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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1915
Page
3
Men’s Allapaca coats in black priced from 2.00 to 5.00 with several midrange options. Boys' blue serge Norfolk suits offered at 3.98, regular value 5.00. Under wear for boys knit bleached poros, 15 cents per garment. Lifle suspenders for men with pigskin ends 25 cents per pair. Shoes on small lot 2.50 value at 1.45. Black half hose 25 cents for two pair.
Washington June 10 The Scottish Rite Temple, described as the most magnificent of its kind, rises on Sixteenth Street Northwest. Indiana limestone construction features 33 monolithic columns, 55 ton sphinxes, a grand library of 100000 volumes, and a fire resistant metal furniture plan. Completion targeted Oct 1 with dedication planned for the Supreme Council autumn meeting.
John Cichocki, tagged the spectacled burglar, is under arrest after being identified as the killer of his father, a grocer. The suspect had been a long standing Chicago police mystery for months.
Invitations sent to Friendship Lodge Hagerstown Mediary Lodge Williamsport and other county lodges for a joint Cumberland meeting on June 24 at 4 30 PM to exemplify the third degree work. Visitors will be entertained at supper followed by a smoker and social. A number of Masons from the county are expected.
Washington reports the summer vacation for government clerks has begun as 40 000 workers take their 30 days leave excluding Sundays. Most take it during the hot term, with vacations running from June 1 through New Year’s Day. Saturday half holidays are observed with a 1 pm close for three months.
On the fifth anniversary of the Lake Como murder of Mrs. Porter Charlton in 1911, Italian hostilities are delaying any trial. Porter Charlton confessed to police in New York after returning from Italy, and extradition battles reached the U S Supreme Court before he was sent back to Italy. The case hinges on wartime disruptions and Italy’s court operations amid conflict.
The article examines whether a corpse shipped as baggage must have a declared value under new tariffs. A $2,400 limit, $2.40 for each $100 over $100, and full fares for the passenger and deceased body apply. Excess weight and valuation add complexity for baggage agents and passengers.
Porter Charlton and Mrs Castle married in Philadelphia on March 12 1910 with the announcement delayed by a month. Mrs Charlton was several years older than her husband. After the wedding they moved to New York then sailed for Europe in late April and rented a villa near Moltrasio on Lake Como. While the villa was prepared they stayed at Hotel Suissen in Como amid reports of alleged cruel treatment and disturbances prompting eviction by the hotel landlord.
Si gmund Lubin, a pioneer in motion pictures, says Philadelphia will host his company’s future master films. He plans to hire well known actors for each role to achieve high art standards, abandoning cast stock methods and promising a payroll exceeding 2 million dollars annually.
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