Tucker native of Winchester not Loudoun born in Winchester
A Loudoun county inquiry into Hon. Harry Tucker’s birthplace concludes he was born and raised in Winchester rather than Loudoun. Dr. William P. McGuire confirms Tucker’s birthplace at the corner of Piccadilly and Washington streets, noting the Tucker family later moved to Richmond and that Tucker often visited his first Winchester home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudoun County
Harry St. George Tucker
Virginia
Loudoun
Purcellville
Winchester
Carly
Blue Ridge
Mr. Tucker
Middlebury
William P. McGuire
Tucker
The
Star
McGuire
Piccadilly
Washington Streets
John Randolph Tucker
Richmond
Harry Tucker
Robert Wolfe
Rolls
Godfrey L. Miller
Messrs
Godfrey
William L. Miller
North Main St
Hoover House
West Water Street
Impeachment Charge Referred on Judge Landis
The House judiciary committee referred impeachment charges against Federal Judge Landis to a subcommittee with orders to report tomorrow. The panel may seek investigation in the next session or dismiss the matter, criticizing Landis for taking a $42,500 salary while serving as supreme arbiter of organized baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Landis
House Judiciary Committee
Case Settled Out of Court In Orchard Contract Dispute
The White Post Orchard Company vs Sam Haines was settled out of court just before the Circuit Court opened for a jury. The jury was dismissed and the case ended with both sides satisfied. The suit claimed failure to deliver apples meeting the promised pack, while Haines contended the apples did not meet the agreed standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Post Orchard Company, Inc
Sam Haines
Haines
County Couples to Be Married in County Clerk Notice
A marriage license was filed today in the county clerk's office signaling two couples will wed soon. The notice lists names and locations connected to the licenses.
Fire Alarm Woes Prompt Call for Modern System
Firemen failed to locate two automatic alarms last night as a car fire on Warwick street caused rapid gasoline ignition. The blaze led to near total destruction before responders found the source, while a second alarm sounded while trucks searched. The issue likely goes before the Common Council for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
N. Anderson
Warwick Street
Friendship Fire Co Regular Meeting Notice
Regular meeting of Friendship Fire Company at 8 o clock on Thursday evening March 3. Important business, all members urged to attend. G R Haines secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship’ Fire Co
Death of Mr. Turner Sprought Devastates Burnt Factory Community
Funeral notices reveal Turner Sprought died at Memorial Hospital after a stroke. He lived much of his life in Altoona and Brucetown, survived by sister Mrs. S. G. Newcome, several aunts, uncles, and cousins. The obituary notes his industrious life and popularity, with family and regional ties across West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnt Factory
Turner Sprought
Memorial Hospital
S. G. Newcome
Sprought
James
Emma Sprought
Brucetown
Isaac Sprought
William Forney
Enson
Henry Boden
Martinsburg
W. Va
Altoona
Aiah Kline
Walter Hardesty
Alice Grant
Walter
Cutter Stock Company Opens Week at The Empire Theatre
The Cutter Stock Company opened a week at The Empire Theatre with Peg My Heart to a large responsive Winchester audience. The troupe is described as one of the best stock companies to appear in the area, having performed in larger venues. Tonight they present Common Clay, hailed as a great play of recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutter Stock Company
Empire ‘Theatre
Winchester
The
Troup
Common Clay
Local Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses in County
Perry Lauck and Miss Katie Hook both aged eighteen received parental consent for their marriage license. Lauck is a farmer and son of J. W. Lauck, while Hook is the daughter of David Hook. A separate license was issued to Hammond Miller and Miss A T Whitacre of Good, Va, with Miller identified as son of Robert J. Miller and Whitacre as daughter of Jackson Whitacre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry ‘Lauck
Katie Hook
J. W. Lauck
David Hook
Hammond Miller
A T. Whitacre
Good
Robert. J. Miller
Jackson Whitacre
Germans Offer Reparations of 30 Billion Marks at Conference
German delegates presented reparations totaling about 30 billion gold marks or 7.5 billion dollars. Lloyd George warned the proposals lacked comprehension and said a firm reply would come tomorrow at 11 o clock. Briand sketched himself in mock caricature as tension rose while the Allies deliberated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Dr. Simons
David Lloyd-George
Lloyd-George
Premier Briand
Bowie
M. Briand
Mr. Lloyd-George
THREE SPRAYING ESSENTIALS FOR HORTICULTURE
Advertisement for high pressure sprayers BEAN and the HAYES designed for year round use. Highlights include right timing and fogging action that doubles protection per amount of solution. See these sprayers at Winchester Orchard Supply 301 N Market St phone 343.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Orch
Market St
Notice Payment on Winchester Mutual stock due March 5 1921
Payment on Winchester Mutual Building and Loan Association stock will be due and begin Saturday March 5 1921 at the office of Baker and Shryock Braddock and Water Streets See adv page 5 J W Baker Sec Treas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Mutual Building and Loan Association
Baker & Shryock
Braddock and Water Sts
J. W. Baker
Sec
Treas
Mrs Grover Carver Undergoes Memorial Hospital Throat Operation
Mrs Grover Carver recently underwent an operation at Memorial Hospital for throat trouble. She had suffered greatly from the affliction before the procedure and is reported much improved today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Carver
Memorial Hospital
Vandalism Strikes County Schoolhouses Prompt Reward
Frederick County Board of Education and the school board report repeated vandalism at northern county schools. A $25 reward is offered for mob suspects as Gainesboro and Railway Union buildings were entered and damaged. Guards will be stationed at night to deter intruders while investigators pursue leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Railroad Union
Ab Brya
League of Nations invites US to continue talks in April
The League of Nations Council sent a friendly note to the American embassy inviting the United States to send a representative to the April council meeting. The Yap question is to be kept open only if Washington dispatches a plenipotentiary to discuss it. otherwise the council will accept the Supreme Council decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Council of the League of Nations
United States
Council
League of Nations
Madmen Storm Panama Palace
One dead and four wounded after Panama’s presidential guard fired on a mob that stormed the executive mansion. The assailants were angered by a published interview in which President Porras supported a diplomatic settlement with Costa Rica after Panama recovered ceded territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Panama
Porras
Costa Rica
Managua
Nicaragua
Panaman
Chamber of Deputies
San Jose
For Sale 6 Acres Limestone Land And House Near Town
Six acre limestone land with a seven room house and ample outbuildings. Five miles on a good road with a station, school, and store nearby. Immediate possession. Priced at 3600 dollars. Refer to Classified Ads. Baker & Shryock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker & Shryock
Presidential Election Costs Show Large Campaign Expenditures
A Senate committee report estimates 1920 campaign costs at 10 338 509 with Republicans spending 8 100 739 and Democrats 2 237 770. The panel notes rising expenditures pose a menace and suggests Congress consider action, possibly via constitutional amendment, though no concrete legislation was urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Senate
Congress
Kenyon
Iowa
Edge
New Jersey
Spencer
Missouri
Pomerone
Ohio
Read
Champ Clark Now Sinking
Washington report says Representative Champ Clark, Democratic House leader and former speaker, remained in a comatose state amid pleurisy and other illnesses. Dr. Shoup at his bedside stated the patient had not rallied from yesterday's sinking spell and recovery was unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Champ Clark
Clark
Shoup
Woman shoots her friend in Chicago residence
In Chicago on March 1 Herbert C. Zigler, manager of a tire firm branch, was shot and killed by Mrs Isabelle Orthwein, formerly wife of a St Louis oil man, in her apartment in a prestigious North Shore area. The two had been friends since her divorce six years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Herbert C. Zigler
Isabelle Orth
Wein
St. Louis
Orth Shore
Orthwein
Two Defendants Discharged in Hatfield Felts Trial
In Williamson West Virginia on March 1 two defendants Albert Burgraff and William Starr were discharged after the state rested and jurors were instructed. The case concerns Sid Hatfield and others over the Albert Felts killing by private detectives during the Matowan street riot. Prosecution later rested on March 11 as the trial continued with remaining defendants.
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Burgraff
Starr
Williamson
W. Va
Theo
Tae
Wilson Defends Baruch and Ryan Against Copper Price Claims
President Wilson backed Bernard M. Baruch and John D. Ryan amid Republican charges of profiteering while serving the government in World War I. In a letter to Representative Garrett, the president denied involvement in price fixing, deferring to Judge Lovett for initial negotiations and offering to provide facts to clarify the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Bernard M. Baruch
John D. Ryan
Mason
Illinois
Garrett
Texas
Baruch
Thyan
Robert 8. Lovett
Compulsory Education Reform and Rural School Access
The piece argues for widening school access by placing one or two room schools within reach of all children and enforcing compulsory attendance with valid excuses. It notes historical progress in 40 years and cautions against neglecting rural pupils while highlighting the link between education and future societal outcomes. It also briefly mentions Mrs Chestie Haitell and family travel near Braddock Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Hery
Will of Mary Jane J Rees probate in Winchester Court
The will in probate at Winchester Court allocates sums and items to relatives and neighbors. Miss Mary Jane J Rees leaves money, jewelry, and a house in her estate with specific bequests to Sally Clarky, Mrs. Mary Russell, Lizzie Brown, and Irving, plus real estate tied to Miss Annie Rees. The estate’s net value and residue go to Miss Jackson L. Rees with the Water Street property ultimately selling for $4,500 after debts and burial costs.
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Miss Jackson
Mrs. Rees
Mary Jane J Won
Water Street
Winchester
Sally Clarky
Mary & Aussell
Lizzie Brown
Irving
Old Jackson Farm
Annie T Rees
May organize Klansmen here today as meeting
Organizers plan a Ku Klux Klan gathering in this area with noted secrecy. Report says several men, some veterans from World War I, demonstrated interest in joining, indicating a broader recruitment effort.
Broder’s Underseling Store offers wide line of goods
Here is an advertisement announcing an opening of Broder’s Underseling Store at 11 South Main Street Winchester Wa. It promises a full line of clothing shoes furnishings and ladies and gent’s wear including Grand Shirts and Collars. Readers are told to watch the paper for opening day.
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Broder’s. Underseliang
South Main Street
Winchester
Winchester Cold Storage Offer Proves Secure for Investors
Limited stock of 7 percent non taxable secured shares offered for sale. Principal and interest fully insured. William Beverley promotes the investment as a safe home enterprise at BOX SOCIALA Middlete School on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
William Beverley
BOX Sociala
Middlete School
Mat of Fun
Mr Hardy Improves After Illness Recovery Report
Mr William H Hardy, former saddler and harness maker, who was seriously ill in his Market and Piccadilly street apartment, is on the road to recovery. The W C T U meeting will be at Mrs Nettle home 101 North Washington Street Saturday March 3 at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Hardy
Market
Piccadilly Streets
Walcot's Pain Promoted by Miller's Drug Store
An advertisement note endorses Walcot's Pain for foot and ear burns scalds and catarrh and credits Miller's Drug Store for distribution. The fragment emphasizes a remedy and a local seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walcot
Miller's Drug
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G. R. Haines
Sec’y
Cutter Company
Hans
Upper Silesia
Briand
Himself
Schooe
Panama Palace
U.S
Chestie Haitell
Third City
Hes
Sut Mason
South Braddock Street
Otfie
Satanne
Bes
Une
Hardy
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