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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1914
Page
4
Cumberland editorial argues the U.S. can supply shoes and leather for Europe in wartime while cautioning Congress on new taxes. It notes ship traffic improving, treasury balances, and debate over taxes on beer tobacco and stamps, urging retrenchment over levies.
A compact, era spanning column notes Europe’s early war starters and neutral stances while relaying social and cultural tidbits. Mentions Bul gra ia Greece Romania and Montenegro as European Stakes starters, Kaiser Wilhelm’s Gibraltar offer, and Belgian and Austrian maneuvers. Includes references to professors defending William, Labor Day nostalgia, and historical milestones from 1854 to 1918.
A compendium of short editorials and quips from various papers. Items range from satirical notes on export fattening possums to comments about Antwerp Paris Berlin weather and a humorous cash register theft at the Garfield Field Monument.
Richard Rogers Bowker born in Salem Massachusetts on September 4 1848. He graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1868 and served as city editor of the Evening Mail. Bowker was honorary secretary of the American Free Trade League and linked with political reform. He worked with Harper and Brothers and the New York Tribune literary department.
Former Senator C W Watson of West Virginia returns from Europe with conclusions that the United States will reap large commercial benefits from the European war and that much of this trade will be permanent. He says nations may seek to regain commerce and the U S should prepare to defend its interests by expanding the army and navy and training youth in war.
Paris today stands with suburbs razed to deny cover to enemies. German raids have dropped bombs but caused limited damage as fortifications around the capital are described in three rings. The article recalls 1870s sieges and notes Joffre strengthening outer forts and the cleared outer Paris area.
Kenneth C. Cole appointed principal of Mintstone Agricultural School in Flintstone for the coming year after completing agriculture studies at Maryland Agriculture College. His assistant is Miss Bessie Smenner, a graduate of the Georgia Normal and Industrial College. The curriculum emphasizes practical agriculture, poultry, stock feeding, and domestic science for girls alongside core subjects.
Hancock plans to ship fifty thousand barrels of apples this season. Tonoloway Orchard Company will send 30,000 barrels, with the European war expected to reduce exports and affect the industry.
A humorous and observational piece on war's impact on women, wartime roles, and social mores. It mixes jokes and toasts about marriage, fashion, and everyday life, noting how conflict and culture shape women at home and public sentiment. It references Henry James and social trends with light satire.
Baltimore dispatch reports Maryland Republicans wrestle with financing a new general registration across counties. They estimate costs at 40 000 to 50 000 dollars, bandied about Jackson family support, and face 30 000 dollars in state central committee debts. Some leaders blame past vetoes and factional splits for the predicament.
James Roscoe Robinette and Myrtle May Brotemarkle of Cumberland. Gilmore Cecil Fazenbaker of Westernport and Otis May Haines of Cumberland. Carney George Drayer and Minnie Pearl Reid of Hawthorne Pennsylvania. John William David and Grace Sisler of Fairchance Pennsylvania. Chalmers Clark Irwin and Elsie Matthews of Washington Pennsylvania. Samuel Alvin Wilkinson of Belle Vernon and Mary Ardergerlowher-Gibson of Pennsylvania.
Advert reads an automatic air s5 and electric coupler for railroad cars without hose, offered at Wolford's Smokeshop on Baltimore Street. Ad notes a sale and location, with a quick reference to stock readiness.
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