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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1914
Page
7
The article discusses wartime finance including German insurance loans expanding via government support and emergency currency. It notes English enlistment trends, British and Russian manpower reserves, and German strain on the merchant marine, with forecasts of postwar German industry resuming strength and renewed finance.
New York Day by Day reports on Rheta Childe Dorr and Annie Nathan Meyer arguing against the idea that men must provide. They advocate women choosing work they enjoy and rejecting the notion of monolithic spousal dependence. A Bowling Green cop claims he can settle the European war by enforcing neutrality and registering tens of thousands of reservists.
Report describes both French and English reservists and volunteers passing the waiting line daily without hostility. Policemen intervene to quell excess zeal and maintain order, with warnings keeping the crowd in check. Francis Joseph referenced as the allegiance held by participants.
Reports show widespread suffering among the unemployed in the South while Canada faces inflation and basic-need costs. Japan backs fruit agriculture. Morocco resumes cotton farming after 25 years. Trade unions aid families of drafted workers in war. Venezuela to open a large electric paper mill employing many workers. Chinese cigar makers in San Francisco earn far less than unionized rivals. New York labor protests fingerprinting by insurers. California aims to ban private detective agencies. Newfoundland seal fishery runs March 12 to April 20, yielding 400 000 to 600 000 dollars annually with about 6,000 men and several ships involved.
Rail notes report freight car movement improving as Southern Pacific expands its safety first program to prevent loss and damage. Lake Erie and Western bans passenger duty discussions at work sites. Industrial railroad cases in Pennsylvania focus on switching allowances. Public dairy hearings set for Newport and Maine towns with state officials and University of Maine representation. A New England Methodist Men convention opens in Boston with 45,000 expected for a major Boston Common demonstration.
An advertisement from the Cumberland Press promotes a short sale of flatware including table spoons forks and knives with prices ranging from 10 to 16 dollars. Engraved forks and “Desert” ware are mentioned with a limited stock notice and a wartime hook urging readers to act Nov 11 to 21.
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