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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
4
The News Item founded 1895 was bought by The Evening Star on May 6 1907 creating a combined 3600 daily circulation. The Star becomes the sole daily paper published in Winchester.
Vice-President John W Kern argues that history shows a shift from individual rights to collective power. He warns that unchecked cooperation can consolidate control into a few, making government the ultimate guardian and paternal authority to prevent abuse of power.
A severe wind storm hit Brucetown Virginia on Thursday afternoon tearing down trees and damaging homes. The Bow ers residence suffered collapse of props, fruit was ruined, and Mrs Bowers fainted from fright. Several locals and visitors are named among the affected and visiting residents.
Taft addresses concerns over executive power and constitutional scope. He asserts Supreme Court trust and notes expansion of executive power reflects larger national conditions and evolving government responsibilities. The remarks emphasize adherence to constitutional law amid changing times.
In a Farmers Association welcome speech Governor Swanson jokes that farmers could buy Belgium in a year and Ruasta, the Czar, and all he owns in five years. He warns that keeping all the money would create a dominant financial class in the country.
Nan Patterson, once the Flora Dora show girl linked to the Caesar Young murder trial, remains a magnet for trouble as police chase her across cities. In New York three men, overheated by the heat of summer, attempted suicide or murder in a rash spree. Wu Ting Fang claims a recipe to live 200 years, a quip amid debates on Standard Oil and the paper trust.
The Merry Widow hat and the Directoire gown dominate this summer fashion scene while the peek-a-boo shirtwaist fades from view. No other trends are noted in this brief fashion column.
Mrs George A Copp of Kernstown discovered two hens setting in a meadow nest. The hens left their nests as heat rose. She heard a faint chirp and found several chicks hatched. She moved the remaining eggs under other hens, and most hatched.
George P Sommers conductor on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was arrested and released on 1000 bail after a hearing set for August 12. He joins William T Frederick and Hugh C Pierce, also B and O conductors, arrested on the same warrant. Charges allege carrying Charles Flinder free from Baltimore to Martinsburg with penalties up to 500 dollars fine or two years in prison.
In Nineveh Virginia on August 7 Mrs W Mauck and daughter Maymee of Bartonsville visited here. Miller Jett and his mother spent a day in Front Royal. Mrs Pitcock of Tulip visited her daughter here. Mrs Meredith Hudson of Stephens City stayed with Mrs Magnes Leach Monday evening. Mrs Albert Walker of Refuge visited Mrs Edward Jackson on Wednesday. A yard party at Rockland drew many locals Saturday night. Joseph Millar and daughter Bertie visited A Jett and M C Leach. others joined Mr and Mrs Jacob McKay and Miss Mary Jacobs for trips to Front Royal on Tuesday.
Rev. C. L. Potter will fill the following appointments next Sunday at Lamp's 11 o'clock Paxton's 8 o'clock and Relief 8 o'clock. The public is cordially invited.
Records reveal that over six years 1,180 ships sailed from Glasgow to the United States and every one carried foreign flag cargo in breach of neutrality rules.
Mr and Mrs W Alexander Baker hosted at their Water Street home for players and associates of the baseball team. After a tempting menu, music followed with Miss Anne Douglas Williams and pitcher Thomas Cantwell among the singers. Each plate held a souvenir gift.
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