Mrs. Elizabeth Weaver Dies Suddenly at Arlington Hotel
Mrs Elizabeth Weaver wife of Arlington Hotel proprietor Jos B Weaver died of heart trouble after fainting alarms at the Arlington Hotel She had been at Mass earlier and was about 56 She is survived by her husband daughters Lillian Aaron Juanita Bowhay and her mother Mary Mouse with several siblings in the area Born in Washington County Md the late Peter Mouse was noted in local counties The death followed a period of ill health and prior hospital visits
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Elizabeth Weaver
Jos i. Weaver
Arlington Hotel
St. Patrick's Church
Arlington
James Johnson
Johnstown
Frank Potts
Hancock
Jackson Potts
Gautier
Cambria Steel Company
Potts
Episcopal Church
George Potts
John Potts
Lizzie Noel
William Noel
Pennsylvania Glass Company
Blue Laws Enforcers Nab Dealers in Sunday Arrests
Constables Lind and Humbird swear out eleven warrants for arrests of druggists and small shopkeepers for selling cigars on Sunday May 17 at multiple stations. Named defendants include Charles W. Stark Harry W. Matheney C B Gent ry Union News Co W T Meerbaugh at Baltimore and Ohio Western Maryland stations.
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James Lindsay
John B. Humbird
Charles W. Stark
Harry W. Matheney
C. B. Gentry
Union News Co
Baltimore and Ohio
W. T. Meerbaugh
Tri-State News Company
Western Maryland
Raids Lead to Fines in Ice Cream Case
Justice Humbird fines individuals at 22.55 each. Warrants issued for others. National Ice Cream Co. and George D. Kennedy manager may hear this afternoon after a postponement. If convicted, appeal likely. constables receive half the fines. Clergymen cited as reason for raids. Earlier raid by Constable Lindsay resulted in about twenty arrests.
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Jacob B. Humbird
National
George D. Kennedy
Court of Appeals
Lindsay
Obituary notices and deaths from Hampshire County and surrounding towns
Obituary items note the death of John A. McCauley a Hampshire County teacher and Democratic candidate who died of typhoid fever after illness in Logan West Virginia. Additional notices report Frank Potts of Johnstown Pennsylvania Bettie Hannum Capon Springs West Virginia Sarah Catherine Cale and Kate Wildman deaths. John P Wills to be buried at Mount Savage and service details.
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John P. Wills
Westernport
Mount Savage
Methodist Episcopal Church
Episcopal Cemetery
Mt. Savage
Villa's Saltillo Attack Advances Amid Dispatches
Monterey Mexico May 20 general Villa presses assault on Saltillo in full swing with machine gun captured 86 soldiers and one officer reported. Federals defeated at Santa Maria and forced to retreat.
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Monterey
Mex
Brownsville
Tex
Villa
Saltillo
Santa Marie
County Temperance Fordel Rally Set for June 8
J Bibb Mills of Baltimore, attorney for the Anti-Saloon League, plans a county temperance convention in Cumberland on June 8 with the Ministers Association and the WCTU. A afternoon conference at Centre Street Methodist Episcopal Church precedes a mass meeting led by Mills and Thomas M. Hare. The campaign tours Garrett County Mountain Lake Park June 5 to 9 then proceeds to Cumberland Hagerstown Ellicott City Frederick on successive days.
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J. Bibb Mills
Baltimore
Anti-Saloon League of Maryland
Centre Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Thomas M. Hare
Anti-Saloon League
Attorney Mills
Garrett County
Mountain Lake Park
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Ellicott City
Frederick
Tampico Port Open Policy Reaffirmed By U S
President Wilson and his cabinet reaffirmed Tampico will remain an open port for commerce despite possible protests from Huerta. Acting Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt indicated that any force closing Tampico would go against U S wishes and that representations would be made, possibly by gunfire if necessary.
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William Nelson Taft
International News Service
White House
Washington
Tampico
Huerta
Roosevelt
United States
Wilson
Bryan
Griffith Case Nearing End in Monessen Murder Trial
Greensburg Pa May 20 The case of Dr Martin A Griffith on trial for the murder of W J Robinson a Pittsburg music teacher last January when he returned home and found Robinson attacking Mrs Griffith at their Monessen home will likely go to the jury today. Griffiths counsel now contends Robinson died not from his mutilation but from Brights disease pathologist Frederick Proescher testified he found no trace of blood poisoning after examining Robinsons organs.
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Greensburg
Martin A. Griffith
W. Jz Robinson
Pittsburg
Robinson
Frederick Proescher
Confederate Memorial exercises to be led by Rev James Power Smith
The Rev Dr James Power Smith of Richmond Virginia will deliver the address at Romney Confederate Memorial lay exercises on Wednesday June 8. Smith served as adjutant general on the staff of Stonewall Jackson and aided in carrying him from the field after Chancellorsville.
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James Power Smith
Richmond
Romney
Smith
Stonehall Jackson
Chancelorville
Becker and Attorney Clash Over Testimony Rights
New York May 20 Becker the defendant in the Rosenthal murder case pushes to testify but defense attorney Martin J Manton resists. Becker argues cross examination could reveal truth about keeping suspects from Rosenthal. Justice Seabury also bars introduction of Dago Franks alleged confession exonerating Becker.
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John Becker
Becker
Rosenthal
Manton
Justice Seabury
Dago Frank
Sing Sing
Herman Rosenthal
Railroad bribery claim shocks Washington in testimony
Charles Mellen former president of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission that a $300000 payment sought to curry favor with a major New York metropolitan daily and that $809000 was given to W C Haskell editor and proprietor of the Boston Herald as part of the alleged influence scheme.
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Washington
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Charles Mellen
The
Road
Interstate Commerce Commission Today
Mellen
W. C. Haskell
Boston Herald
Man Testifies on 1907 Loan to Haskel
The witness said the loan was made to Haskel around 1907. He stated he knew Haskell for many years and offered help as Haskell faced financial trouble.
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Haskel
Haskell
Allegany Man Refused License By Judge Henderson
A remonstrance against issuing a saloon license to John Armstrong of Allegany was heard by Judge Robert R. Henderson, who refused the license. Armstrong was represented by J. Philip Roman with State Attorney Frank A. Perdew assisted by F. Brook Whiting. Separately, F. Adam & Co. of Westernport won a $136.30 verdict against Richard A. Stine in a payment suit. A judgment of $55.17 was entered against M. B. McHenry in the Glotfelty case after his absence and failed request to fetch evidence, with permission granted to travel to Westernport beforehand.
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John Armstrong
Allegany
Robert R. Henderson
Armstrong
J. Philip Roman
Frank A. Perdew
F. Brook Whiting
F. Adam & Co
Westernport
Richard A. Stine
M. B. McHenry
Franklin D. Glotfelty
Garrett County
Henderson
McHenry
Bruce and
Barnard
Strombola Volcano Erupts Sending Lava to Sea
In Violentruption Messina May 20 the Strombola volcano on Strom bola island in the Lipara group erupts violently lava streams race downslope to the sea with steam plumes rising residents flee to the other six Lipara islands as lava and ash threaten coastal areas.
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Messina
Strombola
Lipara
Sicily
Lpgra
Mrs. Lawson Delivers Delicate Tone And Powerful Range
A reviewer praises Mrs. Lawson for refined shading and strong volume across her program. She imitates a flute in Damon with striking realism and delivers two top ballads An Open Secret and From the Land of the Sky Blue Water. An encore of My Hero follows sustained applause.
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Mrs. Lawson
Damon
Woodman
Land of the Sky Blue Water
Cadman
Hero
Agents Wanted to Deliver The Press in WV and MD
Help wanted notices seeking agents to distribute The Cumberland Press to towns in West Virginia and western Maryland. All regions covered. Apply for particulars at Cumberland Press in Cumberland, Maryland.
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West Virginia
Maryland
Cumberland Press
Cumberland
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Joseph E. Weaver
John A. McCauley
Hampshire County
M. Va
Augusta
Logan
W. Va
McCauley
Elias McCauley
Bettie Hannum
Capon Springs
Nelson
Joseph Hannum
Sarah C. Cale
Sarah Catherine Cale
Thomas A. Cale
Albright
St. Joe
Kate Wildman
Ernest Wildman
Charles H. Wildman
Bedford Street
Helen Wildman
HANDY
Encyclopedia
AND
Times
Andrew Carnegie
Berewith
Victrolas
W. F. Frederick Piano CO
Baltimore St
Cumberland, Md
County Temperance Fordel
U.S
Attorney
New York
Charles Becker
Hermann Rosenthal
Martin J. Manton
J. L. Howard
Wm. Billmyre
Overland Garage Repair Department
Harrison and George Streets
Howard & Billmyre
Cumberland, M4
Baltimore Street
Leader Garage
South Cumberland
Ford
E. Laing Ave
Keys Hotel
J. J. Zapf
Biddie
Frederick Street
D. I. Biddle
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