Naval Loss Mentioned as Tortonorte Sunk
Reports from Copenhagen Paris and Berlin on Sept 15 describe the Norwegian steamer Tortonorte torpedoed in the North Sea with crew saved. Other dispatches note heavy artillery fighting on the Aisne Champagne and Argonne fronts and shifting Russian-German lines near Grodno Prevet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Tortonorte
North Sea
Aisne
Champagne
Argonne
Berlin
Grodno
Prevet
McKennon
Germany
United States
Baltimore Market Reports on Wheat Corn and Livestock Prices
Daily telegraphed market notes list closing day prices for corn and cob corn, butter eggs hay sheep and lambs calves and poultry. Prices show corn at 4.20 to 4.25 per barrel and various hay, sheep, lamb, and calf values across the market segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Choice Creamery
Rate Co
Virginia
Timothy
County Couple Weds In Town
Walter Grey Strother and Delia May Braithwaite, residents near Whitacre, married at the Baptist parsonage on North Market Street. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs A W Braithwaite. The couple left for Whitacre to make their home. Also noted are local residents traveling to Hagerstown and Maryland and Dr L M Allen of Clarke county visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Grey Strother
Delia May Braithwaite
Whitacre
Baptist Parsonage
North Market Street
SL Deed
W. H. Carter
A. W. Braith
Mrs. Strother
Dr. L. M. Allen
Clarke County, I
J. William Ebert
Lutherville, Md
M. P. Ebert
County
Frank Robinson
E Bruce Capper
East Water Street
Earl S Fitz and Miss Lewis Wedded in Virginia
The Jefferson County ceremony at The Moorings united Miss Virginia Washington Lewis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewis, with Earl Samuel Fitz of Hanover Pennsylvania. Maid of honor was Ann Catherine Lewis. best man Howard Leslie Kriner. Rev. Arthur M. Lewis and Rev. Robert C. Cowling officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Lewis
Jefferson County
W. Va
Virginia Washington Lewis
Charles
Ann Catherine Lewis
Howard Leslie Kriner
Chambersburg, Pa
Arthur M. Lewis
Americans Told to Stay on U S Side Amid Border Tension
The State Department repeats advice for Americans to remain north of the border due to disturbed conditions along the border. Reinforcements at the San Benito lines are reported, with no bandits seen nearby. American marines have occupied Jacner and Lecayes in Haiti, bringing the total towns under Marine control to nine, per Admiral Caperton.
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San Benito
Jacner and
Lecayes
Haiti
Admiral Caperton
Local Girl Enrolls at Southern Conservatory of Music
Miss Mary Lumley of South Market street enrolls as a student at the Southern Conservatory of Music in Durham NC for the upcoming session. She will pursue a thorough course with special emphasis on choir music and has a sweet voice with wide range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lumley
J. J. Lumley
South Market
Southern Conservatory of Music
Durham
N. C
Miss Lam
Two North Market Residents Fined For Abusive Language
Mrs James Newlin and Revert Jones of North Market street appeared before Magistrate Krebs yesterday afternoon on charges of abusive language. They were fined 750 cents. Newlin paid five dollars and Jones two dollars fifty cents. The charges against James Newlin and Tarry Allamong were dismissed.
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Jones
James Newlin
Tarry Allamong
Dehaven Favors Wedding Announcement in Frederick County
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Mamie Virginia Hauver to Mr. Charles Rufus Dehaven, both of Frederick County, performed September 8 by Rev. J. W. Brubaker at his North Main Street residence. Mr. John W. Rice, cashier of Shenandoah Valley Bank, remains improving after ten days ill at home.
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Mamie
Virginia Hauver
A. B. Pauver
Charles Rufus Dehaven
J. W. Brubaker
North Main Street
John W. Rice
Shenandoah Valley Bank
Hong Kong’s Political Stand Within British Rule
The article notes Hongkong is geographically part of China but politically under Great Britain since 1841 42 after the Nanking treaty ceded it to Britain. The status frames Hongkong as a British possession within East Asia.
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Hongkong
China
Great Britain
Nanking
Brucetown Briefs Include Travels and Service Updates
Brucetown Virginia reports Mr and Mrs Irvin Huyett returning to Reading Pennsylvania after a visit to Mrs Ella Timberlake. Mr W B Timberlake and Mr Albert Clendening plan a week in Reading with Mr Clendening driving back by carriage. Revival at Welltown shifts Stephenson service to 11 am on Sept 19, with evening 7 30 pm sermons by Rev R D McNeer. Charles Gordon of Rest attends as beneficiary of niece Mrs Byrd Purcell’s goods.
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Brucetown
Irvin Huyett
Ella Timberlake
Reading
W. B. Timberlake
Albert Clendening
Clenening
R. D. McNeer
Welltown
Charles Gordon
Byrd Purcell
The Way of Going by Robert Ingersoll
A reflective passage on life and fate, suggesting that every voyage ends in tragedy. It compares joyous moments to a sudden wreck at sea and notes death’s dark mystery that flavors the final hour of any life.
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Robert Ingersoll
Capt John Wilen Dies At Presidio
Martinsburg West Virginia resident W T Wilen learns of the death of his son Captain John H Wilen of the Thirteenth Cavalry United States Army who died Monday night at the Presidio near San Francisco He was 88 and had been on sick leave from a hospital He was injured in Mexico when a horse fell on him and never fully recovered He served in many regions including the Philippines where he earned promotion through the ranks and was noted for his high standing in his West Point class
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Wilen
United States Army
Philippines
West Paint
A Common Fal ing De Maa That Talks Of Himself
A dialect snippet presents Uncle Eben noting that a man who likes to discuss himself often gets angry when others discuss him. The terse line captures local color and character through spoken speech.
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Eben
Greenwich Pronunciation Note Sparks Regional Debate
A fragment discusses the word Greenwich and a mispronunciation guide highlighting how Greenwoo would be pronounced. Local readers debate regional speech patterns and pronunciation standards in a brief column.
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Greenwich
Crops Listed On Banks Bulletin
The apple bulletin board at the Farmers and Merchants' National Bank in Winchester and Frederick County fills with growers and buyers planning fall and winter sales. The board, erected years ago as Winchester became known as an apple center, provides first hand crop estimates from reliable sources for the local trade.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Funeral set for George R. Wendling at Zion Church
Announcement from Winchester states the funeral for the late George R. Wendling, noted lecturer and lawyer, will be held 11.30 am Thursday at Zion Protestant Episcopal Church in Charlestown. Interment follows in the churchyard. many Winchester relatives and friends are expected to attend. Cornelia Rutherford of Winchester Memorial Hospital School for Nurses also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
George R. Wendling
Cornelia S. M. Rutherford
Winchester Memorial Hospital
School For Nurses
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Paris
Teutons
Russky
Bvina River
Ger
Nans
Fir
Fifth Avenue
AGENY
Hotel Sehen de
Richmond
Stephenson
Waite
Lutherie Dellinger
Julia Steele
F Connors
Shenandoah Valley
Hagerstown
Maryland
Dabney Harrison
Philip, Walker
Clarke
Earl S. Fitz
Miss Lewis
Uel Fitz
Hanover, Pa
Miss
Robert CC. Cowling
Episcopal Church
Wickliffe
Clarke County
Florence A. Rutherford
University of Maryland Hospital
Baltimore Md
Charlotte, N
Atchison
Kan
Alobe
Wire
Washington
State Department
Mexico
Marines
Miss Lumley
Conservatory
Ley
New
Lin
Youns
Thomas Dehaven
Powhatan
Penn Ave
18Th and H Sts
N. W
White House
State
War
Navy
E. C. Owen
Bockey
Long Island, N. Y
Mrs
R. H. Bockey
Messrs
Ellis T. Finfrock
Har
Ry B. McDonald
Cleveland, Ohio
Ida B. Taylor
Misa
Margaret M. Finfrock
Oak Shade
Martinsburg
Shenandoah Junction
Mr. Randolph Reynolds
Katherine
Stella
Mrs. J. QR
Bucher
Lenore
D. W. Barkey
Clifford
H. B. Taylor
Orchard Glen
Hedgesville
C. M. Brown
Karl Dick
Win Teets
Winchester Fair
John Wilen
Presidio
W. T. Wilen
Martinsburg, W. Va
John H. Wilen
Cavalry Regiment of
The
United
Vresidio
San Francisco
Der
Dean
le Pores &. Co. Co
the Quality Shop
Ryan & Orndoff
Livick’s
H. P. Four
Studebaker
H. P
Dort Cars
Ramsburg Auto Supply Co
East Piccadilly Street
Noonan’s Stables
Mr. Scott Grant
Banks Bulletin
Apple Bulletin Board
Merchants’ National Bank
J. R. Wendling
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