Congress to retool after Clark Cannon clash in next session
Far reaching shifts loom in the House as Champ Clark and Joseph G. Cannon face off across the center aisle at the start of the new Congress. The Democratic majority will drop from 180 to 24 after December, prompting major committee reorganizations and leadership changes amid expected retirements and defeats.
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Joe” Cannon
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War fronts flare as Lille burning amid northern France fighting
British dispatches report Lille in flames as German forces press near Arras and seek coast access. Allies halt German attempts across the Yser. heavy artillery and armoured cars move to the Arras sector. Turkish fleet activity, Japanese claim of sinking a German steamer, and Kronprinzessin Cecilie departure from Bar Harbor round out a wider wartime update.
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Court hears conspiracy charge before Judge Keedy
Testimony in a Cumberland court case centers on a graft scheme involving Dr. Hummelshime Bruce Hummelshime and detective witnesses. Opening statements outline alleged bribe plots, city contracts, and plans to trap suspects with a $10 payment and later $200 arrangements.
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Charlies M. Pferdeort
Cumberland
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Baa J. Koontz MecCoole
Henry North
Allen McDonad
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Edward C. Ack
Westernport
Thomas W. Allen
Lenaconfring
Albert A. Doub
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M Doub
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Bruce Hummelshime
Hummelshime
Bruce
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Bruce Hammelshime
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Green Ridge Orchard
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Wilbur B. Wilson
Hummelshime Agin
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Ruckgaber
William J. Ferga
Clark
United States Court
Feaga
Miller
Consioner Eichelberger
Imelshime
Salt City
Gio
Weet
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Ee Esichelberge
Young Hammelshime
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Koon
Negro arrested identified as Piedmont assault suspect
Police report Cos tello Price known as Dutch Price a black man is identified as the assailant of 14 year old Nina Coddington of Piedmont who was attacked Saturday afternoon. Price was arrested by Cumberland officers and jailed in Piedmont awaiting transfer to Keyser for trial amid talk of possible lynching.
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Black Sea
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Costello Price
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Thomas J. Hisenhauer
Alsip, Flannagan and Wilson
Plantagon
Americans in Turkey Fear Danger Amid War Turmoil
A Geneva dispatch says Americans in Constantinople face danger as Turks cannot distinguish Americans from Englishmen. The American reports business in Turkey at a standstill and German influence in control. Munich reports 14 German naval officers and 50 sailors en route via Vienna. Swiss and Italian authorities tighten export controls on metals and materials for war use.
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Missing Word Contest Draws Thousands of Replies
The Educational Missing Word Contest in The Cumberland Press has drawn thousands of replies across Western Maryland and neighboring states. The second period of the test begins today as contest editors and assistants tabulate entries from parents, students, and merchants who participated, with rules clearly stated for timely submission.
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