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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1915
Page
4
The Cumberland Press published daily except Friday with subscriptions at 3.00 per year in advance. Advertising rates available on application. Communications to The Cumberland Press 109 Baltimore Street, Cumberland. Thursday, September 16, 1915.
The article reports a Sheep Growers Association push for dog control to protect flocks in Garrett Allegany and western Washington counties. It notes dogs kill sheep nightly, voters favor dog owners, and a Western Maryland committee plans a bill for next winter’s Legislature. It also contrasts stage folk with other professions in public opinion.
A New York attorney, Joan B. Stanchfield, criticized the stage in a public address saying any sane man would object to a wife on the stage. The remarks caused disquiet in theatrical circles as the attorney for Harry K. Taann defended the accused, while critics argue stage morality is unfairly questioned.
The jitney disappearance is noted in Baltimore and other cities as licenses come and operating costs rise. Once crowded shopping streets saw many j itneys, now fewer due to taxes and patronage decline. While convenient, they were unsafe for pedestrians and deemed unsightly, and their retirement may be welcomed as buses become dominant.
William S. Denning, newly appointed chief clerk of the post office department at Washington, began life on a Jones county Georgia farm on August 1, 1883. He started as a clerk in a small post office, became a rural carrier, then a clerk in Washington. He has steadily worked up and may eventually become post master general.
A collage of quips and vignettes on tobacco substitutes misquoted proverbs and humorous anecdotes. It presents a miscellany of sayings about happiness refusing to do what one likes, a demolished belfry and a thrown bell, and playful lines about etiquette tact and folly.
Mayor Joseph E. Bell of Indianapolis faces trial on charges of conspiring with Thomas Taggart and 126 others to corrupt Marion County elections. He maintains innocence and has hired leading midwestern lawyers to defend him. The text also includes unrelated humorous and editorial snippets.
Simon Bamberger aims for Utah Democratic senatorial nomination while George A Carlson eyes 1916 Republican vice presidency in Colorado. Nevada plans a tough bid to replace Pittman, Lipitt backs Weeks, and Iowa Republicans field three governors candidates. Arkansas moves to November elections. Patterson and others seek Senate seats. Tornado damages Newton church and a string of light political notes follow.
Washington reports radical changes under study for U S submarines as Congress may authorize a new electric powered fleet. Secretary Daniels pushes faster private delivery and government construction, while patent limits and wartime needs shape plans.
The piece mocks a local critic obsessed with banning straw hats after September 15. It labels him as irrational and dangerous, urging swift but humane action. Magistrates are said to exonerate any who act to "put him out of his misery."
A list shows the states that grant women the ballot and their assigned delegates for next year. Arizona six, California twenty six, Colorado twelve, Idaho eight, Kansas twenty, Montana eight, Nevada six, Oregon ten, Utah eight, Washington fourteen, Wyoming six, Illinois fifty eight.
The Howard family of Dayton Nevada reportedly holds the country's aggregate weight record. Eugene Howard his wife three daughters and a son total about 1200 pounds with Mrs Howard around 210 and the children averaging 177 pounds each. The twins are 14 the son 13 and the baby 12.
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