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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
1
Salem Massachusetts endures a massive fire that rages over 15 hours destroying one third of the city. Governor Walsh leads relief as 200 people are unaccounted for and property losses reach millions. Martial law, looter seizures, and mass feeding camps highlight the disaster.
The Baltimore suffragist hikers wrap up a Garrett county campaign boosting Just Government League membership by 475. Crellin leads with 65 new members, Friendlyville 64, Bittinger 65, and Sang Run adds 45 adults join. The group walked 80 miles led by “General” Id. Latimer and aides Minnie Jackson and several Misses Trax Brennan and Thurlow.
Stuart Hoffman of Hagerstown Mrs Harry Rockenbaugh of Harpers Ferry and Dr William Perry of Halltown West Virginia were held without bail by the coroner's jury in Charleston for the death of Alma Mumma a 19 year old from Hagerstown who died under suspicious circumstances at the Rockenbaugh home. The body was returned to Hagerstown after the inquest and evidence indicated a crime.
Waldo R. Ballou, prominent Stamford figure, was found dead near the Ripawan apartments after an alleged incident involving Mrs. Helen M. Angle, who was detained and later faced questions with blood clues tying to Ballou. Police suspect a heavy weapon used. Independence Day events by the Loyal Order of Moose include a relay swimming race with a 100 prize cup, teams from Moose and Potomac clubs, and a 259 yard long distance race finalized near the Moose home.
New York June 26. The committee of creditors formed to unravel the affairs of the H. B. Claflin Co which failed for 34000000 yesterday after New York banks refused aid faces a difficult task. The far reaching Claflin network extends to 27 concerns across the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific, complicating recovery efforts.
Old Dominion Academy of Reliance Virginia, burned recently, will be rebuilt at Berkeley Springs on the J P Haver property. $80,000 worth of buildings planned. The academy served 150 students last year.
The Cumberland Electric Railway Company began service on the Second Street line with Cumberland’s first pay‑as‑you‑enter car. The car, a trial model, requires passengers to enter at the rear and exit at the front when the vehicle is stationary, reducing accidents and platform crowding. Two more cars are under construction at Center Street shops.
Hoffman testified he arranged and paid Dr. Perry to perform an operation on the girl in Harpers Ferry with Mrs. Rockenbaugh present. He said the girl refused marriage and later confessed to the state attorney and her brother. Autopsy by physicians in Charlestown and Harpers Ferry found death from peritonitis.
The Allegany county school board meets tonight to discuss using the $60,000 approved by the last legislature for school purposes. Most bonds would fund a new North Cumberland school on Columbia Street near Knox, with several architects preparing plans to be submitted in two weeks. The project aims for top materials and a premier building, though not ready for fall, and remaining funds to improve schools countywide.
A wall of water from a mountain cloudburst above Woodrow West Virginia swept Harry Tobbard and Charles Isner of Elkins into the Cheat River. Tobbard, fourteenth son of Mr and Mrs Harry Tobbard, drowned. Isner survived and called in the news. A special 49 rescuer train with grappling hooks was dispatched to the scene.
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