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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1915
Page
4
The Cumberland Press published daily except Sundays at 109 Baltimore Street Cumberland Maryland with postal matter class and carrier rates. Advertising rates on application and delivery orders by telephone.
On October 18 1915 residents noted Friday’s first blocks laid stirred more joy than the anticipated total completion. The project in Baltimore aims to improve streets though workers expect ongoing disruption during replacement work.
A public call urges all in Cumberland to respond tomorrow to the Associated Charities plea with at least one dollar. The message links charitable giving to membership funding and suggests broad willingness to help the needy. It also argues Republicans push business qualifications, strengthening support for Hugh A. McMullen for comptroller.
A Cumberland alert warns the public to beware of get rich quick and other questionable investment schemes. It notes thousands of dollars lost in land gold coal oil silver and other ventures and urges thorough investigation before investing. Local citizens are urged to reinvest in legitimate Cumberland opportunities.
The article notes Pancho Villa or his Chihuahua governor ordering the American Smelting and Mining company to run its works or face confiscation. It uses Carranza’s 90 percent control claim to argue he must provide protection to foreign residents and their property, testing his provisional presidency amid Mexican power shifts. It also quips about Cumberland children and the Saturday comics.
The Baltimore American advises hunters to acquaint themselves with Maryland's hunting regulations before the season opens. The brief guidance emphasizes safety and compliance for the upcoming fall pastime.
The article urges hunters to review state county and local game restrictions plus a looming federal law. It notes the rough overlap with the last session's uniform law and highlights the campaigns of Harrington Ritchie and McMullen as they mobilize in the area. The public response is described as splendid.
A New York couple staged a “revolutionary” wedding at the bride’s Jersey City home. Rev. Bouck White led the ceremony with unconventional attire and novel rites, including rose petals, a kiss to the assembly, and a playful mix of music and decorations. The event contrasted starkly with traditional weddings yet ended with a traditional old fashioned honeymoon.
The article analyzes Ottoman alignments in war, noting Christian and Muslim cooperation without creed bias. It argues the Turkish drive is political, seeks autonomy and modern reform, and will depend on peace terms among European powers.
A New York magistrate ruled that actors in costume cannot use public streets to film without a permit. The decision came after police arrested three comedians dressed as sixteenth century pirates near Fourth Avenue and Thirteen Street. The ruling aims to curb street performances that hurt box office, while raising questions about enforcement for changing fashions.
A daily history feature lists events from 1815 shipbuilding revival to 1914 anti German rioting in London and Dunkirk defense. It notes 1840 Harrison victory signals, 1865 Lord Palmerston’s death, and 1890 Belgian municipal wins.
A quotation asserts that a nation lacking shared feeling risks dissolution. James Anthony Froude argues sentiment sustains national identity, warning that disconnection erodes patriotism and cohesion.
Excerpt from Mabel Daggett on La Ligue Francaise pour le Droit des Femmes in Paris. The meeting at Rue Serpente near Boulevard Saint Michel featured Madame Verone and her husband M. L Hermitte with a lively crowd. Verone urged women to join the commission on France’s depopulation, arguing that women belong in shaping policy on motherhood and repopulation. The commission refused, claiming the virility of the panel must be kept intact.
A collage of quips and cartoons including jokes on luck and misfortune, marital spats, and daily foibles. Snippets reference a moving picture star joke, a dog’s tail as eloquence, and workplace canteen humor, with multiple one liners and short anecdotes.
Reported retaking of Ostend by Allies. Canadian troops landed at Avonmouth and Allies advanced at Avonmouth Arras Roye and toward Lille. German claims of repulsing Allies near Lille. Loss of Japanese cruiser Takachiho in Teing Tau. Dunkirk evacuees. French cruiser sunk German submarine Adriatic. Turkey blocks German crews. Petrograd cites Warsaw Przemysl victories.
McPherson Kansas October 18 Kansas oldest Mennonite colony opens Zear academy in Inman to provide German and English instruction. Mennonites have been in the country since 1683 with about 75000 members nationwide and colonies in Minnesota Nebraska and the Dakotas.
Prof Henri Bergson born in Paris 56 years ago. Dr Heevey W Wiley born Kent Indiana 71 years ago. James B Frazier born Pikeville Tennessee 59 years ago. Dr David C Barrow born Oglethorpe County Georgia 63? years ago. Dr Robert S Hyer born Oxford Georgia 55 years. Frederick S Snodgrass born Ventura California 28 years. John B Lobert born Wilmington Delaware 38 years.
A list endorsed by the Safety First Federation of America outlines ten safety rules. It warns against children playing with matches and throwing away lit items, using flammable liquids, blocking fire escapes, storing ashes improperly, and keeping curtains or draperies near open flames. It also cautions against refilling kerosene lamps after dark and storing matches in open containers, plus the importance of calling the fire department promptly and having extinguishing equipment ready.
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