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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1914
Page
1
The forty fourth John Kerr Public Schools term closed with commencement in City Hall Auditorium as 700 plus pupils celebrated. Rev W D Smith addressed graduates on The Worth of the Individual praising both students and teachers for progress and urged continued public education and civic engagement.
The State Bank of Calumet failed to open prompting closures of affiliates in LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank. Police dispersed a mob at several banks, including the Ashland Twelfth Bank, as officers warned of possible criminal action against LaSalle Bank officers. President Novak of the Calumet bank said deposits would be paid and that the MaSalle Bank held about 100000 dollars for Calumet’s funds.
Thomas Bolling Byrd son of Mr and Mrs Richard Evelyn Byrd of this city earned a law degree from Richmond College Law School Richmond Va He studied there for several years and will practice in that area He returned home last night and will stay several weeks.
Russell and Keith Cromer sons of Rev T K Cromer and Best Hidsseltine left for a day trip from Winchester to Berryville then Blue Ridge mountains. They reached the Russell farm near Aldie, Loudoun county about 40 miles away tired but safe, and are expected to return home next week.
Rev G J Bartlebaugh of Peoria will preach at the First Baptist Church tomorrow evening at eight. He is visiting relatives, a native of this country with many friends here, and has spent years making the West his home.
Citizens of Winchester and Frederick County urged to write to Aubrey G. Weaver seeking a tax reform hearing. Weaver indicated the State Tax Commission may hold July hearings locally before a January 1915 Richmond session. The commission members include state senators and University of Virginia economists.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hardy wife of William H. Hardy well known Winchester harness manufacturer died suddenly at 9:20 PM at 36 North Braddock Street after a year of illness with leukaemia. She leaves husband two sons Harry H Hardy and William G Hardy four daughters Bessie Eyre Rose Tees Hardy Margaret Hardy and Frances Hardy, plus relatives in the west and Washington. Funeral services will be at 10 AM Monday at Braddock Street Methodist Church with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Morning services at Market Street M. E. Church will feature Rev. H. G Spencer preaching on the Relation of Children to the Kingdom. The children's day exercises are scheduled for tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock.
Rose Brand Oranges promote their 18 year leadership in flavor and freshness. Fresh stock just arrived offered at 15 cents per dozen. G Marchi advertises at 161 North Main Street.
Rev. Dr. James Gray will lead preaching at 11 o'clock in the Presbyterian Church. No evening service will be held.
Joseph McFadden again distinguished himself as a finder of The Star's hidden check. He found last week's check and yesterday afternoon solved the puzzle in The Star of Thursday. The ad letters formed a sentence pointing to the Northern Virginia Power Co building on Water street where the check lay.
Mr. Dédvid Pratt Meade Jr and his sister Miss Eliza Mason Meade of White Post Clarke County have begun a motoring trip to Washington where they are visiting relatives.
Forecast callers note a period of unsettled weather across Virginia with mixed showers and cooler conditions through the weekend. Strong winds are possible along Atlantic coast regions with temperatures dipping toward average seasonal levels.
Gregory Mason portrays General Villa as a harsh yet effective leader shaping a disciplined Mexican army. Despite criticism as cruel, Villa's sovereignty and antiwar stance win cautious support, with doubts about his long term stability. The piece notes his restraint on looting and influence on peace with the United States amid growing publicity.
Readable fragments indicate Heller advertises a 29chat sale on page two. The item lists pricing and timing hints though full details remain unclear from the fragment.
Special Extra Auditorium Tonight presents moving pictures of the Queen of the Canadian Pacific Trans Atlantic Fleet sunk after collision with the Storstad in fog. The program includes seven reels total at 5 cents with no advance price.
Mr John M Steck told The Star there is no change in the condition of his brother Thomas W Steck who is quite ill at his county home. He said Thomas Steck is no worse after many inquiries about his health.
Baltimore authorities monitor David Meredith Reese Jr a wealthy man in his fashionable apartments as the case into Miss Ella Winter's death widens. The body was found in Curtis Creek and State's Attorney Green says Reese is under constant surveillance while denying any involvement.
Three men of a five man party were killed when their automobile was struck by a train in Dunkirk New York. The dead are Red Bird and his son George Bird and Otto Walters all of Dunkirk. Edward Bean and Edward Derflinger of Westfield were taken to hospital. The car was hurled 40 feet and demolished.
In dense fog on June 13 the Cunard Line steamer Pretoria and Hamburg American Line steamer New York collided. The Pretoria grazed the New York causing slight damage. both vessels continued to their destinations, Pretoria bound for Europe with 750 passengers and New York for this port with 620 aboard.
Colonel Roosevelt arrives in London from Madrid where he attended Kermit Roosevelt's wedding to Miss Willard. The Archbishop of Canterbury and Ambassador Page greet him at Charing Cross. He stays with Arthur Hamilton Lee. He declines to discuss politics or explorations. A guarded party faces hostile attention from militants and reporters.
Mr J Howard Larrick and his bride formerly Miss Parrish reached Winchester last evening as guests of his parents Mr and Mrs John W Larrick on South Washington Street. Larrick, a Washington and Lee University graduate from Lexington Virginia, has lived in Colorado for several years and recently married.
A fragment describes a second edition history by Mrs. W Pryor, connected to Richmond and Mount Vernon. It discusses Mary Ball Washington and Jane Washington, noting their roles, marriages, and influence in early Virginia society, with mentions of Augustine and George Washington and the legacy of land and authority.
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