Poem Dedicated to Officials by Disgruntled Dispatch Rider
A dated cable poem pleads for payment from the U.S. Government over dispatches carried from Constantinople to Smyrna and beyond. The signer claims $5 420 due for fees and expenses, alleges political motive behind nonpayment, and dedicates the piece to Geo B Cortelyou and I H Pierce. He references Teddy Roosevelt and political figures.
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Star
United States
Constantinople
Smyrna
Athens
Piraeus
Ordnance Trust
Lan Clyde Cullen
Geo. B. Cortelyou
H. D. Pierce
Teddy
Mr. Root
Poquito Root
Diphtheria Prevalent In This County Report
Frederick county health report notes four diphtheria cases and one tuberculosis case. Sanitary condition observations credit Dr. R. W. Gover Gore Dr. E. B. Smoke White Hall and Dr. P. B. Stickley Stephens City.
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Frederick County
Virginia State Board of Health
R. W. Gover
Gore
E. B. Smoke
White Hall
P. B. Stickley
Stephens City
People's Bank Opens At Stephens City
Stephens City December 19 The People's National Bank with capital of ten thousand dollars opened for business. A large opening day business was reported and backers see a bright outlook. John M. Steele serves as president and D W Weaver as cashier. The bank operates from the M K Dean building in Stephens City.
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The
Star
Stephens City
People’s National Bank
John M. Steele
D. W. Weaver
M. K. Dean
Jonathan M. Clark Sr. Dies at 86 in County
Jonathan M. Clark Sr., a prominent county farmer, died at his home near Nain after a brief grip illness more than 86 years old. Funeral services will be held at his home tomorrow at eleven, with burial in Little Mountain cemetery. He leaves a widow, six sons, three daughters, and had been a respected Methodist. he did not serve in the Union or Confederate armies.
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Jonathan M. Clark
Nain
Mr. Clark
Little Mountain
John A. Shockey
Shockeysville
This County
Clark
Sarah E. Clark
Samuel D
Jonathan M., Jr
John L
Geo. H. Clark
Thomas L. Clark
Piedmount
W. Va
Jacob L. Clark
Bloomington
Rachael Mason
Elizabeth J. Shade
Westernport
Sarah KE. Nesmith
Morgan County
W Va
Methodist Church
Shim
Miss Keith to Wed at Middletown in December
Social notes list wedding invitations for Miss Emily Keith to Mr Bradly Tyler Johnson on December 27 at Middletown Virginia. Local obituaries mention Miss Evelyn Cook buried December 14 in Willow Grove Warren County with Rev J A McClure officiating.
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Front Royal
Moselle
Pauline Sowers
Mrs. Mary Ann Goheen Funeral services held at Sacred Heart
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Mary Ann Goheen were conducted at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at eleven this morning with Rev. Father John McVerry officiating. Burial followed in Catholic Cemetery. Also notes on cloak bargains and local ads for poultry and a four car tomorrow sale.
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Mary Ann Goheen
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Father John McVerry
Woman in Berryville Shot by Unknown, Later Identified Owner
Janie Laws, a young colored woman, lay in critical condition after a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Berryville. Doctors warned recovery unlikely as the intestines were perforated. authorities identified the pistol as Ricamore’s, found in his home, with Laws admitting she loaded the cartridge and fired.
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Janie Laws
Star’s Bureau
Berryville
Ricamore
Mecca for Runaway Couple Wed in Hagerstown Parlor
Miss Mamie Batman and Ernest Hoak eloped from Page County Virginia and were secretly married at midnight in the City Hotel parlor in Hagerstown. The ceremony was performed by Rev. F. L. Fraser with a small group of witnesses after securing a license by phone and arriving on the N. & W. train. The couple remained at the hotel and planned to return by the early train but missed it.
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City Hotel
Hagerstown
Mamie Batman
Ernest Hoak
Page County
Baptist Church
Halel
McCardell
F. L. Fraser
Quilie
Miss Eliza Willis Engaged to Roddey of Rock Hill
Mrs. Marshall Willis of Winchester announces the engagement of Miss Eliza Russell Willis to Mr. John T. Roddey of Rock Hill South Carolina. The wedding is planned for January Umth 1996.
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Marshall Willis
Winchester
Eliza Russell Willis
John T. Roddey
Rock Hill
South Carolina
Pretty Miss Seal Weds Charles Edward Haines in Quiet Ceremony
Edna Louise Seal and Charles Edward Haines were married at 4:30 PM at the Seal home 107 West Water Street. Rev. Charles D. Bulla officiated with only immediate family present. The couple plans a B&O train trip to Washington before settling with the bride’s parents.
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Charles E. Seal
West Water Street
Edna Louise Seal
Charles Edward Haines
Charles D. Bulla
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Winchester
Charles Seal
Haines
Robert O. Haines
Eddy Press
Roof Collapse Injures Child in Brucetown Incident
A wagon hit a store corner post in Brucetown as Charles Owen’s team left Purcell's store. The fallen roof trapped little Lohi Purcell but she was saved by the post for relief, suffering facial bruises and a head cut. Local youths form a fireworks group after Rev. Buchanan organized them. Licenses issued in Martinsburg for Rev. W D Eye and Miss Lelia Lupton of Berkeley County W Va.
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Brucetown
Charles Owen
S. J. Swimley
Swimley
Grip
Baltimore
Martinsburg
Ww. D. Eye
Lelia Lupton
Berkeley County
W. Va
Lights Out In Christmas Week Delays Sparked by Plant Breakdowns
An electric light plant breakdown caused lights to fail across streets with incandescent lamps burning intermittently during the early night. Merchants complain of Christmas trade disruption as repairs are not yet timed. Don’t miss the flower show at Au lick's this week.
Dayton to Get Knitting Mill in Winchester venture
A Dayton meeting at Shenandoah Institute Auditorium discussed establishing a branch of the Lewis Jones Knitting Mills of Winchester. The committee found the project feasible with Dayton pledging 10,000 of 25,000 capital, and a stock solicitation panel formed to secure subscriptions. over 100 locals indicated willingness to work.
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Dayton
Shenandoah Institute
Lewis Jones Knitting Mills
Winchester
J. W. Keiter
Messrs. Keller and Fisk
J. H. Rhodes
A. B. Flick
Preacher Hurt in Cumberland Electric Railway Collision
Rev. Andrew J. Gill, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Martinsburg West Virginia, injured in Cumberland Maryland railway accident. He suffered back pain and possible kidney injury. Also injured were Walter Felix the motorman with leg and head injuries, Mrs Virginia Carder with shoulder bruises, and Jather Barnes the conductor with a lacerated hand and chest bruises.
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Andrew J. Gill
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Martinsburg
W. Va
Frederick
Cumberland
Walter D. Felix
Virginia Callan Carder
George L. Carder
Jather Barnes
Shoppers By The Hundreds Here Today
Winchester streets thronged with hundreds of shoppers despite slushy mud as county residents visit town for Christmas purchases. Merchants report unusually strong demand and expect a brisk rush through Saturday night.
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Winchester
Bowling Alley Open All Day Christmas
The bowling alley will operate all day on Christmas inviting patrons to spend the day there.
Berkeley County Apple Boom Expands Capital and Orchards
The North Mountain Orchard Company of Berkeley County is incorporated with $10,000 authorized capital and 350 acres in Hedgesville district, preparing ground for 14,000 apple trees. Sutton Stillwell Apple Company buys 250 acres in Back Creek Valley and will receive a charter soon. Three Berkeley apple firms total $70,000 capital on 2,100 acres as farmers plant for spring. Industry expects $75,000 yearly new capital and a 25,000 barrel annual bump for seven years. This year yield reached 100,000 barrels worth about $250,000.
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North Mountain ‘Orchard Company
Berkeley County
Hedgesville
Sutton, Stillwell Apple Company
Back Creek Valley
Berkeley
Dr Brooke Accepts Call To Romney
At the Second Presbyterian Church in Alexandria a letter requests the Presbytery of the Chesapeake dissolve Dr Brooke’s relations with the church so he may enter another presbytery. The congregation will join the request and reflects on his six years of service. Brooke has declined Beverley West Virginia and will take charge at Romney West Virginia January 1 1906, with a church of about three hundred members.
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Alexandria
F. J. Brooke
Chesapeake
Dr. Brooke
Brooke
Beverley
W. Va
Romney
Strode Buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery
The funeral for the late John B. Strode was held at the Stephens City Methodist Church at ten o clock this morning. Rev. William Stevens officiated and pallbearers included Lucius McCarty William Sonner Charles Dean William Lindewood Clayton Carbaugh Ashby Sprint. Burial followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery with a long funeral procession and many floral tributes.
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John B. Strode
Star
Methodist
Stephens City
William Stevens
Mount Hebron Cemetery
This City
Lucius . McCarty
William Sonner
Charles Dean
William Lindewood
Clayton Carbaugh
Ashby Sprint
la Winchester
Mr. Strode
Mount Hebron
Reduced cloaks for sale by Rus sell and Green
Mr. H. Myers has returned to Berryville after visiting friends and relatives in Baltimore. The notice notes reduced prices on cloaks offered by Rus sell and Green.
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Mr. H. Myers
Baltimore
Berryville
M. EB. Teich
Prophet Spangler Foresees Calamities for 1906
York evangelist Leo Spangler warns of a hot 1906 with a global chain of disasters. He predicts Russia’s dissolution, Turkish collapse, a protracted race war in the South, massive floods and volcanic eruptions, two Western city destructions by cyclones, widespread earthquakes, and Spain’s rebellion, plus political and religious turmoil in the United States and England. He also foresees ongoing U S world power status and corruption crackdowns at home.
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Czar
Leo Spangler
York
Virginia
South
Russia
Spangler
Queen Victoria
McKinley
Chicago
North River
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Turkey
Lane
Roosevelt
Vesuvius
Mount Pelee
Popocattepel
Pate
California
Philippines
Spain
Europe
England
Pennsylvania
Goa
New cloaks and fitte furs at Auced prices
Local retailer Russell and Co advertises new cloaks and furs at reduced prices. The brief note highlights affordable outerwear for shoppers seeking warm garments this season.
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Russell
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Stone Bridge
A. D. Stockton
Ashby Station
C. E. McKay
Hall and Jacobs
J. B. Earl
Harrisonburg
Hannah Down
Mary Lambert
Washington
Alma Rickett
Rockland
Flint Hill
A. W. Cawthorn, Jr
Reliance
Wheeling
Mrs. Goheen
Russell & Green
Poultry
Jloag
Mecca
Eliza R. Willis
Mr. Roddey
Miss Seal
Chas. E. Haines
Aulick’s
Apple
Prophet Spangler
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