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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1914
Page
4
The piece credits Dr William Schramek with land taxes and public auctions that protected Kiao Chau from speculation and inflation. It notes rapid growth in imports exports population and prosperity from 1899 to 1912 while contrasting other Chinese ports. It also surveys Wilsons neutrality stance and a German American delegation over Belgium atrocities.
A compact verse-like roundup quotes poets on war’s futility and scale. It contrasts farmers fleeing battle with corpses and fields scarred by conflict. The medley weighs the morality of murder and glory, asking if private or mass slaughter bears greater horror.
Secretary W H Baxley and the Board of Directors plan a drastic shift to make the Y M C A a true community center. The program includes church cooperation, new activities for all ages, a Father and Son banquet, noon shop meetings, and exclusive Thursday use for women. An electric elevator costing 1500 dollars and 8000 dollars for other work are budgeted with openings marked by fall season events and an October 5 open house.
Wichita dispatch reports Col Theodore Roosevelt addressing Progressive rail campaign speakers condemning the Colorado Fuel and Iron Co and the New York New Haven and Hartford Railway for alleged abuses. He urges public action to curb corporate tyranny while praising union rights and opposing open shop discrimination.
A lively miscellany notes a fair week in old town with circus, snacks, and crowds as wartime mood blends with local humor. It mocks reforms, quotes officials, teases war propaganda, and recalls naval lore, including Kronprinz Wilhelm and Przemysl as distant war notes.
A historical roundup notes events on September 21 across years including the 1829Baltimore public school opening the 1846 battle of Monterey the 1864 Boulogne theatre fire and fears about Admiral Farragut's Hartford the 1874 Washington treaty payments by the US the 1894 Algerian forest fires the 1904 Russo Japanese war updates and the 1911 Canadian election shift in reciprocity with the United States.
Six female solicitors needed at once for Camberlang and Alleghany County. Excellent proposition for intergenerational income. Address quickly by carriage of one, land press.
A mixed collection of light notes and quotes spans insect etiquette, editor feuds, vacation humor, marriage quirks, and a New York Jewish New Year report. It cites editorials and cultural jests alongside a September 21 notice about Yom Kippur rites and Rosh Hashanah observance.
Congressman James Sanford Davenport of Virginia was born on a Alabama farm September 21, 1864, moved as a youth to Conway Arkansas, educated in common schools and Greenbrier academy, read law with Col Bruce and was admitted to the bar in 1890. He served in the Cherokee Legislature 1897–1901, was mayor of Winita, and served in the Sixty? Congress and reelected to the Sixty third Congress.
William H. Hunter, 63, of near Lucketts Va was drowned in the Potomac near Licksville on Saturday. His body was found in two feet of water beside the riverbank after he failed to return home while crossing the river in a rowboat near Knoxville. Survived by his widow and daughters Mrs J Webb Mrs Richard Thomas Mrs Addison Rainier Mrs William Fry Miss Nellie Hunter and Miss Rose Hunter.
The Consolidation Manufacturing Company starts its new pottery plant in Grafton this week with fires started and aims to have ware ready for market in October. The facility will employ a large workforce and is set to be the city’s largest.
National Painless Dentists advertises gold crown dental work in Baltimore, offering teeth restoration without plates for a fee of four dollars, highlighting painless service and location on Baltimore Street.
Mayor Thomas W. Koon asks Cumberland residents to buy bonds to fund street paving. The bonds total 150 900 dollars with 4 percent interest and annual payments of one tenth. subscriptions close October first and demand will determine allotments under Maryland law.
Full timetable of first and last car times between Frostburg Cumberland and Westernport with intermediate stops Eckhart Clarysville Red Hill Long's Narrows Park Orden Shaft Blakes Midland Lonaconing Moscow Barton Reynolds Franklin and connecting schedules. J F Taylor superintendent.
Train times shown for Frostburg and Piedmont routes with service on Sundays. Frostburg departures at 6:00 pm and 6:45 pm, Piedmont at 1:80 pm and 6:45 pm. return trains from Piedmont and Frostburg listed. General Manager Boberesor signs the notice.
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