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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
7
Chas K Champlin and his associate players headline a Cumberland week with top attendance and receipts. The run features The Yellow Ticket and final showings of The Ninety and Nine and The Rosary, plus the new innovation The Butcher Shop, all offered at bargain prices and draws from curious theater lovers.
Rufus Wallingford and Blackie Dan star in Pathe's Wal Lingford series at the Victoria Theatre tomorrow. Jones Squibble taxes the Warden girls ten cents for a drink and clashes with Wallingford who buys the property for 6200. A scheme unfolds as mine plots and a payback of 635,000 leads to a $50,000 flip and the Wardens recover their funds.
Betty Nansen stars as Katusha Maslova in Tolstoi inspired drama presented at Grande Theatre tomorrow afternoon and night with William J. Kelly and Edward Jose in key roles. Directed by J. Gordon Edwards. ensemble of one thousand with vivid scenes in Petrograd and Siberian wastes.
New York dated Jan 20 reports mixed reaction to the Board of Health allowing butchers to sell horse meat. Health officials tout lower cost and nourishment while critics label it impure and unpalatable. Notables including Dr. Hornaday and Katherine Davis weigh in with cautious support and opposition.
A spectator at the Sheepshead Bay racecourse laments that men may be forced to indulge in horse meat due to poor catering, claiming many cannot even obtain a square meal from the stalls.
Greenwich Conn Jan 20 E C Converse prominent financier begins converting 1500 acres of Conyers Manor into a national bird life refuge. George A Drew manager will help establish an ornithologist from Massachusetts Agricultural College to manage the project raise wild ducks feed and protect insectivorous birds set nest boxes and track a bird census over time.
Washington January 20. The House Immigration Committee opens public hearings on the immigration bill pending in Congress. The measure mirrors the version passed previously and vetoed by President Wilson over the literary test provision.
A playful double page picture spread in this week’s issue titled Things They Can't Economize On. The feature riffs on universal budgets and quirks that defy thrift, delivered in a humorous, lighthearted tone.
United Press reports Britain plans to ban fats and oils as contraband similar to cotton. Scientists argue export fuels German munitions. Sir William Ramsay leads campaign urging prewar science guidance and naval controls to stop glycerine sources.
Washington January 20. Representatives from many sections of the country attend a three day conference under the National Security League to promote public understanding of national preparedness. The program covers navy and army defense, and includes discussion of federal and private munition plants and their locations.
Boston January 20 Dr Robert B Greenough says cancer kills about 100000 Americans annually and rises with irritation as a key factor He notes Cashmere natives show stomach cancer from heat in tins worn under clothing He warns excess X ray and radium exposure can induce cancer and promotes early surgical removal as best treatment He cites lip and cheek irritation from smoking and dental issues as cancer risks
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