Baker family charity and church aid highlighted in Virginia
The article recounts Mr. Baker of Winchester aiding mission work in the Blue Ridge, funding St Stephens Church as a memorial to his first wife Emma Ginn Baker, and supporting the Ferasat Fire Company with horses. It notes his private benefactions, church ties, surviving relatives, and a stray local anecdote about ambition.
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Red
Yarkoy
Stras Gling
Blue Ridge Mountains
Baker
St. Stephens’ Church
Emma Vv. Ginn
Edward
Juey Ginn
Ferasat Fire Company
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Winchester
Nover
Christ Church of
Christchurch
Virginia
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Mr. Baker
Emma Ginn Baker
Janet Conrad
J. H. Lacy
Presbyterian Church
Edwin Y. Baker
New York City
William A. Baker
Albert L. Baker
Lewis
Marshall Baker
BR. Pare
Sophie Baker
Aleander M. Baker
Christian Baker
Staunton
Baker and Brown
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The report notes possible detachment of forces from the Russian front and details clashes on the Danube with German artillery driving back Serbian positions near Semendria. It mentions rumors of German and Austrian campaigns in the Balkans aiding Turkey and potential implications for Romania Greece and Bulgaria.
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Danube
Semendria
Belgrade
Balkans
Serbia
Turkey
Bulgaria
Roumania
Greece
Pachitch
Germany
William H. Baker Dies After Long Bank Career
William H. Baker, longtime president of the Shenandoah Valley National Bank, died in the summer of 1909. He was elected president on July 2 that year and had wide holdings in industry and land, including a Red Rock chocolate plant and farms in Frederick and Clarke counties. Baker served in Winchester city government and supported many local enterprises, leaving a legacy of public service and business leadership.
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Mr. Baker
Red Rock
Jouchess County
N. Y
W. H. Baker
United States
Baker
Frederick County
Clarke County
Frederick
Experiments Show Grimm Alfalfa Best For New England Soil
A New Hampshire experiment station report from 1912 to 1914 indicates Grimm alfalfa outperformed other strains after two winters. The college distributed Grimm seed to 122 farmers across the state to compare with locally grown seed on demonstration plots.
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New England
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Principles Stand Fast Like Troops After Victory
Optimistic thought fades as feelings come and go while principles remain steadfast like troops on the line after a victory. The passage contrasts transient emotion with enduring discipline and resolve.
Quote on virtue and temperance by J. S. Blackie
The note argues virtue is not fat or mere abstinence but the absence of vice. It frames temperance as a baseline virtue rather than a peak of moral excellence.
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J. S. Blackie
Weather Bureau Secrecy Behind Forecasts Questioned
A Philadelphia Public Ledger quip notes a child asks how the weather bureau predicts conditions and a skeptical answer says they do not forecast himself, highlighting public doubt about meteorology accuracy.
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Weather Bureau
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Bahama government seeks revival of sea cotton industry
The Bahama islands government aims to revive the production of sea cotton once flourishing there, in a bid to boost local industry and diversify the economy.
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Bahama Islands
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Northern Virginia Power Company
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Virginia Woolen Company
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