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Newspaper

Cumberland Press

Location

Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1914

Page

6

Storm Rips Cumberland City With Cyclone Force

A sudden afternoon storm in Cumberland caused widespread damage across Baltimore street and North Centre street. Glass, hail, and wind toppled trees, unroofed buildings, and disrupted utilities with about 500 telephones out of service. The Cumberland Improvement Co warehouse roof and Smith Bakery were among structures unroofed, while Riverside Park and local landmarks suffered heavy impact.

Cumberland Improvement Co Rosenbaum Alley Centre George Streets Butler’s Morgue George Street North Centre Street Riverside Park Western Maryland Smith Bakery Edward E. Gunning Laing Avenue Virginia Avenue F. W. Woolworth McKaig Foundry South Centre Street Western Maryland Hospital

Unidentified man found dead near Ridgely West Virginia

The decomposed body of a white man was found behind a hedge on farmland near Charles Berkshire’s ridge in Ridgely. A revolver lay beside him. a bullet hole indicated self-inflicted death. Coroner Dr. J K Cowherd ruled death by own action. body likely over a month old. Burial occurred in Allegany County after transport by Louis Steim. The man’s age could not be determined.

Charles G. Berkshire Ridgely W. Va J. K. Cowherd

Queen City Council Elects Officers

The Queen City Council No. 49 Junior Order United American Mechanics elected officers for the year. Samuel Welsh became councilor. William Brotmarkle vice councilor. Harry Fisher recording secretary. J Sylvester Dawson assistant recording secretary. Sylvester Schilling financial secretary. Samuel A Gleichman treasurer. Lloyd Buey conductor. Edward W Dawson warden. 8. W. O Neal inside sentinel. Jasper L Huff outside sentinel. R. Lewis Taylor junior past councilor. Justin Barkman George H Mehlberth and E C Huff as trustees. Installations set for July 1 with refreshments.

Queen City Council United American Mechanics Samuel Welsh William Brotemarkle Harry Fisher J. Sylvester Dawson Sylvester Schilling Samuel A. Gleichman Lloyd Buey Edward W. Dawson W. O'Neal Sentinel Jasper L. Huff Outside Sentinel R. Lewis Taylor Justin Barkman George H. Mehlberth E. C. Huff

Million Dollar Fire Threatens Salem Leather District

A massive fire in Salem Massachusetts on June 25 endangers the leather district of Boston and Lynn and nearby towns. The blaze has caused a million dollar property loss with dwellings burning as hundreds flee in panic. Reports indicate twenty deaths though confirmation is lacking.

Boston and Lynn

Fog Thickens the Hudson as Ferry and Steamer Collide

Fog halts traffic across the North and East rivers and the harbor with a three collision day. The Taurus and Red Bank ferry crashed off Cortlandt Street causing panic among about 2,000 passengers aboard the Red Bank. The Taurus carried only Captain N B Allen and crew.

New York North River Lower Bay Lusitania Leavig Sandy Hook Trafic Taurus Red Bank Central Railroad of New Jersey Cortlandt Street Battery N. B. Allen

Five Die As Auto Drops 150 Feet At White Point

In Los Angeles area at White Point near the city five people died when a car plunged 150 feet over an embankment at midnight. Victims include Mrs Laura Townsend 55 of Point Firman and Miss Laura Townsend 20 of San Diego, Miss Myrtle Branen of Walbrooke, Harry Baker of Los Angeles, and an unidentified 16 year old boy likely Harry Harms.

Los Angeles Cal White Point Laura Townsend Point Firman San Diego Myrtle Branen Walbrooke Harry Baker Harry Harms

President Wilson Kisses a Little Girl at White House

In Washington on June 25 President Wilson gave Laura Margaret Reilly a ten year old from Los Angeles a kiss she called the sweetest she ever had. The girl said she would take the kiss back to California and her Princeton graduate father Charles T. Reilly and mother accompanied her. The president consented and the girl left the White House bubbling with joy.

Washington Wilson Los Angeles Laura Margaret Reilly Charles T. Reilly Princeton Miss Reilly California White House

Bridal pair join camping party in Keyser marriage

In Keyser yesterday morning Miss Pauline Wolfe Maxfield of Keyser and Dr Roy B Dawson of Northfork West Virginia were married by Rev H Eugene Richardson United Brethren Church They will camp at Berkeley Springs for a week then reside in Northfork McDowell County The bride a former University Preparatory School teacher. the groom a dentist in Northfolk An nouncements received today by friends of the contracting parties.

Pauline Wolfe Maxfield Keyser Roy B. Dawson Northfork W. Va H. Eugene Richardson United Brethren Church Berkeley Springs McDowell County Tunnelton Northfolk

Relief delegates depart for Cincinnati convention

C P Kalbaugh timekeeper A Erdman coal billing agent J A Krausz P W Inspector Cumberland W H Longsdorf foreman Keyser Z T Brantner superintendent of shops Martinsburg and H A Hook engineer Piedmont head to Cincinnati as delegates from this division to attend the Baltimore and Ohio Relief department advisory committee convention. New York June 25 Roosevelt reported unconscious for twenty minutes from a chill at sea. Police seek 14-year-old Jesse Wilhelm for bicycle theft in Bedford Street area.

C. P. Kalbaugh A. Erdman J. A. Krausz P. W Cumberland W. H. Longsdorf Keyser Z. T. Brantner Martinsburg H. A. Hook Piedmont Cincinnati Baltimore and Ohio Relief Department New York Imperator Hoboken Theodore Roosevelt Southampton Roosevelt Jesse Wilhelm Raymond Parker Bedford Street Wilhelm Cook's Mills Bedford County Laing Avenue

Investigation of delay to Train No 40 at Hancock

West Virginia Public Service Commission investigates delays of Baltimore and Ohio Train No 40 leaving Hancock West Virginia for Martinsburg at 8 30 a m The lateness causes passengers to miss local connections and business in Martinsburg Commissioner Bronson leads inquiry

West Virginia Public Service Commission Hancock Berkele Springs W. Va Baltimore and Ohio Hancock Station West Virginia Martinsburg Bronson

Henry Miller Illness Highlights Local Personal Notices

Brunswick Hotel proprietor Henry Miller is seriously ill. Bonnie Fox of Keyser visits Elma Beard in Hagerstown. Mina Farr leaves Martinsburg for Keyser to visit the Eastern Star. I B Miller and child of Cumberland visit Elkins. Naomi Long of Baltimore visits C J McKenzie in Narrows Park. Mrs W W Hamil returns from Dobbin with Miss Snyder as guest. State Senator F N Zihlman to speak at a Blooming Rose picnic near Friendsville. James H Cook and son Herman return from visits to Youngstown Pittsburg and New Castle. Thraford Diehl travels to Artemas to visit grandfather A R Elbin. Emma Clark returns from Pittsburg Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Helen M Alice, WVU Summer School attendee, Morgantown. Nellie Thompson vacationing in Buffalo Niagara Falls and Ontario. Mrs William Gornall and John visit Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Catherine Thompson at 220 Bedford street visits E B Thompson in Buffalo. Emily Aloysia Sell graduates from Catholic Girls High School Philadelphia class of 1914, served as class president and historian. Eugene East, hurt at Evitts Creek, improving at Allegany Hospital but not out of danger. Chief Judge A Hunter Boyd in Annapolis for Court of Appeals then Cape May. Mrs A Hunter Boyd visiting in Middleburg VA. Mrs James Clark improves at home on Washington Street. J Graham Pearce leaves canal work for Washington. Mrs Clarence V Derr goes to Amsterdam NY to join son Arthur in Cumberland. G N Nicolson of Washington visits Canal Towage Co. Dr W F Enfield of Bedford spends night in Cumberland.

Henry Miller Brunswick Bonnie Fox Keyser Elma Beard Washington Street Hagerstown Mina Farr Martinsburg Eastern Star I’. B. Miller Child Cumberland Elkins Naomi Long Baltimore C. J. McKenzie Narrows Park W. W. Hamil Dobbin Snyder F. N. Zihlman Blooming Rose Friendsville Garrett County James H. Cook Herman Green Street Youngstown Ohio Pittsburg New Castle Thraford Diehl Artemas A. R. Elbin Emma Clark Beall Street Buffalo Niagara Falls Helen M. Alice Virginia Avenue School West Virginia University Morgantown Nellie Thompson New York Ontario Canada William Gornall John Gornall Philadelphia Atlantic City Catherine Thompson Bedford Street Cin E. B. Thompson Buffalo N. Y Emily Aloysia Sell Chas. Sell Hanover Street Catholic Girls’ High School Miss Sell Eugene East Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Evitts Creek Allegany Hospital A. Hunter Boyd Annapolis Court of Appeals Boyd Maryvland Bar Association Cape May N. J Middleburg James Clark J. Graham Pearce Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Washington

Rebecca's Triumph at Hippodrome

Social notes report Central M. E. church South presenting the play Rebecca's Triumph on Thursday. Miss Una Carleton hosted a Potomac club dance for her cousin Ruth Carleton of St. Louis. St Pal's Lutheran Women plan a Narrows Park meeting. Allegany High Alumni dance at Masonic Temple celebrated graduates with a nine piece orchestra led by Carl Sehmutz.

Central M. E. Church South Rebecca Hippodrome Una Carleton Potomac Club Ruth Carleton St. Louis The Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of St. Pal's Lutheran Church W. G. Damm Narrows Park Allegany County High School Alumni Association Masonic Temple Carl Sehmutz Ralph M. Rizer Aluumni Association

Fifty From Here Attend Lecture At Keyser

A well attended meeting at Keyser featured C. G. Baldwin discussing explosives handling. About fifty railroad men from the area attended, with E. J. Lampert presiding. The event was under the auspices of the Baltimore and Ohio Western Maryland Cumberland and Pennsylvania and Twin Mountain railroads, with shippers and professionals present.

Keyser C. G. Baldwin E. J. Lampert Baltimore and Ohio Maryland Cumberland Pennsylvania Twin Mountain

Italian worker killed in collision near Magnolia cutoff

Madero Mazza, 20, an Italian laborer for McCabe Construction Company, died yesterday when two cars collided and crushed him. He was buried today in St. Peter and Paul's cemetery after a funeral conducted by Undertaker Louis Stein.

Madero Mazza McCabe Construction Company Magnolia St. Peter and Paul’s Louis Stein

Marriage Licenses List From Cumberland and Nearby Areas

Cumberland Maryland couples shown include Elmer J Ricker and Lucy M Fledenstein. Other pairs include Charles W Boetner with Lulu V Lancaster of Eckhart Md and Wheelr Hayes Porter with Sarah Zink of Cumberland. Additional pairs feature Lester J Sibley with Clara A Lintner and John H Sell with Nellie T McConnell, plus more from Cumberland and surrounding towns.

Elmer Jacob Ricker Lucy May Fledenstein Cumberland Charles William Boetner Frostburg Lulu Viola Lancaster Eckhart Wheelr Hayes Porter Sarah Zink Lester John Sibley Clara Agnes Lintner John Henry Sell Nellie Theresa McConnell Lonaconing James Homer Hindman Worthington Isabel Taylor East Brady Samuel Freeman Albright McDonaldton Mary Myrtle Lindeman Meyersdale Charles Davis Henry Martina Shaffer Robertagale Ralph Harshbarger Isenbeandria Daisy Burns Bellwood Frank Leroy Carr Glenalvan Pugh Botland Herbert Ambrow Ethel Phil- Alexardzabeth Gertrude Cumber- McClellan Scottdale William Francis Bayer City, Pa Gertrude Eve Cox Castle, Pa

Summer club swimming plans set by YMCA officials

Tomorrow the YMCA summer club will meet at the Central building at 2 15 p.m. with Director A A Gould and later gather at Wolves Wharf at 7 30 p.m. The river swimming area has been improved with two new floats for pleasure seekers.

A. A. Gould Wo'f’s

Baby show judging at Potomac Club lawn fete

Judging for the baby show linked to the oriental lawn fete at the Potomac Club will proceed at 5 30 p m. The storm did not disrupt plans and the program will run as scheduled. Supper will be served from 6 to 8 p m.

Potomac Club

Internal Revenue Tax Stamps Ready for 1914 15

Internal revenue tax stamps for 1914 15 are now issued at the internal revenue office on the second floor of the post office building. Deputy collector J G Plum urges taxpayers to obtain stamps as early as convenient.

Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Office Post Office J. G. Plum

Man Dies From Ptomaine Poisoning After Bologna Sausage

Harvey Powers, 61, of Clearspring Maryland, died of ptomaine poisoning after eating bologna sausage. He had been in critical condition three days. Survived by brother Harry Powers of Hancock Maryland.

Harvey Powers Carpenter Clearspring Harry Powers Hancock

The unusual McMullen Bros. bargains advertised

Unclear spellings but the notice advertises two advance ads for Friday and Saturday. The unusual McMullen Brothers are the subject of the short promotional notices.

McMullen Bros

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