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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1915
Page
4
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad coordinates with newspapers on public incidents. After a January 5 derailment near Warwick, Superintendent Lechliner or his staff provided Warwick editors with full facts and invited local correspondents to report accurately. The policy aims to curb sensationalism and inform the public.
The resignation of Governor Cole Blease is hailed as a return to orderly government in South Carolina. Critics say his pardoning power abused thousands of sentences and marks a reckless misuse, sparking calls for reform. The piece notes a national shift against such gubernatorial powers and praises the move away from a disruptive leadership style.
Advertisement notes “Absolutely Pure” German beer promotion and urges reading a war book. Mentions price ten cents and Cumberland Press office.
George M. Cohan describes his rise in the arts in Green Book Magazine. He cites a patient, systematic approach to composing songs parodies vaudeville sketches and plays as he planned a life of ambition and success.
A sequence of major earthquakes listed by date location and death toll from 1731 to 1909. Notable events include 1906 San Francisco with fire causing 400 deaths and 1908 Sicily and Italy with a tidal wave resulting in 200000 fatalities.
Paris dispatch reports French gains near Somsons and Arras with Zouaves seizing positions north of Arras. Artillery silences German guns around Targette and St Laureate while Craonne sees a favorable artillery duel. Vienna notes Russian attacks on Austrian lines along the Nida halted with heavy Russian losses and minor skirmishes in the Carpathians and southern Bukowina.
Mrs. John Adamson of Meyersdale entertained last Saturday afternoon for Miss June Decker Klingaman whose marriage occurred Tuesday. The game 500 provided amusement and guest Miss A Laura Twigs of Cumberland attended.
Mrs Nancy Hechler widow of Aaron Hechler dies at her home near Meyersdale aged 83. Survived by six sons and five daughters including H J Hechler of Cumberland.
The Frederick district of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Baltimore Conference elected officers at the annual session at Center Street Church. Names include President Mrs E H Zeigier and vice president Mrs R A Compton with treasurers Mrs Charles W Baldwin and Mrs Rachel Stevenson. other posts assigned to Mrs W E Beall Mrs Sue M Johnson and others.
Democratic leaders in the Senate face obstacles from minority members and doubt passing general legislation in the 63rd Congress beyond appropriations and the Government ship purchase bill. A call for an extra session may occur if the shipping bill fails, but not before Panama Canal opening and the President’s San Francisco trip. Night sessions have failed to muster a quorum.
A string of local visits and health updates includes Rev J A Grose of Eckhart Mines spending time with Atty E M Johnson in Maysville before returning home, Mrs Oliver Getty visiting her son Oliver in Allegany Hospital, Elizabeth Dehler ill with erysipelas, and Mrs M J Fleming visiting her mother Mrs Margaret Welch in Terra Alta. Further, Rev E P Skyles stayed with Misses Barbara and Irene Johnson in Berlin, P A, Mrs Chas C traveling to this city, and Mrs E B Kelly returning from Cranesville W Va with her daughter. B Kilmer Knepper of this city visiting Berlin Pa., and Miss Margaret Greaser of Frostburg Md. visiting Terra Alta with aunt Mrs Phillip Pyles. Misses Omer and Frances Thompson from Mt Savage attended the K of C dance here.
Coroner's jury finds Joseph B. Kennell a 41 year old miner died from poisoning and a broken neck in Meyersdale area near Garrett Pennsylvania. His widow and John Pierce are jailed after statements claiming Kennell ingested strychnine during a personal crisis and suffered convulsions that broke his neck. Local unrest follows the second mysterious death in the area.
A humorous mosaic of witticisms and quips on manners, work, marriage, suffrage, and everyday life. The piece blends light verse, personajes and social satire with jokes about companions, gender roles, and modern habits.
Fragmentary note reads like an old classified line urging advertising for taxi service, with garbled phrases about pitying a man and a dubious greeting. No clear individuals or organizations are identifiable from the readable text.
Doris Vaughn Darnell, 17, of Chicago protests her vow as wife to Rev. James Morrison Darnell of Kenosha who already has two other claimed wives Ruth Soper Darnell of Owatonna Minnesota and Ethel Spurgeon Darnell of Avon Illinois. The report details marriages, ages, and Darnell’s uncertain status with Unitarian officials while state prosecutors review bigamy and Mann Act implications.
An early 20th century style notice for The Baltimore News outlines publication scope city state and county coverage and classified ad pricing including one month 30c three months 90c six months 1 75 and one year 3 50. It invites readers to place want ads by mail or through local newsdealer.
Traveling men of the middle west gather in Des Moines for the Iowa State Travelingmen Association annual session and elections. The secretary position pays 5000 dollars yearly with candidates L. C. Deets Harry Rex James Bowie Robert Barrowman T B Dockerly and W B Emerson in the race.
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