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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
4
The News Item and The Evening Star merged on May 6 1907 creating a single daily paper with a combined circulation over 3 600 in Winchester. The business office and editorial room are listed with Bell telephone numbers. Subscription rates show annual and six month prepaid plans, with carrier options and per three month terms.
A reader's note praises Miss Mary Johnston's Lewis Rand for its dramatic portrayal of post Washington era partisan strife. The novel focuses on Lewis Rand and Carey amid Jefferson and Hamilton factions, with Charlottesville and Albemarle as key settings and Jefferson's presence shaping events. The work explores ambition, love, and political intrigue through a mix of detective flair and historical detail.
The Fairfax claim to a Scotch peerage resumes after 150 years. Albert Kirby Fairfax traces descent, confirming the line. Lord Fairfax, friend and patron of George Washington, mentored him in manners and grand behavior, influencing Washington's rise and bearing. The present descendant returns to press the ancient title.
The critic notes Miss Johnston's sensational methods in Miss Yenneton and labels Bellasco's Girl of the Golden West melodrama. He praises Lewis Rand for building toward a dramatic close and describes the works as vivid, if sensational, entertainment.
Uncle Joe Cannon is reelected and expected to dominate the House of Representatives but may rule with less audacity and more fairness. His long ties to industrial interests suggest only modest reform, staying as bad as he dares while preserving his position.
A concise political note proclaims the will of the majority as the principle of democracy and asserts the people have spoken in a manner reflecting legitimacy and acceptance.
The Republican party holds a valid commission from the people for four years. Its platform is endorsed by a large majority with planks to reduce Southern representation revise the tariff upward and subsidize ship owners. A strong minority opposes these steps but Caesar has spoken and there is no recourse.
The piece argues Judge Taft is capable yet hindered by party influence, comparing him to Roosevelt. It predicts limited reforms from Republicans but credits Bryan as a strong force, whose presence may push reforms despite his defeat. It closes with guarded optimism for future change.
Vague campaign note claims Flood led his ticket by 241 votes while Dems in Staunton Augusta county. Court order in 1908 Virginia chancery suit seeks to renew creditors of J W Miller and identify debts and priorities. Several named corporations and individuals are listed as nonresidents required to answer within 15 days.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION. the Clerk's Alice of Lie circus. Court of the County of Frederick on the 8th day of October, 1903. hearing date Sept. 7, 1908. Defendants not residents of Virginia ordered to appear within fifteen days. Copy to be published weekly for four weeks in the Winchester Star and posted at the Circuit Court front door. Ward and Larrick.
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