Mother of Yellow Journals Vertexes a Newswoman Who Led a Paper
A Washington Post feature profiles Anne Royall born Newport of Western Pennsylvania. Widowed and poor at sixty she built a lasting newspaper, becoming known as the mother of yellow journalism. Her life included Revolution era childhood, Indian captivity, rescue by Captain Royall, and years at Sweet Springs Virginia where a monument is planned.
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The
Star
Nemo
Washington Post
Washington
Sweet Springs
Anne Royall
Newport
Pennsylvania
Royall
Building Plans For New Church
Trustees have purchased a site at Braddock and Clifford streets from Judge W. M. Atkinson via Good & Company and plan to have plans drawn soon for a handsome, commodious Christian Church to meet local needs.
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New Christian Church
Braddock and
Clifford Streets
W. M. Atkinson
Good & Company
Sarah Zane Fire Company Plans Uniforms for Parade
The Sarah Zane Fire Company voted at a hall meeting to join the Confederate Memorial Day parade on June 5. They will bring their horses and apparatus and acquire new uniforms expected to arrive in time for the celebration.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
Sarah Zane
33 Acre State Farm Near Winchester for Cash
For sale 33 acre state farm in high cultivation and well watered near Winchester. Cash bargain priced at 800 dollars. Shenandoah Valley Realty Co. 1ptf.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Realty Co
Building Lots For Sale On Fairview Ave
Building lots for sale on Fairview Avenue with sizes to suit buyers. Also a house available for rent. Contact G Casper Fries. An education in exchange for work offered by H C Barrett at Eastern College Front Royal Virginia. Pigs for sale at a farm on Kent Street N. End Kent Street.
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Fairview
G. Casper Fries
H. C. Barrett
Eastern
College
Front Royal
Spellers Battle In Close Duel Between City Public School and Fort Loudoun Seminary
More than five hundred spectators filled the Public School building for a spell binding contest between City Public School and Fort Loudoun Seminary. The match ended in a draw and will be replayed later under principals Prof. Cool and Miss Katharine Glass with referees Bettie Green North and Rev. Thomas K. Cramer.
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Public School
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Cool
Katherine Glass
Maurice M. Lynch
Lynch
J. H. Lacy
Presbyterian Church
Bettie Green
Miss North
Thomas K. Cramer
Dixie Moving Picture Parlor
Henry S. Baker
Public School Auxiliary
Date Set For The Baseball Minstrels
May 21 a minstrel show for Winchester baseball team will be held in the Auditorium. Local talent will perform music and song with surprises in the joke line. A $5,000 electric garden will serve as the stage setting and rehearsals are underway.
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Winchester
President Carson on Crutches
Mr. William E. Carson, president of the Riverton Lime Company in Virginia, is suffering from an attack of articular rheumatism and cannot walk without crutches.
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Carson
William E. Carson
Riverton
Married couple arrives at new home in Massachusetts
Lieut. and Mrs. Abney Payne, wed here on April 28, have reached New Bedford Mars and occupy Fort Rodman as Lieut. Payne’s Coast Artillery regiment is stationed there. Their honeymoon was spent in New York City.
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Abney Payne
New Bedford
Mars
Fort Rodman
Lieut. Payne
Regiment of Coast Artillery
New York City
Berryville Stage Horses Run Away in Main Street Incident
Horses attached to a state coach owned by Maurice F. Castlemant bolted in Berryville causing a stir on Main Street. A country woman in a buggy had a minor collision and walkaway, while the stage coach and wheel were damaged. The horses returned to their stable and the coach went to repair.
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Maurice F. Castlemant
Castleman's Ferry
Clarke County
Winchester
Berryville
Bluemont
Main Street
South Main Street
William By March and Son
Funeral Services For Samuel McCarty
The funeral of Samuel F.E. McCarty who died after a lingering illness was held at 4 PM from his home at 211 South Market Street. Rev. Dr. George S. Bowers of Grace Lutheran Church and Rev. Arthur E. Slagle of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church officiated. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Samuel FE. McCarty
No. 211
South Market Street
George S. Bowers
Grace Lutheran Church
Arthur E. Slagle
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Routed License Clerk From Bed Weighs In on Marriages
Miss Letitia Mary Smallwood of Mangansville Maryland and Mr Ernest T Carroll of Berryville Virginia wed in Hagerstown early yesterday morning with Rev C C Hubard officiating and Court Clerk H E Baker issuing the license. Miss Nettie E Long of McGaheysville Virginia and Mr Lewis K E Cordell of Harrisonburg Virginia married in Hagerstown Thursday afternoon at the First Baptist parsonage officiated by Rev E K Thomas.
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Letitia Mary Smallwood
Mangansville
Ernest T. Carroll
Berryville
Hagerstown
C. C. Hubbard
Methodist Church
H. E.baker
Nettie E. Long
McGaheysville
Lewis KE. Cordell
Harisonburg
E. K. Thomas
First Baptist
Wyoming Man Buys Land Near Nain
Good and Company sold to Mr. Atley Smith of Wyoming a tract of two and a half acres of improved land near Nain in the county about four miles from town on the Northwestern grade. Purchase price was $800. The property will be occupied by Mr. Smith’s brother around May 20.
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Wyoming
Good & Company
Thomas Clevenger
Nain
Atley Smith
Valley of Virginia society notes in Washington Sunday Star
The Washington Sunday Star highlights broader society news from the Valley of Virginia, noting its extensive coverage compared with other Sunday papers.
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Washington Sunday Star
the Valley of Virginia
Prizes Awarded for Weekly Market Street Alley Scores
Weekly contest at Market Street Rink Alleys offers 2 dollars and 40 cents in prizes for the top scores. Participants urged to bowl for cash and bragging rights.
Ibsen Play at Auditorium A Doll s House Shown
Miss Florence Davis and Mr Elliot Dexter lead in Ibsen s A Doll s House at the Auditorium. Set in Christiania Norway the drama follows Helmer and his wife as guilt and deception threaten their family with a tragic ending.
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Florence Davis
Mr. Elliot Dexter
Menrik Ibsen
Elliot Dexter
Christiania
Norway
Trevald Helmer
Italy
Helmer
Mrs. Linden
Miss Davis
Dexter
Robert Thorne
Dr. Rank
Blanche Yurka
Linden
Madame Nazimova
Sunday Services at Market Street Church
The Market Street Church announces Sunday worship at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. led by Rev. Was E. Single. Sunday school observes Mother's Day at 2 15 p.m. Epworth League meets at 7 15 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 45 o'clock. You are invited to form the habit of attending all services.
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E. Single
Epworth League
Flowers and Decorative Floristry Services Ad
Ray Smith agent for Washington Florists offers cut flowers and designs for funerals weddings balls and banquets with special terms to organizations. United phone listed.
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Ray Smith
Washington Florists
United Phone
Debt hearing adjourned to June 22 in Virginia West Virginia case
Special Master Littlefield adjourned the Virginia West Virginia debt hearing in Richmond after three sessions. Depositions by West Virginia will be presented June 22, with possible further testimony from both sides. Witnesses were two West Virginia accountants. The night session drew under 15 observers. The proceedings featured limited public interest and minor rulings to speed the report for the Supreme Court.
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Littlefield
Virginia
West Virginia
Richmond
Thomas Bird Dixey
Messrs McClintic
Harrison
Spooner
Conrad
Anderson
Sesson
Weather Outlook for Virginia Tonight and Sunday
Special to The Star reports mostly cloudy conditions over Virginia with a warmup on Sunday. Night temperatures remain mild with no significant precipitation.
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the Star
Washington, May
Virginia
Marriages Registered in Hagerstown Yesterday
The following marriage licenses were issued in Hagerstown yesterday. William Kerns of Edinburg Virginia and Hazel Pulese of Harrisonburg Virginia were wed. Ernest T. Carroll of Berryville Virginia and Letitia M. Smallwood of Maugansville Virginia also obtained licenses.
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Hagerstown
William Kerns
Edinburg, Va
Hazel Pulese
Harrisonburg, Va
New York City Visit Leads to Prague Italian Fragedy
Mr. Lewis Loveman of New York City spends days in the city with friends as details emerge about an Italian tragedy at a casino. Names Romani and other locals appear in circulating reports.
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Mr. Lewis “Loveman
New York City
Kidnapping Case Proceeds With Defense Remarks At Mercer
At Mercer Pennsylvania on May 8 the ongoing kidnapping trial draws intense focus as Boyle's attorneys rest their case and a witness statement is sought. The defendant James Boyle is urged to speak and defend his actions while tension rises in the courtroom. The proceedings continue with jurors expected to hear further testimony today.
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Mercer
Boyle
James Boyle
Girl Acquitted In Circuit Court Case
Front Royal May 8 A young colored girl was acquitted in the Circuit Court yesterday evening of the alleged disposal of her newborn infant. The trial extended through the day before Judge Thomas W and a jury. The state, represented by W. HH ner, failed to prove the girl's responsibility for the infant's death. The jurors returned a verdict of acquittal. The girl had borne a good reputation prior to the accusation.
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Star
Front Royal
Jackson
Thomas W
Messrs
S. V. A. Cadets Face Randolph-Macon at Front Royal
The Shenandoah Valley Academy cadets travel to Front Royal to meet Randolph-Macon. Star players include Blue Bird Cannon Harlee Ryan Henkel Gravatt and Gravatt as pitcher and infielders. The lineup lists Kloczewski Cat dames Gravatt Cannon Gainés Ha loe Snapp Henkel Cooper.
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Shenandoala Valley Academy
Front Royal
Randolph-Macon
R. M. A.fas
Blue Bird
Cannon
Harlee
Ryan
Henkel
Gravatt
Blue Bie
Memphis
Tenn
Vv. A
Kloczewski
Cat Dames
Gainés
Haloe
Snapp
Jeff Henkel
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Sab Eer Farm
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Baseball Minstrels
Samuel McCarty
Ibsen
Market St. Church
W. Virginia
Weather Report
Berryville, Va
Letitia M. Smallwood
Maugansville
Italan Fragedy
Casino
Difabio Romani
Whitta Steat
Ney
York
Asylum
Halls
S. V.A
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