The Woman In Black Sighted In Winchester Night
Howard Scruges and Edward N. Anderson report a tall woman cloaked in black with a veil seen on North Braddock Street near Water Street. She attacked Scruggs twice, prompting him to throw a brick. they chased her through alleys for an hour before she vanished. Witnesses question her gender and motive, but the tale is vouched by the two observers.
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Winchester
Woman In Black
Howard Scruges
Edward N. Anderson
North Braddock Street
Water Street
Mr. Scruggs
Braddock Street
Gay Water
Indian Alley
Tatheran Church
As You Was musical to be staged by Legion players
The American Legion Robert Y. Conrad Post presents As You Was at the Empire Theatre tonight for a fourth capacity performance. A post dance follows in Rouss Hall with public invitation. The music is described as the best yet heard in Winchester for the fundraiser.
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Legion Players
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Legion
Empire Theatre
Rouss Hall
Winchester
the Empire
Legion
Fruit Growers Supplied With Spraying Equipment and Materials
Fruit growers are offered immediate delivery of pyrox, lead arsenate, bluestone and genuine dusting materials. Spray hoses, rods, guns, nozzles, fittings and power and hand sprayers are available. Everything for better fruit.
Winchester Orchid Yard Supply Co Ad
Winchester Orchid Yard Supply Co advertises at 801 N Market St with phone 818 4-28-1p-11. Local notice highlights products and contact details for inquiries and orders.
Ford cars and seed corn sale notice
Ford cars from 1914 to 1918 with four models in perfect mechanical condition advertised for 275 to 500 dollars at Chapman's Auto Sales. Also promoting high grade seed corn including yellow and white varieties from Winchester Seed Co Inc with planting season urged.
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Chapman
Winchester Seed Co., Inc
TRY HERRELLS 3416-1p-tf Large and Small Investors
Classified ad fragment cites Newlin & Company and investment pitch aimed at both large and small investors.
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Iptt
Newlin & Company
Murderer Thomas Dean Escapes After 15 Year Sentence
News from Frederick county reports Thomas W. Dean, convicted of second degree murder in 1918 for killing his wife near Trone, has escaped from convict road forces while working on Fauquier county roads. Dean, described as about 40, uneducated and literate, was jailed in Winchester after pleading guilty. Authorities fear he may roam mountain regions toward Cumberland Maryland.
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Pannett
Thomas W. Dean
Trone
Frederick County
Fauquier County
Deafi
Winchester
Dean
Whiting
Virginia
Cumberland
Harrisons Sell Home Property on Washington Street
Announcement reports Representative and Mrs. Thomas W. Harrison selling their residence at the southeast corner of Washington and Clifford streets to William B. Cornwell, president of the Winchester and Western Railroad Company. Possession due September 1. The house, long the Atwell home, has been remodeled by Judge and Mrs. Harrison.
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Thomas W. Harrison
Washington and
Clifford Streets
William B. Cornwell
Winchester and Western Railroad Company
Fiarrison
Winchester State Guards drill order May 13
The Winchester State Guards Virginia Volunteers order all members to attend a drill at 8 o'clock Thursday night May 13 in the City Hall courtroom. Special instructions on Browning machine rifle and parade planning. By order of Captain George H. Grimm.
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Winchester State Guards
Virginia Volunteers
George H. Grimm
Winchester
State Guards
Vanderbilts Return to Work During Honeymoon
Mr and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr of New York were in Winchester en route to Hot Springs Virginia for part of their honeymoon They will travel to San Francisco California after the springs visit where Vanderbilt will cover features of the Democratic national convention as a reporter for a New York newspaper He recently returned from Europe in the war.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
New York
Winchester
Hot Springs
San Francisco
Cal
Vanderbilt
Wanted Potatoes 50 Bushels at Winchester Cold Storage
Public notice seeking 50 bushels of potatoes stored at Winchester Cold Storage. Post marked December 1. No contact details provided in readable text.
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Winchester Cold
Public Sale Notice for Furniture and Floor Covering
Public sale announced for Saturday May 15 at 1 pm featuring new furniture and floor coverings. Sale held by Eldridge Littrell at 359 National Ave. Also includes Duvall Audt Bardif power sprayer for sale by Massey Bros in an adjacent listing.
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Eldridge Littrell
National Ave
Bardif
Massey Bros
Long Jail Term for Theft Is Imposed in Virginia
Joseph Heflin pleaded guilty to stealing from L. Greenwalt foreman at a lumber camp near Chambersville. He received the maximum sentence allowed by a Virginia justice court, one year, to be served on the state convict road force. He escaped within 36 hours, traveled to West Virginia, was recaptured, and tried in Winchester.
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Joseph Heflin
Winchester
Greenwalt
Heflin
Ridgeway
W. Va
Pannett
Cumberland Valley
Pennsylvania
Ansco Cameras and Supplies Advertised with Film Fits
Ansco cameras and supplies are promoted with film compatible with multiple brands. The advertisement mentions Seal's Music and Spit fore, elusive agents, implying cross brand film fits and related services.
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Ansco
Kodaks
Seal
Book Scenes From Maryland's Honor Illustrations
Lloyd Tilghman Everett author of For Maryland's Honor from The Christopher Publishing House Boston filed a magazine writer and Lathem contest winner on the causes of the Civil War. He and Miss Etta L Everett visited Winchester with brother-in-law William C Black and secured photographs of the Confederate cemetery and the Maryland monument to illustrate final scenes.
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Christopher Publishing House
Boston
Maryland
Lloyd Tilghman Everett
Everett
Etta L. Everett
Winchester
William C. Black
Maryland Monument
Maxwell 12 Ton Truck Makes State Tour Across Towns
A Maxwell 12 ton truck begins a state wide tour from Richmond on May 4 covering 1200 miles. It is due in Winchester May 13 at noon and leaves for Strasburg May 15 morning. In Winchester agent Shade Motor Co will coordinate tests and local merchants may ship goods free of charge on departure.
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Maxwell
Richmond
Winchester
Strasburg
Plunley
Shade Motor Co
Maxwell Line
Harrison Delivers Outlook Address at Handley Auditorium
Hon. Thomas W. Harrison of this district spoke on The Political Outlook in the third address in a government series at Handley Auditorium. He teased the Republicans while praising women voters and urged Carter Glass for president amid a gloomy GOP forecast and a hopeful Democratic program.
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Handley Auditorium
Thomas W. Harrison
Congress
Harrison
Hamiltonian
Jeffersonian
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Tate
Glass
Virginia
Carter
Judge Harrison
Maj
Bb. M. Rostvel
Inter-Church World Movement Services Planned
Inter Church World Movement services will be held at the Presbyterian Church tomorrow starting at two o'clock in the afternoon and at 7 30 o clock at night. There will be no morning service.
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Presbyterian Church
Winchester Gas and Electric Moves Office
The Winchester Gas and Electric Company moved its business office from 5 West Water Street Faulkner's Building to Miller Building No 20 West Water Street to handle operations in the future.
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Winchester Gas and Electric Company
Water Street
Faulkner’s
Miller
Ford for Sale at Court House Saturday Afternoon
John W. Rice as trust officer of De Val National Bank offers an almost new Ford automobile for sale Saturday May 15 at 2 p.m. in front of the Court House.
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John W.rice
de Val, Nat’l Bank
Skimmed Milk for Feeding at Creamery
Skimmed milk offered for feeding purposes for sale at the creamery. J. B. Haldeman notes a listing or notice with quantity or availability details.
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Haldeman
Colonel Leedy Misstated Attendance at Mass Meeting
J Victor Arthur secretary of the Democratic Mass Meeting defends the event against Colonel Leedy's claim that only forty three voters were present. He states the meeting in the courthouse was one of the most representative in years with estimates between two hundred and two hundred seventy five attendees.
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the Star
Leedy
Court House
Roanoke
Coronel Leedy
Wilsons Conflicting Cable to Sims Probed by Senate Panel
The Senate naval committee heard Secretary Daniels read a confidential 1917 cable from President Wilson to Admiral Sims in London criticizing British Admiralty for not acting boldly against submarines. Wilson urged boldness despite losses and asked Sims to advise as if running his own navy.
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Associated Press
Washington
President Wilson
Sims
London
Senate Naval Investigating Committee
Daniels
Great Britain
Admiralty
Mr. Wilson
Wilson
Admiral Sims
United States Navy
Carlins
Tend” Sta
Carlin
Leaders Are Reactionary In Early Stock Market Trading
New York stocks rose in the first hour on Pacific oil and steel shares but later faded as steels and textiles led another selling wave. American Woolen fell nearly 4 points amid broad liquidation. overall volume centered around 751 000 shares with tighter money signals and weak advice on motors.
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New York
Matt É Pulf
New Records Large shipment at SEAL'S for sale items
Readable fragments indicate a sale note for a soda fountain in good condition at 35 S Main and a classified line from The Winchester Seed Co Inc seeking to pay top prices for country potatoes.
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Columbia Records
Seal’s
Winchester Seed Co., Inc
Levi Cooke Begins Evidence in Gas Export Suit
Levi Cooke, master appointed by the U S Supreme Court, began hearing witnesses in Pittsburgh to hear testimony in the suit by Pennsylvania and Ohio to restrain West Virginia from exporting natural gas. Several months are expected before the case concludes.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Levi ‘Cooke
United States Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Senate urged excise tax on print paper to conserve supply
Assistant Attorney General Ames told the Senate paper investigating committee that Congress has power to impose an excise tax on print paper whether or not it is involved in interstate commerce. Baby carriage for sale all-reed round carriage in excellent condition with new rubber tires and reversible body. Apply at 4228 Market St.
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Washington
Senate
Investi
Ames
Congress
Market St
Essay Contest Promotes Cedar Tree Cutting in Frederick County
The Northern Virginia Orchard Company offers 13 prizes for essays on cutting cedar trees. Eligible participants are under 18 residents of Frederick County or Winchester city who are current or former public school students. Essays up to 500 words must be mailed to the Winchester Chamber of Commerce by June 1.
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Northern Virginia Orchard Company
Shenandoah Valley Bank
Frederick County
Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Northern Virginia Orcharde Co
Virginia
Hines Heads to Europe for Post Retirement Railway Duties
Walker D. Hines, retiring director general of the railroad administration, will travel to Europe to assist in determining ownership of vessels under the German flag operating on the Danube, Oder, Elbe, Rhine, and related waterways. The move follows his Saturday retirement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ed .Press
Walker D. Hines
Istration
Europe
Dan Oder
Elbe
Rhine
Butler and Gray Open House for Home Fixtures
Announcement for a new showroom opening to the public on Saturday May 15. The company promises a complete display of electrical fixtures and home appliances. Visit Butler and Gray at 5 Water Street via Bell phone contact.
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Butler & Gray
Bell
Underwood Likely Renominated in Alabama Primary
Birmingham Age Herald returns from 59 of 67 counties showing United States Senator Underwood leading to renomination for his own seat. A tight three way race for the late Senator Bankhead’s seat features Representative Heflin Frank White and former Governor O Neal in a close contest.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Age-Herald
United States
Underwood
Bankhead
Heflin
Frank White
O’neal
Carranza and Rebels Engage in Fierce Mexican Fight
News from Washington reports Carranza's cabinet and troops left Mexico City by train heading toward Vera Cruz as rebel forces press a standoff between San Marcos and Huamantla in Tlaxcala. A garrison at Piedras Negras surrendered to revolutionaries, and plans to invite American capital for post revolution development were discussed in El Paso.
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Washington
Carranza
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
State Department
Fed
Telegra
Ocarranza
Maduia
Barragan
Urquizo
Obregon
Eral Gonzales
Quet
Gonzales
T Tain
Foreign Office
Presid Qarranga
San Marcos
Huamentia
Tlaxcala
Ocay
Paso
Tex
Mexico
de Pesquera
All Local Talent in As You Was at Empire Theatre
Crowded house expected tonight as Empire Theatre presents the musical comedy As You Was by local talent for the Robert Y Conrad Post benefit. Fourth appearance by the original company now professional actors. previous shows hailed as the best aggregation of strictly local talent before the audience.
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Empire Theatre
Indiana picks Wood for Republican national convention
Indianapolis May 12 Senator James E Watson announced that Indiana's four delegates at large to the Republican national convention will back Major General Leonard Wood for president.
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Indiana
Wood
Indianapolis
Ind
Iolana
Leonard Wood
James E. Watson
German war criminals named for Leipcik trial list
Berlin May 12 Forty six Germans on the allies first specified list of war criminals to be arraigned in the Leipcig Supreme Court. Prominent figures include Prince Ernst of Saxony and General von Buelow with officers accused of cruelty in the Amur district of Belgium and others in Poland.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Leipsic Supreme Court
Prince Ernst
Saxony
von Buelow
Amur
Belgium
Poland
Men and Women Slain by Reds in Jitomir At Front
War news from Warsaw reports eighteen men and seven women were executed by Bolshevik orders in Jitomir just before the town's capture in the Polish drive on Kiev. A Jewess and a Jewish youth aged 16 were among the executioners declared. The Bolshevik report says those executed attempted to launch a counter revolution.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Jitomtr
Kiev
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UEDU
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President
British Admiralty
New Records
The
N. Va
Hines
Mike
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