City Council Debates Audit Bill and Public Works
The Cumberland council discusses paying Willison Audit and System Co. $300 for services amid questions about a $77.53 charge. It overhauls fines, insurance costs, street projects, sewer work, and band concerts while approving permits and authorizing bids and liens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willison Audit and System Company
Clarksburg
W. Va
Koon
Howard M. Pullett
Council
Commissioner of Finance
R. E. Valentine
F. Mertens
Fiis Oo
Valentine
McDonald
Hummelshime
Riverside Park
Retired Balti more and Ohio official ends fifty year service
John H. Martin, age 83, long time Bal timore and Ohio Railroad agent at Sandy Hook Maryland just east of Harpers Ferry, retires after more than five decades in service. He began as night dispatcher in 1863 and held posts at Harpers Ferry Parkersburg Winchester Millville and Sandy Hook before his retirement and pension.
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John H. Martin
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Sandy Hook
Harpers Ferry
Mr. Martin
Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Personal notes from Cumberland area mingle visits and farewells
John Albright of Ridgeley journeys to Pittsboro to visit Miss Nesbitt while Miss Ida Orr hosts in Lonaconing. Rev. Louis H. Ewald takes a post at All Saints' Frederick as Archdeacon Cumberland seeks new leadership. Frostburg pair Thomas and Mrs Perkins plan a Wales trip on the Lusitania June 21.
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John Albright
Ridgeley
W Va
Pittsboro
Nesbitt
Ida Orr
Lonaconing
Louis H. Ewald
Mount Savage
St. John's Episcopal Church
Hagerstown
Douglass Hooff
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
Frederick
Cumberland
Thomas Perkins
Frosturg
Wales
New York City
Cunard
Lusitania
Perkins
Tunnel
Frostburg
Joseph V. McKenna
Gallimore
Miss McKenna
Clarence E. Martin
Martinsburg
Charles E. McKenna
Edwvard P.kenna
Savanah
Warren Mellinger
Philadelphia
Walton
Mellinger Bros
Auction Sale of Stock and Fixtures at Mullen Tin Shop
Auction continues at 46 Valley Street starting at 7 o clock. Goods selling fast with no reserve. highest bidder takes the item. Cumberland Laundry notes Saturday as a holiday and urges early bundle submission.
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Mullen Tin
Valley Street
C. Willison
A. Ross
Mullen
Adv
Regent Barr Suicide Confession Follows Murder Claim
Reginald Barr, a notable Downer Groves businessman, shot himself after allegedly killing his sweetheart Florence Bentley. He died near a Chicago Burlington train at Lisle, leaving a note confessing the crime and its details.
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Chicago
Reginald Barr
Downer Groves
Florence Bentley
Lisle
Wilson Nears Break in Mexican Peace Talks
From Nagara Falls Ontario May 26 delegates from Huerta show gains as A B C envoys push for peace. No vital point agreed. Constitutionists block progress. Carranza rejects any provisional government but their plan may win White House approval. Wilson likely to concede to Huerta delegates and may run for president.
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Nagara Falls
Ont
Huerta
Carranza Party
Wilson
International News Service
White House
Shamrock IV Launched With Broad Patronage in Gosport
The yacht Shamrock IV was launched in Gosport England on May 26 as Sir Thomas Lipton aims to win the American Cup. About 200 notables attended including Marconi the wireless inventor. The scene included a salute from the Victory flagship while guards prevented militant suffragettes from disrupting the event.
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Gosport
Eng
Thomas Lipton
Marconi
Lord Nelson
Leaves Tin Plant to Become Minister
John Fields, superintendent of the dipping plant at the tin mill and teacher in the interdenominational Bible class at Odd Fellows Hall, Virginia Avenue, resigned to join the ministry of the M. K. Church on a circuit between Baltimore and Washington. He was converted a couple of years ago and came to Cumberland a year ago from Philadelphia where he belonged to John Wanamaker's Bible class.
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Tin Mil
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Virginia Avenue
M. Kk. Church
Baltimore
Washington
Fields
Cumberland
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Bible Ciass
Shearer couple to honeymoon in Paris
Word reaches here that Mr and Mrs Joan G Shearer recently wed on the eastern shore plan a Paris honeymoon or have already sailed Isaac Lobe Straus a Democratic Senate candidate and John R Neal secretary of the State Federation of Labor were in the city brief en route from Garrett county to Baltimore addresses.
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Joan G. Shearer
Paris
Isaac Lobe Straus
United States Senate
John R. Neal
State Federation of Labor
Garrett County
Baltimore
Pro gressive Nominees Tapped at Morgantown
M. J. Malamphy Jr formerly of this city served as secretary of the Progressive party convention for Monongalia County West Virginia. The convention made nominations at Morgantown last Saturday.
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M. J. Malamphy, Jr
Progressive Party
Monongalia County
W. Va
Morgantown
Union veteran Joseph Fusterberg suffers fall at home
Joseph Fusterberg a Union veteran aged man fell from the second story window of his home at 73 Thomas street He was picked up unconscious by Assistant Chief James Nicely and soon revived He appears none the worse for the incident A lawn social will be held by the Home Missionary Society of the Kingsley M E Church on Williams street at 8 pm this evening on the church lawn.
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Joseph Fusterberg
Thomas Street
James Nicely
The
Home Missionary Society of the
Kingsley M. E. Church
Williams Street
Third Potomac Club Dance Scheduled Thursday
The dance committee of the Third Potomac Club arranges the third of six dances for club members to be held Thursday evening.
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Potomac Club
Universal Shaving Outfit Ad From Universal Produces Co
A Dayton Ohio advertisement offers the Universal Shaving Outfit for 1.00, a limited time deal featuring a hollow ground razor lather brush razor strop canvas bag mirror towel soap powder mug comb brush and more with a maximum of one outfit per consumer sold direct to save agents fees.
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Universal
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Board of Fire Underwriters
Jesse K. Goodhand
Ferdinand Williams
Dilley Street
Sylvan Avenue
Joseph S. Schiriver
C. S
Eyerman
Winlow Street
Williams
South Mechanic Streets
Louis Hershman
Matthew Baing
White Oak Alley
Columbia Avenue
Madison Street
Ascension Street
Waverly Terrace
Baltimore Avenue
Degan
Louise Edwards
John T. Eadwards
Uniontown
Francis E. Harrington
U. S. Health Bureau
Harrington
Emma Harrison
Ridgley
Charles Daily
C. J. Daily
Harm Jones
John Henry
Mamie Eversole
Alaska
Meyersdale
the Cumberland Laundry
Lawrence Tod
Internationaal
Clifton Hotel
L. W. Bullard
South Centre
Casion
Flurshutz Furniture
H. U. F. Flurshutz & Son
North Centre Street
John Paul
Rew Buiding
John Fields
J. George Zilch
N. Centre St
Unusua
L. K. Little
Frostburg Opera
Panama
Company
Straus
Evening Press Office
Malamphy
I. Clay’s
Springdale Street
Cumberland, MD
Frederic Foster Snow
Braggiotti Opera School
Florence
Italy
Tri-State Business College
Centre St
Louis Stein
North Centre St
Viaw
L. M. KI
Mniston
Mer
F. F. Lockenott
Lars
Cuffs
Cumberland Laundry
N. Mechanic St
Nivoton
Universal Produces CO
Dayton, Ohio
United States Government Observatory
Walter Powell&sons CO
Balto
Va. Ave
SNAP
John A. Fulton & CO
Balto. and Liberty Sts
John C Wolford
South Liberty ST
Habig Brothers
Habig & Stegmaier
Agency For Service
Walsh Building Telephone
Chohohohohohohohoho
Deohohoho
Steinway
Behr Bros
Kranich & Bach
Mason & Hamlin
J. P. Wiesel
Baltimore Street
Cumberland, Maryland
Trans-Atlantic Steamship Lines
S. T. Little Jewelry Company
Virginia Avenue Jewelers
John A. Bopp
Box
TATE
North
Cowden & Zihlman
Third National Bank Building
Rosenbaum
Ladies’ Suit Department
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