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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1915
Page
4
A Cumberland Press item from May 17 1915 argues against muzzling pro British newspapers while calling for equal restraint on partisan English papers and German sympathizers. The piece contends wartime propaganda from all sides fuels trouble and urges evenhanded limits.
A nostalgic column recalls a dog’s steadfast loyalty in perilous sea rescues and lists notable dates from 1815 to 1890. It contrasts moral loyalty with modern doubt, noting evolving fashion and design trends in sunset Venice inspired stripes and awning styles.
Nearly a year before a mayoral award ceremony a New York sergeant may receive a bravery decoration. When the steamship Rensselaer struck a Dock Department launch six sailors fell into the North River. Sergeant Joseph Bannon steered, tossed life rings, and then dived to save Dock Superintendent Manly and another man.
A reflective excerpt urges people to examine their lives during prosperity and plan how to endure hardship, echoing Terence on virtue and resilience. The fragment emphasizes inner reflection as a civic duty in times of ease and challenge.
Alfonso Aill king of Spain is 29 today. Arthur of Connaught Princess Alexandra Duchess of Fife is 24 today. Dr John W Abercrombie former University of Alabama president and congressman is 49 today. Rev Eagene R Hendrix M E Church South bishop is 68 today. James S Clarkson former Republican National Committee chair is 73 today. Dr Andrew F West Princeton dean is 62 today. Lewis L Hobbs Guilford College president is 66 today. Patrick D Norton congressman of North Dakota Third district is 39 today.
Baltimore observers forecast the 1916 Maryland General Assembly will tackle a heavy reform agenda. Major issues include constitutional convention talk, finances, road and anti vice measures, woman suffrage, oyster laws, and possible county unit primary changes.
A humorous collage of social observations and quips on marriage, manners, fashion, and daily life. The verses poke at temper, advertising, temptations, and household finances with playful barbs and old time newspaper tone.
The text notes charming garden features including bird baths birdhouses and sundials. It highlights concrete bath units rustic to marble seats and a flower basket on a stick that holds shears. It also describes kneeling pads woven from rush and bamboo for gardening tasks.
The passage laments changing hem styles from turned under to outward hems and beyond. It notes dramatic shifts like edges standing up or adding transparencies to short skirts, questioning traditional definitions of a hem and the phrase what’s in a name.
Health board orders indefinite closure of both white and colored public schools in Sharpsburg due to smallpox outbreak. Thirteen cases reported. several suspects watched. In Hagerstown no new cases in five days as doctors say spread shows signs of being checked.
Miss Lulu Wilson, under indictment for the murder of Levi X Jacobs, appeared in court for trial. The shooting happened March 26 at Jacobs home. Wilson, a former Southern schoolteacher, had served eight years as housekeeper for Jacobs and his three children, claiming self defense after Jacobs allegedly attempted to strike her.
The Interstate Commerce Commission opened a four day hearing in Washington on proposed increases for beer and related products including empty barrels bottles and packaging. Shippers answer June 1 to 7, railroads rebut June 8.
Maryland voters will decide four proposed constitutional amendments from the 1914 legislature. One amendment would allow referenda on statutes with 10,000 voter signatures and two months to file, creating a fall ballot measure. The home rule amendment shifts local laws to local jurisdictions. The taxation amendment aims for uniformity by classifying property for tax purposes, and the final amendment supports indeterminate sentencing with a pardons and parole board for case by case mercy and reform.
In Grafton May 17 unusual activity marks oil and gas exploration with about 20 wells in progress. The Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas Company is sinking five new wells at the western edge of Taylor county within five miles of Grafton. Additional test wells will follow to reach typical depths around 3000 feet.
Judge Woods at Martinsburg enters a decree in the case of Mrs. Virginia Hetzel versus John J. Hetzel Jr. granting separate maintenance. The wife receives the household effects and $30 per month.
In New York on May 17 President Wilson and Secretary Daniels reviewed a massive Navy parade. Sailors and marines passed the reviewing stand along a five mile route to the Hudson, escorted by regular troops and national guard. The President, bareheaded, greeted the procession before a Biltmore luncheon and plans to review ships again at sea tomorrow.
The congressional committee appointed to investigate the foot and mouth epidemic met in Chicago on May 17 to begin its hearings. After concluding in Chicago, the panel will proceed to Niles Michigan for additional sessions.
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