Cavalry Encampment Planned Near Winchester
The War Department plans a two month cavalry encampment near Winchester from July 20 to September 20 with a full brigade and horse artillery. Two regiments from Fort Allen Vermont and Fort Oglethorpe Georgia must travel 700 miles to reach the Shenandoah Valley site chosen for mock maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Red Rodes
Green Hills
Winchester
Fort Than Allen
Vermont
Fort Ogelthorpe
Twiggs Baby Dies Nine Hours After Birth at Winchester Memorial
A baby girl born to Mrs. Alexander Gilbank Twigg of Leeds Manor near Markham Fauquier county Virginia in Winchester Memorial Hospital Saturday lived about nine hours. Interred in W G Conrad lot Mount Hebron Cemetery. Mrs Twigg formerly Miss Josephine Conrad of Montana Hall Clarke county and the January 1912 marriage was a society event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Gilbank Twigg
Leeds Manor
Markham
Fauquier County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
W. G. Conrad
Mount Hebron
Two Large Brick Business Properties Sold on Main Street
G Clarence Miller offers two large brick business properties for sale on Main Street with easy terms. Listing notes available for potential buyers seeking flexible financing and prompt equity options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main St
G. Clarence Miller
Miss Grace Henry Weds William Shiflett in Hagerstown
Miss Grace L Henry of Harrisonburg married William Shiflett of Harrisonburg Sunday in a Hagerstown home ceremony performed by Rev. Edgar Powers. Attended by Mrs W S Taylor as matron of honor and Curtis Grimm as best man, the couple will live in Harrisonburg with the bride’s parents on Virginia Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Hagers‘town
Lyle ‘Grimm
Grace L. Henry
Willamshifett
W. L. Henry
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Henry
Liskey
Brunswick
Hagerstown
Robert Crawford
Wise and Sons
Mrs. Barr Receives Life Insurance Payouts
Susie Barr widow of Walter E. Barr has collected the $5,000 principal life policy from the United Commercial Travelers Association and will also receive $1,300 in 52 installments of $25. The association president in Columbus, Ohio, delivered the initial check.
More on Community Breeding by Mr Funk
Mr Funk discusses the lack of focus in dairy stock improvement and urges community cooperation to set definite breeding objectives. He notes many farmers use unsuitable sires and warns this slows progress in dairy development, citing examples from Holland Denmark Jersey Guernsey and regions in Wisconsin New York.
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Funk
Rais
Holland
Denmark
Jersey
Guernsey
Wisconsin
New
York
Young Baltimore and Ohio yard conductor dies after wreck
Arthur Dutrow 22, a yard conductor for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was fatally injured when a stone car derailed against a wall on the Frog Hollow branch near Martinsburg. He died within an hour at King's Daughters Hospital after telling officials how the accident occurred. He leaves a widow Annie Anderson and a infant son Jack, plus parents and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Martinsburg
W. Va
Arthur Dutrow
Baltimore andsoRies Railroad
Frog Hollow
Eltyy
King’s Daughters’ Hospital
Standard Stone and Lime Company
Annie Anderson
Robert Lee Anderson
Winchester
Jack
Cornelius Dutrow
North Queen Street
Harry
Benjamin
Lawrence
Charles
Pittsburgh
Annie, Smead
San Francisco
Harry Gay
Hagerstown
Ada Dutrow
Daniel Baker
Second Degree Verdict Sentences Fisher to Twelve Years
Charles Fisher the peg legged youth is found guilty of murder in the second degree and is sentenced by Judge Thomas W Harrigen to twelve years in the Virginia penitentiary. He will serve about eleven years with one month per year off for good behavior. The verdict follows hours of jury deliberation and was delivered after 10 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Fisher
Corporation Court
City Hall
Thomas W
Clyde J. Carpenter
Carpenter
Minnie Evans
William
Mary Evans
Main
James Streets
Fisher
Harrison
Jnry
Quilty
T. J. Orndorff
Senate Inquiry Begins in West Virginia Coal Fields
The federal probe into West Virginia coal field conditions opened in Charleston with Senate committee members arriving from Washington and holding executive sessions. About a hundred miners and operators were ready to testify as tensions rose among miners threatening a strike and labor leaders urged an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Senate Committee
Claude A. Swanson
Washington
Wanted workers for cotton duck factory in Alberton Md
Help wanted for boys and girls to work in a cotton duck factory at Alberta Maryland no experience required good wages while learning information available at Valley Hotel Alberton Maryland Wednesday from 9 am to 5 pm or write S F Colt Alberton Md
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Alberta
Valley Hotel
S. F. Colt
Alberton
Yard Party at Woodmen Hall in Opequon
The Modern Woodmen of America will host a yard party at their hall in Opequon on Saturday evening June 14 1913. Several interesting contests are planned for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen of
America
Opequon
Stenographer Wanted for One Week at Kalem Moving Picture Co
WANTED. Stenographer for one week's work. Apply to manager of Kalem Moving Picture Co. Winchester Inn 9-1p-21. LOST. Small yellow. Reward at T. P. Graybeal's, 1 W. Water St. 1p.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalem Moving Picture Co
Winchester Inn
T. P. Graybeal’s
Water St
Keys Found Prompt Star Office Owner Call
A pile of keys was found and turned in at Star office with owner to call. Car hire ads indicate ip AUTOMOBILES for hire and mention Rouss Garage. Public note logged under reference 23-1p-tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Office
Rouss Garage
Exciting Honeymoon 6 Reels at the Auditorium Tonight
Six big reels play at the Auditorium this evening including Exciting Honeymoon Part 1 and Part 2. Also showing The Counts from Vitagraph Parcel Post Johnnie from Xalem The Bandit's Spur from Pathé and Foe to Death by Own Action from Eclipse.
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Vitagraph
Xalem
Pathe
Eclipse
Primary ballots show strong interest in city races
Voters flocked to the City Hall polling place for the Democratic primary to choose nominees for city treasurer commonwealth attorney city sergeant and commissioner of the revenue. Expected turnout nears 700 as polls close at 8 tonight with heavy early vote and candidates pressing their supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revenue
Spais
J.B. Correll
Messrs
H. H. Baker
J. W. Sibert
W. T. Barr
Adam Forney
J. R. Doran
James P. Reardon
Robert Y. Conrad
Commonwealth Attorney
Preacher Marries Former Ward in Stamford Parlor
Jere K. Cooke a preacher and his former ward Floretta Whately wed today in the parlor of the Stamford House Stamford Conn with nine witnesses present excluding reporters The couple eloped six years ago and renewed their vows in a quiet ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Stamford
Conn
Jere K. Cooke
Floretta
Whately
Stamford House
Charlton Toln Sentenced to Italy Return for Murder
Porter Charlton, arrested two years ago for the murder of his wife at Lake Como, Italy, will be turned over to Italian authorities to face the charges. The Supreme Court denied his writ of habeas corpus.
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Washington
Porter Charlton
Lake Como
Italy
Supreme Court
Kalem Movie Company Arrives for Local Filming in Winchester
A Kalem moving picture troupe led by Mr. K Buel arrived in Winchester and registered at the Winchester Inn. About 20 people, including Coons Clem ins Neilson Cooper and Hallam Victora Hollister Len nita, plan to shoot several scenes here such as a fox hunt at William M Atkinson's Clarke county farm. The company came from Jacksonville Fla by boat to Baltimore then by rail to Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalem, Moving Picture Players
K. Buel
Winchester Inn
Winchester
Coons
Hal Clemins
Neilson
Cooper
Hallam
Victora
Alice Hollister
Hollister
Helen Lennita
Europe
Kalem
Jacksonville
Fla
Baltimore
William M. Atkinson
Clarke County
Public School Memorial Day Observance at Kerr School
The John Kerr Public School holds its memorial day on June 12 morning. Rev. Dr. George S. Bowers and Rev. W. H. Garter oversee exercises. The procession goes to Mount Hebron Cemetery to decorate graves of John Kerr Capt. J C Van Fossen and teachers Miss Nora Knott and Miss Lizzie Price.
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John Kerr Public ‘School
George 8. Bowers
Ev. W. H. Garter
Mount Hebron
John Kerr
J. C. van Fossen
Kerr
Capt. van Fossen
Nora Knott
Lizzie Price
Yard Party at Clearbrook Church
Yard party on July 12 from 9 to 1 at Clearbrook Presbyterian Church lawn to benefit the church. For sale a five passenger touring car in good condition offered by Rouss Garage Ip-tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearbrook Presbyterian Church
Rouss Garage
Frost Still Looms Across Shenandoah Valley Weather Outlook
Weather Bureau bulletins show no imminent rise in temperature as frost lingers in the Shenandoah Valley region. Despite some mornings of milder air, forecast notes unseasonal cool conditions east of the Rockies with overcoats and furnaces in use.
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Great Lakes
Rocky -Moxfn
Sunday School Convention Promises Unusual Interest
Winchester church leaders anticipate a large turnout at the Baltimore conference Sunday school convention in Martinsburg West Virginia from June 24 to 27. Cumberland Valley Railroad offers reduced rates, aiding travel for participants and committees.
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Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Winchester
Baltimore
Martinsburg
W. Va
Cumberland Valley Railroad
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Twigg Babe
Miss Henry
William Shifflett
Senate
Democratic Party
Aswell
Louisiana
Charlton Toln
Valley
Kalem Company
Frostincounty
Weather Bureau
Ington
Shenandoah Valley
Frost
Virginia
Wit Yard
Mittees
Dist Episcopal Church
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