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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1915
Page
4
The Cumberland Press lists publication frequency and address, with subscription rates at 3.00 per month in advance and 28 cents for advertising. It notes office at 109 Baltimore Street, phone numbers 692 and 598, and carrier delivery via daily service and telephone orders.
The Cumberland Press announces a four page colored comic section starting tomorrow and every Saturday. The new feature brings old favorite comics by famous artists, with no extra charge, alongside the paper’s low car section and daily specs features. Secretary Blake leads the inauguration celebration push, seen as Cumberland’s rebirth as a business center.
The Y M C A entertainment course has booked notable lecturers and entertainers and now asks city residents to buy season tickets. The program aims to break even through capacity crowds and offers wholesome family entertainment, touted as a good investment for youth. The closing line notes Wall Street’s shift to constant activity.
A group of three clerks in the Naturalization Bureau at the New York County Courthouse resign after taking gratuities. Others remain under investigation as the system is attacked for graft and improper influence in citizenship processing.
The text notes fear that offenders escape by scotching rather than killing and argues the issue strengthens support for a forthcoming Congressional bill restricting tipping practices.
A fragment notes muted turnout as October weather drizzles while the Cumberland Fair runs, hinting at cooler temps and damp conditions affecting attendance and events.
A United Press report notes Scotch papers run a baby birth column under the headline More Soldiers for England. The piece argues that rising births swell future armies while critics warn of war talk masking broader military plans.
Consul Hansen's Swatow sugar report sparks interest but the striking fact is the name Swatow. Commerce Dept notes Australian demand for cotton duck and jokes about coatings. Irish wheat crop spans 87,116 acres this year while the Irish Cop crop covers the United States.
Washington Republicans weigh Weeks Borah and Burton as top three candidates with Borah favored by Idaho allies and Hughes named as second choice. Rupp argues unity is unlikely and warns the party risks defeat if old bosses control the convention.
The French war office says the left flank of the allies reached Arras while the right flank held after German counter attacks across the Meuse. Petrograd reports German setbacks in Lodz and Suwalki as the Aisne battle enters its fourth week. Berlin claims a Russian failure against a German advance in Suwaiki. Scharnhorst and Gneisenau bombard Papeete, Tahiti.
William Jennings Bryan, visiting his Lincoln home, believes his unpopularity will fade as events vindicate him. Friends say he plans greater religious work on public platforms, not full evangelism, and is expected to be a leading figure in Nebraska’s 1916 prohibition campaign.
An essay on returning to city life emphasizes daily open air walks as essential exercise. It advises dismissing work thoughts, using the street scene for mental deflection, walking briskly with good posture, and allowing the walk to enlarge both body and mind.
Michael Cardinal Logue born Carrigart Ireland 75 years ago today. Addison C Harris born Wayne county Indiana 75 years ago today. David R Francis born Richmond Kentucky 65 years ago today. M H De Young born St Louis 66 years ago today. Joseph C S Blackburn born Woodford Kentucky 77 years ago today. William M Kr French born Exeter Newfoundland 72 years ago today. James M Hamilton born Annapolis Maryland 54 years ago today. A J Drexel Biddle born Philadelphia 41 years ago today.
A compact history note lists events from 1515 Brussels royalty wedding to 1890 tariff law signing and visits. It covers Anne of Russia’s betrothal. Webster’s Baltimore reception. Sheridan’s Rio Grande pressure. and William Northen’s Georgia governorship.
The fragment presents a compact, aphoristic reflection on virtue and vice. It frames a moral economy where one’s wrongdoing against others is driven by self-interest, echoing Hesiodic admonitions about justice and consequence.
On this date a German assault on outer Antwerp forts failed to break the line at Albert. German warships shelled positions near Tsingtau. The British Cumberland reports capture of ten German steamers in Kamerun. Turkish capitulations were formally abrogated and the thirty eighth German casualty list released shows 8000 casualties.
A general court martial convened in San Francisco to try Lieut. Col. Lewis F. E. Goodier, Judge Advocate of the Western Department, with Brig. Gen. William L. Sibert presiding and Capt. John T. Geary as judge advocate. The panel includes thirteen members all senior to captain. The charge alleges conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline over interference with the aviation school at San Diego outside his jurisdiction.
A collage of light jokes and quips on love, aging, manners, and daily life. A motorist asks for workers to help lift a carriage, jokes about kissing, age, American humor versus English opinions, and a volley of mixed gibes about worry, germs, and medical ads.
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