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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1915
Page
3
The Cumberland Press carries World War I reflections on Lord Beresford and US entry, noting torpedoing of the Gulflight and British war mood. It includes a garbled classroom information test from Baltimore high school and questions why youths misread current events.
New York dairymen oppose traditional buttermilk as unstable for commerce. The piece recalls Hon. Charles Warren Fairbanks in its optimism for buttermilk’s past prominence and notes shifts toward grape juice in political taste. It then surveys a century of history with dated milestones in New York harbor Napoleon’s memory and Lincoln’s assassination trial.
The Atlantic Fleet allegedly gathers in New York harbor for spring maneuvers but readers question if such a fleet truly exists or if dreadnoughts with guns are present. The piece notes panic among patriots over the legitimacy and size of the fleet.
United States figures William Alden Smith Henry Cabot Lodge Richard Scannell Max Bernstein Robert L Henry Frank Crane and Rev W H S Demarest are listed as born on this date in Dowagiac Boston Omaha Forth Linden Urbana Hudson County Cork Ireland ages range from 51 to 70 with several as presidential or senatorial hopefuls and prominent authors
Alexandra Davis and spouse transfer in Vale Summit to Stanley Shean and Catherine Loar for 1800 dollars. Moses Rice to John D. Twigg and spouse a lot in Oldtown. Theodore Robinette and spouse sell land in Allegany County for 1250 dollars. Maryland Baptist Union Association to Nancy Miller a lot in Lonaconing. Margaret Brockey to Missouri a land claim in Allegany County. James N. Poling and spouse to Pleasant R. Lepley a ground in Narrows Addition for 35 dollars. John A. Lepley to Leda B. Lepley a Narrows Addition lot for 216 dollars. Norman R. Smoot to George Summers a lot in Westernport for 340 dollars. Eliza W. Nave and spouse sell farm on Baltimore Turnpike to Howard Buchanan.
American astronomers intensify star distance measurements. Two hundred nearby stars have distances known, with expectations to reach about a thousand in ten years. Light-year as a unit maps vast space and reveals a Milky Way planar, flattened system with eight to ten thousand light-year extent, and distant features like the Small Magellanic Cloud at thirty thousand light-years.
Former President William Howard Taft will open the World Court Congress in Cleveland with an address on The United States Supreme Court the Prototype of the World Court. Delegates include educators and state governors, with John Hayes Hammond as chairman.
Slice stale bread into finger shapes then toast lightly. Butter each piece and spread with thick creamed Camembert. Dust with cayenne and dry mustard. Bake briefly in a hot oven just to heat through. Serve immediately.
A collage of short wartime items reports on hospital camp gates around Indian soldiers convalescing in London, Kaiser Wilhelm shaving his mustache, Shaw’s arrest in Birr, and crowds awaiting Lord Kitchener at the war office.
John Henry Lees 26, a well known basketball player in Johnstown, was electrocuted at 6 45 PM while repairing a Citizens' company pole at Broad street and Tenth avenue Cambria City. He touched a live wire and was killed instantly. Efforts to resuscitate with a pul motor failed.
A composite collage of humorous quotes, quips, and short poems from various writers. It includes light verses, nameless observations, and jokes about society, money, and everyday life with playful asides and punchlines. The piece blends traditional humor with local flavor and dated references.
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