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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1915
Page
4
The Cumberland Press publishes in Cumberland Maryland with daily carrier delivery. Subscription rates list one year eight dollars in advance and monthly options. Advertising rates available on application. communications sent to 109 Baltimore Street with local phone numbers 592 and 593.
The Cumberland Press notes Switzerland’s isolation amid World War I, with travelers scarce and hotels holding baggage. It cites reports from the London Evening News and a Bremen to New York sailing list, while praising wartime news service and the nation’s neutral stance. It also highlights global harvests, noting Canada's record wheat crop and growth in Italy, India, and other colonies as the world prepares for peacetime.
A discussion on marriage and parenthood argues that healthy, happy children result from wise mating. It critiques ill advised marriage and notes public health efforts to reduce infant mortality. The piece cites social, medical, and religious reflections alongside a local miracle story from Ortona.
Rome dispatch reports Ortona residents claim a miracle sign from St. Thomas near the cathedral. At midnight on the seventeenth, luminous cross lights appeared around the cupola cross and the lighthouse keeper witnessed the starry halo, awakening townspeople to witness the marvel.
Chief Justice Edward D White celebrated his seventieth birthday presiding over the U S Supreme Court. He received roses and greetings as discussions in Washington grow about possible retirement and a Wilson administration successor. White, appointed in 1894, would be eligible under law to retire after 70 with ten years on the bench, with speculation that Charles E Hughes might succeed if a Republican wins the presidency.
The passage of an extension to the war tax is expected to be pushed to cover another year, expiring December 31. Congress reconvenes December 6 with steering committees forming, caucuses planned, and a busy agenda including ship purchase, tariffs, government leases, and immigration controls.
A collage of light verse and quips from Cincinnati Enquirer Memphis Commercial Appeal and others. Jests touch on cars fashion rain and slang with brief notes on war stories from Gallipoli and colonial arrivals. Names and places appear in assorted snippets and reader letters.
Turkey recalls envoys to Allies and Servia as British bombards the Dardanelles. Russians advance into Asia Minor while France Belgium near status quo. Austro German retreat noted by Russia and partially by Germany. Naval clash off Chile lacks details. Fall of Tsing Tau to Japan anticipated.
London reports four teen aged Anthony Cinley of the 14th Montreal Battalion arrived in England on leave from the French trenches. He walks into a Canadian hospital weighed down by full gear and rifle and asks to say hello to his friends.
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