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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1915

Page

5

Bride and Groom Visit Wisconsin? No, Washington. local wedding tale

The article reports the marriage of Mrs. Womeldorph formerly Miss Freda Fearnow of Washington on May 12 at the bride’s home. The groom is H. Co. Womeldorph’s son, living in Washington, working at Union Station for Pennsylvania. They plan to reside in Washington and hosted a reception with guests and gifts.

Pennsylvania Union Station Washington Albert Snapp D. C Snapp San Francisco Cal West BE. L. Ritchie Bristol Tenn St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Zone War Updates Stir Diplomatic Tensions

Reports say Italy and the Zone of War request U S oversight of diplomatic interests in Rome amid a possible severance. British steamers Dumfries and Dumeree torpedoed in the English Channel with Dumcree sunk. Mytilene dispatch notes allied gains silencing Turkish forts at Kalid Bahr near the Dardanelles. Niagara nearing fall. Heavy fighting persists along the San River in Galicia as Russians counterattack and fail. French war office cites bad weather with no major front developments.

Dumfries Dumeree English Channel Dumcree TX Mytilene Kalid Bahr Dardanelles Narrows Niagara San River Galicia

Germany Sets Blame On US And Britain For Lusitania

Berlin asserts in reply to President Wilson that both the United States and England share responsibility for the Lusitania disaster. The note will be dispatched this afternoon and will insist Germany will persist with submarine warfare. London watches the German American developments closely. No concessions expected.

London United States England Lusitania Germany Wilson Exchange ‘Telegraph Company Exchange

Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Gentler Calomel Alternative

An advertisement extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe replacement for calomel claiming it cleanses the liver and bowels, boosts energy, relieves headache and digestive issues, and carries a money back guarantee if it fails to work by morning. It targets biliousness constipation and general malaise urging readers to buy a 50 cent bottle.

Dodson Deaer

First Snake of Season Slain by Hayfield Men

Hayfield Va May 20 Messrs A L Mace and Sherman Meriner residents on Hedrick farm encountered a six foot black racer along a road to a pasture field. The sudden sight sparked alarm but the men recovered quickly and the brief battle ended with the snake slain.

Hayfield Messrs. A. L. Mace Sherman Meriner Hedrick Farm 4& Road

American Ship Wico Believed to Sink Submarine

The American steamship Wico, arriving in Philadelphia from Stockholm, is believed by Captain Gibson to have rammed and sunk a submarine in the North Sea on a recent voyage. The vessel showed bow to stern damage and propeller blades were badly damaged, initially thought to be from a submerged rock before the submarine theory emerged.

Philadelphia Wico Stockholm Sweden North Sea Gibson Who

Submarine Crew Boarded Vessel and Inspected Papers

A German submarine boarded the ship, examined her papers, and allowed her to proceed.

Carmichaels Open Martinsburg Summer Residence

Mr and Mrs Harry St George Carmichael lease West King street Martinsburg home from the Hetzels and plan a several month stay Mrs Carmichael and two children have visited relatives while Mr Carmichael works as an engineer near Norfolk at the DuPont powder plant and will spend most of his time there Winchester friends welcome their summer relocation near the city

Harry St. George Carmichael West King Street Martinsburg John J. Hetzel Carmichael Mr. Carmichael Norfolk DuPont Company Winchester

Virginia Boards Fight Book Trust Power in Education

In Richmond on May 20 Virginia public men debated the state board of education actions against the so called book trust. The board rejected a cheaper book proposal from a Virginia concern and backed the book trust instead. The move aimed to harm the local rival and spark reactions in other states while the adopting boards in Virginia remained dominated by educators.

Richmond State Board of Education Book Trust Virginia Mighty and Main

Ridgeway circuit services and conference schedule

Services on Ridgeway circuit in the South Church on Sunday May 23 will be Paynes Chapel at 11 a.m. with communion, Arden at 3 30 p.m. and Gerardstown at 7 45 p.m. The first quarterly conference follows Monday May 24 at Paynes with preaching at 11 a.m. and a business session. W R Hardesty, Pastor.

Ridgeway Eircult South Paynes Chapel Arden Gerardstown Paynes

Eagle shot on Hayfield farm draws crowd in town

An eagle six feet eight inches from tip to tip was shot on Mr. J D Kern's farm in Hayfield County yesterday. The bird was brought to town yesterday afternoon and attracted a good deal of attention.

J.D. Kern Hayfield Thie

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