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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1914
Page
5
Berlin reports the German admiralty confirms the British submarine ES was sunk on Oct 18 in the North Sea by German warships. The loss comes as Germany mourns the sinking of four torpedo boats, deemed old and of little value.
Victor Morley headlines the Maryland Theatre musical comedy My Best Girl with a witty soldier character and a strong male vocal set. Cherie Coleman Inez Bauer and Marie Sabbott star in supporting roles while John W. Walker performs with the ensemble. The show, Marley’s Cumberland return after ten years, received strong chorus work and stylish mounting.
The Rt. Rev. Owen Corrigan auxiliary bishop of Baltimore conferred minor orders on candidates at Sts Peter and Pauls church. The four penitential tonsure recipients were William Stehle Gabriel McCarthy Gilbert Stickelmaier Clarence Tschippert and Hyacinth Steigner all Capuchins. Tomorrow four more will receive higher orders of deaconship.
Eight members of the Shamrock Girls Company stranded in Connellsville after manager W K Barnette left at 2 30 am taking 171 dollars owed to the group. Two girls reached Cumberland with difficulty. three men and five others remain with little money. Barnette allegedly paid a hotel bill, removed the trunks with the wardrobe and checked them to Chicago, then bought tickets for himself and wife to the same city. The Maryland venue had hosted the troupe the prior week and two girls reportedly joined as chorus girls.
Third Vice-President A. W. Thompson and General Superintendent F. E. Blaser arrived in the city in private cars for an inspection of the Hampshire Southern before returning east.
President Wilson signed the Alaska coal land leasing bill today after its passage in Congress. The measure allows leasing of coal lands in Alaska and was approved in the latest legislative session.
Knights of Pythias lodges Cumberland Queen City and Allegany banqueted at the Windsor Hotel Maryland Restaurant room in honor of Chancellor Commander Charles F. Rich of Centerville and Grand Keeper James M Hendrix of Baltimore. Toasts by Rich Hendrix Shaffer and others highlighted festivities with readings and remarks on the new Pythian Castle in Cumberland.
William Carey 23 son of James Carey of New York Hill Brunswick was run down by a Baltimore and Ohio train on the Eastbound tracks at Upper Weverton crossing at 3 20 am His skull was crushed his limbs severed and an open watch crystal broken lay on the body The watch stopped at 2 80 indicating Carey had lay along the tracks about an hour He had departed Weverton for the Hagerstown Fair on Saturday and returned that evening.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will finish next week laying about eight miles of 100 pound steel rail between Boyds Germantown and Boyds Barnesville on a single track replacing 85 pound rail. About 3,000 rails used. A third track is planned from Brunswick to Washington Junction.
The county shows extensive school construction with new Swain building expected to open in six weeks. Gilmore adds a room this week, Bowery at Frostburg nears brick work completion, Beall school adds a boys’ toilet, Center street gains two wings, and Columbia street school in Cumberland will begin soon. Superintendent John E. Edwards leads the effort.
David Leasure of Bedford Road pleaded guilty to striking his wife with a stone and was paroled for three years on condition of abstaining from intoxicating liquor. A loophole allows one glass of beer at a time but no intoxication. Other defendants in the Circuit Court were paroled for one to three years after guilty pleas and probation.
Miss Mabel Bratt visits Brunswick and will spend time with friends and relatives. Miss Bernadette Gunning visits Baltimore and Philadelphia. Sam Morgan and H N Cohen among Maryland arrivals at the Hotel Caswell in Baltimore. Matthew H. Sloan visits Hancock as Potomac Glass Works general manager. Mr and Mrs Harry Skeados of Cumberland spent time with Mrs Skeados' parents in Martinsburg after New York trip. Parsons family attend funeral of Don H Parsons in Martinsburg. Scott Street and family return to South Cumberland after visits to Chicago Garrett Ind. Miss Dorothy McMullen travels to Johnstown Utst on Philadelphia and Baltimore to visit friends. Miss Roberta Stotler visiting Baltimore and Washington. Miss Ruth Wenrick moves to Philadelphia to accept assistant supervisor at Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. Frances and Nancy Brengle return to Cumberland for the winter. Mrs J L Bougher of St Louis visiting D P Miller in La Vale. Mrs Nelson W Russler visiting sister in Pittsburgh.
Society notes report Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Calvert and daughter Margaret with relatives from Pittsburgh and Baltimore attending the Dawson grandparents fiftieth anniversary at 10 East Street before returning home. Elizabeth Penrod celebrated her fifth birthday with a party Saturday. The Carroll Club hosts a card party and dance tonight.
Austin Geinger employed at Howard Buchanan planning mill 325 North Centre street was badly injured yesterday after being caught in the shafting. He sustained a broken arm plus cuts and bruises and is not able to work. He was treated at Western Maryland Hospital by Dr. R W Trevaskis then sent home to rooms above the mill office.
Fragmented OCR text advertises medical and wellness services with mentions of doctors, clinics, and a course price. It references Dr L, W Bullard, and a Chi Centre street location, plus an offer of free spinul ation and an evening availability.
Berlin dispatches report England has made a third appeal for Portugal's aid amid South Africa chaos and India unrest. Constantinople says three English battalions fled Malta for India. Russian sources claim 8000000 troops lack medical supplies. Kiev and Moscow hospitals are crowded. Austria pushes in Galicia as Von Hindenberg aims for victory.
Pittsburg Oct 20. Domestic trouble ends in a double shooting as Steve Slicotch a 40 year old steel worker on Third Ave Homestead shoots his wife Elizabeth 38 and sister in law Annie Wargo 35 then shoots himself just after 11 am All were taken to Homestead hospital in serious condition Mrs Slicotch died at 11 50 am
Eight men died when a barge loaded with rocks sank in the Mushingum river at Beverly. Eleven men were aboard. three were rescued and five bodies recovered as rescue efforts continued. Separately in Washington the Interstate Commerce Commission heard that C H and D funds used by the railroad system contributed to needs for higher freight rates.
Maud V. House applies for letters of administration in Allegany County Orphans Court. Petition states John Harry Hinkle left Maryland in 1906 and was heard from in Chicago in 1907 and has been absent for over seven years, presumed dead. He left a wife and no children. estranged siblings and their children named as heirs. Court to publish notice weekly for four weeks and hear evidence December 18, 1914. judges Getz en danner Close Rees. True Copy Attest Hervey W. Shuck.
Maryland woman Miss Elizalyames of Hagerstown says eight years of goitre suffering ended after nine months with Inter-State Doctors treatment. Ad touts their non surgical methods and broad range of chronic illnesses treated, with daily office hours and Sunday partial hours.
Frank Croak of Lock Haven Pennsylvania died suddenly at 11 30 last night at the Terminal Hotel while returning from Cass West Virginia with his brother C H Croak. He had fallen ill in Cass and was being taken to Lock Haven when his condition worsened. Survived by his parents and two brothers Vincent of Baltimore and William of Lock Haven. funeral arrangements were handled by John C Wolford.
A private telegram says General Villa with 15 000 troops entered Aguas Calientes and captured delegates at the national peace convention. General Antonio Vila real, a leading presidential candidate, was the only delegate to escape.
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