Winchester Trunk Mystery Cleared Up By City Officials
A mysterious odor from a Winchester Virginia trunk at the Baltimore and Ohio depot led to speculation of a dead body. Police and coroner investigated at the Sixth Precinct morgue and determined no crime occurred. A trunk was sent to Washington and the odor explained by agent Patton, ending the scare.
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Winchester
St. Louis
New York
Tur Star
Tu Star
Baltimore and Ohio Depot
T. B. Patton
Washington
Washington Post
Nevitt
Jordan
Sixth Precinct
Baltimore and Ohio
Winchester Public Schools Introduce Elective Business Course
The Winchester School Board adds a free elective business course at Male High School covering book-keeping stenography commercial law and business arithmetic. Pupils choose among classical religious and commercial streams and may mix subjects with five total studies, subject to principal approval by Capt. J. C. Van Fossen.
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Star
School Board of
Winchester
J. C. van Fossen
Will Be Called Guards On B and O Rail Line
The B and O Railroad plans to call passenger brake men guards in the near future. With automatic couplers in use their duties focus on lamp watching passenger comfort and polite service while answering the same questions repeatedly.
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B. &. O. Railroad Company
Contractor Wins Wall Rebuild at National Cemetery
M. A. Orndorff, formerly of Chambersville now based in Great Cacapon, secured the contract to rebuild 367 feet of the southern cemetery wall. Work starts tomorrow with demolition of the old wall followed by improvement.
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National Cemetery
M. A. Orndorff
Chambersville
Great Cacapon
Winchester crowd swells at Hart Hotel during band stay
During a stay in Winchester Brown's Cornet Band, the musical group to perform at Morgan's Grove exhibition was housed at the Hart Hotel. The hotel proved overcrowded with guests and some were turned away.
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Winchester
Brown
Morgan’s Grove Exhibition
Hart Hotel
Injured Girl Resting Easier After Runaway
Miss Katie Maloy, badly hurt in a runaway on Sensensgey Road yesterday, is resting as well as could be expected at the home of her uncle Commissioner of the Revenue J. E. Correll on South Main Street.
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Katie Maloy
Sensensgey Road
the Revenue
J. E. Correll
South Main Street
Brutal blow in street fight near Sparks circus incident
At Baltimore and Ohio track on Baker street two boys fought as a crowd watched. The melee drew in Ashby Swanson Dan Stephenson and others with Will Pratt delivering a crushing blow after slipping knuckles. Pratt fled town before arrest. police vow watch for clashes.
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Sparks’ Circus
Baltimore & Ohio
Baker Street
Ashby Swanson
Dan Stephenson
East Piccadilly Street
Mr. Swanson
Stephenson
Swanson
Charles Shiner
Stephenson Brothers
Wm. Casty
Will Pratt
Mr. Custy
Pratt
Dusty
Soldier Returns And Claims His Bride
In a Lebanon County home, Isaac N. Arnold and Nellie Hawkins wed with no attendants. Reverend John E. Bushnell officiated as Arnold, a sergeant who recently returned from the Philippines, claimed the bride after seven years of correspondence. They will live on Mary Jane Buncutter’s farm.
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Isaac N. Arnold
Nellie
Mary Jane Buncutter
Arnold
United States Army
Philippines
Army
Roanoke clergyman questions county records
Rev. Dr. Creighton Campbell of Roanoke spent part of yesterday in the county clerk’s office checking family records.
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Creighton Campbell
Roanoke
Winchester Reel Team Formed For State Firemen Races
Athletes gathered at the Charley Rouss Engine Hall to organize a Winchester reel team for Virginia State Firemen's Association contests in Richmond late September. Officers elected include President Lieut. S. A. Atwell, Vice President Lee Barr, Treasurer William Wood, Secretary Jos. E. Kiger, Captain G. Frank Baker. Training begins tonight with nightly practices at eight, committee to select runners from Friendship Sarah Zane and Charley Rouss Fire Companies.
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Charley Rouss
Winchester
Virginia State Firemen’s Association
Richmond
Sarah Zone
The
Friendship
Charney Rouss Fire Companies
Lieut
S. A. Atwell
Lee Barr
Sarah Zane
William Wood
Jos. E. Kiger
G. Frank Baker
Edward
Sandy Baker
Harry Parsons
Twins Buried in the Same Coffin at Red Bud Graveyard
The twin children of Mr. Raymond Carver of near Red Bud died in succession on the day after a heat wave. Both infants failed to improve, one passing at 3 p m yesterday and the other at the same hour today, and they were laid to rest together in a single coffin beside their childless parents.
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Raymond Carver
Red Bud
Sweet Singer at Church Social
A Presbyterian social at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. White on Fairmont avenue last night drew a good crowd. Refreshments were served and proceeds were encouraging. Miss Ott of Wheeling and Miss Mann of Washington performed. Ott is a contralto and Mann a soprano. Both are praised for voice and charm, though the writer remarks Winchester offers many pretty, well-appearing women. Read The Star.
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W. S. White
Fairmont Avenue
Miss Ott
Wheeling
W.va
Winchester
Winchester Box Factory to Open at Snapp Machine Works
Arrangements near completion to install a paper box plant at the corner of Kern and Market streets. Ten to twelve workers will be employed, with John C. Grove managing. Grove brings experience from the Newspaper Box Co. and paper box making. The Winchester Box Factory will serve local industrial needs and wages will circulate in the area.
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Snapp
Kern
Market Streets
Winchester
John C. Grove
Hotel Evans
Grove
Old News Paper Box Co
Winchester Box
Southern Rail extension to West Virginia coal fields eyed
The Star reports the Southern Railway may extend lines through Winchester to West Virginia coal fields using the old Loudoun and Hampshire route surveyed by a concealed Southern party. The Washington Star notes this could boost Alexandria commerce as canal era cargoes of soft coal return to mind. Local society items mention M B O Conner visiting Clarksdale and Rev M Kirk resuming duties in Florence with a church event, plus Miss Maggie Gibbe of Martinsburg visiting Mrs Ivy Ritter and the Fagitt family returning home.
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STAR
Southern Railway
Winchester
West Virginia
Loudoun
Hampshire
Bismarck Company
Southern
The
Washington Star
Washington and Ohio
Alexandria
Alexandria and Georgetown
Endeavorers Begin Tenth Annual Session in Winchester
The Virginia Union Young People's Society Christian Endeavor opened its tenth annual session at Centenary Reformed Church in Winchester with a well attended welcome event. Delegates from across the state heard remarks from Mayor Barton and Rev. W. J. Cocke, and listened to Mr. M. K. Campbell lead the song service as Rev. James B. Stonesifer welcomed the gathering.
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Virginia Union Young People’s Society
Christian Endeavor
M. K. Campbell
Robert K. Gray
Barton
James B. Stonesifer
W. R. Kennedy
Lexington
Kennedy
Winchester
Main
Water Streets
W. H. H. Joyce
W. J. Cocke
First Christian Church
Woodstock
Christ
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Soldier
Sweet Singer
Tux Sraz
Kern and
M. B. O'Conner
Maurice O’conner
Valley Branch
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Clarksdale
Miss
O’conner
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
M. Kirk
Florence
Ala
Maggie Gibbe
Martinsburg
Ivy Ritter
Fannie Fagitt
Miss Ella Fagitt
Endeavorers
Centenary Reformed Church
Virginia
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