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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1914
Page
5
Cumberland 1914 column debates whether Tipperary should be the naval hymn and questions the role of Josephus Daniels. Alfred Mahan praised as naval theorist contrasts with Daniels as a reformer, noting Navy leadership shifts from the War College to modern administration.
A light humorous verse framing Betty with her market basket as a solution to hard times and rising living costs. The piece blends social commentary with comic asides about shopping, family life, and nostalgia for simpler methods.
War report from Cracow and Lodz describes ongoing heavy fighting with both sides claiming large captures. Moscow and Berlin sources dispute each other over prisoner counts and battlefield outcomes as Kaiser's offensive nears Warsaw.
The text depicts Carter Henry Harrison the mayor of Chicago in a candid moment about renomination. Mrs. Harrison and party figures are referenced amid tensions with Democratic bosses and local district factions. The excerpt hints at political pressures and a pledge about serving again.
A compilation of editorial quips and remarks from several papers commenting on European war atrocities, monarchs at the front, Niagara Falls, American industry, colonization, and farmer concerns about dollar wheat amid the holiday season.
Rotter dam police raid a building tied to cocoa exports to Germany uncovering cocoa ready for shipment along with barrels of sand and sawdust used to adulterate the product. The piece recalls embalmed beef and questions punishment for shipping shoddy blankets or impure food to soldiers at the front.
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot notes that analysis of recent elections indicates a majority have returned to the Republican ranks. The Providence Journal reports the Paris fashions for spring and summer 1915 are ready for inspection by friends and neutrals, signaling a brightening Allied prospect as the French President returns to Paris.
Ottawa reports that Governor General the Duke ofConnaught issued a proclamation naming January 3 as a day for humble prayer and intercession to Almighty God for victory for the allies over Germany.
Land dispatch reports a Turkish gunboat sunk by a Turkish mine at the entrance to the Bosphorus with the incident dated December 12 from Athens.
United Press describes living trenches in the Argonne where Germans and French men dig and fight yard by yard. The forest hosts cemeteries on trench ledges and shows a vivid, perilous battle scene with mines, shells, and close-quarters combat.
Provisional President Gutierrez sent orders to General Mytorena today to cease fighting at Naco unless he can do so without risking American lives. The move follows U S demands for an end to hostilities on the border.
A column of light anecdotes and wry observations on marriage money and manners. It riffs on flirtations, fashion, and everyday life, noting snippets about dust germs, perpetual motion, and social behavior with a satirical tone.
A Turkish detachment of 23 men landed with horses at Bouras near Odessa and pressed inland to Tarutino in Bessarabia. They were captured four miles from Tarutino, disarmed, and sent to Tarutino. Tarutino is a German colony with about 4 000 inhabitants.
Barbershop and Manicurist service advertisement for M. W. Wagner proprietor at Windsor Hotel. Promotes up-to-date offerings and long-term booking option as of December 7. Includes note of one month duration for the promotion.
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