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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1915
Page
4
Basketball fans across Lonaconing and the Creek anticipate two fast games featuring Eggie Mack and a star lineup. Coney faces stiff challenges from Billy Ivy Pud Lieford Harry Gore Mooney Sehry and Tom Bartley, promising a quick, high tempo on their home floor.
The Cumberland vital statistics report records births and deaths for the week ending February 6. Births include 12 boys and 4 girls with parents from various local families. Deaths list several residents ranging from infants to adults, with ages from 1 day to 56 years.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Cumberland Maryland postoffice for the period ending February 5 list names including Edward Altmeyer Chas Eisenhour Hazel Hinkle John Steinbaugh Mary Miller and William Smith among others.
After three months of Maryland's Workmen's Compensation law, about 10,000 employers filed insurance policies while others risk fines of 500 to 5000 dollars. The State Industrial Accident Commission reports 3,922 accidents, 473 claims filed, 23 fatalities, and ongoing hearings. Maryland premiums may total around 500,000 dollars with claims over 25,000 dollars.
The Consolidation Coal Company and allied Western Maryland assets plan a major capital push estimated at 17 million dollars. New oil gas and coal ventures, railroad branch lines, and expanded mines are contemplated aided by Standard Oil interests. Rail routes may shift coal traffic to Western Maryland, while B& O relations remain influential amid past stock sales and court limits.
In a Grand Jury session at Hagerstown Judge Keedy denounced duckpin bowling and pool halls open late. He urged lawmaking to curb late hours and gambling aspects, urging a misdemeanor for games where the loser pays and advocating a legislative push to close such venues.
In Friday night action from the B. and O. Duckpin League the Boilermakers beat the Car-Men in three straight games setting a league high with 1782 total pins for the season.
Frederick Maryland February 9 Farmers Association asks the Public Service Commission to set a flat $18 yearly telephone charge for city and county service and limit conversations to five minutes with six phones per multi party line. A committee including Emory C Remneberg Albert Remsbure Geo A T Snouffer and Clinton Winebrenner will draft the plan. The five minute limit targets courting and after-dinner talks, which the farmers say keep monopolized rural lines busy.
New York February 9 Depart ment storemen must come forward and refuse charges made against them by labor organizations said F Colburn Pinkham secretary treasurer of the National Retail Dry Goods association. He arrived to prepare for the association annual convention and warned that business is on the defensive as a misinformed public and a dictating government threaten to do irreparable damage. Pinkham called the minimum wage agitation disastrous to business.
The Virginia state and Sunday school convention opened in Charlottesville on February 9 with president Thomas C. Digges presiding.
St Josephs Dramatic Club presents the four act drama The Man of the Hour at St Peter and Hall Fayette Street on Wednesday night. Cast includes Ida Taylor Ming Ida Grimm R B Stegmater J Fahey George Stegmater Chris Nutt Tom Davis and others. New scenery, admission 35 and 50 cents, seating at Ford's Drug Store.
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