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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1915
Page
4
The Cumberland Press publishes daily except Sundays at 109 Baltimore Street with phone numbers 692 and 598. Subscription options include one year at 8.00 in advance and monthly rates. Advertising rates available on application. Orders for delivery accepted by telephone.
The text argues for painting sea-going merchant vessels in bright colors instead of the usual black white or drab. It claims color diversity would mirror ancient Venice galleys and Cleopatra's barge, improving visibility and perhaps aiding nationality identification.
The article extols Abraham Lincoln as a supreme American figure fifty years after his death and celebrates his intellect courage humanity and wisdom. It contrasts his stature with the present European conflict and urges unwavering law enforcement against drug abuse in Chicago despite projected upheaval.
The proposal says Swedish and other neutral colors be painted on ship hulls in the North Sea war zone to distinguish neutral vessels from British prey. It notes the difficulty of removable markings and envisions a liner with blue hull and silver stars plus red white stripes spanning its sides to avoid misidentification by submarines.
A daily birthday note lists prominent individuals born on this date. Alice Roosevelt Longworth and other figures including actors, judges, diplomats, and sports personalities are credited with ages ranging from 2 to 79 years.
Valuation figures place German freight and passenger ships remaining in American ports at about 60 million dollars due to wartime restrictions. Most vessels are in New York, with major fleets from Hamburg-Amerika and North German Lloyd interned at various U S ports including Boston Philadelphia Baltimore and New Orleans. Total tonnage for German lines in American waters around 250000 for Hamburg-Amerika 150000 for North German Lloyd and 50000 for Deutsch-Amerikan Petroleum with other ships summing to about 30 000.
Rome Jan 17 Pope Benedict in months since selection to the Holy See has pushed plans to establish Vatican relations with major powers. War aided progress, with Turkey likely to gain direct Vatican diplomacy and France on the path to renewed ties. An unofficial French envoy will visit Rome as talks proceed in Paris and Bordeaux.
Michigan Republicans met in Grand Rapids for the spring convention to nominate candidates for two Supreme Court justices, superintendent of public instruction, two Regents of the University of Michigan, one State Board of Education member, and two State Board of Agriculture members.
Chicago recalls the rise and fall of wheat prices over 50 years with noted corners by E J Harper B P Hutchinson Joe Leiter and James A Patten. The piece chronicles wartime spikes speculation and profits and their toll on farmers lenders and consumers with Patten’s later philanthropy and Evanston palace.
Portland in a mass cleanup led by Mayor Albee to welcome visitors for the California expositions. Workingmen, business people, housewives and thirty thousand schoolchildren joined to clear untidy lots and improve grounds making the city a neater town.
The annual Tampa Gagparilla Carnival opened today in Tampa Florida with a dry policy banning any beverage stronger than grape juice. The Rotary Club oversees the events.
A jumble of quirky items, rhymes, jokes, and snippets from the Press Readers section. Notes on humor and human foibles appear alongside brief name mentions and playful quips about culture, sayings, and everyday life.
Alumni Day was observed in Princeton as graduates gathered for a general meeting at noon with addresses by President Hibben and others. Luncheon followed in the Graduate College as alumni visited their alma mater between activities and campus attractions.
Wilmington Delaware February 12 The corner stone of the new two and a half million County and Municipal building was to be laid today reflecting a major civic project and city growth.
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