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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1915
Page
3
The Cumberland Press urges civic beautification of public places led by Commissioner Everman. Plans propose City Hall land landscaping with flower beds and hedge lawns, hoping to boost city pride, attract visitors, and raise standards of civic life. The press calls on city commissioners to adopt a comprehensive beautification program for Cumberland.
A discussion at a national conference condemns overhunting and urges strict game laws to preserve wildlife. It argues hunting harms species diversity and ecosystems and laments extinction of many varieties. The piece ends with Bulwer-Lytton’s poem asserting there is no death and immortality of spirits.
The Oakland District Conference will meet at Germania from May 25 to 27. Revs Dr Reed and Moore and Prof Rathbun have places on the program for the occasion. The conference will include preachers and delegates from the eastern part of the district.
Earl of Rosebery born 68 years ago today. Joseph G. Cannon born 79 years ago today at Guilford North Carolina. William J. Stone born 67 years ago today in Madison County Kentucky. Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker born 54 years ago today in Petersburg Virginia. Brig. Gen. Albert L. Mills born 61 years ago today in New York. Foster D. Coburn born 69 years ago today in Jefferson County Wisconsin.
One hundred years ago today in 1815 Andrew Fuller a renowned Baptist preacher and theologian known as the Benjamin Franklin of Theology died He was born February 6 1754 Fifty years ago today in 1865 active Civil War hostilities largely ended except in Texas where a Confederate division held out against the Federals
A newspaper ad announces wallpaper discounts with rolls at 2 to 5 cents and a line of gold textures at 5 cents. Shop offers savings on all grades of paper and directs readers to 30 N. Centre St for purchases.
Mayor and City Council weigh enforcing a clause requiring Cumberland workers for subcontracts on street paving. Louis Lawson sublet to R P Denby with nine teams and 28 drivers from Norfolk. Resolution threatens revocation if Cumberland labor not used. advisory talks continue on cement and brick choices. Local petition prompts health review.
The case of Jim Lee, former Chop Suey restaurant proprietor on North Center Street, charged with attempted felonious assault on Alberta Congleton, was called this morning but he did not appear. His $1,000 bond was forfeited and the case continued. Arch A. Young and Carl G. Mullin represented Lee.
Fort Collins capitalists announce plans to launch Emmer a hardy grain like wheat as a breakfast food. The Emmer Products Company is organized and growing in large quantities in the district signaling potential mass production and market presence.
Maryland court orders publication to notify Charles G. Henderson of a 1916 divorce action filed by Lydia E. Henderson. The suit cites adultery and absence of the defendant, requiring appearance by June 21 to show cause why a decree should not be granted.
Passenger agents in West Virginia were ordered to sell tickets at two cents per mile and withdraw rebate tickets at two and a half cents. The action follows Judge Littlepage's injunction granted in Charleston and will hold until the railroad case with the Public Service Commission is resolved by the Supreme Court.
Mrs. Lizzie Weber of Meyersdale attended the funeral of Mrs. Fannie A. Reinhard in Cumberland yesterday. Miss Esther Stacer returned to Cumberland after a week in Meyersdale with her parents. Prof. John F. Diveley of Bedford is in Cumberland for a week. Frank L. Reighard resigned from McMullen Bros. and will travel for a firm from Rainsburg. William McKinley of Bedford came to work in a bakery. Mrs. Bruce Lichty of Meyersdale visits Cumberland friends. Miss Mollie Reed of Bedford spent a week with Cumberland relatives.
Obituary items note Miss Anna Cook aged 20 daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Cook died at home in Clarksburg West Virginia. Body to be brought Sunday to Cooks Mills for services after arrival of funeral party. Also announced is the funeral for J Russell Burkett a Corrigansville Maryland railway brakeman smothered in a coal wreck near Piedmont. Service set for 12:30 at Corrrigansville Reformed Church with Rev Eugene P Skyles. Burial in Greenmount Cemetery.
Knights Templar and their ladies enjoyed the Maryland State Commandery gathering in Cumberland. They praised the trip and the reception given by Maryland Knights before returning home.
In Washington on May 7 the Interstate Commerce Commission opened a hearing into the railroads proposed charges for hauling slag from furnaces in eastern Ohio western Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
The Public Service Commission begins its annual inspection of the New York New Haven and Hartford system traveling through Old Colony Providence Boston and the Highland divisions to assess track and service conditions.
Loch Lynn municipal election results list mayor Edward O'Donald and councilmen Enoch Kesner and Hervey Bitner. Officials include clerk Lester Yutzy treasurer Warren Rathbun collector Charles Martin and bailiff Henry Junkin.
A nostalgic poem celebrates Garrett Ohio with images of green glades, hills, buckwheat fields, and mining glow while a second piece titled The Heartless Rag Man follows Mayme Snages a factory rag sorter who fires back at a tyrant boss after being accused of smoking rags.
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