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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1914
Page
4
The statement pledges to endorse only men of impeccable reputation and decency in public and private life. It argues leaders must embody the best in all respects or risk public retirement by those who value decency and right living over defiant behavior.
A Cumberland column recounts a Chicago credit shopper tale showing why consumers prefer charge accounts. It argues mail order houses cannot offer refunds or exchanges and warns Congress to favor local retailers over mail order legislation.
The piece rebuts absurd claims that letters to President Wilson on religion are withheld by his secretary. It cites Wilson’s firm statement that his correspondence is not withheld for religious reasons, stressing the claim is false and ungrounded.
A Chicago election with women voters shows low turnout and odd issues such as names on registries like Gert. The piece mocks early voting habits and warns of conflicts when spouses confront election officials over names and loyalties as noted by the Chicago Tribune.
The story notes Koon King and Powell as leading candidates in the mayoral race based on election returns. It identifies the office and hints at results determinations from vote counts.
A reader urges vote early amid strong talk of tomorrow’s primary on St. Patrick’s Day. The note warns Cumberland could be dry for the historic holiday while touching on taxes, civic duty, and a mix of local opinions.
Timeline entries recall John Wesley death at 88 in 1781, Wade death at 77 in 1877 at Jefferson Ohio, Senator Allison birth in 1825, Judge Gildersleeve urging bail on bribery, 1909 commission on Liberia, 1912 neutrality proclamation regarding Mexico, 1913 Mexicans fire on US border at Douglas with six on American soil and no US injuries.
The Stratford-Upon-Avon company with fifty actors will present seven Shakespearean dramas in New Orleans starting tonight with King Richard the Second. They have chosen fourteen plays for their American repertoire and are praised as leading Shakespearean players of the day.
Chicago born ex congressman William Warfield Wilson, aged forty six, with literary legal and commercial education, holds L L D and L L B, admitted to the bar in 1898, married with one son, served in the Fifty-eighth through Sixty-first Congresses and re elected to the Sixty second Congress.
Harry L. Smith of South Cumberland seeks the Republican nomination for city councilman at the March 3 1914 primary and asks votes in the March 17 1914 general election. He previously served two years as Commissioner of Water and Electric Light during early government changes and pledges a clean, honorable administration.
The New York police seized and sunk thousands of revolvers shotguns rifles knives and tools valued highly. The patrol boat carried the weapons three miles off Scotland Lightship and dumped them into the sea. A white slave case in General Sessions shocked the court as 15 year old Hilda Davis testified.
A collage of quips and cartoons from various papers. Jokes touch politics with Garfield in Ohio and Roosevelt with Bryan, light humor about hats, puddles, and fashion, plus puns on Prohibition and everyday life.
A discussion of art favoring realism over moral uplift and a prediction that American drama will surpass English themes. A Mount Vernon man, Irving Vermilya, claims wireless telephony to speak with his wife from sea to shore for about $100, showing a home roof setup. Also reported are two bogus sheriffs using fake badges to extort wealthy men and seize furs.
Dr Anna Howard Shaw, noted leader, travels to New Orleans on March 2 to advocate woman suffrage. She is recovering from a recent ankle injury but continues her speaking tour and remains active in the campaign.
Representative A. Mitchell Palmer will address the Pittsburgh Bankers Association at their dinner in Pittsburg. He will also attend a Suffrage association luncheon in the city as part of his speaking tour promoting his candidacy for senator.
New York March 2 The directors of the Union Pacific Railroad approved the plan from the Executive Committee to distribute Baltimore & Ohio Railroad stock among common stockholders as an extra dividend plus a $3 cash dividend. Distribution will be April 1 to stockholders of record today.
Johnstown Pennsylvania March 2 The scale committees of the United Mine Workers are ready to begin work today. Operators must have their committee report ready for the joint conference or risk a mine closure by the first of next month when the contract must be signed.
Youngstown Ohio voters will participate in an optional election today after Judge Barnum overruled protests against the validity and sufficiency of the dry petitions. The move advances local efforts related to the dry vote process.
Hutchinson Kansas hosts a three day Threshers' Association of the Southwest conference starting today. Delegates are being entertained by the city with events during the day.
The Cumberland Press asks subscribers to report delays or irregularities in paper delivery. The goal is prompt delivery before supper and accurate state-hour receipt. Patrons should notify the office promptly when they have complaints and the Press office is open each evening.
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