Cumberland Press Publication and Delivery Details
Cumberland Press published daily except Sundays by The Cumberland Press Inc. at 109 Baltimore Street Cumberland Md. Entered as second class mail. Subscription rates: one year three dollars in advance, per month twenty six cents. Advertising rates on application. Phone numbers 592 and 593. Press served daily by carriers. Delivery orders by telephone.
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Thanksgiving Day Reflections Prompt Generous Plans
The author links the approach of Thanks giving day with urging generosity toward those with little beyond an appetite for good things. The piece emphasizes kindness and making liberal arrangements as a community act during the holiday season.
Jitneys under scrutiny for traffic rule disregard
In Cumberland jitneys face debate over regulation as drivers are urged to follow pedestrian and vehicle rules. Reports cite signals at corners and warnings before starting being ignored. A caller warns stricter control may arise without better regard for others. The piece ends noting snow in Berlin affects gender roles.
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Cumberland
Respectful Act by Chief Justice White on a Washington Street
A frail elderly woman is helped by Edward Douglas White the Chief Justice of the United States after a market mishap. The incident highlights courtesy amid racial tensions and is tied to plans for the opening of the Great White Way on December 6 near Cumberland.
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British View of Us Navy Boosts U S Naval Ambitions
The London Telegraph praises the British fleet for daring feats in a secure Irish harbor scene. It argues these successes persuade Americans that their country needs a great navy and that a democratic Europe is in a rapid change.
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Ireland
United States
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War Profits and Public Debate Echo in News
The London Telegraph questions U S naval advisory boards and war expenditures as mere investments. It notes Great Britain bears responsibility for commercial losses, while local fraternal circles in Cumberland report rising activity and no slow periods.
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Uncle Sam
Great Britain
Cumberland
Libery News In The Water To Enlighten The World
A brisk collage reports Liberty lacking grooming as Uncle Sam plans renewal of her youth with new paint and a sober coat of gold. Other items mark McAdoo outlining mercantile marine policy, Portland municipal concerts, Farragut’s flagship demolition, and dehydrated food company filings.
Back to Nature in Pink Tights Spares Food in Maine Woods
Bangor Maine November 11 Young Mr and Mrs Walter F Estes live two months in the Maine woods around Deadwater Moosehead lake with only pink tights and determination no food or weapons Estes a trapper hunter guide and herb gatherer claims he can make fire with flint kill a deer with stone or bow and arrow and shelter from hides The couple seek to prove modern folks can return to the primitive and prosper The grandfather promised he would come when called
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Kenebec
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Legislative Agenda Sought by American Federation
The document lists proposed federal laws urged for the next Congress including a model Workmen's compensation act for DC laborers, prohibitions on convict-made goods and child labor in DC, limits on the Taylor speed-up system, hours of service penalties, a federal minimum wage for government employees, vocational training funding, federal purchase of DC and Jefferson homes, Porto Rico citizenship rights, a federal unemployment bureau, denatured alcohol development, railroad safety appliances, and reduced night hours for postal clerks.
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Will the wet saloon on wheels beat the days
Washington observers weigh the Webb Kenyon bill and wet leaders claims of a dry shift. As states go dry on the Pacific coast and constitutional challenges rise, the little red express wagon is seen as a threat to dry enforcement and saloons.
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Reflections and civic notes from Des Moines to Chicago
A collage of maxims on dreamers and love, a political view on Prohibition by E C Dinwiddie and Hugh Harvey, and reports from Des Moines Iowa City and Chicago on education surveys and social centers in schools. The piece ends noting a mother’s devotion naming a son Algernon Chauncey Fitzherbert Percival.
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Philander P. Claxton
United States
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Ella Flagg Young
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Algernon Chauncey Fitzherbert Percival
Witty Bits and Edgy Jokes From A Bygone Column
A chaotic mix of quips, anecdotes, and short notes featuring names like Paw and Luke, reflections on marriage and society, and satirical asides on reformers and gossip. Includes playful wordplay about gender and echoes, plus a dictator of humor about George Washington and honesty.
Women advancing roles in society noted in diverse fields
The items highlight women in leadership and work across regions. Queen Victoria of Spain opposes pomp while Oregon plans a women’s memorial building. Women earn equal pay in British munitions, run ostrich farms in California, and lead streetcar crews in Sheffield. Additional notes mention widows among brides in Amarillo and women social changes at White House and Columbia University.
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University of Oregon
AFL Executive Committee Labor Recommendations
A World Labor conference after the war for lasting peace. closer ties with labor in South and Central America. vigorous prosecution of organizing women in trades. extending the 8 hour day globally. laws against armed guards or strike breakers. protest against La Follette Seamen Act amendments. creation of a Bureau of Labor Safety. civil service workers to organize. ban on interstate shipment of goods made by child labor. immigration limits and statewide vocational training laws. initiative and referendum support. federal bureau establishment. government loans for city housing. uniform agricultural credit legislation. aid for organizing school teachers.
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Ogden led southern education crusade at Hampton Institute
A Hampton Institute auditorium to honor Robert Curtis Ogden marks a milestone in southern education reform. Ogden organized the Southern Educational Board and in fourteen years cut white illiteracy in half, uniting efforts across cities and states to address education in the region.
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