Salem Fire Aftermath Strains City as Funds Pour In
Salem faced a fresh blaze scare within a day of the great fire as three alarms rang out overnight near Derby wharf. Militia reinforced to guard against looting while scarlet fever spread in refugee camps. 20 000 homeless. Insurance estimates reach 13 million with 10 million covered. Relief funds around 200000 raised by night.
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Salem
New England
Derby Wharf
Company Land B
Boston
Walsh
State Medical Department
Gardner M. Lane
Stamford Relief Fund
Cumberland Chamber Urges Unity After Contract Row
Thomas Footer, president of the Cumberland Chamber of Commerce, writes members to bury the hatchet and push for a stronger city. He recalls the Municipal Service Bureau contract that burdened dues, notes a negotiated settlement of 500 dollars, and outlines ongoing local efforts and expenses in Cumberland Maryland on June 27, 1914.
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Thomas Footer
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Public Service Bureau
New York
Cumberland
Footer
Cumberland, Md
Cumberland Chamber of Commerce
Chamber O Commerce
Municipal Service Bureau
Merchants Association
Sampson
Genera
Chamber of Comm
Johnson and Moran ready for fight in Paris tonight
Paris heats for the heavyweight world title as champion Jack Johnson and challenger Frank Moran prepare for the bout at the Velodrome. Moran vows to win, Johnson claims he is fit and will prevail, with wagers and a high betting pool reported as the event looms.
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Paris
Jack Johnson
Frank Moran
Vellodrome
Moran
Marco
Johnson
Auto traveling at great speed crashes into fence killing one
In Pittsburg on the Kittening Pike in Sharpsburg a large touring car at 45 mph crashed into a fence turned turtle and pinned occupants. Miss Anna Leffiter 25 died. Benton Davis 33 fatally injured. four others seriously hurt including Helen Henderson Andrew Ross Wilton Meredith and Hattie Acer. Ambulances moved victims to St Francis Hospital and the morgue received the body.
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Pittsburg
South Side
Kittaning Pike
Sharpsburg
St. Francis Hospital
Anna Leffiter
Benton Davis
Hot Springs
Ark
Helen Henderson
Washington
Andrew Ross
North Side
Wilton Meredith
South Atlantic Avenue
Hattie Acer
Shenley Heights
Sharpsburg Pofce
Lowell Bride Murdered After Four Months of Marriage
In Lowell Massachusetts on June 27 Mrs Deli mer Blais, wife for four months, was found strangled in her home. Her husband Wilbur J Blais was arrested after he notified police and told Captain Noonam he thought he had killed her.
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Partment
Bloche Ridgeley
Barnes Ha Picyee
Tion
Barnes
Cumberland
Romney
Charles Adams
Western Maryland Railway
Harrison Street
Maryland
Adams
Kyle Co
Lowell, Mass
Mer Blais
Visiting Cards Engraved or Printed at the Evening Press
An advertisement notes options for visiting cards engraved or printed by the Evening Press. The terse notice references a Valley Water area and mentions Keane's Streets in a brief promotional line.
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Carable
Keane
Slavery for Children Exposed in New York Exhibit
New York June 27. Exhibition before the state factory investigating commission shows child labor abuses. George Hall cites a 14 year old girl making 57 violets for 10 cents. A mother with three children aged 8 13 15 earned 6 to 7 dollars weekly while artifict flowers were produced. Children worked from 5 AM to 9 AM before school and after, until 10 PM.
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New York
George Hall
Child Labor Commission
Hall
Cement contract fuels new Cumberland road project
The Security Cement & Lime Co of Hagerstown has arranged 15 000 barrels of Portland cement with Wang Construction Co to pave Bedford road and the National Pike segment from McKenzie's store to the Six Mile House. The work, extending about 3 1/2 miles, extends Cumberland’s concrete road network and follows a successful test on a mile of the Mt Savage road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Security Cement & Lime Co
Hagerstown
Wang’ Construction Co
Security Portland
Bedford Road
Ware
McKenzie
Minister Pays Costs At Blue Law Hearing
Justice of the Peace Thomas Waters says giving ice cream with pie does not violate blue laws. William Waters, restaurant proprietor at Wheathand, was accused by Rev W A Buzzaf of Spearman Avenue Methodist Church of offering free ice cream with a pie purchase. The minister was ordered to pay costs.
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Thomas Thomas
William Waters
Wheathand
Uncertain Identity of Body Found Near Ridgeley West Virginia
A body found Thursday evening near Ridgeley across the river from Cumberland, identified by locals as possibly William Barnes or Adams, sparked speculation. James Ridgeley, son of Walter Ridgeley, reported the discovery as authorities investigate the death by possible self harm or other cause.
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Ridgeley
Berland
James Ridgeley
Walter Ridgeley
William Barnes
Western Maryland Railway
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Hazel Lee Roberts
Walter Johnson
E. E. Roberts
Carson City
Nev
Nationals
Miss Roberts
Urges
Tam
Dan Reed
Cumberland Press
Chambers of Commerce
Great White Way
Baltimore Street
Western Union Telegraph Company
Davis
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Wilbur J. Blais
Blais
Noonam
Freder
Sharon, Pan
W. A. Buzzaf
Avenue Methodist Church
Walters
W. Va
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