Winchester Fair Opens With Record Public Interest
The Winchester Fair begins tomorrow for a four day run with Daniel Lapton predicting it will surpass past exhibitions. Fast horse racing is expected and many stables are full. The Doris Carnival arrived with 18 railroad cars and dominates space. Airplane flights on Wednesday and daily attractions promise large crowds, with ample police under Chief Petrie ensuring safety and comfort.
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Winchester Fair
Wotary
Daniel Lapton
Petrie
Shenandoah Valley Academy Military School Ad
Shenandoah Valley Academy advertises a military school for boys preparing for V M I and West Point. Acting Principal Dr J B Edwards invites interested families to a Thursday open event on September 19 at 2 PM.
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V. M I
Point
Saenn
J.B. Edwards
Big Winchester Fair Promises Crowning Event This Year
The upcoming Winchester fair features noted horses in all racing classes, livestock exhibits, and crowd drawing day and night features. Season tickets are urged, with catalogs available from secretary D. W. Lupton on Rouss Avenue.
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D. W. Lupton
Rouss Avenue
Two Cars Crash On South Braddock Street
Two Oldsmobiles collided on South Braddock street late Saturday afternoon, badly damaging both cars. John W. Rosenberger, newly elected city councilman, was driving one car on a cross street when Beverley Wright’s car on Braddock street struck it at the intersection. No injuries reported.
Nulton Departs Naval Academy as Standley Takes Command
Captain Louis M. Nulton leaves Annapolis after years as commandant and second in command. Commander W. H. Standley succeeds in charge of midshipmen with H. E. Kibbe to lead buildings and grounds. D. M. Garrison becomes head of mathematics. Moody detached. Nulton’s departure marks first disciplinary shift under Admiral Eberle.
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Arnapolis
Louis M. Nulton
Nulton
H. E. Kibbe
D. M. Garrison
U. S. Wni
Department of Mathematics
R. C. Moody
Sta
Annapolis
Academy
Admiral Eberle
Captain Nulton Named Commander of Battleship Pennsylvania
Captain Nulton has been assigned as commander of the battleship Pennsylvania, reputedly the largest super-dreadnought in the U S Navy. The ship carries a crew exceeding 1,400 officers and men. Mrs Nulton and her two daughters arrived in Winchester last Friday and are staying with Mrs Evans and her husband on North Main Street.
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Nulton
Pennsylvania
United States Navy
Winchester
Edward J. Evans
North Main Street
Notice to Retail Grocers Meeting at City Court Room
Retail grocers are urged to send a store representative to a Tuesday 4 PM meeting in the City Court Room. Matters of importance will be addressed. Shirley Carter, Local Food Administrator, issues the notice.
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Shirley Carter
Lieut Byrd II Made Captain in France Front Lines
Information from Mrs. B Bolling Byrd in Washington reports Lieut Thomas B Byrd of this city has been promoted to captain. He trained at Fort Myer Virginia earned his commission and later served at Camp Sevier Greensboro North Carolina before sailing to France where he has now been placed in the front trenches.
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B. Bolling Byrd
Washington, D. C
Thomas B. Byrd
France
Byrd
Local Draft Boards Ordered to List Rejected Men
Draft boards must send to Washington a full list of registrants rejected for either general or limited service and placed in class 5 under the selective service act. Each name requires a health-based reason for the classification. Some expect the lists to relate to a new badge indicating submission to service but physical disqualification.
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Washington
Fierce German Counter Attacks Are Beaten Off
Paris dispatch reports French advances on both sides of the Noyon La Fère road despite German counter attacks. Allied forces push near La Fère and Vendelés, with significant gains along the Vermand Epehy line and major artillery exchanges across Flanders. American units raid Alsace Woevre actions, with several decorations for distinguished service.
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Paris
Noyon-La Pere
Sancy
Aisne
Servais
Laonon
Htindenburg
Forest
St. Gobain
Ludendorff
Hindenburg
LA Pere
London
la Fere
St. Quentin
Arras-Cambrai
la Basse Anal
Ypres
Flanders
Amsterdam
Europe
Vorwaerts
Berlin
War Office
Vermand-Epehy
Mennesgis
Tergnier
St.- Quentin Canal
St. Gobin Forest
Cambrai
Antzy-le
Chateau
Chemin-des-dames
Humbert
St. Gobain Forest
Craonne
Marcel ‘Hutin
Echo de Paris
Mangin
Soissons Plateau
France
Alsace
Poston
Firey
Limey
Pershing
President Can Make Dry Rules Around War Industry Zones
The House passed the Kellogg resolution granting the President power to set dry zones around shipbuilding mines and other war essential industries. The President would determine extent and location, then close gascong and ban alcohol in surrounding territories. Also includes brief local ads for a 1917 Ford roadster sale and a found knitting needle shield.
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Washington
House
Senate
Bolsheviks threaten hostages over Lit-Sap case in Russia
Amsterdam dispatch reports Bolshevik regime may detain British diplomats in Russia unless Boris Lit sap is surrendered to Bolshevik authorities and returned to Russian jurisdiction. Statement by Bolshevik foreign secretary cited by Voschisse Zeitung via Berlin source.
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Amsterdam
Russia
Boris Litsap
Eyate
Berlin
Voschisse Zeitung
Franklin County Quarantine Adopted Over Infantile Paralysis
The boards of health of Winchester and Frederick counties issued a strict quarantine against Chambersburg and Franklin County Pa for infantile paralysis. The order restricts movement and access in affected areas as a preventive measure amid the outbreak.
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Boards of Health of
Winchester
Frederick County
Chambersburg
Franklin County
Pennsylvania
P. W. Wood
Bulgaria Revolt Forecast Sparks International Alarm
Lausanne Gazette reports a major Bulgarian uprising is imminent amid rumors of palace explosions. The item appears alongside health quarantine notices from Winchester Virginia and Frederick County Pennsylvania.
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Geneva
Bulgaria
Lausanne Gazette
Austria Hit by New Peace Wave
A Vienna based report says a majority of Germans favor peace with the Kaiser, while Austria’s premier hopes for near term peace. In Copenhagen Lloyd George blocked a Swiss meeting aimed at peace talks based on Wilson’s fourteen points. The Vorwaerts notes German leaders preferred partial peace as Brest-Litovsk followed entente rejection.
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the Star
London
Austria
Amsterdam
Count Czernin
Nieuw Frieze Presse
Vienna
Gorizia
Lloyd George
Copenhagen
England
Reichstag
Switzerland
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Wilson
Brest-Litovsk
Ehrenbach
Centre Party
Houffman
Germany
Entente
Navy Gets Ready to Meet U Boats
Washington Sept 9 The Navy Department prepares heavier convoys for troopships and plans to frustrate any submarine threat. Secretary Daniels said no official report confirms a German thrust against troop transports from the United States, but unofficial reports prompted caution.
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NAVY
Washington
Germany
Navy Department
Tts
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
United States
Seriou
Armory drill and uniformed muster for fair attendees
A notice calls all men to meet at the armory on Wednesday at 15 minutes after the hour, in uniform, to march as a unit and use guns. It also urges attendance at weekly drill and training on Tuesday nights at eight, led by Lieut. Duttey for the company and officers alike.
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Duttey
Tax Books Ready with Penalty Notice for Stonewall Gainsboro
Notice to taxpayers lists 1918 tax books for Stonewall and Gainsboro districts with a 6 percent penalty after December 1. Split R. 8, Smith, treasurer of Frederick County. Also announces sale of 200 head cattle at WN and W stock yards in Boyce Virginia on Tuesday September 10 at 10 am rain or shine. F-1p-21 8. H. Bidson. Wiley's unexpelled candies advertised by ASCO Drug Store Winchester Virginia 7-1p-tt.
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Stonewall
Gainsboro
Boyce
Wiley’s
Asco Drug Store
Prescription Druggists
N. Main St
Winchester
Slow Freight Shifts Delay Seed Wheat and Rye Orders
Freight shipments move slowly as vendors urge customers to place orders for rye and seed wheat. Unclear text mentions Waiensater Hebd Oo and limited delivery timelines.
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Rania
Raye
Waiensater
Public meeting on fourth liberty loan plans in Winchester
A public meeting will be held in the lecture hall tonight at 8 to discuss ways and means for the fourth liberty loan campaign in Winchester and Frederick county. The event opens formally on Saturday September 28 and invites all citizens including ladies to attend and participate.
Plowing Demo Planned on Mordecai Richards Farm
A plowing demonstration using a Frick tractor and Oliver plow is schedule d for Wednesday and Thursday at 11 a.m. on Mordecai Richards' farm just north of the Fair Grounds. The notice includes an ASCO Drug Store ad at 139 N Main St and Wine Theater reference.
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Frick
Oliver
Mordecai Richards
Fair Grounds
Wiley
Asco Drug Store
N. Main St
Business Location Ad on Math Street Seeks Tenant
Advertisement notes a good business location on Math street and invites applications via H. W. Ebert at 160 N. Main St Winchester Virginia 1p4t.
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Math Street
H. W. Ebert
N. Main St
Winchester
Dentists Warned Against Pulling Teeth for Draft Evasion
War Department notes from the provost marshal general warn dentists nationwide to avoid aiding registrants seeking to evade service by extracting teeth. New York officials report several individuals asked to have teeth pulled for this purpose. Severe penalties are outlined for complicity or failure to report such activity.
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Washington
War Department
Department of Justice
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