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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1916
Page
1
A note indicates a dispute with Mexico will be adjusted soon with plans for resolution anticipated in the near term. Officials confirmed ongoing talks aiming to settle outstanding issues and restore normal relations.
Washington reports after a cabinet meeting a formal statement will detail progress with Mexico's Arredondo. Carranza’s joint commission likely, with American members to be announced. El Paso notes Trevino resists surrender, plans a possible revolution to unite five northern states. Washington cautions negotiations may fail if scope widens beyond Columbus raid.
Baltimore grain markets closed with No 2 red wheat at 1 25 and corn at 91.5 cents. Prices reflect whale safe markets at 3 o clock this afternoon.
Public sale includes household goods and an antique cupboard at 39 S Main St. on Saturday July 29 at 10 am. Sale notice by Miss Lucy Russell. Auction ad notes July 28 date as well.
Mrs Mamie Harford and Mrs Ida Webb residents of the northeast side appeared before Justice Krebs at 10 am and pled guilty to disorderly conduct. They were sentenced to thirty days in jail but the sentence was suspended if they left the neighborhood by next Wednesday. Mrs Ruth Smith also pled guilty to kerbing an attack on Mrs Amick and fined 3.50.
Funeral for the late Mrs. Jen nie Carper, wife of Mr. W A Carper, who died yesterday at 703 South Main, will be held at 2 PM Monday. Rev H G Spencer of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church will oversee services with church choir hymns. Burial follows at Mount Hebron Cemetery. pallbearers include John Sartelle Edward Sartelle Hunter N Kerns Charles L Robinson John I Sloat and Jacob Bowman.
Colonel Robert F Leedy of the Virginia Infantry has been given a brief leave from Brownsville Texas to return to Luray for personal matters. He left his law practice to others after taking command of the second regiment for border patrol duty. Leedy departed Brownsville and is expected in Luray soon, with his return time short due to ongoing government service.
Real estate ad notes a desirable dwelling at 28 North Washington Street with seven rooms and modern conveniences. Listing by Hansbrough & Carter, Real Estate, Loans, Insurance. Includes brief sale terms and contact shorthand.
Mrs M E Lewis and her daughter Miss Mildred Lewis of Lans town Pennsylvania, traveling with Mrs G G Baker, left yesterday afternoon for Clifton Forge Virginia from the Winchester Inn.
The Seventh Congressional District Democratic Committee in Charlottesville calls a special primary election for September 2 to nominate a candidate to fill the unexpired term of James Hay in the 64th Congress. Candidacy must be filed by August 19. three candidates named include Thomas W. Harrison N B Early Floyd W Weaver with Henry Downing likely to enter. Harrison backs primaries and welcomes the committee action.
A public auction will sell blocks of two and three shares of Shenandoah Valley and Farmers and Merchants National Bank stock in front of Winchester Court House on Saturday August 5. The investment promises rapid value increase with dividends on January 1 and July 1 each year and tax free status.
H E McKinster of W W Wall's on N Market street seeks three car loads of apples for next week. See McKinster before selling your apples. Offer is 28 1 2 cents per ton? indexed for pricing.
Miss Hilda Portner returned from a motor trip to the Natural Bridge and stays with Mrs. Richard Evelyn Byrd on Amherst street. Mrs A. C. Carson visits Washington shopping and remains with Mr and Mrs Angus McDonald. Gertrude Logan hosted a bridge party and luncheon at West Water street with four tables and guests including Mrs W D Field and Mrs Henry B Gilpin. Thomas B Byrd and Mrs Richard Evelyn Byrd just back from a hot trip to Natural Bridge.
The Old Dominion Paper Company plant near town was shut after a 260 horsepower Frick engine blew up in the dryer room. Water-filled cylinder caused the blast, hurling steel fragments. thirty plus workers lost steady pay temporarily while directors decide on a replacement engine.
A prolonged Bermuda high pressure system is blamed for the worst heat wave in 15 years. The high, parked over the Atlantic for a month, has driven hot tropical air northward from the seaboard to the Rockies, creating extreme interior heat as it swirls and gathers moisture.
A brief shopper note directing customers to request Carter's Yeast from the grocer. Mentions a weekly purchase cadence labeled 7 14 tues fri 4w, implying a delivery or sale schedule. No further details provided.
Wanted large quantity of young chickens at once. H D Albin Bell phone 356 468 Piccadilly St. Also ground limestone in carrots Kansas grown alfalfa and all seeds. HH H Baker 1p tf.
Montreal dispatch reports Halifax confirmation that the German submarine Bremen has been captured by Allied forces. Fears persist among Deutschland owners about Bremen’s fate as reports of capture surface. Deutschland waits at pier while pilots stand by for possible orders.
Senator H. H. Downing of Front Royal is reported as a candidate for the Seventh District Democratic nomination to succeed retiring Rep James Hay. The race likely pits Downing against Judge Thomas W. Harrison and Senator N. B. Early Jr with strong regional support. Presbyterian reunion set for Pen Mar August 2 with special train from Winchester at 7:25 am and return at 5:15 pm, round trip $1.25.
Messrs Harry Flood Byrd and William An Carson left yesterday evening by motor car for Charlottesville Virginia where today they are attending a meeting of the Democratic committee of the Seventh district Judge T W Duke of Charlottesville is also noted in the dispatch as attending the event.
Mrs. Massey of Middletown spent the day visiting friends in town, sharing time and conversation with local residents.
Four Black men who killed two locals in Vienna Maryland fled to Laurel where a posse surrounded a house. After the siege police chief Ludworth was shot twice and a bystander wounded. Two suspects were captured while others fled into the woods, later recornered. A lost leather pocketbook with Norfolk tickets and money is offered for recovery.
A one story galvanized iron garage behind the B J Evans building housing George F Norton Publishing caught fire at about 1030 am damaging baled paper inside. Nearby stone brick structure owned by Winchester and occupied by Moling and Seal was also ignited under the tin roof but saved by hoses and buckets. Hiram Lodge No 21 A F and A Masons affiliated with the scene.
Miss Bessie Beall Anderson of Latrobe and her mother Mrs. J. D. Ander soon were visiting Old Sweet Springs W Va when her horse frightened and bolted dragging her. She suffered shock and bruises as relatives in Winchester note her well known presence there. Mr Warren Brown attended the Virginia Press Association meeting in Staunton as a guest of friends.
In Ridgeway Virginia Stanley Hinton suffered a painful ankle fracture after an accident while with his brother Edward during a yard party at the Ridgeway camp meeting woods led by Payne's Chapel ladies. The note also mentions Mrs H Tharp visiting relatives in Stephenson and a family trip to Brunswick on Sunday.
German forces report loss of Delville Wood on the Somme front after heavy fighting with Allied units. Officials note intense artillery and assault actions with surrounding positions under pressure. Allied commanders claim tactical gains in the sector.
Russian forces push around Tarnopol and in Volhynia as weather and stiff resistance slow advance. In Zebrugge, Captain Charles Fryatt of the Brussells is executed after a German court martial for attempting to ram a submarine, with Berlin confirming the death sentence. Mesopotamia front reported quiet with two gunboats hit and casualties on the Euphrates river banks.
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