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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1914
Page
11
The great London company bringing A Pair of Sixes has reached Maryland for tonight’s performance. Scenic settings are in place and advance sales promise a busy run. After Maryland, the troupe heads to Boston for an extended engagement. critics call it the funniest show in some time.
Conductor J. T. Grimes of Martinsburg was struck by iron while riding his buckled train near Magnolia on the B and O R R early Monday morning. He will leave Allegany Hospital today if relatives come, after a miraculous escape with only stiffness and minor injuries. Mrs Grimes visited the hospital this week and is expected back today.
Major Samuel T. Hooton, longtime Baltimore Postoffice Inspector, has sent in his resignation to Washington and it has been accepted. He cites ill health and advanced age as reasons. Hooton served in Philadelphia Pittsburgh and West Virginia during four years in the Postoffice service and frequently visited this territory.
Patrolman Edward Stein arrested four foreigners found walking along the tracks yesterday. They said they came from Green Spring and were committed to jail by Magistrate Dressman to await investigation into possible involvement in Monday night robbery of the B & O station.
The Twice a Week American appears Tuesdays and Fridays with weekly news in compact form. It offers special correspondence, romances, poetry, local items, and fresh miscellany for home readers. Agricultural department and robust financial and market reports are highlighted features.
The report details shifting German and Allied positions along the Aisne and in Lorraine, with Crown Prince troops retreating toward Luxembourg and Verdun under pressure. Allied advances include reoccupying Troye in the Weeve district and operations around Antwerp, while Kiuck’s army fate remains unconfirmed.
In Romney West Virginia on September 16 A G Porcher of the North American Fruit Exchange and Mrs Porcher reported a burglary at their boarding house home of H C Inskeep. Mrs Porcher’s jewel case valued at several hundred dollars was taken after an unknown man jumped from the porch roof observed by a hoarder who arrived around 10 PM.
In New York on September 16 confidence runs high at GOP headquarters as each candidate asserts multiple opponents are defeated two to one. District Attorney Whitman is cited among leading contenders with strong early positioning.
The piece advocates merchants to support and advertise in the local paper, arguing their success fuels the newspaper and the town. It emphasizes merchants as public spirited leaders and calls for cooperation between merchants and the newspaper to foster municipal betterment.
Miss Cary Gabler was appointed office assistant to Health Officer Max J. Colton, replacing Ralph Baird. Alice Crites of Moorefield returned from Baltimore after a visit during Star Spangled Week. Airy Twigg returned from Pittsburg. James Adams of Beaver, Pa. visits the South End. Mrs. Anna Poling and Master Wade returned from Baltimore. Mrs. L. C. Hollis visits her parents in Oldtown round. T. H. Daly, Kansas City Real Estate Bulletin editor, travels to West Union and Cumberland on roads petition. Douglas McCoy of Cumberland, Md. arrives from town by motorcycle. Mrs. Charles J. McNemar spent Monday in Baltimore. Miss Richardson of North Carolina arrives to trim with Mrs. Bee Albright.
Arrangements via Joseph Young and B R Railcords Company provide special train service for the Epworth League Convention attendees. Trains depart Cumberland at 8 21 a m with stops at Hancock to reach Berkeley Springs in time for events Tuesday and Friday functions.
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