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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1915
Page
3
A satirical note compares the European war coverage to a local guessing contest at a store. Contestants vie to make nearer guesses than the previous participant, promising sharper foresight than others.
Elmer Smith six-year-old son of John Smith a Baltimore and Ohio yard brakeman was shot in the chest while on an errand at 216 Offutt Street. He was taken to Allegany Hospital where an operation failed to remove the bullet. Neighbors report hearing the shot near old B and O cars. police found no clue.
Roy Howard, president of United Press, after a three month Europe tour, says the war will not end this year. He notes Europe views American peace talks as pro-German and expects England and France to push on. He cites France’s strong army, England’s insistence on manpower, and questions Germany’s ammunition reserves as key unknowns shaping the spring campaign.
Lester A. Twigg of Western Maryland College won first honors at the seventeen annual Oratorical Association of Maryland Colleges contest in Westminster. Stephen R. Collins of Washington College earned second honors, with judges Folger McKinsey Senator W J Ogden and Dr. R Berryman presiding.
A group of Pittsburgh railroad officials including M. H. Jacobs W. M. Ry Frank T. Slabben J. W. Steyers G. G. Early S J Lamoreaux J D Trelfall and their wives toured Cumberland yesterday afternoon aboard the new Western Maryland line. They were guests of Harry E. Williams and praised Cumberland known as the Queen City of the Alleghanies after visiting multiple city points.
The case of Dr. John A. Watson of Piney Grove charged with practicing medicine without license was heard by a jury. Campbell Perdew of Pratt testified he called the doctor who diagnosed appendicitis and sent him to city for surgery by Dr. A. Leo Franklin. Many witnesses testified to treatment of patients including two Fletcher daughters who died. Watson previously was convicted on the same charge in 1807. He studied medicine but failed state board exams. Attorneys J. P. Roman and Charlies A. Watson defended.
Mrs Stella Ryland and son Ora visiting relatives in Baltimore. County Road Directors Chairman John T Edwards returned from a Baltimore business trip, accompanied by W A Darrow of Philadelphia. Bernadette Crowe enrolled at Tri State Business College New York May 3 Dr Griffith and H E Aitkin faced a court hearing over The Birth of a Nation film. NAACP seeks to bar The Clansman dramatization under law.
Wards 5 and 6 south of Baltimore Street will be visited by the Clean-Up Caravan on Tuesday May 4. Residents must place rubbish on the curb at 7 30 a m ready for haulage. No tree limbs or garbage will be carted away.
Berlin reports a German official statement claiming Austro German forces pierced and crushed the Russian line across Western Galicia with heavy enemy losses yesterday. The claim emphasizes a decisive breakthrough and large casualties on the Russian side.
Henry Chandler a 35 year old Black man died at 11 o'clock this morning at Western Maryland Hospital. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
In a May action, several thousand acres in the Standing Rock Indian Reservation across North and South Dakota will be allotted. Applications start today at Timber Lake South Dakota and Bismarck North Dakota. Allotments are scheduled for May 19.
The Interstate Commerce Commission will hear petitions from several Eastern and Southern railroads to authorize through rates from Buffalo and Pittsburgh territories to points south of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi via Ohio River crossings.
In Waco Texas on May 3 the Texas Woman's Press Association opened a three day meeting focusing on issues in journalism viewed through women reporters' perspectives.
In Philadelphia four women riding in a car driven by Miss Pauline DeVito were involved in a collision at Fairmount Park. Miss Vera DeLaney, a probation officer, was killed. Mrs. M A McChesney of New York was fatally injured. Mrs. A F Hinman and Miss Pauline DeVito were seriously hurt. The vehicle turned over while trying to avoid another car.
Nearly three hundred children joined the May procession at Ss Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church as May devotions begin. The crowd crowded the church as the procession circled the building with girls in white and boys in dark suits.
Washington May 3 The State department instructed Ambassador Gerard to tell the German foreign office of the German aviators attack on the American steamship Cushing off the Dutch coast.
Thomas Salsberry of Lonaconing Maryland found a unidentified male body floating in the Monongahela river near Hoult West Virginia Saturday. The deceased, about 60, 5 feet 7 inches, 150 pounds, bald with tattoos on both arms, had no visible wounds and likely drifted from near Elkins or Weston after spending the winter under ice. The body was tied to a bush and interred in the potter's field after notification of the county coroner.
Manager Trent's Baltimore Street Stars defeated Manager Fisher's Giants by a 23 to 3 score. Lineups list players for both teams and note a rematch set for Sunday May 9.
One hundred fifty Knights of Columbus received Holy Communion as a body at a 7 o'clock mass yesterday morning at SS. Peter and Paul’s Church. Rev. Father Alban led the services.
The first excursion of the season went from Baltimore to Cumberland on the Baltimore and Ohio line. It stopped at intermediate points and drew strong patronage.
Society notes a dance by the Graduate Nurses of Allegany Hospital at Carroll Hall this evening ahead of the May 11 dance. Daisy will play music and there will be card games and socializing.
In police court this morning Alvy Rickers a taxicab driver was fined 10 dollars on the charge of exceeding the speed limit.
A five room house is listed for rent at 30 Cecelia Street Mas-2t. The notice notes a gan feature and directs inquiries to the listed address and date.
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