Oversubscription in Liberty Loan Exceeds 500 Million
Washington report on the Liberty Bond drive shows unofficial totals near 2.762 billion with over subscription likely above 500 million. Treasury aims to protect small investors by full allotment for small purchases and scaling down large holders. Farmers reportedly held back, while bankers and big business dominated the issue.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Liberty Bonds
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
McAdoo
People’s Loan
Boyd A Richards Buys Town House Deed Recorded
A deed from H D Fuller to Boyd R Richards for the residence of James P Reardon on South Stewart is recorded for 4500 cash The Reardons will vacate soon and stay at Winchester Inn while building a new home in Winchester Reardon also bought 30 acres at Bartonville fronting the Valley Turnpike from Fuller The Bartonville property is part of the pool farm and highly valued Also a want ad seeks a reliable young man for Saturdays only
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Corporation Court
H. D. Fuller
Boy R. Richards
James P. Reardon
South Stewart
Reardon
Winchester Inn
Winchester
Bartonville
Fuller
Pool Farm
Benong
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Listed By Winchester Banks
A supplemental roll of Liberty Bond subscribers is released by Winchester banks including Union Bank and the Commercial and Savings Bank. Names include George W Kurtz John Vernon Eddy Mrs Julia Carr Alfred Lutz and many others with additional entries from Boy Scouts and new contributors since the previous report. A note indicates continued listings continued on page four and a reward offer for a lost small diamond setting from sting at Hotel Evans.
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Union Bank
George W. Kurtz
John Vernon Eddy
Julia R. Carr
Alfred Lutz Green
Lee R. Grim
Dorothy Whiting Green
Hugh Kemp Green
Alfred Geen
Gr Oy Miller
H. K. Green
Ida Thwaite
John Thwaite
Dudley
Carr Robert E. Carr
James, B. Russell
Minnie Hall
Mary R. Wickersham
Boy Scouts
GL. Miller Godtz
Millerw. CG
Millerw. CG. Miter Rachael Washington Alexander
Charles A. Lupton
Sold Part of the Daniel Wood Farm
Misses Mary C Wood and Clara V Wood sold 179 acres of the Wood farm near the Opequon to Charles J Carver and Carrie E Carver. The land lies in Frederick and Clarke counties on both sides of the Opequon. Price paid was 3000 dollars.
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Mary C. Wood
Clara V. Wood
Wood
Opequon
Charles, J
Carrie E. Carver
Frederick County
Clarke County
Mies
A R Pendleton Reopens His Home in Winchester
Alexander R. Pendleton retired lawyer returns from New York to Winchester and reopens his home on the Northwestern grade for the summer. Mrs Pendleton and Miss Lily Pendleton expected to join him soon after. D Boyd, who spent the winter with him in New York, remains in town.
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Alexander R. Pendleton
Marseilles
New York
Winchester
Pendleton
Lily. D. Boyd
Lutheran Delegate Marion G Richard Heads to Chicago Synod
Rev Marion G Richard pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran Church East Lansdowne Pa spends weekend with parents on South Braddock Street then travels to Chicago for the General Synod meeting of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America elected as a delegate by the East Pennsylvania Synod and among the youngest clerical delegates attending.
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Marion G. Richard
Emmanuel ‘Lutheran Church of
East Lansdowne
Pa&a
Asa. Richard
South Braddock Street
Chicago
General Synod
The
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Richard
East Pennsylvania Synod
Fruit and Grain Insurance Against Hall Specified
A notice outlines a specific insurance against Hall related to Fruit and Grain. It directs readers to see particulars for conditions and coverage details.
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Hall
Hansbrough and Carter Insurance and Loans Ad
Insurance and loan services offered by Hansbrough and Carter with real estate options listed for June 16 18 20 23 and 1p on page.
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Hansbrough & Carter
Gapt Davis Leaves Winchester for San Antonio Posting
Capt Francis M Davis former superintendent of the National Cemetery in Winchester is transferred by the War Department to the National Cemetery in San Antonio Texas and will depart within ten days. He will be succeeded by James W Dodley of Petersburg Va who previously ran Staunton Cemetery.
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Francis M. Davis
National Cemetery
Winchester
War .Department
San Antonio
Texas
Captain Davis
James W. Dodley
Petersburg
Dodley
Staunton
Davis
Lillian.Archer
Corpus Christi
Robert Davis
Muscovy
Oklahoma
W. D. Davis
West Point
United States Army
Army
Department of the West
San Francisco
Frank Vis
West. Point
Missouri
Col
W. F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Dog Tax Notice From Police Chief Doran
Owners of dogs must pay dog taxes by June 25, 1917. Notice issued by M. A. Doran, Chief of Police, urging timely compliance with municipal animal taxation.
De Grange Buys Ward Land Not Mrs Grange
The Star’s report about North Western turnpike land on the Ward farm being sold to Mrs H Clay Grange is corrected. The deed shows the Ward heirs sold the land to Mr C De Grange, a Frederick county Maryland farmer with long local ties.
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The
Star
Ward
Northwestern Turnpike
H. Clay Grange
T. W. Steck
de Grange
Frederick County
Maryland
New Ice Cream Parlor Opens Tonight With Full Line
A new ice cream parlor opens this evening offering a full line of popular flavors and soda waters. Beck's Free Bakery Incorporated is listed in connection with the venture.
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Beck’s Rree Bakery, Incorporated
Will Speak at Handley Library
Dr. J. L. O'Brien, U.S. Bureau of Education extension agent, will address the Handley Library auditorium at 8 30 Monday evening June 18. He will speak at Stephens City June 19 on promoting wider library use and seeds such as Green Mountain Maine Seed Potatoes Seed Buckwheat Miller Rape and 4l Field Seeds. HH Baker Winchester Virginia lists sale days Tue Fri Sat.
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J. L. O’brien
United States Bureau of Education
Handley Library
McBrien
Stephens City
Green Mountain Maine
HH. Baker
Piccadilly
Winchester
Old War Poems Reach Present Times In Editorial Note
The piece surveys Civil War era poetry and its modern relevance, naming William Gordon McCabe and Thaddeus Oliver. It discusses authorship disputes over All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight and Stonewall Jacksons Way, and argues enduring emotional themes in poems like The Star Spangled Banner. It cites 19th century figures and publication records to support its stance.
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William Gordon McCabe
Richmond
Petersburg
Stonewall Jackson
Dr. Palmer
Baltimore
Oakland
Antietam
New England
Ethel Beere
Potomac
Oliver
Thaddeus Oliver
Trigg County
Charleston
C. Alphonso Smith
Harpers Weekly
Beers
Virginia
2Nd Ga. Reg’t
Centreville
John D. Ashton
Georgia
Nome
Buena Vista Guards
Wrien
Dissatisfaction Over Wilson Note Sparks Russian Debate
In Petrograd on June 16, Russian socialist organs report dissent among American missions to Russia as they present to the provisional government. The Council of Soldiers and Workers condemns Wilson as ignorant of revolutionary sentiment and links peace to a united workers’ struggle with world imperialists. British note also faces sharper socialist criticism while some press remains conciliatory.
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The
Star
Petrograd
Russia
Wilson
Council of ‘Soldiers and Workmen
Mote
Wison
Council
French Sinkings Show a Decrease
Paris reports a continued drop in French ship losses from submarines or mines. In the past week eight vessels were sunk including four over 1,600 tons, one smaller ship and three fishing boats. During the same week 1,034 ships arrived and 1,015 left French ports.
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Paris
Comfortable Car For Hire
Auto listing notes good drivers and reasonable rates. Phone Chapman's Auto Sales Co. 13-1p-41.
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Chapman's Auto Sales Co
Wonderful mechanical exhibit at Hicks Motor Company
The Hicks Motor Company displays in their window a 1917 Maxwell touring car showing all working parts. Mr Hicks says the display attracts many visitors and notes he has placed a car a day in the territory for the past three weeks.
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HICKS
Motor Company
Hicks Motor Company
Maxwell
Maxweill
First Seashore Excursion Launches Season
The first C. V. R. R. Seashore Excursion will run Thursday June 21 from Winchester at 7 25 a.m. Fares to Atlantic City and South Jersey resorts cost 6 50, to Asbury Park and North Jersey resorts 8 50. Tickets valid sixteen days with future runs on July 5 and 19 August 2 16 and 20.
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C. V. R. R. Seashore
Winchester
Atlantic City
South Jersey
Asbury Park
North Jersey
Pershing Meets Petain At Front In Paris Update
General John J. Pershing now at the front after luncheon with General Petain at grand headquarters. The Chamber of Deputies authorized remission of all military punishment as the front lines shift.
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Paris
John J. Pershing
Petain
Chamber of Deputies
War Relief Letter Praises Winchester Surgical Dressings
Mrs. Hunter H. McGuire of the Virginia War Relief Association receives a thank you note from Miss Virginia W. Christian, secretary of the state association, for a third box of surgical dressings made by local ladies. The dressings will be repacked for shipment to Paris dispersal points. The letter commends the careful wrapping and packing and looks forward to further shipments.
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Hunter H. McGuire
Ester
War Rely Association of Virginia
Virginia W. Christian
State Association
Richmond
Winchester
State Association High Vy
Miss Christian
Paris
Court hears corn cultivation case in Frederick County
In Circuit Court of Frederick County Judge Frank B. Whiting heard Dr. Shmuel McCune versus Noah Tipton over a 40 acre corn field in 1916. McCune seeks 500 dollars claiming neglect caused poor yield. Tipton's neighbors testified for proper cultivation. decision reserved until next week.
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Frederick County
Frank B. Whiting
Shmuel McCune
Noah Tipton
Dr. McCune
Tipton
Submarine Fails To Sink U S Schooner Ritter
A consular report to the State Department states that the American schooner Ritter was attacked by a German submarine. The vessel was damaged by shell fire but not sunk and was towed into an unnamed port.
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Washington
State Department
Ritter
Beale and Knell Guests of Sartelles in town
Rev. and Mrs. J. W. H. Beale and Mr. and Mrs. Knell of Baltimore spent several days this week visiting Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sartelle on South Main Street, traveling by motor car. Rev. Mr. Beale was for a time in town.
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J. W.H. Beale
Mrs. Knell
Baltimore
John P. Sartelle
South Main Street
Mr. Beale
Exemption Regulations Approved for Selective Draft
President Wilson approved the regulations governing exemptions and the selective draft army law. Regulations will be proclaimed next week and aim to weed out only the indispensable, with others conscripted. Political influence over exemption boards is a concern. Major General J. Franklin Bell confirms Virginia Maryland and DC troops will train at Petersburg Virginia.
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Wilson
Knetty
Virginia
Petersburg
Washington
Cote ‘Slaborace
White House
Boards of Options
Spain at brink as mutiny threatens government control
A revolt reported in Spain on June 16 with army officers leading a push against the government. Strict censorship is in place as a military committee demands action, raising fears of a broader army mutiny and a crisis akin to Russia.
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London
Spain
Striet
Russia
Forty Killed In Powder Explosion In London
Fort many killed and one hundred injured after a powder explosion reported in London. The disaster occurred on June 16 as emergency crews attended the scene and transported victims to nearby hospitals.
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the Star
London
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U.S. Treasury
Wire
Boyd A. Richards
Bellabie
Sting
Evans
Daniel Wood
A. R. Pendleton
Lutheran: Synod
Genial National Cemetery
M. A. Doran
Fr. C. de Grange
Ward Land
Parior
Handley: Library
Nem
Workmen’s Bulletin
Gen. Pershing
War Relief Association
U.S
Iy Mant
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