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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1914
Page
3
In the fourth game of the big series Boston edges Philadelphia 3 to 1 after a tense 1 hour 49 minute contest. Key moments include a late sharp fielding play by Deal and a crucial double by Shawkey. final score: Boston 3 Philadelphia 1.
Richmond Va October 13 The annual stockholders meeting opens at the companys principal office marking a new era as stockholders vote directly for five directors. Officers attend to answer questions and present last years operations for discussion. The gathering is a major event in Richmond.
The railroad commission in Austin Texas on October 13 is hearing an application to readjust rates to allow calks to be shipped in straight carloads or mixed carloads with horses and mule shoes. An amendment to rates on iron or steel strips is also on the agenda.
The YMCA gymnasium opened the year with Senior class exercises last night. In the afternoon the business men's class was organized, while the Junior season will begin later.
The Roya Riley versus Dr. William F. Twigs malpractice action over a Coltes fracture was taken from the jury by Judge Robert M Senderson and a verdict for the defendant dismissed. The case, third retrial, began in Washington County Court at Hagerstown and was not pressed by the plaintiff. A later local court trial awarded $250 to the plaintiff but was set aside on new trial motion. Attorneys referenced include George A. Peare and J W S Coc hrane for Twigg and W E McHugh and Philip Roman for Budy. The day also saw Dunn versus Archibala Evans and a settlement in progress between P C Barnes Albert A Doub for the plaintiff and Benjamin A Richimonne David A Robb for the defendants. A note case Pioneer Distillers Distributing Co vs Michael Driscigio remained unsettled at 3 pm. George Greenhors v Board Directors of Aller any county for $169,000 in damages continued as the session proceeded after a fall incident near Reynolds in spring.
Mrs. William Schafenburg of Decatur street was taken to Allegany Hospital for an operation this afternoon. C. S. May, formerly of Berkeley Springs and Mountain Lake Park, Md., may relocate to Piedmont to start a chocolate candy factory employing 40 or 50 girls. Mrs. John Everett Jr. visited the Everett family on Gibson Avenue in Connellsville.
Rochester hosts New York suffragists for the east annual convention ahead of the 1915 amendment vote. Automobile delegations sweep the state, meeting outside the city before a parade led by Utica riders and open air meetings. Speakers include Julia Lathrop Katherine Bement Davis Mary Bartelme and Medill McCormick.
William Andrew Robertson and Pearl Freda Deniker of Boynton Pa. William James Cooley and Resse Elizabeth Plues of Madison Pa. Paul Raymond West of Lockrone Pa. Edna Ruth Eicher of Mr. Pleasant Pa. William Joseph Danahy of Pittsburgh Pa. Anna Marie McCann of Rea man Mills Pa. James Madison Blair of Saxton Pa. Ada Blanche Fields of Cumberland Frederick Joseph Carter and Grace Ellen Swisher of Cumberland. Harold Lloyd Kuhn and Florence Rhodes, both of Roaring Springs.
The annual session of the grand lodge and the Rebeckah assembly of the Odd Fellows will open in Laconia today with the Rebeckahs assembly starting. Grand lodge sessions begin tomorrow. New Hampshire has a high ratio of Odd Fellows and Rebeckahs to population, making the order notably popular in the state.
In effect, a pass or passable status is noted for the Cumberland and Pennsylvania road area, indicating a permissible travel condition under the current local transportation update.
A Paris dispatch notes the Belgian government fled Brussels and Antwerp to Havre for liberty of action. A separate Berlin report tallies Prussian losses at 123 017 officers and men. Petrograd cites Austro German defeat near Sandomierz. London editorials blaming Churchill echo Boer War criticism of Antwerp siege strategy.
The October Grand Jury filed its report with the court noting 54 indictments after examining 182 witnesses and eight indictments dismissed after 24 witnesses. It urges tighter enforcement of gambling liquor and concealed weapons laws and highlights safety and building code concerns across county properties.
The American Bankers Association convenes in Richmond Virginia starting today for five days. More than 8,000 delegates attend with an extensive program including dinners concerts golf tournaments receptions ball and boat trips for delegates and families.
Koji Yamada and Harry Cline prepare for national billiard championship league games in Boston with events also set in New York St Louis and Philadelphia. Matches are 400 points each with the best aggregate winning and feature top players including Willie Hoppe Morningstar and Walter Cochran the new contender.
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