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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1914
Page
6
Premier Herbert Asquith of Britain saw the Home Rule bill for Ireland pass its third reading in the House of Commons by a 77 vote margin. The milestone concludes a lengthy effort to grant Ireland self government within the United Kingdom.
The Majestic Theatre showcases vaudeville with the Panama act and a standout starlet Elizabeth Ward plus Fougere and Wilson in song numbers. A unicycle duo performs new stunts as fans flock, while the feature is Ireland's Sake with Jack Clark and Miss Gaunter amid a village’s escape tale. A tango contest with cash prizes and 10 cent seats completes the program alongside Labor News notes.
People from all sections gather in Richmond for a three day convention to foster road building. The meeting promotes a policy of one day per citizen per year to work on local roads, with highway experts from other states slated to speak.
A three day tax conference began in Seattle under the University of Washington Extension Board. Three leading U S tax experts will speak on taxation problems in an educational gathering. Governor Ernest Lister will attend all meetings and preside, as organizers note the talks relate state laws to public understanding.
Charlotte hosts the North Carolina Builders' Exchange convention with econ tractors material men and architects from across the state arriving for discussions on construction topics. Social features include a Dutch supper and a banquet as part of the three day event.
The United States Court heard arguments in Philadelphia on May 27 challenging the Reading Company's lease of the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey as illegal and in violation of the Sherman antitrust act. Examiner C. H. Guilbert is taking testimony.
The Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery opened its first clinic after reorganization this morning and runs through June 4. Noted speakers include outside experts and US Army Surgeon General Dr. W. S. Braistead. A Parke-Davis laboratory visit is planned as a feature of the session.
Joe Dawson set an unofficial record in the elimination trial at Indianapolis by completing one lap of 2 1 2 miles in 1 minute 35 seconds, at about 94.7 miles per hour. The prior mark was 1 minute 25.8 seconds set by George Bouillet in a Peugeot.
St Louis on May 27 hosts the Republican State Convention to adopt a state platform and decide on the National committee plan for changing national convention representations. The gathering marks an official indorsement or rejection of the proposed reform.
Transfer notices list numerous parcels of land in Gephart's and Rose Hill Additions to Cumberland, plus Schriver and Maryland avenues, with prices around ten dollars. Other transfers include Oldtown and Borden's Addition areas, Fairmont Avenue, Lonaconing, and a Frostburg parcel, with amounts cited as ten dollars or higher.
Allegany Trades Council discussed in Cumberland how merchants buy glass shades from outside towns while Wellington Glass works operates half time. The meeting heard letters from United Hatters of North America on non union hats and Ink Makers International Union declaring Fort Pitt ink is union made from bottle to stopper.
John Paul Grant and Elizabeth Esther Plants both of Pittsburg Pennsylvania Esen Richard Smoot and Ethel Leona Stark both of Bond Maryland Carroll Parke Johnson Philadelphia Pa and Mary Alice Smith Fairhope Pa James Wilson McClements and Matilda Kanzer Kline both of Pittsburg Jean Oscar Melvin Logsdon and Mary Rebecca Shroyer both of Cooks Mills Pa
Western Maryland Railway announced an excursion to Gettysburg on May 30. The Elkins departure will include a stop at Virginia Avenue station to accommodate local residents, with the train passing through at about four or five in the morning.
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