Myrkle-Harder Stock Company to Present Broadway Hits
Al Beasley advance agent for the Myrkle-Harder Stock Company announces a big season at the Maryland Theatre next week with six Broadway successes. Titles include What Happened to Mary The Girl of the Golden West Stop Thief Under Southern Skies The Escape and Elevating a Husband.
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al Beasley
Myrkle-Harder
America
Maryland Theatre
Mary
Golden West
David Belasco
Minstrel Stars George Primrose and George Wilson at Maryland Theatre
The re united minstrel stars join Maryland Theatre for matinee and night performances with a street parade. A galaxy of burnt cork stars is promised, drawing big crowds and lively reviews. Also announced are the plays Today and a musical revue September Morn and Seven Hours in New York with a large cast and popular tunes.
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George Primrose
George Wilson
Maryland Theatre
New York
George Broadhurst
Abraham Schomer
Chicago
Mellinger
le» Greenwood
Hazel Shannon
Adelyn Estee
Win
Cameron
John Patton
I'red du Bois
Berlin
Trixie Mar
Joseph Mack
Dora Andrea
Edwin Howell
George Fredericks
Margie Norworth
Wil Herbert
Grace Whitcher
James William Conway Dies in Subway. Queen City Hotel Engineer
James William Conway a stationary engineer at the Queen City Hotel dropped dead in the subway near the baggage room about 7 this morning. He was about 60 and had worked for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Survived by children and siblings, funeral plans pending with Undertaker Louis Stein.
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James William Conway
Queen City
Mr. Conway
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Queen City Tilotel
Ife
Conover William H. Shaw
C. L. Owens
Mr Conway
John P. Conway
Emily Street
William A
Connellsville
John P
Catherine Conway
Pittsburgh
Emma Conway
Los Angeles
Cal
John T. Martin
Brunswick
Lindsey VanHorn
Martinsburg
W. Va
Harry Wetzer
Liverpool
Eng
Joseph Fetzer
Baltimore
Louis Stein Hae
Roosevelt resigns Harvard post to be near war in Europe
Nicholas Roosevelt of Oyster Bay a nephew of Theodore Roosevelt resigns as an assistant professor of history at Harvard to go to Europe and stay until the war ends before returning to teaching.
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Cambridge
Mass
Nicholas Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
L. L
Theodore Roosevelt
Harvard
Europe
Presbyterian Synod Opens at Elkins
The eleventh annual session of the Northern Presbyterian Church of West Virginia opens in Elkins at the Davis Memorial Church with about 125 delegates attending. The synod is hosted by the Davis Memorial Church and Davis and Elkins College, with Rev. Dr. Henry T. McClelland of Clarksburg delivering the opening sermon.
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Elkins
W. Va
Synod of the
Northern Presbyterian Church of West Virginia
Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church
Davis Memorial Church
Davis and Elkins College
Northern Presbyterian Church of
Clarksburg
Get wise Read the book that tells you about the war
Advertisement notice promotes a 10 cent book from The Cumberland Press office. It offers concise wartime reading and directs readers to the publisher for purchase. The item is presented as a public sale of information rather than a product review.
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Cumberland Press
Chicago Belgians Launch Million Dollar Relief Drive
Chicago Belgians began raising a relief fund of 1,000,000 for destitute Belgians in the war zone and refugees in England and Holland. The effort aims to raise half in Chicago, with an estimated 3,000,000 destitute individuals overall.
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Chicago
England
Holland
Death of 12 Year Old Elsie Polland in Lonaconing
Elsie Polland aged 12 daughter of Mr and Mrs John Polland of Knapps Meadow near Lonaconing died at 1130 last night after a life of illness. Funeral will be held tomorrow at the family home with Rev W E Bird of Midland M E Church officiating. Burial in Old Coney cemetery.
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Elsie
John Polland
Knapp's Meadow
Lonaconing
W. E. Bird
M. E. Church
Midland
Old Coney Cemetery
Couple Wed at United Brethren Church Parsonage
Grant R. Gollner of Homer street and Miss Margaret May Lancaster of Mount Savage married last night at the United Brethren Church parsonage by Rev. H Eugene Richardson. They will reside on Race street.
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Grant R. Gollner
Homer Street
Baltimore and
Ohio
Margaret May Lancaster
Mount Savage
The
United Brethren Church
H. Eugene Richardson
Race Street
Chasing the Pigskin Y M C A Defeats W Va Preps in Keyser
The YMCA eleven beat the West Virginia Preps in Keyser, avenging a prior loss and seeking a third meeting to decide the championship. Cumberland line and backfield performed strongly while the Preps neared a touchdown late, marking the Preps first defeat in four seasons.
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W. Va
Keyser
Cumberland
Elks Meet Elks for County Baseball Championship
Cumberland Elks led by manager Zack Laney face Piedmont Frostburg Elks at South End Park in the county Elkdom baseball final. Delegations travel by auto from up the creek region to attend the game, with over a thousand expected. Free admission and a postgame banquet and celebrations at the Elk lodge rooms.
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Allegany County
Zack Laney
Cumberland Elks
Piedmont-Frostburg
Elk Lodge
Mystery surrounds fatal shooting near Water Station house
Mrs. Sarah Crouse aged 24 died from a gunshot wound received October 7 while seated in an open doorway at her parents home near 96 Water Station above Lesmalinston. Investigators led by Prosecuting Attorney Gene Ford are probing conflicting statements about the shooting from a tree outside the residence.
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Grafton
W. Va
Sarah Crouse
Curry
Water Station
Lesmalinston
Gene Ford
Eckhart Plans Basketball Team for Upcoming Season
Eckhart will field a basketball squad this season with a strong five. Players Logsdon Close and Bennet have signaled their intention to play. Promoters seek the lower floor of the Junior Hall for home games.
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Eckhart
Logsdon
Close
Bennett
Avalanche of Rock Kills Six Workmen in Bluefield
From Bluefield West Virginia October 20 an avalanche of rock and earth tumbled from a cliff at the R F Baker Rock Crushing Company operation killing six workers and injuring others Will Perdue Zach Taylor John Thompson John Davis Martin Seaton and an unidentified negro were among the dead rescuers used dynamite to loosen boulders after the collapse.
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Bluefield
W. Va
R. F. Baker
Will Perdue
Zach Taylor
John Thompson
John Davis
Martin Seaton
Havana
Fannie Prescott
Gulfport
Miss
Germans Claim 350000 Prisoners On Western Front
A Copenhagen telegraph reported by the Star cites Sven Hedin visiting the German west front. He says Germans claim 350000 prisoners from Britain France Russia and Belgium and that prisoners are not harshly treated. He adds Germans would not burn villages unless compelled.
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London
Sven Hedin
Copenhagen
Star
Hedin
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