Chamber of Commerce Debate on Proposed Tax Law
Dr. Lumsden addresses Cumberland health trends citing declines in typhoid and overall deaths from 1910 to 1914. He attributes gains to clean water, health department vigilance, and visiting nurses. He warns population growth will strain health services and notes a proposed tax increase bill.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Lumsden
Cumberland
Health Department
Yakma
Washington
Young
Calloway Named New Head of Davis Coal and Coke Co
Alfred W. Calloway becomes president of the Davis Coal and Coke Co succeeding J. M. Fitzgerald. The Cumberland headquarters will centralize executive work, with Calloway bringing all offices from Baltimore and serving as a noted industry leader with prior roles in the Coal Mining Institute and state inspectors.
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Alfred W. Calloway
Davis Coal & Coke Company
The
Davis Coal and Coke
J. M. Fitzgerald
Mr. Calloway
Alfred Calloway
Davis Coal and Coke Company
Western Maryland Railroad
Coal and Coke Company
Baltimore
Fitzgerald
Railroad
Carl Gray
Coal Co
Calloway
Cumberland
Callows
Manchester
England
Chas. W. Calloway
America
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Co
Punxsutawney
Indiana
Part
Coal Mining Institute of America
Tener
Pennsylvania
Mary Henshey
Altoona
Husband Dead Wife in Hospital in Hyndman
William A. Miller 67 died at his Clarence street home in Hyndman Pennsylvania on Thursday morning. He was a carpenter and former janitor of the public school, active in the Reformed Church. He leaves a widow in West Penn Hospital and six children. funeral Sunday with Rev. S R Kresge officiating.
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William A. Miller
Clarence Street
Hyndman
Mr. Miller
Cumberland Valley Township
Reformed Church
West Penn Hospital
Pittsburgh
Funeral for Mrs Montgomery and other obituaries
The funeral for Mrs Mary E Montgomery wife of William Montgomery took place at 2 30 pm at her brother Bernard Lewis’s home 86 Frederick Street with Rev Frank A Kilman officiating and burial in Rose Hill cemetery. Harvey Weicht age 23 of Chaplins Run Monroe County died following a recent operation at Western Maryland Hospital. Mrs A H Smith age 860 died at Allegany Hospital and is survived by her husband an engineer on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Funeral arrangements for these services are by undertaker John C Wolford and Louis Stein.
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Montgomery
Mary E. Montgomery
William S Montgomery
Broadway Street
Bernard Lewis
Frederick Street
Frank A. Kilman
Grace M. E. Church
Rose Hill Cemetery
John C. Wolford
Harvey Weicht
Chaplins Run
Monroe County
Western Maryland Hospital
A. H. Smith
Allegany Hospital
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Louis Stein
General Assembly of
Maryland
Allegany County
Ted
Lcense
Walther E. McCcleary
Harry M. Beirue
McCleary & Beirue
Reynard Hotel
Baltmore Street
Cumberland
Premies
Adam Lebeck Lloyd Bhaffer
Marriage Licenses for Blaine Noyle and Fannie Squires
Gusppie Blaine Noyle and Fannie Elizabeth Squires, both of Cumberland Maryland, obtained marriage licenses.
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Gusppie Blaine Noyle and
Fannie Elizabeth Squires
Cumberland, Md
Carranza Defies U.S. Demands on Foreigners in Mexico
Washington reports Carranza rejects U.S. representations for foreigners, stating the United States has no right to speak for other nations unless invited. He says only direct requests from nations will be entertained and vows protection for foreigners under his authority. Debates continue as Mexico's government faces financial turmoil and possible military mutiny amid Huerta’s revived bank plans.
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Washington
Bryan
Carranza
Mexico
United States
Constitutionallat
State Department
Conaul Simpich
Nogales
Ryan
De'sen Gano
Guanaciza
Huerta
Mexican Republic
Freigner
Mexico City
de la Lama
Portillo Rojas
Tamariz
Plaa
Emmanuel Church Club plans lecture on American church history
President John Ee Edwards led a large meeting of the Emmanuel Church Club. A lecturer on American church history was to be secured week after next, with a committee to contact Dr Kaley of Philadelphia and Dr Smyth of Washington. An Easter parish supper was planned with a prominent abroad guest for a significant address. Plans also covered Western Maryland church clubs federation and rector’s answer to Missioner questions at tomorrow services.
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Emmanuel Church Club
John Ee. Edwards
JL. N. Kaley
Philadelphia
C Earnest Smyth
Washington, D. C
Church Clubs
Maryland
Two YMCA basketball games set for tonight on local floor
Two close matchups headline the schedule. The Acme of the YMCA faces the Cubs of the YMCA, promising a well contested game. In the second, the YMCA Independents meet the Temperance Athletic Club Juniors of Mount Savage in what is expected to be a hard fought contest.
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Acme
Cubs
Temperance Athletic Club
Mount Savage
Vice President Marshall Reaches Sixty-Ninth Birthday
Washington on March 14 reports Vice President Marshall told friends he keeps young by not thinking about his years. He was celebrated by those who called to congratulate him on his birthday anniversary.
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Washington
Marshall
Sntieth
St Mary Church at Lonaconing Fire Destroys Main Hall
Fire early today badly damaged the new St Mary Catholic Church in Lonaconing. Loss estimated around 4000 dollars with the vestry, woodwork, paintings, and rear end gutted. Firemen John Miller and Charles Robertson were seriously injured while villagers aided in fighting the blaze. Reverend Joseph B Nolan led the response as neighbors helped contain the flames.
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Lonaconing
John Miller
Charles Robertson
Joseph BP. Nolan
Schedule meeting set for Cumberland and Georges Creek League
The Cumberland and Georges Creek Base Ball League schedule committee will meet tomorrow afternoon at Lonaconing to adopt the submitted schedule. Members are Clarence Shaffer, James McGuire, and Winfred McKenty. George Wittig has resigned as league president. vice president George R. Jordan plans a meeting next week to elect a new president.
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Cumberland and Georges Creek
Lonaconing
Clarence Shaffer
Cumberland
James McGuire
Midland
Winfred MccKenty
George Wittig
Wittig
George R. Jordan
League
Personal notices from Cumberland society pages
Mrs. William J. O'Brien of Keyser and sister Miss Margaret Carey visit Cumberland relatives. Congressman David J. Lewis and Mrs. Lewis attend funeral for the late John P. McMullen in Hot Springs. John B. Macfarlane returns from Washington by Master Plumbers’ meeting. Henry Vogel returns from Baltimore hospital visit. Mrs. A. Coughenour to have operation at Allegany Hospital. Captain Thomas F. McCardell remains critically ill. Delegates Herpich Gannett and Fisher travel from Annapolis. Philip Snyder visits his uncle in Cumberland. Mrs. Peter E. Wright and Mrs. Alex Schute attend Andrew Grady’s funeral in Martinsburg. Frank Freeland and Cumberland residents attend McClanahan child funeral in Terra Alta. Misses Sarsfield Healey visit Terra Alta family. Beulah Wendell of Terra Alta visits ill mother in Allegany Hospital. Mrs. Ellen Roberts ill at Grand Avenue home. Mrs. Jennie Webb of Brunswick visits daughter Jessie Hawkes. Mrs. Phillip Cole hosts Blue Ribbon Social Club with music and luncheon.
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William J. O’brien
Keyser
W. Va
Margaret Carey
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cumberland
David J. Lewis
Washington
Lewis
John P. McMullen
Hot Springs
Ark
John B. Macfarlane
Master Plumbers’ Association
Henry Vogel
Vogel
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
A. Coughenour
Arch Street
Allegany Hospital
Thomas F. McCardell
Harry Fenner
Waterstreet
Conrad J. Herpich
Olin Gannett
Frostburg
Thomas G. Fisher
Lonaconing
Annapolis
Philip Snyder
Mattie
Bedford County
D. W. Snyder
Green Street
Peter E. Wright
Alex Schute
Andrew Grady
Martinsburg
Frank Freeland
McClanahan
Terra Alta
Daisie Sarsfield
Bridget Healey
Piedmont
Margaret Welch
Beulah Wendell
Ellen Roberts
Charles W. Hobday
Hobday
Grand Avenue
Roberts
Jennie Webb
Brunswick
Jessie Hawkes
Phillip Cole
Blue Ribbon
Dorchester Farm and Mill Supply House Formed
Cambridge Maryland March 14 A new firm named Dorchester Farm and Mill Supply House Incorporated has been organized to deal in farming implements and mill machinery. President is former Senator William F Applegarth. vice presidents are D B Pretty man and Samuel W Linthicum.
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Mill Supply House
Cambridge
Dorchester Farm and Mill Supply House, Incorporated
William F. Applegarth
D. B. Prettyman
Samuel W. Linthicum
Royal Blues Overcome 8 S T Little Jewelry in Close Bowling Meet
In a hard fought YMCA bowling match on the Baltimore and Ohio lanes the Royal Blues of the YMCA Bowling League beat the 8 S T Little Jewelry Company by 59 pins and took two of three games. In Cory Pennsylvania March 14 the body of Mrs Mary Shultz was found hanging in a Pittsfield home. She is believed to have died by her own action amid mental distress.
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Royal Blues
Baltimore
Ohio
S. T. Little Jewelry Company
Cory
Mary Shultz
Pittsfield
Mexican Bandits Still At Large After Fisher Killing
Princeton Ill March 14 The Mexican bandits who shot and killed Engineer Fisher of the Chicago and Northwestern near Manlius and later fought a sheriff s posse are still at large. District Attorney C N Hollerich reports a confession by Antonio Vergas, one of four bandits held locally. Authorities thought they had accounted for all dynamite car attackers, but Vergas says twelve Mexicans are here and they were the ones who killed Fisher.
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Princeton
Ill
Engineer Fisher
Chicago
Rairoad
Manlius
Sherif
C. N. Hollerich
Bureau County
Antonio Vergas
Vergas
Fsher
Pankhurst Daughter Sylvia Freed After Hunger Strike
London reports Sylvia Pankhurst, recently arrested for rioting, released hours after her mother. Sylvia ended a hunger and water strike, was weakened, and moved to a nursing home amid cheering supporters.
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London
Mrs. Pankhurst
Sylvia Pankhurst
Sylvia
Malignant Scarlet Fever Hits Florence Town
Florence residents panic as malignant scarlet fever spreads. The State Board of Health and local authorities apply drastic measures to stop the outbreak. About 44 cases and 14 deaths have occurred since the onset.
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Trenton
N. J
Florence
State Board of Health
May Nominated U S Marshal for Panama Canal Zone
President Wilson nominated William H. May of Maryland to be United States marshal of the Panama Canal Zone. May served as private secretary to the late Senator Arthur P. Gorman and is cited for conspicuous service in canal construction.
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Washington
Wison
William H. May
Maryland
United States
Panama Canal Zone
May
Arthur P. Gorman
Governor Restores Harry Hayward to Citizenship
Special to The Press from Baltimore March 14 Governor Goldsborough pardons Harry S Hayward restoring his citizenship and rights to return to Cumberland without a blot on his record he joins supporters in the Glad Hand Club.
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Baltimore
Goldsborough
Wank
Cumberland
Harry S. Hayward
Vaccination Order Affects Strasburg Trainmen In Virginia
Dr Roy K Flannagan of the Virginia Public Health Department urges general vaccination in the Shenandoah Valley after investigating a smallpox outbreak in Strasburg Shenandoah County Virginia Trainmen on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad required to enter Strasburg must be vaccinated Harrisonburg authorities have made vaccination compulsory
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Strasburg
Shenandoah County
Virginia
Roy K. Flannagan
Virginia Public Health Department
Shenandoah Valley
Harrisonburg
Mechanic Blinded by Lampblack Blow to Eyes
J. C. Cutter a machinist in the B. & O. roundhouse was blinded when lampblack blown into his eyes. Police found him and Dr. Thomas W. Koon dressed the injuries at Ford's drug store. He was later taken to Western Maryland Hospital with possible permanent blindness and severe pain.
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J. C. Cutter
B. & O. Roundhouse
Ford
Thomas W. Koon
Western Maryland Hospital
Cutter
Knowland Calls Panama Canal Repeal Demands Cowardice
In a House minority report on the Sims repeal bill, Joseph Knowland of California labels Britain demands to repeal the Panama Canal exemptions for American slips as a national cowardice act and accuses President Wilson of supporting the repeal.
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Washington
Great Britain
Panama Canal
Wilson
Joseph Knowlands
California
House
Child Injured After Slip on Icy Decatur Street
Esther Pennington fifteen daughter of Philip Pennington of Polk street slipped on an icy Decatur street near Clean while going to Sunday school last night at about ten. She was carried to Allegheny Hospital unconscious with a sprained wrist and possible skull fracture but remained resting quietly early morning.
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Esther Pennington
Philip Pennington
Polk Street
Decatur Street
Clean
Allegany Hospital
B. Beneman
Charles L. Owen
Altoona Pair Wed at M P Church Parsonage
William Cochnour of Altoona and Lue'nda Fae Corle of Clay Pa were married at 10:30 am at the parsonage of the Bedford Street M P Church by Rev. G B Brown.
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William Cochnour
Altoona
Lue'nda Fae Corle
Clay, Pa
Bedford Street M. P. Church
G. B. Brown
Cumberland Electric Railway seeks franchise extension
Notice announces application by the Cumberland Electric Railway Company for a franchise to extend its lines from First Virginia Avenue to F hs Avenue and along Ponsey fail nue to Third Street. Meeting details given by the Mayor and City officials. Dates Mar 7 14 21.
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The
Cumberland Electric Railway Company
Aetna
First Virginia Avenue
F Hs Avenue
Ponsey Fail Nue
Third Street
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