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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1914
Page
4
A dated moral tale argues that true strength lies in regular churchgoing and devotion. It recalls a renowned composer who after five minutes of ovation asked what it profit a man to gain the world and lose his soul.
Britain will keep Sir Lionel Carden in Mexico City as crisis in Mexico City nears, to safeguard British interests. He faces no further public comment on US policy after a past outburst, and his continued presence is seen as prudent despite initial protests from the United States.
Judge Woods set aside the manslaughter verdict against Baltimore and Ohio Detective B. J. Prince for shooting Messie Creque and granted a new trial. Prince may be acquitted on self defense or due to lawful arrest methods. Creque freed on bond awaitingTrial. A second verdict for M. A. Snapp for murderous assault on his wife was also set aside for new trial because Snapp was absent during key testimony.
Freight No. 204 derailed nine of 33 cars after journal failure Sunday night, blocking tracks for six hours near Startzman crossing. No injuries reported, authorities investigated to determine causes as cleanup moved forward.
Mrs. George McGruder age 50 fell down a stairway at her home on Butcher Run two miles from Barton Sunday and was instantly killed. She suffered a broken neck and both arms. She had risen to fetch medicine for one of her children. Her husband is a farmer.
The Cumberland College Collegians baseball team hosts a night game at Narrows Park tonight. Hundreds of tickets sold and a special orchestra engaged for the opening of the park pavilion. Proceeds fund uniforms and equipment. Ladies admitted free.
John Shrine aged 67 living near Middletown was alone when an epileptic spasm caused him to overturn an oil lamp, starting a fire that burned him to death before help arrived. The house was quickly extinguished and Shrine found under a cupboard. Justice Anders ruled an inquest unnecessary.
A montage of political commentary notes Huerta Diaz and Uncle Sam abroad and at home. References to Mexico’s turmoil, Panama Exposition interest, farm pest battles, and a nod to aging and justice precede a timeline of 1822 to 1912 events including Emperors, a murder verdict, and presidential politics.
Charles Mellen former president of the New Haven and Hartford Railroad resumes testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission on Tuesday. He has gathered checks stubs and other documents in New Haven and Stockbridge Conn to back his statements and warned he will not be held responsible for items not his responsibility.
New York dialogue on beauty shows extreme measures for complexion and hair removal, with Dr. Eugenia Hancock noting health and mind as keys to true beauty. Suffragist Mabel Powers argues future work equality, while hearings consider zoning and skyscraper height to balance growth with light and air in Manhattan.
Republican Congressman George Pelton Lawrence of North Adams Massachusetts was born in Adama May 19 1859. He studied law at Columbia Law School was admitted to the bar in 1883. He earned MA and LL D from Williams College and Amherst College and served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1895 to 1897 serving as president in 1896 and 1897. He was elected to the Fifty fifth and all succeeding Congresses through the Sixty third.
William M. Somerville transfers a Somerville's Addition parcel to Nellie E. Zarger for $10. John C. Shoupe transfers all of a parcel in Allegany County to Thomas G. Pown for $10.
Mrs. William R. Hitt formerly Katherine Elkins has started a fresh air club. Each Friday she dispatches a large car to Washington to gather a half dozen society girls for a Sunday in Middleburg Virginia. Last week she helped Miss Gladys Hinckley and several Misses to enjoy a weekend of country air. Miss Laura Furlow’s funeral was held at Grace M E Church with burial in Rose Hill cemetery attended by her Royal Neighbors Lodge and church societies.
The seventh annual meeting of the West Virginia Federation of Labor convened in Fairmont. Mayor Anthony Bowen delivered the welcome address and President Edward Simms of Wheeling gave the response.
A column of comic vignettes and quips on life in society and politics. Jokes touch on weather records, suffrage fashion, dinner costs, and daily absurdities with a humorous, old newspaper voice. The item reads as a light, miscellany humor page.
A compilation of editorial quips referencing Panama Canal traffic, Huerta’s resilience, calls for truth from Mellen, the Ananias Club’s growth, pressure on newspaper pages, McGraw and Connie Mack’s possible push against Rockefeller, and Zapata near Mexico City with 3000 men and plans involving Huerta.
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