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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1913
Page
2
A damaged OCR report notes a robbery aboard a sealed express car at Toledo Ohio as it pulled out. Silks valued at unknown figures were stolen. The robbers are described as former express company personnel.
Confused reports describe two men selling stamps around Weverton arousing suspicion of a post office robbery. Authorities unable to confirm details as a railroad appearance was noted, suspects reportedly dropped no freight and left with a satchel of unclear means.
A fragmented item notes a wedding between Mo To Albemarle and Miss Lala B Far at a Virginia venue. It mentions attendees including Mary and Gorrie Swimley and Miller of Nineveh with references to Madan eroon and Charlottes.
The excerpt outlines chapters of a historical romance featuring Francois, Alixe, Pietro, and Louis Napoleon. It traces François’s life from youth through exile, including clashes with generals, escape plots, and engagements with royalty and nobility across France and Italy. The narrative centers on loyalty, love, and political intrigue set during the Napoleonic era.
In a tense moment, Francois agrees to join Pietro as secretary, while the general probes his loyalty and love for Alixe. Francois reveals deep devotion, declaring he loves Alixe with all his soul while grappling with leaving for Pietro and the life ahead.
A woman at Ancona watches a stormy coastal scene from a palace window as a fleet of fishing boats and torn sails lie on the sea. She recalls a former vibrant life with Napoleon, contrasting hope and melancholy while waiting for the doctor.
In Ancona Hortense, exiled daughter of France and former queen, weighs a perilous choice as her son Louis lies feverish and endangered. With Austrian forces advancing and no safe routes through Tuscany or Switzerland, she debates fleeing to Turkey via Corfu, aided by a skeptical doctor who hints at peril and salvation.
Luther A. Huyett secretary of the Frederick county Democratic Committee and a member of the Public School Board is confined to his home after fracturing his right arm at the elbow. He fell while transferring between wagons on his farm and was treated locally by Dr. Fred A. Cochran. He is to be moved to Winchester Memorial Hospital for further care.
Two men drowned when a 60 inch water main burst in Cincinnati Ohio on December 6. The incident cut off about half of the city's water supply and left a dozen others trapped or stranded by the flood.
Nelson Bromley, boy son of Mr and Mrs John Bromley, was thrown from a Shetland pony and suffered a fractured limb and sprained ankle but is resting peacefully after prompt medical care. George Lee remains slowly recovering from injuries after being thrown from a colt. Farmers report about 50 percent of a crop. Mrs John Push and Miles Sortie-taft visited Thursday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs J M Cain.
Fragmentary OCR notes show Miss Jessie Updike of Brownstown Virginia and Virgie Swanson connected to a home event on South Street. The text is incomplete and hard to verify.
Train No 20 on the Eiie and Ohio Railroad now features 15 new cars with vestibules and an added engine and coaches. The Shenandoah division’s shortest equipped train travels to Baltimore and returns to Winchester, with a revised Washington connection replacing the old Harpers Ferry link. Local officials report widespread protests from Jefferson and Frederick county residents and nearby Maryland counties over the schedule changes, with possible restoration of stops to facilitate connections.
wire reports note American suffragettes displaying activity today in Washington. They reportedly attempted to disrupt a meeting supporting popular government during an address by Secretary Bryan, with several women raising the cry How about women. In Georgetown Texas J A Kimbro cites Foley’s Honey and Tar as a household remedy for colds and coughs.
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