The Secrets of An Empress by Countess Zanardi Landi
A long extract reviews The Secrets of An Empress a 300 page book promoted as an Austrian princess memoir. It describes Elizabeth Bavarian-born empress mothering choices and court tension, with scandals about royalty, succession and Corfu palace while noting the empress’s vanity and fear of aging.
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Zanardi Landi
Handley Library
Riverside Press
Cambridge
Mass
Austria
Normandy
France
Elizabeth
Ludwig
Bavaria
Vienna
Corfu
John Paul Campaign Speech Draws Crowds in Winchester
Former State Senator John Paul of Harrisonburg spoke in Winchester on the first post campaign appearance. He attacked prosperity as temporary, urged Republican tariffs, and contrasted Wilson Hughes on labor. He noted his opponent Judge Harrison’s qualifications and planned further stops at Clarke County and Front Royal.
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John Paul
Harrisonburg
Congress
Virginia
Winchester
Court House Hall
Paul
Wilson
Hughes
New Jersey
Virginia Senate
T. W. Harrison
Harrison
Clarke County
Front Royal
Storage capacity at Robinson's Charlestown cold storage
A notice states 2,000 barrels space in Robinson's Cold Storage at Charlestown available by application to H. F. Byrd. The brief item notes contact for tenancy or use and directs applications to Byrd.
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Robinson
Charlestown
Card of Thanks for Edward Cole
Rosa Mevnni field thanks friends and neighbors for kindness shown during her son Edward Cole knees illness and death including support and sympathy shown by the community.
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Edward Cole
Campaign Contribution Noted From Winchester Clerk
The Star records a seven dollar fifty cent contribution from Capt. J. B. Beverley, clerk of the Corporation Court of Winchester, noting the donation in today’s campaign report.
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Star
J. B. Beverley
Corporation Court of the
Eagl Winchester
Ogee
Buffalo Bill Confident Wilson Re-Election
Buffalo Bill states in a telegram from Wilmington North Carolina that Woodrow Wilson will win re election Hughes cannot ride Wilson and is already pulling leather Buffalo Bill recently spoke in Winchester with his Wild West Show and sent the message to Franklin K Lane and Vance McCormick at the National Democratic headquarters in New York
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Buffalo Bill
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin
K. Lane
Vance McCormick
National Democratic
New York
Hughes
Woodrow
Wilmington
N. C
Winchester
Drummond Leaves Berkeley Woolen for Ontario Hotel Venture
Drummond formerly of Winchester and superintendent at Martinsburg West Virginia resigned recently to take charge of a hotel he had purchased in Leamington Ontario Canada. He left to join his family on Peirce Island. Co workers sent him costly presents and a letter of regret and best wishes.
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Ll. G., Drummond
Winchester
Berkeley Woolen Company
Martinsburg
W. Va
Leamington
Ontario
Canada
Peirce Island
Drummond
Berkeley Mill
V. R. R. Raises Operators Salaries
Telegraph operators along the Cumberland Valley Railroad from Winchester to Harrisburg Pa have received notice of a roughly 12 percent pay increase. The change took effect last Monday and brings minimum salaries to 65 dollars per month with top rates near 110 dollars, mainly for Harrisburg office workers.
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Cumperland Valley
Winchester
Harrisburg
Residents Return From Motor Trip And Visits
Mr and Mrs W H Baldwin now of Charles Town W V and Mr and Mrs Herbert Marks of Berryville Va motor to Washington last Sunday and returned several days ago stopping at the Frederick fair Accompanying them home was Mrs B F Baldwin of Park Lane Mrs Sarah Denny and Mrs William G Hardy left for Columbia DC to visit relatives Miss Grace Orndorff heads to Harrisonburg Va to join Rockingham Memorial Hospital as a student nurse Mr Bernard Haggard returns to Charlottesville Va Miss Enmcte K Hyde arrives from Piedmont WV to visit friends and rooms at Hotel Evans Fred Carter leaves for Philadelphia after his mother's funeral Mrs Parker goes to Baltimore after visiting Mrs Virginia Maynard at the Tatters home.
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W. H. Baldwin
City
Charlestown
W. Va
Herbert Marks
Berryville
Washington
Frederick Fair
B. F. Baldwin
Park Lane
Sarah Denny
William G. Hardy
Columbia, D. C
Grace Orndorff
Harrisonburg
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Bernard, Haggard
L. L. Fansler
Charlottesville
Enmcte K. Hyde
Piedmont
Evans
Notorists Register at Hotel Sak Last Night
Mr and Mrs A B Ruff and their daughter of Washington were among the notorists registered at Hotel Sak last night.
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A. B. Ruff
Washington
Sak
Monument 10 Unveiling Planned for November 15
Frederick Hibbard the Chicago architect and sculptor behind the Shiloh memorial and Confederate Monument designs has chosen the site in Winchester. The Monument Commission and Frederick County Board of Supervisors approve the plan to place the monument on court house square facing Main Street. Ground is expected to be broken next week for the foundation with unveiling ceremonies set for November 15. The address will be delivered by a distinguished Virginian, name withheld. Barrel Coopers Wanted. Apply to Fred L. Glaize.
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Paul
Albert C. Brown
W. B. Ryan
Brown
Main Street
United States
Frederick. ©. Hibbard
Chicago
Shiloh
Winchester
Monument Commission
Hibbard
Court‘house Square
Board’ of Supervisors
Frederick
County
Miss Poston Recovering From Typhoid Fever
Miss Ruth Poston daughter of Mr. and Mrs William Ini Poston has recovered from typhoid fever after a month of illness at South Market street and can sit up Her grandmother Mrs H F Kern who cared for her left for Hagerstown to visit her son in law and daughter and then will spend the winter in Elkins W Va with Mr and Mrs Charles A Baker
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Elkins
W. Va
Inlaw
Charles A. Baker
New Counterfeit Ten Dollar Notes Traced by Minneapolis Bank
Treasury officials warn of a near perfect ten dollar Federal Reserve note from Minneapolis with a Jackson portrait. The counterfeit is hard to detect. experts note a slightly off hair shading. Banks are told the notes, marked B plate 3, may be recalled over six months as operators roam the country.
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Federal Reserve
Federal Reserv Bank
Minneapolis
Jackson
Bureau of Engraving and Printing of
The
Treasury
Treasury Ofizials
Weather advisory signals heavy frost for Virginia
A Weather Bureau dispatch warns Virginians of likely heavy frost tonight. The bulletin, filed from Washington, notes frigid conditions across the state and urges protective measures for crops and vulnerable plants.
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the Star Today
Weather Bureau
Washington
Virginia
Mr. J. D. Marker Improves After Typhoid Illness
Mr J D Marker who has been ill of typhoid fever in Memorial Hospital is improved. Apple Pickers Wanted for a month's eee 5A gp.
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Cincinnati Hospital
J. D. Marker
Memorial Hospital
Great Tribute to Kitchener
London reports the Kitchener Memorial Fund surpassing 1.5 million dollars, more than any British national hero collection. It compares costs of other monuments like the Nelson statue in Trafalgar Square and Wellington era memorials to illustrate scale and significance.
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London
Nelson
Trafalgar Square
Duke of Wellington
Achilles
Hyde Park Corner
Waterloo
St. Paul's Cathedral
College For Officers’ Sons
Sandhurst
Wellington
Doctor McCulloch to Wed Mary Marshall in Winchester
Dr. Hugh McCulloch of St. Louis and Miss Mary Meredith Marshall, daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Marshall, will be married Thursday evening at Christ Church in Winchester. Dr McCulloch is son of Chief Justice KE A Mc Culloch of the Arkansas Supreme Court and a faculty member at Washington University Medical School.
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Hugh McCulloch
St. Louis
Mary Meredith Marshall
W. C. Marshall
Christ Church
Winchester
McCulloch
Ke, A. McCulloch
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Medical School of Washington University
Gas Pumps Short Measure Robbing Motorists Warned
Federal investigation finds many gas pumps deliver short gasoline measures. In Missouri alone losses exceed 500000 dollars annually. Tests show 80 percent of pumps give deficient measure due to construction faults or dealer manipulation, prompting calls for strong weights and measures enforcement.
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Putéad
staRtanta
Geos
Minois
Bureau
Jiggs Mahoney Returns in Politics at Empire Theater
Jiggs Mahoney of the Bringing Up Father cartoon fame headlines a Monday Empire Theater engagement. The 35 member company features a chorus of attractive girls and presents a new musical comedy titled Brining Up Father In Politics, praised by press agents as the season’s last word in light entertainment.
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Jiggs Mahoney
McMenus
Empire Theater
Arena
Wanted Dishwasher at Once for Steady Job
White Palace Restaurant advertisement seeks a dishwasher for steady work. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hillyard left to visit relatives in Strasburg and Woodstock Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Patten and Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Andrews of Chattanooga Tennessee are motor ing in Virginia and were registered last.
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White Palace Restaurant
Jacob Hillyard
Strasburg
Woodstock
Z. T. Patten
Chattanooga, Tenn
Virginia
Border clash yields few details on American Mexican skirmish
Reports from General Punston reveal no casualty count in the border fight near San Jose in the Big Bend area. The Mexicans fired after drinking, attacking 23 U.S. Sixth Cavalry men as 30 bandits crossed briefly before retreating. Also Arredondo denial clears reports Cabrera to head Mexican delegates at Atlantic City.
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The
Star
Washington
Punston
War Department
San Jose
Big Bend
Sixth Cavalry
Arredondo
Luis Cabrera
Atlantic City
Eliseo Arredondo
Gonzales Wau
Wilson optimistic after Chicago trip strong finish planned
President Wilson feels elated by enthusiastic Chicago greetings and plans a strong campaign finish. A Shejt on Lawn speech likely. In Hagestown Maryland a Dix Cate poll showed 141 votes for Wilson and 78 for Hughes, while Moser Organ Works poll had 69 for Wilson and 23 for Hughes.
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Lawn
Wilson
Chicago
Shejton Lawn
Hagdrstown
Dix Cate
Hughes
Moser Organ Works
Fortunes Made in Chicago Wheat
Reports from Chicago on October 21 describe sensational wheat gains over the previous two weeks. Prices surged about 15 cents per bushel, creating fortunes for insiders including Arthur Cutten who reportedly increased by $600,000 and Herbert J. Blum who earned about $120,000 in the fortnight.
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Chicago
Arthur Cutten
Herbert J. Blum
Tragic Infant Dies in Welltown Residence
Frances Louis Bockey nine month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Bockey died after brief illness at Welltown home. Funeral Sunday morning burial in Galilee Church cemetery, Welltown.
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Frances Louis Bockey
Ernest Bockey
Welltown
Galilee Church
Baltimore Grain Markets Close Prices Report
Baltimore wholesale markets closed with No 2 red wheat at 1.17 18 per bushel and corn at 1.02 to 1.03 per bushel.
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Baltimore
Valley Wide Fair at Woodstock Virginia Next Week
The Valley Wide Fair closes the Virginia fairs with exhibits and attendees from every Valley county. Scheduled for October 24 25 and 26 the event boasts the lowest gate fees of any Valley fair.
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Virginia
Rally Day Services at St Pauls A M EB Church
Tomorrow rally day at St. Pauls A M EB Church features preaching at 11 a m and 8 p m.
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St. Paul’s A. M
Artillery and Balkan Front Updates From World War I
British forces push on from Bataune near Warlencourt with intermittent German shelling on the Ancre front. Serbian troops advance toward Monastir capturing war supplies and prisoners, while air war sees bombs and air combat over Nesle Ham and Noyon Chauny. Italian troops move into Greece from Albania toward Epirus as anti-German agitation is crushed in Athens.
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London
Bataune
Ines
Noyon
Chauny
Nesle
Ham
Somme
Paris
Monastir
Duke
Neuhart
Rome
Greece
Albania
Liaskoviki
Lake Presba
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King
Nemo
Rosa Mevnnifield
MR. Wilson
Fir
Drummond Inftatet Business
Fred. Carter
Philadelphia
Mrs
Samuel Carter
Parker
Virginia Maynard
Tatter
Water Street
Fred L. Glaize
Miss Poston
Social Reserve Bank
Kitchener
Dr. McCulloch
Wire
Baltimore Grain Markets
Bataume
Stantine
Dionmans
Athens
Balkan
Baldenciing
Epirus
Interior
Constantine
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