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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1914
Page
9
The Cumberland Press promotes a fast color 48 star flag at reduced prices for regular subscribers. A $2.50 flag is offered for 98 cents with two coupons from consecutive issues, plus a one month newspaper subscription. Out-of-town readers pay mailing costs.
Fred Maldon, anAble Seaman turned naval flying instructor, hides his marriage hoax to Lizzie Fernshaw. A chance encounter with Ben Barkin exposes the lie, but ten days later Maldon reveals a forged obituary to secure Liz’s trust. Liz accepts, and they plan to marry.
A two days' convention opened in Washington with representatives from finance, commerce, and industry. The gathering, under the American Manufactures' Export Association, American Asiatic Association and Pan American Society, aims to shape a national foreign trade policy and address tariffs, banking restrictions, and diplomatic trade efforts. Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield opened the meeting, and President Whison was asked to address delegates.
Nicole Santo Pietro of aftoona and Rosa Marie Grand of Lock Haven are identified in local notices. The item lists their hometowns Afton and Lock Haven in Pennsylvania.
Orphans Court in Allegany county admits wills and settles accounts of McFarlan Katric McMillan and Dowden estates with distributions and debts listed. Irene Vogal inventories Vogal estate. Davenport Iowa May 27 reports Union Pacific contract for 900 steel freight cars including 400 auto mobile type and 500 grain cars to move a record winter wheat crop along western railroads.
Executors William G. McMillan and George B. McMillan transfer a parcel on Union Street Frostburg from Frank G. Metzger to McMillan and others for a nominal sum. The Metzger spouses convey Union Street Frostburg property to William G. McMillan and others for ten dollars.
Mr F B Hatch, returning from San Juan Porto Rico, confirms the island’s business is poor. He cites the removal of the sugar duty as paralyzing trade and even street mail service receipts have fallen. He says the sugar situation and politics drive the decline.
May 27 1932 Dover authorities recalled a fleet of warships that had been searching for Gustave Hamel and his missing aircraft across the English Channel, signaling definite abandonment of hope.
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