Carter Glass Accepts Virginia Senate Seat Offer
President Wilson asked Carter Glass to accept the U S Senate seat from Virginia to succeed the late Thomas S Martin. Glass will not take oath immediately and will remain Treasury secretary while awaiting Senate service.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Treasury
Carter Glass
United States
Virginia
Thomas S. Martin
White House
Davis
Treasury Department
Glass
Richmond
Lynchburg
Westmoreland Davis
Martin
Andrew Jackson Montague
Harry St. George Tucker
George Pp. Bryan
Senate
Swanson
Washington and Lee University
Tucker
Wilson threatens to pocket treaty over Lodge reservations
President Wilson told Senator Hitchcock at the White House he will pocket the peace treaty if it carries Lodge reservations. Hitchcock outlined a Senate plan to defeat ratification with reservations and push a separate vote without them, aiming for a deadlock and compromise.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Hitchcock
White’ House
Senate
White House
Real estate and financial services ad listing city properties
Opportunity to purchase very reasonable properties. Modern frame dwelling on South Washington street with adjoining lot and six rooms. Gerard street dwelling with heat excluded. Main street brick dwelling with alley access. Center town business property and dwelling. Seven acres, mostly fruit, with land dwelling adjoining Winchester. Fifteen acres of land with fine dwelling within city limits. Good bonds for sale. See Hansabrough & Carter Insurance Loans Investments.
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Washington Street
Gerard Street
Winchester
Transfer of cabinet and upholstery business noted
The cabinet making and upholstering business under the owner and B J Wilwig as foreman will transfer on December 1 1919. Customers with furniture left for repair are asked to call for sale. H R Willis 926 N Market St. 6 per cent land bonds for sale on city and county property Hansbrough Carter Insurance Loans Real Estate 10-31-1p-11.
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B. J. Wilwig
H. R. Willis
N. Market St
Hansbrough & Carter
Lutheran Church To Make Canvass
An active canvass through Grace Church of Winchester was announced during services with plans to present Representatives Alex ander of Staunton and Snyder of Shepherdstown to explain the work next Sunday. Rev A A Kelly will start a trio of sermons titled Three Fires Three Gardens Three Crosses in three consecutive Sunday evenings.
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Church of America
Grace Church
Winchester
Alexander
Staunton
Snyder
Shepherdstown
Short corn and fodder at Fair Grounds sale
John Harmer advertises corn and fodder at the Fair Grounds under Bell phone 209W. The listing notes 17 1p 5t as part of the sale details.
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John Harmer
Fair Grounds
Bell Phone
Charles Aubrey Eaton to Speak at Empire Tonight
Charles Aubrey Eaton of New York will discuss Thy Real Labor Problem at the Empire tonight. Admission is free and the event is open to all.
Claro Flour Ad Promises Quality Bread
An advertising notice urges trying Claro Flour sold with a guarantee to please. It claims better bread and invites readers to ask their grocer for a sack today.
Dr. Eaton to lecture on The Real Labor Problem at Empire
Dr Charles Aubrey Eaton associate editor of Leslie's Weekly and wartime industrial expert will speak tonight on The Real Labor Problem at the Handley Foundation event in the Empire Theater at 8 30 pm Admission is free and the public is invited The Handley Board arranged the appearance amid active Washington labor negotiations and federal railroad talks Eaton is conservative yet sympathetic to labor aiming for workable conditions for workers and families
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Leslie’s Weekly
Empire Theater
Charles Aubrey Eaton
Leslie’s’ Weekly
Charles M. Schwab
United States Shipping Board
Handley Foundation
Handley Board
Dr. Eaton
Washington
Eaton
Overcoats Special Sale At Little Jof's Store
One week only sale starts today offering coats valued at 20 and 25 dollars for 15 dollars at Little Jof's Store. Includes push to clear stock with limited time.
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Little Jof
Buffalo Express In Fatal Wreck Near Lancester
A Buffalo express train sideswiped a freight train on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Lancester Pennsylvania. One man died another was dying and several more injured as both engines overturned. The freight engineer was killed and three passengers were injured. A trainman is believed buried in the wreckage.
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Associated Press
Lancester
Buffalo Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court to Hear War Time Prohibition Appeals
The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments Thursday on appeals from New York decisions upholding the constitutionality of the war time prohibition act. A Kentucky ruling declaring the act unconstitutional will be heard the same day.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Kentucky
Straw Rick Fire Near Winchester Suppresses Barn Spread
A straw rick on Mr. Stewart Bell’s Cedar Creek pond farm, four miles southwest of Winchester, caught fire around ten in the morning. The blaze prompted a city alarm and rapid response from the Fire & Company truck, which traveled forty miles to the scene in record time. Firefighters prevented spread to the barn and outbuildings with valuable assistance.
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Stewart Bell
Cedar Creek Pnd
Winchester
Fiiship Fire & Company
Lemon Extract Prohibition Case Raises Trade Questions
Police arrested a man found with a suitcase containing ginger ale and lemon extract. He admitted buying the extract from several merchants and claimed it was for flavoring. Authorities warn heavy penalties for illegal lemon extract sales and note multiple purchases can indicate illegitimate use.
Winchester Leather Supply Co. Notice at 142 S Main St
Winchester Leather Supply Co located at 142 South Main Street appears in this public notice. The entry references Sam Ensogna and a time designation 12 1p 6t.
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Winchester Leather Supply Co
S. Main St
SAM Ensogna
Nutter's Music and Dancing Academy Admits Free Entry
Charles Aubrey Eaton of New York will talk on the Empire Theater tonight at 4 30. Everyone invited. Admission free. Children taught from 7 years of age Tiottrat a Tito 170 ape p m to 5 p m 7 30 to 11 ooloes.
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Tiottrat
A. Tito
Nutter
President Wilson Finds Cheer Despite Deferred Peace Treaty
President Wilson was wheeled to the White House lawn on November 17 and sat in the sun near the south portico. Witnesses described him as cheerful and "full of fight" following his return from a western tour and his illness.
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Lynchburg
Senate
Virginia General Assembly
Peter J. Otey
Glass
United States
House of Representatives
William Gibbs McAdoo
Wilson
America
Washington
White House
National Fruit Product Company hires five men at 25 cents an hour
Five workers are employed by the National Fruit Product Company at a wage of 25 cents per hour. The listing notes a staffing action and basic pay for the labor role.
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National Fruit Product Company
In loving memory of Nannie Triplett
In loving remembrance of my dear sister Nannie Triplett who departed this life one year ago today November 17 1918 One year has passed since I saw your loving face gone but not forgotten still loved and missed by those you left behind
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Nannie Triplett
Forced Liquidation Signals Urgent Market Selling
New York trading opens with intensified selling as weakened accounts liquidate further. General Motors zigzags losing and gaining points, Crucible Steel slides, Union Pacific climbs. Some food and metal shares firm, but foreign exchange weakness and high call loan rates undermine gains.
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Associated Press
New York
General Motors
Crucible Steel
Union Pacific
Shorts
Photo in Sunday Baltimore paper features clergymen
Pictorial supplement shows Baltimore ministers from multiple denominations. Included is Rev. Dr. George S. Bowers, formerly Grace Lutheran Chester, now pastor at Church of the Incarnation in Baltimore, with editor notes praising clergymen as an inspirational force in community life.
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DR. Bowers
Baltimore American of Sunday
Baltimore
George S. Bowers
Grace Lutheran Church of
Win
Chester
Church of the Incarnation of
Real estate agent touts Winchester prices and land deals
W. J. Fultz of Winchester Virginia promotes cheap material and ready properties as a warning that prices will rise next year. He advertises limestone land for orchards and several dwellings plus farms near Gainesboro Pike and the Mrs. Bessie McCann property, urging buyers to act now.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Europe
United States
Orice
Bessie McCann
Gainesboro Pike
W.J. Fultz
Winchester Va
Court Square
Hotel job ad seeks chambermaid with no fees
Listed notice invites applicants for a chambermaid position at Hotel Jack offering free admission. The fragment notes an age or code “17-1p-11” but lacks full details.
Langley Dies Ten Days After Wife in Winchester
Joseph H. Langley, 55, retired Baltimore and Ohio locomotive engineer, dies at 3:25 am at his home 318 South Braddock Street after a twenty year illness. His wife died November 7 and his death follows theirs within a year. He leaves two daughters, two brothers and a sister. Funeral Wednesday at 7 pm at Lou Braddock Street residence, Rev. F. M. Richardson officiating. interment Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers named.
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Joseph H. Langley
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
South Braddock Street
Langley
Mr. Langley
Philip Langley
Baltimore and Ohio
Brunswick
Harrisonburg
Martinsburg Pike
Winchester
August Gratchen
Ruth Franks
Washington
Igar A. Langley
Veshwy Ogee Davis
Es Langley
Coenee
Lou Braddock Street
F. M. Richardson
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Mount Hibron Cemetery
Edward Grant
M. M. Lynch
Jolliffe
Louis L. Baker
A. D. Henkel
Robert T. Gray
Mesears
Millard Yost
Edward Huntsberry
Operators at Work on Reply to Goal Miners
Reports from the coal fields show operators delaying a counter proposal as miners resume or intensify strikes. In Cumberland Maryland 8,000 to 10,000 miners were out, with 70 to 90 percent returning in two fields. West Virginia districts saw limited turnout though workers in Morgantown and Scott's Run faced radical agitation and pending deportation actions.
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Washington
Minera
Cumberland
Springfield
W. W
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia
Department
Scott's Run
Scott’s Run
Industrial Union 900
Randall Mine
Winchester State Guards Ordered to Report for Training
Notice states all members must report to the armory on Thursday nights the 13th and 20th at 7 45 for state infection prep. By order of 1st Sergt Logan R Fay, Capt Commanding. Apples wanted by Sam Haines Winchester. Short corn and fodder wanted by John Harmer at Wy Fair Grounds phone 307. Tapey
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Logan R. Fay
John Harmer
Fair Grounds
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Terra Alta
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National Vavenue
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Frank B. Whiting
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Woodstock
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John W. Triplett
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