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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1914
Page
3
A Cumberland editorial urges every qualified voter to go to the polls tomorrow to elect a mayor and four council members. It lauds the fair campaign, warns against media bias, and emphasizes civic duty and responsible voting without endorsing any candidate.
The County Superintendent of Schools backs regular fire drills in county schools. The writer argues for compulsory drills, at least twice weekly, through law or school orders and urges civic women to press authorities, warning that delay risks children’s lives.
The Cumberland Press solicits subscribers and carriers to report delayed or irregular paper delivery. The aim is prompt, proper news delivery before supper hour and to improve service by promptly addressing complaints. The Press office welcomes reports in the evenings.
General view of the United States Naval Aviation Station at Pensacola Florida the first to be established by the U S government. The photograph from a moving picture reel by Hearst Seelig News Pictorial.
A row of civic reminders and overheated opinions spans election day prep, St Patrick的小 celebration, and international figures. References include Governor Col quitt Texas, Roosevelt and Wilson diplomacy, Morse health, and British women voting. A mixed bundle of political fragments with occasional humorous asides.
EB Claybrook argues in favor of a five cent assessment to fund the Health Department, noting past gains and potential life saves. He compares Cumberland to Lynchburg and urges voters to support the measure to provide long term protection and public health improvements for residents.
William H. Anderson of the Anti Saloon League challenges Colonel Jacob Ruppert Jr president of the State Brewers Association to open debates in Albany and other cities this year. He proposes five meetings on non Sunday dates in New York City Albany Syracuse Rochester and Buffalo with lawyer opponents if needed. Ruppert will reply to the letter.
Former President William H. Taft will deliver a lecture at the University of Minnesota Law School this evening. This speech begins a five address series with trust legislation as the topic.
The dispatch from Rio de Janeiro mocks Colonel Roosevelt for his sweeping criticisms of England and suggestions for Egypt. It notes the tour fuels unpopularity for the United States abroad and jokes about recalling him to quell tensions with Mexico.
A compact roundup of notable events: Boston evacuated by the British in 1776. Nelson begins pursuit of French and Spanish fleets in 1806. Concepcion proclaims independence in 1830. Niagara Falls public park opened in 1885. Bismarck resigns in 1890. Utopia sinks off Gibraltar in 1891 with 57 lives lost. Queen Regent signs peace with US in 1899. Panama Canal treaty ratified by Senate in 1908. Maine raised and re-sunk in Havana in 1912.
Mx- Congressman John M. Hamilton Democrat of Grantsville, born Weston Virginia March 16 1855, was a lawyer, Weston recorder, Senate clerk and committee roles, and grand master of Masons in West Virginia. Elected to the Sixty second Congress.
Rail roads offer reduced convention fares for delegates to Temple Fort Worth Dulles and Houston during March. Five large commercial and social associations chose these cities as meeting places and will benefit from the fare discounts.
A collage of light humor and quips from various papers. Jokes range from fashion woes of mothers to paydays and schoolboy pranks, with stray lines about marriage, doctors, and social norms. Notable snippets include hats, parent roles, and the old franchise topic delivered in a playful, family-friendly tone.
Dr Thomas W Koon declares his public stance promising progress for Cumberland and vowing to liquidate city debt while enforcing strict economy. He supports municipal expansion of the pork plant and modern sanitation, police and fire protection, with full financial disclosure and Chamber of Commerce backing.
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