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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1915
Page
4
In October 1915 The Cumberland Press notes wireless talk across continents and oceans. The item suggests faster war resolution and adds a playful jab at barber shop strategists calling generals for advice to neutral audiences.
President Wilson said the nation veterans fought for was an aspiration rather than an actual nation. The article traces pre Civil War secessionist impulses from 1798 to 1861, noting Virginia Kentucky nullifications, New England separatism, Hartford convention, Georgia Creek policy, South Carolina tariff resistance, Texas annexation disputes, and Massachusetts opposition, leading to the 1861 65 union fight and the later growth of state sovereignty sentiment.
In North Elba Essex county New York a small iron fenced plot holds several graves six unmarked and one marked only by a weathered stone for abolitionist John Brown. Nearby lie stones for Brown’s sons Oliver Watson with others including Stevens and Haslett who fell at Harpers Ferry. A local movement led by Byron R Brewster seeks a national monument to honor Brown his sons and friends and to end the forgotten graveyard.
A political column argues that while the nation has clear essentials, state lines remain essential for government efficiency and home rule. It notes Weller and Harrington are running for Governor and suggests they will push to inform voters of their plans.
The prospect of what Baltimore street will look like when it is completely improved and lighted is a cheering picture that helps make the present conditions bearable.
A Utah governor faces deadly threats after delaying Joseph Hillstrom’s death sentence. A bomb was found near the governor’s home and letters threaten his family as federal and local authorities move to uncover those behind the note while condemning the IWW and related groups. The letter demands commuting Hillstrom’s sentence to life imprisonment by September 30 1915.
The Broadway scene shifts as theatres cut ticket prices openly after a secret agreement. Lower prices appear in the lower balcony and orchestra while some venues hold firm. New productions include The Princess Pat at Cort Theatre and Husband and Wife at Forty-eighth Street Theatre, with war plays like Under Fire drawing crowds at Hudson Theatre. Lydia Lopokova joins Washington Square Players for The Antick, and Sybil headlines with The Girl From Utah through Thanksgiving week.
Cartoons Magazine recalls Homer Davenport as a distinguished pupil of Davenport and Our Flag creator Harry Osborn. Osborn recounts editing tensions with a Philadelphia editor over cartoon style and a Stark Star Spangled Banner diagram used as a model for Davenport.
A wartime roundup notes events from 1914. Belgians fall back to a second defensive line before Antwerp as Allies claim gains in the Woevre district. Serbians halt Austrians near the Drina on the Bosnian side. Attacks against Pola are planned and Britain announces mine laying in designated zones.
The piece notes Merit’s reward and hints at an unusual push for office amid David J. Lewis’s involvement and the U.S. Senate race.
A column recounts how the United States, aided by luck and caution, dodged multiple wartime crises in Europe with figures like Wilson and Germany in view. It notes today marks anniversaries of births such as Oscar Gallaway, Carl Hayden, and others while highlighting long odds faced by Uncle Sam.
Field Marshal von Hindenburg born in Posen 68 years ago today. General Ferdinand Foch born in southern France 64 years ago. Admiral Hood born 45 years ago off the Belgian coast. Sir William Ramsay born in Glasgow 63 years ago. Charles Page Bryan born in Chicago 59 years ago. Cordell Hull born in Overton County Tennessee 44 years ago.
Edwin Markham quotes mark an October 3 1914 edition note. Reported World War I front events include Russian victory over Germans at Augustow East Prussia and Allied repulse of a German assault at Roye. Czar leaves Petrograd on his first front visit. Turkish ambassador Rustem Bey departs Washington for home. Cumberland Press to feature kiddies comic section and special church and automobile pages on Saturdays.
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