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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1916
Page
2
A fire discovered at 5 am Thursday damaged the corner of the Morgan building at Childs avenue and the railroad. Authorities believe the blaze arose from the structure’s wiring though the exact cause remains unknown. The fire was largely extinguished before responders arrived and confined to the corner unit.
Joint installation of officers for N. G. Burton Lodge 758 B R T and Queen of the Allegheny 410 was held Tuesday night in the K P armory Keyser. Mrs Dixon died suddenly returning from West Keyser at age 55 after a tbearings illness. She was a Pickens daughter wife of George Dixon and mother of Chester G and Howard Dixon. Funeral services Sunday at 2 pm at the South Main Street home Rev V A Lomer to officiate. Interment Queen's Point cemetery PMID
Berlin dispatches outline wartime shifts in 1915 as Germany extends campaigns to Turkey and Egypt. The piece discusses Belgium's future, German aims, and how peace terms hinge on Belgium and a possible Allied response.
In this brief item, a patient at a local hospital near Ida and Gertrude Laffey is visited by Katie Laffey. James Frazier of Wheeling is staying a few days with his aunt, John F. Rose, while en route to Cumberland and Pittsburgh.
All work guaranteed first class with every coat of paint applied in dustless rooms by experienced painters. Samuel R. Tiddy offers cheerful estimates, with office and residence phone numbers listed for Frostburg referrals.
Archie Cameron and Miss Edith Henacamp of Lowaconing were married by Rev H L Barnest at the Presbyterian manse. The groom works for the Pennsylvania Railroad in Pitcairn. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Henacamp and formerly a saleslady at Weinberg's department store. They will reside at Pitcairn Poland-McAlpine.
Mrs. Sarah Godbee Griner asks the Georgia prison commission and Governor Barris to pardon Edna Perkins Godbee, serving life for the years old murder of her divorced husband Judge Walter S. Godbee and his new wife. Griner says her mother was driven insane by domestic persecution and abuse, and she details family turmoil and her efforts to expose the alleged mistreatment.
Mrs. Sarah Godbee Griner explains she shot the man who wronged her and the woman who flaunted him after he left her and lived with his new wife on the proceeds of her mother's property sale. The narrative highlights years of humiliation and public shaming driving her to a desperate act.
In Maryland the bid of Philip D D Laird of Montgomery county to become speaker of the house faces new opposition from Annapolis lobbyists. Reports show many lobbyists oppose him and work quietly to defeat him before the session ends. The Lee faction is not shown to be colluding with the lobbyists.
In Westernport Maryland the primary renomination of Oliver H. Bruce Sr. for Clerk was approved. William Paul and Charles Tenry were named commissioners with votes also going to George Sligar Frank S. Smith R. A. Stine John W. Guy and John P. Miller. Election day is January 10.
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