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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1914
Page
4
A 1914 Cumberland column argues against peace insurance and warns preparedness cannot guarantee peace. It notes wars the U S started and outlines cautious military policy, then shifts to Reserve Bank reform and Panama Canal bond fears, urging prudent action and avoiding a needless bond market.
A compilation of editorials and brief quotations from several newspapers. Excerpts touch on General Joffre German war prospects Niagara Falls prohibitionists and social commentary about Wall Street gunmen in New York.
Leo Frank’s friends and detectives say the January 22 execution would be judicial murder. They charge unfair prosecution and claim the mob intimidated judge and jury during the Mary Phagan murder trial.
A dated editorial note reflects on the universal right to work and live by one’s labor. It cites massed workers seeking the ability to toil, to secure basic needs, and to enjoy labor’s dignity amid social and political commentary. It references a New York murder inquiry, a Mexican commission, and wartime homefront efforts with knitting for soldiers.
The piece playfully notes avoiding smoking early, cites a Bowery actor, quotes Shakespeare, highlights Taft and Hilles opinions, and jokes about war bullets, turkey, Thanksgiving, and Christmas meals as a collage of seasonal observations.
A General Contractors Dinner in New York featured a staged police arrest of Dr. A Crane to amuse guests. The faux incident, arranged to prevent boredom, involved Crane resisting an officer before the ruse was revealed to the stunned attendees.
The W. J. Rainey Company distributed Christmas treats to ten thousand children in ten coke towns of Fayette county West Virginia on Christmas Eve. Recipients in Revere Allison Royal Mount Braddock Elm Grove Paul Rainey Grace Acme and Union received candies oranges and other goodies, a morale booster amid limited work.
Beverly West Virginia Saturday attorney Lew Greynolds was found dead in his office of heart trouble. He was 43, son of Lewis D. Greynolds, former mayor of Beverly and one term legislator. He graduated from West Virginia University and is survived by his father two brothers and four sisters.
Houston observes the 69th anniversary of Texas entering the union with a local celebration in the city on December 29.
A collage of humorous bits, quips, and anecdotes on society and behavior. Jokes about weddings, hair, perfume, holidays, and rivalries reflect vintage newspaper humor and social foibles without graphic detail.
The ten week religious revival begins in Philadelphia next Sunday. The effort aims to mobilize a vast city of 1.6 million and surrounding millions, marking a new record in organized religion. The Philadelphia North American has special reporting arrangements and accepts subscriptions nationwide to cover the campaign.
The Boynton Coal Company bought the John J. Keim farm from N B Christner for 10000 dollars. The company plans to mine remnants of a large coal vein under the farm in Elklick township. Christner will retain possession until April 1 1916.
The Cumberland School of Art and Design opens Monday January 11 at 101 Baltic Street on the third floor. Applications can be made at the school during the first week of January. Advertisement. De26-10
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