Grahame-White Survives 70-Foot Dover Flight Crash
London December 19 Grahame-White had a close call when his Bristol biplane plunged seventy feet at Dover cliffs after testing for the De Forest prize. He sustained a cut forehead and facial injuries, later recovering with concussion slight and planning a new aircraft. Sopwith also flew toward the prize but failed to cross the channel, landing in Belgium.
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London
Grahame-White
Dover
Lord Warden
Baron de Forest
de Forest
White
Wreck. O
Basie
Grahame- White
Sopwith
Sheppey
Umont
Belgium
Horace Wright
Bristol
Gas Escape Triggers Break Near Fort Hill Explosion
Gas escaping from a main on Fort Hill sparked an explosion while workers dug to locate the leak. A pick struck a stone, a spark flew igniting gas and blowing off two manhole lids, one shattering into pieces that broke a window at Mrs Bertie Wilsons home. The Winchester Gas Company covered city repairs and advised removal of lids could have prevented the blast. Dr Woodward, veterinary surgeon, can be reached by Bell phone 90.
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Fort Hill
Bertie Wilson
Winchester Gas Company
Will of T. Marion Bantz opened in court probate
The will was produced in the Corporation Court with no witnesses. handwriting proven by Kinzel and Correll. Executor Julius A Bantz qualified with $17,000 bond. Home on North Market Street to daughter J Ada Beardsworth. other properties and bank stock allocated among family. Bequests include cash gifts to several individuals and boyhood savings deposited at Frederickstown Savings Institution left to Mrs Beardsworth.
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T. Marion Bantz
Corporation Court
George H. Kinzel
J. &. Correll
Julius A.bantz
Newgate
London
Fort Loudoun
G. Ernest Bantz
Julius A. Bantz
H. Billa Bellows
J. Ada Dukehart
Ernest Bantz
Mrs. Beardsworth
H. B. Krebs
Marion Bantz Krebs
William B. Powell
Robert Goss
Marion
Alice Young
Francis Moulton
Mr. Bantz
Frederickstown Savings Institution
Beardsworth
Merle Bantz
General Taylor's Servant Dies in New York Town
George Washington Hall a colored man reputed to be in his 101st year died yesterday in New York. Born in Savannah, Ga, he claimed to have served as General Zachary Taylor's body servant in Mexican war days. He was the father of the late Mrs. Bettie Taylor Dandridge of Winchester.
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George Washington Hall
New York
Savannah
Frances
Zachary Taylor
General Taylor
Bettie Taylor Dandridge
Winchester
Bride T A Alspach to Wed Charlotte Davidson
The Rev T A Alspach announced at St John s Reform Church Chambersburg that he will marry Miss Charlotte Davidson in Dayton Ohio on December 28 after returning from Allentown. He said his fiancee is the sweetest girl on earth and urged married men to consider their own wives as such.
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T. A. Alspach
St. John’s Reformed Church
Chambersburg
Allentown
Dayton
Ohio
Charlotte Davidson
Snow Likely In Western Virginia Tonight To Tuesday
Weather Bureau forecast for Virginia predicts cloudy skies with probable snow in the western portion tonight or Tuesday and a drop in temperatures. A classified note offers a canoe for sale, with contact at a provided address.
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the Star
Washington
Virginia
Weather Bureau
Bank Failure Impacts Brunswick Residents and Railroad Workers
The collapse of Brunswick Savings Bank leaves 286000 in liabilities matching deposits. The bank had no director meetings in 18 years and no balanced ledger or regular bookkeeping. Many local workers including railroad men and community organizations face losses as deposits, accounts, and fuel expenses were mishandled.
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Valley Division
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Brunswick
Brunswick Savings Bank
CIA
William Schnauffer
Schnauffer
Cabbage Short Kraut Price Rise Feared
Dealers report Chicago sent word that sauer kraut prices will rise due to a cabbage crop shortage. U S demand topped 20 million pounds last year with America exporting kraut to Germany as German makers imitate the American product.
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Chicago
United States
America
Germany
Strikes Oil In Texas A New Markham Field Well
Bay City dispatches report a new oil well in the Markham field by J William Jack and partners producing about 10000 barrels daily. The well, one of the largest in the region, is praised for excellent quality oil. Jack, of the firm Ogden and Jack, is brother to Charles P Jack of Winchester and counts many local friends among its supporters.
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Bay City
Texas
J. William Jack
Markham
Beaumont
Jack
Ogden & Jack
Charles P. Jack
Winchester
Topics For the Week of Prayer
The Ministerial Association has not yet arranged a complete program for the annual Week of Prayer which begins in January. Topics are listed as follows: Sunday The Fatherhood of God, Monday The World's Approach to God, Tuesday The Christian Church, Wednesday Foreign Missions, Thursday Home Missions, Friday The Home and the School.
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God
The
Christian Church
Foreign Missions
Reillys Return After Visit to Harrisonburg Va
Mr Patrick Reilly and daughter Miss Julia Reilly stayed with Mr and Mrs William Keaing on South Market street then returned to Harrisonburg Virginia this afternoon.
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Patrick Reilly
Julia Reilly
William Keaing
South Market Street
Harrisonburg
Runaways Not Seen After Elopement in Winchester
A week after a presumed marriage elopement between a Winchester man and a local girl, friends report no trace of the couple. The man, said to be married a month, traveled with a costly red car and expensive clothes. The wife suspected but stayed in Harpers Ferry. a tense scene occurred at the station as townsfolk urged the girl to return home. The couple’s whereabouts remain unknown and the car reportedly shipped to Atlanta.
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Winchester
Washington
Giri
Thes City
Harpers Ferry
Hubby
Baltimore and Ohio
Potomary
Atlanta
Personal Attack on Slemp Over Morrisonburg Postmaster Row
Charles M. Keezel remains postmaster of Morrisonburg after his removal was announced. Congressman Slemp blocked Dechert’s Senate confirmation, calling it a personal attack by the Paul faction. Keezel could stay in office until March 4 while Taft weighs the matter.
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Charles M. Keezel
Morrisonburg
William J. . Dechert
Keezel
Slemp
Bsuy
Senate
Dechert
Keezer
Paul
Taft
Mosby Visits Colt Factory After Civil War Reminiscence
In Hartford a card from W M Beeman connects Col Mosby with Captain Beeman of the First Vermont Cavalry. Mosby tours the Colt factory, recalls Colt firearms in war, and praises Oliver Ellsworth as author of the judiciary act. Connecticut figures prominently in Mosby’s reminiscences.
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John S. Mosby
Garde
W. M. Beeman
Ann Street
Hartford
Conn
First
Vermont Cavalry
Brandy Station
J. E. B. Stuart
Colonel Mosby
Beeman
Stuart
Rangers
Vermont
Mosby
Col. Co
L.r F. Robinson
Colt Factory
Colt
Oliver Elisworth
Oliver Ellsworth
United States
Connecticut
George Washington
Five Days Left To Shop In Winchester Santa Season
City readers face a five day window to buy gifts as Santa traverses Winchester. Shops offer dolls and toys from simple wooden items to intricate flying machines including a Zeppelin replica, promising thrills with minimal risk and varied prices. The toy merchant touts ready access to desired gadgets.
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Santa Claus
Winchester
Tom Thumb Wedding at Episcopal Chapel Debuts Tuesday
A short listing notes a Tom Thumb wedding at the Episcopal Chapel on Tuesday the 20th with a 4 rm admission price of 35e and a telecast or teleresting programme advertised.
Ed Kane Weds Miss Emmons in Martinsburg Nuptials
Miss May Emmons daughter of Mrs Mary Emmons wed Howard Newton Kane son of Mr and Mrs J N Kane at the Lutheran parsonage in Martinsburg West Virginia on Friday evening. Rev C S Trump officiated in a small ceremony attended by friends. The couple plan to make Winchester their future home after a brief residence there.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
May Emmons
Mary. Emmons
Howard. Newton ,Kane
J. N
Ida Kane
Lutheran Parsonage
C.S. Trump
Winchester
Third Death In Family In Augusta County
Mrs. Cornelia J. Beard wife of Joseph S. Beard died at her home near New Hope Augusta county Va after a long illness She was 57 a daughter of the late James P Beard of Rockingham county She leaves her husband three brothers and four sisters The funeral will be at Mount Horeb Church in Augusta county This is the Krebs family third death in as many weeks with relatives dying in Nelson and Lancaster counties
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H. Clay Krebs
North Market Street
Cornelia J. Beard
Joseph 8. Beard
New Hope
Augusta County
Beard
James P. Beard
Rockingham County
Charles Beard
Emmett Beard
Nelson County
James Beard
Balém
Krebs
Winchester
L. B. Harman
Annie and
Nettie Board
Mount Horeb Church
Mr. Krebs
Ada Apple
Lancaster
Lawyer Reads In Church Virgil Ormond Strickler's Rise
Virgil Ormond Strickler a former Luray barrister known for sharp oratory gains prominence through the death of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy before the First Christian Science Church of New York. Once a Page County school teacher he studied law with ex Senator H. Or. Smoot, later at the University of Virginia.
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Virgil Ormond Strickler
Luray — Bar
Mary Baker G. Eddy
First Christian Science Church
New York
Stetson
Luray
Nebraska
William Jennings Bryan
All for Horses and Bazaar Committees Meet at Friendship Hall
The committees to arrange the all for horses and the Bazaar will meet at Friendship Hall on Tuesday evening December 20 at 7 30 o clock. WM DESHON Chairman.
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Friendship Hall
WM. Deshon
Crairman
Tariff Questions Stir Senate Ahead of Holiday Recess
Senate plans to adjourn until January sixth with tariff policy under debate. House factions clash over tariff board powers and access to corporate documents while Indian contract talks pause.
Snow Auditorium Reel Tonight Promises Fine Entertainment
Manager Hable stated the five reel program would be the finest shown including graph and vitograph with Dora to Mr C BE Cougill of City Milling Company in town on business. Mr and Mrs Thomas returned this afternoon after visiting relatives in the city.
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Hable
Sraph
Vitigraph
Dora
C. BE. Cougill
The
City Milling Company
Thomas
Ternoon
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