Ohio River flood fears mount after 1913 threat
Ohio faces severe flood dangers as the Ohio River surges toward flood stage by more than a foot per hour. Forecasts warn of a 45 foot crest by tomorrow morning inundating large areas and forcing about forty thousand families from homes. Pittsburgh and nearby regions brace for widespread flooding.
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Columbus
Ohio
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Allegany
Monongahela
Workmen's Compensation Commission Holds Hearing here
The State Workmen's Compensation Commission held its first session since organization this morning in Hagerstown. Thomas E Hughes of Koatburg testified about a mine injury claim while William J Keating of Lonaconing disputed average earnings. Marshall death case and West Virginia matter referenced with hearings pending.
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State Workmen's Compensation Commision
Hagerstown
Charles D. Wagaman
Howard
Hill
E. Gertrude Robinette
Thomas E. .Hughes
Koatburg
Consolidation Coal Company
John W. Hendley
Hughes
William J. Keating
Lonaconing
Keating
Benjamin A. Richmond
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Harry Haller
Western Maryland Railway
West Virginia
Wagaman
Haller
Maryland
Keyser Enthused Over Local Glee Club Recital
Keyser residents praised the Cumberlain Y M C A Glee Club concert at the Opera House despite rain shortage. Frederick Foster Snow directed. Charles Landis led briefly and received ovations. special train return via Queen City Station.
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Keyser
Cumberlain Y. M. C. A. Glee Club
Frederick Foster Snow
Opera House
W. Iaxley
Y M. Cc. A
Queen City
Kentucky Home
Charles Landis
Landis
Lew Fields
Harry Lauder
al Jolson
Masons Hold Reunion at Cumberland Temple
Meredith Lodge of Perfection No 3 of the Scottish Rite conferred degrees on the Winter class at the Masonic Temple drawing over 100 members. Degrees began at 3 pm and continued to 6 pm with a dinner served by Eastern Star. Gen Thomas J Shryock and Warren S Seip attended and spoke, joined by local officers J M Grouch and A C Willison.
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Meredith Lodge of Perfection
Masonic Temple
Order of the Eastern Star
Thomas J. Shryock
Maryland
Warren S. Seip
Cumbberland
Groundhog Sees No Shadow Promising Early Spring
Weather folklore from Cumberland suggests six weeks of milder conditions after the groundhog did not see his shadow. With no sun to cast a shadow, observers anticipate improved conditions and an end to winter’s bite in the near term.
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Cumberland
Democrats Lose Ground in Ship Purchase Battle
In a sudden late night move nine Democratic senators joined Republicans to send the government ship purchase bill back to committee, flipping Senate leverage and provoking a storm of reactions as Clarke of Arkansas triggered the shift amid deadlock. Reed condemned the defection while accusing opponents of being influenced by the shipping trust.
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Washington
Senate
Commerce Committee
Clarke
Arkansas
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Fletcher
Marshall
Reed
Shipping Trust
Winchester High Team to Play Frostburg Friday
A Winches ter Virginia high school basketball team will visit Frostburg Maryland next Friday for a game with Beall High School. On Tuesday February 9 Beall travels to Cumberland for a match on the Y M C A floor against the Cumberland K O G team.
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Lrostburg
Winchester, Va
Beall High School
Cumberland
Ground Hog Day Weather Debate at the Bureau
Washington reports on Ground Hog Day as Arctomys Monax gains attention. The Weather Bureau dismisses predictions tied to whether the groundhog sees a shadow and predicts six more weeks of winter.
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Arctomys Monax
Get wise Read the book that tells you about the war
Advertisement copy urges readers to buy a 10 cent book from The Cumberland Press office, labeled as an advertisement.
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Cumberland Press
Aerial Raids and Front News From War Fronts
London reports of another German aerial raid near Verdun and bombings of Nancy Remiremont and Pont-Mousson, with casualties and a damaged maternity hospital. Russian victories in Poland and the Caucasus are announced, while Berlin cites Bucharest outrages and Greek preparations for possible involvement.
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London
Verdun
Poland
Carpathians
Berlin
Bukowina
Egon Davail
von Kluck
Paris
Point A Mousson
Nancy
Remiremont
Epinal
Metz
Pont - Mousson
Luneville
Remidemont
Warsaw
von Hindenburg
Petrograd
Vistula
Borsimow
Bridge Blown Up at St. Croix Route in War Tact
The Canadian Pacific bridge over the St. Croix near Vanceboro Maine was dynamited around 1 am. The eastern pier was destroyed and windows shattered up to a mile away. Officials attribute the act to Germans or sympathizers aiming to disrupt Allied supply lines. A German officer Thorn was reportedly arrested nearby. Wreckage clearing and sleigh transport for passengers continue as authorities seek accountability.
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Vanceboro
St. Croix
Vance#boro
McAdam Junction
St. John
Portland
Thorn
United States
George Rose
Vaneceboro
Washington County
Chapman
Ili
Central
Canadian Pacific
Wood
New Brunswick
Bryan states hydroaeroplanes not war vessels
In a note to German ambassador Count von Bernstorff, Secretary Bryan rejects classifying hydroaeroplanes built in the United States as war vessels. He argues aircraft remain aircraft whether operating from sea or land and that Hague convention provisions do not apply to hydroaeroplanes during the present conflict.
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Bryan
Bernstorff
Washington
Germany
England
Russia
Count von Bernstorff
State Department
Miner dies after rock crushes Blaine mine
Albert McRobie 28 of Blaine West Virginia died at Allegany Hospital after an operation for injuries from a mine accident yesterday morning. A rock weighing several hundred pounds crushed him causing internal injuries. Survived by brother Daniel and sister Bertha of Kitzmiller Maryland and his uncle Abraham Archibald McRobie of Kitzmiller. He belonged to the Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias and Fraternal Order of Eagles. Body sent to Kitzmiller this afternoon for Friday funeral at Short Run Cemetery.
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Albert McRobie
Blaine
W. Va
Allegany Hospital
Daniel
Bertha
Kitzmiller
Ife
Abraham Archibald McRobie
McRobie
Wheat Going Still Higher on May Futures Surge
May Wheat opened at 1.60 on the Board of Trade amid ongoing rise and heavy trading activity. The dispatch also reports hospital news with Mrs. J. J. Robinson returning home to Cumberland from Baltimore after surgery and convalescence, accompanied by her daughter Jessie B. Robinson, a nurse.
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Liaine Pujo
Congress
Arsene P. Pujo
New Orleans
William Beamer Reily, Jr
Miss Pujo
Washington
Chicago
Board of Trade
J. J. Robinson
Church Home and Infirmary
Baltimore
Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio
Breweries Seek Damages From West Virginia Over Prohibition Losses
Charleston reports brewery interests in West Virginia have hired counsel to sue the state for hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost profits for the year. They plan to seek $300,000 reimbursement, arguing that a prohibition law halted their business though charters allowed operation. Brewers keep some non prohibited activity, reclaiming kegs and bottles to bolster their case.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Jesus Carranza and SQN Executed in Vera Cruz
Telegram received by General Carranza's widow reports the execution of General Jesus Carranza his son Abelardo and Ignacio Peraldi by General Santibanez a defector to Zapata. Mrs Carranza refugee here said Venustiano Carranza promised troops for body protection.
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Laredo
Tes
Jesus Carranza
Abelardo
Ignacio Peraldi
Santibanez
Zapata
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Venustiano Carranza
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Medley
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Dudley Buck
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Warren S. Seipp
J .M. Grouch
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Lodge of Perfection
A. C. Willison
Groundhog
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