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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1914
Page
4
The Washington Post voices alarm over Underwood tariff and income tax deficits and suggests funding gaps could be closed by reducing army and navy appropriations. It argues peace requires trimming standing forces and warship buildup, warning against perpetual mobilization and jingoism.
A critique of Secretary Daniels over a naval mess liquor ban. The piece accuses him of petty interference and predicts further curbs on beverages, suggesting Wilson take stern action or face a formal rebuke from senior officers.
The piece mocks General Jacob S. Coxey of Massillon Ohio as he seeks to organize an outdoor march to Washington. It portrays Coxey as a humorous citizen using a Waldorf Astoria chair to rile supporters, with the army his followers and a biting view of Wall Street and downtrodden streets.
A seventeen year old Viscount appeared before a magistrate after bragging he climbed a lamp post and turned out a street light. He replied to the question why, I will and turn it up again. He was fined $2.50. The report mocks Londoners playful exploits amid island troubles.
Gen Jacob Coxey and his followers plan a march to the national capital with Baldy Enochs as official representative. The army expects to camp for a day or two en route and aims to reach Washington via the canal. A May 21 demonstration on the capitol steps is hoped for if permission is granted.
Large Easter shoe selection at The Acme Store Mt. Savage. Ladies regular priced $1.98 shoes offered as a special at $1.49. Ad appears in local advertisement.
A short dated poem recounts the Easter morning scene with women at the tomb and angels announcing Christ the Lord’s resurrection. The piece emphasizes joy and victory over death with reverent, period-appropriate diction.
Fourteen young women returning from a three month educational tour of Italy Switzerland and France share vivid travel tales. Each recalls marriage proposals from numerous foreign suitors but avoids boasting about counts. Miss Josephine Holliburton and Miss Jessie Burbeck posed for a timely photo without fuss.
The Michigan State Dental Society opens a three day Detroit meeting featuring 57 clinics and world famous speakers including Dr J Leon Williams of London Homer C Brown of Columbus Ohio president of the National Dental Association Dr Weston A Price and Dr J Lowe Young A Detroit lecture demonstration on slides used with local school children will provide data useful to regional practitioners.
The Associated Advertising Clubs of America Central Division opens a three day Indianapolis meeting with Retail Day Manufacturers Day and a closing banquet. Speakers include Samuel C. Dobbs of Coca Cola fame William Woodhead Walter B. Cherry and E S Lewis. The event promises advertising instruction and inspiration with no drinks served at dinner.
A reader writes that a recently placed pole at the Market Street bridge end, by the Western Maryland tracks, narrows the pedestrian path. The writer urges Commissioner Eyerman to relocate the pole away from the abutting pier to restore safe two way passage for walkers.
The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research receives 1 050 000 from John D Rockefeller and James J Hill to create an animal diseases department, aiding hog cholera research and cattle tuberculosis control. aims to protect human health and economy. A separate note reports Navy tug Interstate clipping New York’s stern gun, possible delay to trials, with a $10 000 rifle. Suffrage reports from England and Australia highlight reforms and militant tensions with quotes from Miss Margaret Hodge and Miss Dorothy Pethick.
A collage of wry quips and social observations appears with jokes about marriage, neighbors, fashion, and old customs. It notes contrasts between old and new manners, chairs a jab at fashion dope, and riffs on relationships, incomes, and summer wear.
A speaker addressed a crowd for ten minutes shouting at society, police, and government before a patrolman appears. Dixon trips over a box and is seized for soliciting alms, a charge also faced by Miss Edelson earlier.
Ex Congressmen James Thomas Hefflin of Lafayette Alabama was born in Louina Alabama on April 9 1869. He studied law at Lafayette and was admitted to the bar January 12 1913. He served as Lafayette mayor elected 1893 and re elected with no term limits. He held registrar role until 1896 then pursued state legislature and constitutional convention duties. He served as secretary of State 1912 resigned 1904 to take unexpired term in Congress and was repeatedly re elected to the Sixty second Congress.
Timeline notes Canonchet captured in 1670s era clash. La Salle explored and claimed Louisiana in 1692. Rufus Putnam born in 1738. Paul Jones’ first naval action in 1776. Upper Louisiana ceded to the United States in 1804. AME Church organized in 1816. Civil War battles and surrenders mark 1864–1865 milestones. Civil Rights bill passage in 1866 and tragedy of Steamer Sea Bird on Lake Michigan in 1868 with 100 lives. Anti-Home Rule riots in Belfast in 1912.
Classified notice seeks agents to deliver The Press in surrounding towns of West Virginia and Western Maryland. Write for particulars to The Cumberland Press in Cumberland Maryland.
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