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Cumberland Press

Location

Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1915

Page

3

Women boxing tea party flops in New York club

The Broadway Sporting club in Brooklyn hosted a women boxing tea party but attendance fell flat as only one woman attended while many male patrons ignored smoking restrictions. Princeton and Princeton students react to John H Rush being named head coach of the Tiger football team amid debate over prior athletic credentials.

United Press New York John Weismantle Broadway Sporting Club Brooklyn John Princeton John H. Rush Cleveland Tiger Rush

Poughkeepsie Adopts Morning Races For Regatta Season

Poughkeepsie shifts to morning minor events for this year’s regatta, moving freshmen, junior and varsity races to the morning. Critics warned crowds would shrink, but supporters expect the night arrival, mingling of friends, and river hikes to turn the event into a real sporting occasion.

Poughkeepsie Henley

Tener Takes NL Headquarters. Split Base in Philadelphia and New York

National League president John K. Tener has taken formal possession of his Metropolitan tower headquarters. He will spend four days weekly in New York to handle league affairs while keeping a permanent home in Philadelphia. Tener's term as Pennsylvania governor ended in January.

John K. Tener National League Metropolitan Tower New York League Philadelphia Tener Pennsylvania

Gall 700 For Taxi Day Or Night Advertisement

An old classified line advertises a taxi service offering a rate of 700 in the local currency for round the clock rides. The snippet suggests a simple promotional note without details on company name or contact.

Jaz-T

National League Celebrates Fortieth Anniversary

New York February 2 The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs marks its 40th year since its February 2 1876 founding in Louisville. The ledger traces a shifting circuit across Boston Cincinnati Providence Chicago and more, noting eight presidents and two governors among its leaders.

New York National League of Professional Baseball Clubs National League Louisville Mutuals of Athletics Philadelphia Hartford St. Louis Boston Louieville Cincinnati Province Chicago Indianapolis Milwaukee Providence Buffalo Cleveland Troy Syracuse Detroit Kansas City Transmississippi Pittsburgh Brooklyn American Association Pittsburg Washington Baltimore Nick Young Morgan G. Bulkeley Connecticut John K. Tener Pennsylvania William A. Hurlbert A. G. Mills Nicholas E. Young Harry CC, Pulliam John A. Heydler Pulliam Thomas J. Lynch Tener National Association Old National

Elkins Five Hit Southern Tour After Home Start

The Elkins high school basketball team departs February 2 for a southern tour with games against Sutton high at Sutton Wednesday Bluefield high at Bluefield Friday and Charleston high at Charleston Saturday. The local boys are in fine shape.

Elkins Elkins High Sourthern Sutton High Sutton Bluefield High Bluefield Charleston High Charleston

Baltimore druggists fear impact of Harrison act

Dr. R. E. Lee Williamson presided over a Baltimore pharmacists meeting at the Hotel Emerson to discuss the Harrison drug law. The group warned the new act will depress sales by eliminating many patent medicines and leaving thousands of tablets unsold, with one dealer noting he held 500000 tablets unfit for sale.

Baltimore Emerson R. E. Lee Williamson

Holland Ships Gardens Here for Panama Exposition

Ten carloads of rhododendrons clipped conifers and bulbs arrived in San Francisco from Holland for the Panama Pacific Exposition. The third Netherlands shipment completes Holland gardens with cone bearing trees in over a dozen species and 700 rhododendrons plus magnolias holly acubus and other shrubs. Some conifers are trained into monuments globes corkscrews birds and pagodas.

San Francisco Holland Netherlands Holland Gardens

Rosebuds Dominate Academy Juniors In Fast Floor Game

Rosebuds beat Academy Juniors 34 to 12 in a high tempo contest. Bruce Hartman led Academy with seven points while Dietz and Taylor each hit five field goals for Rosebuds. Shilling limited Academy star Street to zero.

Academy Bruce Street Shilling Cromwell Dietz Taylor

Strange bird sighted over Elk River in Elkins

In Elkins West Virginia on February 2 a gray brown strange bird hovered above the river for several hundred people. Witnesses say it is not native to the state and may be a seabird blown in from the east or abroad. A separate note records the Allegany County Liquor Dealers Distributing Company being incorporated by William Rahl George E Gray Charles H Sanders and William F E McHugh to sell wines liquors and bar supplies to licensed dealers.

Elkins W. Va Liquor Dealers Distributing Company Allegany County Liquor Dealers Distributing Company William Rahl George E. Gray Charles H. Sanders William FE. McHugh

Consolidation completes bond sale no Rockefeller stake

Baltimore February 2 J H Wheelwright president of Consolidation Coal Company said New York closing on sale of seven million dollars of 7 percent two year debentures. He denied Rockefeller involvement and said ownership and management remain unchanged despite market talk.

Baltimore J. H. Wheelwright Consolidation Coal Company H. Crawford Black van Lear Black New York United States Clarence W. Watson Bathmoreans Wheelwright John D. Rockefeller

Loophole Found in Yost Prohibition Case

In Parkersburg West Virginia February 2 a Criminal Court ruling by Judge F H McGregor in the Marion Wolfe bootlegging case holds that it is not a violation of the Yost prohibition law for a person to travel to another state buy liquor for a friend and return it as an accommodation not for profit. Deputy State Tax Commissioner Anderson says an appeal will be filed and the state retains its right under the new law.

Parkersburg W. Va Yost F. H. McGregor Marion Wolfe Anderson

Bowling Scores From South End Road Meet

The Braves defeated the Stars two games to one with scores of 514 505 579 and 1598 total. The CariMen beat the Boiler makers on the B O Y M C A alleys by 176 pins with scores 618 547 629 and 1689 versus 478 624 511 1513.

Braves Stars South End Seeceess Ourl Ceeeds CariMen

Last Pages of Great Missing Word Contest

The thirteenth and final insertion of pages 3 and 4 of The Press Educational Missing Word Contest appears today. Contestants have one week to submit answers and judges will review all thirteen weeks to make awards.

W. F

Tigers win championship by forfeit in 1915 event

Midland report says the Tigers won all three games by forfeit over the Athletics to clinch the Champion Bowlers pennant for 1915. Final scores show Brehamy and Morgan figures among the forfeit totals as standings place the Tigers at 28 8 and Athletes at 17 16 with other clubs nearby. The All Stars and Wild Cats are scheduled to bowl at the Smoke House Alleys tonight.

Midland Tigers Athletics Brehamy Morgan Évourss Swiser Onc Ces Jonavia Pagonee Evevrcedtas McFarland Son W. L. Pet. Trees Oe Sncasnk The All Stars and Wild Cats Bowling Clubs Smoke House

Funeral for Arthuren Held at First Presbyterian Church

Arthuren died Sunday morning and the funeral was held at 2 30 this afternoon from the First Presbyterian Church. Burial followed in Rose Hill cemetery with pallbearers John S. McCauley Frank B. Jenvey D Lindley Stoan Ralph M. Luman W O Hoffman Isaac Hirsch Thomas L Meyers and W Wallace McKaig.

Arthuren First Presbyterian Church Rose Hill Cemetery John S. McCauley Frank B. Jenvey D. Lindley Stoan Ralph M. Luman W. O. Hoffman Isaac Hirsch Thomas L. Meyers W. Wallace McKaig

Bedbugs Proposed as Cancer Carriers by Dr. Littlefield

The Medical Council journal features Dr. John R. Littlefield of this city arguing that cancer infection is carried and transmitted by bedbugs in the current issue.

The Medical Council John R. Littlefield

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Ktty Ely Karskum Joe Worcester Ence Elkins High Five Holland Ships Gardens Rosebuds Strange Bird Rockefeller Mr. Rockefeller Senator Watson Black Knockout Brown Heavies George Knockout Brown Mr. Warfield the Cumberland Dairy Lunch Baltimore Street J. G. Zilch Centre St Lazarus Exclusive Lazarus Millinery Footer DYE Works Cumberland, Md S. E. Kline J. E. Harrison S. Cumberland
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