Heela Manufacturing seeks East location for brass art works
Heela Manufacturing Company of Ottawa Illinois proposes to locate a brass and art goods plant in the East to employ 500 people. It offers to buy land, plat 200 lots at 250 each, refund within five years if locals are dissatisfied, and promises a 350000 to 450000 dollar payroll. The opportunity may go to the Board of Trade for consideration.
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Tie Star
Heela Manufacturing Company
Ottawa
Illinois
Board of Trade
Heela Company
Unclear Mary Washington Whitelock case referenced
Report notes friends of a woman named Mary Washington Whitelock seeking to have her released from a reformitory after she allegedly embraced colored men on the Bowery. The Hagerstown Mail mentions the effort from Winchester and Williamsport. no such person is known locally, though a former Chester County resident reportedly married a canal boatman named Whitelock after leaving her husband.
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Mary Washington Whitelock
House of Correction
Bowery
Hagerstown
Winchester
Delegation prepares report for United Synod meeting
Rev L L Smith of Strasburg Rev W L Seabrook and Mr J E Cooper of Grace Lutheran Church met in the city to review the Virginia Synod delegation report for the United Synod gathering in Winston N C next week Seabrook is chairman of the delegation Cooper is a lay delegate seven clerical and seven lay delegates are named from the Virginia Synod
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L. L. Smith
Strasburg
W. L. Seabrook
J. E. Cooper
Grace Lutheran Church
Board of Missions of
United Synod of the Lutheran Church of the South
Winston
N. C
Virginia Synod
United Synod
Dr. Sherrard R. Tabb Missing Since May in Savannah
Dr. Sherrard R. Tabb of Winchester disappeared on May 1 in Savannah while in charge of the Marine Hospital Service. Friends in Richmond expect him to be found soon, with reports he may be in Washington or suffering from illness related mental changes. He studied at Randolph-Macon College and the University of Virginia and has prominent Virginia connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherrard R. Tabb
Winchester
Savannah
Marine Hospital Service
Star
Washington
Richmond Times
Tabb
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
University of Virginia
Richmond
Mary Sherrard
J. Ryland Freet
Fleets and Rylands
Virginia
Famous Dogs Bred By Frederick Co Man Atlan ta Beach Show Entry
Frederick County breeder Leslie D. Kline of Shenandoah Valley Kennels sent five dogs to the Atlanta Beach Show in Georgia. He entered one English setter Lady C II and four beagles Haida Lee Bugle II Fearless Fritzie and Dash Lee, hoping for top placing among about 600 dogs from New England and Canada.
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Leslie D. Kline
Shenandoah Valley
Vaucluse
Atlanta
Kline
United States
Little Rock
Averet
Count Noble
Gladstone
Glen Rock
Lady C .L
Monk
America
Sandy
Phyllis
Bugle II
Cleveland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Fearless Fritzie
Karl
Bell H
Dash Lee
Col. Lee
Mr. Kline
New England
Canada
Aged Printer Sick
Mr. George Robert Henry veteran printer of Tax Star-Times composing rooms is quite indisposed today.
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George Robert Henry
Tax Star-Times
Bentonville man in jail for forgery linked to medical need
Clinton Elliott of Bentonville near Front Royal is jailed in Virginia on a $349 forgery charge after forging Elias Herrs name and cashing the check. He has confessed and restitution is made, but his consumption illness and poor health may lead to a light sentence at the June term, with a likely guilty plea and a possible two years in the penitentiary.
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Tom Star
Front Royal
Clinton Elliott
Bentonville
Elias Herr
Elliott
Liberty
Tramp Found Near Winchester Headed Toward Richmond
An exhausted 70 year old Irish-born tramp, found on the Shenandoah Valley National Bank steps, refused to reveal his name and said he planned to enter a retreat for the aged in Richmond. He advised reporters he often sees newspaper men in his travels and declined further details. The police directed him to move on after he ate crackers and drank from a canteen.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Court House
STAR
Richmond
Ireland
Stephens City Happenings in May
May 10 report from Stephens City Virginia notes Mrs. Nettie Allemony of Salem will enter Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for treatment. A. B. Rothgeb builds a new porch near town. Rockingham county men scout for farms locally. Dr. James A. Hudson leaves the County Alms House to live with his son near Canterbury. Moses Miller loses his driving horse recently.
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Stephens City
Stepvens City
Nettie Allemony
Salem
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
A. B. Rothgeb
Rockingham County
James A. Hudson
Canterbury
Moses Miller
Death of Clarence H. Taylor at Western State Hospital
Mrs. Cornelia Taylor of Staunton informed Mrs. Charles Trenary of South Main that Clarence H. Taylor died at Western State Hospital early yesterday. He was 40, a former cigar maker and flour mill worker, who had suffered mental illness for years. He leaves five sisters and three brothers. the Charley Rouss Fire Company tolls honored his memory.
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Charles Trenary
South Main Street
Cornelia Taylor
Staunton
Clarence H. Taylor
Western State Hospital
Rosa Goff
Lucy Jones
Washington
Ella Brandeberry
New Jersey
Daisy Carter
Clarke County
George Taylor
Wm. Taylor
John Taylor
Taylor
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Mayor Appeals for Boer Relief Fund Aid
Mayor R T Barron appeals to the public for contributions to the National Boer Relief Fund to aid orphans and widows of Boers killed in the current conflict with Great Britain. He will forward payments to the proper parties and expresses pleasure in making the announcement.
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National Boer Relief Fund Association
Great Britain
R. T. Barron
Dr. C W Sydnor Improves. Marlboro Update
A Marlboro special reports Dr. C W Sydnor of Strasburg remains critically ill at Marlboro Hospital but is slightly improved. Medical staff aim to move him to his home soon as his condition stabilizes.
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Marlboro
C. W. Sydnor
Strasburg
Turner Ashby Camp Lecture and Corner Laying Announced
Turner Ashby Camp will assemble in uniform on Friday May 11 at 7 30 p m to attend a lecture by Maj. Peter Otey and on May 13 at 2 30 p m to take part in laying corners at Rouss City Hall. By order of Commander Barton and Adjutant Born.
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Turner Ashby
Uniform
Maj
Peter Otey
Rouss City Hall
R.T. Barton
P. W. Born
Holmes Boyd Jr Goes to Front Royal on Legal Business
Mr. Holmes Boyd Jr has traveled to Front Royal on legal business according to the brief notice.
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Holmes Boyd, Jr
Front Royal
Nine Alarms Of Fire In One Day At Burkholder House
A Martinsburg West Virginia special reports nine separate fire alarms in one day at the Burkholder residence. Initial flames began from rags in the yard then re ignited in the same dwelling multiple times. Despite small total damage the fires prompted a strict warning from the fire department to avoid responding to further alarms unless a neighborhood threat arises.
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Martinsburg
West Virginia
A. Burkholder
Burkholder House
Burkholder Residence
Three New Street Lights Improve Cork Street Lighting
Last night two of three street incandescents near the Friendship Engine House were lit, brightening Cork Street and transforming its appearance. The three lights disperse gloom, reveal fronts of nearby churches, and are praised by congregations of First Baptist, Methodist, Century Reformed, and John Mann churches as a welcome improvement.
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Friendship Engine House
Cork Street
First Baptist Church
Methodist Church
Centenary Reformed
John Mann Church
Friendship Fire Company
Delinquent Horse Theft Reported In Winchester
A local gang in Winchester allegedly targets visiting country folk who drink in town. They reportedly traded a lame horse carcass for a good horse at a livery, without the liveryman’s knowledge, and the stable owner fears prosecution due to gang threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Winchester Education Official Leaves for Scranton
Mr. James 8. Drake, division superintendent for the International Correspondence School, who has been in Winchester several days, departed for Scranton this afternoon.
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James 8. Drake
International Correspondence School
Winchester
Scranton
No Coupons Sold For Less Than One Cent Claim Debunked
The Star denies rumors that copies containing coupons could be bought cheaply, asserting no Star issue has ever been sold for less than one cent. It details strict controls from blank sheets to carriers, ensuring all papers are accounted for and no misconduct occurs. The Winchester contest vote tally shows a low turnout with around 200 votes by noon.
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Star Times
Winchester
Frederick County
Star
Trn Star
Copp Couple Attend Baptist Conference in Harrisburg
Mr and Mrs J E Copp of Kernstown travel to Harrisburg to attend the Baptist Conference. Mrs Jos G Baker and Mrs Leopold Frenkel will oversee Willow Brook during their absence.
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J. E. Copp
Kernstown
Harrisonburg
Jos. G. Baker
Leopold Frenkel
Willow Brook
Sergeant Redmon In Stable Condition Amid Family Visit
The city’s Sergeant James L. Redmon remained in the same condition at 4 pm. His son Bernard Redmon arrived from Garrett Indiana the previous afternoon to be with him.
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Redmon
James L. Redmon
Bernard Redmon
Garrett
Ind
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Fanny Gray
Alma Lewis Roo Cer
Reese
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Florence Grim
Virgie O'Neal
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Carrie Lowery
Lela Dame
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