Two More Troops Cross Border Near Boquillas
Troops F and H of the 14th Cavalry with machine gun units will advance from Marathon Texas to Boquillas this afternoon and push two troops across the Rio Grande in pursuit of Glenn Springs raiders. Colonel Sibley directs the second punitive expedition as Marathon becomes a key base for operations and engineers are requested to improve roads and run a ferry service.
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Marathon
Texas
A. C. Macomb
Fourteenth Cavalry
Boquillas
Rio Grande
Glenn Springs
Sibley
Chambers
Friends Meet at Hopewell Sunday Annual Society Gathering
The Society of Friends of Hopewell Meeting House holds its regular annual meeting next Sunday May 14 with services at 10 AM and Sunday school at 2 PM. A follow up meeting is planned Monday May 15 at 11 AM in the Winchester Meeting House at the corner of Washington and Piccadilly streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell
Winchester Meeting House
Washington and
Piccadilly Streets
Lawn Mower Sale At John S. Miller & Bro
Readable ad copy notes lawn mower sale with low prices. John S. Miller and Brother Ip San Hardware advertise bargain yard care equipment and tools.
Mass Convention Noted for Frederick County Democrats
Attention is called to the mass convention of the Democrats of Frederick county to be held next Saturday May 13 at the Courthouse in Winchester starting at noon. The gathering aims to elect delegates and alternates to the Democratic State Convention set for Roanoke on June 2. A large turnout is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Winchester
Roanoke
Bark Wanted Rock Oak and Black Oak Ad
Found pair tortoise shell spectacles near Shenandoah Valley National Bank. Call at Glaze and Bro. 4-25-1p-eed) Shenandoah area notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Oak
Black Oak
Glaize & Bro
Shenandoah
Valley National Bank
Verdun Front Holds Against French Counterattacks
Paris reports German assaults near Vaux and Hill 287 repulsed by French forces with bayonet and artillery support. Berlin notes two French attacks west of the Meuse repulsed and 1,568 prisoners taken around Hill 304 since May 4, plus 54 French soldiers captured in Camard forest. An Austrian transport was torpedoed and sunk in the lower Adriatic by a French submarine.
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Paris
Verdun
Vaux
Meuse
Avecourt
Berlin
War Office
Hill 304
Camard Forest
Selburge
Rome
Adriatic
Merchants Urged to Keep Ink Records Under New License Law
J L Map his Commissioner of Revenue warns merchants to maintain monthly in ink detailed books of all purchases from April 1, 1916 to March 31, each year. The law caps fines for noncompliance and for improper reporting by the commissioner. He offers assistance to start the records and invites calls at offices or business premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Revenue
J. L. Maphis
TIME DRAWING NEAR Winchester Ford Contest Closes June 6
Winchester Athletic Club announces a time drawing for a Ford contest with entry chances priced at 25 cents each. The draw closes June 6 and participants can buy tickets at 1p per chance.
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Winchester Athletic Club
Ford
Democrats of Frederick County Mass Convention Notice
A mass convention by the Democrats of Frederick County will meet on Saturday May 13 at noon to elect delegates to the Roanoke convention. All Democrats should attend the meeting at the County Courthouse in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Roanoke
For Sale Pony Cart Harness Bogey Driving Horse
Ip-tt E Blair Sheetz advertises a pony cart harness and bogey with a driving horse for sale. The notice lists items and contact details for inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Blair Sheetz
Public School Fine Exhibits At Kerr School
The Kerr School building hosts a large public display of student handiwork with about fifteen hundred articles. Judges inspect items since morning and prizes are awarded. The exhibit opens to visitors at 3 pm and runs 8 to 11 am tomorrow, followed by a parade from John Kerr School at 11 am and public speaking in the Auditorium in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ear Kerr School
John Kerr School
Shenandoah Valley National Bank Sees Growth in Assets
The Star reports the Shenandoah Valley National Bank shows continued expansion with assets up by 218000.00 and deposits increasing by 195080.84 since May 1, 1915. The statement underscores the bank's prosperity and stable growth trajectory.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
The
Star
Slashed Tires Plague Local Grain Dealer and Doctor
On Saturday night a brand automobile owned by Coleman Dunn, a noted grain dealer, had two tires slashed after he parked it on City Hall plaza near the courthouse. Earlier, Dr. B M Roszel at Shenandoah Valley Academy had one tire cut and damage done to his car.
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Coleman Dunn
Dunn
City Hall Plaza
Main Street
Dr. B. M. Roszel
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Dr. Roszel
Seed corn and legume seed catalog note
Seed corn cow peas no 119 government ensilage yellow dent sweet and pop corn. All varieties of cow peas and soy beans thoroughly recleaned and over 90 per cent germination. H. H. Baker phone 356 46 E. Piccadilly St. 1ptf.
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H. H. Baker
E. Piccadilly St
Mrs Walker Returns Home As Family Plans Summer in Mansfield
Mrs John G Walker returns from Washington and other sections to her home Mansfield west of town. Her sister Mrs Frances C Barnum and Major Eugene W Baylor, who spent winter at Hotel Evans, will move to Mansfield for the summer. We are offering exceptional porch swings in Flemish Oak finish with hooks and chains priced from 2 50 and up.
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John G. Walker
Washington
Mansfield
Town
Frances .C. Barnum
Eugene W. Baylor
Hotel Evans
Huge Hydroaeroplane Falls Into Potomac Near Mount Vernon
A hydroaeroplane carrying five people collapsed and fell into the Potomac near Mount Vernon. Two men, Thomas McCauly of Newport News and L P Udder of Cleveland, were injured and taken to Alexandria hospital with internal injuries. Mayo Dudley, a Washington newspaper man, survived. Charles Good of Ohio and another unnamed man are missing.
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Thomas McCauly
Newport News
L. P. Udder
Cleveland
Ohio
Alexandria Hospital
Mayo Dudley
Washington
Charles Good
Conference to discuss passenger service with Galloway in Winchester
A conference is planned with W Galloway of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Winchester Friday at 1 pm to discuss changes to passenger service on the division. A Chamber of Commerce meeting will precede at 8 pm to finalize suggestions, with an American Automobile Association field rep present.
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More and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Galloway
Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
American Automobile Association
Good Roads Advocates
Grottoes
Blue Ridge Mountains
Staunton
Weems Attends Tome School Alumni Reunion
Winchester student Donald Weems will join the Tome School Alumni Association reunion at Port Deposit for Founder’s Day. Carnegie Institute director Dr Arthur Arton Hamerschlag will speak Friday May 12 at 3 PM, followed by a alumni versus students baseball game and other weekend events. A Maxwell roadster is advertised by Rouss Garage for quick sale.
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Donald Weems
Winchester
Georgetown University
Tome School
Port Deposit
Arthur Arton- Hamerschlag
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh
Tome
Tome4Hill
Tragic Death of Westernport Man in Keyser Train Accident
Alvin Wright, painter for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Keyser West Virginia, died after a westbound train struck him while resting on a crosstie. He suffered severe injuries and died at Hoffman Hospital in Keyser. Survived by his parents Luther and Mrs. Wright two sisters and a brother. He was a cousin of Mrs. Robert Martin of Westernport formerly Miss Lillie Seabright.
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Thomas Seabright
Alvin Wright
Baltimore and Ohio
Wright
Keyser
Hoffman Hospital
Robert Martin
Westernport
Lillie Seabright
Ford Contest Draw Now Open with Few Chances Left
Ford offers a limited chance draw inviting customers to purchase tickets. The promotion emphasizes scarcity with only a small number remaining as the campaign proceeds.
Robbery at Evans Tobacco Store in Winchester
A bold early morning break in at KH J Evans tobacco shop on Main Street in Winchester damaged the front door and stole chewing tobacco cigarettes cigars and a jug of sweet cider. Police probe ongoing with no cash taken and no suspects yet identified.
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Winchester
KH. J. Evans
Old Taylor Hotel
Main Street
Balloon Ascension Promises One Dollar Reward Post Cards
The Farmers and Merchants' National Bank will launch about six balloons tomorrow each carrying a post card. finders will receive one dollar credited to their Savings Department. Also noted are updates on travelers Mr and Mrs N S Wilson and others staying at Hotel Evans in Johnson City Tennessee and Mrs R K Fulwider returning to Pittsburgh after a Valley Pike visit.
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Farmers and Merchants’ National Bank
Savings Department
N.S. Wilson
B. D. Wilson
Clyde Fortune
Johnson City, Tenn
Virginia Valley
Evans
R. KE. Fulwider
Pittsburgh, Pa
Indaw
C. R. Peery
The
Valley Pike
City Council Eyes Virginia Militia Encampment Site
City Council endorses the annual Virginia Militia encampment planned for August in Winchester. Free water and lights are granted if a suitable site, likely Equity Grounds, is secured, with a committee to present the request to Handley Fund trustees. The meeting also amended the city manager ordinance to centralize approval of city claims.
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Virginia
Winchester
Steck
Messrs
Carter
Brown
Gray
Jones
Murnan
Ryan
Sheets
Messie
Goss
Kremer
McGuire
Snyder
Robert Y. Conrad
Virginia Regiment
Sale
Richmond
Conrad
Virginia Militia
Mrr
Handley Fund
Sheetz
Board of Handley Trustees
General Sale
Richmond Toynes Dispatch
Congress
Signal Corps
Virginia Volunteers
Virginia Beach
W. W. Sale
A. L. Mills
Militia Division
May and June Meetings at 36 West Water Street
Community notices list weekly gatherings set at 36 West Water Street Winchester every Tuesday and Wednesday during May and June, with details truncated in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Water Street
Winchester
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Barranza
U. S
Villa
State Department
Mexico
WAR Department
Wire
EL Paso
Scott
Obregon
Carranza
United States
General Scott
General Obregon
Quartermaster’s Department
Funston
Blocker
Dryden
Lansing
Arredondo
Baker
the Society of Friends of Hopewell
John S. Miller & Bro
San
Bark
Commissioner Revenue
S. N. Bank
Potomac
Mount Vernon
W. R. Lucas
W. Galloway
Balti
Mr. Weems
Maxwell
Rouss
Death
Ousness
Council
Handley
Equity
Gen. Sale
Gaston Lamoille
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