England Seeks No Protests on Zeppelin Warfare
Berlin interview with Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin discusses why Germany defends the use of Zeppelins in bombing non combatants. He argues England fears the Zeppelin threat and that noncombatants have been killed by other engines, justifying the practice amid war.
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von Weigand
Count Zeppelin
Berlin
Carl von Wregand
United Press
Hague
London
England
Germany
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
British destroyers shell Turkish fort near Dardanelles
London reports British destroyers bombarded Turkish defenses near the Dardanelles with two hundred shells after a Turkish fort fired on them. Explosions were heard from fort magazines, while diplomatic exchanges over the Lusitania incident shape German and U.S. leverage amid neutral shipping tensions. Russian front updates describe German troops pressing positions near Kamion as General Mackensen seeks to curb the threat on the left wing.
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London
Dardanelles
Athens
England
United States
Lusitania
Germany
English
Foreign Office
Washington
Petrograd
Kamion
Mackensen
Themelves
Bzura
Pipe Organ Plant to Be Established Here
Philip W. Blake of the Cumberland Chamber of Commerce drives a new pipe organ plant project with A. J. Burke Co. Inc obtaining incorporation. The firm, backed by Cumberland capital, will employ about 15 workers to start and will build high grade organ parts and cabinets using skilled labor.
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Philip W. Blake
Cumberland Chamber of Commerce
A. J. Burke Co., Inc
A. J. Burke
Chicago
Kenny Shriver
First National Bank
Isaac Ilirsch
Blake
Cumberland
Burke
Kimball Organ Company of
Free Theatre Seats Awarded to Twenty Four Local Winners
The Kenry Clay Adjective Contest at the Maryland Theatre rewards 24 locals with orchestra or single seats. Prize winners include Ollie Catlett Eugene Gunning Margaret Dailey Laura Knopp Raphael King Virginia Welsh Thelia Weisenmiller Kirk Mason William Hiner Fannie Curtis Roberts Margaret Hausman Alberta Lowery Yola Hudson Eileene Bridges with seats usable for matinee or night on Mon Tue or Wed.
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Kenry Clay
Charles K. Champlin Co
Maryland
W. H. Addison
Uyplin Co
Ollie Catlett
Grand Ave
Eugene Gunning
N. Centre Street
Margaret Dailey
Laura Knopp
Cumberland Street
Raphael King
Race St
Virginia Welsh
Maryland Avenue
William Hiner
Penna. Ave
Fannie Curtis Roberts
Washington Street
Margaret Hausman
Columbia Street
Alberta Lowery
Valley St
Yola Hudson
House mission at White House targets relief and peace
Washington reports that Colonel E M House travels as the President's special representative to coordinate American relief with the warring nations. Some officials suspect his real aim is to gauge prospects for an early European peace.
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Washington
White House
E. M. House
Europe
Colonel House
The Littlest Rebel at Maryland Theatre
A fragment note references The Littlest Rebel showing in Maryland with listing details missing. Patrons may seek confirmation of dates and venue based on incomplete OCR text.
Young Woman Odessa Mendenhall Dies After Illness
Miss Odessa Mendenhall aged 28, daughter of Allen M. Mendenhall of the Bank of Berkeley Springs and niece of William R. Mendenhall, dies at her Berkeley Springs home after years of illness. On her mother's side she was a niece of Peter E. Dawe, late president of the Hancock Bank.
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Odessa Mendenhall
Allen M. Mendenhall
Littlest Rebel at Maryland Theatre Tuesday Night
The Littlest Rebel theater engagement draws Theatregoers to the Maryland Theatre on Tuesday evening.
German Building Association Ends Eleventh Project
The German Building Association ceased operations after eight years and hundreds of Cumberland homes were built with over $2,000,000 invested. The Eleventh association reported $190,748.41 receipts and $190,748.41 disbursements, paying shareholders in full and totaling nearly $2.2 million turned over in 50 years across six prior associations.
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Cumberland
Charles Young
Charles Becker
Adam Kolb
United States
George L. Wellington
Susman Rosenbaum
John Schiller
J. Adam Dehler
Austin A. Wilson
Wellington
J. Henry Holzshu
Republicans Will Keep Up the Fight on Ship Purchase
With 21 working days left in the Sixty third Congress the fate of the government ship purchase bill remains uncertain. President and administration leaders will decide whether to hold it before the Senate or end the session by March 4. Republican senators vow to block the bill as long as it stays unfinished business, denying any move to yield to appropriation bills.
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Washington
Senate
General Rundle Leads Britain’s Fifth Army Corps
General Rundle commands Britain's fifth army corps and was born in 1856. He has served since age twenty and spent thirty-nine years in the army with service in the Zulu campaign the Sudan expedition and the Boer War.
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Rundle
Great Britain
Fifth Army Corps
Littlest Rebel at Champlin Maryland Tuesday Night
The Champlin at Maryland hosts a Tuesday night presentation titled The Littlest Rebel. The event showcases a classic film performance in a local venue.
Costly Baseball War In Prospect
New York declares 1915 to be the year of a great baseball war as major league chiefs and officials gather to plan battles against a looming Federal plan to place a minor league in New England. The piece traces past clashes since 1876 and notes five prior conflicts that burned through money and time.
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New York
National Commission
New England
National League
American Association
Union Association
Brotherhood of Baseball Players
John M. Ward
Players’ League
American League
Comiskey, Johnson
William M. Birchard Dies in Washington Hospital
William M. Birchard in government service in Washington died of pneumonia at Sibley Hospital. He is survived by his wife Carrie Allen and four children, and by his sister Mrs. George H. Walker of Washington. Funeral at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow from 1625 Wisconsin Avenue. The family spent last summer in Cumberland.
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William M. Birchard
Washington
Carrie Allen
Mary J. Allen
William T. Allen
Sibley Hospital
Mr. Birchard
George H. Walker
Birchard
Wisconsin Avenue
Champlin Presents The Littlest Rebel at Maryland Theatre
Chas. K. Champlin showcases The Littlest Rebel all week at the Maryland Theatre with performances Tuesday night listed among the engagements.
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Chas. K. Champlin
Maryland Theatre
the Littlest
Two Dead After Mt Washington Card Game Fight
In Pittsburgh at the home of Genevieve Sandre on Mt Washington a card game erupted into violence. Two men died one from a heart wound and another from a butcher knife. Police detained Mrs Sandre and brothers James and Frank Polispena as investigations continue for other possible participants.
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Pittsburgh
Genevieve Sandre
Mt. Washington
John Hoesch
Willian Street
Polispena Brothers
Safety of Americans at sea becomes serious issue
Washington notes the Lusitania incident following Germanys proclamation on neutral flags raises diplomatic risk. Officials see potential protests if neutrals safety on merchant ships is violated and await Ambassador Page report on the event. The flag hoist stirred concern for Americans aboard and the need for prompt understanding.
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Washington
Great Britain
Lusitania
Ambassador Page
Death toll in West Virginia mine disaster reaches twenty one
Remus Chandler becomes the 21st victim in the Carlisle mine explosion near Oak Hill Fayette county. Fire Boss John H. Rawley flagged gas in entry No1 before workers entered and John Fry died from an open lamp ignition in that area.
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Charleston
W. Va
Remus Chandler
Carlisle
New River Company
Oak Hill
Fayette County
W. L. Thomas
Mine Department
John Fry
John H. Rawley
Fry
Japan Threatens Militia Action Against China
A Foreign Ministry cable from Beijing reports Japan pledging to use military force to press its demands on China. Public figures and newspapers in Pekin urge President Yuan Shikai to respond, heightening tensions between the two nations.
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Pekin
China
Tokio
Yuan Shi Kai
The Littlest Rebel at Maryland Theatre Tuesday
A film presentation titled The Littlest Rebel screens at the Maryland Theatre on Tuesday, highlighting a heartwarming tale set in the era of the North and South.
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Maryland Theatre
Local Tin Workers Vote on Proposed Wage Reduction
At Potomac Lodge meeting the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers voted to put a wage cut proposal to a membership ballot scheduled for Saturday morning. The plan affects tin sheets priced 1.80 to 2.25 per hundred pounds with an 11.2 percent cut and 100 pound tin plate boxes with a 6 percent cut, with possible raises if market prices rise.
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Potomac Lodge
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Woodman’s Hall
Virginia Avenue
T. W
National Association of the I. S. & T. W
Pittsburgh
China Resists Concessions as Japan Presses Demands
Reports say President Yuan Shikai may grant Japan concessions typical for any nation while firmly opposing actions that infringe China's sovereignty. The government seeks secrecy in talks to allow Japan room to moderate its demands without eroding prestige.
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Japan
China
Yuan Shi Kai
Witnesses Travel From Cumberland to Frederick in Beasley vs City Suit
Beasley seeks 7300 damages claiming Evitts creek diversion by Cumberland’s new water dam wiped out the Beasley mill after 100 years of operation. About 40 witnesses, including Mayor Koon and city officials, testifying. Attorneys Whiting Eppler for Beasley and ex Congressman Urner aiding City Attorney Williams.
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Cumberland
Frederick
W. J. Beasley
James P. Gatiney
J. Thomas Eiisenhauer
Whiting & Eppler
Heasley
Milton G. Urner
Ferdinand Williams
Insane Soldier Jumps From Baltimore and Ohio Train
An insane soldier jumped from a Baltimore and Ohio train near Grafton this morning. He fell to the ground after opening the trip door, was not seriously hurt, with the worst injury an arm. He was taken to an insane hospital in Washington and later moved toward Cumberland on train No. 6 with two soldiers present. He appeared content when his cigarette request was granted.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Grafton
Washington
Cumberland
Accommodas
Disbrow Enters Big Auto Races At Panama-Pacific Exposition
Louis Disbrow, noted western auto driver, is entered as a competitor in the Panama Pacific International Exposition races in San Francisco. The feature program promises exciting speed events and grand automotive display.
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Disbrow
Louis Disbrow
San Francaiso
Come See The Littlest Rebel Ay Es Ae A
The notice promotes a screening of The Littlest Rebel with an informal promotional note. It highlights a film showing and invites audiences to attend a local venue. The message is brief and lacks detailed dates or venue names.
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Columbia
Kirk Mason
N. Mechanic
Peage
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Sir Henry Macleod Les Rundle
WM. M. Birchard
Beasely
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Cumberland Press
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