City Council Discusses Sign Removal and Paving Funds
The Common Council met at City Hall with full attendance. George Woodward spoke for Mrs. Kate Woodward opposing a sign obstacle on South Main Street. May receipts were 5228.16 with 5203.24 disbursed, June 4 balance 24.92. Police reported 19 arrests and 57.80 in fines. Water dept noted 15 new attachments and a pumping output of 27 612 860 gallons. An auxiliary pump was considered. a June 18 report date was set. Ordinances for 300 pavings on East Water Street and Valley Avenue passed second reading.
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Kremer
George Woodward
Kate Woodward
Theichief
South Main Street
Treasury
Gray
Steck
East Water Street
Market Street
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Valley Avenue
Winchester Inn Hosts Large Tourist Party Lineup
Tourists fill the Winchester Inn with sizable groups from New York Salisbury North Carolina Portland Maine and other locations. Registered guests include Mr and Mrs R Whting and Mr and Mrs Charles Baird with three daughters along with doctors A M Lechty B C Taylor E B Miller and others.
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R. 8. Whting
New York
Charles Baird
A. M. Lechty
B. C. Taylor
EB. H. Miller
Messrs
Harvey Hay
Mary Manst
Bayard
Riots Imminent Over Army Bill in Budapest
Parliament Square and nearby streets in Budapest are crowded with soldiers and police to deter opposition deputies from attempting to trigger riots amid debate on the army reform bill.
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National News Service
Budapest
Parliament Square
Oposition Party
Hungarian Chamber of Deputies
Local marksman Emery Storr arrives for Winchester Club shoot
Mr Emery Storr a professional shooter from Peters Cartridge Company arrived in the city this morning and will compete at the shoot held by the Winchester Gun Club tomorrow.
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Emery Storr
Peters Cartridge Company
Winchester Gim Club
Dinner At Taylor Hotel by Ladies Aid June 6
The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church will serve dinners at Taylor Hotel on June 6 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The price is 25 cents.
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Taylor Hotel
Aid Society of the Christian Church
Price
Take Your Company to Empire Tonight for Vodvil Pictures
A terse notice invites patrons to the Empire for a night show featuring vodvil and pictures. Admission priced at 5 and 10 cents with one performance.
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the Empire
City discusses lights and school funding in council session
Dr McGuire introduced an ordinance to buy an arc lamp for National avenue and another to require night lighting on all automobiles on public streets. A school appropriation of 2353.82 to rent and equip the Miller property near Handley Library was vetoed by the mayor. Dr Bell moved to override the veto, prompting a heated debate.
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Common Council
W. H. Baker
Messrs
J. M. Steck
Robert L. Gray
H. H. McGuire
Cooper
Henry Deahi
L. C. Janney
W. A. Bell
J. W. Sibert
John H. Snyder
T. EF
McGuire
National Avenue
Miller
Handley Library
Piccally Street
Bell
Forty sixth anniversary of Winchester memorial day
Nemo writes on Winchester Memorial Day marking the first such observance, reflecting on memories of those buried at Stonewall Cemetery and the meaning of the day for different generations. The piece contrasts reverent remembrance with apathy and cites Byron to critique the holiday rituals.
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Winchester
Nemo
Middleage
Repat Wids Issues Driving Ban in Winches
The notice prohibits driving tents and automobiles on streets between Water and Piccadilly and Market Street from 10 am to 4 pm. No teams or vehicles may travel in affected zones while other streets remain open to valid conveyances.
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Winches- Mar
Piccadilly
Market Street
Maim
Six Reel Show At Auditorium Tonight Features Classic Shorts
Fine reels including Pie Diamond Brooch, The Ranch Girl's Mistake, Taft and His Cabinet, How Motion Pictures Are Made And Shown, and more will be shown at the Auditorium tonight. Also listed are titles from Vita graph Pathe Kalem Edison and other studios.
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Taft
Vitagraph
Buster
S . Ni
Imate
Pathe
Edison
Court Martial For Gen. Villa
General Francisco Villa, commander of the rurales at Jiminez, is ordered here for trial on mutiny charges. He was previously tried at the camp and sentenced to be shot, but appealed for another trial after threatening to join the rebels when denied the post commander position of the federal army.
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Mexico City
Francisco Villa
Rurales At
Villa
Federal
Orchard land sale figures corrected by Star report
The Star clarifies the Rearson farm sale to White Post Orchard Co. values 170 acres not 107. About 100 acres of farm land and the Rose Hill mansion are worth near 10 000, leaving 70 acres of apple orchard valued around 40 000, giving Reardon more than 550 per acre. Several locals and visitors are noted visiting relatives and friends in nearby towns and states.
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M. H. Rearson
White Post Orchard Company
The
Star
Rose Hill
Reardon
Shenandoah Valley Academy final exercises and events
The Shenandoah Valley Academy calendar lists Thursday events with cadet drill and baseball games. Cadet Hildreth leads the cadets in the Memorial. L Bunting on the mound and Capt W S Bunting behind the bat. Friday features an exhibition drill at the ball park, a cadet alumnus baseball game, and a final dance at the Winchester Inn after 8 pm Handley Library commencement exercises.
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
Hildreth
St James School
Moore
Empire Tonight Orchestra and 6 Reels Pictures
A fine set of pictures and illustrated songs accompany the Empire Tonight program featuring an orchestra. The display includes six reels and notable visuals from the show.
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Empire Tonight
Indictments In Titanic Calfornian Case Raise Questions
London June 55 3 Bruce Ismay managing director White Star Line adds indictments to others against the Californian commanded by Captain Lord who offered no aid to the Titanic in distress on the morning of April 14 Ismay swore that he believed the Californian saw the distress signals. Also brief society notices of visits in Charlestown Front Royal Va Balti more and Washington residents to relatives and hotel stays in the city.
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National News Service
London
Bruce Ismay
White Star Line
Lord
Wanted at once good cook for family of three
Help wanted at 25 West Water Street for a family of three. Apply in person. Hon. R. T. Barton has been in Harrisonburg since yesterday afternoon representing clients in the United States District Court.
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West Water Street
R. T. Barton
Harrisonburg
United States
District Court
Taft Claim 600 First Ballot Vote Ahead
Chicago June 5 Senator Dixon Roosevelt campaign manager and Representative McKinley Taft manager arrived with leaders for the opening contests before the national convention. McKinley said Taft will have at least 600 votes on the first ballot.
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National News Service
Chicago
Dixon
Roosevelt
McKinley
Taft
Court Dismisses Journal Case in Obscene Mail matter
The United States Circuit Court dismissed the indictments against the Richmond Evening Journal. The case involved alleged obscene matter sent through the mails. Indictments stemmed from publication of evidence in open court during the trial of Henry C. Jeattie Jr for murdering his wife.
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Kby National News. Service- Richmond
Fane
United States
Richmond Evening Journal
Henry C. Jeattie, Jr
All Day Auditorium Show Promises War Drama Feature
Mgr Hable of the Auditorium schedules a day long program on Thursday the sixth of June. From 10 AM to 6 PM a 2 hour show with 6 reels offers a southern war drama and invites country residents to attend. Regular night show runs 7 to 11 PM.
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Mgr. Hable
Roosevelt Wins South Dakota Delegation Seat at Chicago
Complete returns from across South Dakota show Theodore Roosevelt capturing all ten delegates to the Chicago convention with an estimated 12 000 plurality. Taft places third in some areas while La Follette is second in others. The Clark-Wilson contest remains unsettled as two tickets contest the influence of the speaker. A list of local social notes follows with residents visiting relatives and staying at the Hotel Evans.
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National News Service
Sioux Falls
S. D
Roosevelt
Chicago
Taft
la Follette
Gambler
Thomas Sterlinge
Council Votes To Commute Senterc
The executive council in Massachusetts commuted the life sentence of Mrs Dena Cow umano who was sentenced to the electric chair for her husband s murder. The vote followed review of her case making her the first woman in the state to receive a commutation to life imprisonment.
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National News Service
Boston
Executive Council
Dena
New Lock Gang In Fatal Fight
In New York on June 5 one man was killed and three others seriously wounded in gang warfare. Police believe three gangs are at war. Among the wounded is Dick Curley a prizefight promoter.
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National News Service
New York
Dick Curley
Ohio Democrats Nominate Cox for Governor
Dayton representative James Knox nominated by Ohio Democrats at Toledo state convention for governor. Harmon forces press unit rule demand for world delegation. claimed 600 votes needed to control the convention.
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National News Service
Toledo
Ohio
James Knox
Dayton
Harmon Forces
Feasa
Harmon
Five Persons Burned To Death In Virginia Home
Five members of Morris Turner’s family perished when a fire at their Lynchburg area home destroyed the residence. Two Turner daughters and three grandchildren died. Mr. and Mrs. Turner escaped. Prof. J. C. Van Hulsteyn arrived at Fort Loudoun Summer Hotel, planning to live there with the family and use the studio.
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National News Services
Lynchburg
Morris Tur
Turner
J. C. van Hulsteyn
Fort Loudoun
Yosemite Valley lecture at Braddock Street Methodist
Rev. C. D. Pulla presents a lecture with beautiful pictures of Yosemite Valley next Monday evening at Braddock Street Methodist Sunday School House. Tickets are 25 cents. Hear Mr van Hul steyn or be told how to love everything you see.
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C. —D. Pulla
Yosemite Valley
Braddock ‘Street
Memorial Day Observances Nears in Virginia
Washington forecasts fair and cooler weather for Memorial Day in Virginia as crowds gather for the sixth anniversary of the first federate memorial day. The Stonewall Cemetery ceremony, wreaths on graves, and parades mark the day led by Gen. R. D. Funkhouser and speaker Henry Delaware Flood.
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the Star
Washington
Turner Ashby
Cane
Daughters of Federacy
H. Dol. Flood
Henry Delaware Flood
Opomattox
Congress
Virginia
Flood
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Winchester
American Intervention Regarded Inevitable in Cuba
Four hundred fifty American marines were sent from Guantanamo to Cuba as rebels threaten. The Paducah reports grave conditions at Santiago and landing is expected before night. Officials foresee imminent intervention and rapid troop deployment with transports and 10 000 troops prepared to sail from Tampa.
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National News Service
Washington
Cuba
United States Naval Station
Guantanamo
Navy Department
Paducah
Santiago
Folk
Tampa
Jarahueca
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Vita
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Kalem
Sany
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J. W. Maiden
Rockingham
Augusta Counties
George W. McCord
Philadelphia
Capt
Mrs
James Jenkins
North Main Street
W. H .Warden
Wardensville, W. Va
Morrie Patterson
Holyoke
Mass
F. R. Meredith
Richmond
A. Holmes Berry
Charlestown
Shepherdstown
Igademy
Smay
Ismay
James Grammer
Henry Page
C. E. Sapinger
Front Royal, Va
John Herrell
Charles A. Heller
Baltimore
Hotel Bmvans
Asa. Richard
Loudoun County
Fred. H. Hable
S. H. Hable
Journal
Auditoria
M. -Wilson
Clark
Wilson
Erna Shade
John Harmer
Stephenson
Charlies Grove
Julia Tucker
J.M. Miley
Hotel
Evans
W. L. Kuhn and
Sydnoy Curl
Harpers Ferry
Wy. Va
Lewis Maphis
Strasburg
Julius Landau
Mr. Allen Warfield
New Lock Gang
Democrats
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Mr. van Hulsteyn
H. D. Flood
Stonewall Cemetery
R. D. Funkhouser
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General Wood
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