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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1915
Page
4
The Cumberland Press outlines mail and carrier delivery options with annual rates and advertising terms. It notes address 211 Communications, 169 Baltimore Street, and phone numbers 682 and 683 for orders and inquiries. The text praises Uncle Sam's role in world events as a great and noble effort.
A discussion on the Lusitania disaster highlights heroic acts including a 14 year old girl aiding stewards and a lifebelt swap by Alfred Vanderbilt. The piece cites other noble deeds from the Johnstown flood and notes survivors’ mixed conduct amidst the tragedy. Also listed are birthday milestones for public figures such as J Vonald Cameon Hall Caine Alton B Parker William Hale Thompson Sir Squire Bancroft Hilda Spong Alan Dale Alva Adams Rev Theodore S Henderson Albert Schulz with birthplaces and ages.
A concise timeline of anniversaries with notes on Napoleon in 1815, Sir Douglas’s 1840 birth, Florence’s 600th Dante festival in 1865, and Count Moltke’s 1890 Reichstag speech urging army reforms. The items highlight historical milestones and prominent figures across eras.
The report from the Commission for Relief in Belgium dated April 8 notes millions of dollars in food and clothing sent from the United States for distribution to destitute Belgians. It cites about 7,000,000 people in need and portrays the U S as almoner and instructor in relief during the ravaged Eastern Hemisphere.
Local teacher catalogs original student answers from Brunswick and nearby schools. Entries include misdefinitions of constitution charter and government plus names linked to Maryland history, such as Lord Baltimore and Samuel Chase, with erroneous attributions about governors and the Declaration signers.
A review of famed stage figures lost at sea or in shipboard tragedies. Charles Frohman perished aboard the Lusitania, joining Tyron Power's sire Typron Power, Edwin Forrest era friends, Henry B Harris, Mabbel Hackney, and Laurence Irving among others. The piece recounts shipwrecks from President in 1841 to the Empress of Ireland disaster and notes Frohman's cultural impact on American and British theatre.
James A. Garfield addresses the Supreme Court urging a lasting civic monument not of brass but of justice. He compares ancient Greece and modern liberty, urging judges to craft a symbolic structure that shields the weak and upholds equality above political strife and rebellion.
A collage of jokes and light anecdotes. Observations on strikes, marriage, manners, and society emerge through quips about labor, dentistry, fashion, and everyday life. The humorous pieces feature pithy asides from fictional narrators and satirical exchanges among characters.
The torpedo length 17 feet and diameter 21 1 2 inches carries 290 pounds of TNT. It is steered by gyroscopic stabilizers rudders and a microphone and can cripple a 27000 ton battleship. Experiments show salvo hits at 3 1 2 miles and potentially 6 4 miles in attacks.
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