Wilson Sends Note to Germany Demanding Prompt Reply
Washington reports President Wilson completed the note to Germany by 10 15 AM and sent it to the State Department for coding. The message to Berlin is expected tonight with no public release until delivery is confirmed. It seeks no more promises but immediate action.
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the Star
Washington
Wilson
Germany
State Department
Gerard
Berlin
White House
Witeon
New York
United States
Lusitania
Robert Lansing
London
Compromise Reached Over Boyd Drowning Case In Clarke County
Attorney W T Lewis brokered an amicable settlement between stock dealer Kuhn and Baker Page of Clarke county after Kuhn, driving near Berryville, was swept from a buggy when a washout formed in the Shenandoah river. The boy fell from the vehicle and drowned. Page received satisfactory compensation and Kuhn is released from further liability.
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W. Ll. Kuhn
Baker Page
Clarke County
Kuhn
Page
Shenandoah River
Berryville
Main Street
Final Dancing Lesson On Friday
Thomas Haskins will give his final class in modern and society dancing at the Winchester Inn on Friday evening May 14 at 8 30. General dancing will follow.
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Thomas Haskins
Winchester Inn
Detroit Street Car Strike Paralyzes City
Detroit street railway workers totalling twenty two hundred conductors and faced with a strike at 6 am halted city operations. The stoppage disrupted industry and transportation across Detroit, Michigan.
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the Star
Detroit, Mich
Detroit Street Railway Company
Rev Locke to Address Knights Templar Ascension Day Service
Winchester Commandery No 12 Knights Templar holds Ascension Day on Sunday May 16 at 8 o clock in Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church South. Rev William F Locke pastor of the Lexington Virginia church will preach the sermon. Members will march in full uniform from their asylum to the church.
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Winchester Commandery No. 12
Knights Templar
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
William F. Locke
Lexington
Winchester Commandery
Knights Temlar
Baltimore Grain Market Report
Baltimore market closes with No 2 red and spot wheat at 1.54 per bushel and corn at 79 1 2 cents per bushel.
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Baltimore Grain Market
Baltimore
Sinking incident linked to Vanderbilt warning noted in London
Report describes a ship sinking in eighteen minutes at 2 23. A remark "Save the Kiddies" attributed to Vanderbilt is cited as a memorable incident connected to the disaster. The exact cause remains uncertain with reports questioning whether a second torpedo struck the vessel.
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Vanderbilt
London
Mrs Rebecca Barr Neville Dies After Surgery
Mrs Rebecca Barr Neville of Boyce Virginia wife of Frank B Neville died in Winchester Memorial Hospital after an appendicitis operation. She suffered from Brights disease and died from complications following the surgery. She was 28 and daughter of the late Oscar and Mrs Barr of Winchester. Her father was a prominent businessman.
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Brights
Oscar Barr
Rebecca Barr Neville
Frank B. Neville
Boyce
Clarke County
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Neville
Bright
City
Luther H. McKinster
Farmers To Meet At Stephens City
The Central Frederick Farmers' Club will hold its regular monthly meeting at Stephens City on Saturday May 15 at 8 p m. The road problem will be taken up and Mr G L Rothgeb will speak on Community Breeding. A full meeting is requested. Clarence Tevault, Secy.
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Frederick
Hats Sale at Miss Pingley’s Millinery Parlor
Friday and Saturday only at Miss Pingley’s Millinery Parlor all hats reduced. One page 1p-21.
Winchester Frederick County School Fair Opens This Friday
The second annual Winchester and Frederick County School Fair advances with judges finalizing prize decisions. Exhibits fill the John Kerr Public Schools building at Market and Cork streets and will be open most of the day. A parade forms on Market Street at 11 o’clock with traffic restricted to protect children. a public meeting will follow.
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Winchester
Frederick County
John Kerr Public
Market
Cork Streets
Market Street
British battleship Goliah sunk by German submarine
Churchill announced in the House of Commons that the British battleship Goliah was sunk by a German torpedo in the Dardanelles with over 500 officers and crew dead. Only 180 were rescued from a 700-man crew. Reports also claimed Turkish losses and allied gains from Arras to the sea as battles continue in the Dardanelles.
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House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Arras
London
Gollah
Dardanelles
Churchill
Elles
Irresistible
Paris
Brillant
Givenchy
la Bassee
Lens
Asquith
British South Africa
Capetown
Constantinople
Athens
Enver Pasha
Will Prosecute Motorists Who Run Valley Pike Gates
The Valley Turnpike Company will vigorously prosecute drivers who run toll gates. A car passed a gate north of Strasburg without paying. the number was read and the party identified after the driver altered the plate. Ohio authorities are notified and legal action will be taken to fine the offender.
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Valley Pike
Strasburg
Ohio
C. W. Heater
Strasburg Gate
Valley Turnpike Management
Mr Crawford Adams Plays Here Tonight
Bosworth violinist Mr B Crawford Adams visits Winchester for a concert with pianist Mr Rollo Hudson. Adams has appeared here before at the Chautauqua and impressed large audiences with his skill and interpretation, drawing praise from local fans in Winchester.
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Mr. Crawford Adams
B. Crawford Adama
Bos
Winchester
War
Rollo Hudson
Ond
Adams
Adame
Chautauqua
Les
Special Show At Empire Friday 11 45
A special show at the Empire theater Friday at 11 45 promises a pista immediately after the parade. The show continues to 1 30. A lost black leather purse containing one five dollar note and small change rewards return to Star Office.
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Empire
Star Office
Seed corn and cowper advertising from H H Baker
Field, white, yellow and ensilage corn plus Stowell's Evergreen sweet corn offered by H. H. Baker at 17 Court House Plaza. Aptf aman cen.
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Stowell’s Evergreen
H. H. Baker
Court House Plaza
Turkish Gallipoli offensive fails as Allied guns devastate Turkish forces
Allies repelled Turkish assault on the Gallipoli peninsula with heavy losses to Turkish land troops along the Dardanelles. Wounded stories undermine official claims of Turkish success as arrests of Armenian Christians are reported amid the confusion.
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Gallipoli
Dardanelles
Friendship Firemen To March On Confederate Memorial Day
At a called meeting the Friendship Fire Company accepted the invitation to turn out on Confederate Memorial Day to be observed Saturday June 5th. They will use Middletown Band and the company engine horses and hose-wagon in the parade headed by the band. Members without uniforms may leave names with the engine-house driver. Other Winchester fire companies may join the big parade on June 6th with hundreds expected in town.
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Friendship Fire Company
Middletown Band
Winchester
Friendship Firemen
Participa
Navy appoints Captain Bennson chief of operations
The Navy Department implemented a key reorganization as Captain William Bennson was sworn in Tuesday as chief of operations. He becomes the principal military adviser to the Secretary of the Navy and will draft strategic plans and improve inter-unit cooperation as the navy moves toward a staff system like Germany and Britain.
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Navy Department
William §. Bennson
Secretary of the Navy
Miss Mabel Brown Brought Home From Baltimore
Miss Mabel Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs James Brown returned home to North Main street this afternoon after several major surgeries since an appendicitis operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital eight months ago. Accompanied by her physician Dr Walter Cox and sister Miss Maude Brown she traveled in a Pullman car and appeared bright as she was taken to her parents home.
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Mabel Brown
James Brown
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
North Main Street
Miss Brown
Walter Cox
Miss Maude Brown
Watson Cooper Dead at Hayfield After Illness
Watson Cooper of Hayfield died at his home yesterday afternoon at 2 o clock after an illness described as blood poisoning from a small scratch. He leaves widow Minerva Cooper and eight children. Funeral services were at Mount Olive United Brethren Church at 4 o'clock with Rev. W H Sampsell officiating and burial in the church graveyard.
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Watson Cooper
Hayfield
County
Cooper
Minerva Cooper
Mount Olive United Brethren Church
W. H. Sampsell
Winchester
Memorial Day Observed On Saturday June 6 in Winchester
Memorial Day ceremonies will be held Saturday June 6 at Stonewall Cemetery in Winchester. The Sixth of June Confederate Memorial Day activities were agreed at a meeting of the Ladies of Gen Turner Ashby Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy and the Stonewall Memorial Association. Rev Dr James Harvey Woods of Baltimore will deliver the principal address, chosen for his oratory and poetry writing.
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James Harvey Woods
Baltimore
Stonewall Cemetery
Winchester
Turner Ashby
Daughters of the Confederacy
Stonewall Mermorial Association
Holmes Conrad
North Market Street
Franklin Square Presbyterian Church
Frederick County
Woods
Real estate listing offers eight parcels near Winchester
W L Fultz advertises eight small tracts within eight miles of Winchester on macadamized roads. The lots range from eight to eight acres each and are sold cheaply. Also offers two large tables with about twenty thousand feet of high quality lumber. Address at Court Square Winchester Virginia with exclusive sale notice from 12-1-81.
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Winchester
W. L. Fultz
Court Square
Poultry Film to Be Shown at Empire Theater
Through an arrangement with Prof Koontz the Empire Theater will exhibit a moving pictures reel of special interest to farmers and poultry enthusiasts. The film will be shown this afternoon and again tonight and at Saturday matinee and evening shows.
Automobile Bargains Include Overland Tourer and Maxwell
Classified listing sells a 5 passenger Overland touring car for 375 dollars and a 4 passenger Maxwell four cylinder for 125 dollars. Seller identified as W. E. Huntsberry.
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Mr. Wilson
W. T. Lewis
Detroit
Mr. Locke
Templars
Mrs. Neville
Stephens City
The
Valley Turnpike Company
U. S. Navy
Watson Cooper Ead
Maxwell AutomObiles
NEXON
Valley Motel
Feonte
Ming Rusadl
Memorial Association
Star
Stonewall
Automobile Bargains
W. E. Huntsberry
Cook
Falemiont Avenue
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