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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1915
Page
6
Mr. Oscar Haller of Baltimore spent the past week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woodward on South Main Street and has now returned to his own residence.
A westbound Baltimore and Ohio express crashed into a touring car at Knoxville crossing early morning. Randolph McCabe of Leesburg Va died from severe injuries after being ejected from the wreck. W L Newton of Leesburg Va was severely injured and brought to Leesburg Hospital. Newton had been driving the car and failed to see the track due to a blocking siding obscuring the view.
An orphan girl seizes her own future in The Lonesome Heart at Empire tonight. Margaret Fisher shines as Samantha in this four part Mutual Masterpicture romance, with seven or eight reels including usual program features. Shows at 7:15 and 9.
The John C. Fisher Company presents The Red Rose next Thursday evening September 16 at the Empire. A three act musical comedy with a French farce base and score by Robert Hood Bowers includes songs Boheia Come Along Ma Cherie and Men Men Men. Seat sale is heavy with many auto parties. prices range 50c to 1.50.
Residents of Jefferson and nearby counties in eastern West Virginia filed a petition with the Public Service Commission in Charleston alleging Norfolk and Western Railway runs Jim Crow cars and subjects Black passengers to indignities. They accuse the railroad of violating law and constitution by separating races. Chief Railroad Inspector Williams was dispatched to investigate and report to the commission.
Willis Jackson of Martinsburg attacked Henry Whitacre atop a Baltimore and Ohio freight car near Harpers Ferry over liquor. Jackson stabbed Whitacre above the heart then fled with a quart. Whitacre, taken to City Hospital, will recover. The men jumped the train at Weverton. The officers recovered the other quart.
The Red Rose musical comedy company announced price matching with Cumberland and Hagerstown. Top price drops from two dollars to one fifty to ensure patrons pay the prevailing rate. refunds offered to those who bought two dollar tickets. J. H. Henry, manager, signs the notice.
Sidna Allen, leader of the Carroll County gang known for courthouse shooting at Hilleville, received into the Laurel Street Methodist Church after baptism in the pool. Allen, serving 35 years for Judge Massie murder, was baptized by Rev. Isa, with Redford and Charles Barlow among witnesses.
The Empire Theater will present A Pair of Sixes next Monday September 20. The popular farce by Edward Peple opened at the Longacre New York and is celebrated for its bright dialogue and clever situations. The title refers to a comic incident in the play.
Due to difficulty in recognizing owners as cars pass the gate patrons must call out their names or carry tickets to be punched at the gate. The gate keeper has trouble recognizing vehicles at speed, especially after night.
Prices listed as 35 50 75 1.06 and 1.50. A seat sale is scheduled for Friday September 17.
The passage praises women who gather roots and herbs and use time honored recipes. It notes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a renowned remedy with widespread recognition from restored women nationwide.
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