Senate Breaks Long Session Record in Historic Filibuster
The United States Senate set a record for the longest continuous session, reaching forty two hours by ten this morning with Senator Sherman still on the floor. Debates on the Government ship purchase bill continued as insurgent Democrats and Republicans failed to break the stalemate, raising the prospect of House action to attach a navy ship transfer bill to force a Senate vote.
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Poets Compete For Cumberland Press Local Verse Prize
Eighteen poems have been received in the Cumberland Press local verse contest with Piedmont leading nine contenders for the prize. Local subjects are encouraged though not limited to Cumberland, Frostburg, Piedmont, and nearby towns. The first section closes tomorrow with results to be announced in Saturday’s issue.
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Paw Paw
Alleged Black Handers Arrested in West Virginia Letter Threat
Three alleged Italian Black Hand members were moved from Elkins to Fairmont West Virginia by Deputy U.S. Marshal J D Moore. They face charges of extortion for sending a demand letter to James Butch for two thousand dollars under threat of death. The suspects are Vincinzo Trimboli Domenico Chianei and Carlo Nucella with Tony Perri already jailed in Moundsville for attempting to collect the money. The letter purportedly originated in Elkins and was mailed to Cumberland via a fellow member.
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New York
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Trimboli
Domenico Chianei
Carlo Nucella
Tony Perri
State
Moundsville
Butch
Harding
Cumberland
Arizona Legislature Faces Smallpox Epidemic Threat
A Cochise county representative Samuel Briscoe contracted smallpox and another legislator, W. R. Lanier, reading clerk, fell ill after attending sessions yesterday. Health authorities move to vaccinate and prevent an epidemic as lawmakers react. Mrs. CG EB Fu hosts Ladies Aid Society event at St Marks Reform Church.
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Midland Man Taken to Baltimore Hospital
William J. Stevenson of Midland was taken to Baltimore this afternoon to enter St. Joseph's Hospital for an operation. A number of friends and Rev. Dr. W. E. Bird accompanied him to Baltimore on a stretcher, joined by his brother Andrew Stevenson and Dr. J. H. Ravenscroft.
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St. Joseph's Hospital
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Midland Methodist Episcopal Church
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Andrew Stevenson
J. H. Ravenscroft
Nominees Named for Frostburg and Oaklana Postmaster Posts
President Wilson sent to the Senate late yesterday the nominations of P. Anne Postmaster Frostburg and Charlie A. Deffinbaugh Postmaster Oaklana. Confirmation is expected within days.
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Judicial probe to open in Dayton case Friday
The House of Representatives authorized a judicial conduct investigation of Judge Alston G. Dayton of West Virginia. A sub committee will begin the probe at Parkersburg on Friday with Rep McGillicuddy of Maine Danforth of New York and Gard of Ohio. The aim is to finish and report before Congress adjourns in March. The panel will visit other West Virginia cities afterward.
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Dayton Impeachment Findings Draw Miner Support
Former Senator Sam B. Montgomery and A. M. Belcher in Charleston react to the House judiciary committee finding in Dayton impeachment. They say the committee acted on facts and will forward its report for approval. Thomas Cairns of the United Mine Workers of America voices satisfaction and calls Dayton biased toward corporate wealth over West Virginia miners.
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Getty Recommended for Westernport Postmaster Job
Westernport Maryland February 10 Congressman David J. Lewis recommended Joseph P. Getty for the Westernport postmastership. Other applicants were Charles J. Peters the incumbent J T Poland and Charles Welsh Getty works as a clerk at the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company mill at Luke.
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J. T. Poland
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Suffrage Wins in Pennsylvania House Passes Amendment
Harrisburg Pa February 10 By a vote of 130 to 71 the resolution proposing a constitutional amendment for women suffrage passed the House on third reading. The measure now goes to the Senate where little opposition is expected and may be acted on within a week or two.
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Lewis in Chicago Advocates Government Ownership of Telephones
Congressman and Mrs David Lewis traveled from Chicago to Washington on Baltimore and Ohio train No 6 after two days there. He addressed the Men's City Club and the Women's Associations of Chicago on government ownership of the telephone and telegraph. He found women deeply interested and noted a municipal vote there. Lewis also confirmed a Cumberland Press report recommending Joseph P. Getty for postmaster of Westernport.
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Ort in Critical Condition After Paralysis Incident
Lewis J. Ort of Midland suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last night at the Stafford dining room in Cumberland while dining with County Superintendent John Edwards. Transported to Western Maryland Hospital, his condition was listed as extremely critical with right side paralysis and coma. Ort is vice president of the First National Bank of Midland and a longtime Democratic leader in Allegany County.
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First National Bank of Midland
Allegany County
Farmer Dies After Mistaking Spraying Fluid for Medicine
William Van Allman aged 69 a Taylor township farmer died after drinking spraying fluid mistaken for medicine. He had been in Martinsburg and on returning home fell ill, found a wrong vial and consumed its contents before antidotes could help.
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William van Allman
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Martinsburg
Pay Day Sends Wages to Western Maryland Railways and County Teachers
Local division workers across Western Maryland Railways receive two weeks of pay with a heavier half month. County teachers’ checks were mailed today by superintendent John F. Edwards. In England, farm labor shortages worry farmers as war strains supply, with hopes pinned on machinery, easing Education Act rules, and possibly younger boys entering labor in shortages.
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Bennett and Potts Wed at St. Marke Church Parsonage
William Ray Bennett and Miss Ethel Pearl Potts of Artemas Pa were married at 10 this morning at the St. Marke Reformed Church parsonage by Rev Eugene P Skyles. A number of their friends attended the ceremony.
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Ethel Pearl Potts
Artemas
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Eugene P. Skyles
Mrs Vincent Astor Aids In Collecting Bundles For Poor
Mrs Vincent Astor helps in New York City relief work with the unemployed relief committee. The photograph shows her at headquarters aiding in the collection and distribution of bundles for the poor.
Annual Test of Coinage by Assay Commission
The Assay Commission appointed by President Wilson began its annual coinage test at the Philadelphia mint. Members verify weighing standards with a London duplicate of the Troy pound and proceed to assess gold and silver fineness, with final conclusions expected Saturday. Notable members include Prof. Charles W Kent, Rep. William A. Ashbrook, Prof. O. M. W. Sprague, Dr. Owen L. Shinn, H. Groff, James A. Bryan, William I. Saunders, and I. A Fischer.
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United States
London
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University of Virginia
William A. Ashbrook
Ohio
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Harvard University
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University of Pennsylvania
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Montana
James A. Bryan
North Carolina
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Ambulance Fund Drive For German Austrian Forces
German Austrian Hungarian Ambulance Committee plans a reception and dance at the Bellevue-Stratford in Philadelphia to raise funds. Proceeds will be sent through consuls to Europe to equip ambulances and surgical supplies for wounded German Austrian and Hungarian forces.
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Georgia DAR holds seventeenth state conference in Atlanta
The seventeenth conference of the Georgia chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution opened in Atlanta with delegates from towns across the state. Governor Slaton welcomed the visitors as Mrs. J. E. Hays of Montezuma spoke in response. State regent Mrs. T. Parker presided.
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Christie Heir to Christie Family Dies in Dallas
Robert E. Christie youngest son of A. S. Christie of near Twiggtown died in Dallas Texas. The body will be brought home to Rose Hill for burial from the residence of his uncle Lee Chaney at 203 Baltimore avenue.
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Executions and Eastern Front Battles Dominate Press Dispatches
London reports claim Col onl Maritz has been executed by Germany for treachery amid ongoing heavy fighting on the eastern front. Russian and allied dispatches differ, with Russians claiming a major battle with gains in the west, while German attacks at Svidnick and Bartfield are said repulsed and prisoners taken. In Prussia, reports say a battalion was nearly destroyed near Lasdehnen as Germans resume offensive actions.
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Wilson declines formal protests over Lusitania flag and German war zones
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan review drafts to Britain and Germany about the Lusitania flag use and German navy rules in war zones. The administration will not file protests but will seek clarifications on ship classification and neutral flag misuse to protect American safety and commerce.
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Arlington Hotel proprietor joins Allegany State Central Committee
Joseph E. Weaver of the Arlington Hotel has been appointed a member of the State Central Committee for Allegany county replacing the vacancy created when Franklin B. Beall became postmaster of Cumberland. Other members are James Shriver of the city chairman and Thomas G. Dillon of Frostburg. appointment made by State Chairman Murray Vandiver.
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Joseph E. Weaver
Arlington Hotel
Allegany County
Franklin B. Beall
Cumberland
James ©. Shriver
Thomas G. Dillon
Frostburg
Weaver
Murray Vandiver
Wife of local minister dies suddenly at home
Mrs. Delta May Huff, wife of the Rev. J. O. Huff of Mannington West Virginia, died suddenly at her home while alone with her four year old child. Grief over a recent illness and death of a child is believed to have caused the death.
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J. O. Huff
Priest and housekeeper found slain in New Britain parish
In New Britain Connecticut Rev. Joseph Zebris pastor of St Andrew Lithuanian Catholic Church and his housekeeper Eva Gillman were found dead in the rectory. The priest was shot twice and Gillman was strangled with a clothesline and wounded by a bullet. Police suspect revenge linked to parish trouble. entry gained via a cellar window. Zebris 50 and Gillman 46 had served the parish for 15 years and since.
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St. Andrew’s
Eva Gillman
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Father Zebris
Treas urer of Armour Branch Dies Here
George S. Gibbons aged 34 treasurer for Armour and Co. at Piedmont West Virginia died at Western Maryland Hospital in this city from typhoid fever. He entered the hospital February 1 and had lived in Piedmont for several years. He is survived by his wife. His body will be sent to Moncongah West Virginia for interment. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge at Fairmont.
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George S. Gibbons
Armour & Co
Piedmont
W. Va
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Moncongah
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Fairmont
Extra Session of Congress Ordered for March 6
Washington reports President Wilson will call a special session on March 6 if the Senate approves the ship purchase bill. He intends to press the measure and seek swift passage of the ship appropriation.
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