Lynch May Still Escape Death in British Court Martial
Jeremiah C. Lynch, an American citizen convicted for participating in the Irish rebellion, may avoid execution as the death sentence has not been confirmed. President Wilson may intervene after a note to London and embassy reports. US pressure grows for clemency while Irish unrest continues. Darrall Figes, Irish poet, is arrested in Mayo amid political disturbances.
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London
Jeremiah C. Lynch
Lynch
Washington
Wilson
State Department
Ambassador Page
Esterday
Trish
White House
Great Britain
United States
Darrall Figes
Ireland
Palmist Logates. Missing Son Reunited in Winchester
Mrs. George Dunning of Richmond writes to Mr. LamoiNe praising the palmist for locating her son George after three years. She confirms he was found exactly where the clairvoyant predicted. LamoiNe will be available Thursdays and Fridays at 36 West Water Street, Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dunning
Richmond
Mr. Lamoille
George
Mr. LamoiNe
West Water Street
Winchester
Wheat and corn quotations at Baltimore wholesale market
At 8 o clock this afternoon the Baltimore wholesale market quoted No 2 red wheat at 1.11 and corn at 83 cents.
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Baltimore
Ensilage Seed Varieties Listed by H H Baker
No 119 Government ensilage yellow dent sweet and pop corn. All cow peas and soy beans thoroughly recleaned with over 90 percent germination. H H Baker contact 366 at 46 B Piccadilly St. ptt.
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H. H. Baker
B. Piccadilly St
Ptt
Clarke County Health Week Gatherings Planned in Berryville
Dr. R W Garnett district director of the Virginia State Board of Health will lead Clarke county health week from May 29 to June 2. A big school parade and talks by Virginia and federal health officials will take place in Berryville Boyce and White Post. Microscope parasite exams for children will be offered. containers provided on request.
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Berryville
R. W. Garnett
Virginia State Board of Health
Clarke County
Garnett
E. G. Williams
Virginia
W. A. Brumfield
George B. Young
United States Marine Hospital and Public Health Service
H. T. Marshall
University of Virginia
W. H. Heck
W.G. Chrisman
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Roy K. Flanagan
Boyce
White Post
Council
Berr
Winchester Milling Corp seeks wheat for immediate delivery
The Winchester Milling Corporation announces it is buying wheat now at the highest market price with spot cash for immediate delivery. Grinding will begin in about ten days. I. W. Dick, Superintendent.
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Winchester Milling Corporation
I. W. Dick
Frost Tonight In Mountains Predicted
A telegram from the United States Weather Bureau in Washington predicts frost in the mountain regions of northern Virginia tonight. The message warns frost tonight in the mountains.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
Virginia
Contributions To Monument Fund Acknowledged
Miss Lucy Russell treasurer of the Confederate Monument Fund reports new receipts from White Hall school 60 cents a Friend 5 dollars Mr and Mrs Richards Stephens City Mr William M McAlister Warm Areas Va 15 dollars
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Lucy Russell
Confederate Monument Fund
White Hall School
and A. Richards
Stephens City
William M. McAlister
Warm Areas
Funeral Services for Mrs Emswiler
The funeral of the late Mrs. Fannie Emswiler wife of Mr. Levi Emswiler died Tuesday night in Memorial Hospital where she had been receiving specialized medical treatment was held yesterday afternoon from her Har ris Addition home. Rev W O Talbert officiated a large attendance placed many floral tributes on the casket. Burial was at Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers G C Miller H B Dunlap Elwood Smith M M Lynch George A Hoover and A J Merrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Emswiler
Levi Emswiler
Memorial Hospital
Harris Addition
W. O. Talbert
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Messrs
G. C. Miller
H. B. Dunlap
Elwood Smith
M. M. Lynch
George A. Hoover
A. J. Merrill
Germans Attack French Positions on Hill 287 and Hill 304
Paris reports the French war office admitted a small French position on Hill 287 was captured by German forces using new divisions. Attacks on Avecourt and Hill 304 were repulsed after desperate fighting as 40,000 fresh troops joined Verdun front operations.
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Paris
French War Office
Avecourt
Verdun
German Torpedo Sinks Dubantia. Germany Denies Responsibility
The Hague report states a German torpedo sank the steamer Dubantia and Germany refuses to admit responsibility. Berlin dispatch notes French trenches south of Verdun penetrated near Haucourt Esnes, with nine officers and 125 men captured. German airman First Lieutenant Boeltke claims his sixteenth aerial victory as artillery fire remains intense along the Meuse.
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the Hague
Dubantia
Germany
Berlin
Haucourt-Esnes
Verdun
Canard Forest
War Office
Meuse
Boeltke
Fine Auto Truck Coming to Winchester Fire Company
The Charley Rouss Fire Company announces its Seagrave triple combination motor truck, costing 6500 dollars, due early June. President John H. Seal Jr confirms the shipment. the unit features a centrifugal pump, 110 horsepower six cylinder engine, 1200 feet of fire hose, 200 feet chemical hose, a 40 gallon chemical tank, brass fittings, and gold leaf trim. Community fundraising continues as subscriptions are sought to cover the purchase and extras.
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Seagrave
Charley Rouss Fire Company
John H. Seal, Jr
Charley Reuss Fire Company
Winchester
Shoe Prices Alarm The Manufacturers
Philadelphia May 19 The National Shoe Retailers Association calls a May 25 conference in Philadelphia to curb rising shoe prices due to war related material shortages. Secretary A H Genting says scarcity worsens and price increases must be kept to a minimum. invitations went to retailers manufacturers and tanners nationwide.
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Philadelphia
National
Shoe Retailers’ Association
A. H. Genting
Marriage License Issued in Stephens City
A marriage license was issued yesterday in the county clerk’s office to Mitchell Humbert and Isa bells Addison, both colored, of Stephens City. The groom works as a fireman at the lime works there. Miss Cecelia Schaffer Nita Huff Mabel Morrisey and Mary Blakely of Cumberland MD who have been staying in this city left yesterday for Charlestown WV.
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Mitchell Humbert
Isabells Addison
Stephens City
Cecelia Schaffer
Nita Huff
Mabel Morrisey
Mary. Blakely
Cumberland, Md
Charlestown
W. Va
Rev W D Smith Elected Delegate
The Episcopal Council of Virginia elected delegates to the General Council to meet in St Louis in October. Revs W D Smith Winchester FE L Goodwin J J Gravatt Angus Crawford and lay delegates Norton P H Mayo Roswell Page J Stuart Bryan were chosen. The council also voted to meet in Fredericksburg in 1917 and discussed changes in communion serving to curb disease spread.
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Arrenton
Episcopal Council of Virginia
General Council
St. Louis
W. D. Smith
Winchester
FE. L. Goodwin
J. J. Gravatt
Angus Crawford
Judge Norton
P. H. Mayo
Roswell Page
J. Stuart Bryan
Fredericksburg
Doctor Williams
Catawba Sanitarium
Special music tomorrow matinee at Empire with Columbia records
Readable fragments describe a Saturday matinee at Empire showcasing Columbia records with performances and demonstrations. Siengiverre boxes offered in any quantity by Jno S Solenberger & Co. advertisement mentions 5-18 and Star-it publication.
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Empire
Columbia
Seal’s
Jno
S. Solenberger & Co
Bell Brothers retire from business at Main and Water corner
Valuable business property at the Main and Water corner is offered as Bell Brothers retire from business. For automobile and cab service call Noonan's Livery.
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Bell Brothers
Noonan
Panel to Orpet jury in protracted Lake county case
A fresh panel of 100 Lake county citizens was brought into court to select a jury for the Will Orpet murder trial of Marian Lambert. Attorneys contend she was poisoned. Progress is slow and a jury may not be formed for two weeks as women sympathizers rally to Orpet.
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Waukpregan
Til
Lake County
Will Orpet
Marian Lambert
Orpet
Civil appropriation bill sent to House for passage
Washington May 19 The annual civil appropriation bill a major government expense was recommended to the House for passage by the appropriations committee. It carries a total of 127000000 dollars a slight increase over last year's bill.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Miss Oldham Arrives in Winchester for Summer
Elise Oldham of the William Faversham company, fresh from a successful season, has arrived in Winchester and plans to spend the summer with her mother at apartments on West Piccadilly. She has starred in the French drama The Hawk, earning praise from critics in major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elise Oldham
William Faversham Company
Winchester
West Piccadilly Street
Dr Ward's Involvement in Baltimore and Ohio Petition
The Star clarifies that Dr Julian F Ward circulated a petition as a private citizen not as a railroad employee or Winchester mayor and says he did not originate it. The Star defends its editorial accusing Galloway of bad faith, notes no denial of the charges, and questions the signers representing public opinion.
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The
Star
Julian F. Ward
Baltimore and Ohio
Ward
Winchester
Galloway
Screen doors and windows advertised by Solenberger Co
Local notice advertises screen doors and windows from Inc S Solenberger Co with Belphone 208 and a cryptic code 19-19-21 directing readers to contact Central Garage and Machine Shop.
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Call Central Garage
Belphone
Inc. S. Solenberger & Co
Mrs J W Ball to Speak on Decoration Day in Winchester
Miss Isabelle Worrell Ball of Washington will be the principal speaker at Decoration Day exercises in Winchester National Cemetery on May 30. The event, organized by the Ladies' National Memorial Association and Mulligan Post G A R, starts at 2 30 pm with no parade. Flowers may be left at the cemetery lodge for care by Superintendent F M Davis.
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Isabelle Worrell Ball
Washington
National Tribune
Grand Army of the Republic
Winchester
National Cemetery
Ladies’ National Memorial Association
Memorial Association
Mulligan Post
F. M. Davis
Davis
Germany is Beaten Samuel Hill Says
New York May 19 Germany is beaten and the war will end soon, says Samuel Hill associated with James J Hill. He traveled from Liverpool to London Havre Dunkirk and back in seven days and spoke with King Albert of Belgium about the front and Belgian relief efforts. He warned that Germany cannot sustain the financial strain and expects peace as abruptly as the war began.
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Albert
Belgium
Hill
Local Trader Reports New Stock for Sale
From the city a dealer reports a large stock of general merchandise arrived and is to be sold at once. Prospective buyers are invited to call, inspect, and learn prices. Signed J. P. Habpox.
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J.P Habpox
Bandits killed in battle on Hearst Range
A strong force of Hearst ranch employees killed 16 bandits at Badricora on the Hearst range as they raided property and took prisoners. Prisoners were taken to Madera and turned over to the Carranza garrison. the raiders claimed no Villa ties.
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Madera
Carranza
Furman
U. S
Namiquipa
Mexico
Hearst Ranch
Badricora
Pershing
Villa
EL Paso
Department of Justice
New Mexico
Con Special
Stone
Ban Wer
Douglas
Arizona
Washington
Harry Murman
Juarez
Four Design Models for Jackson Memorial in Richmond
Four sculptors Keck Seviers Potter Coppini submitted equestrian models for a Stonewall Jackson statue. The models are now at the state library museum in Richmond for final selection by the Stonewall Monument Association, with a possible preliminary committee inspection before a final vote. The Jackson Monument Association chose the four to present final options and all models are described as excellent.
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Richmond
Keck, Seviers
Potter
Coppini
Stonewall Jackson
State Library
Stonewall Monument Association
Jackson Monument Association
Palmist Gaston Lamoille to Visit Winchester
Gaston Lamoille the noted palmist and psychic will hereafter visit Winchester on Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays.
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Gaston Lamoille
Winchester
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J. G. Lynch
Ambassador
Wire
Palmist
G. Dunning
Lamoille
Baltimore Grain Markets
MRC. Emswiler
Verdun Front
Tyrelese Alps
Vienna
Doberro
Isonzo
Rouss Company
Atus
Miss Oldham
DR. Ward
Automobiles For Hire
J. W. Ball
Samuel Hill
New York
Samuel
Hearst Range
Jackson Memorial
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