Population Ordered to Leave the Town in War News
Russian forces push toward Lemberg threatening investment of the fortress and prompting evacuations in Bucharest reports. The Meuse sector and Chattancourt bombardment are noted, with memorial services held in Britain for Lord Kitchener as war ships bombard the Bulgarian coast at Dedazakh and Porto Lazos.
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Czernowitz
Kovel
Kitchener
Petrograd
Galicia
Demidovna
Lemberg
Bucharest
War Office
Bukowina
Lutsk
Briesti Lutvosk
Pripet
London
St. Paul's Church
Lord Kitchener
Hampshire
Orkney Islands
King George
Queen Mary
Queen Alexandra
Page
Berlin
Douaumont
Verdun Front
German War Office
Przewloka
Ssaloniki
Dedazakh
Porto Lazos
Officer Hollis Resigns from Manchester Police Force
Assistant policeman Clayton W. Hollis sent his resignation to Mayor Julian F. Ward and the mayor accepted it. Hollis served for many years and earned a reputation for efficiency and fidelity, leaving many friends to regret his departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton W. Hollis
Julian F. Ward
Hollis
Nchester
Barbers Cut Prices to 25 Cents Starting June 12
All barbers have organized and set haircuts at 25 cents beginning June 12 1912. The move affects multiple shops and follows a coordinated price reduction by local barber associations.
Young People Adjourn Virginia Conference ENDEAVOR session
The twenty third annual convention of the Virginia Conference branch of the Young People's Christian Endeavor Union met in Cumberland Maryland from Thursday to Sunday. Officers were elected led by Wilmer I Good Harrisonburg president and W O Cooley Reliance vice president. The body included over 100 delegates and ministers with 3 600 members in 75 societies. Contributions rose forty percent and Ridgeley West Virginia mission continues. A Shenandoah Collegiate Institute scholarship was started. Banners went to Staunton Inwood and Roanoke for various feats.
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Virginia
Young People’s Christian Endeavor Union
The
United Brethren Church
Cumberland
Wilmer I. Good
Harrisonburg
W. O. Cooley
Réliance
Grace Fries
Winchester
Kemper P. Cline
J. Ll. Graves
Martinsburg
Mabel Hammack
Dayton
C. H. Crowell
Berkeley
W. Va
W. F. Gruver
A. S. Hammack
A.J. Crist
Ridgeley
Shenandoah Collegiate Institute
Staunton
Inwood
Roanoke
Haircut price news for Alabama barber raises to 25 cents
A brief item notes a haircut price in Alabama rising to 25 cents from June 12. The snippet provides a single quoted figure and date, indicating a local price change in a small market.
David H. Hardy Dies of Dropsy in Frederick County
David H. Hardy, of a prominent northern Frederick County family, died yesterday afternoon at his brother E. Newton W. Hardy’s home near White Hall after a prolonged illness of dropsy and heart trouble. He was born July 18, 1866 near White Hall, son of John H. Hardy. Funeral at Green Spring Methodist Church at 3 pm then burial at Stone Church graveyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenspring Methodist Church
City Council Special Meeting Opens 8 PM With Unfinished Business
A special city council meeting is set for 8 o clock in the council chamber at city hall to continue unfinished business from the last regular session. Kernstown Yard Party on Metz lawn scheduled for June 16 17 features music by the Friendship Band Friday night. Joseph Mason and Clifton Clark of Wiesternport Md returned home after visiting locally. S A Jordan of Brunswick Md passed through town en route to Staunton and Lexington on B&O Railroad business.
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Kernstown
Metz Lawn
Friendship Band
Messrs
Joseph Mason
Clifton Clark
Wiesternport
S. A. Jordan
Brunswick, Md
Town
Staunton
Lexington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Mr Wickham Hicks Leaves for Pittsburgh Job
Mr Wickham Hicks, a visitor at his parents home near town, departed yesterday afternoon for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he is employed with the Pennsylvania Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wickham Hicks
Jack Hicks
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mrs Harris Departs From Hotel Evans for Washington
Mrs. E. V. Harris, who has been staying several days at Hotel Evans and visiting friends in town, left this morning for her home in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. Harris
Hotel Evans
Washington
Solenberger Co Advertises Paints Oils and Varnishes
John S Solenberger and Co advertise a selection of paints oils and varnishes in assorted sizes including one pint and larger. The listing highlights product range and availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno
S. Solenberger and _ Co
M Kay Miller Wedding Sets June 16 in Winchester
Out of town guests arrive for the wedding of Miss Mary Cecelia Lee Miller daughter of the late Dudley L Miller and Mrs Miller of Sunnyside Frederick county and Antrim Almond McKay of Baltimore. The ceremony at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Winchester is on Thursday June 16 at 8 pm with a large reception at Sunnyside Stephens City following.
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Mary Cecelia Lee Miler
Dudley L.miller
Miller
Sunnyside
Frederick County
Antrim Almond McKay
Baltimore
Christ Protestant’ Episcopal Church
Winchester
William PD. Smith
Professor Smith
Hagerstown
McKay
Edward &. Johnson
Balltimore
Messrs
Marion McKay
Pittsburgh
Edward Buracker
Frank Hyde
Charles Neill
Carl Senhedan
Miller Jett
Nineveh
Warren County
Charles L. Bowly
Walter T. Gore
Christchurch
Stephiens City
Willow Lawn
Christ Church
Mr.McKay
Educators Head to Chatham for Virginia Girls’ Schools Meeting
Miss Katharine R. Glass and Mrs. Ada Somerville Hatcher from Fort Loudoun Seminary travel to Chatham Virginia for the tenth annual Virginia Association of Colleges and Schools for Girls gathering at the Chatham Episcopal Institute. Presidents principals and faculties from many higher schools will attend. Glass will speak Thursday on The Value of Music in the A B Degree. The association last met in Winchester with notable Fort Loudoun Seminary hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine R. Glass
Ada Somerville Hatcher
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Chatham
Virginia Association of Colleges and Schools For Girls
Chatham Episcopal Institute
Miss Glass
Association
Winchester
Private sale of Household and Kitchen Furniture
A private sale of household and kitchen furniture will begin Thursday at 303 N Braddock St. The event runs from 12 to 1 and 3 to 6 with exit times noted.
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N. Braddock St
Returns From Convention Postmaster Attends as Spectator
Postmaster Hunter N. Kern of this city returned yesterday from Chicago by way of Stauton. He attended the Republican national convention as a spectator rather than as a delegate.
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Hunter N. Kern
Stauinton
Chicago
Kern
Carranza Forces Advance Toward Pershing Line
Secretary Lansing reported no improvement in conditions along the Mexican border with Pershing's line, noting worsening or unchanged areas. Consuls and travelers indicate de facto Mexican forces moving toward U S troops, amid raids in Laredo and concern over bandit Luis Dela Rosa gaining support from Carranzistas for potential attacks.
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Washington
Lansing
Wer Ingraham
Mexico
General Pershing
United States
Laredo
Luis Dela Rosa
Most Powerful Warship Afloat
The new superdreadnought Pennsylvania arrived at Norfolk from Newport News and was commissioned with Captain H. B. Wilson in command. She will go to Philadelphia next week for a silver service. Armed with twelve 14 inch rifles, four 21 inch torpedo tubes and twenty two 5 inch guns, she is deemed the most powerful warship afloat, displacing 32 000 tons, 608 feet long and making about 21 knots on trials.
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Norfolk
Pennsylvania
Norfolk Navy Yard
Newport News
United States Navy
H. B. Wilson
Philadelphia
Seeks To Amend Constitution Over Supreme Court Justices
Senator Thomas of Colorado introduced a resolution in the Senate proposing an amendment to the federal constitution that would forbid the election of Supreme Court Justices to office. The broadside targets Justice Hughes and his candidacy as reported from Washington on June 13.
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Washington
Thomas
Colorado
Justice Hughes
Senate
Supreme Court
White Way lighting work to start in Winchester
The city council authorized the installation of the white way on principal streets. Seventy iron posts with nitrogen lamps in frosted globes will be erected along routes from the Cumberland Valley Railway station on West Water street to Main street, then Piccadilly to Handley Library and B and O station. Work will proceed quickly and lamps are expected to be lit soon.
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Winchester
Cumberland Valley
Wiest Water Street
Main Street
Cork
Piccadilly
Piccadilly Street
Handley Library
Baltimore and Ohio
Winchester Second Ward election draws notable interest
Voters in Winchester's second ward show strong turnout for mayor and common council races while first ward, with no opposition, sees low engagement. Polls close at 7 32 pm as both parties push turnout. second ward totals show 211 of 425 registered votes cast by 3 30 pm amid tight race expectations.
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Winchester
Common Council
Mesers
Herman H. Hable
Hunter B. Grim
W. E. Jones
Julian F. Ward
F.H. Krebs
Justice of the Peace At
Messrs
Lewis F. Cooper
W. Ramsburg
Robert L. Gray
W. A. Baker
B. M. Knight
Summer Normal Opens in Harrisonburg Va
The regular summer session of the State Normal School at Harrisonburg Virginia will open soon. Many young women have enrolled and attendance is expected to exceed previous records. Teachers from Winchester and Frederick county left to take the course. Various residents and visitors are noted in town including Mrs R Ashlin White of Henderson New York and Baron Sheppodo of Florence Italy. Mr and Mrs Joseph Roder of Brunswick Maryland and Miss Grace Cooper will attend events in Washington tomorrow.
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State Normal School
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Frederick County
Baron Sheppodo
Florence
Italy
Jack
Hot Springs
Thomas J. Cooper
Miss Grace Cooper
Washington
President Wilson
Justice Hughes Plans Campaign Amid Telegram Rush
New York, June 13. Charles E. Hughes reports a good rest after the previous day’s campaign opening. He addresses a large pile of supportive telegrams and arranges meetings with political leaders. The questions are where and when formal notification will occur and who will lead the campaign as he remains in town until June 30 before moving on to Providence.
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New York
Charles BE. Hughes
Hughes
Providence
Col Forrest W Brown Registered at Hotel Jack
Col Forrest W Brown of Charles Town West Virginia was registered yesterday afternoon at Hotel Jack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest W. Brown
Charles~town
W. Va
Jack
President 5 at West Point Today
President and Mrs Wilson arrived at West Point aboard the Mayflower to attend United States Military Academy graduation exercises. He addressed the graduating class and lunched with Superintendent Col Townsley before departing by special train for Washington.
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West Point
N. Y
Merville Lawrence Weds Miss Luttrell
A pretty wedding was held at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Luttrell residence near Howards Chapel Frederick County. Miss Nora Luttrell became the bride of Melville Lawrence son of Rev P J Lawrence of the United Brethren church. The ceremony was performed by the bridegroom's father in the parlor with family and close friends present. A wedding dinner followed.
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George W. Luttrell
Howards Chapel
DeHaven
Frederick County
Nora Luttrell
Melville Lawrence
P. J. Lawrence
United Brethren Church
Funeral held for Rev. Harry T. G. Jennings
The Rev. Harry T. G. Jennings, a young colored Methodist pastor, died June 8 after a long Tuberculosis illness. His funeral was held at John Mann Methodist Church at 3 PM with Rev. W A Hubbard and Rev. C E Queen officiating. He led Cokesville church for two years and left a mother Lucy A Jennings a brother Robert D Jennings and an adopted sister S A Waller along with other relatives.
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Harry T. G. Jennings
Colored Methodist Church
Lucy A. Jennings
John Mann Methodist Church
W. A. Hubbard
Middletown
Del
C. E. Queen
Cokesville
W. H. Jennings
Robert D. Jennings
S. A. Waller
Baltimore Grain Markets Close Prices
At 8 pm the Baltimore wholesale markets quoted No 2 red wheat at 1.0384 dollars and corn at 81.5 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Grain Markets
Baltimore
Wilson and Marshall Named For Democratic Ticket
St Louis dispatch June 13 reports Woodrow Wilson and Thomas Riley Marshall will be the Democratic ticket for the convention starting tomorrow. The Old Guard may challenge Marshall’s renomination, but Wilson has backed him and the peace plank will be added to the platform. Bryan’s arrival heightens talk of prodding Progressives, with a peace and preparedness plank eyed for the platform.
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Wilson
Bryan
ST. Louis
Woodrow Wilson
New, Jersey
Thomas Riley Marshall
Indiana
Old Guard
Marshall
Baltimore
Indiana Democratic Organization
Hughes
Supreme Court
William J. Bryan
Resolutions Committee
Mr. Bryan
White House
William Je Bryan
Resolution
Nee
Eas
Lost near post office reward offered at Star office
A reward of eight dollars is offered for the return of a lost item reported as near the post office. The notice directs seekers to contact Star office for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Office
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Verdun
Paris
French War Office
Meuse
Chattancourt
Endeavor Union
Frederick Coun
David H. Hardy
Union Bank
M’kay-Miller
Christ Episcopal Church
Out of Town
Mary Bennie Glass
Nancy Ray
Carranza
Pershing
War Department
White Way
Grove. Bros
Adv
Second Ward
R. Ashlin White
Henderson, N. Y
Chartertown
Juliet A. Mee-Caw
Joseph Roder
J. Ira Murphy
Evans
Encle Hyde
Piedmont
the Star
Merville Lawrence
Luttrell
Rev
Jennings
Mash
Democratic National Convention
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