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Cumberland Press

Location

Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1915

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Railmill relocation proposed for Cumberland New Jersey

George R. Roe of The Jobson Gifford Company reports The American-McKenna Process Company plans to move a steel rail re rolling plant to Cumberland New Jersey. The project would cost 75000 to 100000 dollars, require at least four months, and employ many skilled workers with electricity powered by three 150 kilowatt generators.

George R. Roe Jobson, Gifford Company New York Cotracting American-McKenna Process Company Milwaukee Roe Warners N. J Kansas City Joliet United States Rail Company Baltimore and Ohio Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Cumberland Queen City Hotel

Wilson Expansion Policy Gains Bipartisan Support

Senator Tillman pledged support for President Wilson's naval and military expansion plan after a White House meeting. He stressed a safe, sane buildup and said Congress will back the President's program, which aims to modernize the army and navy with a large, yet-to-be-set appropriation.

Washington Ben Tillman South Carolina Senate Committee On Naval Affairs Senate Naval Committee Houses of Congress Appropriations Congress White House Wilson Con

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw divorce filings contested by co respondent

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw said she would offer no defense to the Thaw divorce suit, calling it her long desired outcome. Harry Kendall Thaw’s action against Evelyn Nesbit Thaw faces contest in New York as co respondent Jack Francis of New York declares he will fight, noted Broadway publicist and former newspaperman. Francis, linked to the Stanford White shooting era, recalls incidents from 1906.

Malone N. Y Evelyn Thaw Jon Kendall Thaw Harry Pittsburgh Harry Kendall Thaw Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Jack” Francis New York Francis Stanford White Thaw

Wife Arrested in Connection With Murder of Physician

Providence R I Sept 2 Mrs C Franklin Mohr was arrested in connection with the death of her husband Dr Mohr a prominent Newport physician shot on a suburban road with his secretary Miss Emily G Burger who was wounded and later recovering George W Healis a colored chauffeur held in the case has confessed to involvement along with another colored man three Mohr employees admitted they would be paid 5000 for the crime and Mrs Mohr has said she believed reconciliation was near.

Providence C. Franklin Mohr George W. Healis Dr. Mohr Emily G. Burger Mohr Newport New York Rhode Island Miss Burger

Von Tirpitz III Ill From Overwork Plans Rest Holiday

London dispatch reports from Berlin that Admiral von Tirpitz minister of marine and chief advocate of submarine warfare is ill from overwork and exhaustion and will take a holiday lasting several weeks after physician recommendation.

London Amsterdam Berlin

Boy Believed Abducted by Father Near Wheeling

In Wheeling West Virginia on September 2 a two year old boy, son of Wright Moon, was picked up on a road in Greggsville by a man driving an automobile who neighbors say was the father. Moon had separated from his wife after she would not move to Chicago where he studied at Moody Bible Institute.

Wheeling W. Va Wright Moon L. C. Sheets Greggsville Here Moon Chicago Moody Bible Institute

Von Beseler presses siege of Riga in Russian Baltic

General von Beseler commands 1,000,000 men in a major effort to take Riga Russia's Baltic port. Russians reportedly prepare to evacuate. The besieger, famed as the "battering ram," questions linger about his heavy artillery and its potential move into the Courland swamps.

London von Beseler Novo,Georgievsk Riga Russia Baltic Courland

20 000 Die In Fight At Dardanelles

Berlin reports morale and supplies faltering among the expeditionary force at Gallipoli. A prisoner claims Germans will reach Paris before Constantinople. dysentery spreads and British losses exceed 20 000 in the August 6 7 offensives with many bodies unburied.

Dardanelles Berlin Sayville N. Y Paris Constantinople Milli Bagdad Bachir Tuckerton N. J Anafarta Gallipoli

Germany Concessions Seen Not to Alter U S England Talks

London observers say Germany’s concessions will not change U S England negotiations. They expect England to stay firm and concede only when justified. The press argues the United States overstates the significance of German concessions.

London Germany United States England

Miss Foley Runs Local News Service in Cottage Grove

Cottage Grove Minnesota September 2 1910 Miss Mother Foley aged 19 operates a community telephone exchange turning her line into a moving information hub. She serves 420 subscribers with a news bulletin service church directory event notices railroad and express rate data and practical tips for farmers wives including first aid advice and household hints.

Cottage Grove Minn Mother Foley

Dreadnought Moltke Seen Returning Under Own Power

Berlin reports the German dreadnought Moltke, earlier said sunk by a British submarine, was sighted cruising off the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal under its own steam per Copenhagen dispatches.

Berlin Sayville N. Y Admiralty Kaiser Wilhelm Canal Copenhagen

Pendleton County Confederate Reunion Opens in Franklin

Franklin West Virginia September 2 the annual Confederate reunion of Pendleton county began here today and will continue tomorrow bringing veterans and residents together for commemorative events and gatherings.

Franklin W. Va Pendleton County

Workmen's Compensation Law Goes Into Effect

Oklahoma City Oklahoma September 2 The workmen's compensation law passed by the last legislature went into operation yesterday. It covers all employers with two or more workers in hazardous industries and places supervision with the State Industrial Commission. The act provides a fixed schedule of awards and penalties for violations.

Oklahoma City Okla Oklahoma State Industrial Commission

Paris Plans Celebration of Great Marne Battle

Paris officials coordinate with the government for an official commemoration of the Battle of the Marne ending the German advance. The event is scheduled for September 12 with municipal actions and state participation.

Paris Marne France

Bank Sued Over Fraudulent Checks From New Jersey Employee

Maltimore Maryland September case with Johnson and Johnson of New Brunswick suing Third National Bank of Cumberland for 29849.97 alleging IL FE Van Doren misappropriated checks and drafts sent to Cumberland for collection. He indorsed items to Cumberland without passbooks and deposits stopped after 1904. suit cites six years of fraud and negligence by the bank. Attorneys Robertson Broening Streatwell Marley filed the action.

Maltimore Johnson & Johnson, Inc New Brunswick N. J Third National Bank of Cumberland United States IL. FE. van Doren Cumberland Bank van Doren Third National Bank New Jersey Johnson & Johnson van Doran New York Alexander H. Robertson William F. Broening August C. Streatwelf Charles F. Marley

Rome's War on Turks Case Tied to British Pressure

The Messaggero of Rome reported a cabinet session showed a sharp split over declaring war on Turkey. Premier Salandra wavered until British ambassador Sir J. Sennell Rodd pressed Rome, warning that Britain would withhold money and coal if Italy did not declare war.

Berlin Sayville Oveamems O Messaggero Rome Italy Turkey Salandra J. Sennell Rodd England

Better Business Outlook Reported As U.S. Conditions Improve

Federal reserve reports from twelve agents show slight improvement in U S business conditions with large crops in sight. Manufacturing benefits from foreign orders and money remains easy and plentiful. In Los Angeles Ortie E McManigal, key witness in the McNamara case, will testify in the Schmidt Caplan murder trial linked to the Times building blast of 1910.

Washington United States Federal Reserve Federal Reserve Board Los Angeles Cal Ortie E. McManigal McNamara Matthew A. Schmidt David Caplan Schmidt Caplan Los Angeles Times McManigal McNamara Brothers Times Honduras Schmidt- Caplan

Judge Holds Court Afloat on St. Cloud Lake

Judge John A. Roeser conducts a trial from a boat to escape heat. Prosecutor and defense observe from separate boats as witnesses are heard. A jail hold was declined in favor of this unusual courtroom afloat on Minnesota waters.

St. Cloud Minn John A. Roeser

Evacuated Lutsk Without Loss Is The Russian Claim

Petrograd reports General Ivanoff’s army evacuated Lutsk without loss and captured about 10 000 Austrian prisoners, while Vienna confirms Lutsk’s fall to Austrians amid broader Austro-German pressure on Russian lines.

Lutsk Petrograd Ivanoff London Dubno Rovno Vienna Pripet Marshes Galicia

Death closes busy life of H. W. Shuck in Cumberland

Hervey Wilson Shuck longtime Register of Wills for Allegany County died at 3 o clock this morning at his Bedford Street home after an operation for prostate gland removal. Born December 19 1845 in Cumberland he rose from B&O railroad clerk to a trusted Republican official and longtime public servant. Survived by his widow Ida Belle Mason two sons Harvey W Jr and Sherman M Shuck and several siblings. Funeral arrangements set for 4 PM at his home under Masonic rites with Rose Hill Cemetery services.

Hervey Wilson Shuck Register of Wills Allegany County Bedford Street Mr. Shuck Cumberland City Adam Baush Baltimore and Ohio Railroad A. J. Cromwell Shuck Wills Creek Theodore Luman Albert H. Dowden John B. Shannon Howard M. Fuller Mr. Shack Ida Belle Mason Cember Harvey W., Jr Sherman M. Shuck James W. Shuck McKee’s Rocks Harrison George C. Shuck Ohr Lodge Masons Order of Red Men Order United American Mechanics Order of Heptasophs Order of Owls Masonic Chr Lo Saterternoon Hy Street Church Rose Hill

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Evelyn General von Hbeseler Gallipoli Peninsula Better Business Outlook Ortie McManigal Sitl Dvina Friedrichstadt Gulf of Riga Kovno Vilna Grodno Kamerun H. W. Shuck Mr. Shack’s Jacob Shuck Harriet Jordan Edwi F. Rizer Mary Trussell Baltimore Richard S. Bell The Register
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