Braddoge Cannon Transported for Braddock Trail Unveiling
The Braddock trail marking cannon is en route to Winchester awaiting handoff to George W. Haines for local construction. Alexandria and Winchester committees choose Washington Place for the marker site and plan a May unveiling with the Society of Colonial Dames.
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Braddock Trail
Winchester
George W. Haines
Benjamin Purcell
Society of Colonial Dames
Robert L. Gray
Shirley Carter
Alexander T. Jones
Common Council
Washington Place
Braddock Street
Richmond
Alexandria
Adam
Stephens
Harrisonburg
Charles
Faulkner
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Citizens’ Band
Company 1
Second Virginia Regiment
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Boy Scouts
Fort
Loudoun Seminary
John Kerr Public Schools
Citizens
B. M. Roszel
W. T. Clement
Julian F. Ward
Colonial Dames
Mary Spottswood Buchanan
Braddock
Seed corn cow peas and beans offered at Court House Plaza
H. H. Baker advertises seeds including Groit cow peas bacterialized cow peas soybeans rape millet and other seeds at Court House Plaza Ip tf an eh Tr.
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H. H. Baker
Court House’ Plaza
Hable Brothers Start Work on Winchester Airdome
Construction begins on a 1000-seat motion picture theater adjoining the Haddox building at North Main and the airdrome site on Pennsylvania Avenue and Twenty first Street Washington. The $126000 project by F H and Herman H Hable of Winchester aims for a May 20 opening with white interior and 1000 colored lights. Glaize and Brother of the area are the contractors.
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Haddox
Maine
Meners
F. H
Herman H. Hable
Winchester
Pennsylvania ‘Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Washington
Hable Brothers
Messrs. Glaize and Brother
Winchester Democratic Executive Committee Chooses New Leader
At a May 17 1915 meeting in Winchester Virginia the Democratic Executive Committee accepted J M Steck’s resignation as chairman and elected Dr H H McGuire as new chairman with W Nelson Page as secretary The group voted to hold a primary under Virginia law on August 3 1915 in Winchester to nominate a delegate to the General Assembly of Virginia.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Winchester
Virginia
R. Gray Williams
J. M. Steck
H. H. McGuire
James Collins
W. Nelson Page
Adam Forney
Steck
H. H. McGue
General Assembly of
H. H. M’guire
Maryland restocks as West Virginia keeps disease quarantine
May 19 Martinsburg report says Maryland is placed in free territory except Baltimore city where foot and mouth disease appeared. West Virginia maintains general quarantine. Local farmers begin restocking. J. W. Clipp of Winchester avenue first permitted. Each previously infected site will face a ninety day quarantine after restocking to monitor for traces of the disease.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Bureau of Animal Industry
Maryland
Baltimore City
West Virginia
J. W. Clipp
Winchester Avenue
Private sale of desirable residence in Winchester Virginia
Private sale of eight room residence at 515 South Braddock Street Winchester Virginia, property of the late Mrs Martha J Lewis. Excellent neighborhood with fine garden and house in fine condition from cellar to attic. For information apply to M M Lynch or Martha J Lewis decd.
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South Braddock Street
Winchester
Martha J. Lewis
M. M. Lynch
Automobile bargains include Overland touring car for 375
W E Auntsberry advertises a five passenger Overland touring car at 375 dollars and a four passenger four cylinder model at 136 dollars for sale.
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Maxwell
Churchill to Leave British Cabinet in War Crisis
London May 19 A cabinet crisis in England signals a near revolution as Lord Fisher resigns over Dardanelles policy and Winston Churchill departs the Admiralty. A national ministry is to be formed with Asquith premier and Balfour to be first lord of the admiralty while Bonar Law takes the exchequer.
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Eagland
J. L. Garvin
Lord Fisher
Winston Spencer Churchil
Admiralty
Dardanelles
Garvin
Pall Mall Gazette
Scotland
Churchill
Asquith
Arthur J. Balfour
Churchill Asa Net
Bonar Law
Navy speech lines and sale notice end page item
Mr Wilson remarks on the U S Navy as a dignified force serving liberty and justice with moral principle. A sale ad offers 100 bushels Jersey White and Early Rose seed potatoes from BF W Quantz at Gorval Main St and Valley Ave.
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BF. W. Quantz, Gor
Main St
Valley Ave
German Advance In Flanders Repulsed By Machine Gun Fire
May 19 report from Washington says Ambassador Gerard informed the State Department Germany will not reply to the American note before next week at earliest. Italian situation cited. officials expect delay to allow civil and military review, renewing anxiety in Washington.
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Washington
Gerard
Berlin
American State Department
Germany
Efreles
Reconstruction of the ministry on a broader political basis announced
Premier Asquith says in the House of Commons that a reconstruction of the ministry on a broader political basis is under construction to respond to popular demands and replace the present liberal majority. Reports from Rome describe war likelihood, mobilization plans, and university enrollments as volunteers. German advance against Allied positions is repulsed near Flanders, with heavy losses, while British ship torpedoing news punctuates war updates.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
Italy
Rome
Galandra
Chamber of Deputies
Naples
Milan
Padua
Palermo
Flanders
French War Office
Yser
Sestak
Petrograd
Crowder Estate Damages Case Set For Second Trial
Beginning May 26 in Rockingham Circuit Court Harrisonburg the second trial of James B Crowder’s administratrix versus Valley Turnpike Company will hear damages sought totaling 10000 for the death of Crowder in a June 17 1914 automobile wreck near Tenth Legion. The suit also seeks 1500 for the car and 6000 for Lucia Hudson’s injuries.
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James B Crowder
Rockingham County
Harrisonburg
James B. Crowder
Covington
Tenth Legion
Vailey
Lucia G. Hudson
Mayflower Yacht Passes Virginia Capes En Route Home
The Mayflower yacht returning the president from New York passed through the Virginia capes at eight this morning, the navy department announced at noon. The report notes the voyage is ongoing and the president is aboard.
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Washington
New York
Virginia Capes
Navy Department
For Sale Twenty Thousand Feet Of Lumber And Tin Roofing
For sale is twenty thousand feet of second hand lumber and twenty squares of tin roofing offered by J P Haddox. The listing notes a local contact and appears in a brief classified advert.
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J. P. Haddox
Berryville W. C. T. U. Meeting Set At Morgan Home
The Berryville W. C. T. U. will meet at Mrs. L. H. Morgan's home at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon May 20. Full attendance urged. Mrs. Garland M. Hansbrough and her daughter left this afternoon for Harrisonburg Virginia to visit relatives and friends.
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Berryville
Garland M. Hansbrough
Harrisonburg
Dumeree Sunk Off Cardiff After Two Torpedoes
The 4,000 ton Dumeree, owned by Astral Shipping Co of Liverpool, was sunk off Cardiff after a second torpedo. The crew were saved by a Norwegian steamer and landed at Cardiff. The ship was bound for Texas points with no cargo.
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Cardiff
Dumeree
The
Astral Shipping Company, of
Liverpool
Texas Points
Dr Joseph T Hickman dies at Strathmore near Mount Jackson
Winchester friends report the death of Dr Joseph T Hickman at the home of his son in law and daughter Frank Wissler and wife in Strathmore Virginia He had been ill for a year Born in Hampshire County West Virginia he practiced medicine in Shenandoah County and farmed owning a large Mount Jackson farm He was survived by two sons five daughters and three sisters with burial in Cover Hitt Cemetery family lot.
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Winchester
Joseph T. Hickman
Frank Wissler
Strathmore
Mount Jackson
Dr. Hickman
Hampshire County
West Virginia
John T. Hickman
Woodstock
Thirty-third Virginia
Shenandoah
Hickman
Alice Moore
Rockingham County
Messrs
Edward Hickman
Washington
Thomas Hickman
Staunton
Alonzo Hardy
Clayton ‘Triplett
Baltimore
Elmer Bowman
Frank Dinges
Edinburg
Mra
Fire Destroys Mr Patterson's Opequon Dwelling
A frame house near Jennie White Springs owned by Joseph Patterson and occupied by his son and daughter in law Charles and Mrs Patterson burned late yesterday afternoon. The origin is undetermined and the insured owner faces a loss likely exceeding the $1000 policy. Only two chairs were saved from the contents.
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Joseph
Patterson
Charles Patterson
Opequon
Loudoun Mutual Insurance Company
Hugh 8. Lupton
Jennie White Springs
David Kidwell
Mr. Patterson
Winchester
Kidwell
Sunday School Conference Set For Winchester May 21 22
Final arrangements are made for the first annual Sunday school conference of older boys and girls of Winchester and Frederick County at Braddock Street Methodist Church South on Friday and Saturday May 21 and 22. The event features short talks and discussions by local and state educators, with separate sessions for boys and girls and a union meeting at 2 30 Saturday afternoon. Officers will be elected and the second annual Winchester Sunday school convention will follow at the same church.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Virginia
W. C. Marshall
H. G. Spencer
T. ©. Diggs
Richmond
Fr T. Tyrael
Patrfax
W. D. Smith
Cowith
A. G
Mrs. Lucy Reagan Lemley Dies After Illness
News from Winchester reports the death of Mrs. Lucy Reagan Lemley wife of Wilmot Lemley at her Franklin street home in Harrisonburg Virginia after ten days of illness due to complications of diseases. She was the second daughter of Daniel Reagan and connected with the Lemley families of Stephens City and Upperville. She leaves a large family including daughters Mrs Irwin B McNeill and Mrs Robert A Beverley.
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Winchester
Lucy Reagan Lemley
Wilmot
Lemley
Franklin Street
Harrisonburg
Daniel Preson Reagan
Stephens Ity
This County
Upperville
Loudoun County
Irwin 8. McNeill
Harsonburg
Mrs Alexander T Jones Visit to Richmond Relatives
Mrs Alexander T Jones and her daughter Miss Frances Jones have gone on a visit to relatives and friends in Richmond Virginia.
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Alexander T. Jones
Frances Jones
Richmond
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Katharine R. Glass
Veterans
Fort Loudoun
Katherine R. Glass
Able Brothers
Airdome
Rek Nike
Democratic City Committee
Automobile
W._E. AUNTSBERRY
Fisher
Mr. Wilson
American Navy
United States
America
Humanity
Paris
Seeer
Pumeree
Ming
Pike Company
Valley Turnpike Company
Turnpike Company
President
Capes
Wire
Ead
Emperor William
Emperor Wilam
Galicia
San River
Bucharest
Nicholas
Victor Emmanuel
Wissler Estate
Hampshire Couny
Confederacy
W. E. Lemley
Robert A. Beverley
Miss Beverley
Mrs. Mason
Tanquier County
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