sarah Shearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star Today
Boyce
Clarke County
Martha Keeler
Joseph Keeler
Keeler
Shearer
Amanda Smith
Philadelphia
John W. Shearer
Levi Grim
Winchester
Misa
Sarah
Millwood
Clarke
County
Henry Shearer
Shenandoah Coun
Germany ready to aid neutrals voyage safety in war zone
Berlin says July position favors safeguarding American lives while keeping war methods. Plan includes using Hamburg America ships Imperator and Kaiserin Auguste Victoria for neutral crossings with neutral crews. Government says English translation of note softened tone, while decision rests with ship owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United States
Foreign Office
Béardé
Washington
Germany
Imperator
Kalzerin Auguste Victoria, &Nd
Lloyd George
Washi
Ngton
Zimmerman
King George Hails British Navy After Visit to Grand Fleet
London July 12 King George expresses belief the British navy will win fresh laurels when battle comes after visiting the grand fleet. He commends the patience and steadfast spirit of the officers and men and vows fresh triumphs to add to old traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George
Jeliicos
Grand Fleet
Death of Isaac P Kelley at Bloomery West Virginia
Isaac P Kelley died at his Bloomery home after a lingering illness. He was about 65 to 70, described as a reliable, strong man who ran a small tanyard once owned by Helroniitius. He leaves a widow, a son John Kelley of Gore, and daughter Pearl Clark at home. Funeral was held at noon and he was buried in the Bloomery Presbyterian Church graveyard.
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Whitacre
Isaac P. Kelley
Wening
Bloomery
Frederick County
West Virginia
Kelley
Quay
George Helroniitius
John “Kelley
Gore
Pearl Clark
Ives
Presbyterian Church
Real Estate Ad Seeks Limestone Land 100–150 Acres
A broker named W. L. Fultz proclaims immediate action for buyers seeking 100 to 150 acre limestone land. He offers exclusive real estate services from Court Square Winchester Virginia and urges visiting H. Hi. Baler at Court House Plaza for millet cow peas buckwheat alfalfa crimson clover seeds before purchasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Fultz
Court Square
Winchester
H. Hi. Baler
Court House Plaza
Scouts Chosen for Outing Camp at Beaver Dam
A local committee of the Oougel of Boy Scouts and scoutmasters selected a camp site at Beaver Dam twelve miles from Winchester for a week to ten days starting Monday July 19. About 40 to 50 of the 65 scouts will hike in, with George W. Bowly in charge and R T Barton and Eugene Cooper as Scoutmasters.
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Oougel
Boy Scouts
Creek
Hoguecota
Montday
Winchester
Pughtown
Ridge Road
James DeHaven
Beaver Dam
George W. Bowly
L. C
R. T. Barton
Eugéne Cooper
Christ Church
Jolliffe
Main Street
Chaplin Two Reels at Empire Tonight
Advertisement notes Charles Chaplin two reels at the Empire tonight with accompanying stories Fatal Mallet and Love Pranks and Who Pays. Admission ten cents. See page 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Chaplin
Empire Tonight
Dr Roszel Address For Braddock Street Bible Class
One hundred sixty eight men attended Sunday morning at the Golden Rule Bible Class in Braddock Street Methodist Church South. Dr B M Roszel principal of Shenandoah Valley Academy gave a stirring lecture on Know thou the God of thy father and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind from First Chronicles. Mr Henry S Baker is set to lecture next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
B. M. Roszel
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Roszel
Henry S. Baker
Reform ed Reunion at Pen-Mar
On Thursday July 16 a special train will leave Winchester at 7 25 p m for Pen Mar. Round trip fare is 1 25. For details contact C V RR ticket agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiichester
C. V. RR
Wheat Tashre and Fire Safety Ad Reminder
An old classified style notice from Hansbrough & Carter promotes wheat and straw storage against fire and lightning on farms. It mentions Ambiance Loans and Investments and provides two phone references. A brief line announces a swimming pool now open.
Secret Pearlce Letter Triggers Security Measures In London New Orleans
Washington reports a hoax note claiming explosives on British ships and threats to Sir Cecil Spring-Rice and J. Pierpont Morgan. Officials treat it as a genuine scare and boost security while Lansing cancels a trip to discuss the German note with Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Washington
New Orleans
Pearce
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice
J. Pierpon Morgan
Lansing
Cornish
N. H
Wilson
Constantinople
Lord Nelson
Agamemnon
Belfast
J. Pierpont Morgan Morgan
Howth
Baron Napier
Secret Service
J. Pierpont Morgan
Wrank Holt
Frank Holt
Washington Times
Capitol
Orileans
Holt
Shenandoah Valley Transportation to Move Headquarters to City
Reliable authority states the Shenandoah Valley Transportation Company now based in Middletown will soon relocate headquarters to this city and operate buses southward along the Pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Fire destroys two dwellings in Middletown
A Middletown Va fire early July 12 destroyed the unoccupied home of J M Pangle and the Winesburg family residence next door. Firefighters and volunteers saved the Pangle house. Winesburg losses reach 1800 with 1200 insurance. Suspected origin undetermined. town lacks fire apparatus, prompting calls for a volunteer company and public subscriptions.
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Middletown
Uhis
J. M. Pangle
Charles PK
Winesburg
Pangle
Oss
Surance
John W Chapman Called By Death at 75
Relatives in this city learn of the death of John W Chapman 75 a former Winchester resident who died recently at his home in Baltimore He was married to Mary V Chapman who preceded him in death His funeral was from 620 South Fulton Avenue Baltimore and he is buried in Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore
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John W. Chapman
Winchester
Baltimore
Mary V. Chapman
Chapman
Fannie Chapman
Joseph H. Chap
South
Fulton Avenue
Loudon Park Cemetery
That City
Prominent Uniontown Men Tour Shenandoah Valley by Auto
A party of about twenty Uniontown business men arrived in Wittchester on Saturday for dinner at Hotel Jack and plan sightseeing in the Shenandoah Valley. They traveled in handsome cars and expect additional side trips after visiting Natural Bridge. Alfred B. Henkel of the Shenandoah Valley National Bank left for Atlantic City for a weeklong vacation.
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Uniontown
Wittchester
Jack
Shenandoah Valley
Alfred 8. Henkel
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Atlantic City
Two Boys Injured by Live Wire on National Ave
Howard Shockey and Edwin Ritter, youths from this city, contacted a Northern Virginia Power Company line while in a tree opposite the National Cemetery. Ritter suffered minor burns on feet and fingers and was shocked. Shockey, about 12, fell from the tree but escaped serious injury. Dr. Walter Cox treated Ritter’s minor burns. Power Company Supervisor Swink arrived soon after.
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Howard Shockey
Edwin Ritter
Theodore Ritter
National Avenue
Shockey
Northern Virginia Power Company
Young Ritter
Ritter
Walter Cox
Pope's Peace Prayer Laments War and Seeks End
In Munich on July 11 Pope Benedict sent an epistle to Cardinal von Bettinger and the Bavarian bishops urging a path toward peace. The pontiff expresses hope that God will inspire brave leaders to end the bitter conflict and grant a bloodless, lasting peace for Europe’s troubled peoples.
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Munich
Bavaria
Benedict
Francis von Bettinger
Europe
Thaw Trial Nearing End as Court Sits Tonight
New York July 12 A court session is set for tonight to hasten the Thaw trial. It is believed the case will be before the jury by tomorrow night. Thaw complained about weekend confinement in Lidlow Street jail but vowed to hear all the music he wants before week’s end.
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Wire To the Star
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Lidlow Street
Church Festival Draws Crowd Near Winchester
A yard party at Mr. C. H. Cooper’s for the Christian Church benefited the church and drew locals and Winchester residents. Shenandoah Valley Transportation Co offered excursion rates with large buses to transport attendees. Report notes insufficient lighting as the main drawback and mentions plans for a yard party at Lupton’s farm on the Northwestern Grade later this week. Hotel Jack Roof Garden opens Monday night July 12 with refreshments served until 11:30. Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Ebert of Baltimore registered at Hotel Jack Saturday night.
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C. H. Cooper
Christian Church
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Transportation Company
Jack
J. W. Ebert
Baltimore
Hotel Jack
Captain Muse Died Sunday in Frederick County
Captain Muse a well known farmer and former member of the Board of Supervisors from Back Creek died Sunday at his nephew William Smiths Gore home after a paralytic illness. He was born June 7 1839 in Back Creek Valley and served in the Civil War with the Eighteenth Virginia Cavalry. He was never married and leaves about a dozen nephews. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Smiths home at 10 and Bethel Church at noon with burial in the adjacent cemetery. honorary pallbearers will be Veterans of the War Between the States. He was a Democrat with wide local friendships and was a member of the Turner Ashby Camp Confederate Veterans.
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Robert ‘Bruce
of Supervisors
Pred
William’ Smith
Gore
Captain Muse
Valley House
Back - Crowk Valley
Trone
Edwin R
Scribner
Smith's Hoie
Bethel ‘Church
Muse
Paare
Humber
Stonewall Jackasle Muse
Virginia Cavalry
Belgians Now In Better Condition
NEW YORK July 12 The Rev John Van Schaick Jr of Washington DC a member of the Rockefeller war relief division who went to Belgium and Poland to aid war sufferers returned Sunday aboard the Holland American Line steam ship Rotterdam He reports measures in relief better and passengers also saw the steam ship Franconia depart Avonmouth for the Dardanelles with Canadian troops
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
New York
John van Schaick, Jr
Washington, D. C
Rockefeller War Relief Division
Belgium
Poland
Holland-American Line
Rotterdam
Stea
Franconia
Avonmouth
Dardanelles
Yard Party Benefit At Winchester Christian Church
Yard party fundraiser held Friday and Saturday nights July 16 and 17 to aid Winchester Christian Church. An auto bus shuttle will run from Shenandoah Bank corner. details incomplete.
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S. L. Lupton
Winchester Christian Church
Shenandoah Bank Corner
Miti- Th
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Willans
John Quiett
Garry
Stromman
Isaac G. Kelley
Tanner
Ouout Camp
Penmar
Hansbrough & Carter
Wen
Gonfer
J.M. Pangle
Chas
Aria
John Chapman
Live Wire
Shoges Boys
National Cemetery
D. M. Swink
Bower Company
Farmer
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