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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1915
Page
10
In Chicago a theater act where chorus girls descend the runway led to trouble when W H Faeder of Pittsburg grabbed Marie Gray as they ran the aisle. He was fined $10 for disorderly conduct and Miss Gray filed suit for $600.
Frostburg February 16 The Reformers formerly the Dodgers beat the Unknows two games to one in their season opener. The Never Slips press to first as Neverslips and Leaders match is set for Wednesday night. Scores follow.
In Brunswick Maryland on Sunday afternoon February 16 members of the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Firemen Conductors and Railway Trainmen held a private gathering at the Eagles Hall. Attendance was large and participants say the discussion cannot be made public. The meeting was believed to address a recent order changing hours here. The notice came from committees of the orders.
The American Jewish relief committee appeals to Jews across Cumberland and the United States to observe Purim as a day of giving. It urges sending portions to the afflicted and gifts to the poor, aiding those in Europe and Asia during this widespread suffering.
Freet'surg Md Feb 16 Joe Goetz of Johnstown faces Hugh McDole of Pittsburgh in Frostburg tonight at Eleanor Hall. Leary O'Brien of New York meets Henry Broad of Pittsburgh in the preliminary. The winners will clash in the main bout.
Martin a druggist wed Miss Mary Mason at St Patrick's Church with Rev Charles O Hara officiating. Bride and groom host wedding breakfast at Mason home and plan residence at 29 Valley Street Pittsburg Pa. Also noted a society wedding in Morewood Place New York and a Presbyterian Home Missions Council gathering in St Louis with delegates from across the country.
Patrons and friends are asked to telephone personals and their news items to the paper. Any matter of interest will be greatly appreciated by the editor.
Mrs W Wallace McKaig returns from Frederick to visit sister Mrs D C Derry. Mrs William Galland returns to Elkins from Massillon after the death of a niece Miss Ina Morris of Bikine. Espy Ash and family depart Coleharbor North Dakota after a visit. A W Kline Schaidts Lane announces the birth of a son weighing 9 1/2 pounds. James D O Rourke stops in Cumberland en route to New York from Chile. Perry Warfield and M J Mullaney sail for Havana on the Ward steamer Morro Castle then visit the Panama Canal. Dr W S Thayer of Baltimore visits. Miss Margaret Kelley enters Sibley Hospital to study nursing. Amos W Miller, operated on in Cleveland, is brought to Allegany Hospital in serious condition. Mrs J M Stickley and Miller’s son accompany him. John Ashkettle of North Carolina visits Mrs G W Light. James Torbet Jr visits Baltimore. Miss Mary Wonn of Keyser visits Mr and Mrs W R Mendelhall. Oliver Kight, actor in Peck's Bad Boy, spends Sunday with parents in Westernport. Miss Louise Taylor goes to Brunswiock to aid ill sister Mrs H E Lynn. Clarence Parish joins Tri-Towns Printing Co Westernport.
Over 100 couples attend Miss Lydia Cole Milliman and John M Read exhibition at Wertheimer Hall featuring La Russe a hybrid Russian American dance by Louis H Chalif lessons by Millman and Bricker Kean pair. Church groups hold meetings and social events as Eastern Star and Masons mark anniversaries.
Grand chapter of Maryland hosted an entertainment banquet and dance. Numerous local residents hosted guests from out of town including Mrs Jessie Woodward Stuart of New York and A W Hall of Lebanon Pa. Social visits occurred at several homes and the Ladies Aid Society met at Allegany Hospital. A B&O agent named Albright was fatally injured after being struck by an train while preparing to board at Sand Patch.
Miss Eva Nagengast daughter of the late George and Mary Nagengast died Saturday at her home 211 North Patterson Baltimore She leaves three sisters Jen nie Catherine and Elizabeth and a brother Rev Henry S Nagengast a former Catholic pastor Funeral will be held Wednesday at 830 We Mrs Bertha Wertz 20 found dead in bed Monday at her father Allen P Mock home near Bedford She kept house for her father while ill The Late John E Albright 31 of Meyersdale Pa died yesterday at Allegheny Hospital after an accident on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad His body was sent to Meyersdale by G S Butler undertaker He is survived by his
Hagerstown report says William Brown of Cascade Washington County leads the area progeny contest. At 77 he has fathered 19 children with 11 living, and he has adopted two others.
Cambridge February 16 Professor de la Valle Poussin newly arrived from the University of Louvain delivered the first lecture in his Harvard University course at Sever Hall. The well filled audience heard the Belgian scholar outline his initial topics and research interests.
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