Rebel forces close on Torreon as Villa consolidates near Gomez Palacio
Desperate combat rages in Gomez Palacio as General Villa moves into the city with headquarters toward Torreon. Federals defend the streets from rooftops and barricades while rebels press through adobe houses after four days of heavy fighting. Water and medical aid are scarce amid casualties.
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Constitutionalist
Gomez Palacio
Mexico
Torreon
Villa
Nazas
Despair Grows as Rosenthal Killers Near Execution
Four gunmen condemned for the murder of gambler Herman Rosenthal face April 15 as their appeal fails. They claim Harry Wallon, a former gambler who testified against them, fired the fatal shot and vow to maintain the accusation until they are executed by electricity.
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New York
Herman Rosenthal
Polie
Becker
Harry Wallon
Rosenthal
Commissioner-elect objects to extra pay for city attorney
Cumberland Maryland 1914 letter from Dr. T A K Hummelshire to Mayor George G Young protests proposed $400 payment to City Attorney D L Sloan for assisting with the new city code. He cites prior agreement that no extra compensation be allowed and warns he would seek recovery if paid. The matter to be referred to the City Council for action.
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T. A. K. Hummelshire
George G. Young
Young
Council
Hummelshire
D. L Sloan
Sloan
Cumberland
Funeral for Harmon Metz Six Year Old Burned In House Fire
The funeral for Harmon Metz six son of Mr and Mrs John Metz of Garton will be held tomorrow morning at the home with burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery. The child, who played near the house, found a box of matches and started a fire in an outbuilding. The flames engulfed the structure before neighbors could help, and the boy perished from the smoke.
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Title Harmon Metz
John Metz
Garton
Nome
Laurel Hill
Ceme
Youngest of Four Hurts Neighborhood in Tragic Accident
Hlarmon, the youngest of four children and a bright little fellow, is center of a neighborhood shrouded in gloom after a terrible accident that has unsettled the community.
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Hlarmon
Edison Photo Plant Damaged By Fire In New York
Fire swept the Thomas A. Edison Company plant at Decatur Avenue and Oliver Place injuring no one and destroying the largest moving picture concern in the city. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 100000 dollars, while workers saved films stored in a vault worth a similar amount.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison Company, Incorporated
Decatur Avenue
Oliver Place
Moving Picture
Clts
Sby
Visiting Cards Featured at Evening Press Office
Business cards and visiting cards showcased at the Evening Press office highlight local networking and editorial staff. The display emphasizes professional identity and community ties within the newspaper.
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THE
Evening Press
Ridgeley man attempts suicide by hanging
Ridgeley resident Peter Shrader aged about 68 was found hanging from a rope in his attic last evening in a suicide attempt. He is in a critical condition at his Ridgeley home with his wife Anna Bucy and daughter present and was not conscious until this morning. Local doctors treated him and stated he likely climbed a box to fix the rope to the rafters before the fall.
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Peter Shrader
Miller Avenue
Rdgeley
W. Va
Shrader
Anna Bucy
Ridgeley
Mr. Shrader
Mr. Moreland
Moreland
Jdeas
J. K. Cowherd
Edward Harris
Cumberland
IWW Violence Escalates After Tannenbaum Conviction
In New York on March 28 I W W members retaliated after the conviction of their young leader Frank Tannenbaum who was jailed for a year. They smashed a plate glass window at John Carey’s store at 6433 Broadway amid protests over a cartoon depicting the army of the unemployed.
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New York
Frank Tannenbaum
Industrial Workers of the World
John Carey
Broadway
Carey
Cambridge defeats Oxford in seventy first Boat Race
Cambridge wins the seventy first annual four and one half mile Boat Race from Putney to Mortlake by 2.5 lengths with a time of 20 minutes 23 seconds. The Cambridge crew chose the Surrey side, the smoother water, while Oxford faced rough water. An accident on a planked barge injured four spectators as the race concluded.
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London
Cambridge
Oxford
Putney
Mortlake
Thames
Surrey
Seed meal prices and milling orders noted
Fragmentary entry shows seed meal price and mention of Bros Milling Co with a March 28 1881 date and a note about many orders. Names and places are partially legible including Cumberl.
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Bros. Milling
Plans For M E Conference Are Now Complete
The 120th Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church opens Tuesday at Centre Street M E Church and runs through April 7 with examinations March 30 and 31. Delegates from Maryland Delaware D C and nearby towns attend as Bishop Berry presides and ministers on trial meet for ordination.
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Baltimore
Methodsat Episcopal Church
Centre Street M. E
Maryland
Delaware
District of Columbia
West Virginia
Vironia
Pennsylvania
Joseph F. Berry
J. P. Hand
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
C. L. Pate
W. W. Vannersdale
John Wesley
Joseph Dawson
S. R. Murray
YMCA Social Event Planned For April 7
The YMCA committee outlined a nine or ten item program for April 7 in the gymnasium to close the regular season and award the Schwarzenbach Cup. Decorations will honor the physical department with flags and emblems. A final committee meeting Friday will finalize details and publicize the program. Members include William Lewis chair, Fred Armbruster, John Deetz, Mollyce John Richmond, Walter Fuller, Theodore Damm.
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Cumberland
William Lewis
Fred — Armbruster
John Deetz
Mollyce John Richmond
Walter Fuller
Theodore Damm
Big Fair Opens Tonight in Westernport by Red Men
The Black Hawks Tribe No. 131 of the Improved Order of Red Men has organized a fair at the K of P Armory in Piedmont tonight. A parade led by the Red Men's Band will precede the event, with Danene as a nightly feature and the Devon Club Orchestra providing 16 pieces. The fair runs for one week and ends on April 4. Marriage licenses: Edmund John Rimbaud of Ellsworth, Pa and Lillian May Hommwvy of Monongahola, Pa.
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Black Hawks Tribe
Red Men
K. of P. Armory
Piedmont
Westernport
Danene
Devon Club
Strike on P R R not settled in Pennsylvania action
Pittsburg March 18 trains operated as crews faced a partial strike on the Monongahela and Pennsylvania lines. Freight runs from Oaks and Browneville yards were disrupted amid railroad officials enforcing limited walkouts by conductors and men. The scene included stalled services after long delays and gapped operations.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Oaks Yards
Browneville
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Gunkien
Septy Lovis
Lewis
Cumberland, Md
T. A. K. Hummelshime
Tery
Edison Photo
Evening Press Office
W. W
M.E
H. F
A. Btrelaski
W. A. McNeill
Touneh
Y M.C.A
Marrage
Edmund John Rimbaud
Ellsworth
Lillian May Hommwvy
Monongahola
P.R.R
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