Testimony Taken in Washington Gas Case
Testimony was taken in Martinsburg before Special master Judge Wilbur H. Thomas in the case of Robert M. Washington an alleged bankrupt. John J. Cornwell of Romney and Attorney W H Griffith of Keyser represent interested parties as creditors seek adjudication. Washington resists their efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur H. Thomas
A. G. Dayton
Martinsburg
Robert M. Washington
John J. Cornwell
Romney
W. H. Griffith
Keyser
Washington
Boy Confesses Double Murder In Chicago
Russell Pethrick, a grocery delivery clerk of impaired mentality, confesses to murdering Mrs. Ella Coppersmith and her son John on May 6. He described the strangling and knife attack after a dispute over a ten dollar bill, claiming self defense. Police matched fingerprints to weapon marks, clearing up the surrounding mystery.
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Chicago
Russell Pethrick
Ella Coppersmith
John
Pethrick
Michael P. Evans
Pittsburgh Chamber Tour Heads to 21 Towns on Trade Mission
One hundred five Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce members toured the city aboard a grand train, meeting at Queen City Station with Cumberland Chamber representatives. They visited Bell Telephone and numerous firms across industries including banking, steel, textiles, auto, and printing.
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Pittsburgh Chamber OF Commerce
Smoky City
Queen City
Thomas Footer
Tasker G. Lowndes
John G. Lynn
Cumberland Chamber of Commerce
Arthur von Senden Co
Karl S. von Senden
S. F. Heckert
H. W. Johns Manville Co
Geo. R. Folds
J. C. Bily
E. S. Simkins
Chamber of Commerce
David P. Black
Logan McKee
Harry F. Denny
Edward C. Sykes
Robert W. Barbour
F. Marshall
F. F. Barth
Pennsylvania Chocolate Co
C. C. Hartzell
Duquesne Cigar Co
W. D. Sharpe
City of Pittsburgh
Gogue Choir Prepares Repeat Music Evening
The Syna gogue service last Friday drew a large congregation and many requests for a repeat. The choir led by Prof. Ingahm Lord with Messrs. Biser and Rawlings will perform the same program tomorrow at 7:30 pm. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingahm Lord
Messrs
Biser and
Rawlings
War of the Ages lecture at Hancock by Prof Heaps
Prof. W J Heaps of Baltimore state secretary of the P O S of A will lecture at Hancock’s Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday morning May 23 at 10 30. The P O S of A Cumberland plans a picnic at Narrows Park on Monday May 381.
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W. J. Heaps
Baltimore
America
Hancock
Methodist Episcopal Church
Heaps
Cumberland
Narrows Park
British Need Sandbags More Than Men Says Colonel Tyler
London may 12 British military notes emphasize sandbags as vital munitions. Col J A Tyler of the Royal Field Artillery says hundreds of millions are needed, with a mile of trenches requiring about 100000 sandbags and each post or shelter behind the lines needing its own, plus bags for houses in shell-affected zones. He also cites fresh bags for advances and warns against relying on emptied bags.
Two Women Civil Engineers at Michigan Graduation
Ann Arbor May 20 Two women are among the graduates of the University of Michigan civil engineering department next month. Miss Hazel M. Quick of Gaylord and Miss Alice Goff of Ann Arbor plan to pursue active careers in engineering after graduation.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan Civil Engineering Department
Fliazel IT. Quick
Gaylord
Alice Goff
Bank Judgment Set In Grafton Court
The First National Bank of Friendsville Maryland obtained a judgment of 2013 dollars and 53 cents in a Grafton West Virginia court against Jake Fisher and John T McGraw in a May 20 ruling.
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Grafton
W. Va
National Bank of Friendsville
Fredericksburg observes Confederate Memorial Day turnout
Fredericksburg Virginia on May 20 reports a large gathering of veterans and sons of veterans to observe Confederate Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Veterans and Sons of Veterans
Prompt notices for Cumberland Press subscribers
Readers who miss an issue should contact the office promptly by telephone. City patrons on carrier routes who do not receive the paper daily should report it to ensure prompt delivery. If the miss is due to the carrier service, we want to know it.
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Cumberland Press
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Boy
Ella Coppersmith and
Russell
W. J. Tanney Detective Agency
W. J. Tanney
Sam. F. Sipe
Distillers — Large Distilling Co
John T. Scanlon
Pennsylvania Door & Sash Co
J. A. Cheyne
B. K. Elliott Co
B. K. Elliott
Arbuthnot-Stephenson Co
Thos. H. Sheppard
James Rae
G. J. Pinkerton
W. E. Orr
J. E. McCartney
G. W. G. Snyder
C. B. Yount
J. W. Shrum
Pittsburgh Dry Goods Co
H. W. Neely
W. P. Blackburn
W. W. Englehart
F. L. Stevenson
W. E. Mathews
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Allan H. Willett
University of Pittsburgh
Chas. B. Robertson
Doubleday-Hill Electric Co
G. Brown Hill
Union Electric Co
Thos. M. Cluley
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co
W. P. Jend
Otis Elevator Co
Wm. A. Covert
Angio American Company
Charles Zeiger
A. J
A. W. Smith Co
A. W. Smith, Jr
Crutchfield & Woolfolk
D. L. Sperry
Felix Hall & Bro
Felix Hall
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Charles J. Caspar
Whelesale
Jas. A. McAteer & Sons, Inc
R. C. McAteer
D. M. Bryar
J. W. Snodgrass
W. H. Little
Geo. H. Jaquish
Somers
Fitler & Toda Co
W. T. Todd
W. A. Somers
H. F. Kramer
J. M. West
A. M. Husted
W. A. German
BE. L. Alberter
Pittsburgh Dispatch
H. Brownfield
Scott
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
Marcus
Connelly
Tri- State News Bureau
Thos
H. Miller
Graham Nut Co
Chas. W. Gray
Waverly Oil Works Co
Geo. J. Willock
Thompson & Company
Edward Thompson
R. W. Johnston Studios
R. W. Johnston
C. C. Mellor Co
John Fischer
Bailey-Farrell Manufacturing Co
W. B. Bryar
Standard Manufacturing Co
Frank 8. Kaulback
Dodge Sales & Engineering Co
T. L. Rose
The
Alling & Cory Co
Joseph E. Stevenson
Etec
Pittsburgh Printing Co
W. J. Golder
Pennsylvania Railroad
Edgar Yungman
D. P. A. Land, Gravel and Builders
Rodgers Sand Co
Robert Garland
Harry W.weely
Trade gEigleres
H.M Landis
SAM F. S/IPE
Marcus Pau
Mr. Garland
Pittsburgh
Big Steel City Business Organization
A. Notes
Sir Edward Grey
London
York
Lord Kitchener
Sir John French
J. A. Tyler
Royal Fieldrtillery
Susiee
Col. Tyler
Edward Gray
Grey
Stream
Stephen Gwynne
Gwynne
K. of
Kitchener
Tommy
Mons
Republic
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