Villa Bandits Routed at Chihuahua City in Clash
United States and Mexican officials report Villa and a large band attacked Chihuahua City but Trevino’s forces repelled them. More than 200 bandits were executed after the battle. Villa's men suffered heavy losses and one third of his command was wiped out. Carranza’s position strengthened, with expert analysis urging a push for Pershing’s withdrawal.
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Chihuahua City
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Parral
Carranza
Villa
Trevino
Washington
Villstas
War
State Department
Rodgers
Mexico City
Il Us
Carmanza
New London
Chihuahua
Pershing
Anniversary Exercises by Rebekah's Daughters
The Daughters of Rebekah announce anniversary exercises in their hall on Tuesday September 19 at 8 o'clock. A program of music and recitations is planned and refreshments will be served. A lost gold band bracelet engraved Anna Rinker offers a reward at Star Office. Additionally a marriage license was issued in Hagerstown Maryland for Raymond Eliott of High View Hampshire County West Virginia and Miss Ethel Hulver of Mountain Falls. Reward offered for the return of a yellow leather handbag containing a silver case and rosary. Return to Star Office.
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Rebekah
Anna Rinker
Star Office
Hagerstown
Raymond Eliott
High View
Hampshire County
W. Va
Ethel Hulver
Mountain Falls
England Suggests Mail Seizure Relief Plan
Britain will propose to the United States a method to ease allied mail censorship embarrassment without compromising retaliatory measures authorized by Congress. The reply will be delivered to the American embassy in London and argues the Berlin blockade justifies holding and searching mail to and from America. The Hague provisions are said not to apply, though plans in effect may lessen business hampered with neutral countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Congress
London
Germany
America
Funeral of Mrs. Mary Krebs Ends in Winchester
The remains of Mrs. Mary E. Krebs wife of B. F. Krebs and daughter of Robert Bentley were brought to Winchester from Riverdale Maryland and interred at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Rev J H Lacy led graveside services after home rites at Riverdale. Pallbearers were S A Byers William G Hardy F C Groves Robert Grim Charles R McCann and William F Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Krebs
B. F. Krebs
Riverdale
Robert Bentley
Stephenson
Winchester
Shenandoah
Baltimon
Ohio Railroad
Mount Hebron
J. H. Lacy
Presbyterian Church
Krebs
Mrs Hare Dies of Tuberculosis in Washington
Mrs Nellie Hare wife of Ed ward Hare long employed by the government in Washington died Saturday morning in a Washington hospital after a lingering tuberculosis illness. She was born in Roanoke Virginia 35 years ago and had been married twice survived by her second husband and daughter Miss Gladys Keister of Washington. The funeral was at the Church of the Sacred Heart with Rev J Clinton Allard of Richmond VA and burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery pallbearers named Dusty Bayliss Sullivan Pitcock Potts.
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Nellie Hare
Edward Hare
Washington
Hare
Roanoke
Keister
Gladys Keister
Charles Grove
Church of the Sacred Heart
J. Clinton Allard
Richmond
Mount Hebron
William Dusty
G. W. Bayliss
Bernard Sullivan
Zay, Pitcock
Roy Potts
Baltimore Grain Markets Close With Wheat and Corn Quotes
At the close of the Baltimore wholesale markets this afternoon No 2 red wheat was quoted at 1493 4 cents and corn at 94 cents Miss Mary Lou Robey of Martinsburg West Virginia has returned home after visiting Miss Zelma Carper
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Baltimore
Mary Lou Robey
Martinsburg, W. Va
Zelma Carper
Carnival Goes to Roanoke Roanoke Fair to feature Panama Exposition unit
The Panama Exposition Carnival Company left Winchester this morning by a special Baltimore and Ohio train for Roanoke Virginia where they will exhibit at the Roanoke fair next week.
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Carnival
Roanoke
Winchester Fair
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Salvage Effort Declared Unviable for the Memphis
Navy reporter Du Bose concluded after inspecting the wrecked cruiser Memphis off San Domingo that salvage is impractical due to its position making the cost prohibitive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navail Constructor
du Bose
San Domingo
Memphis
Navy Department
Young Man Fined and Imprisoned for Fatally Assaulting Father
Charles Willis, about 21, was arraigned before Magistrate J H Lacy Jr for beating his father Joseph Willis. After evidence, the magistrate fined $10 and sentenced him to sixty days in jail. He allegedly struck his parent with a timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Willis
J. H. Lacy, Jr
Joseph Willis
Lacy
Probably Frost Here Tonight
A telegram from the United States Weather Bureau in Washington warns of likely frost tonight. The brief note notes frost could benefit apples rather than harm them at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
United States Weather Bureau
Washington
Information Wanted Liberal Reward
The Frederick County Board of Health seeks information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons who haul dead animals and excretions from dry closets to the city outskirts and fail to bury or destroy them. Violations carry heavy fines and imprisonment. Dr. C. R. Anderson, Secretary.
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Frederick County Board of Health
Board of Health
Fauntleroy Returns to Old Home After Shenandoah Visit
Cornelius Hite Fauntleroy, prominent St. Louis lawyer and Winchester native, returns from Shenandoah Valley to Belle Grove mansion near Cedar Creek. He attended the University of Virginia with President Wilson and plans to campaign in Missouri for the Democratic national ticket.
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Cornelius Hite Fauntleroy
Winchester
St. Louis
Shenandoah Valley
Hite
Belle Grove
Cedar Creek
Fauntleroy
Wilson
University of Virginia
Missouri
Merchants' Cold Storage Seeks Space in Richmond VA
Storage facility advertises best market in the South offering space for 40 000 barrels of oil or similar bulk product. Promotion from Merchants' Cold Storage and Ice Mfg. Co. Richmond Virginia seeks engagement at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
ICE Mfg. CO
Traction Strike Marred by Rioting in New York
Rioting marked the tenth day of a traction strike in New York. Injuries occurred and four women were arrested for deaths in the mob. The Longshoremen's Union president said a sympathetic strike may be authorized but no action until Thursday. otherwise the situation showed slight improvement.
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New York
Th Longshoremien
Relatives Inherit $1,000,000 Estate
A. Willis Dearing died last week at his niece Nannie Dearing’s home near Flint Hill Virginia at age 69. He was reportedly Rappahannock county’s wealthiest resident with real estate and bonds valued around $1,000,000. His will leaves the estate to several nephews and nieces with Alfred Dearing of Jefferson County West Virginia named as sole executor.
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A. Willis Dearing
Nannie Dearing
Flint Hill
Rappahannock County
Alfred Dearing
Jefferson County
W. Va
Visitors Enter Pupils at Fort Loudoun Seminary
Mr and Mrs W A Bratton Marlington W Va Mrs Pliny Fishburne Waynesboro Va Mrs Samuel Cecil Graham wife of Judge Graham Taze well Va Mrs Alice B Carnegie Pittsburgh Pa Mrs R E B Jeffries Chester Pa Mr and Mrs Wilson Burlington W Va Mrs W S Woodworth wife of assistant engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad Mrs Clifford Barbee New York City and Dr R E Lee Wardensville W Va are among visitors this week to enter members of their families at Fort Loudoun Seminary.
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W. A. Bratton
Marlinton
W. Va
Pliny Fishburne
Waynesboro
Samuel Cecil Graham
Union Pacific Railroad
Clifford Barbee
New York City
R. E. Lee
Wardensville
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Mrs Clara Maphis Injured in Strasburg Auto Crash
Mrs Clara Maphis wife of Dr B F Maphis prominent Strasburg dentist in Shenandoah County Va is critically injured in a collision in Strasburg early last evening Her skull base was fractured jaw broken bones crushed right arm fractured above elbow with severe shock She recognized relatives at times and remains semi conscious The accident happened as she walked home from the Southern Railway station to meet her daughter Katharine Grabill and her grandson who had arrived from Washington
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Clara Miphis
B. F. Maphis
Strasburg
Shenandoah County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Middleburg Hunt Club Reorganized Plans for New Season
The Middleburg Hunt Club re organized and completed its plans for the coming season. Joseph M. Martin of Middleburg has been elected president, W. H. Silcott secretary and treasurer, and Louis Leith hunts.
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Middleburg Hunt Club
Joseph M. Mar
Tin
Middleburg
W. H. Silcott
Louis Leith
Mrs E L Hisey Leaves Hospital After Appendicitis Operation
Mrs. E. L. Hisey, recently at Winchester Memorial Hospital for appendicitis, was moved to her Edinburg Virginia home several days ago. She endured the trip well and is recovering nicely at home.
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E. L. Hisey
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Edinburg
Thomas Maloney Dies in Philadelphia
The body of Thomas Maloney, an aged Confederate veteran, who died while visiting a sister in Philadelphia, has been interred in Front Royal cemetery, Va., where he had lived for many years. He leaves a widow and several grown children.
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Thomas Maloney
Philadelphia
Front Royal
Brown and Miller Wed in Methodist Church Ceremony
Harry J. Brown son of Mr and Mrs James M Brown and Miss Mildred M Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles W Miller were married at 8 o clock last Thursday evening at the parsonage of the Methodist Episcopal Church on South Market Street by Rev Harry G Spencer The bride wore a white satin dress Mr Brown is employed by Cooper Brothers wholesale grocers.
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Harry J. Brown
James M. ‘Brown
Mildred M. Miller
Charles W. Miller
Methodist ‘Episcopal Church
South Market Street
Harry Ga. Spencer
Mr. Brown
Messrs
Cooper Brothers
Mrs. Eskey Weds James W. Leach in Morrisburg
Martinsburg West Virginia reports the marriage of Mrs. Louisa St. Clair Eskey to James William Leach performed in Morrisburg Pennsylvania last Thursday. The couple will live on East South street Martinsburg both have ties to nearby towns and Rev John D Fox officiated at the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Morrisburg
Louisa St. Clair Eskey
East South Street
James William Leach
Carlisl
Cumberland Valley
John.d. Fox
Methodist Episcopal Church
D. R. Eskey
Winchester
Jesse Woodward Struck by String of Farm Losses
Fire near Charlestown destroyed 300 bushels of wheat on James G. Aldridge's farm and a threshing machine owned by Jesse Woodward. Woodward, of Wadesville, Va., had no insurance and faced further misfortunes including loss of a work horse, a colt killed by another horse, and many turkeys and chickens.
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James G. Aldridge
Charlestown
Jesse ©. Woodward
Wadesville
Woodward
Amberneck
Carlisle Fair Excursion Tickets On Sale For Week
The C V R R will sell tickets to Carlisle Pennsylvania during the fair week September 18 to 23. Tickets valid on regular trains with special excursion rates available during the sale period from 9 to 1.
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Carlisle
Bandits near wipe out posse in Florida ambush
A Miami posse of four men seeking bandits who robbed the Homestead Bank of 6000 dollars was ambushed in the Florida Everglades. Allen Anderson and William Anderson were killed. Charles Williams and another William Anderson fatally wounded. Deputies continued pursuit as the dead and wounded were brought back to Miami.
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Miami
Florida
Florida Everglades
Allen Anderson
William Anderson
Charles Williams
Demand for damages in Calkins and Company vs Shryock case
S B Calkins and Company of Memphis sue Fred A Shryock Winchester apple buyer for 25000 dollars damages alleging publication of a trade paper article harmed their character. Trial set in United States Court western district of Virginia Lynchburg before Judge Henry C McDowell with witnesses including Shryock Sibert Gold Kern Lantz Green Wisecarver.
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S. B. Calkins and Company
Memphis
Tenn
Fred. A. Shryock
Winchester
United States
Western District of Virginia
Lynchburg
Henry C. McDowell
Shryock
8. B. Calkins and Company
Harrison, Long
Ma Jone
Maphis
Harry R. Kern
R. T. Barton
Kern
Barton
Messrs. F. A. Shryock
J. W. Sibert
Phil
H. Gold
Bentley Kern
Harry Lantz
D. G. Green
Clarence Wisecarver
Gigantic Guard Review Planned Near Fort Bliss
El Paso Texas September reports a massive mobilization of 29 000 troops with 33 000 national guardsmen as the largest post Civil War gathering. Plans in Washington call for a giant district wide review by President Wilson in October to show mobilization readiness with an Elephant Butte dedication on October 14 drawing border guards to El Paso. The event could lead to withdrawal of guards from the border after the maneuvers. Lost mare description and local social notes complete the page.
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EL Paso
Tex
Ohio
Fort. Bliss
George Bell, Jr
Washington
Wilson
Elephant Butte
Here
Pl Paso
United States
British and Bulgarian Front News From Sept 18
British forces report gains on the Somme with trenches captured east of Courcelles and near Mouquet while Turkish troops are defeated 65 miles east of the Suez by a British flying column. Serbian troops push through in Macedonia taking Bulgarian trenches.
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Suez Canal
London
Somme
War Office
Oine
Courcellette
Thiepval
Mouquet
Théonemy
Saloniki
Macedonia
Montgomery elected assistant pastor in Lexington church
Rev. James N. Montgomery recent Union Theological Seminary graduate has been chosen as assistant pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Lexington Virginia where Rev. Dr. Alfred T. Graham serves as pastor. Montgomery has already begun his duties in Lexington.
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James N. Montgomery
Union Theological Seminary of
Richmond
Presbyterian Church of
Lexington
Alfred T. Graham
Mr. Montgomery
Couple Ties The Knot In Clerk Office Romance
Thomas W. Hockman and Mrs Florence B. Davis of Bentonville Virginia were wed recently in the Front Royal court clerk’s office by Rev N N Wail of the Southern Methodist Church.
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Thomas W. Hockman
Florence B. Davis
Bentonville, Va
Front Royal
N. N. Wail
Southern Methodist Church
Halltown Mill Reopens After Remodeling and Expansion
The Halltown Paper Board Company mill in Halltown West Virginia, closed since mid July for modernization, has reopened with an upgraded plant and increased workforce. Output has been doubled after a complete remodel.
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Halltown
W. Va
Health Service Pulls Teeth of Policy and People
A fragmentary piece notes Mr. Harry L. Wood returning to Washington after a week with relatives in town. The uncertain text references health service, pollution, malaria, climate, screening costs, sanitary cigar factories, and an undertaker, but details are unclear.
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Harry L. Wood
Washington
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Victor
U. 8
Wire
England
Mary Krebs
Baltimore Grain Markets
C. R. Anderson
Frederick Co. Board of Health
Mr. Fauntleroy
Old Home
Apple
Richmond, VA
Fort Loudoun
Auto
H Harry Brown
Miss Miller
Mrs. Eskey
James W. Leach
Jesse Woodward
Carlisle Fair
Jacob Streit Farm
L. S. Haymaker
Howard R. Sheely
Mary Louise- Jordan
A. Jordan
Brunswick, Md
Staunton
Mary Baldwin Seminary
DR. Graham
Halltown Mill
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