HeroveM Wi sa Fight Wigago Horror
Soldiers and civilians on the first land gave their lives in a grim Wigago horror encounter with both men and women among the fallen.
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Herovem
Wigago
Erstland
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1915
Page
1
Near 1500 lost in Chicago river tragedy blamed on owners or inspectors
A Chicago river disaster left nearly 1,500 dead or missing after a steamer carried more passengers than safe. Nemo condemns the tragedy and argues owners greed or inspector negligence caused the loss, while bystanders heroically saved others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Fredericks County Roads Report Highlights Progress
H. H. Sche, county roads superintendent, outlines six months of work across magisterial districts. Limestone district Stonewall built 4.5 miles of macadam, Shawnee 2 miles, Opequon 3.5. State roads added two miles. metal drain pipes cost about 1200 dollars. Machinery is in fair shape and expected to last several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericks County
Star
Stonewall
Hacadam
Shawnee
Opequon
Free Trip to Atlantic City Promotion
Five will win a trip to Atlantic City at Sonneborn's expense. You may be fine. Bring your coupons to the store on August 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Sonneborn’s
Fime
Mrs Snapp Dies At Fawcett Gap After Illness
Christina Snapp widow of James W Snapp died at her home at Fawcett Gap this morning after a lingering illness. She was about 70, formerly Miss Smith of Shenandoah county. Surviving are two sons Oliver and Marion Snapp. Funeral tomorrow at 3 PM at her home. Burial in St Pauls cemetery Fawcett Gap. Rev George S Bowers to officiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina Snapp
James W. Snapp
Fawcett Gap
Miss Smith
Shenandoah County
Oliver Snapp
Marion Snapp
Baltimore
Shenandooh County
St. Paul's Cemetery
Geo. S. Bowers
Grace Lutheran
Henry Hogans Death In Winchester Home
Henry Hogans longtime respected resident of Winchester died at his North Kent street home on Thursday. Survived by widow and seven children, including Rev. Matthew C. Hogans of Delaware Ohio and Mary Robinson of Connellsville Pa. Funeral services Sunday at 2 20 p m at Mt Carmel F B Church with several pastors assisting. Hogans was esteemed by white and colored residents and left substantial property from his industrious life. Seed and farm products advertised by H H Baker Courthouse Plaza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hogans
Winchester
North Kent Street
Edgar
Abraham
William
Armstead
Elijah
Matthew C. Hogans
A. M. E. Church
Delaware
Ohio
Mary Robinson
Connellaville
W. P. Fisher
Benjamin, Layton
George W. Randolph
J. Luther Martin
Brunswick Depot Robbed for 105 in Cash
Thieves robbed the Brunswick passenger depot of 105 dollars in cash while Agent E. Coffin and a Baltimore auditor were away at lunch. The entry occurred during a westbound freight stop and the receipts were noted as heavier than usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
E. §&. Coffin
Baltimore
Pretty wedding solemnized at Mrs Seabright’s home
A formal wedding last night at 8 thirty at 16 East Germain Street united E. W. Steele of this city and Miss Sarah Morris of Standardsville Virginia. Rev. N D Cool officiated. The bride wore white silk and carried roses. The wedding party included Messrs Baker Seabright Edward Rainsberger and Mrs Baker Seabright Miss Ether Seabright and Miss Cordell Rainsberger. Guests from Winchester and nearby attended. The couple will reside at Vaucluse in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordell Rainsberger
Grere
Baker Seabright
Esther Seabright
Takoma Park
Gilbert Bayliss
Joseph Rainsberger
Margaret Sirbaugh
Mary Newcome
Jessie Seabright
Thomas Seabright
Mary Arthur
James Seabright
Winchester
Joseph, Steele
Vaucluse
County
Warning to Voters in Frederick County and Winchester
The Star warns voters against eleventh hour attempts by any candidate to misrepresent campaign issues or issue unanswerable accusations. Candidates unwilling to submit issues and allow discussion risk being deemed unfit for election and partaking in political trickery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Frederick County
Winchester
Notice to subscribers on renewal by July 31 1915
All mail subscriptions that have expired will be discontinued unless renewed by July 31 1915. If your subscription has expired renew now. 1p tf.
Haitiens Killed In Clash At Port Au Prince
Four Haitiens were killed and two wounded in a clash Thursday night at Port au Prince where two American bluejackets were slain. Admiral Caperton reported to the state department, which ordered the hospital ship Solace at Newport News to Port Au Prince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Washington
Port Au Prince
Admiral Caperton
State Department
Solace
Newport News
Sore feet no more sandals and moccasins sale note
The notice advertises Sonneborn selling baby's bare foot sandals and moccasins at 0c with phone or mail orders filled promptly. It mentions Hershberger, left, today, and a cross area visit to relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonneborn
Baby
A Hershberger
Warsaw Falls to German Army in Latest Advance
Berlin reports the occupation of Warsaw is imminent as German troops close in after Russian evacuation. General Mackensen aims to report the capture tonight with the Kaiserward front party ready to review advancing forces. Separately Iberian sinks after submarine attack. Orduna reaches Liverpool safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Russia
Liverpool
Berlin
Warsaw
Mackensen
William
Poland
Kaiser
Kaiserin
Cecelia
Amsterdam
Cologne Gazette
Stettin
Portland
Orduna
Petrograd
War Office
Vistula
Radomka
Bug
Wieprz
Sokal
Ghile
Bosporus
Keyser Ordered to Pay Alimony and Bond Security
Circuit Court of Frederick County ruled Elmer Elsworth Keyser must pay $2,130.88 back alimony to wife Eudora Orissa Keyser and continue $10 monthly. He must transfer interest in the Atwell farm to trustee R Gray Williams to secure future payments and provide bond. Mrs Keyser had obtained a divorce from bed and board in 1902 amid prior nonpayment concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Elsworth Keyser
Circuit Court of
Frederick County
Eudora Orissa Keyser
Keyser
Atwell Farm
Bartonville
R. Gray Williams
Market prices for hay grain butter and poultry
Readable lines list mixed commodities and prices including hay straw wheat corn timothy, flour, bran, middlings, creamery and store butter, eggs, spring chicken, old hens, roosters, potatoes and shoulder priced per unit or per pound. Some OCR artifacts remain but key items and values are present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson
Ceeerseerverees
Wes Acceetr
Ceceevvceveves
Unconscious Prangle Struck by Sun on Martinsburg Pike
E E Prangle a Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone employee fell unconscious four miles from Winchester on the Martinsburg pike while locating a line trouble near the West Virginia line. Dr Walter Cox attended and Prangle was moved to his Winchester home where he rests easier after sunstroke from extreme heat and a heavy toolkit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.E. Prangle
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Martineburg
Winchester
West Virginia
Prangle
Martinsburg Pike
Walter Cox
New Broom Sweeps Clean in 6‑String 60c Broom Sale
Advertisement notes Sonneborn offers a six string broom for 60 cents with an 85 cent price for cash on delivery. Orders available by phone or mail and fulfillment promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonneborn's Children’s Delight
Sonneborn
Afoot in Sunny South by Foot Through the Sunny South
New York City writer K. D. Emmons travels on foot from Charleston to New York City via Winchester to study southern life and the negro question. He praises Shenandoah Valley hospitality and plans to publish his southern impressions this fall in northern papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. D. Emmons
New York City
Winchester
Charleston
New Y ¥ City
Emmons
New York Magazin Syndicate
South
Shenandoah Valley
Baltimore Wheat Markets Report from The Star
The Star lists closing grain values with daily telegraph reports from Baltimore markets. Wheat No. 2 red spot is $1.09 1-2. The notice covers wheat and corn as of today’s closing figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Batimore
Star
Telegraph
Baltimore Market Prices and Grain Quotations
The report lists closing market prices for butter eggs poultry hay and livestock with ranges and item names including creamery butter chickens and sheep. It notes steady conditions across commodities and includes an Austrian war office statement about Russian morale following Archduke Ferdinand’s army actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austrian War Office
Archduke Ferdinand
Winchester social notes and travel plans from Winchester readers
Palm Beach laundered at Winchester Steam Laundry. Miss Elizabeth Kern and others leave Winchester for Capon River for two weeks at Mr C B Anderson's home. Mrs David Brown visits Winchester. Ruth Guyer and Mildred Carter head to Martinsburg for a weekend with Elizabeth Miller. H E Guyer returns from Atlantic City. Miller couple takes Hotel Jack apartments for summer. Virginia Hughes to visit Winchester for remainder of summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Kern
Louise Cooper
Helena Knight
Edith Masgey
Winchester
Capon River
C. 8. Anderson
David Brown
Philadelphia
H. E. Guyer
Ruth Guyer
Mildred Carter
Wilmington
Delaware
Martinsburg
Elizabeth Miller
Lewis G. M. Miller
Charleston
US. C
Hotel Jack
Limestone land deed at 150 acres near Valley Pike Ward
Property description notes 150 acres of limestone land near Valley Pike with references to Ward and Larrick, with attorney filings dated August 30 and amounts listed in pounds shillings pence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley
Pike, Ward & Larrick
Attys
W. T. Lucas Heads New Winchester Chamber of Commerce
A well attended meeting of Winchester business leaders last night formed an organization to promote manufacturing and industrial growth. W. R. Lucas was elected president with R. Green as vice president Sonneborn Jr. as secretary and S. Price as treasurer. The group intends to publish maps of vacant building lots and seek city council cooperation, with plans for a retail merchants credit association and broader literature on Winchester advantages. The next meeting is set for August 6 at Hotel Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
George, Jr
W. R. Lucas
R. Green
Sonneborn, Jr
8. Price
B. Harlee
P. A Beck
J. Lacy, Jr
Ing
Winchester Chamber of Cus
Ad Cather
Roy Potts
Joseph. Newlin
Ww. A. Bailey
James Moling
Hotel Evans
For Sale Studebaker Roadster in Perfect Running Order
Auction notice notes a Studebaker Roadster for sale due to death. The seller is Star Office, Mr. Scott Fahnestock, who has suffered a spinal dislocation and has been hospitalized, now moved to a county facility. Sale details incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apply & Star Office
Itp
Scott
Fahnestock
Ial Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nemo
Schenk
H. H. Baker
Courthouse Plaza
Sarah Morris
E. W. Steele
Mrs. Seabright
Pour Haitiens
York IN
Pond
Wire
London
Leyland
Boston
America
England
Sengers
Lublin
Vienna
Larblin
Ee Abe
Usband
Mrs. Keyser
Mr. Keyser
H. R. Kern
Sohneborn
C. & P. Telephone Co
Charleston, S. C
Choice Creamery
Virginia
Palm Beach
Sonneborn's
Virginia Hughes
Norfolk
Winchester Chamber of Com
Merce
W. T. Lucas
NEW Association
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