Mediation Hurdle as Carranza Demands Voice in Mexican Settlement
News from Washington reports that Carranza and the Constitutionalists insist on a formal invitation to enter any international talks. The dispute arises as Huerta’s regime appears near capitulation, with control of over half Mexico claimed by the Constitutionalists. Secretaries respond to refugee protection criticisms, noting American and British actions at Tampico and Vera Cruz to avert further turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Taft
International News Service
White House
Washington
United States
Mexico
State Department
General Car- Yanya
Wilson
Huerta
Carranza
Tampico
Craddock
Father O Hara to speak on Lourdes grotto at Carroll Hall
Rev Chas O Hara, assistant pastor of St Patrick's, will give an illustrated talk on the Lourdes grotto in France. He recounts the 1858 Marian apparition and ongoing miracles as water from the grotto heals. The lecture starts at 8 and follows a prior talk to school children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Hall
Chas O'Hara
St. Patricks Catholic Church
Father O’hara
Lourdes Grotto
France
Lourdes
Father O'Hara
Freight Wreck Ties Up B and C For Hours
A derailment east of Orleans on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad sent fifteen coal cars off the rails when a wheel flange burst. All three tracks were blocked as coal stacked high. By 7 30 this morning one track was cleared and detours were in place for passenger trains. Officials and crews worked to reopen the line, with the second track declared open shortly after eleven and the third expected to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans
Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland
Keyser
Brunswick
John W. Kelley
John W. Deneen
Arlie S. Sponseller
Trrackman
Murphy and Gilmore wed at Keyser Church of the Assumption
John F. Murphy of Westernport and Maggie Gilmore of Mineral street Keyser W Va were married yesterday morning at the Church of the Assumption Keyser by Rev Father William O Tara The groom is brother of the late Patrick Murphy once with James Clark Distilling Company The couple left for Niagara Falls on their honeymoon
US Brigadier General Funston Takes Command in Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz April 28 Brigadier General Funston commander of the Fifth Infantry Brigade lands from the transport Kilpatrick and assumes control of future operations for U S forces in the district. Laredo Tex April 28 Mexican Federals evacuating Nuevo Laredo dynamite and burn towns along their path. Adventurers following Huerta’s route report the Federals blew up several buildings.
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Vera Cruz
Funston
United States Army
Kilpatrick
United States
May Day Festivities Planned Across City Schools
May Day will be observed in schools on May 22 with two sections. East side students from Williams Street to Humbird schools will hold the event at South Cumberland baseball park. Other city students will assemble at Riverside Park if available. otherwise a backup location will be chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Humbird
South Cumberland Baseball Park
Riverside Park
Edison plans large generating plant at Boost farm site
Milner Roberts Jr the general superintendent states Edison General Electric and Illuminating Company is preparing to erect a large generating plant on a six acre site up the river at the Boost farm. The contract for the project will be let within a week or ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W, Milner Roberts, Jr
Edison General Electric and Illuminating Company
Boost Farm
Red Cross Chapter Elects Treasurer and Forms Sanitation Committee
Cumberland Chapter of the Red Cross Society met at City Hall last night and elected D. P. Miller as treasurer. A city sanitation committee was formed including Mary McCormick, Mary Grant, A M Lichtenstein, Elizabeth Stallings, E A Schooley, the chamber of commerce secretary, and the city health officer. The Rev. Dr. James E. Moffatt was authorized to appoint special relief committees in case of war with Mexico. New members named include Mrs. George G. Young, Mrs. J. Mattingly, Miss L. C. Poling, Miss Mary McCormick, Miss Clara Hartsock, D. P. Miller, E. A. Schooley, Miss Nellie Feltons, Mrs. A. C. Grant, A. C. Grant, Miss Nina Davidson, Mrs. Ella Sholls, and Mrs. Edith Fowler. A large euchre gathering under Division No. 9, A. O. H. followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Red Cross Society
David P. Miller
Mary McCormick
Mary Grant
A. M. Lichtenstein
Elizabeth Stallings
E. A. Schooley
Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross
Baltimore
James E. Moffatt
Fort Cumberland Lodge holds major communication with visitors
Fort Cumberland Lodge of Masons met at the Masonic Temple for a large gathering led by visiting Masons from George's Creek. The event raised former City Attorney D. Lindley Sloan to Master Mason. Frantz Premier presence noted amid the proceedings. Vacuum Cleaner advertisement appears with phone number 1216 from Edison Electric Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Cumberland
He Would Walk to Jacksonville Hiker Reaches Town
H B Pratt arrived in town walking from Carmichaels Greene County Pennsylvania toward Washington D C and then Jacksonville Florida He stays at the Central Y M C A with a YMCA recommendation and seeks signatures from local editors He began his hike last Wednesday and plans steady progress to his destination without aiming for records
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Pratt
Carmichaels
Greene County
Washington, D. C
Jacksonville
Fla
McKeesport
President to Send Troops to Colorado Copper Strike
Washington reports President Wilson will order federal troops into Colorado's copper mining district to restore peace amid the strike. The decision was announced this afternoon as part of steps to end the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Colorado
Wilson
Mrs Philip Abe Obituary from West Virginia
Mrs Annie E Abe 57 wife of Philip Abe died at 10 am Monday from complications of diseases. Funeral at fy o'clock Wednesday with services at the residence and burial in the family cemetery. Funeral Director Joan Wolford in charge. Formerly Miss Sargent. Survived by husband children and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren siblings and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie E. Abe
Philip Abe
Old Furnace
West Virginia
Joan Wolford
Abe
Miss Sargent
Laura V. Branson
Wiley’s Ford
Herbert A. Abe
Great Cacapon
W. Va
Jose H. Abe
Bennett Talbott
Magnolia
Grover C. Abe
Cora B. Puffinberger
South Cumberland
Harmony S. Abe
Ridgeley
Clayton FE
Missouria
Personal notices from Cumberland area residents
Miss Rosa Beckman returns from Washington D C to visit her sister Mia in Tilp. Gladys Shuck Amma Wolfe attend Westminster Guild convention in Pittsburg as Mary Moffatt Chapter Ladies Guild delegates with Mrs B S Smith and Marion Lukens. Em A Russell of Keyser, railroad manager and orchardist, visits Cumberland. Mrs Zack Laney and Miss Marie Kephart from Baltimore after Thomas McGaw funeral. Ida Butler to visit Baltimore. Rev C W Lanham, Monkton Md former Rawlings pastor, joins Shriners here then departs. Mrs Frank Jones of Baltimore with Dr Jones family leaves after visit. Lessie Shearer returns from Baltimore. Mr and Mrs William Close return home from Martinsburg. Nelson E B ONeal, best man at Lemon-McAneny wedding, back from Washington and Shriners session. Mrs E Granville Shirley and son visit Berryville and Shenandoah Junction. Former Postmaster John N Benson Frostburg visits daughter in Pittsburg. James Rankin Frostburg visits Cumberland. Lena Burke leaves McCoole for Culpeper Va to nurse Miss Noll. Victoria Landacre Midland returns from Baltimore and Washington, visits Moorefield. Charles Lavell and mother plan to move Cumberland to Keyser. Mrs Jerry Chadwick Cumberland attends Maggie Sheetz funeral at Keyser. Miss Ida Taylor returns from Youngstown Ohio visit to sister Mrs Harry Robinson. G R Apsley at Chesapeake Conference Seventh Day Adventists in Baltimore May 10. Simon Kochman Bon Ton Millinery proprietor sails to New York on business.
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Rosa Beckman
Mia
H.H
Tilp
Washington
D. C
Gladys Shuck
Amma Wolfe
Pittsburg
Westminster Gulld
Mary Moffatt
Ladies Guild
The
First Presbyterian Church
Kh. Smith
Marion Lukens
Em. A. Russell
Keyser
Twin Mountain and Potomac Railroad
Zack Laney
Marie Kephart
Baltimore
Thomas McGaw
Laney
Ida Butler
Williams Street
C. W. Lanham
Methodist Episcopal Church
Monkton
Rawings
Frank Jones
Dr. Jones
Shriners
E. EB. Snyder
Martinsburg
Nelson Eeb. O'Neal
Mary Lemon
John McAneny
Cumberland
E. Granville Shirley
Berryville
Shenandoah Junction
John N. Benson
Frostburg
Otto Frey
James Rankin
Lena Burke
McCoole
Culpeper
Engineer Thomas Injured in Rail Wreck Near Philson
A Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road wreck near Philson last night left engineer S. E. Thomas with a broken leg and bruises and fireman M. B. Coughenour with burns. Five cars derailed after five empty cars broke away from a work engine and rolled into Thomas's extra. Thomas was taken to Allegany Hospital and is expected to recover. Coughenour was hospitalized in Connellsville.
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Philson
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
E. Thomas
South Street
M. B. Coughenour
Thomas
Allegany Hospital
Coughenour
Connellsville
Sale of six Rose Hill Addition lots May 2 at 10
Six valuable lots in Rose Hill Addition to be sold Saturday May 2 at 10 o clock corner Baltimore and Liberty Streets. F Brooke Whiting trustee. Also advertisements for cheap horses and a pony outfit. Police news covers a jury verdict on theft and concealed weapons with paroles and pending sentences.
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Rose Hill Addition
Baltimore and
Liberty Sts
F. Brooke Whiting
Miners and Guards Fight in Colorado Camp Conflict
In Walsenburg Colorado guards of the McNally mine clash with strikers firing from trees and rocks. Strikers burned camp houses and captured Rocky Mountain and Toltec mines and Pictou mine. Dozens reported killed as employees fled to town amid hill battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walsenburg
Col
McNally
Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
Pictou
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Revolt Against Huerta Grows in Mexico City
Mexco City April 28. Anti American demonstrations have ceased though foreigners may be in peril due to rising revolt against President Huerta. A possible attempt to overthrow his government could target foreigners to divert anger from Huerta. Americans and Britons are evacuating to refugee trains as transport allows.
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Mexco City
Hueta
Huerta
Federals Press for Alliance with Rebels at Tampico
Washington dispatch reports Admiral Mayo stating federal forces seek a collaboration with Constitutionalists against the United States. Tampico situation unchanged with ongoing attacks and heavy firing. The Spanish steamer Montevideo departed to Vera Cruz carrying refugees.
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Washington
United States
Admral Mayo
Secretary of Navy
Daniels
Tampico
Mayo
Montevideo
Vera Cruz
United Brethren Mission Meeting in Virginia Branch
Announcement states the Virginia branch of the Foreign Missionary Association will convene at United Brethren Church Fourth and Race streets Wednesday April 29 at 8 oclock. Miss Ida Funkhouser of Harrisonburg Va will preside. Principal address by Mrs Mary Albert of Dayton with Rev Dr A F Hammack of Dayton and Rev Dr W F Gruver of Martinsburg Va as speakers. The convention lasts two days.
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Virginia
The
Foreign Missionary Association
United Brethren Church
Fourth and
Race Streets
Ida Funkhouser
Harrisonburg
Mary Albert
Dayton
A. F. Hammack
W. F. Gruve
Sand Patch tunnel threatened by landslides
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad faces slides near Sand Patch tunnel after heavy rains loosen rock and earth. If tracks are blocked long, a cut off may be built and trains diverted via the old tunnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Sand Patch Tunnel
Death Bed Repentance Sermon at Firs Baptist Church
Dr. Fristoe preached on Death Bed Repentance at the Firs Baptist Church last night arguing salvation is possible at the end of life but delaying conversion loses all chances to undo wrongs. Several conversions were reported and he announced nightly services for the rest of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Fristoe
Firs Baptist Church
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Sanchez
Canada
Navy Department
Mexico City
Ijeria
Juarez
A. O. H. Euchr
Division No. 9
Mrs Philip Abe
Circuit Court
Henderson and
Keedy
Dorsey H. Cannon
Second National Bank
Minnie Hanna
J. Phillip Roman
John Winn
Lonaconing
Mary McNamara
Anthony McLuckie
Davia A. Robb
Sylvester Wickhard
Patrick Devine
J.philip Roman
Alty
Dered
Burg
Patrick Conley
J. W
Cochrane
Ida Taylor
Harry Robinson
Youngstown
Ohio
G. R. Apsley
Chesapeake Conference of
Seventh Day Adventists
Simon Kochman
Bon Ton
New York
Trustees’ Sale
Call
National Standard Ice Cream Co
Centre St
Edward Hickey
Leonard Fesui
Patrick Manney
Federals
United Brethren Mission Meeting
J. L. Howard Overland
Wm. Billmyre
Harrison and George Streets
Howard & Billmyre
Cumberland, Md
Pho
Br. L. W. Bullard
South Centre Street
Purity
C. C. Pride
Parcel Post
Wright’s Central Market CO
Union Street
É&C
Geare
Fayette St
A. B. Cox
E. B. Claybrook
Washington St
Cecelia St
Aew
H.p
Chisholm-Boyd Press
Stevenson
Cumberland Brick Co
Ker
Frederick Sts
Front St
Columbia Ave
E. B. Benjam
Dford
Center Streets
Neft
Ren
Midland Mtg. Co
Maryland
Maryland Avenue
Grand Ave
F. J
Care the Cumberland Press
A. Brown
Virginia Ave
Mechanic Street
Aaron May
Apit-lw
Maryland Ave
Gardner
Harrisgast
Apért
Miller’s Dye Works
Baltimore Avenue
Columbia St. Water and Gas
Columbia Bar
Fey
Visib
Wena N
Jonal Bank
Cumberland & Westernport Electric Railway
Restaur
Eckhart
Gingsville
Morestreet
Wester A. m. En Shaft
Hinges
Lomaconing
Moscow
Reynolds
Franklin
Westernportals
Western
Broatburg & Tt P mm
Lona Netvine
Thas
Cer
Westernport
Reynold Moscow
Lonacon
Blakes
Borden
Cat
Svery Nous Burg
Naif
Port
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