IS KILLED IN GAS EXPLOSION UNDER LAKE ERIE
A fatal gas explosion under Lake Erie claims a victim in a tragedy described as a deadly trap.
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Lake Erie
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1916
Page
1
Gas Vein Explosion Kills Nineteen In Lake Erie Tunnel
A waterworks tunnel under Lake Erie collapsed into a gas vein after picks struck fuel during construction near Cleveland. Eleven men descended at 8 pm. a midnight blast filled the shaft with fumes. Rescue teams retrieved ten bodies by morning. nine more remain inside the tube as crews dig through debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Stand
Lake Erie
Astore
Sir Roger Case ment to be hanged August third
London July 25 Sir Roger Casement's execution is fixed for August 3 unless a royal reprieve is granted. In Washington July 25 the Senate referred a resolution urging presidential intervention back to the foreign relations committee after debate. Senator Martine assailed British policy while Senator Pomerene urged committee study and possible adoption in modified form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sir Roger Casement
Daily Mail
Wilson
Washington
Senate
Roger Casement
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Martine
Pomerene
Ohio
Sir Roger
For Sale No 128 N Washington St Seven Rooms And Bath
Describes a desirable dwelling at No 128 Washington Street with seven rooms and a bath and modern conveniences. Indicates competitive pricing and buyer interest in a small town real estate listing.
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Washington St
Hillyard Boy 1S Burns From Contact With Live Wire
A boy named Boyd Hillyard and two others were shocked when a live Northern Virginia Power Company wire touched a building on Valley avenue. The incident started with a roof task by Robert Patton and involved Walter Spiker. all were treated by physicians and improved the following day. Patton had warned the power company about exposed wires and burning insulation on his trees and roof wires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Hillyard
George W. Hillyard
Valley Avenue
Northern Virginia Power Company
Robert Patton
Tony Patton
Braddock Streets
Walter Spiker
Sidney Spiker
Patton
Hillyard
Spiker
Patton Lad
Submarine Still Awaits Bremen
Baltimore July 25 The Deutschland remains at her dock in Baltimore harbor after elaborate preparations for return to Germany. News on her sister ship the Bremen, overdue now for some time, is still sought by officers and agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Baltimore
Germany
Attractive Signs At C. S. Bank
The Commercial and Savings Bank in Winchester has two new brass signs from Matthews Sign Company Pittsburgh. They were mounted on each side of the main entrance on North Main Street with large brass screws and oak supports. The durable black lettering proclaims the bank name and has drawn favorable comment from passersby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercia and Savings Bank
Winchester
Matthews Sign Company
Pittsburgh
Anda
North Main Street
Commercial and Savings Bank
Main Stree
Second hand cars tilt at Ford roaderer and others
Fragmentary text notes touring cars and air conditioning in a car market report. Mentions Ford roaderer and several others but details are unclear due to damaged source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strode
Three Drowned Men in Shenandoah River Tragedy Near Mauck's Mill
Richard F. Berry of Luray saved Miss Belle Faulkner of Winchester from drowning last summer at Mauck's Mill in the Shenandoah River. Berry and two Hudson brothers, all from Luray, were drowned while attempting to help Berry who could not swim. The three bodies were found together in the mill race. A triple funeral was held at Mrs. Mary Hudson’s home with interment in Green Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andogah River
Page County
Belle Faulkner
Winchester
Mauck’s Mill Oon
Mary Hudson
George F. Cook
The
Baptist Church
Ober Hudson
Mr. Berry
Mr. Cook
dLuray
T Hudson
Huntington
W. Va
Green Hill
Luray
Hudson Brothers
Shenandoah River
Berry
Robert F. Reedy
Virginia
Obert Hudson
Dr. Hudson
Hudsons
Contributions To The Monument Fund Acknowledged
Miss Lucy W Russell treasurer of the monument fund acknowledges additional contributions from J Allan Maphis Dr P B Stickley Ida Steele C A Cammer C R Cammer and A L White. Industrious girls over sixteen sought for hosiery mill work with steady wages and railroad fare refunds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confederate Monument Fund
Lucy W. Russell
J. Allan Maphis
P. B Stickley
Stephens City
Ida Steele
Cc. A Cammer
Mount Williams
C. R. Cammer
A. L. White
Bensoa de
Soldiers endure Texas heat at Fort Brown camp
Staff correspondent reports Company I guards at Fort Brown Texas from Sunday to Monday with heat, dust, and a peaceful period. Soldiers joke about stump grubbing and road work replacing drills. Officers watch polo, tea, and the Rio Grande view near the Mexican line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Texas
Winchester
Conrad
Anderson
Fort Brown
Rio“Grande
New Mexico
Clint Haddox
Charley
Goss
Sizo
Cor
Troop 2 Making 6000 at Capon River Camp
Special to The Star reports Troop N. 2 of Winchester at Camp Capon near Capon Bridge West Virginia. Scouts conduct first aid and signal tests before Commissioner Bowly. Harmer and Dicks plan a signal tower while Aiken entertains with pole vaulting demonstrations each evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp
Capon
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Boy Scouts
Winchester
Capon River
Harmer
Aiken
Martinsburg Power Company sale reaches 575000
Capt. L. F. Cooper and colleagues of the Northern Virginia Power Company returned from Martinsburg where they bid at the bankruptcy sale of the Martinsburg Power Company. The Winchester company intervention spurred bidding to 575000, enough to pay all bondholders in cash in full, covering the 570000 bonded debt. The purchase was led by A. P. Pooler of Frederick, Md., with others assisting the reorganization committee.
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L. F. Cooper
Northern Virginia Power Company
D. M. Swink
Shirley Carter
Martinsburg
Clarence EB. Martin
Martinsburg Power Company
Winchester Company
Martins‘bug Power Company
A. P. Pooler
Frederick, Md
Hagerstown
Frederick ‘Railway
Spggingine
Annual Meeting of Valley Turnpike Company Officials
Mr. Harry F. Byrd president and Mr. Shirley Carter board director left yesterday for Staunton to attend the annual meeting. They expect to return to town this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Byrd
The
Valley Turnpike Company
Shirley Carter
Staunton
Turnpike Company
Dream of Local Bank Prosperity Auction
The Shenandoah Valley bank, established 1866, reports resources over 2.3 million dollars. The Farmers and Merchants bank, founded 1902, reports resources over 1.4 million dollars. Public auction will sell 35 shares of Shenandoah Valley and 7 shares of Farmers and Merchants for cash in front of the Court House, Winchester, at 12 o'clock, Saturday August 5, 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
Court House
Winchester
Democratic Executive Committee to Meet in Charlottesville
The Democratic Executive Committee of the Seventh Congressional District will meet in Charlottesville on Friday to arrange the nomination of a candidate to succeed Representative James Hay. Judge Duke of Charlottesville urged holding sessions in Washington or Charlottesville, overriding Harrisonburg’s accessibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Executive Committee
Seventh Congressional District
Charlottesville
James Hay
Harrisonburg
Duke
Washington
Miss Helen Zirkle Returns from State Normal Summer Session
Miss Helen E. Zirkle returns home from Harrisonburg Virginia after attending the State Normal school's summer session. Mr Grabill Clark has returned to New York after spending several days in town with RF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen E. Zirkle
Harrisonburs
The
State Normal School
Grabill Clark
New York
United States to Purchase Danish West Indies
Washington officials confirm U S will buy the Danish West Indies for about 25 million dollars. Negotiations nearly complete, treaty text agreed, signatures to follow. Islands Aganta Cruz St Thomas and St John likely pass under U S control as a strategic Panama Canal harbor and coaling station for about 108 square miles and 35 000 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gwhite House
United States
Danish West Indies
Eee
Panama Canal
Gure’ Islands
Germany
Denmark
Aganta Cruz
St. Thomas
St. John
Esser Antilles
Lutheran Reunion at Pen-Mar Special Train Planned
The C V R R announces a special train to Pen Mar and return via Hagerstown on Thursday July 27. Depart Winchester at 7 25 a m and return from Pen Mar at 5 15 p m. Round trip fare is 1.26 dollars. 20 1p 6t.
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Pen-Mar
C.V. RR
PenMar
Hagerstown
Winchester
Pen Mar
Patrol fires on Negro troopers in saloon clash
Washington July 25 three members of the Eighth Illinois Infantry colored were shot and injured by four military patrols from Fort Sam Houston last night after a fight with white soldiers in a saloon near the fort. General Funston reported 40 men of the Illinois regiment went to the saloon after pay and threatened to eject white soldiers. A guard from Fort Sam Houston fired injuring three and striking others with gun butts. An investigation is under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eighth Illinois Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
War Department
Funston
Highth Illinois
Baloon
Staunton Hosts Virginia Press Association Guests
Warren Brown of Hotel Evans attends the Virginia Press Association annual meeting in Staunton as a guest of friends. Reports say the press community will warmly welcome him, though he has limited newspaper experience. Dr. W D Myers at the Louisville Dental Association meeting plans a return home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Brown
Evans
Staunton
Virginia Press Association
Brown
Staunton State
W. D Myers
Louisville Dental Association
French Make Gains South of the Somme
Paris reports renewed French pressure south of the Somme with German positions pushed back. British lines north of the Somme repelled reinforced German assaults with gains at Posieres and nearby sectors. Italian forces inhabit trenches on a plateau after strong attacks.
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Paris
Soine
Tle
Verdun
Alsace
British War Office
Somme
Ing
Posieres
Rome
Infant illness records rise with new cases and deaths
July 25 report from New York shows 38 150 new cases and 674 deaths overall. Practical oral quarantine measures were implemented. Notes mention Carter's Yeas and social notices including a Washington guest and a church benefit event.
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New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wire
George
Hillyard Boy
Bremen
C. & S. Bank
Richard F. Berry
Mauck’s Mill
A. Holmes Berry
Kansas
E. Piccadilly St
H. H. Baker
Scout Aiken
Bowly
Annual Meeting of Turnpike Co
West Indies
Wil
Kaiser
Eastern Front
the Somme
Peror William
France
Poland
Volhynia
Petrograd
Riga
Carter
Angus ~ McDonald
A. G Carson
West Street
Oginia, Woolen Company
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