27 Oct 1916
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1916
Page
1
Dr and Mrs W J Whitlock and Mr W W Ritter left today on an automobile tour of Pennsylvania. Mrs Whitlock will visit friends in Hagerstown while the others spend time in Pittsburgh.
Classified notice asks for Fancy Yorks and Ben Davis either in storage or on board cars to contact H. F. Byrd at once. Short appeal appears with brief instruction and name.
James W. Russell aged 67 a prominent farmer of Paeonian Springs Virginia died suddenly of heart disease while sitting in a chair at his home. He leaves a widow a daughter and his mother who is 97 years old.
Mrs T R Cather and Mrs H B McCormac host a charity tea on Saturday October 28 from 4 to 6 at 315 West Clifford to discharge debts incurred for relief of families of enlisted men from city and county Public invited Special Winter Shoes 2 50 pair by Bee Grove Bros ady
Reported fighting between Carrancistas and Villistas on the outskirts of Chihuahua City. Carranza government has not officially admitted renewed clashes. Refugees say Chihuahua City remains under threat with Trevino forces low on ammunition as Carrancista troops press a surrounding move toward Santa Ysabel.
Frances Walker a well known colored woman died early Wednesday at her home 648 North Main Street in her seventy eighth year. She leaves several sons and daughters. Funeral services set for 10 o clock Sunday at John Mann Methodist Church with burial at Cedar Grove.
Susan Price, widow of Morgan Price, died Thursday morning at her daughter Susie Prince’s home in Ridgeway, aged about 79. She leaves seven sons and three daughters. Services will be at Macedonia Cemetery with Rev. W. R. Hardesty officiating. Burial follows at Macedonia Cemetery.
President Wilson, en route to Shadow Lawn, reacts to Cincinnati reception amid a tense stance on neutrals. The piece notes Progressive Republicans backing Wilson, with Harrison favored in the 7th District, and urges voters to back Wilson and Harrison on election day. Local figures Asa L. Roberts Susan Smith and others are mentioned alongside hotel registrations and travel.
German forces press toward Hirsova as mighty armies advance across the front with heavy air and artillery support. Reports indicate rapid movement and consolidation of gains despite Allied countermeasures. Casualties and logistics details remain unconfirmed.
Paris reports say the French drive northeast of Verdun against Fort Vaux made further progress overnight with French lines west and south of the fort advancing. German guns pounded the Douaumont Chenois sector as the Somme front remained unchanged.
All scouts in Troop 2 are called to assemble in the scout room Saturday at 9 30 to attend the funeral of Scout John Evans. E B Cooper secretary. Mr and Mrs John Quicke arrive this morning for a short visit to relatives and friends at Charlestown West Virginia.
A crowd of 1509 gathered at the Baltimore and Ohio station in Martinsburg West Virginia to greet President Wilson on October 27. Wilson waved from the rear platform and, amid cheers and good humor, joked about speaking later, insisting he would rather work.
In Farnham Quebec a blaze at St Elizabeth Hospital killed between 40 and 60 people, up from 19 reported earlier. Walls trapped 20 to 30 patients. Sister Benoit saved 46 lives by directing children to exits. Three more fires last night add to suspected incendiarism as hospital damages reach 135000 dollars. More locals travel to Washington for business and visitors depart after short stays.
Daniel O Flaherty of Henrico County unexpectedly enters the Democratic race for attorney general. He plans to oppose Hugh A White of Rockbridge, having served in the Constitutional Convention and practicing with O Flaherty Fulton and Byrd in Richmond.
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker denied any American involvement in an alleged plot to embarrass the Wilson administration. He asserted there was no political motive in his actions and that anti Carranza Mexican politicians seek to disrupt U S Mexican relations during the Pershing expedition.
A Department of Agriculture report notes 1 056 589 barrels stored October 16 8 year earlier 2 026 867 barrels. Northwest and southwest stocks hold steady while New England and Atlantic states show large declines. Europe shipping improves as South America absorbs part of the crop and U S apple consumption rises.
Farmers and millers in Shenandoah Vahby face heated wheat prices as South American crop failures and European shortages lift costs. Experts doubt how long gains will last with some predicting a post election break. Bakers in large cities raise bread to six cents per loaf as flour costs climb. Winchester dealers pay about 1.70 per basket for wheat today.
Major Joel Flood 76 longtime Virginian farmer and former Virginia legislator died after months of illness at Appomattox. Survived by wife two sons Joel Flood Jr and a daughter Mrs Byrd. grandson Harry Flood Byrd to attend funeral. Flood served in the Confederate army and later the U S Civil War era wealth wiped by war but retained estate at Appomattox. Funeral set for next Monday at his home with burial on the family estate.
Baltimore wholesale markets closed with No 2 red wheat at about 1.87 per bushel and corn quoted around 1.18 to 1.94 per bushel, reflecting the day’s trading.
Nicodemus J A lists job offer for apple picking in Lenore Virginia dated 10 16 101.
For sale 2000 barrels space in Robinsons Cold Storage at Charlestown. Apply to H. F. Byrd apette.
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