Justice Heck to Hear Speed Case Friday Morning
John Cavanaugh taxi owner and L. Sperry will be tried in Baltimore court Friday morning on charges of exceeding the speed limit and operating vehicles under improper licenses. Samuel G. Felty faces a similar speeding allegation near Centre Street Valley. arresting officer reports.
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John W. Heck
Ohn Cavanaugh
Rnce
L. Sperry
Baltimore
Wen G. Felty
Centre Ait Valley
Child struck and killed by train on rail track
Emmett Ev of Columbia Mines near Clarks rolled a hoop onto a railroad track and was struck by a train, dying from the impact. The incident notes the child's failure to avoid the approaching train.
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Emmett Ev
Columbia Mines
Clarks
Get Wise Read the Book That Tells How to War
An old Cumberland Press notice touts a promotional book titled Get Wise Read the book that tells how to the war priced at 10 cents. Advertising copy marks the pamphlet as available at the Cumberland Press office with a brief admonition to purchase.
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Hout
Cumberland Press Office
Cumberland Press
West Virginia glass plants expand with openings
Mannington new window glass plant opens after delay with 200 jobs and a $60000 investment. Clarksburg Glass plans Adamston rebuild for March 1 start. Grafton Royal Window Glass rebuilt after May fire, to begin operations Saturday with over 150 workers and higher output.
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Mannington
W. Va
Ohio
Clarksburg Glass Company
Adamston
Royal Window Glass
Grafton
Union Printers Ad Promises Quality Job Printing
Advertisement for The Cumberland Press offering job printing services with guaranteed workmanship and competitive prices.
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Cumberlain Press
War talk advertised at The Cumberland Press
Brief fragment shows an advertisement for war related content priced at 10 cents and to be found at The Cumberland Press office.
Ships 32 Tons of Stamps for Xmas Rush
Thirty-two tons of postage stamps valued at more than 8.0 million dollars are en route from Washington to post offices nationwide. More than 2.1 million dollars go to Philadelphia, 1.42 million to 410 offices in the sour and middle west, 4.071 million to New York, and 561,494 to 34 offices in the south and west.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Sour
Middle West
New York
J. M. Cook & Son Co Incorporated Seeks Stock Subscriptions
A Cumberland advertisement offers a small stock issue of J. M. Cook & Son Co Incorporated confectionery, at par $100 per share, with guaranteed high returns. Subscriptions taken by phone or in person at listed numbers in Cumberland and Economy Meyersdale, with E. F. Gilpin as special agent at the Arlington Hotel Cumberland Md. Hours 10 am to 2 pm.
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J. M. Cook & Son Co., Incorporated
Cumberland
Meyersdale
E. F. Gilpin
Cumberland, Md
Arlington Hotel
Clemency sought for Leo M. Frank in Mary Phagan case
Atlanta residents and Frank's lawyers urge Governor to grant clemency after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal. They cite new evidence and alleged constitutional rights violations from the verdict read in Frank’s absence. Frank was sentenced to hang on October 10 of last year.
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Atlanta
Leo M.frank
Mary Phagan
Supreme Court
Frank
Reward Offered for Arrest of Harvey M. Berkeley
The Somerset County Telephone Company posts a $500 reward for the capture of Harvey M. Berkeley of Somerset. The former secretary disappeared in August last year amid charges of issuing fraudulent stock and pledging company collateral for loans totaling $60,000 to $100,000. Berkeley, 53, is an attorney and was the Bull Moose congressional candidate two years ago.
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Somerset County Telephone Company
Harvey M. Berkeley
Somerset
The
Concern
Berkeley
Congress
Prominent Barton Man Buried Today
Funeral held for R. K. Snyder 71 of Barton who died Tuesday at his home of senile decay. He served as Allegany county commissioner, acted as justice of the peace, and was active in Republican politics. He managed general stores in Franklin Mines and Barton and leaves a wife and son Ross K. Snyder of Pittsburgh. He belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church and Barton Lodge 1. O. O. F. led the services.
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R. K. Snyder
Barton
Barton M. E
Philos Cemetery
Westernport
Barton Lodge 1. O. O. F
Snyder
Allegany County
Goldsborough
Franklin Mines
Ross K. Snyder
Pittsburgh
Methodist Episcopal Church
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