General Pershing's Report on Carrizal Fight Sparks War Fears
General Funston asked for rapid state troop deployment to the border as reports from Carrizal spread. Mexican forces massed near Juarez while American troops prepared to enter Chihuahua City, amid conflicting claims of prisoners and a possible war with Carranza.
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Star
San Antonio
Funston
War Department
EL Paso
Rio Grande
Carrizal
United States
Juarez
Chihuahua City
Villa Ahumada
Joseph Bell
Fort Bliss
Virginians Urged to Enlist in National Guard
Company I of the Second Regiment, Virginia Volunteers, awaits telegraphic orders in barracks near the state fair grounds. Captain Conrad reports drill improvements while Richmond camp readiness lags. Enlistment urged for men 18 to 25, with exceptions for older veterans. emphasizes patriotism and advantages of service in World War I era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Volunteers
Robert F. Leedy
W. W. Sale
State Fair Grounds
Robert Y. Conrad
Richmond
Conrad
National Guard
Wilson
Virginia
Insurance for Wheat on Farm Against Hail Fire Lightning
Hansbrough & Carter offer farm wheat insurance covering hail fire and lightning nipping crops and protecting grain value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansbrough & Carter
Pershing Captures Mexican Towns in Alert
El Paso reports General John J. Pershing seized the Mexican towns of Nueva Cases Grandes and Cases Grandes at 6 o clock last night. Mexican soldiers were disarmed and martial law declared. The main garrison at Cases Grandes evacuated earlier. Twenty arrests were made for attempting to incite anti American demonstrations.
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EL Paso
John J. Pershing
Nueva Cases Grandes
Cases Grandes
State Department
Sale of Household Effects at No 27 East Piccadilly Street
Large lot of household effects will be sold on Saturday at the residence of the late David S Glaize 27 East Piccadilly Street. Sale begins at 10 o clock. See sale bill in paper.
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David S. Glaize
East Piccadilly Street
Laborers Wanted Apply to Virginia Woolen Co
Help wanted notice seeking laborers for the Virginia Woolen Company. Apply in person to 19 19 21 with job duties and qualifications unspecified in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Woolen Co
Ruth Whitlock weds Wilmore R Sherrick at Valley Ave home
The marriage of Miss Ruth Margaret Whitlock to Wilmore Rumbaugh Sherrick of Richmond, Va., was solemnized at 8 pm at the bride’s Valley avenue home in a ceremony by Rev. W O Talbert. Attendants included A Ruth Talbert, ribbon bearers Madeline Whitlock and Mary Katharine Ritter, page Frank Ritter, best man Dr. Edwin C. Yost, ushers Charles Affleck and Harry H. Lynch. bride wore ivory charmeuse with silver lace and tulle. bouquet of valley flowers orchids and bride roses.
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Ruth Margaret Whitlock
J. L. Whitlock
Wilmore Rumbaugh Sherrick
Richmond
Valley Avenue
W. OO. Talbert
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
J. Ll. Whitlock
A. Ruth Talbert
Winchester
Madeline Whitlock
Mary Katharine Ritter
Frank Ritter
Edwin C. Yost
Charles Affleck
Harry H. Lynch
Sale of house and lot at 124 W Leicester St
At noon Saturday in front of the Court House a desirable house and lot No 124 West Leicester Street formerly the home of the late John W Stevenson. Sale bills contain full details and terms of sale.
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Court House
Leicester St
John W. Stevenson
Theater Parties For Benefit Show At Hampshire Theater
Box seats sold for a benefit show supporting Winchester Memorial Hospital at the Amphitheater Theater. Local and regional residents from Shepherstown Martinsburg Berryville Millwood and surrounding countryside reserved seats. Tickets available at the Empire Theater this afternoon evening and all day Friday with special pricing for different sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Shepherdstown
Martinsburg
Berryville
Millwood
Empire Theater
Notice to Ticket Holders on Northwestern Turnpike
All holders of automobile tickets on the Northwestern Turnpike are asked to stop when passing through the gate and present tickets to the gatekeeper for identification. If not complied with the ticket will be withdrawn each time the gate is passed. Chairman, Board of Managers.
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Northewestern Turnpike
Board of Managers
Eod
Second Hand Cars for Sale at Low Prices
Roadsters and touring cars from 150 dollars and up advertise by M. R. Strode with contact at 22 1p 31 window listing.
No Action Planned in Mexico Over Carrizal Battle
Secretary of War Baker announced no plans for action in Mexico regarding Carrizal. He said facts come from Mexican sources, a full Pershing report is awaited, and no cabinet meeting or Congress appearance is planned today.
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Washington
Mexico
Carrizal
Funston
Pershing
Congress
Baker
Judge Harrison Assigned to Manassas Circuit Court Work
Judge Thomas W. Harrison of this city has been designated by Governor Stuart to hold a circuit court in Manassas Prince William county for Judge J Zae Thornton. He will depart early Monday and stay away all next week as several important cases come before him for trial.
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Thomas W. Harrison
H. ©. Stuart
Manassas
Prince William County
J. Zae Thornton
Harrison
Arredondo Seeks Explanation on Carrizal Attack
Ambassador Arredondo demands a full explanation from the United States on the movement of the American cavalry and its attack at Carrizal as he heads to present the issue to the State Department. He is expected to stress that Carranza desires peace.
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Tenth Cavalry
Gomez
Lansing
Arredondo
Carranza
Arredotudio
State Department
Casos Grandes
United States
Pershing
Carrizal
Dunlaps In Dayton Suffer Illness And News
Mr E J Dunlap of this city has learned of serious illness affecting his son Frank Dunlap and daughter Helen Dunlap in Dayton Ohio. Frank recently suffered a paralysis stroke and Helen is ill with scarlet fever. Mrs Charles O Connor and children of Portsmouth Virginia are visiting relatives in this city. Annie Hockman has returned to Fishers Hill Virginia after staying with Mrs Roland Hauck on South Market street.
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E. J. Dunlap
Frank Dunlap
Helen Dunlap
Dayton
Ohio
Charles O'Connor
Portsmouth
Witho
North
Carolna
Annie Hockman
Fishers Hill
Roland Hauck
South Market Street
Professor Barton Visits Kernstown During Summer Vacation
Prof Samuel Barton of the Sewa University Tenn spent his summer vacation at his father Joseph Barton’s home in Kernstown and was a business visitor in the city yesterday.
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Samuel Barton
Sewanee (Tenn.) University
Joseph Barton
Kernstown
Sale of Building Lot No 616 North Main Street
To be sold at 11 o clock on Saturday of this week that desirable building lot No 616 North Main street See sale bills 21-1p-21.
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North Main Street
Salle Bills
Fund Drive To Aid Soldiers On Mexican Border
A Winchester and Frederick County appeal requests funds for Company T members ordered to the Mexican border. Soldiers forego higher wages for Army pay, and a citizen committee collects donations via The Star to support their families. Funds go to the soldiers' dependents in the city and county.
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United States Army
Winchester
Frederick County
Star
Mrs Affleck Improves After Mercury Poisoning Attempt
Mrs. Freda Dodson Affleck, wife of Norman Affleck, reportedly swallowed two bichloride of mercury tablets yesterday not knowing their contents. She is resting comfortably at Memorial Hospital under Dr. A C Swimsey care as doctors assess how far the poison has entered her system. Portions of undissolved tablets were removed by attending physicians.
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Freda Dodson Affleck
Norman Affleck
Memnorial Hospital
A. C. Swimsey
Miss Hammond To Wed Soldier Boy
A marriage license was issued at the Corporation Court to George Hunter Grim and Mary Catherine Hammond of this city. The couple plans to wed this evening. Grim serves as a sergeant in Company I of the Second Virginia Regiment, which may depart for the Mexican border anytime, and Hammond is described as a well liked Winchester resident.
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Corporation Court
George Hunter Grim
George W. Grim
Mary Catherine Hammond
Henry Hammond
Grim
Second
Virginia Regiment
Winchester
Col Schoonmaker Attends V M I Finals In Lexington
Col J N Schoonmaker president of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad visited the Virginia Military Institute finals in Lexington riding through Winchester in his private car. A Civil War veteran, he once refused a command to burn VMI buildings and was court martialed and pardoned. He remains a devoted VMI friend and rekindled a friendship with Mr James B Russell in Winchester.
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Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Col
J. N. Schoonmaker
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
Winchester
Schoonmaker
United Army
Hunter
Virginia Military School
James B. Russell
Russell
Furious Verdun Night Battles Reported By Wire
Paris reports furious German infantry assaults on both sides of the Meuse at Verdun. German attacks south and west of Vaars penetrated French trenches between Fumin and Chanois, with other pushes repulsed near Dead Man's Hill and Hill 21 south of Haudremont. A French aeroplane downed two German aircraft near St Mehiles. Berlin claims German successes on eastern and western fronts with ground gained west of Vaux and near Verdun and Russian positions taken in Volhynia.
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Paris
Meuse
Verdun Frond
War Office
Vaar
Fumin
Chanois
Dead Man's Hill
Hill 21
Haudremont
Verdun
Champagne
St. Mehiles
Genicourt
Berlin
Vaux
Volhynia
von Lingensen
Women Will Pray For Soldier Boys Prayer meeting at First Baptist hosts support for Company I men
Women of Winchester plan an eight o'clock prayer gathering at the First Baptist Church on West Cork Street. The event asks women from area churches to pray for the men of Company I, Second Virginia Regiment, who may be sent to active service along the Mexican border. The meeting is for women only and will include brief addresses and prayers for soldiers at their local barracks.
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First Baptist Church
West Cork Street
Winchester
Company I
Second Virginia Regiment
Lost Beagle Hound Appears Near McVicar’s Carriage Works
Beagle hound missing for about three weeks sought for return to McVicar’s Carriage Works in Winchester. Reward offered for the safe return.
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Ee Ls
McVicar’s Carriage Works
Winchester
Giant 33 pound carp frozen in ice at local restaurant
John Dillis of the Greek Restaurant on North Main street hooked a 33 pound carp in the Shenandoah river while angling for suckers. The fish is on display in ice at the restaurant, after being taken to the Robinson ice plant and frozen inside a large block of ice.
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John Dillis
North Main Street
Shenandoah River
Robinson Ice Plant
Baltimore grain markets close with wheat and corn quotes
At eight this afternoon Baltimore whore sale markets quoted No 2 red wheat at 103 7 8 dollars and corn at 58 1 2 rents Valuable furniture offered for sale at 303 N Braddock St on June 24 at 1 p m Come early
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Baltimore
N. Braddock St
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al Grande
White House
Burleson
Obregon
Rogers
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
New York
Canada
Kitchen
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Sonora
Department
Scott
Gen. Pershing
MR. W. B. Sherrick
Northwestern Turnpike
M. R. Strode
Awaeps Pershing
Ance
Miss Hammond
Col. Schoonmaker
V. M
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