King George Survived German Submarine Attack
Germany calls to the colors drafts untrained men 1869 to 1876 as war widens. Greece may declare war on Turkey. A Russian armored train was blown up with 200 soldiers killed. Vienna notes retreats and contested east front gains amid unclear headlines.
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Germany
Greece
Turkey
London
Cenger
George
Channel
Berlin
Poland
Vienna
Lemberg
Carpathian
Budapest
Troops Pour Into Naco As U S Cavalry Reinforcements
United States forces move to reinforce the border at Naco to protect Americans as General Scott arrives to prepare for possible action. General Bliss says intervention may be unnecessary after a second order from Provisional President Gutierrez to General Maytorena.
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United States
Naco
Scott
Bliss
Maytorena
Gutierrez
Noted Evangelist to Preach at Local Church Revival
Rev. S. Douglass McDuffie of Cleveland Ohio will preach at 11 am 2 pm and 7 30 pm tomorrow. He is said to be the best evangelist of the race comparable to Billy Sunday and Gipsy Smith. Revival continues all week and invites all to hear the noted evangelist and singer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Douglass McDuffie
Cleveland
Ohio
Billy Sunday
Gipsy Smith
Prof Ide Stricken While Downtown Recovers Quickly
Prof J A Ide, noted Winchester music teacher and composer, grew suddenly ill this morning near North Main Street. He collapsed at Rice's Music Store and, after a brief spell, recovered enough to return home, later resuming piano lessons.
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J. A. Ide
Winchester
Ide
Rice
North Main Street
Fort Hill
Main
Fairfax Lane
Fort Loudoun Seminary Seeks Graduators for Commercial Dept
The Fort Loudoun Seminary calls for graduates to join its Commercial Department as demand rises. Prospective students are advised to start the course January 5 to prepare for an anticipated revival in the field.
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Cerves
Contributions for Belgian Relief Fund
List of donations totaling 1149 18 from individuals and groups including Charles Cammer 3.00 Brucetown School 2.00 Payne's Chapel 5.00 Mrs C Boden 25 and others with various small gifts. The document records contributions credited toward Belgian relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cammer
Brucetown School
Larrick
Leech
Payne’s Chapel
Harry Hyde
J. D. Branson
Geo. Brady
Harles Pitzer
Wallpaper and Paint at Cost Sale Begins December 17
Gardner B. Hillyard Truste announces a liquidation sale starting tomorrow December 17 offering all wall paper saints and painter's supplies at cost. Lost silver bar pin set with sapphires reported near 1035 S Washington with reward offered.
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Saints
Gardner B. .Hillyard
Luthor Pannett
Bptf
Washington
Mrs James Hamilton Dies At Mount Hebron Cemetery
Mrs Rebecca Hamilton wife of James Hamilton longtime Mount Hebron Cemetery superintendent died at the cemetery lodge after weeks of illness due to uremic poisoning and other maladies. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon in the cemetery chapel with Rev T K Cromer. burial in the family lot. She leaves her husband three daughters a sister and several relatives from Winchester and Staunton Virginia.
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Hamilton
William March
Washington
Addie
Rebecca Hamilton
Sidney Hamilton
David Hamilton
John Kerr Public Schools
Edward Conner
Messrs
Robert I
Hugh Striker
Winchester
Robert A. Hamilton
Stonewall Brigade
Staunton
T. K. Cromer
Centenary Reformed Church
Catholic Church Service Update in Sacred Heart Parish
Rev. John McVerry leaves for Alexandria to attend a church meeting. Rev. Michael Ahern of Fort Monroe will conduct tomorrow's services and stay with Mr. and Mrs. Maurice M. Lynch on South Washington Street. Mary Miller of Maryland visiting Shenandoah Valley arrives for weekend with Miss Lannis at Jatter's home. Owner call at Star office. Use Red Cross Seals to aid local charity.
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John McVerry
Church of the Sacred Heart
Alexandria
Michael Ahern
Fort Monroe
Father Ahern
Inlaw
Maurice M. Lynch
South Washington Street
Mies Mary Miller
Maryland
Shenandoah Valley
Miss Lannis
Jatter’s
North Main Street
Star Office
Jo-Bt
S V A Beats Martinsburg in Close Basket Battle
Shenandoah Valley Academy defeated Martinsburg Y M C A 47 to a score that hid a tight contest. Captain Tucker led S V A with speed and scoring support from Hart Barnes Hussong and Goetz as Hollis Ramsey and others showed grit for Martinsburg. Referee Mr Pope officiated the game.
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
Martinsburg Y. M. Cc. A
Martinsburg
Tucker
R. Hollis
Comeny
LL. F
Flagg
R. F
Ramsey, C
Brown, L. G
Hollis and Sturn
R. G
Power Company Can Raise Dam
The Public Service Commission of West Virginia refused dam site applications for hydro electric projects due to division on authority and lack of funds for engineers. The Northern Virginia Power Company received approval to raise its dam on the Shenandoah River at Millville in Jefferson County.
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Public Service Commission of
West Virginia
Tefweal
Northern Virginia Power Company
Winchester
Shenandoah River
Millville
Jefferson County
Mr Keete s Fine Horse
A valuable driving horse belonging to Mr. M. H. Rosenberger of Hayfield died suddenly Thursday afternoon on the farm of Mr. Joseph Renner, about a mile west of Winchester. The horse slipped and fell in this city, then died en route home after the harness was removed. Blood vessels were ruptured.
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M. H. Rosenberger
Hayfield
Joseph Renner
Winchester
Rosenbergers
Beck's Steam Bakery Supplies Shipments
Lard and cotton seed oil with barrels for salting meats and empty sugar barrels for poultry shipping described. Beck's Steam Bakery.
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Iptf
BECK
Staunton Senator Edward Echols Dies at 65
The Star reports Staunton’s State Senator Edward Echols aged 65 died this morning at his home after prolonged illness from Bright's disease. A banker and former Virginia lieutenant governor, he shaped state legislation as a longtime tax commissioner leader. Family by his side. funeral arrangements not announced. his wife is former Miss Margaret Young of Louisville, Kentucky.
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Staunton
Edward Echols
Virginia
State Tax Commission
Echols
State Senate
Senator Echols
Bright
Miss Margaret Young
Louisville
David Lowery Dies at Home Near Albin
David Lowery of the Winchester family died at 8 this morning at his home near Albin after a pneumonia illness. He leaves a widow with no children and had several brothers in Philadelphia. Funeral plans for Monday and Mount Hebron Cemetery interment will be announced after distant relatives are heard from.
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Albinthia County
Mr. Lowery
Harvey Lowery
Philadelphia
Mount Hebron
Galloway to Visit Winchester for Valley Rail Talks
Mr. C W Galloway general manager of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will visit Winchester on Monday December 21 to meet local businessmen. The conference at City Hall 3 p m will discuss changes in freight and passenger service in the Valley and possible January 1 adjustments.
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Thomas J. Cooper
Cooper Brothers
C. W. Galloway
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Winchester
Associaton
Cooper
Galloway
City Hill
Shenandoah
Otwy
Braddock Trail to Be Marked by Colonial Dames
The Colonial Dames of Virginia plan to mark Braddock's Trail with three monuments at Alexandria Aldie and Winchester. Mrs William Ruffin Cox of Richmond head of the group invited Miss Katherine R Glass to join the committee. A bronze tablet was unveiled in Alexandria last spring and Winchester is likely to receive the first memorial. The local committee will grow and the project may be unveiled in April or May.
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Braddock
Maryland
Winchester
Colonial Dames of
Virginia
Alexandria
Aldie
William Ruffin Cox
Richmond
Colonial Dames
Rate decision details on railroad advances and tonnage
A 1914 rate decision outlines controlled railroads Pennsylvan ia New York Central and Baltimore and Ohio with revenue increases estimated at 20 to 30 million dollars. It lists total freight tonnage for 1913 as 1 242 445 213 and specifies tonnage affected by the advance 602 603 628 while denied tonnage totals 639 841 585 including coal and ore breakdowns. The document notes a 52.14 percent known tonnage denied and traces order dates from July 29 1914 rehearing September 15 1914 granted September 19 1914 began October 19 1914 with decision December 18 1914.
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Pennsylvania
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio Systems
Notable Couples Poorly Matched in Wartime News
British papers report a wartime appeal from the queen for 300000 woolen socks and urges women to give up amusements and work for soldiers as Christmas season approaches. The column notes many famous couples were not well matched amid the war effort.
Wife of a Genius and the Cost to Her Sanity
A discussion on whether talented women should be married to great men. It cites Bismarck Beaconsfield Tolstoy Gladstone and Dickens as examples. The piece argues that wives often become martyrs to their husbands egos, with references to Jane Welsh Carlyle and Jeanie Wells, noting the strain and tragedy in such unions.
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Bismarck
Beaconsfield
Tolstot
Gladstone
Thackeray
Dickens
Dunce
Brownings
Kittle Kkattel
Jane Welsh Carlyle
Hlustians
Jeanie
Xmas Specials Advert: Bargains on Crackers Nuts Oranges
Oyster crackers six cents a pound Ginger snaps six cents a pound Mixed nuts fourteen cents a pound Fancy Florida oranges twenty cents a dozen. 8 trade term? T. M. Barr offers holiday treats and candy.
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Florida
T. M. Barr
Strayed Bay Horse Reward Offered at Noonan's Livery
Notice reports a small bay horse and a black mare strayed. A liberal reward is offered for information leading to recovery. Contact Oviyi Herrins at Noonan's Livery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeading
Oviyi Herrins
Williams Made Fine Impression In Harrisonburg
R Gray Williams left Staunton for Richmond to face the state Corporation Commission counsel in a hearing for the Baltimore and Railroad. He is chief counsel for the Valley Turnpike Company and has recently defended the Crowder damage suit in circuit court. The Harrisonburg visit left him regarded as an able young Virginia lawyer.
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R. Gray Williams
Staunton
Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Baltimore and Railroad
Williams
Valley Turnpike Ipany
Sipe
Harris
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Blanche Pierce
Spring Hope
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Hugh O. Pierce
Opequon
J. H. Coble
Waynesboro, Pa
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Oliver F. Faulkner
Mary Schlack
Amos Schlack
Lexington, Va
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Sallie A. Stover
Staunton, Va
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Catholic Church Service
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Power Company
Mr. Keetes
David Lowery
Albin
McKenny Berry
Mosby G. Perrow
Lynchburg, Va
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W. S. Holt
Wat Hotel
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Ternoon
University of Virginia
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Doris L. Kaplan
Forest Glen (Md.) Seminary
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South Braddock Street
Frank Royer
Capon Bridge
W. Va
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Columbus
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