Huerta backs down Tampico blockade ends channel
President Huerta rescinds the Tampico blockade amid mediation pressure. Spanish ambassador Riano informed Secretary Bryan as U S and Mexican envoys report relief and hope crisis passes. Mexican gunboats Zaragoza and Bravo observed with American ships Tacoma and Sacramento nearby.
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Washington
Huerta
Mexico
Tamipco
Bryan
Senor Riano
Tampico
State Department
Niagara Falls
United States
International News Service
Zaragoza
Bravo
Tacoma
Sacramento
San Francisco
Antilla
Mexico City
Thorugh Esteva Ruiz
Cumberland Firemen Boycott Westminster Convention
Cumberland fire companies will not be represented at the Maryland Volunteer Firemen State Convention in Westminster this week. Allegany county groups, including Frostburg, refuse to send delegates over high railway rates, risking frostburg candidate EF. H. B. Prichard for state president and possibly antagonizing nearby delegates.
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Cumberland Fire Companies
Volunteer Firemen of
Maryland
West
Allegany County
Frostburg
Western Maryland Railway
Westminster
EF. H. B
Prichard
Allegany
Winchester
Pollution in Potomac River Kills Fish in Cumberland Area
A Cumberland Press reader reports heavy Potomac River pollution from above Cumberland harming fish. bass fishing may cease if unchecked. Inklike water appeared Saturday evening and all day Sunday with fish of all kinds along banks. The writer urges authorities to investigate the pulp mill source and cites penalties for catching undersized fish, demanding action.
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Potomac
Cumberland
Cumberland Press
Ridgeley
Luke
Potomac River
Pattersons Creek
Robbery at Rawlings B and O Freight Station
Thieves broke into the B and O freight station at Rawlings Maryland near Cumberland on a Saturday night or early Sunday, stealing 100 pounds of coffee and a box of spices. Several merchandise boxes were moved to the platform but the larger boxes were not removed. Police from the B and O and local stations investigate.
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Rawlings
Cumberland
Maryland
Bond Company Seeks Change in Water Bonds Detail
Hamilton and Co of Baltimore asks City Council to modify wording on the $60,000 water bonds. They want first due May 1, 1915 and annual $5,000 redemptions. City Solicitor Williams to draft changes. city may redeem at five years if desired under existing act.
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Hamilton & Co
Baltimore
Williams
Hamilton People
Frostburg Bank
Governor Stone seeks bail for Harry K Thaw before Supreme Court
Former Pennsylvania governor William A Stone appeared before the full Supreme Court and asked for bail for Harry K Thaw. Thaw remains in New Hampshire sheriff custody after Judge Aldrich upheld the habeas corpus appeal but sent the liberty question to the high court.
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Washington
William A. Stone
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of the United States
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Drew
New Hampshire
Aldrich
Amendment Does Not Alter Panama Tolls Repeal Stance
President Wilson said the Norris amendment does not change the Panama tolls repeal’s character or effect and that terms of the treaty cannot be altered by legislation. He declined to say if the bill would pass with the Norris amendment attached and asked Congress for an ungrudging measure.
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Washington
Panama
Wilson
Congress
Summit Health Officer Colton to Resign for Cumberland Post
Max J. Colton, Summit health officer for a little over a year, will resign at the July meeting to become health officer of Cumberland Maryland, a $2 000 a year position. He led clean up campaigns improved disinfection, dairy inspection and pure food enforcement after moving from New Brunswick. Local resident credited his sanitary work with city improvements.
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Summit
N. J
Newark Evening News
Max J. Colton
Board of Health
Colton
Cumberland
Cumberlad
New Brunswick
Ana
Prominent Couple Elopes in Washington Affair
Washington society reels from the elopement of Arthur Foraker son of ex Senator Joseph B Foraker and Minnie Stone daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Parker Stone. They married in Baltimore with the bride’s sister and two friends present. ceremony led by Rev Dr May of the Presbyterian Church.
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Arthur Foraker
Minnie Stone
Charles Parker Stone
Baltimore
May
Presbyterian, Church
Moose Lodge plans Mammoth July 4 fireworks display
Cumberland Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose will stage a large fireworks show on July 4 with help from local businessmen and City Council. A fund drive begins with a $25 donation and a committee to organize the event. If funded, the display would be on the Potomac River center above the bridge to West Virginia, viewable from the Moose home and Riverview Park, with a band concert and public lawn access.
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Moose Lodge
Cumberland Lodge
Order of Moose
Moose
Potomac River
West Virginia
Riverview Park
Mexican Killed by Army Officer in Vera Cruz Arrest
In Vera Cruz a Mexican man in custody was shot and killed by Lieutenant L. H. Houston of the Twenty-eighth Infantry during an attempted rescue by his friends. Police were attacked and two officers stabbed as Houston intervened to maintain order. Houston was exonerated by General Funston.
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Washington
L. H. Houston
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Vera Cruz
Funston
Garrison
Houston
City
Colton Elected Cumberland Health Officer
Colton was chosen as Cumberland health officer from a list of twenty applicants after a telegraph notice confirmed his election. He previously came from New Brunswick with a salary of 1000 dollars annually, later increased by 200 dollars on January first. His work improved pure milk standards by reducing bacteria and pushing dairies to cleaner premises.
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Cumberland
Colton
New Brunswick
Architects Seek Payment for City Hall Plans
City Council heard David A. Robb represent Holmbore and Lafferty of Clarksburg seeking 400 for plans for the city jail basement and public comfort stations. Mayor Koon questioned paying for police plans, while supporting comfort station plans. Council approved a contract with Footer and Richardson for Flat Street paving, with repayment terms and 7500 cost. A separate claim by Mrs. Hattie E. Rice for lumber used in Evitts Creek dam construction was referred to the city attorney. An election plan to hold bond votes for street improvements was discussed, with supervisors asked to reschedule to align with general election rules. An ordinance to regulate emergency vehicle signals was deferred. Two water department wagons were approved for purchase, with bids to be opened Wednesday for Wineow Street improvement.
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David A. Robb
Holmbore & Lafferty
Clarksburg
City Hall
Kobb
Koon
Footer
Richardson
Messrs
Footer and
Hattie E. Rice
Pennsylvania
Evitts Creek
Hell
Mia
Dkaen
Williams Si
Board of Election Supervisors
Ele
Trummelsht
Water Department
Wineow Street
Storm Claims Over Forty Fishing Vessels in New Brunswick
A furious 24 hour storm off the coast of New Brunswick sinks or leaves missing more than 40 fishing vessels and risks over 100 fishermen. Rescue crews have recovered nearly a dozen bodies along the Miramichi Bay area while the fleet, driven by a rifle blizzard gale, was scattered to sea or ashore.
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St. Johns
New Brunswick
Miramichi Bay
Charlottestown
City Police Ordered to Confine Stray Hogs in Egypt Annex
Mayor Koon announced at the City Council meeting that police will arrest hogs and other animals running at large in the Egypt annex. Commissioner Hummelshime said officers must enforce confinement, with owners liable for fines. Residents with hogs were allowed to keep them until January 1915, pending penning.
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Koon
Egypt
Hummelshime
Girl Dead as Lightning Hits Barn in Indiana Pa
Miss Farncis Fish aged 12 is dead after a lightning strike on the Sharp farm at Cabilston during a storm. Mrs. John Sharp is seriously injured while the horse is unharmed and a cow is knocked down by the shock. The bolt struck the barn as the girl caressed a pet horse. Sharp was in an adjoining shed.
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Indiana
Farncis Fish
John Sharp
Sharp
Cabilston
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Stone
U.S. Court
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Joseph B. Foraker
Oho
Arthur Porarer
Potomac Club
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