Rockefeller Jr Declines War Loan Aid in Europe
Cleveland September 17 John D Rockefeller Jr says he will not lend money to finance the European war effort. He declined offers to enrich himself by joining a $1,000,000,000 war loan for the Allies and said England and Russia also asked but were refused. The interview details his firm stance against aiding the war ring nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Europe
Commission of European Bankers
New York
Rockefeller
England
Russia
Climax Near in Mexico City as US Considers Move
Washington reports a climax near in Mexico City with the United States awaiting recognition of Carranza and French authorities preparing to withdraw foreigners from northern Mexico. Villistas loot American ranches near Torreon while fleeing toward Chihuahua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mexico City
Carranza
United States
Mexico
Torreon
Chihauhua
Explorer Viljamur Steffansson Alive After Arctic Signal
Ottawa reports famed explorer Viljamur Steffansson, long presumed dead after the Karluk disaster, is alive. A August 21 message via Nome from Baillie Island says he plans to continue exploring with two years of supplies. The last contact was April 1914 when the Karluk wrecked at Baillie Island near the Mackenzie river mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ontario
Viljjamur Steffansson
Arctic
Canadian Naval Department
Steffansson
Nome
Alaska
Baillie Island
Karluk
Baillie
Mackensie River
Local News Notes From Cumberland Area
The South Cumberland News Bureau notes several updates. Ray Calhoun, Cumberland left fielder, left for Altoona Pennsylvania today. Roy A. Rockwood returned after accompanying Mrs Ambrose Wrick to Youngstown Ohio for counsel in her husband’s case. Mr and Mrs H T Hauger returned to Terra Alta West Virginia after a Sunday automobile trip. J W Linn of Virginia avenue reports a two week Potomac fishing trip with good bass and eel catches. Harley Beckman on Boone street is homebound with a carbuncle on his arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Calhoun
Cumberland
Altoona
Roy A. Rockwood
Ambrose Wrick
Youngstown
Ohio
H. T. Hauger
Terra Alta
W. Va
J. W. Linn
Virginia Avenue
Potomac
West Virginia
Harley Beckman
Boone Street
Embargo Hits Dutch Cocoa Trade Worldwide
Berlin dispatch reports British cocoa bean import restrictions harming Dutch cocoa manufacturers. England refuses to export beans to hostile nations, complicating shipments as Dutch firms struggle to source raw material despite assurances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
England
Duach
Holland
Austria Explains Frontier Move to Roumania
Vienna reports the Austrian foreign office told Roumania the frontier closure is not a hostile act. Austria denies plans to invade Roumania or march to aid Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Roumania
Vienna
Austrian Foreign Office
Turkey
Editor's Wife Undergoes Operation in Baltimore
Word from The Fairmont Times says Mrs Earl H. Smith underwent a serious operation at the Women's Hospital in Baltimore. The managing editor has been by her bedside for several days as her condition remained delicate and friends fear for her safety during the weeks of treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl H. Smith
Fairmont Times
Women’s Hospital
Baltimore
Mr. Smith
Mrs. Smith
Allegany High School Game Postponed To Next Week
The baseball game between Allegany High School and LaSalle scheduled for this afternoon is postponed. South End Park hosts another team today, with the two clubs rescheduled for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegany High School
LaSalle
South End Park
Steamer Queermore Catches Fire at Liverpool Pier
The John son liner Queermore of seven thousand tons suffered a mysterious blaze at her Liverpool pier. No origin details or extent of damage were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Boy is Bit Tongue. Two Stitches After Fall
John McHugh a fifteen month old child of James McHugh of 151 North Mechanic street fell on the steps of his home yesterday and required two stitches by Dr. John R. Littlefield after biting his tongue badly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McHugh
James McHugh
North
Mechanic Street
John R. Littlefield
Society notes on Miss Elizabeth Tinker’s bridge party
Miss Elizabeth Tinker hosted a bridge party honoring friends. Guests included Mrs. Luther Shaffer Mrs. K. P. Heintz Mrs. Olive Powell and Misses Helen McMullen Louise Edwards Lillian Laing Helen Clark Anna Fasenmeir Eleanor Bruce Marie Holzshu Fannie Doerner Mabel Rice Virginia Roberts and Effie Handy of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Tinker
William M. Tinker
Bridge
Luther Shaffer
K. P. Heintz
Olive Powell
Helen McMullen
Louise Edwards
Lillian Laing
Helen Clark
Anna Fasenmeir
Eleanor Bruce
Marie Holzshu
Fannie Doerner
Mabel Rice
Virginia Roberts
Effie Handy
Washington
Obituary notices from Garrett and surrounding areas
Funeral notices report infant Ivatue Dawson buried at St Peters and Pauls cemetery after services at home. Ida Winebrenner dies at Corrigansville aged 43, funeral at Corrigansville M E Church. Mary Wagner aged 80 to be buried at Ss Peter and Pauls. Gladness Phenecie seven dies after surgery in Garrett. Walter Waddell two dies at Cedar street, no arrangements yet. J L Meyers Baltimore and Ohio conductor dies from train injuries in Terra Alta W Va and funeral Monday at Grace Church. Burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. fraternal orders note Meyers membership and service details.
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Ivatue
Thos. H. Dawson
Grand Avenue
Peter’s and Paul's
John Lawless
St. Mary's Church
Ida Winebrenner
Corrigansville
Jesse Winebrenner
Robert
Loretta
Thelma Winebrenner
M. E
Mt. Savage Cemetery
Mary Wagner
George Wagner
Madison Street
SS. Peter and Paul’s Church
Meyers
J. L. Meyers
Race Street
Baltimore and Ohio
Western Maryland Hospital
Terra Alta
W. Va
Grace M. E. Church
F. A. Killman
Brotherhood of Railway
Order of Railway Conductors
Rose Hill Cemetery
Baltimore financier Michael Jenkins dies without will
The estate of the late Michael Jenkins of Baltimore is valued at 3,500,000 in letters of administration filed today. Jenkins died last week leaving no will. his strong box was opened and papers examined. Administrators named are George C. Jenkins, Jos. W. Jenkins Jr., and the Safe Deposit and Trust Company of Baltimore, bonded for 5,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Jenkins
Baltimore
Orphans’ Court
Jenkins
George C. Jenkins
Jos. W. Jenkins, Jr
Safe Deposit and Trust Company of Baltimore
Jury Drawn for October Court in Circuit Session
Judges A Hunter Boyd and Robert R Henderson selected the Grand and Petit juries for the October term. Names listed include Thomas P Albright, William M Cuthbertson, James D D Williams, Elijah Skidmore Jr, James F Donaldson and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Hunter Boyd
Robert R. Henderson
Thomas P. Albright
William M. Cuthbertson
James D.D. Williams
Elijah Skidmore, Jr
James F. Donaldson
Charles C. Porter
Louis Stanton
Daniel J. Bradley
George C. Frey
Frank FE. McCulloh
J. James Gardner
Terrence J. Boyle
John Mackie
Charles H. Amick
Daniel Martin
John J. Winters
Sanford H. Buley
James D. Close
Adam A. Camp
George H. Rhodenhauser
James Weston
Lewis H. Heller
Garrett Burns
George Gessner
Virgil T. Wolford
Joseph Guy
James Clark
Claude A. Robertson
Andrew A. Ridgway
Rudolph Nickel
Frank V. Carpenter
Isaiah H. Foreman
John H Bepler
New Central Garage Nearing Completion
Remodeling of the Fisher livery stable on South Mechanic Street for the Central Garage progresses rapidly. The facility, expected to open in mid October, will feature concrete flooring steel ceilings wash rooms and a large elevator and will store 100 cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher
Mechanic Street
Day of Wi day captured by Hindenburg
Berlin reports Hindenburg’s army captured Wi day south of Dvinsk. In the city the chancellor foreign secretary and von Tirpitz confer over reply to the American note. Germany seeks to gauge public sentiment before deciding on the response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
von Hindenburg
Widay
Dvinsk
von Tirpitz
Germany
Heat Closes Hagerstown Schools
Heat wave grips Hagerstown with 96 degree temperatures forcing noon dismissals at local schools. Workers Martin Brandt and James Fore collapsed on a construction site at the Sagghorn building, prompting safety checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
The
Mercury
Martin Brandt
James Fore
Man Dies After Being Hurdled Into Coal at Royal Coke Works
Walter Coukhanour a 27 year old from Royal near Uniontown was killed in the Royal coke works engine room while rushing to attend the state convention of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. He was drawn into a flywheel and buried in coal dust, suffocating before rescue. Death was noted at the opening session amid expressions of regret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Walter Coukhanour
Royal
Here
Order of United American Mechanics
Despondent miner murders five year old son then kills himself
Edward Howe of Beryl West Virginia returns home to find his 50 year old father Thomas Howe and five year old son Charles dead from throat slashes. The father also drank carbolic acid and left a note. An inquest ruled murder and death by own action amid family tragedy linked to the mother’s death months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Howe
Beryl
W. Va
Piedmont
Thomas Howe
Charles
Howe
Davis Coal and Coke Company
Berg
Machinist Bitten by Dog Prompts Notice to Owner
George W. Weston a machinist at Citizens Garage was bitten on Wednesday evening by George Bailey's dog at 33 Frederick Street. Weston reported the injury to police and a notice was sent to Bailey to dispose of the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Weston
Frederick Street
Citizen's
George Bailey
Arbutus Dancing Hall Becomes Modern Skating Rink
Cumberland prepares to convert the Arbutus dancing hall on Union Street into a large skating rink set to open in the first week of October under William Brice and the Kerstetter Amusement company. Raymond Morehead John McCullough and Harry Little Jr named managers. The rink will feature a wide floor, inner railing, spectator space and an orchestra.
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Cumberland
Arbutus
Queen City
Union Street
William Brice
Kerstetter Amusement Company
Narrowa Park
Raymond Morehead
John McCullough
Harry Little, Jr
South Centre Street
Record Peach Shipments Break Through Cumberland Line
Peach shipments via the Baltimore and Ohio railway from Cumberland stay heavy. From now until October 1 a daily 35 to 50 loaded refrigerator and express cars depart for eastern and western markets. This season’s shipments already exceed last year’s total twice over.
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Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio Railway
Layton and Mason Tie the Knot at Bride’s Home
James K R Layton of Greensburg Pennsylvania marries Miss Bessie Mason of near Cooks Mill in a Tuesday morning ceremony held at the bride’s home.
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James KR. Layton
Greensburg
Bessie Mason
James Mason
Cooks Mill
Personal notices from Cumberland crowd fill pages
Mr and Mrs G G Byron of Paw Paw W V are visitors. Dr James N Kirk of Paw Paw is in the city on business. Numerous travelers and locals are noted leaving for trips or visiting Cumberland including Miss Anneta Perry heading to Goucher College and Lloyd Lowndes Jr visiting Groton school. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs Swach’s son.
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G. G. Byron
Paw Paw
W. Va
James N. Kirk
A. R. Struth
Antruss
Mary Struth
George Fink
Masontown
Mary E. Eastham
Uniontown
Cumberland
William A. Ohley
Berwell Clark
Charleston
Queen City
B. H. Miller
Connellsville
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Effie Handy
Washington
Eleanor Bruce
Daniel Annan
Charles E. Metz
George Swach
Carrol Street
Helen Gorsech
Wheeling
Nancy
Gretchen Miller
South Centre Street
Helena McHaie
Elkins
Neidballa
Cumberland Street
Robert Hunt
Tunnelton
St. John’s College
Annapolis
Ste
Baltimore
William Hunt
Anneta M. Perry
Goucher College
Lyla Wilson
Gorman
H. M. Adams
Harrison Street
Wilson
Moorefield
Lloyd Lowndes
Rawlings
J. M. Lashley
Davis
Perry A. Nicklin
Ohio
Helen Emerick
Cleveland
Russell Alsip
Paca Street
Pittsburgh Press
Eleanor M. Tyler
J. W. S. Cochrane
Charles Ingram
Marietta
Fairmont
Pittsburgh
Terrell V. Wincow
Rose Jill
Allegany General Hospital
William H. Wincow
Martin Luther Tewell
Pitts
May Ask Recount of Vote for Lee
Baltimore reports indicate some managers of Senator Blair Lee's campaign contemplate a recount of Democratic gubernatorial primary ballots. They claim no fraud but seek corrections in close counties and the First legislative district to possibly alter results. Lee trailed in Harford Calvert Washington counties and the First district and may petition under a 1912 law allowing recounts. Lee says he knows nothing of the plan and will issue a statement soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Blair Lee
Lee
Harford County
Calvert County
Washington County
First Hunting Fatality Of Season Reported In County
Spencer Shaffer a 16 year old boy son of William Shaffer from near Artemas Bedford County Pa was found dying in the woods near his home Thursday after a hunting trip a gun misfire likely caused by an accidental discharge. He died before a physician could reach him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Shaffer
William Shaffer
Artemas
Bedford County
Flintstone
McMullen Bros Special Sale Friday September 18
Cumberland readers are urged to attend a McMullen Bros special sale Saturday September 18 offering substantial savings on full needs. Read their ad in all papers for details and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMullen Bros
Adv
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Mars
Mac
Angelica Kid
Mrs. Mac
Husband
Fox
South Cumberland
Cumberland Press, Truitt Drug Co
South End
Gladness Phenecie
Gladness May Phenecie
Frank Phenecie
Garrett
Stein Undertaking
Walter M
John Waddell
Cedar Street
Hindenburg
East Union
Frostburg, Md
Cumberland Egger
Col
Baltimore and Mechanic Streets
Geo. Ruhl
Royal Coke Works
Edward
J. Leonard Baer
Layton
Mason
J. W. Richardson
Bruce
H. C. Hoffman
Helen Kalbaugh
Oakland
Mountain Lake Park
Burg
Kansas
Virginia Green
Larther
Romney
W. E. Frazee
W. Snyder
Dora Hall
J. KR. McCray
M. J. Staley
Tiffin
Edward V. Jones
E. J. Jones
Boston
Boston Technical College
R. Mason Hill
Oldtown Road
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