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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1915
Page
4
The Cumberland Press notes widespread county and state support for a short ballot and urges crystallization into an effective local force. The notice appears in Cumberland Maryland on Monday November 8 1915 within a promotional column of the paper.
The Johns town Democrat decries today as a fragile construct and urges focus on past deeds and tomorrow’s resolve. It warns reputation rides on yesterdays while urging action today, including a plea to donate to Associated Charities.
The piece praises women observers at registration and election who followed guidelines. It notes they should avoid exuberance in polling places and eschew attention seeking. It also comments on local politics and potential gubernatorial staff attire.
Judge Gary of United States Steel Corp asserts the public has a right to know management details. The discussion centers on transparency in corporate affairs and the public interest in corporate publicity.
A mixed clippings passage describes shifts in corporate openness and public trust, plus local club additions and events. It notes Layman's Missionary movement efforts in Philadelphia and a strong Indiana apple show, with global and literary excerpts and calls to Western opportunity and freedom.
Washington reports the national committees will begin organizing in December to set dates and venues for Democratic and Republican conventions. Delegates for the Republicans total 988 with 582 chosen by primaries, while Democrats have 1,088 delegates. Primary dates span from March to June across states, with Democratic sentiment favoring Wilson and Republicans remaining neutral. The Progressive party plan will be announced by Victor Murdock in Wichita.
Ex-Congressman Richmond P. Hobson addressed a St. Paul audience as the drys launched their campaign to make Minnesota a prohibition state. Hobson, who led the last congressional fight for national prohibition, spoke tonight.
A column of aphorisms on experience religion and adaptability. It urges daily reverence and caution with speech while stressing resilience and timely adaptation as keys to character and success.
County commissioners plan to open bids to sell the old county jail as part of funding a new courthouse. The property includes the jail and facilities but excludes current tenants. In El Paso a youth adores a woman amid political chatter in the November 8 reports from Dallas and Washington.
In Albany on November 6 Miss Jane Ogden a local society girl and Republican Chairman Frederick C. Tanner married after meeting at Gov Whitman’s house a year earlier. Tanner’s illness followed and Ogden left society to nurse him.
Speculation notes a possible revival of Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive party if Democratic divisions widen and Bryan seeks a new or separate political path. The piece weighs Republican gains and Bryan’s choices, including a possible Peace Prohibition party, and questions Democratic minority status and Roosevelt’s potential comeback.
A miscellaneous column mixes jokes, political history notes, and satirical quips about Bryan Roosevelt Parker and Wilson. It recalls electoral votes from 1896 to 1912, lines from Ezra Paskin, and humorous exchanges about debts, employment, and a society column’s role.
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