Robbers Strike Express Messenger Task In Chicago Region
Two men bound and gagged W. E. Cater, express messenger on the Chicago and North Western, and robbed the safe of about 15 000 in packages and jewelry. The loot was taken as the train ran from Barrington toward Claybourne Junction with 50 minutes to work. Responding officers offer 1000 reward as detectives pursue the bandits who escaped near the Desplaines river.
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Chicago
W. E. Cater
Chicago and Northwestern
Wiroy
Wisconsin
Barrington
Claybourne Junction
Cater
Fares Reduced for Virginia Fruit Meet Delegation
Mr William P Massey secretary of the Virginia State Horticultural Society said all Virginia railroads cut rates to Roanoke for the society convention on December 6 and 7. Residents may save 2 to 3 dollars with low fare tickets. Delegations from Winchester Frederick County and Berryville plan travel via Norfolk and Western or Washington then Southern Railway for the Roanoke event.
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William P. Massey
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Virginia
Roanoke
Berryville
Boyce
Norfolk and Western Railway
Washington
Southern Railway
Winchester
Frederick County
Horticultural Society
Local Livestock Sale Report Near Mt Williams
On December 6, 1916 George W Hulver advertised a mixed load of 60 cattle 50 hogs and 60 sheep west of Mt Williams. The consignment included Fancy Stayman Winesaps Gold Fash ioned Winesaps and other fruit lot details. The sale appears to have been posted with pricing near 46 BE Piccadilly setting.
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Geo. W. Hulver
Mt. Williams
BE. Piccadilly Srset
H. EE
Virginia troops home by Xmas
Richmond Va November 24 Prospects for the early return of the two Virginia infantry regiments on duty in Texas are bright according to adjutant General W W Skle who just returned from Washington after talks with the War Department He agrees with Senator Claude A Swanson and Congressman Carter Glass that the Virginia infantrymen will eat Christmas dinner at home
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Richmond
Texas
W. W. Skle
Washington, D. C
War Department
General Sale
Claude A. Swanson
Carter Glass
Virginia
Must Subscribe To Oath Again
Upon return of Virginia guardsmen to state service, they must subscribe to the Federal oath for three years active and three years in reserve. Pay for weekly drills will depend on compliance with that provision of the Hay bill.
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Virginia
Centennial of the University to Choose Centenary Date
A UVA faculty committee will meet with alumni and the board to decide if the university centennial celebration will be held in spring or fall 1919. The charter day remains January 22, 1819, but weather considerations push observance to another time.
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University of Virginia
Vistors
Edmund Didier Buried in Greenmount Cemetery
Edmund Didier died Monday in Memorial Hospital Winchester and was buried in Greenmount Cemetery Baltimore. He had been an invalid for several years. Survived by son Henry D Arcy Didier of Roanoke and daughters Magnadier Brown of Washington and Angelica Didier and Rose Didier of Winchester, plus sister Miss Helen Didier now in New York. Wife Katherine Kent Didier, formerly of Roanoke, predeceased him.
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Edmund Didier
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Baltimore
Greenmount Cemetery
Didier
Henry A
Angelica Peale Didier
Henry D'Arcy Didier
Roanoke
Magnadier Brown
Washington
Angelica and
Rose Didier
Helen Didier
For Sale Cheap Second-hand Ford Touring Car 1914 Mogies
Advertisement from Derminer's Garage offers a used Ford touring car from 1914 at a low price. The brief note lists the vehicle and price line but provides few details beyond the model year and seller.
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Mogies
Derminer’s
Shower for Miss Miller at Bociee residence
A large group of youths enjoyed an afternoon shower hosted by Miss Miller's sister Mrs J Nelson Osborn at the Bociee residence in Winchester. The event featured yellow and white chrysanthemum bouquets and matching refreshments in a celebratory, well-decorated setting.
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Arenas
Bociee
W. Va
Furnished Rooms for Rent Near Empire Theater
Classified notice seeking furnished rooms and regular boarders. Names Miller Jenkins listed, located next to the Empire Theater. Item appears as a brief rental notice with contact cue.
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Miller Jenkins
Empire Theater
See The Leaders Thanksgiving Specials
The Leader highlights Thanksgiving specials at local merchants with deals and discounts. Late items include limited-time offers from area shops and seasonal promotions for shoppers seeking price savings ahead of the holiday.
Impromptu Crowds Bookmark Winchester Tabernacle Services
Inclement weather kept the crowd small at the Winchester tabernacle last night yet the service was one of the most impressive. Rev. Luther B. Bridgers preached on Being Friends to God and letting God have his way. Tonight services at 7 20, tomorrow 10 30, and Sunday 2 30 and 7 30 with no services tomorrow night or Sunday morning. The leadership of the Holy Spirit was discussed and personal work organized. Boy Scouts of Winchester invited to attend Sunday night with a reserved section for the boys.
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Tabernacle
Holy
Bridgers
Boy Scouts of
Winchester
Virginia Hunters License Revenues Reach Over Sixty Thousand
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries reports licenses issued in October across eight counties and seven cities netting $60,000 with $33,429.04 in October figures. Auditor figures support expected total exceeding $60,000 as hunting continues, per Commissioner Pear Pearson.
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Auditor of Public Accounts
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Pear‘son
Mrs Gordon Reelected W C T U President in Indy Convention
Anna E. Gordon of Evanston Illinois was reelected president of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union at the Indianapolis convention. Many former officers were also reelected with expectations of nationwide Prohibition following universal suffrage in states across the nation.
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Indianapolis
Anna E. Gordon
Evanston
Joseph C. Hartzell
Methodist Episcopal Church
City Hall Offices Reorganized Ahead of Upgraded Space
Several City Hall offices are being renovated and frescoed for occupancy by officials. Mayor Julian F Ward will have a room to the right of the Market Street entrance, with Representative T W Harrison of the Seventh Virginia district adjoining him. The former courtroom offices used by Judge Harrison have been vacated and are likely to be allocated to his successor Judge Frank B Whiting of Berryville Virginia.
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City Hall
Julian F. Ward
Market Street
T. W. Harrison
Virginia
Harrison
Frank B Whiting
Berryville
Hiram Maxim Dies in London at 76
Sir Hiram Maxim, noted American inventor, died in London aged 76. A self made man, he started in a paint shop and rose to fame with early lighthouse carbide air machines and the automatic machine gun. He became a naturalized British citizen six years after moving to London. his brother was Hudson Maxim.
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the Star
London
Hiram Maxim
Hiram
Bitzburg
Mass
Hudson Maxim
Federal probe into food costs widens nationwide
Department of Justice agents expand an nationwide inquiry into food price increases. Chicago egg magnate James E. Wetz, who boasted holding 72 million dozen eggs in cold storage, is guiding investigators to assess how storage affects the high cost of living across hundreds of large storage facilities.
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Washington
Department of Justice
United States
James E. Wetz
Chicago
Mrs. Hummer Hurt in Steep Stephens City Runaway
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hummer were thrown from their buggy when a shaft bolt dropped from the shaft near Winchester. Mrs. Hummer suffered cuts and a nervous shock. Mr. Hummer was bruised but not seriously injured. They were aided at the Henry home and continued home after midnight.
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Clarence Hummer
Stephens City
Valley Pike
Hummer
Robert M. Henry
Winchester
Xmas Savings Club Opens at Winchester Bank
Prepared message invites local customers to open a Savings Club account at Farmers and Merchants National Bank in Winchester Virginia. It promises the "very best" savings benefits and highlights the club as the originator in the area.
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Xmas Savings Club
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Winchester, VA
Ser
Xmas al
Ip-Tt
Hospital ship Braemar Castle sunk in Aegean waters
The British hospital ship Braemar Castle was sunk by a mine or torpedo in the Aegean Sea while en route from Malta to Saloniki. All aboard are reported safe, and the ship flown the Red Cross flag. It follows the sinking of the Britannic earlier in the week. The Braemar Castle was owned by Union Castle Line and had been pressed into war service.
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Aegean Sea
London
Braemar Castle
Britannic
Malta
Saloniki
Admiralty
Union Castle Line
Red Cross
Crushing Blow Dealt Roumania by Central Forces
Orsova and Turnu Severin captured by General von Palkenhayn's Austro German army. Roumanian resistance in western Roumania crushed. In Dobruja Russians pushed back by Field Marshal von Mackensen's forces.
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Bhrlin
Orsova
Tarny Severinn
von Palkenhayn
War Office
Turnu-Severina
Dobrudja
von Mackensen
Xmas Savings Club Enrollment Opens December 1916
The announcement invites patrons to join the Xmas Savings Club with enrollment beginning around December 16 1916. Exact date and special features will be announced.
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Xmas Savings Club
Final Rites Held For Bishop Wilson
The funeral of Bishop Alpheus Waters Wilson of the Methodist Episcopal Church South was held at Trinity Church in Baltimore where he founded and served as first pastor fifty one years ago. Senior Bishop E R Hendrix presided with Bishops Cranston McDowell and Luther Wilson in attendance. Interment followed at London Park Cemetery. A Mason lodge honoring the late bishop attended the service.
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Alpheus Waters Wilson
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Baltimore
Trinity Church
E. R. Hendrix
Kansas City
Harrisburg
Buffalo
N. Y
Earl Cranston
W. F. McDowell
Luther B. Wilson
Maryland Lodge of Masons
Wilson
London Park Cemetery
Massive elevated train wreck injures dozens in New York
A southbound elevated train slammed into a switch at 129th Street and Second Avenue near Harlem River Bridge injuring between 26 and 30 people. One car derailed and threatened to fall. rescuers rushed victims to hospitals as several were said to be seriously hurt. Passenger Lewis Forlain helped pull four women from the wreck despite injuries.
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The
Star
New York
129Th, Street
Second Avenue
Harlem River Bridge
Lewis Forlain
Funeral for George T. Hawse Set for Saturday
The late George T. Hawse, longtime Pennsylvania Railroad conductor fatally injured in Jersey City, N J, died in a hospital Wednesday. His funeral is planned for 11 a m Saturday from Braddock Street Methodist Church with Rev W C Talbert officiating. Close relatives are expected to attend. His mother was not in Harrisburg. the stepmother, Annie Hawse, lives in St Petersburg Fla. His father, the late Jasper Hawse, was a prominent Rockingham County Va resident.
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George T. Hawse
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
N. J
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Sss B Tna
Ie Lou Bradacae
Mount Hebron
W. C. Talbert
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Hawse
Harrisonburg
Annie Hawse
St. Petersburg
Fla
Jasper Hawse
Rockingham County
Wheat and corn prices noted at Baltimore market close
At close of Baltimore wholesale market this afternoon spot wheat priced at 1.84 and new corn at 1.04. Advertisements offer seed corn and clover seed plus millet, with contact details in Winchester Virginia. Also a circular from Good & Company for 7 percent stock with quarterly payments and asset preference.
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Baltimore
H. H. Baker
B. Piccadilly St
Winchester
Good & Company
Thur
Wires Down In Market and Cecil Streets Storm
High winds snapped two electric light wires from Northern Virginia Power Company at the northeast corner of Market and Cecil streets where they ran through tree branches. The break disrupted service briefly but repairs were completed this afternoon.
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Northern Virginia Power Company
Market and
Cecil Streets
Shenandoah Valley Royalists Go to Baltimore for Hopkins St Johns Game
Dr and Mrs B M Roszel and Major J B Lewis of Shenandoah Valley Academy left today by car for Baltimore to spend several days. They will attend tomorrow's Hopkins St John's football game in Baltimore.
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B. M. Roszel
William McKown Stricken By Paralysis at Home
William McKown suffered a stroke of paralysis at his North Avenue home this morning. His condition is reported as serious. A longtime Welltown Frederick county resident, he owns a large valued farm and has resided in Winchester for some time.
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William McKown
North Avenue
McKown
Welltown
Frederick County
Winchester
Villa and Trevino Wounded in Chihuahua City Fight
General Trevino and Pancho Villa both reportedly wounded as Chihuahua City battles rage. Conflicting advices from Juarez and refugees describe hand to hand fighting, with Villa defending the city against Carranza forces and expected rear attack by General Vardoya.
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AL Paso
Pancho Villa
Chihuahua City
Juarez
Tanga
Villa
Trevino
Chihuahua
Villa Atte
Carranis
Justea
Aga
de Carranza
Atl
Cfty
Vardota
Brucetown Man Slashes Throat With Penknife
William Fillmore, a Brucetown resident, cut his throat at the Smithey home. Doctors say wounds are not deep and he faces possible recovery. Fillmore’s uncle, Charles R. Smithey, is ill with paralysis at his Brucetown residence.
Tax Bills Ready for Frederick County 1916 Treasurer notice
Frederick County tax bills for 1916 are ready with a 6 percent penalty added after December 1, 1916. R. McCann, Treasurer, announces date November 14, 1917. Also mentions a big reduction sale on ladies coat suits and millinery at Grove Bros.
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Frederick Co
R. M’cann
Grove Bros. Ig
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Mr. Didier
Baltimore, Md
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Roumania
Wire To the Star
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H O. Adams
Gainesboro
New Orleans
Wingerter & Jenkins
Gorge T. Hawse
Ballvtimore
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Carranga
Carranza
Tusres
William Fillmore
Brucetown
Filmore
Charles R. Smithey
Smithey House
Fillmore
Dovell
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