Zeppelins Aid German Shipping in Baltic Run
News from Geneva and London recounts Zeppelins aiding German ships in the Baltic to deter a British submarine, with Italian reservists mobilized and Austrian retreats cited amid Russian advances. Reports claim Bulgarians capture Sultan Pete in Serbia and two Serbian towns inside the border as Russia declares war on Bulgaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satan Pete
Serbia
Russia
Bulgaria
Rome
Balkans
London
Stripa Rivér
Zoernowics
Bucharest
Zeppelin
Berlin
Baltic Sea
Strotia
Paris
France
Nieuport
Obrenavatz
Sultan Pete
Athens
Bionia
Saroniki-Nish
Ten People Musical Comedy at Empire Tonight
Tonight only a ten person musical comedy, mostly girls, offers a tabloid version of Anna Held's Little Miss Innocence. The one hour show features four reels and is advertised on page 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Held
Mexican Bandits Shot To Death
Border violence escalates after a train wreck and killings. Ten Mexican bandits implicated in the assault are executed or hanged. Two Americans were killed and four injured. Six captured bandits were shot. four others hung. Dr. E. B. McCain, wounded in the hold up, dies, bringing total deaths to three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Texas
MecCain
Suffrage Defeat Seen As Best Thing For New Jersey
Mrs. John B. Herron national vice president of the Anti-Suffrage League calls New Jersey defeat a positive outcome and predicts a Pennsylvania setback for suffrage. Leaders express disappointment but remain hopeful despite the adverse vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
John B. Herron
Anti-Suffrage League
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Embargo On Arms To Mexico Signed By President
The president signed an embargo proclamation today prohibiting arm shipments to any party in Mexico except Carranza. The State Department will not actively arrange loans for Carranza, but the government will provide moral support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Washington
Carranza
State Department
Raleigh
N. C
Daniels
Congress
Cedar mill to locate in Winchester by Chamber
Winchester Chamber of Commerce announces a cedar mill will locate in Winchester using a sufficient supply of cedar. Sellers with cedar six inches and larger in small end and eight to twelve feet long may learn prices and conditions by contacting George Sonneb ren at the Winchester Chamber of Commerce, No 12 North Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
George ‘Sonneborn
Winchester Chamber of Merce
Main St
Asbury Kern Weds Mary Davidson In Ellensburg
Francis Asbury Kern and Miss Mary Davidson were married at the bride’s home in Ellensburg in the presence of a few relatives. The groom, a Virginia native, has practiced law and served as prosecuting attorney, gaining esteem for honesty and courtesy. Friends extend best wishes for their future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Asbury Kern
Mary Davidson
C. L. W. Reese
J. B. Davidson
Virginia
Keifer Pears Wanted at Market Price by Beck & Co
F A Beck and Co at C V Warehouse advertise Keifer pears wanted for one week at market price. message dated 10 19. ip 3st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Beck & CO. C. V. Warehouse
Empire Attraction Delights Large Local Audience
The Mutt and Jeff Musical at Empire Theater drew a big crowd last night. Shorty DeWitt as Jeff entertained with quick wit and lively humor, keeping the audience in continuous laughter from curtain rise to final bow. Scenic effects and costumes were praised for contributing to an immensely enjoyable evening. W anted pine trees for sale near Berryville, six inch diameter logs around 20 feet long, contact H F Byrd of Winchester Virginia with price and quantity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutt and Jeff
Empire Theater
Shorty DeWitt
Jeff
Berryville
H. F. Byrd
Winchester
Public sale of Fries estate and related properties
Public sale of the Jesse Fries property noted along with advertisements for six farms and four houses and lots. The item also mentions Mr. and Mrs. HH W Orndorff visiting Mr. and Mrs. E R Clowser on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fries Estate
Jesse Fries
HH. W. Orndorff
E. R. Clowser
PERSONAL ITEMS AND BREVITIES OF LOCAL INTEREST
Local visitors arrive in Washington and stay at the Willard Hotel. The Saunders Brooking Osborne party from Rippon W V reg at Hotel Jack. Eloise Grange and Virginia Eck depart Frederick Md for visits. George Roebuck Bertha Petty from Norristown Pa motoring in Virginia Valley and registered at Hotel Evans. J W Taylor and Annie Myers travel to Hancock Md to visit relatives. P H Laughlin from New York registered at Hotel Jack. Thomas H Lewis of Luray Va in town on business staying at Hotel Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Saunders
Brooking
Miss Osborne
Rippon
W. Va
Hotel Jack
George Roebuck
Bertha Péty
Norristown
Virginia Valley
Evans
P.H. Laughlin
New York
Thomas H. Lewis
Luray, Va
Hotel Evans
Chamblin Weds Miss Glass in Richmond Ceremony
William T. Chamblin of White Post Clarke county and Miss Mary Glass of Berryville were married at noon at the home of Mrs. J T Haines in Richmond Virginia. The bride is a niece of George Glass Clarke county Circuit Court clerk.
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Berryville
William T. Chamblin
White Post
Clarke County
Mary Glass
Isaac Glass
J. T. Haines
Richmond
George Glass
Circus Wins Suit Against Grafton City
A federal jury in Clarksburg awarded Gentry Brothers showmen two thousand four hundred fifty dollars against the city of Grafton for damages from the collapse of a bridge ten years earlier during a circus exhibit. Judge Dayton will decide on a motion for a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal District Court
Clarksburg
Gentry Brothers, Showmen
Grafton
Gentry Brothers
Jude A
Dayton
Red-Nosed Jule Sought by Baltimore Police
Chief of Police Doran received a Baltimore circular seeking Julius H. Schaaf, guardian fraud case, as guardian of Louis Trischmann, two thousand dollars misused. Schaaf, 37, 5 ft 7 in, 190 pounds, florid with red nose, may be in Winchester area. Extradition expected if arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doran
Baltimore
Julius H. Schaaf
Louis Trischmann
Schaaf
Sun Kist Girls Company
Man Injured At Dunti Woolen Plant In Martinsburg
Snowden Kern of Martinsburg West Virginia suffered serious injuries when his clothing caught in a belt at the Dunti Woolen Company mill. He was thrown against a revolving shaft and removed home for medical care as physicians attend him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snowden Kern
Martinsburg
W. Va
Dunti Woolen Company
Late Mrs. Miller's Funeral Tomorrow
The remains of Laura M. Miller wife of Rev. Dr. Leslie G M. Miller died in Buffalo New York were brought to Winchester by Cumberland Valley Railroad at 1 45 this morning. The body lies at the residence of Mr and Mrs Stewart Bell North Market street. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 4 pm at Grace Lutheran Church conducted by Rev Dr George S Bowers. Interment follows at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Family members accompanied the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura M. Miller
Leslie G M. Miller
Harry Stephenson
Buffalo
N. Y
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Stewart Bell
North Market Street
George 8. Bowers
Grace Lutheran Church
Mount Hebron
Largest Virginia pumpkin weighs 170 pounds in Page County
LURAY Virginia October 20 Page county has produced the largest pumpkin in Virginia at 170 pounds grown near Ida eighty miles south of Luray in foothills of the Blue Ridge It measures seven feet in circumference more than William and was grown by H Woodward The owner refused several offers to exhibit the monster pumpkin at the Hagerstown fair fearing he might not return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luray
Page County
Virginia
Ida
Blue Ridge
William
H. Woodward
Hagerstown
Braddock Beret Church and Sunday School House
A fragment notes Braddock Beret in Maine and references a church and a Sunday School House at an outlying area. No further details are provided in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Bercet
Sanday School House
Oot
Death of John C Randall Directory Editor
The funeral of John Conrad Randall a Winchester native and Martinsburg resident who died aged about 79 was held at his Martinsburg home. Rev Henry P Hamill led services at the Methodist church and he was interred in Norborne Cemetery. He had lived in Independence Missouri Pikes Peak Colorado and California and once served as deputy sheriff of his Missouri county. His widow Sallie J McKee survives. He had moved to Martinsburg four years ago and had nearly finished a city directory at his death. He was a Mason and visited Winchester on business in recent years.
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John Conrad Randall
Winchester
Martinsburg
W. Va
Norbourne Cemetery
Henry P. Hamill
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Randall
Mr. Randall
Indepedence
Missouri
Pikes’ Peak
Colorado
California
Sallie J. McKee
Vancleresville
Berkeley County
Hagerstown
Masonic Fraternity
Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar announces new unloading system
The Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Company reports the completion of a modern unloading system that requires no backing or scooping and operates without reliance on electric current when power is cut. Superintendent L Jackson signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Company
L. Jackson
George McCord Injured After Wagon Accident
Letters from relatives report George McCord formerly of Winchester was struck by a heavy wagon in Philadelphia. His wife was fatally hurt weeks earlier. McCord, 83, is in Jefferson Hospital with a severely fractured leg and multiple broken ribs, still in danger but improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McCord
Winchester
Philadelphia
Jefferson Hospital
McCord
Pear tree blooms in October at North Braddock home
Mr William M Wagner of North Braddock street shows blossoms from his pear tree which is blooming in his yard This unusual bloom occurred in October according to Mr Wagner who stated this morning that the tree has flowered in October for a number of years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Wagner
Cline Sues Cumberland Valley Railroad for Injury
Plaintiff Benjamin Cline sues CVRR in Circuit Court claiming a crossing near Brook six miles north caused permanent injuries when his car struck rails after dark. Railroad witnesses say Cline rode nearly twenty mph and swerved right. ballast and narrow crossing are debated.
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Cline
Benjamin C. Cline
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
Erick County
Brook
Piaintlit
Bish
Cumberland “Valley ‘Rat Company
Vicks Boys
McGuire
Chine
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Pahure’ Hill
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Loos
Tahure
Asquith
Sir’ Eoward
A. Bonnar Law
Ten People
Musical Comedy
Empire
Tonite
Jersey
Asbury Kern Wits A Fair Bride
Washington State
Ellensburg
F. Asbury Kern
Bentley Kern
Keifer Pears
Fms
J. Wilson Howe
Richmond, Va
Wilson
The
Willard
Mr. Howe
Winchester Inn
Eloise
Grange
Virginia Eck
Frederick
J. W. Taylor
Annie Myers
Hancock, Md
Kent Taylor
Imwifls
North Carolina
W. 1. Chamblin
Miss Glass
Circus
Grafton City
Svanstany
Sun Kist Girls
Mrs. Miller
John G. Randall
West
Fruit Growers
Rge McCord
Ben Gline
CVROR
Clearbrook
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