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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1914
Page
4
A reverent meditation on mothers, motherhood, and the coming Mother’s Day. It extols maternal love as universal and sacred, contrasting noble affection with a world of blasphemy, and envisions a day when communities honor mothers with flowers in churches and memories in prayers.
The Marion County Court at Fairmont West Virginia let road paving contracts totaling 300000. Lassiter & Ragland of Oxford North Carolina received about two thirds and R M Sutton of Franklin Pennsylvania the remainder. Roads to be built this summer and fall, with Mannington district awards bringing total Marion county road improvements to around 600000 for the season.
New York feels the Mexican situation as friends of President Huerta in Paraguay and a few South American nations push an American goods boycott. Trade anticipated by New York merchants may be cut off, threatening profits for the year. Southern Americans largely oppose the A B C mediators.
A brief notice notes that visiting cards can be engraved or printed at the Evening Press shop. The item highlights services offered, indicating options for design and material choices available to customers.
A lighthearted roundup notes circus season weather jokes about rain and mothers day. It mocks Villa and Huerta, praises Taft Roosevelt and Wilson, and hints at Mexican politics and diplomacy with playful digressions and editorials.
Students from Senior Junior Sophomore and Freshman classes held Egg Day at Allegany County High School. Thirteen dozen seven eggs were collected to send to the Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Principal Prof W H Gatehouse with assistants Miss Edith Wentling and Miss Bessie George coordinated the event.
The Western Maryland Hospital board, appointed by Gov Phillip Lee Goldborough, elected John W. Young as president, W. W. Hanley as secretary, and W. W. Brown as treasurer. Other members include Col John Keating, County Commissioner Henry Bachman, Thomas Footer, and Tope Carleton. Plans for extensive improvements are under consideration.
The celebrated athlete H. C. Rockwell of New York will lecture at the Liberty Theatre on Sunday at 3 p m. All are invited to attend free of charge. No collection. Advertisement Mays-2t.
New York reports name the Miller Brothers Arlington 101 Ranch Wild West Show bosses as unseen in program. Mother Miller and Mother Arlington rule from Bliss Oklahoma and oversee guests, cattle, meals, and performers with strict managerial authority.
Crowds line Cumberland streets as the Hagenbeck Wallace Circus arrives with eighty seven cars and a massive tent city. A noon street pageant, clowns, and lavish side shows unfold, followed by a 2 pm show and 7 pm performance with a 68 piece band.
A collage of light verse and witty quips covers topics from spring flowers to everyday quirks. It playfully contrasts poetic themes with humorous sayings about life, love, cars, prices, and social manners, ending with a note on aging with a hint of satire.
The list recalls 1813 Fort Meigs battle won by Americans against Britain in Canada, 1837 US banks suspend specie payments, 1846 Resaca de la Palma battle in Mexico, 1865 Forrest disbands Confederate troops, 1882 Trevelyan named Irish undersecretary with bounty on Cavendish and Burke killers, 1884 Mahdi followers spurn money to free Gordon, 1905 tornado hits Marquette Kansas, 1918 Japan protests California land laws through Ambassador Chinda.
The item lists events from 1775 Ticonderoga capture through 1913 bankers notifying a loan to China and a lecture at the Liberty Theatre. It mentions Stonewall Jackson’s death at Chancellorsville, Pacific railroad completion, and the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia with various dates and notes.
Washington May 9 thousands of women plan a two fold suffrage parade from the White House to the Capitol. The pageant features children and spring symbols with sections for doctors club women and home makers. Virginia women cavalry led by Mrs Stuart Moseby Coleman will march with Mrs Harvey Wiley marshaling home makers.
James Gordon Bennett of the New York Herald born May 10, 1841. The younger Bennett followed his father’s path as a prominent editor and journalistic figure. He has recently been seriously ill in Egypt, illustrating the influence of the family’s newspaper legacy.
Mothers Day falls tomorrow as the second Sunday in May celebrating all mothers. Annie Jarvis of Philadelphia founded the observance about eight years ago and it is customary to wear a white flower on this day.
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