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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1914
Page
4
Cumberland Maryland declares it will endorse only candidates with clean reputations and public decency. The editorial asserts leaders must uphold the highest standards or face retirement from public favor, reflecting local opinion on integrity in public life.
The piece urges Maryland to adopt a Mass Vote plan for senate nominations, arguing direct elector ballots ensure fair nomination by popular choice. It contrasts Maryland’s County Unit system with Pennsylvania’s direct mass vote, defending nationwide trend toward elector-driven nominations and referencing the Seventeenth Amendment and President Wilson.
A collection of humorous observations and quips about geese politics romance and everyday life. It includes lines on enduring work hardship and marriage plus reflections on public figures and social habits from various newspapers.
Francis Dyke Acland told the House of Commons that Britain favors U S intervention over Mexico policy while debating the slaying of British subject William Benton by General Villa. He stated the British stance aligns with American action in the region.
A collage of quotations and observations from Houston Post Denver Times Los Angeles Express St Louis Globe-Democrat and other papers. It notes political debates fashion jokes royalty humor and public notices reflecting early 20th century editorial voice and social interests.
The piece blends earthquake tremor chatter with political strains and wartime tension. It mentions Carranza and Villa, militant suffragettes confronting King George, and critiques of General Wood urging college men to prepare for war.
A county debate opposes intimidating General Assembly members with a resolution on the Mass Vote Plan versus the County Unit System. The argument calls for a direct referendum, asserting that the people should decide by majority rule and that all votes should count equally for a true popular government.
A Supreme Court ruling may determine whether vows of poverty in Catholic orders conflict with public policy. The case follows Father Wirth of the Benedictine Order and could affect property rights and the control of churches, colleges, and hospitals nationwide. About $59,000 in assets and royalties are involved.
New York March 4 After District Attorney Whitman and Assistant District Attorney James E Delehanty who will prosecute Charles Becker go over the opinion of the Court of Appeals today Mr Whitman expects to be in a position to make public the date for the second trial of the one time police lieutenant for the murder of Herman Rosenthal Witnesses will be prepared and ready to go to the stand New witnesses may be forthcoming from Broadway and Forty second street after the verdict was reached in the first trial
Hartford March 4. James Plew was hanged here this morning. Mrs Bessie Wakefield, sentenced for the same crime, had an appeal filed and her sentence stayed. Wakefield was the first woman to face hanging in Connecticut since 1776.
A women recovering from grippe can regain vitality and appearance through nightly scalp massage with vaseline or olive oil, egg and rosemary shampoo, hot baths with sea salt, frequent massage and deep breathing, and a face routine using hot milk and water, cream, powder, and powder. The plan emphasizes rest, nutrition, fresh air, and moderate exercise as convalescence continues.
Recipes describe shaping macaroni into a mould with a tomato mushroom cheese filling and steaming. Serve with gravy or tomato sauce as a first course. Also saute mushrooms with parsley and prepare crouton topped tournedos with baked tomato in brown sauce.
Two good sized soles are filleted and steamed twenty minutes. Skin removed, the fillets folded and kept hot in the oven. A sauce is made with butter flour mixed into a paste and milk, then two ounces of grated cheese added and boiled briefly. Parsley is sprinkled and the sauce poured over the fish before serving.
Two pounds of filet of beef are cut into rounds about half an inch thick and trimmed neatly for cooking.
Key events on March 4 include Harrison's inauguration in 1841 and Lincoln's entry in 1861. Taft inaugurated in 1909 amid a Washington blizzard, Wilson sworn in 1918, plus tariff talks in Ottawa in 1910 and Congress actions in 1911.
The convention of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Exchange began in Buffalo today and will run through tomorrow. About five thousand lumber dealers and allied trades professionals are in attendance to discuss the impact of the new tariff.
A chicken is trussed and simmered with par boiled rice peppercorns and water. After three quarters of an hour the fowl is served on a hot dish with cream nutmeg butter and pepper salted rice plus fried potato chips.
Prune or French plum mould recipe. Soak gelatin in cold water, stew French plums with sugar and lemon peel, add gelatin and wine, pour into a hollow mould. Chill until set, then fill the centre with whipped cream.
Congressman Robert Lee Henry of Waco is honored today. A native Texan, he graduated from Southwestern University in 1885 as valedictorian, earned a law license in 1886, and an 1887 B S from the University of Texas. He was Texarkana mayor in 1890, later assistant attorney general for almost three years, and elected to the fifty fifth Congress continuing since.
Colonel Geo W. Goethals received the Manship Medal, the Civic Forum’s first honor for distinguished public service. The medal depicts Columbia offering a wreath to winged victory, with the reverse naming the honoree and the words For distinguished public service.
Notice informs readers to report delays or irregularities in newspaper delivery to The Cumberland Press office. It emphasizes prompt daily distribution, urges complaints to improve service, and notes the office is open each evening for reception of issues.
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