Dardanelles Forts Under Fresh Allied Assault
Allied land and sea forces renewed bombardment of Dardanelles forts today as Australian and French troops push near Kristina and Bulair. General Von Sanders wounded and replaced by Admiral Von Ardom, with U S S North Carolina ashore at Alexandria. British losses include ships Triumph and Majesty.
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Dardanelles
London
Strait
Gulf of Saros
Tenedos
Kristina
Bulair
Galonika
von Sanders
von Ardom
Big Battle Set for June 6 At Italian Ground Bay Wow
Notice fragment hints at a scheduled event described as a big battle between Italian and Bay communities, planned for June 6. Details are sparse with OCR fragments about seed potatoes and Main Street items.
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T. Mo Barr's
Ownership of the Old Cannon The Star Editorial
The Star argues the old cannon wished for by the Colonia Society should belong to Virginia or the United States. It notes the piece was fired on the Fourth of July and other patriotic occasions and should be placed at Washington's Headquarters as a link between Fort Loudoun and the Headquarters. It claims the cannon was part of Fort Loudoun’s equipment and should be preserved as a historical relic.
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the Star
Colonia Society
Washington
Virginia
United States
Fort Loudoun
Hopkins School of Nursing Graduates 17 States Represented
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Training School for Nurses held a commencement in Baltimore. Diplomas were distributed by Dr. Winford H. Smith with prayers by Rev. Dr. Arthur B. Kinsolving. Among the graduates is Mrs. Janie L. Conrad of Winchester.
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Porto Rico
Viétorie
Switzerland
Germany
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Arthur B. Kinsolving
B. M. Lawler
H.B. Howard
Peter Brent Mingham Hospita
Boston
Hopkins
Janie L. ‘Conrad
Lof
Winchester
Water and Sewer Taxes Due by June First 1915
City treasurer BARR warns water and sewer taxes must be paid by June 1 1915 to avoid an eight percent penalty and potential pipe repairs. Prompt attention requested.
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Barr
Fort Loudoun Holds First Recital At Empire Theater
The Fort Loudoun recital showcased concerted piano works with eighteen pieces in an hour and a half. Vocal solos by Miss Katherine Stickley and Miss Achsah Owings impressed. readings by Frances Grantham and Nina Barklin drew praise. a later program features an English play titled Lost A Chaperon.
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Fort Loudoun
Empire Theater
Katherine Stickley
Achsah Owings
Frances Grantham
Nina Barklin
Kathern Worden
Victoria Aldridge
Elizabeth Steck
Louise Thwaite
Katherine Worden
Ruth Whitlock
Thelma Henry
Elizabeth Cochran
Mary Louise Jordan
Elizabeth Martin
Dorothy Stuart
Susan Reid Williams
Frances Gold
Martha Stuart
Irene Stickley
Hilda Kline
Susie Schlack
Jeanne Stuart
Lois Talbert
Jean Baird
Helen Duffty
Helen Cross
Katherine ‘Stickley
Emma Ridgeway
Nina Burklin
Achsad Owings
Martha Huyett
Hester Sperow
Kathleen Pierce
Louise ‘Guard
Nellie Sperow
Grace Brunk
Thelma Batt
Julia Bawards
Theresa Owen
Mary Bowen Grantham
Henrietta ‘Mullikin
Ruth Talbert
Helene Bowen
Mary Snyder
Ela Mone Eeers
Mildred Cooper
Ninanah Pbert
Elisabeth Cochran
Esther ‘Ridgeway
Elizabeth Henson
Eleanor Bowie
Carrie Clendening
Majestic Sunk By German Submarine Off Gallipoli
British battleship Majestic was torpedoed and sunk yesterday by a German submarine while supporting Allied forces on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Nearly all officers and crew were saved. the vessel, 14,900 tons with 10,000 horsepower, carried 12 and 16 inch guns and 4 inch guns.
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London
Majestic
Gallipoli
Dardanelles
Germany
Admiralty
F. Talbot
Ered
Generous Offer for Southern Farming Subscription
An advertisement offers a one year subscription to a weekly farming paper for $1 providing markets and maps of Virginia Maryland North America and the Panama Canal with war maps. A man in the county is collecting names and will call on you.
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Virginia
Maryland
North America
Panama Canal
Unusual progress in Crowder estate suit against Valley Turnpike
In Harrisonburg Circuit Court the Crowder administratrix case against Valley Turnpike Co seeks 10000 for a fatal June auto wreck near Tenth Legion. Witnesses Dark and Lavona Crowder testified amid a crowded docket as jurors inspect wreck scene and drifting speed. Attorneys anticipate closing arguments by midweek if proceedings continue, with outcomes possibly by Wednesday.
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Gireult
Harrisonburg
J. B
The
Valley Turnpike Company
Crowder
Tenth Legion
Z. V. Dark
Lavona
Lottie Milton
Williams
Turnpike Company
Wilae
Decoration Day at Old Chapel in Millwood Va
The annual Decoration day services are set for Saturday afternoon May 29 at 4 o clock at the old Chapel in Millwood Virginia. Rev Julian Broaddus D D of Berryville Baptist Church will deliver the address. All are invited to attend and bring flowers.
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Millwood
Ond Chapel
Julian Broaddus
Berryville Baptist Church
Resident Fractured Skull After Assault In County
HH P Boyce, a well known county resident, was kicked by a male assailant and severely injured. He was brought to Memorial Hospital and is resting comfortably under the care of Dr. A C Swinage. Condition described as fracture of the skull with ongoing treatment.
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HH. P. Boyce
The
Star
Memorial Hospital
N Boyce
A. C. Swinnage
Royce
Seed Corn Cow Peas and Related For Sale
Advertisement for Groit Cow Peas bacteriatized cow peas and soy Teans Rape Millet and other seed varieties. Located at Baker Court House Plica with bale weight noted.
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Baker
Court House
Plica
Winchester receives historic Braddock cannon gift
Mrs James Lyons of Richmond spoke for the Colonial Dames of Virginia as a cannon long linked to General Braddock arrived in Winchester. The event honored ancestors and the Anglists who carried it, with remarks on shared history and sacrifice.
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Chester
Edward Braddock
James Lyons
Richmond
The
Colonial Dames of Virginia
William Ruffin Cox
Virginia Society of Colonial Dames
Hannah More
Garrick
Braddock Road
Colonial Dames
State of
Virginia
Gratef Ully
Poison Cases To Be Taken Up At Special Session
In Berryville Circuit Court Judge T W Harrison presiding, two young men charged with robbing a Church Street grocery were indicted and sent to two years in the penitentiary. Grand jury examined twelve related indictments against Israel Jackson Dora Jackson John Kale Jackson Frank Peepyen John Wesley Jackson Robert Tobe Greens Malet is. a June 14 special term is planned to address poisoning cases. Ben Carlisle charged with robbing Will Cooper. Cooper missing, rule issued, sheriff sought him.
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Berryville
T. W. Harrison
Winchester
George Hill
Charles Redman
Church Street
Israel Jackson
Dora Jackson
John
Kale”) Jackson
Frank Peapyen
John Wesley
Jackson
Robert
Tobe) Greens
Malet
Atia
Ben Carliste
Will Cooper
Cooper
Tim
Automobile bargains and travel notices
Overland Touring Car four passenger model priced at 275 dollars and a four cylinder Matwell Car offered at 126 dollars. W E Huntsberry and Mrs Charles Bowly depart this morning to visit friends and Washington.
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Matwell
W. E. Huntsberry
Charles IL. Bowly
Washington
Memorial Day program at National Cemetery Winchester
The Memorial Day program next Monday at the National Cemetery in Winchester is set. It lists assembly, hymns, invocations by Rev. H. G. Spencer, GAR rites by Mulligan Pont, Gettysburg Address read by Mrs. Louise G. Eskey, speeches by R. T. Barton and Col. George C. Ross, selections by the Citizens' Band, and a closing benediction by Rev. W. H. Carter.
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National Cemetery
Winchester
H. G. Spencer
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Grand Army of the Republic
Mulligan Pont
Lincoln
Louise G. Eskey
Martinsburg
W. Va
Citizens’ Band
R.T. Barton
Turner Ashby
George C. Ross
The
United States
Washington
Mary van Casteel
Washington, D. C
Old Fighting Joe
Wheeler
Second
Virginia Regiment
W. H. Carter
Pirks Baptist Church of
Fort Loudoun Seminary Commencement Week Events
Fort Loudoun Seminary schedules commencement activities from May 27 to May 31. Performances include recitals at Empire Theater, French plays, a bachelor sermon by Rev. B F Wilson, and a final opera at Oparietta. Admission costs six cents for mornings and ten cents for evenings. benefit concert by the Citizens' Band.
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Empire ‘Theater
Peeteaapire Theater
Fort Loudoun
the Presbyterian
George Eck
Empire
Empire Theater
Citizens’ Band
the Empire
Big Airdome Opens Saturday on Main Street
The Big Airdome opens Saturday as a new open air moving picture show on Main Street opposite the Taylor House. Promoter Hable Brothers bring a popular amusement venue to Winchester and expect strong early success.
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Main Street
Taylor House
Airdome
Winchester
Hable Brothers
Captain Kurtz Improves After Illness on South Main Street
Capt. George W. Kurtz, who has been seriously ill for a week at his home on South Main Street, shows considerable improvement. He has suffered several coughing bouts but is kept quiet to avoid further attacks.
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George W. Kurtz
South Main Street
Elopement Sparks Trouble in Fauquier Clarke Area
Walter A Johnson and Miss Masie R Allison, from Fauquier county near the Clarke line, wed secretly in Berryville after a licence was obtained. Robert Simpers, a self styled special constable from Fauquier, sought to block the match by pressuring Mrs Allison and attempting to halt the ceremony. The couple kept plans private while Simpers faced Clarke county authorities over the attempted interference.
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Walter A. Johnson
Masie R. Allison
Fauquier County
Clarke County
Robert Simpers
Berryville
Simpers
Henry Simpers
Mr. Johnson
Mise Allison
Auction Notice for Lot at Braddock Street Tomorrow
Fragmentary notice states a fine lot will be sold for cash at 616 Lotus Braddock Street at 10 o clock tomorrow. The readable text indicates an impending sale but lacks full details or party names.
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Lotus Braddock
Jome Merchants Agree On Seasonal Closing Hours
A list of El Jome merchants arranging summer closures for their shops. Clerks and owners plan short daily hours, with several names noted for the agreement. The Leader reports the schedule running from June through June with closing at 6 p m on weekdays and earlier on Saturdays.
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Elf
Jane
Mter
Ryan and
Orndoff
Gray and Sheetz
J. K. Green
Brother
Lost Star One 4 rimless glassed nose piece reward
Lost item note offers reward for return of a Star One 4 rimless glassed nose piece. Contact the sender for details.
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Patr
Nose Plege
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