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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1916
Page
4
The Cumberland Press publishes daily except Sundays from 109 Baltimore Street Cumberland Md. Subscription is 3.00 per year in advance with 25 cent postal rates. Advertising rates available on application and orders for delivery by telephone are welcome.
Health officer Max J. Colton reports Cumberland's 1915 death rate at 12.47 per 1000, down 18 from 1914, with long term declines attributed to the expanding local health department. Census data show 1906–1910 averages near 19, 1912 18, 1913 19, 1914 17, and 1916 projected just under 15. The figures imply substantial lives saved and underscore the value of sanitation and health inspection efforts.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Franklin and his wife Deborah with a long life memorial and a national government tribute. The text mentions Betsy Ross, the penny loaf incident, kite experiments, the American Philosophical Society, Independence Hall, and Philadelphia relics connected to Franklin.
An old report contrasts rural health with city standards noting half of rural drinking water comes from polluted sources. It traces country attitudes toward doctors and inspectors and links improved water, medical care, and nursing costs to modern needs. The article then explores the origins of Dixie, its authorship, and how Emmett’s walk-around melodies popularized the song and shaped northern and southern perceptions during and after the Civil War.
A poem by Walt Mason mourns a young friend who died of pneumonia and reflects on health obsessions and the Reconstruction era. It then traces Dixie Land's name origin, arguing it stemmed from the Mason and Dixon survey line dividing North from South and linking it to southern identity.
New York January 28 Two weeks hence the anthracite operators and miners begin a joint conference in New York to settle a new wage and working conditions scale set to take effect April 1 when the current agreement expires The miners union now numbers about 175000 workers and seeks eight hour day 20 percent wage rise union recognition and other changes while operators expect only partial concessions and resist full recognition conflict over union dues check off and working contract terms remains unresolved
A collage of quotations and anecdotes spanning labor, politics, and jokes. It cites strikes and coal storage hints, suffrage debates, and a clip on Russia's army lessons, plus exchanges about business experience and hiring a young worker.
The city seeks government cooperation to honor Benjamin Franklin, arguing his varied and lasting contributions epitomize the spirit of the new United States. The piece notes Franklin’s enduring presence in the nation’s memory and asserts a monument is warranted though not essential.
The article notes that since the war began 22,000 Germans arrived in the country while 8,000 left, with sea control limiting German return to fight. It compares arrivals and departures for Italy, Russia, France, and the British Isles, highlighting net flows and regional excesses.
In Mt Vernon Ohio a monument will be dedicated honoring Daniel Decatur Emmett 1815 1904 composer of Dixie funded by James Lewis Smith a wealthy bachelor from Ashtabula Ohio The inscription will read To the memory of Daniel Decatur Emmett 1815 1904 whose song Dixie accompanied by brief commemorative wording
A reader comments on the flood of car and battery ads and questions which offer is best, noting difficulty distinguishing quality and value among many listings. The remark implies confusion in the marketplace and urges careful selection.
A neighbor notes the doctor travels with his medicines and appears to reject conscription, reflecting local attitudes in a casual observation.
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