Death of Mr Josep H Brunk Retired Farmer in Linville Creek
Messages announce the death of Mr Josep H Brunk a prominent retired farmer from Linville Creek Rockingham county at 7 pm in his father in law Samuel Brunk's home two miles west of Harrisonburg. He was 63 and survived by his widow a daughter and several siblings. Funeral at Lynnadale Mennonite Church near Adam conducted by Bishop Shank and the nearby Presbyterian Church pastor with interment in the church cemetery.
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Jacob R
Wenger’s Mill
Messrs
Noah Brunk
Los Angeles
Cal
Frank Brunk
Pauclaire
Wis
Michael Brunt
Harrisonburg
Fannie Stouffer
Winchester
Annie Beery
Cedarville
Stouffer
LynnadAle Mennonite
Adam
The
the Menace
Lou “Shank
MdWw
Presbyterian Arch
Broadway
Empire Tonight Two-Part Rama-Judgment At Empire
Empire tonight presents a two part Rama Judgment of Budha described as refined and classy with promises of insights and a notable exchange on wisdom and time.
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Empire
Tea for Mrs Baker to aid Visiting Nurse Association
A tea will be held at the Fairmont venue home for Mrs W A Baker on Monday afternoon February 9 at 5 o'clock. Proceeds go to the Visiting Nurse Association. All interested in this charity are invited. a silver offering will be collected at the donors' discretion.
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W. A. Baker
Fairmonth
Visiting Nurse Association
Woman Confesses to Killing Husband in Pittsburgh Area
Mrs. L. Weigle of McKeesport Pa confessed to murdering her husband after a verdict in a related case. She claimed she acted when her husband threatened her life and that she summoned help before the crime.
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Pittsburgh
Lanagh Weigle
McKeesport
Weide
Surprise Birthday Treats For Helen Carper
A surprise party honored Helen Carper on her recent birthday with photos from the gathering and a celebration at a downtown confectionery where friends enjoyed refreshments.
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Helen Carper
Reardok Special Coffee at Orn dort and ovicar s
Readable scraps describe Reardok Special Coffee sold at Orn dort and ovicar s shop. The fragment hints at a local merchant selling a distinct roast under a named product, with no clear dates or full branding.
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Reardok
Orn‘dort
Ovicar’s
Wip
Go-to-Church Movement Starts in Winchester
The Winchester Ministerial Association designates February 22 as Go-to Church Sunday to urge all residents to attend a church of their choice. The movement reports dramatic attendance boosts in other cities and aims to enlist everyone in the Winchester effort with announcements across all city pulpits.
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Ministerial Association of
Winchester
Chicago
Brooklyn
Chhurch
Ministerial Association
Hans Schmidt to expiate his grime in electric chair
Hans Schmidt former priest convicted of first degree murder in New York for luring and killing Anna Aumailler and dumping the body in the Hudson. He confessed a blood sacrifice commanded by a patron saint and said he married the victim before the crime.
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Hans Schmidt
New York
Anna Aumailler
Hudson River
Schmidt
Elizabeth of
Hungary
Modern six acre Berryville Pike residence for inspection
The John 8 Solenberger residence on Berryville Pike near Winchester offers a modern new dwelling on over six acres. The property is lighted by electricity with steam heat and bath and outbuildings. Inspect at once. prices and terms available from Hansbrough & Carter Real Estate, Loans and Insurance.
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John 8. Solenberger
Berryville Pike
Winchester
Hansbrough
Carter
Desirable 6 Room House on South Main Street
For sale a six room dwelling with electric lights and sewer connection. Includes a large lot with a stable on South Main Street in good locality. Cheap to quick buyer. Neighborhood: G Clarence Mill.
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South Main Street
Clarence Mill
Fight Will Follow as House Expected to Reject Senate Provisions
The article notes a looming confrontation as the House is expected to reject Senate provisions and a conferee fight follows. It highlights Senator Tavenner's amendment and the Dry forces celebrating a vote in the Senate on the Enabling Act with a long list of supporters and opponents. It also outlines who is qualified to vote in the election as of 1914 and mentions the September 24, 1914 election date.
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House
Senator Taverner
Tavenner
Lupton Promoted to Consul General at Guatemala City
The United States Senate confirmed Stuart K. Lupton as consul-general at Guatemala City, elevating him from consul at Karachi. He succeeds George A. Bucklin Jr. who moves to Bordeaux. Lupton, son of the late Rev. Dr. Jonah W. Lupton, previously aided Messina after its earthquake and earned wide regard for his crisis work.
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United States Senate
Wilson
Stuart K. Lupton
Guatemala City
Central America
Karachi
George A. Bucklin, Jr
Oklahoma
Bordeaux
France
Lupton
Jonah W. Lupton
Winchester
Tennessee
Messina
Itay
State Department
Washington
Trapped Scores Reported After Bombay Bazaar Fire
In Bombay on February 6 a fire trapped more than a hundred people in an upper story as a bazar operated. Eight are confirmed dead and over twenty are missing. Firemen rescued nearly fifty, with many saved from the flames.
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Bombay
India
Debates Over Virginia Public School Management Proposals
In Richmond on February 6 delegates introduced a joint resolution to restructure the State Board of Education, creating divisions with elected superintendents for four year terms. Other measures urge rail safety requirements, stricter Sabbath observance, and limits on work weeks with steep fines for violations.
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Richmond
Duke
State Board of Education
New House
Huerta Campaign Expands Against Rebels in North Mexico
Reports from Laredo Texas Feb 1 state General Tellez Huerta's northern forces launched an offensive to exterminate rebels. In Tampico Feb 6 fierce fighting continues as foreigners flee amid smallpox, with refugees to board a steamship. Rebels seize Bermejillo near Torreon Feb 6, aiding an attack on Torreon. The war office denies Mazatlan falls.
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Laredo
Texas
Tellez
Huerta
Thas
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Chihuahua
Bermejillo
Torreon
Villa
Mazatlan
Mexico City
War Office Today
Bluejackets Land At Cape Haitien
The navy department reports eighty American bluejackets from the gun boat Nashville landed at Cape Haitien Haiti to protect Americans from lawless revolutionists. The naval tug Patuxent also sails from Guantanamo to Port au Prince to safeguard U.S. nationals.
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Washington
Navy Department
Nashville
Cape Haitien
Haiti
Patuxent
Guantanamo
Cuba
Port-Aux Prince
Delegate Steck Proposes Nuisance Protection Bill
Winchester delegate Steck introduces a House bill to shield residents in city and town neighborhoods from nuisances causing injury in comprehensive terms. The measure targets residential areas to curb disturbances and safeguard public safety and welfare.
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Steck
Winchester
House of Delegates
Virginia Weather Forecast and Local Auto Delivery Note
Raw and warmer tonight and Saturday rain then much colder and fair in the afternoon. Mr W Huntsberry, agent for Indian motorcycle, delivered an electrically equipped machine to Mr Rockwell Carey of Front Royal.
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Virginia
W. §. Huntsberry
Rockwell [Carey
Front Royal
Coroner Weighs Carbolic Acid Theory in Wisecarver Death
Howard Oscar Wisecarver, 27, of Winchester, was found dead near the Cumberland Valley Railroad north of Martinsburg. Coroner Dr. J Nelson Osburn suspects possible self harm by carbolic acid but no autopsy will be conducted unless new evidence emerges.
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Howard Oscar Wisecarver
James H. Wisecarver
Winchester
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Martinsburg
Highland Avenue
Opequon
Frederick County
Wisecarver
City ‘Hospital
J. Nelson Osburn
Howard C. Wisecarver
Cumberland Valley
Osburn
Bis City
Captain Herrell Solves Hidden Check on Winchester Ads
Captain John H. Herrell of this city uncovered the second Hidden Check page in The Star. He deciphered stray words to form the clue Under stone steps County Clerk's office and found the concealed check there. The next page arrives February 12.
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The
Star
Winchester
John H. Herrell
Herrell
Sale Named For Second Term As Adjutant General
Governor Stuart announced William Wilson Sale will serve a second four year term as adjutant general of Virginia beginning February 1. The move draws general interest and is believed popular with Virginia Volunteers.
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Stuart
William Wilson Sale
Virginia
General Sale
Virginia Volunteers
January Honor Roll At Paxton Chapel School
January honor roll lists Maude B. Bywaters Arvella Dunn Pearl C Hawkins Mildred Hawking Canelena Lakeman Robert B Crim Edwin Crim Freddie Crim Clarence R Haize and Alonza Mapp under Miss Frances Larrick. Total enrollment twenty five with a daily average of twenty two.
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Thore
Paxton's Chapel Public School
Frances Larrick
Maude B. Bywaters
Arvella Dunn
Pearl C. Hawkins
Mildred &. Hawking
Canelena ‘Lakeman
Robert B. Crim
Edwin Crim
Freddie Crim
Clarence R.haize
Alonza Mapp
Ithe
Five Reel Show And Big Feature At Winchester Auditorium
Tonight at the Winchester auditorium a Five Reel Show and Big Feature offers The King's Man The Troublesome Telephone Mother Love The Rattlesnake Part 1 Part 2 and The Rattlesnake hailed as one of the most thrilling features seen in Winchester A matinee and night performance Saturday with admission at five cents Fresh Mackeral advertised at Orndorff and McVicar's priced at one cent per package.
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Lubin
Winchester
Untimely Death Incident Leaves Police Skeptical
The report notes no fowl play or suspects in the man's death. The body lay as if placed for sleep, supporting a possible self-inflicted death. The deceased, Wisecarver, about 27, was last seen alive in normal condition near the railroad tracks.
Miss Emily Sloat Dies After Long Illness
Miss Emily Frances Sloat, longtime Winchester resident and forty year choir member of Market Street Methodist Church, dies at her brother Charles D Sloat’s home 510 South Kent Street at 4 30 this morning aged 85. She was born February 16 1829 in Winchester and lived with her brother after her sister’s death. Interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery will follow a service at the residence conducted by Revs C Taylor and W C Talbert.
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Emily Frances Sloat
Winchester
Charles D. Sloat
South
Kent Street
Miss Sloat
John and
Rebecca Sloat
Joseph Bell
Market Street
Charles Sloat
John 1
South Kent Street
C. Taylor
OM. B. Church
W. C. Talbert
B Street
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Lyman Hl Howe Educational Pictures At Aluditorium
Lyman Hl Howes Educational Pictures presents a Tuesday night screening of Uncle Sam Made the Dirt Fly at the Aluditorium. Promoters claim the reproduction is the only perfect photographic version and a unique view of a major construction scene, with Howe never to present the series here again.
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Lyman
Howe
Aluditorium
Uncle Am
Ipahatia
Mr. Howe
Martinsburg Man Admits Wire Theft Case
Amos Beard of Martinsburg admits stealing about $100 worth of copper wire from Northern Power Company Winchester. He was held for Berkeley County grand jury action after a Martinsburg hearing and remanded in default of $500 bail.
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Amos Beard
Martinsburg
The
Star
Northern Power Company
Winchester
Beard
Circuit &Or
Berkeley County
For Sale-32 Sheep to 4 years old in Virginia
For sale thirty two sheep aged up to four years. Price through W. Grant, Clearbrook Virginia. Mr. Frank Gould left this for Harrisonburg Virginia, with unclear details remaining about days.
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W. Grant
Clearbrook
Frank Gould
Harrisonburg
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