Seeing Mexico car exhibit comes to town
A Pullman car fitted for a Mexico exhibit tours Antrea states and Canada and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. near the Fairgrounds entrance on the Western Maryland side track. Exhibits include Aztec idols Pompeii relics from Mexico and mining goods.
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Mexico
Mberland
Canada
Fairgrounds
Maryland
Madero
National Education Society
National Railways of Our Mexico
Pompeii
Mexican National Railway
Theresa
Old Mexico
Coons Captured by Cumberland Hunters Shine
A Cumberland hunt ends with the capture of a large coon by Tom Pugh's dog Robert and helpers. The group surrounds the tree as the coon drops and kills follow as the prize is secured. The first coon is kept at the Arlington Hotel before transport. A second coon is taken by two hunters from a nearby farmhouse around Rawlings.
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Cumberland
Tom Pugh
Robert
Arlington Hotel
Rawlings
Coon
Tragic Shooting Stuns Granttown. 6-Year-Old Boy Accused
Eight year old Ethel Coleman was shot and killed on a Granttown street by 6 year old Tommy Wells. The incident followed a day of parental trouble as Wells' father allegedly mishandled a 38 caliber revolver, which the boy then found and used. The coroner joined the investigation as authorities probed the circumstances.
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Ethel Coleman
Granttown
W. Va
Tommy Wells
Wells
Lioyd
James Flynn Announces George's Creek Coal Deals
James Flynn at 231 North Mechanic street offers George's Creek Coal for winter with coal sold at 2.50 dollars per ton and special five ton lot pricing. Direct-from-car sales at joints away from yards reduce consumer costs, plus home-delivered carload service and mine-purchased coal.
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James Flynn
Mechanic Street
George's Creek
Bedford 109 Room Hotel Planned In Bedford
A modern hotel building to be erected at Bedford will house 100 rooms with 75 baths and 25 en suite. A large restaurant will be connected. A Pittsburgh architect is drafting plans, with financing from Bedford county and Philadelphia capital.
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Bedford
Pittsburg
Bedford County
Philadelphia
Bank holdup in Franklin Park nets unknown sum
Walter Joss a bank clerk was shot by four auto bandits who held up the Franklin Park bank in the northwestern city sector shortly before noon yesterday. The bandits obtained an unknown amount of money.
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Chicago
Walter Joss
Franklin Park
Well Known Former Newspapersmen Dead
George Hoskins Morgan 55 son of the late Thomas Morgan died Sunday in Frederick Maryland He was a Frederick native and formerly did newspaper work His mother Mrs Mary E Morgan a sister Mrs Justus Miller and four children survive Over 50 years ago Morgan was a telegraph operator at Hancock Maryland Merrill A Teague a former newspaper man of Baltimore died yesterday in New Jersey at his home He was 40 born Pendleton Indiana leaves a widow and one daughter New York September 22 Missionary work across the eastern world is disrupted by the European war Funds are hard to move currency exchange rates for India are prohibitive China and Japan seem unaffected Africa is cut off for funds Sending out missionaries faces delays and some boards ask new missionaries to delay sailing until spring
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George Hoskins Morgan
Thomas Morgan
Frederck
Frederick
Mary E. Morgan
Justus Miller
Morgan
Hancock, Md
Merrill A. Teague
Baltimore
New Jersey
Amercan
Old World
A Stoneham & Co
New York
Pendleton
Ind
India
China
Japan
Africa
Miners and Maryland Coal Co Reach Agreement at Wendell
In Wendell Taylor county negotiations resolved quarrels between miners and the Maryland Coal company. The deal includes a check weighman, reinstatement of discharged union organizers, and no halt to union efforts. Company officers, including Walter Galloway, son of B&O manager C W Galloway, visited Grafton.
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Grafton
W. Va
Maryland Coal Company
Wendell
Taylor County
Coal Company
Walter Galloway
C. W Galloway
B. & O. Railroad
Justice Humbird to Hear Bradour Case Tomorrow
Justice Humbird will hear William Bradour of Bedford road on a charge of shooting with intent to kill John Cassen fourteen years old on Bradour premises Sunday September 20. Bradour was arrested by Constable James Lindsey on a warrant sworn by James Cassen father of the harmed boy who, with Randolph Brant and Edward Stein fourteen and seventeen, were struck by Bradour’s shot while in the Bradour melon patch. Bradour bound over in $500 on his own recognizance.
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Jacob B. Humbird
William Bradour
Bedford Road
John Cassen
Bradour
James Lindsey
James Qgassen
Young Cassen
Randolph Brant
Edward Stein
Gans Died At Home In Govans At Age 58
Edgar H. Gans a prominent Baltimore lawyer died yesterday morning at his home Beaumont York road Govans from apoplexy. He was 58 and had left the Democratic party in 1896 to support the old mold standard in state politics. He was noted as an independent voter and a convert to Catholic faith, his father Rev Daniel Gans a former Reformed Church minister. Meyersdale Church Re-Dedicated After repairs interior rearranged new carpet pews walls ceiling painted frescoed and a new pipe organ installed. Services were led by Rev Dr John C Bowman and Rev Dr Charles E Shaeffer with Rev Dr A E Truxal as pastor.
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Edgar H. Gans
Beaumont
York Road
Govans
Gans
Democratic Party
Old Standard
Rev
Daniel Gans
Reformed Church
Meyersdale
Trinity Reformed Church
John C. Bowman
The
Theological Seminary
Lancaster
Charles E. Shaeffer
Philadelphia
Home Mission Board
A. E. Truxal
Maryland Gas Companies Meet to Set Heating Standards
Baltimore on September 22 sees representatives of all Maryland gas companies meet under the Public Service Commission to establish standards for heating capacity purity and candle power, a conference viewed as affecting every gas consumer in the state.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Public Service Commission
Aviator Javey Flies Hydplane Toward Canadian Front
Montreal reports aviator Javey, who bought a Curtis hydroplane at Hammondsport New York, arrived in Chambly Quebec while en route to Cabaretter camp. He departed Hammondsport Sunday, spent the night near Rouses Point New York, crossed the border in the morning, and his plane will be used by Canadian troops headed to the front.
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Montreal
Javey
Curtis
Hammondsport
N. Y
Chambly
Cabaretter Camp
Quebec
Rousses Point
Vital statistics for Cumberland week ending September 19
Births list five pairs of parents with newborns including Lloyd Bitting and Carrie er. Minghini. Findley. Walker. Furlough. MacIntyre. Robinette. Schaff. Mortzfeldt. Keech. Shaffer. Wolfray. Crabtree. Widdows. Zarger. Deaths cite Geo H McFarland age 31 and Jon Shinholtz age 3 months and Anna Warnick 66. causes include organic heart disease and enteritis. Demographics show 5 male and 10 female births, 15 white and 0 colored noted.
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Cumberland
Lloyd
Carrie Bittinger
Hugh
Mary Minghini
Walter
Florence Findley
Albert S
Grace Walker
Hosea C
Emma F. Furlough
Osborn
Elizabeth MacIntyre
Frederick O
Benie Robinette
Vivian
Virginia Schaff
Helen Mortzfeldt
James and
Mary Keech
William and
Francis Shaffer
Alvin and
Cassie Wolfray
Daniel and
Edith Crabtree
James E
Daisy Widdows
Benjiman
Mary Zarger
Geo. H. McFarland
John Lewis Shinholtz
Anna Warnick
Light Arrested After Runaway Milk Wagon Incident
A. E. Light was arrested this morning for leaving his horse unattended while delivering milk at the Tri State plant. The runaway horse struck a pole at Baltimore and Mechanic streets, badly damaging the wagon and injuring the horse. Light posted a $10 forfeit.
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A. E. Light
Tri- State
Baltimore
Mechanic Streets
Mrs Spriggs Burned After Spilling Hot Water
Mrs Carl Spriggs suffered painful burns at 42 Davidson Street when a tub of hot water spilled over her. She was attended by J R W Trevaskis. The burns are described as very painful but not serious and she is not resting easily.
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Davidson Street
Carl Spriggs
J. R. W. Trevaskis
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association Holds Annual Convention aboard Barkshire
Delegates from nearly all Atlantic seaports gather for the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association convention in New York aboard the Barkshire. The voyage traces the Hudson to Albany with stops including West Point Newburgh and Poughkeepsie to inspect progress and plan further improvements for a coastwide system of free public waterways.
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New York
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Barkshire
Hudson River
Troy
Erie Canal
Albany
West Point
Newburgh
Poughkeepsie
Hudson
Luther League of America Holds Biannual Convention in Baltimore
Luther League of America brings nearly a thousand delegates to Baltimore for its biannual convention running through September 24. The gathering unites Lutherans from across the country to align branches and plan events for the 400th anniversary of Martin Luther's birth in three years, with several members of Congress attending.
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Baltimore
Luther League of America
League
Martin Luther
Congress
Cumberland Press Personal News Request
Patrons and friends are asked to telephone personals and other news items to the Cumberland Press. Any matter of interest will be greatly appreciated by The Editor.
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The
Cumberland Press
Local residents and visitors depart Cumberland area for trips and returns
Names of residents and relatives travel to and from Cumberland and nearby towns. Harry Sheetz and family visit at a wife’s home for weeks. Guy Crigler and sister Mane Crigler plan Cumberland visit then return to Ridgeley. Chapman family move from Winchester to Slanesville and travel with train staff. Other locals visit Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Baltimore. resumes studies and work after illness. church pastor called to Chicago for mother-in-law illness.
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Harry Sheetz
Grafton
Guy Crigler
Franklin
V . Va
Mane Crigler
Cumberland
Ridgeley
G. F Chapman
Winchester
Slanesville
W. Va
Day
Brunswick
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Montre
Thousand Islands
New York City
Winchester Star
James BE
Quark
Duquesne
Max Kleinstub
Western Maryland Hospital
Thaw Granted Over $142 Thousand In Orphans Court
Pittsburg records an Orphans Court order awarding Harry K. Thaw $142,100.24, funded by trustees of the coke trust from his late father William Thaw. The sum ends a dispute while Thaw presses to remain free and avoid reincarceration at Matteawan hospital.
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Pittsburg
Harry K. Thaw
New York State
Matteawan Hospital
Orphans’ Court
Trustees of Coke Trust
Wm. Thaw
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Bedford 10
Mrs. Carl Spriggs
Luther League Convention
Third National Bank
Cumberland, Md
Mary M. Bolton
Helen L. Griffith
Frostburg
Evelyn Pitzer
Pittsburgh
Braddock
Francis S. Deckens
Washington Ana Jefferson University
Joseph C. Kennedy
Standard Ice Cream Co
Floris Dayton
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pacific Coast
W. Bryson Smith
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Smith
N. F. Johnson
Grenova
Johnson
W. M. Walters
Arch Street
Maxwell Sloan
Tome School For Boys
Port Deposit
Isabel G. Eiler
Mt. Lake Park
John M. Frantz
Huntington
George Orr
Frederick Street
Front Street
John A. Faton & CO
Ud Stationers
Liberty Sts
Land, Maryland
Louis Pein
Ector
Gros
Northmberland
Ofice
L. W. Bullard
South Centre Street
Habig Brothers
N. Centre St
Habig & Stegmaier
F. F
Mnott Practor
Campérland Laundry
Olford
Liberty Sf
Evening Press
Humbird
J. A. Rice
Centre Street
van Duzen
Shirey & Clarke
Baltimore Street
North Centre Street
Plendid
Maryland Ave
JE *Zihlmans
Agency For
Servic
Cyril B. Geare
Seaver & Geare
Walsh Building Telephone
Columbia October Records
Emma Destinn
Mr. Holt
Deiros
Wiesel
Cumberland, Maryland
Trans-Atlantic Steamship Agency
ALL
Baltimore Syreel
Windsor Homel
Siamond & CO
Tri-State Sanitary Milk Co.’s
H. T. Mullen
Palurshutz
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