Umpire McCardell Off Day in Winchester Hagerstown Tilt
Umpire McCardell of Hagerstown drew ire from Winchester players and fans after a 4 to 3 Hagerstown win on Saturday in Maryland. The Herald-Today notes a home run by Krebs in the second inning and Grant’s solid defense at short. A return game is set for Reservoir Park this afternoon.
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McCardell
Hagerstown
Winchester
Maryland
Reservoir Park
Hagerstown Herald
Krebs
Grant
Bryan by acclamation predicted at Democratic convention
Denver reports Mayor Dahl man of Omaha predicts Bryan will win not less than 703 votes on the first ballot despite opposition and that Bryan may be nominated by acclamation after the convention. He says no hard feelings will result and the Democracy will be satisfied with the outcome.
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Hearst News Service
Denver
Dahlman
Omaha
Nebraska
Bryan
George Gray
Delaware
Johnson
Minnesota
Annual Meeting of The Evening Journal in Martinsburg
The Evening Journal Publishing Company held its annual meeting in Martinsburg. H. F. Byrd was re elected president and general manager D W Weaver re elected secretary and treasurer. Directors named include C J Faulkner Gray Silver J F Thompson C M Lamar J W McSherry H D Flood and others. The paper boasts the largest sworn circulation in Martinsburg.
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Evening Journal Publishing Company
Martinsburg
H. F. Byrd
D. W. Weaver
C. J. Faulkner
Gray Silver
J. F. Thompson
C.M. Lamar
J. W. McSherry
H. D. Flood
Charles Mullikin
E. D. Gardner
L. C. Hoffman
C. E. Martin
Max von Schlegel
Nowt
Sale S. V. A. Academy Furniture Auction
Auction offers furniture from S. V. A. Academy including a large school bell white iron beds 86 pairs pillows buffet china closet dishes hall rack rugs and bedroom furniture with prices where listed. items may remain unsold.
Desertion case: Wolford to face grand jury on wife abandonment
Magistrate Wilson in the police court warned Joseph M. Wolford he faces grand jury action for wife desertion. Wolford, held on a $250 bond if he can pay, allegedly abandoned wife Mrs. M. M. Wolford and their three children, providing only flour and hog-feed in four months of neglect. The couple with their children lived in Massie’s alley. The case continues on page 5.
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Wilson
Joseph M. Wolford
Grand Jury
M. M. Wolford
Bryan to Speak in Winchester During Shenandoah Valley Fair
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society directors plan a large Winchester fair in October with dates October 20 21 22 and 28. They hope to invite William Jennings Bryan Democratic presidential hopeful to speak at the event and expect wide coverage across the nation. A committee of Ward Byrd and Worsley handles the invitation.
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Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society
William Jennings Bryan
Winchester
Weather Report for Virginia Showers Tonight and Thursday
Virginia forecast calls for showers tonight except southeast portion fair, cooler in the extreme north, and Thursday showers with cooler temperatures. Northerly winds increase inland with some relief in coastal areas. Highs expected in the 60s and 50s inland, 70s near the coast.
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Virginia
Autos And Cars For Hire At Huff's Livery
Stylish teams and automobiles to let at Huff's Livery on S Braddock St. See me first for quick service via Old phone. Mr and Mrs W S Hottel of Winchester spent part of last week with Mrs Hottel's sister Mrs W H Ruby and his mother Mrs Lucinda Hottel at Mount Jackson. The Misses Farrar have been at Miss Sherrard's for several weeks.
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Huff
S. Braddock
W. S. Hottel
Winchester
Jersey City Fire Costs and Casualties Tremendously
A major blaze in Jersey City on Newark Avenue destroyed three department stores and badly damaged a fourth. The loss may reach a quarter million dollars, with two firemen reported fatally injured under collapsed walls. Police helped evacuate workers as trolley service halted for hours.
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Hearst News Service
Jersey City
N. J
Gilmore & O'Keefe
Newark Avenue
John Brannigan
Michael Bolen
Intruder Foiled in North Market Street Home Attempt
Early Saturday a desperado tried to rob the residence of Mr. W. W. Wall on North Market street. The intruder fled toward Kent street after being spotted by Wall and a warning shot was fired. Mr. Wall’s son Taylor Walh aided in alerting nearby residents. No injuries reported.
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W. W. Wall
North Market Street
Taylor Walh
Mr. Wall
Kent Street
Joseph Bell Narrowly Escapes Death in Baltimore Construction
Friends report Joseph Bell, formerly a brakeman for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, suffered a severe head gash an eye injury after a plank struck him while lifting lumber on a Baltimore building site. He was unconscious for a time but is improving under a physician’s care.
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Baltimore, and Ohio Railroad
Millicent Bell
South Main Street
Baltimore
Eldest farmer wed after elopement with teen bride
R L Littleton 40 and Nannie Turner 17 eloped from Clarke County to Hagerstown on Saturday night to marry in Hotel Hamilton pars. The bride's father objected to the match over age disparity. They left Berryville with Robert Fowler, continuing on to page 2 for details.
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Berryville
R. L. Littleton
Clarke County
Nannie Turner
White Post
Hagerstown
Hotel Hamilton
Mr. Littleton
Miss Turner
Robert
The Wees of The Parker Family
Hayfield Virginia June 29 Mr and Mrs Jankson Parker of North Mountain fame endure a sequence of misfortune A cherry tree limb breaks injuring their 8 year old son and for hours no doctor arrives before the fracture is treated Miss Ida Hall is ill S J Good travels to Winchester for liver abscess surgery described as serious as a cool Rockies air wave passes through the area
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Hayfield
Jankson Parker
North Mountain
Jackie
Jonah
R. W. Gover
Hevreres
Ida Hall
Rockies
S. J. Good
Winchester
Goode
Market Strink Vaudeville Show This Week
Market Strink offers a strong vaudeville show Thursday Friday and Saturday with admission ten cents. Skates ten cents. See advertisement for details.
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Market ST
Typhoid Sickness Reaches Martinsburg Family
Mr. Harley Pine of Martinsburg has gone to Charlotte North Carolina to be with his sister Miss Mabelle Pine who has suffered typhoid fever for several months in the Presbyterian Hospital.
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Harley Pine
Martinsburg
Mabelle Pine
Presbyterian Hospital
Charlotte
N. C
Walter Stumpfig Returns to City for Visit
Mr. Walter Stumpfig has returned from elsewhere and will spend some time in this city.
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Walter Stumpfig
Eell
Sudden Death of Capt Billy Payne
Capt William Winter Payne a leading Southern Railway contractor died at his Harrisonburg home shortly after 3 AM of peritonitis from a gallstone blockage. He was born July 24 1853 Fauquier VA, eldest son of Gen William H Payne, married Ming Laura Moore in 1881, survived by ten children all but one in Harrisonburg.
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William Winter Payne
Southern Railway
Harrisonburg
Harry F. Payne
Warrenton
Captain Payne
Wiliam H. Payne
Fauquier County
Ming Laura L. Moore
Uniton
Mre
Virginia Olhausen
William
Mary E. Sloan
J. Winston
Cai Erva H
Arthur M
Laura L
Sadie Winter
Harry Fitshugh
Mia
Miss Conrad Weds. Here This Me
Announcement notes the upcoming marriage of Elizabeth Whiting Conrad, daughter of Major and Mrs. Satis Ottrad, to Rev. William D Faith, at the parents’ Market Street home on July 21. Only family and intimate friends will attend and no cards will be sent. After the ceremony they plan a Canada honeymoon, with Europe canceled.
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Elizabeth Whiting _ Conrad
Major
Satis Ottrad
William D.&aith
Christ Protestant Opal Church
Market Street
James R. Grammer
Episcopal Church
Mrs. Smith
Canada
Europe
Skating Tournament At the New Rink
A chatting skating tournament will be held at the New Rink on Stewart and Wolf streets in Winchester on Tuesday evening June 30 starting at 9 30. Prizes go to the fastest skater and to those who collect the most rings with winner receiving a weekly ticket. Second prize six skate tickets and third prize four skate tickets.
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Winchester
Rihk
Stewart and
Wolf Streets
Won Block Party Attracts Coupled Pairs At New Rink
A new rink hosted a Saturday block party drawing many couples. The event ended with an exciting fourth finish and prizes awarded to Marshall Baker and Henrietta Fuller.
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Marshall Baker
Henrietta Fuller
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