German Assembly Deliberates on Peace Terms at Berlin
Berlin reports a full National Assembly session to review the Versailles peace terms. Independents push to continue talks with Teutonic envoys, while other parties protest delivering ex Kaiser. Paris dispatch notes American denial of a Brockdorff-Rantzau interview with President Wilson.
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Assembly
Berlin
National Assembly
Versailles
German Peoples’ Party
Paris
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Wilson
United States
France
Germany
Marriage notice of Kathryn McFadden and Jacob Yost in Washington DC
Mrs Patrick McFadden announces the marriage of daughter Kathryn A McFadden to Jacob H Yost in Washington DC on Saturday the 10th. The ceremony was performed by a Catholic priest. the bride, a longtime employee of Farmers and Merchants National Bank and choir member at Sacred Heart, is the youngest McFadden daughter. Yost, son of Mr and Mrs David Yost of Fairmont, is a bank teller active in Guilheli circles.
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Patrick McFadden
Washington Street
Kathryn A. McFadden
Jacob H. Yost
Washington
D. C
Miss McFadden
Mr. Yost
McFadden
Farmers and Merchants' National Bank
Church of the Sacred Heart
Winchester
Rose
David Yost
Fairmont
Prien
Miller known as Catty faces hearing after shop thefts
Washington police arrest Miller known as Catty after two pairs of shoes vanish from a shop on Queen Street. Officers learn he was collecting Armenian subscriptions but had no money. liquor, pardon papers, and prior jail time noted. Usual hearing before Justice J D Smith scheduled this week.
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Washington
Wireland
Queen Street
Miller
Queen and
Martin Streets
Winchester
J. D. Smith
Victory Liberty Loan payment deadline set at 3 PM May 13
Oversubscription of Victory loan subscriptions requires at least 10 percent down or other arrangements with the bank in person or by telephone before banking closes at 3 o clock Tuesday May 13. If not satisfied, subscriptions will be canceled and the solicitors lose credit for the sale.
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Victory, Loan
Victory Bonids
Bank i
Victory Liberty Loan Committee
All Workers Thanked For Legal Support
Public note extends thanks to Mrs. F. L. Harris and others for aiding the Victory Liberty van effort. Recognizes Winchester and Frederick County residents for bonds, praising the community for keeping the faith and finishing the job. Executive Committee members sign the statement.
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F. L. Harris
M. Lohr Capper
R. Gray Williams
Winchester
Frederick County
Fuller
Sook W. Rice
H. C. Sheetz
John Thwaite
Winchester seeks night policemen
City of Winchester calls for applicants for night policemen. Applications due by Friday May 16 at 8 p.m. Salary set at 75 dollars monthly. Submitting official Thomas J. Trier, City Manager.
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Winchester
Thomas J. Trier
Trespass Warning Issued by Shen Valley Agril Society
Notice warns that any person seen trespassing at the Fair Grounds without Officials or John Harmer will be prosecuted. It mentions Shen Valley Agricultural Society and includes a service versus junk sales pitch for kitchen utensils, touting wear-byer kitchen outfits.
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John Harmer
Shen
Valley Agril Society
Weather delays NC airmen before transatlantic flight
May 12 reports from SEY N. F. and St John s indicate weather issues delay two American seaplanes NC 1 and NC 2 planned to cross the Atlantic 1200 miles to the Azores. NC 4 in Chatham faces rain and high winds delaying progress as pilots tune up and await clearer conditions.
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The
Star
SEY N. F
Atlantic
Azores
NC-4
Chatham
Mass
Halifax
Trepassey
Point
Liberty Bonds Registered Free of Charge By Shenandoah Valley Bank
Shenandoah Valley National Bank offers free service for registering Liberty Bonds for safekeeping. The notice promotes secure handling and custody with their financial institution.
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Aes
Shenandoah
Valley
National Bank
Foch Seeks Retirement Amid Treaty Guarantees
London May 12 Marshal Foch is dissatisfied with the peace treaty guarantees and plans to retire. Sir John Fraser telegraphed the Evening Standard that Marshal Petain is scheduled to succeed him.
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London
Marshal Foch
John Fraser
Evening Standard
Marshal Petain
Allied warships off Helsingfors prompt foreign exile order
A Stockholm dispatch reports several French and British warships arriving off Helsingfors near the Gulf of Bothnia entrance. All foreigners have been ordered to leave the city as Helsingfors now finds itself a focal point amid Finland's revolt against Russian rule.
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London
Helsingfors
Gulf of Gothnia
Stockholm
Helsingtfors
Old Mill Reopens to Grind Marl on Shenandoah County Mill
On the Shenandoah River in Clarke County known as Price's Mill, the old water mill has been refitted with machinery to grind marl. Marl deposits in the area are rich in lime, and T. H. Locke operates the enterprise supplying farmers with marl for fertilizer needs.
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Shenandoah River
Clarke County
Price's Mill
T. H. Locke
Associated Press Membership Elected News Service
The Associated Press is described as a prestigious global news service with exclusive representatives worldwide. The article notes its long-standing reputation, broad reach, and coveted membership among newspapers, including small towns. May 19 marks a referenced start in its distribution.
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Associated Press
Star
The
News — Service
Sig
Kindclated Press
Winchester and Frederick county reach 100 percent loan achievement
A local drive for the last great war loan succeeded with Winchester and Frederick county subscribing their full quota. Key organizers include A. M. Field and Lohn Capper with support from F. L. Harris and R. Gray Williams. Banks stood ready to accept oversubscriptions but the public funded the majority, earning the area admission to a patriotic club.
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Titania
Victora
Winchester
Frederick
United States
A. M. Field
Lohn Capper
F. L. Harris
Women’s Organization
R. Gray Williams
Frederick County
Patriotic Club
J W Baker Takes Mutual Benefit Life Agency
Mr J W Baker has taken the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co Newark agency to represent the local field. The company is described as an old line and one of the largest life insurers in America.
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J. W. Baker
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co
Newark
America
Used Cars at Bargains Ad Indicates Second Page
Chapman’s Auto Supply runs a vehicle sale with a note to see the second page for bargains. The item references a catalog or listing code 5-1p-101.
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Chapman's Auto Supply
SHRYOCK & CO Announces Corn Meal Delivery to Trade
SHRYOCK and CO announce they can furnish corn meal to the trade and will deliver. The notice lists both phones for orders and communications.
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Shryock & CO
Bolshevik Losses Reported in Siberian Campaign
Omsk reports ten thousand Bolshevik prisoners, 38 guns, 200 machine guns captured as Admiral Kolchat’s Siberian army drives west of Usa. Two armed trains, five locomotives, and 200 river craft seized. Bolsheviks attacked along the Volga. collapse predicted.
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Omsk
Admiral Kolchat
USA
Volga
Tokio
Russia
Moscow
Siberian
Stockholm
Paris
Representative Haskell pushes referendum on national prohibition
Brooklyn congressman Reuben L. Haskell announced in New York that he will introduce a House resolution for a national prohibition referendum. If defeated, he will offer a repeal of the prohibition amendment as an alternative.
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New York
Reuben L. Haskell
Brooklyn
Congress
Gratitude for Sympathy After Mrs. Scroggins Death
The family of Mrs. Bertha Scroggins, who died May 8, thanks friends and neighbors for kindness sympathy and flowers, especially Robinson Cold Storage, in this sorrowful time.
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Robinson Cold Storage
William . Scroggina
Bertha Scroggins
French Socialists Criticise Treaty
The French government will be questioned in the Chamber of Deputies by M. Renaudel, socialist leader, on the peace terms. Premier Clemenceau will miss the session, and the interpellation may not be announced. The Seine federation called the terms a compromise between Wilson's idealism and Britain's imperialism.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Renaudel
Central News
Clemenceau
Socialist Federation of the
Reward Offered for White Collie Named Bobs
A five dollar reward is offered for the return of a large white collie with yellow spots on the ears and base of the tail. The dog answers to the name Bobs. Text appears in a local classified-ad style notice.
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Jolliffe
Grand Jury Takes Up Pike Shooting Case in Shenandoah
The Shenandoah Circuit Court opens in Woodstock with four prohibition inspectors facing murder charges in the Raymond Shackelford and Lawrence Hudson case. The judge convenes a grand jury as tensions rise in the Valley and guards are stationed at the jail and courthouse.
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Shenandoah County
Woodstock
Frank B. Whiting
Berryville
Commonwealth
W.C. Hall
J. O H. Sullivan
H. F. Sweet
W. B. Dunleavy
Raymond Shackelford
Lawrence Hudson
Petersburg
Vai
Fishers Hill
Shackelford and Hudson
Hall
Baltimore
Shackelford
Hudson
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Prohibition
Peters
Richmond
Prentiss
Supreme Court of Appeals
Woodatock
Prize Offered for Best Corn Growth in 5 Acres
The Winchester Seed Company and The Star offer 20 in gold for the best five acres of improved meat grown No 119 white corn, bred from Boone county stock and maturing early. Judging weighs quality and quantity, with judges named by The Star the Chamber of Commerce and the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society. No 119 has led authentic acre fields in Frederick county for seven years. The best record cited is 750 bushels from seven and a half acres, with two acres yielding 250 bushels. Get ready now.
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Winchester Seed Company
The
Star
Boone County
Chamber of Commerce
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society
Insure your wheat against hail with Hansbrough and Carter
HAIL INSURANCE offers lowest rates from Hansbrough and Carter. Also notes travel dates for Wood- stock May 12 Strasburg May 13 Berryville May 14 15 with eye exams and glasses offered by WM Ki optometrist Waynesboro Virginia. Lost items include a black umbrella and a cameo brooch with rewards offered. Also a help wanted ad for an experienced painter at 465 Monmouth St.
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Hansbrough & Carter
Woodstock
Strasburg
Berryville
Victory Liberty loan drive oversubscribed in county
C M Field announced Chester and Frederick counties oversubscribed by nearly $1 for the Victory Liberty loan. Local quota was $7083 with about $2500 subscribed in the last two drives. Erastus Baker of Whitacre invested $3,000 in go bonds and added $4,000 more later, totaling $7,000. Scouts aided the campaign and workers kept the town engaged through a whirlwind drive.
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Liberty
Glad
Erastus Baker
Agi Erastus Baker
Whitacre
Eran Farmer
Baker
Belgian Day Protests Allied Use of German Flag Colors
A Belgian protest denounces the use of red black and yellow as the German flag colors by the Allies. The note mentions a related event about cattle auction details at Rest, Virginia on May 19 and references Harry May.
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Paris
Harry
Rest
Clark H. Schenk Misidentified in City Note
A City correspondent clarifies that Clark H. Schenk was not ill as reported last Friday in The Star. The item referred to him as ill at his father Mr. Stephens City residence, but Schenk has since died.
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Star
Clark H
Stephens City
Frank
Schenck
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Cattiller
Hell
Martinsburg
Foch
Wire
Accepts Life, Insurance Agency
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Teets
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W. Va
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