Mass Meeting Protests Great Railroad Strike Tonight
Winchester and Frederick County urged Congress to arbitrate interstate rail disputes amid a looming nationwide strike. Local leaders condemned the action as unpatriotic, urging restraint while stressing war-time transportation needs. Continued on Page Four. Lost traveller's check reward offered.
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Winchester
Frederick
United States
T. W. Harrison
Ward
N. Good
Col. H. " Baker
Brotherhoods of
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the
Holt Court to Be Held by Judge Holt in Clarke County
Governor Stuart names Judge Henry W. Holt of Staunton to hold court March 21 for Judge Frank B. Whiting of Clarke County Circuit Court at Berryville, who finds it improper to sit in the case.
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Stuart
Henry W. Holt
Circuit Court of
Staunton
Frank B. Whiting
Circuit Court
Clarke County
Berryville
Shenandoah Valley National Bank Stock Sale Offer
Stock in Shenandoah Valley National Bank may be sold in any quantity from one share upward. Hansbrough and Carter Insurance Investments Real Estate LP announce Saturday and Tuesday availability for the sale and related investment options.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Hansbrough & Carter
Pattern Hatg and Novelties Sale Notice
Pattern hats and novelties sale listed for Wednesday and Thursday the 21st and 22nd. All ladies invited. Grove Bros featured at location 17 1p 31.
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Grove Bros
Mr John B Hoffman Visits From Wilmington Del
Mr John B Hoffman of Wilmington Delaware is visiting relatives and friends in town for several days.
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John B. Hoffman
Wilmington, del
Labor Unions Threaten Nation as Strike Angst Grows
A Winchester mass meeting denounces railroad labor leaders urging restraint as war mobilization rises. The speaker warns a strike would betray the country and starve cities, calling for labor regulation and loyalty over selfish wage demands.
Boundary dispute adds new chapter to Virginia West Virginia friction
Longstanding boundary clashes between Virginia and West Virginia threaten land titles in Frederick Shenandoah counties in Virginia and Hardy Hampshire counties in West Virginia. The dispute, dating from antebellum debt adjuster debates, has intensified and now centers near the Great North Mountains.
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Frederick
Shenandoah
Virginia
Hardy
Hampshire
West Virginia
Children Must Go to School When Law Is Passed
A Winchester City School Board committee recommended submitting the compulsory education law enforcement question to voters this spring. The statute requires all school age children attend for a set number of weeks and imposes penalties on parents or guardians for noncompliance. Winchester and Frederick County have not yet voted on enforcing the law.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Fined For Hunting Without a License In Virginia
Lewis Sisk of Rappahannock County Virginia was fined five dollars plus costs in magistrate court by Justice Tavenner for hunting without a license. Deputy L E Armel arrested him on a warrant sworn by City Game Warden W E Jones.
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Lewis Sisk
Rappahannock County
Justice Tavenner
Sisk
L. E. Armel
W. E. Jones
Fords Wanted In Exchange Or Bought For Cash
Neel Motor Co at 103 North Main Street issues a Bell phone 78 offer seeking Ford cars for exchange or cash purchases. Quiet ad notes immediate consideration.
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Neel Motor Co
N. Main St
Bell
East and West Misunderstand Womanhood in Harem Study
A Handley library notice reviews Elisa beth Cooper's Harem and Purdah which argues Western views misread Oriental women. The book links harem to exclusiveness and stresses Moslem faith shaping women’s roles, noting Mahomet’s reforms and limits on polygamy. (Continued on page three).
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Handley Library
Elisabeth Cooper
East
Mahomet
Girls Wanted to Work on Sewing Machines
Advertises sewing machine work for girls, with paid learning and year round steady employment. Encourages applicants to contact Hansbrough & Carter or mail coupon with name and address. Crey 3-16-16-6t.
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Hansbrough& Carter
Michael May Take Russian Throne If People Wish
Grand Duke Michael, brother of Czar Nicholas II, reportedly agreed to ascend the throne if the people desire it as unrest grows. The czar issued a proclamation to his subjects amid a longer than expected war and growing dissatisfaction with autocratic rule.
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Michael
abdication of the Russian throne in wartime appeal
A royal proclamation declares abdication across all Russias during a period of dramatic national crisis. The rulers call for unity to sustain the war effort and bequeath sovereignty to Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch, delivering government in full union with the nation’s representatives. (Continued on page five.)
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Russia
Dulin
Russias
Michael Alexandrovitch
Baltimore and Ohio President Denounces Rumored Strike
Daniel Willard, President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, warns officers and employees against a looming nationwide strike. He explains the Adamson eight hour law, Supreme Court review, and proposed arbitration as fair resolutions, urging orderly settlement to avoid public harm.
Embargo on Cumberland Valley Railroad Amid Strike Threat
The Cumberland Valley and allied Pennsylvania Railroad systems impose a broad embargo effective close of business March 16 due to a threatened strike. Freight from all points is barred except livestock, food for humans and animals, government shipments, fuel and supplies, and newspapers.
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Cumberland
Valley Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cumberland Valley Road
Winchester
Reading
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
United States
Newg
New ‘York
Phila
Délphia
Norfolk
Cumberland Valley
Cornwall & Lebanon
Susquehanna, Bloomsburg and Berwick
Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburgh
Lnes
Grain prices reported at Baltimore market close
At the Baltimore wholesale markets the day ending price shows spot wheat at 2.00 dollars and corn at 1.17 dollars. Winchester dealers offered 1.97 dollars for wheat after the market. The note mentions Chautauqua at Empire Theatre with tickets from a guarantor.
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Baltimore
Winchester
Empire Theatre
Plan to Run Trains by Deputies Sparks Strike Crisis
Government mediators report union chiefs demand an eight hour day with ten hours pay to avert the first move in a nationwide railroad strike. Brotherhood leaders warn they will not back down and may dissolve the unions if their terms are rejected. Only three of four mediators are present as talks resume amid pessimism.
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Wea
Benedic Arnold
United States
Congress
Supreme Court
New York
Brotherhood
Wilson
Gompers
Brotherhoods
Picnic Notice for Camp 12186 in Middletown Va
The Modern Woodmen of America Camp 12186 holds an annual picnic in Middletown Virginia on August 18th, the third Saturday in August. Clerk E. Wright signs the notice dated February 15.
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Woodmen of America
Middletown
Co. E. Wright
Long Haire Democrat From Kansas Attends Inauguration
MARTINSBURG West Virginia March 17 Mr E F Boxwell of Hoisington Kansas famed for vowing not to cut his hair until a Democrat was elected left for home after visiting his brother in West John street He attended Woodrow Wilsons inauguration in Washington then visited his old home near White Hall His hair is long and he wears it in a topknot under a sombrero resembling Buffalo Bill while hoping it will aid William Jennings Bryan in victory.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
E. F. Boxtwell
Hoisington
Kansas
DD. R. Boxwell
West John Street
Washington
Wilson
Frederick County
White ‘Hall
Boxwel
Urious
Mr. Boxwell
Buffalo Binl
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Holt
Clarke Court
Ity
Richmond
Great North Mountains
Miss Line
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Royal Bigod
Nemo
General Custer
Crey
Czar
Nicholas
Germany
Wire
THE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Baltimore, Md
Baltimore and Ohio
Ohio
Congress of the
Baltimore and Ohio Company
Tom Sure
Daniel Willard
C. V. Railroad
Long Haire
Boxweill
Ings Bryan
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