Germany regrets Lusitania sinking and replies to U S
The German ambassador Count Von Bernstorff and Secretary Bryan pledged deep regret over American deaths from the Lusitania sinking. Berlin cables sympathy but blames Britain. notes ships with munitions and prior search limits. London reports only five lifeboats launched. inquest begins in Kinsale. Queenstown holds 140 victims burial as processions pass. Italy lobbies for declaration against Austria amid expected tensions.
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Star
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
State Department
Bryan
Berlin
Foreign Office
Lusitania
Germany
United States
London
Admiralty
Kinsale
Turner
Queenstown
House of Commons
Asquith
Bonar Law
Tead He
Cunard Tngs
Italy
Winchester Boy Scouts Await Curtis Prize Victory
Troop No. 2 Winchester Boy Scouts closed a Curtis Publishing contest April 24 and await results. They led some longer-running troops, earning about 80 dollars plus prizes including tents tools and a club house prize awaited in a upcoming contest.
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Curtis Publishing Company
Boy Scouts of Winchester
Schouts
Winchester
Paul Grubbs
Paul ‘Taylor
Fred Stine
Graham Lacy
John Pine
Loring
Two Jags Nabbed At C Y Station
Two Frederick, Maryland men were arrested Saturday at Cumberland Valley station for drunken and disorderly conduct after attempting to buy tickets for Hagerstown. Magistrate Krebs jailed them to sober up. they claimed employment at M. J. Grove lime plant in Stephens City.
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Frederick
Cumberland Valley
H. W. Hollinberger
U. S
Hagerstown
Hollinberger
Krebs
M. J. Grove
Stephens City
Little One Laid To Rest Sunday
The infant son Charles Francis Biddy of Mr. and Mrs. C. Vernon Eddy died late Friday night. Funeral held Sunday afternoon at 5 from the Eddy residence on Fairmont Avenue with Rev. Dr. J. H. Lacy of the Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial in Mount Hebron. Attending family members described as plain and simple.
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Charles Francis Biddy
C. Vernon Eddy
Fairmont Avenue
J. H. Lacy
Presbyterian Church
Mount Hebron
Ceme
B. M. Roszel
Shenandoah Valley Academy
J. Homage Lacy
Empire Theatre
B.lightly
Local Man Dies Watching Sunrise on Porch
James Carson Griffith aged sixty one died early Sunday at his parents home 410 South Market street after a brief illness. He died sitting in a rocking chair as the sun rose behind the Blue Ridge. Native of Winchester he had lived in Redkey Indiana before moving to this city with his wife Melissa and family. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3.
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James Carson Griffith
Ann Virginia
Andrew C. Grifith
South Market Street
Malissa Griffith
Griffith
South
Seed corn varieties advertised for planting
Seed corn varieties listed include Field White Yellow and Enailage corn with Stowell's Evergreen and Sweet Roc Hy. Baker offers seeds likely for sale.
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Stowell’s
Mrs Hammond Among Lusitania Lost
Telegrams confirm Mrs Mary Picton Stevens Hammond, wife of Ogden Hammond, perished when the Lusitania sank after torpedoing. Her New York home was 30 East Seventieth Street. she and her husband planned Belgian relief work in France.
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William P. McGuire
John Henry Hammond
New York
Mary Picton Stevens Hammond
Ogden H. Hammond
Hammond
John Stevens
Edwin A. Stevens
Castle Point
Hoboken
Lewis Huntington Hyde
Mr .Hammond
Louisville
John H. Hammond
General Sherman
Mr. Hammond
Emily Vanderbilt Sloane
Yale
Phillips Exeter Academy
Bernardsville
N.J
Europe
Sarah Zane Fire Company Adopts Motor Truck
The Sarah Zane Fire Company of Winchester voted to replace its horse team with a motor fire truck. A committee was elected to investigate and report, while six new members were unanimously elected. The meeting featured several speeches and a plan to attend a church service May 23.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
Winchester
Hodgson
Charley Rouss Fire Company
John H. Seal, Jr
C. Hotter
Rousse Company
Yeo
George W. Stover
United Brethren Church
Sarah Zane Firemen
East Seventieth Street
Moffatt Still Missing Absence Stuns Winchester
Mr. Harry Moffatt, head of Shenandoah Valley Importing Company and noted Winchester horseman, remains missing amid sparse clues as inquiries continue.
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Harry Moffatt
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Anon Bresnet
Wild rumor claimed President Wilson shot at White House
A wild unverified rumor circulated that President Wilson had been shot. Officials later confirmed he was at his desk in the White House. The source could not be learned and the claim caused brief excitement at the White House and state department.
News of Lusitania wreck leaves Moffatt family hopeful
The article reports Harry Moffatt attending his father John Moffatt's funeral in Manchester and receiving a cable from relatives there saying no news about his brother. It notes Harry has practically abandoned hope of hearing that his brother was saved from the Lusitania disaster.
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John Moffatt
Manchester
Eng
Harry Moffatt
Lusitania
Zeppelin raid rocks towns near London causing deaths and damage
German airships raided Southend and nearby towns near London at 3 am, killing Mrs. Agnes Whitwell and sparking unconfirmed reports of other deaths. About 38 bombs struck Southend hospitals, gas works, and the Thames estuary area as fort defenses fired on the attackers and drove them off.
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London
Southend
West Cliff
Agnes Whitwell
Queen Mary's Hospital
Thames
Sheerness
Benfleet
Forta
Tually
Canyoy Island
Marine
Oe Suit
Dave Baker Fined For Abusing Toll Gate Keeper
The Northwestern Turnpike Company toll gate keeper daughter testified that Dave Baker refused to pay toll, leading to an abusive scene. Magistrate Krebs fined Baker five dollars plus costs seven dollars total with jail as an alternative. A second warrant accuses him of past tollgate abuse. trial set for next Saturday at 2 PM.
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Anderson
Chester
Baker
Tha Anderson
Krebs
Julian F. Ward
Northwestern Turnpike Company
Taverner’s Court
Frank Given Death Sentence for Phagan Murder
Atlanta May 10 Judge Ben Hill re sentenced Leo Frank to death for the murder of Mary Phagan the factory girl. The execution is set for June 22 and the case centers on the crime at the factory.
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Wire To the Star
Atlanta
Ben
Hill
Leo Frank
Phagan
Overland Auction Offers 275 to Sane Buyer
Parcel listing shows asking price of 275 for an Overland item described by Apotf Bali. Details are sparse in the OCR fragment but indicate a sale target and bid guidance.
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Apotf
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