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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1915
Page
1
Berlin reports Emperor William II grants general amnesty to hundreds of military offenders and suspends inquiries on mobilization evaders to mark his birthday. The piece profiles his life, rule, naval buildup, and influence, with London reports on naval battles including Lion and Meteor damaged, Bluecher sinking, and Libau Zeppelin destruction.
In New York City on January 27 a woman Marian Franklin and a man believed to be John Christopher were found with blunt force head injuries in an upper East Side apartment. Kriegleder and the other man were arrested as police begin a rigid investigation. Franklin had been in Wilkes-Barre, Pa, and was staying with Kriegleder.
Harry Wilhelm aged 27 was found dead in the kitchen of John Lemmert’s Mount Savage home where he had stayed overnight. Coroner William H. Shaw ruled natural causes. Wilhelm is survived by his parents, a brother in Newburg, W Va, and two sisters in Mount Savage.
Martinsburg West Virginia January 27 reports twenty nine brakemen furloughed by the Baltimore and Ohio and ten freight conductors reduced to brakemen. Some firemen anticipated furloughs with sixty nine firemen already furloughed since October along the division.
Berlin reports James Creelman, famed American war correspondent, is seriously ill at a local hospital with heart trouble and Brights disease. Public reminder to read the Cumberland Press book, advertisement notes.
Harry Thaw is back in cell 220 at the Tombs after seven years away, awaiting trial on conspiracy charges. Lawyers emphasize the sole issue is Thaw's sanity, arguing for bail and swift resolution, while public sentiment has shifted in his favor.
Lonaconing Maryland January 27 John Heron Sr native of Nova Scotia retired miner and district constable died this morning at his home on Jackson Street aged 74 He came to the United States in 1869 and lived in Lonaconing 45 years He is survived by his wife five sons Blair William John Robert and Henry G and two daughters Mrs James Cameron and Mrs Lindley P Nichols Also a brother George Heron of Johnstown and a sister Mrs Janet Wilson of Trinidad Colorado
Geo Dargi 18 of Brownfield was killed when a sled overturned in Uniontown Pennsylvania. Telegra telegraph pole impact killed him instantly. Companions Anthony Batilla Samuel Wiltrout and Boyd Lawson were injured.
Uniontown Pa January 27 Another receivership was added to the closures surrounding the First National Bank of Uniontown after its January 18 shutdown. James Lenox of Uniontown, coal land holdings associate of Thorupsoen, was named receiver RK M Carroll appointed Lenox with liabilities of 23000 and assets 64500 including two Uniontown houses and 425 acres of coal in Marshall and Wanawha counties West Virginia Lenox is a retired merchant Local bankers remain optimistic about a rapid financial adjustment and possible reopening of the Thompson bank.
In Charleston on January 27 seven of 116 legislators opposed submitting the women suffrage question to a 1916 general election. Six House members and one Senator voted against equal suffrage, with Delegate McCauley the sole House member to oppose but support submission. The measure now goes to the governor for signature.
A scheme to ship liquor via aeroplane from Dillonvale Ohio to Wheeling after the Yost Prohibition law. Samuel Underleider of Acord Liquor Company faces legal trouble as appeals court blocks common carrier deliveries. Other ideas include trucks between Wheeling and Bridgeport to evade restrictions.
Count von Bernstorff informed the U S State Department that Germany will not seize foodstuffs shipped from the United States for military or other governmental use. The Berlin council ordered immediate seizure of corn wheat and flour stocks by February 1 and banned related trades from January 26 with municipalities to set aside preserved meat. A government office will distribute supplies based on population.
In Baltimore at the Belvedere a meeting of Republican leaders says about half of the roughly $30,000 debt has been raised. Attending were W. Bladen Lowndes treasurer Clarence C. Pusey Roads Commissioner Walter B. Miller State Chairman Galen L. Tait and Amos W. Woodcock. Woodcock stood in for William B. Jackson who could not attend.
Harry K. Thaw pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to escape from Matteawan and was arraigned before Justice Davis. The court set February 23 for the trial and remanded him to the Tombs until that date.
Petrograd January 27 The government insists on fulfillment of the emperor's manifesto and war aims while a German soldier remains on Russian soil no peace will be concluded Sergius Sazanoff told the duma wage and means committee The meeting previewed the duma and council of state sessions and discussed evacuation and allied terms with unease over Galicia and British burden sharing
Senator Tillman chairman of the naval committee calls for Congress to delay large naval spending. He proposes an amendment to require plans for four battleships and questions the value of dreadnoughts until World War I outcomes clarify future needs. He argues for cautious, experiment driven procurement rather than rapid construction.
Tokyo reports the Japan Peace Society led by Count Okuma has formed a 156 member committee of prominent men to study causes of friction in U S Japan relations and propose remedies. The American branch has adopted a similar plan to remove tensions.
Wheat prices surged to a new high with May futures at 147 5/8 as trading opened in New York. United States Steel common stock opened at the minimum price, down from yesterday’s close by about 3.5 points.
Col John T McGraw a Grafton coal operator and Democratic national committee member led New York capitalists and coal experts to Webster Springs West Virginia to inspect more than six thousand acres of undeveloped coal holdings. Rail access may open mines as Baltimore and Ohio Railroad plans convert the nearby line to standard gauge.
A youth robber walked into the Guarantee State Bank on Washington Avenue in Houston Texas and forced bank officials to unlock the vault. He escaped with an estimated 4000 to 6000 dollars before being pursued and shot.
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