Schedule can be improved says Jordan
The Star editor received a letter from S. A. Jordan assistant superintendent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Shenandoah division. He says the Shenandoah schedule is satisfactory but can be improved and invites Winchester citizens to a meeting Saturday afternoon with Dr Ward present for discussion.
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The
Star
Jordan
Brunswick
Baltimore
Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad
Valley’ Division
Shenandoah
S. A. Jordan
Wilson Sees Big Welcome in New York
President Wilson receives a warm reception in New York after an ovation at Madison Square Garden. He will speak at Shadow Lawn tomorrow in a non political event while the Mayflower voyage and rest day follow. Advisers claim the national Democratic ticket will win New York despite Hughes in upstate districts.
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Brease Dent Wilson
Shadow Lawn
New York City
New York
Madison Square Garden
New York State
Charles F. Hughes
Wilson
Koenig Must Show His Cargo
Captain Koenig of the Deutschland must disclose the contents of several large boxes described as effects worth millions that arrived at New London. The Treasury customs division said the contents must be declared to a diplomatic official or be returned to Germany.
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The
Star
Washington
Koenig
New London
Customs Division
Treasury Department
Germany
Shackleton Arrives In New Orleans On Paristhina
Sir Ernest Shackleton, the explorer, arrived today in New Orleans aboard the United Fruit Company's steamer Paristhina. A small family near New York seeks a competent white girl for cooking and general housework. apply to Box me.
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Wike
New. Orleans
Navy
Ernest Shackleton
Explorer
United Fruit Company
New York
How to Mark Your Ballot in a 1917 Election
Instructions for voting list candidates for Congress and President. It explains marking choices by scratching out opponents while preserving preferred names, and suggests consulting a judge of election for unclear ballots.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Harrison
E. C. Garrison
John Paul
FE. C. Garrison
Judge Harrison
John Pant
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas R. Marshall
Mber
Thomas R. Marshe
Mark Dallot
West Virginians Switch From Republicans to Wilson Rally
A Winchester businessman presented a list of about 750 Martinsburg area residents long aligned with the Republican party who now say they will vote for Wilson. The group includes farmers and railroad workers, with many expressing that Wilson’s administration has been the most constructive since the Civil War and arguing against any change.
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Winchester
Martinsburg
Rams Street Lamp With a New Auto
Mr. Leslie N. Woods of the county had a morning accident at Main and Piccadilly. His new Ford Tramister rammed a white way electric lamp post in front of Shenandoah Valley National Bank, wrecking the globe and denting the sign. He was turning when the car sped onto the sidewalk and struck the post as brakes allegedly failed.
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Leslie N. Woods
Main
Piccadilly Streets
Shenandoah ‘Valley National Bank
Sigéhine
r.eWoods
Piccadilly Street
Men Wanted Catt at Office Valley Evaporating Co
Help wanted advertisement seeks male applicants for office work at Valley Evaporating Company. Position details unclear due to OCR gaps but includes recruitment for clerical or administrative tasks. Applicants may need basic office duties and literacy. Applies to local workers in the district.
Actor and accomplices charged with blackmail in Atlantic City
New York report states J J Klein a Baltimore banker says actor George Bush and two others held him up in an Atlantic City hotel. They allegedly posed as federal officers and demanded $18 000. The arrest follows the alleged plot and the identity of the female presence.
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the Star
New York
J. J. Klein
Baltimore
George Bush
Bush
Klein
Atlantic City
Wanted Colored Man for Steady Position at Crystal Confectionery
Advertisement seeks a reliable colored man for a steady job at Crystal Confectionery with good wages. No other details provided.
Inquest Ordered Over Woman's Cyanide Death in Gardner Case
Coroner Phillips scheduled an inquest into the death by cyanide of Mrs Haskins who lived with Charles A. Gardner as his wife. Gardner says he was advised to persuade her to take poison after she threatened suicide. Gardner claims Mr Haskins handed her to him in Fayre Pennsylvania. Also notice: Lost rosary beads offered by Miss Murnan on N Ke street.
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Rochester
N. Y
Phillips
Haskins
Charles A. Gardner
Gardner
Fayre
Parral Falls to Villa as Carranza Garrison Surrenders
Refugees from Chihuahua City report Villa has captured Parral and the Carranza garrison has joined his ranks. General Herrera and several officers were executed by Villa, according to evacuees arriving at Juarez.
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Juarez
Mexico
Villa
Parral
Chihuahua City
Herrera
Carranza
Meeting Tonight Promptly At Eight Included Attendees
Co R F C announces a meeting tonight at eight o clock with full attendance requested. President John Seal Jr leads the group as Miss Georgie Shoop and Miss Pauline Shoop host a Halloween gathering at South Braddock Street with friends enjoying games music and supper later in the evening.
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John Seal, JR
Georgie
Pauline Shoop
South Braddock Street
Mise
Mary
Elsie
Rosenberger
Harriett Pearson
Carter May
Marshall Striker
Kathleen Kline
Dorothy Anderson
Helen Crisman
Virginia Herrell
Troop 1 Calls Meeting At 7 30 Tonight
Scouts are summoned to an important Troop 1 meeting at 7 30 this evening. The notice calls for punctual attendance and notes a Scoutmaster will lead the session.
Miss Blaine Calvert Returns Home After Illness
Miss Blaine Calvert daughter of Mr and Mrs B D Calvert has recovered from typhoid fever in Meritorial Hospital and returned to her parents home on North Main Street. She was seriously ill for weeks with fears she might not recover but has greatly improved.
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Blaine Calvert
B. D.calvert
Meritorial Hospital
North Main Street
Lemon-Fries Return From Wedding Honeymoon
Mr and Mrs D Lemon Fries have returned from their wedding trip visiting points in Pennsylvania Maryland and New Jersey before resuming home activities.
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Mrs. D. Lemon Fries
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Weet Meres Ste
Italian Offensive Presses Trieste Drive Amid Heavy Losses
Reports from the front describe a renewed Italian push southeast of Gorizia with heavy Austrian losses. An entire Austro Hungarian unit was annihilated as Italian forces captured Hills 307 and 308 and breached the Carso plateau. Over 5,000 prisoners have been taken so far.
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Rome
Trieste
Gorizia
War Office
Weather Forecast Promises Frost Tonight
A telegram from the Weather Bureau in Washington predicts frost in the local section tonight. Also notice about a lost auto tire on an inflatable rim near Paper Mill Te Pie or Welltown road with a reward offered to H. F. Byrd at the Star office.
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Star
United States Weather Bureau
Washington
Te Pie
Welltown Road
H. F. Byrd
Star. Office
Iptf
Chimes Bequest Accepted by Grace Lutheran Trustees
Grace Lutheran Church of Winchester accepts a 5000 dollar bequest from the late Mr and Mrs David Glaize to fund Brevitt Chimes. A committee including Fred L Glaize and Rev George Bowers will oversee installation aimed for Easter 1917. The chimes, the only set in this Virginia region, honor their son.
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Grace Lutheran Church of
Winchester
David
M. M. Lynch
United States
Virginia
Glaize
David Brevitt Glaize
Must Apply for Licenses At Once
Capt J S Beverley clerk of the Corporation Court announced today that blank forms for licenses under the new prohibition act have been received or will be available. Merchants managers druggists hospital superintendents and others authorized to sell soft drinks or keep ardent spirits must apply at City Hall. Publication notice required and applications must be filed thirty days before court review. Beverley urged prompt action.
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J. “S Beverley
Corporation Court
Utty Hall
Beverley
Death removes David Carper in Winchester
Mr. David O. Carper, 67, of 17 East Monmouth Street Winchester, died at 1 PM after a long illness. Native of Carpers Valley Frederick County born Oct 13 1850, he worked at the old Winchester paper mills and was father of the late Hunter Carper. Survived by widow Catharine Grim two sons Mesars Godfrey and Frank Carper one sister Mrs John Clevenger and four brothers James John Robert Russell. Funeral at 3 PM Sunday at home with Rev W C Talbert. burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Friendship Fire Company will attend in a body.
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David O. Carper
Winchester
East
Monmouth Street
Carper
Mr. Carper
Carpers Valley
Frederick County
Catherine Grim
Hunter Carper
Carter
Godfrey
Frank Carper
John Clevenger
Stephens City
Friendship Fire Company
NECE HOME ON PIKE NEAR WINCHESTER FOR SALE
Public sale of personal property of Rice W. Carper and Chas T Levi Clarke County Virginia 2 miles east of Briggs on Wednesday November 8 1916 features a seven room home five acres of limestone soil running water heavy draft horses and colts fat cattle yearling cattle calves sows and pigs ark shoots weighing 75 to 100 pounds. The nation owes financial freedom to Wilson as his term secured the federal reserve act and elastic currency system.
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Winchester
Rice W. Carper
Chas.t. Levi
Clarke Co
Briggs, Va
Wilson
United States
Missing saddle and gear from Kernstown farm
Items taken from the Ritenour farm shed near Kernstown include a Toan safe ty riding saddle with double girth and a star blanket. A reward is offered for information leading to return or recovery to Dorsey Ritter Kernstown Valp.
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Ritenour
Kernstown
Toan
Dorsey Ritter
Needlework Guild invites inspection of collection
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. Secretary. Seventy five million dollars for good roads. Democrats put through perkless law that assures highway development a preparedness measure.
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Stewart Streg
Winchester liveryman Mr J Mack Noonan moves stables
Mr J Mack Noonan a well known Winchester liveryman shifts his business to the old Taylor Hotel stables across Amherst street after extensive improvements. He also has space for his automobile trade. Mr and Mrs Philip Mohun of Atlantic City, guests in Virginia, stay with Mrs Annie R Hack and Mrs Charles L Bowly at Willow Lawn near town.
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J. Mack Noonan
Winchester
Amherst Street
Taylor Hotel
Noonan
Philip Mohun
Atlantic City
Virginia
Annie R. Hack
Charles L. Bowly
Willow Lawn
Town
Rally day exercises postponed due to attendance issues
The Stephen son rally day exercises scheduled for Sunday November 6 have been postponed because some participants cannot attend. Sunday school will now be held at 10 a.m and preaching at 1 a.m.
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Stephenson
Baltimore Grain Markets Close Prices Report
Baltimore wholesale market update shows spot wheat at 186 348 and corn at 145 as the session ends with limited readable figures. Market activity and other figures are partially garbled.
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Baltimore
Pennsylvania Lumber Purchases Timber Tracts Near Shenandoah
A Pennsylvania lumber firm buys about 9 timber tracts totaling over 3000 acres in Shenandoah and Hopedale counties near government reserved lands. Joseph B. Newlin and Co. represents the deal. timber valued in millions with bark and cooperage byproducts. Also, Albert Oates plans a North Main Street home. Davis Johnson Lumber Co. buys a tract in Lansdown County. Surveys for logging and early plans underway.
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Pennsylvania Lumber
Shenandoah
Hoerdy
Joseph B. Newlin
Real
Newlin and Company
North Main Street
Albert Oates
Oates
Pennsylvania Raiiroad Company
Main “Stree
Newin
Gompary
Davis Johnson Lumber Company
Lansoun County
Pink
Fire destroys Overland touring car near Strasburg
An Overland touring car owned by Mir Herschel C. Borden, located off Winchester on the Valley pike between Strasburg and Middletown, was completely destroyed by fire days ago. B. Guthridge, who was driving from Cedar Creek station, could not prevent the blaze as a backfire ignited the front near the gasoline tank. Thirty gallons of gas did not explode. the vehicle, once owned by Capt. Hugh Keckly of Strasburg, burned fully.
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Mir. Herschel C. Borden
Winchester
Pike
Strasburg
B. Guthridge
Cedar Creek
Guthrpige
Hugh Keckly
Middletown
Wanted Bright and Young TwoYearOld Needs Home
A help wanted notice seeks a home for a bright two year old boy whose mother is dead and father cannot care for him. Adoption is desired. Contact The Star office in Siler, Virginia, or write to P.O. box 441.
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Rob
Siler
Star Office
Land Bank advertises safe investment with low payments
The Newlin Company at 86 Rouss Avenue promotes land bank lots for sale on small payment plans. It markets the land as a safe place for money and a high paying investment with claims of desirability and low prices.
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Newlin . Co
Rouss. Avenue
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