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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
4
The Cumberland Press advertises its publication schedule and delivery options. It notes mail rates 364 and 3.00 and carrier service with orders by telephone from Baltimore Street address in Cumberland Maryland.
A Senate commission letter reviews a hearing on a national marketing organization and rural credit, warning against adopting a German style landschaft. It notes constitutional protections, due process, and the impracticality of autocratic schemes in the United States. It urges a sound American rural credit law and contrasts German practice with US rights.
New York reports Andrew Carnegie now has a fortune of 20 million after giving away about 250 million, with near 400 million including interest. His will largely bequeaths the remainder to philanthropy as he seeks to die poor, far from family bequests.
Congress appropriated 750000 in 1913 to build a national memorial in Arlington Cemetery. The site features an Amphitheatre with 60000 square feet, a 100 column elliptical colonnade, crypts for noted army and navy figures, a mortuary chapel, and a military museum. Vermont marble from the Vermont Marble Company will be used, with over 450 carloads required.
Indianapolis December 2. James Whitcomb Riley treasured peanuts as a nightly pastime when healthy. He used to fill his coat pockets and stroll Washington street with crowds at about seven each night. He has since stopped the walks but kept the peanuts.
Sidelights describe General Gallieni as energetic and plain spoken as he assumes the role of war minister. On Sept 3, 1914, he rewrites a formal proclamation by drafting a direct appeal to Parisians and the Army of Paris to defend Paris against the invader, vowing to carry the order to the end.
The aging Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary marks his sixty seventh year on the dual monarchy’s throne amid talk of bodily ailments and a mental strain from the ongoing great war. His life spans revolutions, wars with France Sardinia and Prussia, and personal tragedies including the assassination of Princess Elizabeth and the death of Crown Prince Rudolf.
The passage contrasts two German credit systems prior to the current rural credit structure. It labels one as aristocratic and the other as democratic, noting the former aimed to preserve noble estates while the latter sought to aid peasants, the true tillers of the soil.
Interview with Lawson Butt detailing his mature interpretation of Boris Androvsky in The Garden of Allah at the Maryland theatre. The English born actor discusses Shakespeare study, work with Margaret Anglin, and his rise as a leading man after joining Grace George’s company.
A collage of letters and quips from various papers includes Lebanon Kentucky warblers for a club, corn feds offer, charity sentiments, and humorousinsults about manners and women. It cites towns like Seneca Kansas Pocahontas Virginia Zanesville Ohio and notes witty lines from The Cincinnati Enquirer Butler Pennsylvania and Our Daily Special.
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