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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1915
Page
5
The Cumberland Press prints daily except Sunday and mails second class. Subscription rates stated as $3.00 in advance and 25 cents for terms. Advertising rates available on application. Address: 109 Baltimore Street, Cumberland, Md. Phone numbers 592 and 593. Orders for delivery accepted by telephone.
The Maryland election result favors Harrington Ritchie and McMullen and a businesslike, independent state government. The piece notes voter confidence in the new Democratic leadership and predicts an efficient progressive administration despite earlier machine politics accusations. It also touches on public interest in industrial disputes and Funston’s restricted movement amid gun violence.
The county swung to the Republicans in a decisive victory with a broad list of capable candidates. The Press believes officials will serve conscientiously and straight, reflecting unified support from the populace. The piece ends advising Christmas shopping start date of December 6.
In Dadles 1 Tete residents protest long battles over railroad terms as orderly habit lingers while officials push for route and compensation clarity amid noisy trackage debates.
The Maryland state election praises Hugh A. McMullen elected to the comptrollership. Supporters hail his vote as a vote of confidence and foresee further gains for the state revenue and business department. Elihu Reot notes the politics of constitutional change versus tariff reform.
United Press dispatch by William Philip Simms presents wartime narratives from the front lines, detailing events, conditions, and personal experiences of soldiers and civilians during the conflict.
Paris reports a wartime joke about an absinthe shell feared by German soldiers. The piece notes absinthe banned as a drink in France and describes its use in explosives with chemically pure alcohol from cotten fulminates. It mentions government seizure of thousands of gallons of absinthe for alcohol production.
A British officer in a London hospital recalls finding a German officer under care who saluted and spoke to him as Willie his cousin from happier days before the war. The two exchanged memories of their former friendship and were visibly moved.
The text traces how declarations sparked early wars from Rome to the 19th century. It notes the shift by 1700 toward immediate combat and explains ultimatums such as 1898 Cuba with McKinley. It also outlines neutral expectations and wartime rules for belligerents and civilians.
A survey of war zones and neutral ground under international law describes how theater areas extend beyond battle zones to include seas canals and territories. It discusses neutralized grounds such as Suez Danube and Panama plus historical examples and hints at tariff debates shaping future policy.
Washington notes a debate among Democrats about raising tariffs to fund protection and deter imports. Supporters argue higher duties stabilize revenue as import volumes shrink, while some favor anti dumping measures and simpler collection, signaling a shift toward tariff upward even amid defense concerns.
A collage of quips and jokes from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper page includes lines about a Kansas judge a wife and husband a baker and dough and a long poem clock atop a stair. It also features local humor about names places and a wedding in New York with Longfellow references and notes on movies and engagements.
London reports a shift in hat fashion as velour hats, once Austrian imports, are now made in England due to demand. Silk hats fall out of manufacture amid durability concerns and a rising market for cheap headwear. The British hat trade warns dye safety may be unreliable in rain. A Balkan fate note trails the victory remark.
A daily history note recalls 1815 Washington welcoming General Andrew Jackson after his New Orleans victory. It also marks 1840 Acre evacuation, 1865 death of John P. Cook in New York, and 1890 Zanzibar Sultan placing his dominion under British protection.
Leo Baekeland, Ghent, Belgium, 62. Rt Rev Alexander Garrett, Dallas, Ireland born, 3. Eden Phillpotts, Mount Abu, India, 53. Thomas M Patterson, Colorado senator, Ireland born, 75. Joseph T Kingsbury, University of Utah president, East Weber Utah, 62. William R Green, Nebraska congressman, Bloomington Indiana, 47. Thomas W Leach, Cincinnati outfielder, French Grove New York, 38. Roderick Wallace, AL umpire, Pittsburgh, 41.
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