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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1915
Page
7
Fashion notes describe demi-toilet gowns with half high bodices and long capes. Designers imagine black satin with gold lace trims, ivory union bodices, and tulle overlays, plus red velvet evening cloaks as the season’s most striking looks.
Article outlines practical vegetable dishes for home cooks including cabbage with butter and vinegar served with fried sausages, potato cheese filling baked in cases, parsnips with white sauce, artichokes a l It alienne with lemon and gravy, beetroot stewed in gravy with cornflour cream and chili vinegar. offers method steps and seasoning tips.
The notice lists mass times for Catholic churches and worship hours for Protestant congregations across several streets. It notes vespers benediction Sunday school times and special services led by visiting preachers, with geographic references to Centre Street Old town Road North Seventh Day Adventist Virginia avenue and South Cumberland among others.
A man described as an automobile bandit was wounded by policeman Hays after attempting two daylight robberies on Grand Boulevard in Pittsburgh. The suspect died from his injuries.
San Francisco prepares tonight to dedicate a new permanent municipal auditorium built jointly by the city and the exposition company. The 2 million dollar hall, larger than Madison Square Garden by 6000 square feet, promises a grand opening as a peak civic center event on the Pacific coast.
Former Kansas governor Hodges plans national prohibition speeches in coming days. He will likely speak in Raleigh West Virginia on January 13, then head to North Carolina in February. A Denver appearance is set for January 20 with other stops listed in New Mexico Mississippi Missouri and Nebraska.
Atlantic City January 9 with the Seaview Golf Club set to open. Ex President William H Taft and former Secretary of State Philander C Knox will be among the guests.
Esther M. Stakem executrix files debts and distributes Patrick Stakem Sr estate after settling her first and final account. Letters of administration issued for Frank Mancusso estate to Samuel Mancusso. Thomas R. and Samuel B. Macfarlane receive letters on James Macfarlane estate. Fannie E. Miller granted letters for John J. Miller estate. Sarah J. Dawson named executrix for Hilleary C. Dawson estate. Jacob W. Hughes and others settle William Kight estate first account.
Washington Camp No 62 of the Patriotic Order Sons of America installed officers for the ensuing year. Co W Bramble earned a gold watch for securing the most members in the recent campaign. Officers installed include J W Wyant president and J Fred Zimmerman vice president with other officers named.
The list notes marriage licenses issued to Mike Palko of Lynder Pennsylvania and Anna Stasko of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Also listed are Harry Jones and Hattie Fortune of Cumberland Maryland and Simon William Stuckey and Ethel Blanche Mongart of Everett Pennsylvania.
A British force on the Aisne near Soissons faced German defensive lines after crossing east of Soissons. Sir John French notes a missed opportunity to thrust into a gap and split the German army, as German corps arrived to close the breach. The scene includes trenches, a village coffee house underground, and a daily French bulletin amid ongoing shellfire and reconnaissance.
New York reports Eddie Collins will play second base for the New York Yankees in 1915. The deal has been pending for days and Ban Johnson, who left for Chicago, is expected to finalize it shortly after returning.
Cumberland Press readers who miss an issue should read the office promptly. City patrons on carrier routes who fail to receive the paper daily should notify this office by telephone. We want readers to receive the Press promptly and without interruption and to report carrier service problems.
Advertising fragment cites CAL 700 for taxi use with age and night terms. Details are incomplete but indicate a classified ad fragment likely promoting a taxi service or rate.
The text announces applications for saloon licenses under Maryland law for January 7, 1915, with notices to file remonstrances within 20 days. Names Samuel P. Cheeseman and Lloyd L. Shaffer appear as applicant and clerk, listing Eagle Hotel at 53 North Mechanic Street Cumberland as the place of business and J Semmes Deveemon as owner of premises.
San Diego January 9 A regiment of United States Marines commanded by Mayor John Tigers will depart tomorrow for San Francisco to camp on the grounds of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and remain there during the exposition.
Stockholders of Cerr Amee of this bank will meet at the banking house on January 12, 1915 between 11 a m and 12 noon to elect directors for the ensuing year. L MORGAN Cashier. Dellawtd
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