Up to Date Delicatessen Store to Open in Cumberland
Cumberland prepares for an up to date sanitary Delicatessen at 76 N Centre Street opening mid October. proprietor William Devries brings a modern shop with glass cases, display counters and a refrigerated system. local cooks will supply fresh salads and prepared dishes for housewives. Oysters fish and imported cheeses will be stocked with a fancy line of coffees and teas.
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Cumberland
N. Centre Street
William Devries
A. E. Wilkingon
Devries
Special Court Session Clears Offenders At Police Station
A large number of offenders crowded the police station prompting a special court session. Justice Heck fined James Myers R. E. Payne Fenscoe Edward Callahan B. Miller and Jack O Neil eight dollars eighty seven cents each for drunk and disorderly conduct along with E H Sonneberger for a like amount. W L Neilus James Smith J W Edwards and Earl Guy colored will be heard this afternoon at 4 p m on similar charges. In all twenty two were at the station this morning.
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Justice Heck
Heck
James Myers
R. E. Payne
Fenscoe
Edward Callahan
B. Miller
Jack O'Neil
E. H. Sonneberger
W. L. Neilus
James Smith
J. W. Edwards
Earl Guy
Death of Captain John W Walen at Presidio
A telegram from the War Department announces Capt John W Walen of Martinsburg died at the Presidio San Francisco. He was 38, a West Point graduate fifteen years prior, commanded a company in the thirteenth U S Cavalry, and saw action in the Philippine Islands. He was injured three years ago on the Mexican border and had been treated at a government hospital. Remains will be moved to Arlington for burial near Washington.
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Martinsburg
War Department
Washington
Presidio
San Francisco
John W. Walen
William H. Walen
Thirteenth
United States Cavalry
West Point Academy
Philippine Islands
Government Mill Hospital
Arlington
Burleave
Rent needed for one room house in Sept 16 notice
Public notice lists a one room house rental arranged by R Neff, grocer. The fragment notes an address Sept 16 indicating a local rental opportunity or inquiry.
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R. Neff
Furst Celebrates Harrington Victory in Baltimore
Frank A. Furst welcomed congratulatory calls after aiding Emerson Harrington’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination. He called for party unity and a solid front for Harrington and the ticket, citing intelligent campaigning and devotion of his supporters. He pledged to back Mayor Preston and advance Baltimore’s interests.
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Baltimore
Frank A. Furst
Emerson C. Harrington
Furst
Fidelity Building
Harrington
William P. Ryan
Mr. Furst
Ryan
Ritchie
McMullen
Preston
Wendling the Lecturer Dead at Charlestown West Virginia
George Reuben Wendling, lecturer and author, died Tuesday at his Charlestown home after an extended illness. He was 70, born in 1845 in Shelbyville Illinois, where he was admitted to the bar and edited a newspaper. Wendling, known as a rival of Ingersoll, toured the country delivering lectures on The Mistakes of Ingersoll and The Mistakes of Moses.
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George Reuben Wendling
Charlestown
W. Va
Shelbyville
Ill
George R. Wendling
Cumberland
Wendling
Robert G. Ingersoll
Ingersoll
Moses
Russia Supplies World With Majority of Its Best Bristles
A historical note states Russia provides about 56 percent of the world's top quality bristles used in brushes and related products, highlighting its dominant export role in a key commodity.
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Russia
Saulsbury Denounces Japanese Peril as Humbug
Senator Saulsbury returns from travels in Japan China Hawaii and the Pacific coast urging that talk of a Japanese peril is humbug He says Japan is friendly proud of progress and desires good terms with the United States He notes open door in China and China protection by the U S amid changing regional dynamics.
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Wilmington
Del
Saulsbury
Delaware
Japan
China
Hawaii
Pacific Coast
Orient
United States
Okuma
America
Little stories of the big war from London to Chaplin portrait
London reports Capt Vance Hawker a recent V C winner with hawk crest and glory motto. London medical analysis regards Charlie Chaplin as a high emotional actor rather than a clown, portraying artist not comedian in a serious scholarly critique.
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London
Vance Hawker
V. C
Charlie Chaplin
Romney Man Arrested Over Bogus Peach Purchase
H. C. Cheshire was arrested in the Monroe hotel lobby in Parkersburg by Deputy Clifton and Captain Smith on suspicion of passing a bogus check for peaches. He allegedly passed two bad checks three weeks earlier and claimed payments were mailed. Cheshire said he sent funds to Romney to cover the checks and had been living in Graf ton with a wife and family.
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H. C. Cheshire
Monroe Hotel
Parkersburg
Clifton
Romney
Hampshire County
Captain Smith
Cheshire
Romney Bank
Robert T. Buckman
Grafton
Annual election of Allegany County WCTU
The Allegany County W C T U met at the Central Y M C A and elected officers including President Mrs Chas C Willison Cumberland Vice President Mrs R C Stoller Cumberland Corresponding Secretary Mrs J A Hoover Cumberland Recording Secretary Miss Belle Williamson Eckhart Treasurer Mrs Horace G Evans Frostburg Superintendents Literature and White Ribbon Herald Miss Alma Roberts Frostburg Loyal Temperance Legion Mrs M H Keller Cumberland Flower Mission Mrs H H Hartsock Cumberland Sunday School Mrs C J McKenzie Narrows Park Medal Contests Mrs Ernest Yates Cumberland Sabbath Observe Mrs K R Compton Cumid Press Superintendent Mrs J A Hoover Cumberland.
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Allegany County
Central
Chas. C. Willison
Cumberland
R. C. Stoller
J. A. Hoover
Belle Williamson
Eckhart
Horace G. Evans
Frostburg
Alma Roberts
Loyal Temperance Legion
M. H. Kellar
Flower Mission
H. H. Hartsock
C. J. McKenzie
Narrows Park
Ernest Yates
KR. R. Compton
Cumid
If George Washington Never Lied Martha’s Life of Throwing
The line suggests Martha Washington spent much of her married life throwing objects at George Washington in a humorous or satirical vein. The remark plays on the enduring myth of Washington’s honesty and inversely imagines domestic conflict between the first couple.
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George Washington
Martha
George
Greek Priest Visits City for Frostburg Baptism
The Rev Father Parthineos Kolones a high priest of the Greek Orthodox Church in Wheeling West Virginia is visiting local Greek families. He traveled to Frostburg to baptize a son of James proprietor of the Frostburg Candy Kitchen. He appears in religious garb with a flowing beard and dignified demeanor.
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Parthineos Kolones
Chuch
Wheeling
W. Va
Father Par
Thineos
Frostburg
James
Frostburg Candy Kitchen
Parthineos
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Anne Arundel
Baltimore City
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Weller
Warleton
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Kent
Montgomery
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Somerset
St. Marys
Talbot
Wicomico
Lazarus Millinery
L. Bernstein Furniture Co
North Centre Street
Cyril B. Geare
Seaver and Geare
Walsh
Baltimore St
Agency For Panama-P
Wiesel
Cumberland, MD
Trans-Atlantic Steamship Lines
John A. Fulton & CO
Baltimore and Liberty Sts
Cumberland, Maryland
The
Curtis Confectionery Co
Baltimore Street
J. H. Holzshu & CO
Keeps
Averitt Avenue
Flat Street
Edward L. Williams
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