Prison Life of C Henry Revealed in Handley Lecture
Dr C Alphonso Smith scheduled to speak on O Henry and the prison life of Will Porter at 8 39 P M November 13 in City Hall Auditorium The Handley Board books three lectures this winter and cites Smiths biography and praise from The New York Times and The Worlds Work Notes his long personal connection to Porter and the enduring appeal of O Henrys stories
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C. Alphonso Smith
Handley
Richard ©. Byrd
City Hall
C. Henry
New York World
New York Times
Dr. Smith
O. Henry
Q. Henry
William Porter
Greensboro
North Carolina
Porter
Will Porter
New York
Corn Wanted Pays Highest Market Price
Advertises that corn is sought at the highest market price paid by H. B. Keckley & Co. Offers payment terms for 2 to 8t.
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H. B. Keckley & Co
Winchester Market Office Closes for Season
The Winchester branch of the U S Department of Agriculture’s marketing office closed this week after issuing the last bulletin. Field assistant S Wiggins announced that the unveiling list would be served from the Washington main office until further notice. It is uncertain if Winchester will reopen during next year’s apple season, though every effort will be made to have it back due to broad industry appreciation.
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Winchester
Office of Markets and Rural Organization
The
United States Agricultural Department
S. Wiggins
Wiggins
Washington
Needlework Guild invites to view collection Friday
All those interested are cordially invited to inspect the collection of the Needlework Guild from 2 to 6 p m Friday November 3 at No 20 Stewart Street. cal 2 lpt. SECRETARY
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Stewart Street
Cal
Wanted Call at Office Evaporating Coy Sates A P 3t
Fragmentary note lists a call to an office and mentions evaporating company with a price or product code a p 3t. Limited readable details suggest a recruitment or job request item. No clear names or locations are legible.
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Valdey
Mail voting for Virginia residents abroad in Winchester
Winchester residents away on election day may vote by mail for the first time under new law. Registered voters send for a ballot to the precinct registrar, mark it in the post office, seal it, and return by registered mail. Ballots are opened and counted by election judges. The piece condemns Republican rule and reforms.
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Winchester
Megers
J.,.h. Jones
Harold Darlington
Second
Virginia
Brownsville
Texas
General Assembly
Death of Harry L Wilsons Little Girl
Joyce Virginia Wilson died at home from diphtheria at age one year three months and six days. Funeral will be private at 3 p.m. Friday at the house, with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Survived by parents Harry L Wilson and Mrs Wilson, brother Harry L Wilson Jr, and sister Frances Wilson.
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Joyce Virginia Wilson
Harry L. Wilson
Highland Avenue
Mount Hebron
Harry L. Wilson, Jr
Frances Wilson
Miners Vote 10 Percent Wage Increase in West Virginia
Ten thousand miners in the Fairmont Clarksbury coal region voted a ten percent wage increase at a meeting of operators. The raise is voluntary and takes effect immediately. Operators report great prosperity but face car shortages and labor scarcity as hurdles to a record mining harvest.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Clarksburg
Stenographer Wanted for Immediate Employment
Stenographer position open after resignation to take effect November 15. Apply to R. Gray Williams, Winchester, Virginia, 31-1p-31.
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R. Gray Williams
Winchester
Baltimore Grain Markets Quiet After Day of Prices
At the close of Baltimore wholesale markets this afternoon spot wheat stood at 1.87 and corn at 1.15. The report notes a large, unclear passage about a Democratic measure described as perkless, totaling 75 million dollars, with unclear implications for highway funding.
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Baltimore
Fort Vaux Evacuated After Heavy German Bombardment
Berlin reports Fort Vaux on the Verdun front was evacuated by German forces after a severe bombardment that demolished much of the fort. The war office also notes Allied and German gains on the Somme and Russian positions captured in Volhynia with 1,560 prisoners. Thessaly and Epirus evacuation continues under Allied demands. Five aeroplanes arrive in Bucharest to defend the city. French forces push forward on the Somme near Les Boeufs and Bailly, taking 536 German prisoners in 24 hours.
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Berlin
Fort Vaux
Verdun
Somme
War Office
Courcelette
Volhynia
German War Office
Roumanian
von Mackensen
Constanza
Thessaly
Athens
Epirus
Bucharest
Isle of Imbros
Paris
Les Boeufs and
Bailly
Earl Pine and Miss Jones Marry at Berryville
Earl Pine and Miss Virginia Jones were quietly married at the bride’s parents’ home in Berryville Virginia on Wednesday November 1. The ceremony was conducted by Rev J H Bean with a small gathering. The newlyweds plan a honeymoon by rail and will reside near Berryville. Public sale of Rice W Carper and Chas T Leys property in Clarke County Virginia set for November 8 features horses cattle sows pigs calves and gear.
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Earl Risner Pine
Laure Virginia Jones
James B. Jones
Berryville
J. H. Bean
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Rice W. Carper
Chas. T. Leys
Clarke Co
Briggs, Va
For Sale 2000 Barrels Space in Robinson's Storage
For sale 2000 barrels space at Charlestown in Robinson's CoM Storage. Apply to H-F. BYRD er 1ptt. i T-Reserx, ben beddy. Reward. Miss Murngn. No Kent street 2-1p2t.
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Robinson's Com
Charlestown
H-F. Byrd
T—Reserx
Ben Beddy
Miss Murngn
Kent Street
President Wilson in New York for campaign tour
President Wilson arrived from Buffalo and went aboard a yacht in the Hudson. He met Democratic leaders and crowds as New York preparations build for three speeches today at the Waldorf lunch, Union luncheon, and a Madison Square Garden event to reach about 14,000 attendees.
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New York
Wilson
Buffalo
Hudson
McCo
House Anc
New York State
Waldorf
Madison Square Garden
Deutschland 10 Mourn Bremen In Mid Ocean
New London Conn November 2 The Deutschland will hold a sea memorial for Bremen’s lost crew with a laurel wreath ceremony while securing cargo valued up to 10 million dollars. The ship’s wireless is sealed as officials prepare for homeward voyage and a naval board will classify the submarine.
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Deutschland
Bremen
New London
Conn
Middle Atlantic
Cerain
Deutschhand
Koenig
United States
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
New Lension
Naval Board
Repson
Wanted child adoption ad in Virginia area
Bright healthy two year old boy seeks a home with a mother and father who can care for him. The child is willing for adoption. Contact G Roe at Siler or apply at The Star office for more details.
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Groe
Siler
Star Office
Meeting for Men and Boys Friday Night
A prayer meeting for men and boys only is set for Friday at 7 30 PM at the office of Dr A D Henkel 29 South Market Street. Several names and addresses follow for Friday assignments including Ritter Johnson Sartelle Bromley and several others in the area.
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A. D. Henkel
South Market Street
L. M. Ritter
East Cecile
Meredith Stickley Weds Miss Robinson in Washington
Announcement of the marriage of Missie M. Robinson of Richmond Virginia to Meredith E. Stickley of Woodstock Virginia occurred yesterday in Washington. Rev L M Chambers of the Methodist Episcopal Church performed the ceremony. Stickley is the son of the late Col Ezra E Stickley a Woodstock lawyer and Confederate officer. He practices law in Woodstock and has long served as title attorney for the U S Department of Agriculture in this region.
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Missie M. Robinson
Richmond
Meredith FE. Stickley
Wibdatock
Palce
Washington
L. M. Chambers
Methodist Episcopal Church
Stickley
Ezra E. Stickley
Woodstock
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm loan law aids rural credit needs reform
A farm loan law expands long term borrowing for farmers at low rates. It aims to meet rural credit needs previously neglected and signals a reform effort opposed or delayed by Republicans.
Funeral Services For Ida Elizabeth Robinson
The funeral of Ida Elizabeth Robinson daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred A Robinson died early yesterday morning of diphtheria at their home on Main and Gibbes street held privately at 2 pm conducted by Rev George W Stover United Brethren Church burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery relatives and friends attended the rites
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Ida Elizabeth Robinson
Fred. A. Robinson
Main and
Gibbesea Trgets
George W. Stover
United Brethren Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Wanted Fancy Yorks and Ben Davis on storage or cars
Classified notice from H. F. Byrd seeks Fancy Yorks and Ben Davis located in storage or aboard cars. Urges immediate contact.
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Fancy Yorks
Ben Davis
H. F. Byrd
Turkey gropes toward Thanksgiving amid turkey shortage
A Frederick County turkey dealer reports only about 25 percent of the usual supply this year with prices likely 4 to 5 cents higher and 28 to 30 dressed. Wet weather after hatching decimated flocks, causing broader shortages across the region and even in the middle west.
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Frederick County
His Majesty the Gobbler
Frederick
Middle West
Wilsons Demand for Mexico Stance Faces Presidential Refusal
Wilson presses for Mexican justice while the President resists armed intervention. The conflict centers on the U S approach to the Mexican crisis and the leadership stance toward intervention.
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Wilson
Mexico
Frederick Deck Dies in Ohio Brave Confederate Veteran
Mrs. M J Yost of Frederick reports the death of her cousin Frederick A Deck of Spencer Station Ohio on Saturday October 28 He served as a Confederate soldier under General Rosser and after the war married Annie Carper He is survived by his widow and two children Mrs Grantsolds and Ira W Deck both of Barnesville Ohio.
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M. J. Yost
Ohio
Cousn
Frederick A. Deck
Spencer Station
Deck
Frederick County
Diék
Galland
Rosser
Annie Carper
Joshua Carper
Grantscolds
Ira W. Deck
Barnesville
Prosperity triggers bank clearings across 137 communities
Prosperity knockers claim a wave of bank clearings in 137 communities undercuts misrepresentations by Republican candidate Singhes. The report frames the economic upturn as a counterpoint to political claims amid a broad regional impact.
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Singhes
Palmer Taken To Prison After Conviction
William Palmer who was convicted in the Corporation Court of shooting and wounding his wife Irene Jennings Palmer was taken to Richmond by prison guards. He had operated a cleaning and pressing shop on East Piccadilly Street after serving in U S Army units with action in Cuba and the Philippines. His wife is recovering from a back wound as Palmer faces assignment to convict road gangs.
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Palmer
Corporation Court
Irene Jennings Palmer
State Penitentiary
Richmond
Harrisonburg
Washington
Piccadilly Street
United States Army
Cuba
Philippines
Wilson weighs facts before acting on Marina sinking
President Wilson delays action until full facts on the Marina torpedoing are gathered. State Department notes fragmentary reports and signals that if Germany pledged submarine warfare violated, drastic steps could follow, but Germany's case will be considered. Officials say the situation remains grave but not critical.
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Star
New York
Wilson
Marina
Germany
Buffalo
Frost
State Department
Washington
Marine
Welief
Wong
Proms
Owever
Department
Tansing
Veesels
Wilson Strong Out in Chicago
John G. Stiles of Stiles & Hubbard Co. predicts a Wilson landslide in Chicago. He notes twenty Wilson photos to one Hughes in local windows and says Republicans will be beaten, driven by Teddy Roosevelt style attacks and a strong pro Wilson sentiment ahead of next Tuesday's vote.
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John G. Stiles
Kernstown
Stiles & Hubbard Co
Chicago
Fil
Wilson
Stiles
Woodrow Wilson
Hughes
Thompson
Teddy
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Miss Jones
MR. Wilsen
Pr. A. D. Henkel
Miss Bessie Johnson
East Cork
Edward B. Sartelle
South Main Street
Virginia B. Ritter
Milwood Avenue
A. Ci Récher
West Clittora
William Grove
South Main
L. C. Bromley
William Whisson
South Braddock Street
BE. Aulick
R. A. Larrick
North Marcet Street
H. Clay Krebs
North Market
M. 8. Loy
North Market Street
Martinsburg Pike
John F. Boxwell
East Water Street
William T. Bart
Peyton Street
Fairmont and
Braddock
Fannie Brown
North Braddock Street
Sallie Miller
North Washiington Street
Eline L. Calvert
North Main Street
Mr. A. ©. Slonaker
West Amherst_street
John Renner
Meredith
Miss Robinson
Ida. Robinson
Turkey
Frederick Deck
OHI
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Whson
Marina Gase
Wilson Strong
Chis Cage
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