Murder charge shocks readers as Eastman identity split
Baltimore dispatch reports that Robert Eastman died in Maryland while being pursued. A letter found on his body claims Mrs May Edith Thompson Woodill killed by a jealous party. Police favor the theory Eastman shot himself or died in a chase.
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Baltimore
Robert. E. Eastman
Eastman
May Edith Thompson Woodill
St. Michaels
E. E. Roberts
Bob” Eastman
New York
Mrs. Woodill
Miss Bradcome
Woodill
Los Angeles
Cal
Taft Likely to Attend Virginia Confederate Veterans Meeting
Washington reports Senator Daniel says President Taft will attend the Fishers Hill Confederate veterans gathering in Virginia later August. Daniel notes a large turnout is expected and Taft would address the group if Congress remains in session.
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Washington
Daniel
Taft
Fishers Hill
South
Virginia
White House
Confederate Veterans of Virginia
Valley Country
Senator Daniel
Congress
Auditorium Draws Large Nightly Crowds
Winchester theater the Auditorium continues to draw very large audiences nightly showing latest motion pictures. Tonight's bill includes A Wife's Ordeal The Hold-up Spanish Blood Duel Under Richeliu and several other good subjects with three new reels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Richeliu
Sunday Services at Market Street Church
The Rev. E. A. Slagle will preach on Christlike Men at 11 a.m. and Building Safe for Eternity at 8 p.m. Sunday school at 2:15 p.m. Epworth League at 7:15 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. Do not neglect services despite heat. come to the help of the Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Slagle
Epworth League
Washington Sunday Star advertisement plea
The notice invites readers to leave an order with a news dealer for a copy of the Washington Sunday Star and Magazine to be delivered tomorrow morning. It promotes the newspaper as the great family paper and also markets window screens from Bolenberger & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Sunday Star and Magazine
Great Family Newspaper
Clarke County School Board Endorses Local District Stand
Clarke County residents adopt strong resolutions opposing consolidation by the State Board of Education. They protest plans to merge Clarke with Frederick County and Winchester, urging the board to respect local district identity and local control of schools. The mass meeting declares the change unwelcome, harmful to both counties and their schools, and calls for full consideration of local rights.
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Berryville
Clarke County School Board
State Board of Education
Clarke
State Board of Ebcation
Frederick
Winchester
Clarke County
Grocery Stores To Close Early Plan
Merchants sign to close all stores at 8 PM daily starting July 1 1909 except Saturdays continuing until September 15 1909 The agreement asks patrons to cooperate to ease enforcement for employees and clerks across participating firms Orndorfeff M Vicar Kremer & Bro Gray Streit and J M Orndeef.
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J. M. Orndeef
Gray & Streit
Orndorfeff
J. F. Kremer & Bro
Duel to death between two stallions on a Virginia farm
On Duvald Radford’s farm eighteen miles from Lynchburg two blooded stallions Glennwood and Champion fought a deadly duel. Champion overpowered Glennwood by biting the throat, killing him. the fight drew a crowd before help arrived.
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Duvald Radford
Lynchburg
Glennwood
St. Leonard
James R. Keene
Champion
Mr. Radford
Miss Sadie Richards Wins W C T U Medal
A John Kerr Public Schools musical and literary program drew a full audience. Miss Sadie Richards won the W C T U silver medal for her recitation Shadows, with a close contest among other readings and musical pieces presented by students and local groups.
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John Kerr
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Ailver
Sadie Richards
J. H. Lacy
J. W. Duffey
Arthur E. Slagle
Bess Sartelle
May Capper
Hunter¢ Child
Hilda Williams
Jess Kern
Beatrice Barr
Lillian Haines
Zelma Carper
Allie Humston
Centenary Reformed Church
Katherine Kern
Agnes Nurton
Nannie Forsythe
John I. Sloat
Chair of
Reformed Church
Iea
Fireman Galloway Weds County Girl
William H. Galloway a Shenandoah county native and fireman on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad married Miss Lucy M. Gochenour at the Presbyterian Church manse on North Braddock Street. Rev Dr. J. H. Lacy officiated. The bride comes from an esteemed Frederick county family.
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William H. Galloway
Shmuel Galloway
Shenandoah County
Lucy
M. Gochenour
William Gochenour
Presbyterian Church
North Braddock Street
J. H. Lacy
Galloway i
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Frederick County
Former Georgetown President Visits Winchester Briefly
Rev. John C. Whitney of Baltimore spent a week in Winchester as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Weems on Fairmont Avenue. He left this morning to resume duties as a Loyola College faculty member in Baltimore. Whitney enjoyed the visit and made many friends in town. He previously presided over Georgetown University before moving to Jeaulit College.
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John C. Whitney
Baltimore
Winchesser
E. V. Weems
Fairmont Avenue
Loyola College
Father Whitney
Winchester
Georgetown University
Jeauit College
Elsie Sigel
Sigel
Chinatown
Gratitude for Kindness After Grandfather J. K. Cunningham
Miss Mae Cunningham thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during the prolong ed illness and death of her grandfather J. K. Cunningham.
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J. K. Cunningham
Mae Cunningham
Prof Phillips Orchard Faces Heavy Frost Loss in Linden
In Warren county Linden the Prof Phillips peach orchard suffered frost damage destroying less than half the crop. The stand includes Hiberta and Carman peaches with about 15,000 trees planted in the past five to six years. Apples will not bear for three to four years. This marks the second cut in peaches.
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Prof
Phillips
Linden
Warren County
Trustee Sale of Desirable Small Farm Near Winchester
A 23 acre small farm on the Berryville turnpike near Winchester will be sold at public auction in front of the Court House on Saturday July 10 1909. Occupied by Mr J B Rice. See advertisement on third page.
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Winchester
Berryville Turnpike
J. BK. Rice
Court House
Closing Notice for Saturday Afternoon Closures
During July and August, all business locations will close each Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Boyce State Bank Announces Stock Increase in 1909
The Boyce State Bank of Boyce Virginia votes to raise capital to twenty thousand dollars and opens books Thursday July 1 1909 at the banking house for subscriptions. Prospective investors may contact the bank or President George B Harrison for details.
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Boyce State Bank
Boyce
Virginia
George B. Harrison
Lightning Strikes Down Cow on Baker Farm
During yesterday afternoon's severe electrical storm a valuable cow was struck and killed on the farm of Mr. Harry C. Baker several miles north of town. The incident notes the peril of storms to livestock and records the local farming loss.
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Harry C. Baker
New Penny Out July 1 Circulation Starts
The new one cent coins will be minted in Philadelphia and put into circulation by July 1 with 150,000 coins ready. The coins replace the Indian head design and feature the likeness of Abraham Lincoln.
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Philadelphia
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Baetjer & Co Ad Notice 4th Page
An advertising notice appears on page four referencing Henry Baetjer & Co. The brief reads as a business or product promotion with no clear dates or locations provided.
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Henry
Baetjer & Co
Empire Theater Tonight Show Promises Mixed Entertainment
A program at the Empire Theater tonight features "A Thirsty Baby" "A Foolish Quarrel" "An Actor's Mother" and "Two Memories" plus the song Golden West and a vaudeville bit. The article criticizes the show as not worth the money and hints at broader social commentary on morality and responsibility.
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Empire” Theater
Golden West
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Mrs. Gould Freed
Justice Dowling
Supreme Court
Katherine Cleramons Gould
Howard Gould
Jay Gould
WR. Taft
Fishers
Market St. Church
The
Washington Sunday Star
Johns. Bolenberger & Co
N ‘Ipttf
W.C.T.U
Galloway
Georgetown
South Dakota
Jane
Arieleg
Western Hemisphere
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