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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1914
Page
8
Governor West issued a call for a cavalry troop of 1100 men for service in Mexico and the National Guard is being recruited to full war strength. The piece reports on Carranza’s stance, U S actions at Vera Cruz, possible embargo restores, and diplomatic tensions as Congress acts and officials react to evolving hostilities.
In Chihuahua Mexico on April 23 General Venustiano Carranza issued the first rebel response to the Vera Cruz occupation and the U S program. The cable stresses that the action harmed the Mexican nation rather than Huerta personally and rejects the American move.
Washington reports President Wilson handed his passport to Mexican Charge d Affaires at 12 05 in the afternoon and Nelson O Shaughnessy American Charge d Affaires in Mexico, with both nations breaking off diplomatic relations and a state of war existing between them.
A late dispatch to the Navy Department from Admiral Badger notes sniping and occasional firing from the housetops in Vera Cruz as U S Marines continue operations there. The report provides a snapshot of ongoing combat activity and tensions in the port city.
Washington April 23 members of the house Naval Affairs Committee decided to amend the appropriation bill to make the funds immediately available. The bills total $42,600,000 as the Mexican crisis prompted the change in timing.
Martial Law was proclaimed here by Rear Admiral Fletcher shortly before noon. American marines and sailors are in control and keeping order as a train load of refugees from Mexico City is expected soon.
The wedding of Andrew Sullivan and Loretta Cavan at St Gabriel’s Church Barton Maryland highlights a long family association with the church. Andrew and his four sisters were baptized confirmed and married there. The mother father and one brother were buried from the same church. Mr Sullivan is brother in law of Alexander F Schute of this city.
Judge Robert R. Henderson directed the jury to return a verdict for Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway in the Henry J. Glick damage suit. The judge cited similar cases and adjourned. An exception was filed by attorneys William C. Deveeman and Albert A. Doub, with potential appeal to the Court of Appeals.
Clement Cockerly and Emory Vogt, Frostburg, underwent operations at Miners Hospital yesterday. Both are resting well today. Dr. A. H. Hawkins of this city performed the operations.
Two men died and three were seriously hurt when 2,500 pounds of powder exploded at the Dupont plant in Orient al, four miles south of Uniontown. The blast did not reveal the cause.
Vienna stocks report the death of Emperor Frances Joseph late this afternoon. The news circulated from the Bourse as authorities confirm the monarch's passing and ensuing implications for the Austro Hungarian realm.
Owing to late season the store cuts wallpaper prices with odd rolls at 1 cent and florals at 2 cents and up. The 5 cent line offers about 30 golds and stripes, borders and fruits. The ad challenges rivals to prove superiority or pay $50 to the Tuberculosis Hospital. Special terms on large orders. Ap 23 24 25.
Notice to corporations under Section 156 Article 81 imposes a 100 dollar daily fine for failing to furnish a list of stockholders to the City Clerk in each Maryland city where stockholders reside. Compliance required in Cumberland by May 1 1914 or enforcement will proceed. Signed Thomas W Koon mayor. Ap23-11
Floyd Pharr, 38, of Charlotte, N C, was shot by Constable George Flannigan during an attempted forced entry at J T Kessler’s liquor store near Magnolia West Virginia. Pharr, described as a coke user, was taken to Western Maryland Hospital in Winchester after the 2 15 am incident and remained under care this afternoon with no condition reported yet.
A long list of residents and guests are noted in Cumberland and nearby towns. Names include Mrs Rose Keating, Mrs Joseph Verzi, Mrs Aug Helen, Duncan Sinclair, J Frank Forrester, J E Forrester, JR Funkhouser, H V Taylor, J H Martin, W E Baldwin, Mrs Arner G Carl, Elizabeth, Harry W Neepier, J Wesley Cook, Dr Timothy Griffith, Thomas Chambers, A G Martin, Rev John A Shockey, Mrs Harry Martin, Miss Mamie Brengle, Miss Belle Norris, Mrs Llewellyn D Bridges, D O Bennett, John Blake, Charles Dunn, W W Beall, Mrs Zach Laney, Miss Mamie Kephart, Mr and Mrs E K Jolley, Mrs J A Roden, Mrs J F Hershiser, Mayor Wentling, F Kemp Shaw, Miss Edna Whatline, Charles E Phelps, Miss Catherine Cullen.
The man struck by B&O train No. 56 at Mount Savage Junction Monday night died after his body was found near Will's Creek. A name on his coat read Harry Bordley, suggesting he was not Italian or a common hobo. His tailored clothes and Florsheim shoes imply some means. Relatives are sought as the body is held at Ye Butler undertaking rooms.
Cerney Fayette, from this city, is spending a few days with friends in Frostburg, enjoying local hospitality and sightseeing.
Agricultural guidance from T H White of the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station advises rotating crops with heavily manured soil to avoid potato scab, applying commercial fertilizer to yield an early crop. A suggested mix includes dissolved phosphate rock, dried blood, nitrate of soda, and potash applied at 1500 pounds per acre, with extra nitrate and rock in the drill row to speed growth. Early maturity helps with market timing and moisture resistance of early varieties.
Help wanted in West Virginia and Western Maryland. Agents to deliver The Press in surrounding towns. Write for particulars at The Cumberland Press Cumberland, Md. The ad hints at a quick assignment for the right person and mentions McMullen Bros. as a reference.
The General Safety Committee of this division met here yesterday presided over by Dr. D. D. Dunott of Baltimore as general chairman.
W Howard a traveling salesman on Green Street has devised a self measuring pump for oil and vinegar with a patent pending. The model is shown in Ford's drug store window. The second item notes the funeral of Raymond Valentine a 20 year old air inspector for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad killed in the westbound yards last Tuesday night. The service is at 2 30 tomorrow at the First Methodist Protestant Church with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Queen City Lodge No 49 Jr O U A M assists with the funeral.
The funeral for Daniel Forney 57 of 24 German street was held this afternoon at 2 30 with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery Rev J H Batthis pastor of Central M B Church South officiating Queen City Council No 49 Jr O U A M led the service
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