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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1915
Page
7
Read all about a large slipper sale with discounts on men’s and women’s felt and fur trimmed slippers. Highlights include women’s felt slipper pairs, kids’ styles, and men’s kid and rope-soled options priced from under a dollar to about two dollars.
A catalog-style listing shows boys' footwear including button shoes in tan and black, heavy elk high tops with buckles, and water-resistant serviceable models. Prices range from $1.25 to $3.00 across multiple sizes up to 13.
Classified listing shows girls shoes in tan and patent finishes with various sizes and prices. Items include a tan button shoe priced around $1.69 to $2.50 and a tan top button option, with sizes up to 11.5. Some entries use abbreviations and partial descriptions.
Daniel Willard president of the Baltimore and Ohio pledges cautious optimism in his annual message to employes, saying business has bottomed out and should improve in 1915 despite World War I. He notes rate increases granted by the ICC and stresses duties to the public and the company, plus a new traffic leadership appointment in Cincinnati.
Berlin reports soldiers in earth dugouts find life in caves agreeable despite bombardment. Letters describe a cave system serving as infirmary and social space with makeshift restaurant, straw bedding, simple furniture, and a mock inn called the Thirsty CaveDweller. Soldiers claim grit, humor, and endurance amid shelling 820 feet from the front lines.
Charles Seymour Whitman, Republican, officially becomes New York governor at noon, succeeding Democrat Martin Glynn. He takes oath before Chief Judge Willard Bartlett as Republicans assume all state offices, followed by a formal inaugural address and a ceremonial parade with military escort and police band.
Washington Camp No. 62 P O S of A held a class initiation last night with refreshments and a smoker. Visitors came from Camp 310 Pennsylvania, Camp 26 West Virginia, and Camps 41 and 96 Maryland. Next class initiation set for February 22.
Andrew Z. Fesenmeier superintendent presented each employee with a turkey as a New Year measure at Cumberland Brewing. Positive gesture attributed to the tax assessment era context, reflecting local employer practices.
Charles W. Morse the Wall Street financier recently pardoned while serving in Atlanta has launched a steamship service to Bermuda. His vessel the Oceana sails under the American flag and receives subsidies from the Bermudian parliament.
San Diego opens the Panama-California Exposition at midnight as President Wilson lights the grounds from Washington. Aerial bombs, ship guns, and a city crowd celebrate into New Year’s Day, with thousands traveling by train, ship, and auto to witness the event.
New York reports a Jamaica planter Alexander Sherlock will wed his fiancée Adelaide Requa before leaving for Europe. Sherlock’s friend Horace A Lake remains. the Santa Matra lists Mr and Mrs Lake aboard Kingston bound ship.
Judge Reedy appointed H Nathan Rosen as receiver for Hancock Foundry and Machine Supply on the petition of Clarence E Mulhollen and William C Burgert. Rosen received $12 000. Burgert withdrew from the company in August. Mulhollen alleges the business runs at a loss and Burgraft is restrained from intermeddling with affairs.
A newsboy spotted flames from a rear window of the Hotel Conner annex in Harpers Ferry on a Wednesday morning. The depot night agent seized two extinguishers and forced entry, stopping the blaze as a stiff easterly wind drove it toward the main rooms. W. A. Waters reported $200 in goods lost.
Victor Hemenik sues Consolidation Coal Co for 17500 alleging a rock fell March 24, 1914, at Acosta mine, crushing both legs and necessitating amputation. Attorneys Berkey & Shaver claim the rock was loose and the heading dangerous, with negligence extending beyond the accident site.
Mrs Caroline Hinkle died December 24 at St. Agnes Hospital Baltimore aged 85. The funeral was held Sunday morning from the residence of her grandson C. W. H. Ridgeley at Hinkle Carroll County Maryland.
The Cumberland Westernport Electric Railway announces hourly service with extra cars during Christmas and for special occasions. Special schedule includes 7 00 AM to 12 00 PM from Cumberland to Frostburg and Lonaconing with connections and a Cumberland departure at 11 PM to serve theatre patrons.
Fragmentary OCR shows Western Maryland Railway times and routes including Hagerstown Baltimore Pittsburgh and Cumberland, with daily expresses to Baltimore and Pittsburgh and a Sunday service pattern. Mentions Frostburg Meyersdale Elkins and intermediate points.
Dr Harry W Harpster a graduate of a leading college will open offices January 4 1915 at 102 Columbia street He has served in the Marine Hospital and Cook County Hospital Chicago His offices will be equipped with the best up to date instruments for medical examinations and treatment.
A scattered OCR fragment references Sland School of Art and a January meeting or action on a third floor location at 9 re St. A request or instruction appears unclear with disrupted text and disconnected phrases.
Meyersdale Pa Jan 1 The Brothers Valley Coal Co has completed a new steel tipple at its No 8 mine in Macdonaldton The plant uses modern screens and a picking table and runs on electricity with a capacity about 8000 tons daily This more than doubles the old tipple and will boost output at No 3 opening Five small houses at Macdonaldton burned last week but the mining property suffered no damage Firemen battled the blaze in high winds as temperatures fell below zero
The Allegany County Car Association met in annual session at the Court House with Judge R. R. Henderson as temporary president and Harry B. Donnelly as temporary secretary. The gathering memorialized Mrs Mary Sloan in light of her death.
L W Sloan wife of the en and cousin of D P Lindley Sloan secretary of the association decided not to hold the regular election of officers until Monday. A committee including LW Thomas F C Trenderickson and W A Huster was appointed to arrange a floral offering for Mrs Sloan.
The Hershman Transfer Co is dissolved by mutual consent and will be continued under Luther P Shaffer. Shaffer assumes all debts incurred after this date. Mershman is released from liability. Business will operate under Luther Shaffer as Hershman Transfer Company starting December 31, 1914.
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