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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1916
Page
4
The life of Miss Henrietta Price who died yesterday evening is celebrated for years of teaching in Winchester and her dedication to human brotherhood. Her tireless energy and noble ideals guided many students toward knowledge and character, leaving an enduring impression.
The Hon. William Jennings Bryan, defeated in Nebraska primaries for delegate spots, vows to attend the St. Louis convention as a newspaper correspondent. Newspapers report he will earn about $1,000 per day for his coverage, continuing to press forward despite setbacks.
Richmond News Leader warns that some war advocates for Mexico act as hidden traitors. They push intervention to protect losses on ventures in Mexico or for personal gain. The piece urges utmost caution, noting war harms national youth and honor.
A fragment notes a link between New York and Saint Louis enhancing trade and economic ties. Details are sparse but imply broader institutional or commercial collaboration.
Clifton Forge Review reports Maxim Munitions Co paid 2 million dollars for a gasoline substitute formula by Enricht, half cash half stock, with plans to scale production. Enricht, 70, mixed five gallons of a green chemical to produce fuel usable in automobiles, drawing optimism from Henry Ford about possible success. The piece notes oil industry greed fears and public interest in the test.
A humorous medley extols spending over saving with playful slang. The speaker rhapsodizes about enjoying money, shopping sprees, and the thrill of buying “the whole blamed works” while admitting a love for saving yet preferring splurge.
Officials and rebels' leaders face the aftermath of mass executions. Sixteen rebel leaders were executed and officials expect civil law to be restored soon. Strong Southern and Western counties express high feeling as liberal papers condemn the government’s executions, with notable censure over James Connolly’s death after being wounded in Dublin.
Harrisonburg reached second class city status this week with a population of 5 280 or 280 above the requirement. Judge T N Haas of the Circuit Court signed the necessary court orders sealing the change.
Members of the family of the late Conductor Lewis D. Barley of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad accompanied his remains to Lexington on Tuesday and returned Thursday afternoon. In the party were Mrs. Barley Mrs. Kate Bush Miss Katharine Barley and Messrs. Thomas and Marvin Barley. Marvin Barley, employed by the railroad at Chillicothe Ohio, plans to return there in a few days.
Mrs. H. O. Nicodemus of Woodstock is named sponsor for the Fifth Brigade United Sons of Confederate Veterans for the annual reunion in Birmingham Alabama from May 16 to 18. Mr. A. M. Baker departed yesterday afternoon for Baltimore for several days.
Orissa Keyser sues Elmer Els worth Keyser and unknown heirs of Elizabeth Keyser to collect a $2130.88 judgment with interest from Aug 1 1915 and costs. The case seeks settlement of a Carson and Elmer Keyser partnership, a decree that Elmer Keyser owns a one half undivided interest in a 165 acre farm near Bartonsville, VA, and a lien on that interest to satisfy the judgment. Unknown heirs of Elizabeth Keyser to appear within 15 days. notice published in The Winchester Evening Star and posted at the county courthouse.
Mrs. Pearl Papel returned yesterday afternoon from Baltimore where she had been visiting friends for some time.
Berlin reports German troops have stormed several British lines near Hulluch north of Lens in Northern France. Hulluch was held by the British in September. The move signals a possible German offensive against British forces along the Franco-Belgian front as fighting resumes.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications, requires internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It is described as non quack medicine and a prescription from a top physician. Details include testimonials, price 75 cents, and Toledo Ohio makers FJ Cheney & Co. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In the Verdun region shelling remains heavy between Dead Man's Hill and Avecourt wood with operations continuing in the Dousumont Vaux district east of the Meuse. Berlin dispatches note the Austrian steamer Dubrovnik sunk by a hostile submarine in the Adriatic, described as unarmed and possibly in government service. a Paris agency later cites a sinking of an enemy transport with war material in the same sea.
The General Assembly enacted a mail ballot provision for voters unable to reach the polls, set to take effect June 12. The measure expands absentee voting and aims to ease participation in next fall elections.
The legislature authorized funds for a sanitarium for tubercular African Americans and the state bought land from Norfolk and Western Railway at Ivor in Southampton County for the new institution.
At a Rockingham County Board of Supervisors meeting it was decided to establish toll gates on five state roads. Gates will be fixed by the road board of the district. Mrs N B Henshaw of Martinsburg West Virginia was registered yesterday at Hotel Evans.
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