Germans Push Verdun Front as Heavy Bombardment Rages
French war office admits German gains along the Meuse near Verdun after nighttime assaults. Germans penetrated Cumieres left bank as 72 hours of heavy shelling and infantry action continued. Affected areas include Haudremont Douaumont and Dead Man's Hill with fierce life losses.
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Paris
War Office
Meuse
Verdun
Cumieres
Dead Man’s Hill
Dead's Man’s Hul
Haudremont
Douaumont
Brandeis Favorably Reported by Senate Judiciary
The Senate judiciary committee, in a 10 to 8 party line vote, recommended favorable reports on Louis D. Brandeis for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Senator Chilton chaired the subcommittee that reviewed his record and will present the report, with efforts to bring the nomination to the Senate early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Louis D. Brandeis
United States Supreme Court
Chilton
West Virginia
Brandeis
Memorial Day at Macedonia June 4 in Armell Virginia
Macedonias annual decoration day set for the first Sunday in June with a 3 PM memorial service led by Rev. R. E. Brubaker of Winchester. Residents urged to help prepare the cemetery. Local visitors and family updates follow, including births and home improvements.
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Armel
Macedonia
RE. W. Brubaker
Winchester
H. T. Cornwell and Son
Charlestown
C. BE. Armet
Clearbrook
Miss Love White
Opequon
Willie Armel
Pearl Armel
Cedar Grove
E. H. White
Elder Cornwell
Pepper to Speak on Military Preparedness at Auditorium
George Wharton Pepper, noted Philadelphia lawyer and author, will lecture on military preparedness tonight at 8 30 at the Auditorium. He recently trained as a regular soldier in Pittsburgh and has lectured at Yale. hosts Mr and Mrs Robert Y Conrad welcome him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
George Wharton Pepper
Robert Y. Conrad
Pepper
Pittsburgh
University of Pennsylvania
Yale
T He Handley Library
Ereht
Baltimore Grain Markets Update
At 3 pm the Baltimore wheat market shows No. red wheat at 1.08 per bushel and corn at 81 cents. The notice ends with an ad for Maryland Fur and Junk Co located on Baker Street offering automotive repairs.
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Baltimore
Maryland _ Fur and Junk Co
Baker St
Mountain Folk Spend the Day in Winchester
Saturday last drew a merry crowd of excursionists from the Blue Ridge and Shenandoah regions to Winchester. They visited Deaconess Julia Emma Boyd’s Episcopal mission, which has run a day school supplementing church work for years, and friends organized a treat for children and elders.
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Winchester
Blue Ridge Mountains
Shenantoah River
Morgan's Mill
Snicker’s Gap
Julia Emma ‘Boyd
Episcopal Church
Various Conveyances Recorded in Frederick County
The Frederick County clerk reports deeds admitted to record including Holmes L. Whitacre transferring land to Oswald Lamp over 76 acres by Little North Mountain for 575 dollars Joshua Whitacre and wife to Holmes Whitacre comprising 68 acres in two tracts west of the county for 750 dollars and R J Lantz and others selling 52 acres near Marlboro to B Shull for 550 dollars and other valuable consideration.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Holmes L. Whitacre
Oswald Lamp
Little North Mountain
Joshua Whitacre
Holmes Whitacre
R. J. Lantz
B.€. Shull
Marlboro
Palmist Gaston Lamoille to visit Winchester on Thursdays and Fridays
The noted palmist and psychic Gaston Lamoille will hereafter visit Winchester on Thursdays and Fridays. Hours run 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays. Office located at 36 West Water St.
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Gaston Lamoille
Winchester
West Water St
Old 1853 railroad ticket found by East Piccadilly resident
Mr W M Fletcher of East Piccadilly Street owns a nearly 63 year old ticket issued by J George Heist of the Winchester and Potomac Railroad to his grandfather John Fletcher for one seat to Stephen son and return. The ticket was nontransferable and promised it would be called for on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Fletcher
East Piccadilly Street
J. George Heist
Winchester and Potomac Railroad
John Fletcher
Stephenson
Baltimore and Ohio
Fletcher
Franklin Pierce
William R. King
John Randolph Tucker
Winchester
Eula Hook Attending State Christian Endeavor Convention
Miss Eula Hook of Winchester travels to Staunton to attend the State Christian Endeavor Convention at the Second Presbyterian Church. She will be a guest of friends during the event, which begins today and continues through Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Hook
Winchester
Bove Earman
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Second Presbyterian Church
Apple growers alarmed over the heavy crop
Mr. Russell Bargethin of Crozet Virginia, director of exhibits for the Virginia State Horticultural Society, visited Winchester to assess the likely fall apple crop. He warned Albemarle Augusta and Rockingham faces a heavy red apple drop, while Frederick shows less impact. Society secretary William P. Massey notes a forecast of 15 to 20 percent red apples marketed this fall.
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Russell Bargethin
Crozet
Albemarle County
Virginia
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Winchester
Ette
Bargamin
Albemarle
Augusta
Rockingham
Frederick
William P. Massey
Walter Whately
Whately
Massey
This
Clarke Counties
Navy Bill Requests 241 Million For Navy Programs
The naval appropriation bill was reported to the House carrying a total of 241,449,151 dollars, about 90 million more than last year, reflecting increased funding for naval programs.
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The
Star
Washington
Orpet Jury 18 Not Yet Complete in Trial
Waukegan Illinois May 24 Will Orpet case see a fresh venire of 100 salesmen drawn as sixth jury call. Attorneys press on after eight days of examination with over 500 people screened yielding only four mutually acceptable prospects.
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Waukepegan
Ill
Will
Orpet
Keller couple from Grantsville arrive for visit in Winchester
Dr and Mrs G C Keller of Grantsville Maryland visiting Wilmington Delaware friends arrived here last evening for a several day stay and are registered at Hotel Evans Keller formerly belonged to Keller Drug Co in this city and he and his wife have many Winchester friends.
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G. C. Keller
Grantsville
Wilmington
Del
Hotel Evans
Keller
Keller Drug Company
Winchester
PIANO SALE SQR PIANO AND UPRIGHT SQUARE
Square piano in splendid condition priced at 35 dollars upright piano lightly used in fine shape for 100 dollars must be sold immediately from gRAL'S Music Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gral
Reformer Erest Grows in the Wheeling Helo
Crowds rise as enthusiasm grows for the Wheeling reformer film show oration series. Dr McCuaig discusses causes of crime and later delivers The Voice of God in a Wheeling church. Address repeated due to popular demand in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. McCuaig
McCuaig
McCuatg
God
Wheeling
Virginia Free School Books Law Expands to 7 Month Districts
Virginia enacts a free school book program limited to counties or districts running seven months or more. Richmond has touted success after four years, Norfolk adopts the system, and the law, approved March 21, 1916, details district board implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
General Assembly of Virginia
Richmond
Norfolk
Public Sale at Zirkle's Stable Winchester Va
A public sale is set for 1 p.m. at Zirkle's Stable 8 Main Street Winchester Virginia. The event lists 16 horses and mules and is stated by L. W. and O. W. Catlett.
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Zirkle’s
Main St
Winchester
L. W
O. W. Catlett
Mrs Minerva Wise Dies in Stephens City Va
Mrs Minerva E Wise wife of Henry A Wise died at 6 o clock yesterday at her Stephens City home after a long illness. She was daughter of John H and Elizabeth Pifer of Frederick county. Survived by husband two sons and three daughters. Funeral Saturday May 27 at 10 a m at Methodist Episcopal Church South in Stephens City. Interment Greenhill Cemetery Stephens City.
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Stephens City
Minerva E. Wise
Henry A. Wise
John H
Elizabeth Pifer
Frederick County
Boyd A. Wise
Arpadelphia
Arkansas
James A. Bean
Hayfield
J. D. Crawford
Mineral Wells
Texas
Lillian Wise
Baltimore
Joseph E. Pifer
Annie E. Larrick
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Childhoba
Greenhill Cemetery
Stepehns City
Extended visit for Miss Glayds Martin to Shenandoah Collegiate Institute
Miss Glayds Martin left this afternoon to visit her sister at the Shenandoah Collegiate Institute in Dayon Virginia and attend the finals there. She will then visit friends in several towns across West Virginia before returning to Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glayds Martin
Shenandoah Collegiate Institute
Martin
West Virginia
Winchester
Ambassador von Beulow as Washington envoy rumor
Ambassador von Bernstorff said he had not been informed the German government planned to send Prince von Beulow to Washington as ambassador. He noted the report was news to him and implied no official decision had been communicated.
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Washington
von Bernstorff
Prince von Beulow
Commerce Chamber Meeting Tomorrow Seeks Morning Strasburg Train
The Commerce Chamber plans an 8 o'clock Thursday night meeting in the city council chamber with all members urged to attend. The main item is a petitioned effort to secure a morning train to Strasburg Junction, a request widely circulated among local business leaders.
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Chamber of Commerce
City Council Chamber
Strasburg Junction
Winchester Doctor Reopens Office After Family Death
Dr. B. B. Dutton, the young Winchester physician, has returned to town from Middlesex County after caring for his sister’s death and has reopened his office in the Myers Professional Building on West Water Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Dutton
Winchester
Middlesex Coun‘ty
Myers Professional Building
West Water Street
Rev A P Shaw to Preach Here on Sunday
Rev A P Shaw former pastor of John Mann Methodist Church now connected with a large colored college in Arkansas arrives Saturday for a weekend visit. He will preach at John Mann Church Sunday evening after attending the General Conference quadriennial meeting at Saratoga Springs and is welcomed by many local friends likely to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Shaw
John Mann Methodist Church
Arkansas
John Mann Church
Shaw
General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Winchester
Mrs Elizabeth Glaize III in Serious Paralysis After Stroke
Mrs Elizabeth B Glaize widow of David S Glaize suffered a stroke yesterday at No 27 East Piccadilly Street and remains in critical condition. The attack left her right side paralyzed and unable to speak. her health has been frail for some time and her vitality is markedly weakened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth B. Glaize
David S. Glaize
East Piccadilly Street
Fort Loudoun Seminary to Open Boys Department
Beginning with the fall session on September 14, 1916 Fort Loudoun Seminary will open a boys department for ages up to ten. It will be housed in a separate building with its own playgrounds and teachers trained in primary grades, distinct from the girls’ school. Mr and Mrs Lucien L Triez of Baltimore were among arrivals at Hotel Jack. Miss Katharine Barton of Baltimore visiting the Barton home on South Washington Street. Mr S L Hoover of Harrisonburg Va spent yesterday and today in town on business and registered at Motel Jack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Lucien L. Triez
Baltimore
Hotel Jack
Katharine Barton
Mrs. R. T. Barton
South Washington Street
8. L. Hoover
Harrisonburg, Va
Carranza presses to break with United States
Washington officials say General Carranza aims to force a break with the United States to bolster his prestige. The de facto government is warned that the U S will keep a border force to protect citizens. Funston reports Mexicans in Madera are being incited to rise against Americans. A note from Carranza via a special messenger is reported but details are unavailable.
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United States
Washington
Carranza
Mexico
Mexico City
Lkely
Funston
War Department
Madera
Pershing
Rogers
Resignation of Rev D W Melver Deliberated by Clearbrook Church
Congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Clear brook will meet May 28 at 3 30 PM to consider the resignation of Rev D W Melver. Melver serves Berryville and Clearbrook churches and resides in Berryville manse. A Winchester Presbytery meeting is set for June 2 in Charlestown to review the resignation. The Berryville group plans to resist acceptance and seeks transfer within the presbytery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Clearbrook
D. W. Melver
Melver
Berryville
Winchester
Charlestown
W. Va
MeIver
Screen doors and windows from Jno Solenberger Co
Advertises purchase of screen doors and windows from Jno S Solenberger & Co with a dated notice style. Mentions location and sales line as a local business promotion likely in a classifieds section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno. S. Solenberger & Co
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Asiago
Victor
Rome
Lake Garda
Lavarone
Adige Valley
Riva
Zurich
Switzerland
Sedan
Amsterdam
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Fall Noonan
Briedeis
George W. Pepper
Ness
Boyd
Blue Ridge
Russell Bargamin
NAVY
Orpet Jury
Wire
DR. and Mrs. Keller
Ayo
Sale Way
Henry Wise
Toy H. Pifer
Stephens City, Va
von Buelow
Commerce Chamber
DR. Dutton
David Glaize III
U. S
Berryville Presbyterians
Rev
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