Serbia Demands Prompt Explanation From Bulgaria War Near
Serbia demands an immediate explanation from Bulgaria over troop massing on borders as war fears rise. Greek cabinet mobilizes. Athens predicts Bulgarian war within 48 hours and Serbia readies defenses. Bulgarians mobilize. reports of Bulgarian invasion unconfirmed. French artillery gains at St Mihiel. French heavy guns dominate routes to supply German salient.
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London
Serbia
Bulgaria
Athens
Serbian
Macedonia
Germany
Austria
Greece
St. Mihiel
Paris
St. Maurice
Thillot
Mens Hills
St. Mohiel
Rockefeller in Mines Voices Partnership With 10 Men
John D. Rockefeller Jr. visited a Trinidad Colorado coal mine and teased the miners as he spoke. He told the workers they are partners in the business and that capital and labor depend on each other to run the Colorado mines.
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Rockefeller
Trinidad
Col
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Mr. Rockefeller
Colorado
Aps
Allegany H S Seniors Head to Grantsville for Outing
The Allegany County High School senior class departs at 2 PM in cars for Grantsville. They will dine at the National Hotel with a chicken and waffle supper, then return by moonlight. Chaperones are Miss Helen Bradley Miss Margaret Miller and Prof. William M. Tinker.
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Allegany County High School
Grantsville
National Hotel
Helen Bradley
Margaret Miller
William M. Tinker
Madeline Bernstein
Mary Hendrickson
Mae Williams
Frances Fisher
Mildred Fisher
Mary Haller
Elsie Haller
Elizabeth McDonald
Regina Taylor
Marjory Williamson
Athea Heron
Margaret Parker
Lelia Rizer
Ruth Cheuvront
Gertrude Rank
James Allen
Ninian Beale
Luther Martin
Thorner Smith
Chester Spring
Hunter Walker
Lester Warnick
Preston Gaither
Thomas Gloss
John Deetz
Claude Heber
Wilson Bowie
Lester Kline
Democrats Leave For Convention
Delegates to the Democratic State Convention in Baltimore departed on train No. 6 this afternoon. Attending were James A. McHenry Oliver H. Bruce Jr James P. Carroll William A Buckholtz Cumberland Dr J M Price Frostburg M A McGeady Midland and M P Gannon Westernport The Allegany County State Central Committee James S Shriver Joseph H Weaver Col Thomas Dillon also departed at noon.
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Baltimore
James A. McHenry
Oliver H. Bruce
Jrv
James P. Carroll
William A Buckholtz
Cumberland
J. M. Price
Frostburg
M. A. McGeady
Midland
M. P. Gannon
Westernpitt
Allegany County
James S. Shriver
Joseph H. Weaver
Col
Thomas Dillon
Father Asks That Aid 5¢ Given His Elope Daughter
Clerk Lloyd L. Shaffer received notice from Saxton Pa that Miss Regna Fulton a schoolteacher and Robert Brenaman a druggist both of Saxton eloped and will marry in Cumberland tonight Shaffer and the girl's father are close friends and seek to assist their marriage while keeping it secret from friends Fulton teaches in Wilkinsburg Pa and continued teaching to avoid suspicion of the elopement
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Fer
Saxton, Pa
Regna Fulton
Robert Brenaman
Saxton
Cumberland
Miss Fulton
Wilkinsburg
Williams Declares Support for Harrington in Baltimore
Henry W. Williams, a strong Democratic voter in Baltimore, says he will vote for Harrington in the upcoming election. He notes his past opposition to Harrington for the nomination and support for Senator Lee, but argues Harrington was fairly nominated by Democrats statewide and in the city.
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Baltimore
Henry W. Williams
Blair Lee
Harrington
Williams
Lee
Weller
Allegany Merchant Makes Assignment to Gunter
Allen Lewis, a merchant at Allegany Mines, has made a deed of trust to William A. Gunter for the benefit of his creditors. His assets are estimated at about $300 and his liabilities at about $1,000.
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Allen Lewis
Allegany Mines
William A. Gunter
Killed at Telephone Wire in Charlestown
Charlestown West Virginia September 22 M D Thornton an employee of the Northern Virginia Power Company was instantly killed yesterday when a high power circuit touched a private telephone line he was using.
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Charlestown
W. Va
M. D. Thornton
Northern Virginia Power Company
Indicted Gr ton Bank Officials Post Bond
Grafton West Virginia September 22 All former Graf ton Bank officials indicted in its suspension have posted bonds. Trial dates set October 18 to 21. Charles R Durbin former president with 15 indictments for felony posted $15000. Clyde A Cole former cashier posted $6000 Col John T McGraw former director posted $5000. Others indicted for misdemeanor for missing meetings posted $500 each.
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Grafton
W. Va
Grafton Bank
Charles R. Durbin
Clyde A. Cole
Col
John T. McGraw
Mrs Horn Ten Share In Brother Estate
Martin F. Ridenour, a Baltimore & Ohio railroad man, died in Connellsville last August 25. His estate, valued at 11500 in real estate, leaves $500 to Mrs. Margaret Marsh of Miami Arizona. The residuary estate will be divided equally among two brothers and one sister: Samuel H. Ridenour of Pittsburg, George S. Ridenour of Somerset County, Pa., and Mrs. Fannie V. Horn of this city. Letters testamentary issued to Samuel H. Ridenour and George S. Ridenour.
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Martin F. Ridenour
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Connellsville
Uniontown
Margaret Marsh
Miami
Arizona
Fannie V. Horn
Bedford Street
City
Samuel H. Ridenour
Pittsburg
George 8. Ridenour
Somerset County
George S. Ridenour
Post-Series Dates Arranged for Cumberland Frostburg Games
Late today managers Russler of Cumberland and Spates of Frostburg set a three game slate for September 24 in Frostburg 25 and 26 in Cumberland. Stuffy Johnson will catch for Frostburg replacing Fulmer who returned home. Cumberland fans will see the Martinsburg star in action. Dates avoid conflict with fair races next week.
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Russler
Cumberland
Spates
Frostburg
Johnson
Lonacgoning
Fulmer
Johnstown
Martinsburg
Fire origin probes in Maryland lumber yard blaze
State Fire Marshal George J. Myers and Baltimore Detective John Kratz investigate origins of a fire at FF Mertens Sons lumber yard on South Center Street Cumberland and a separate blaze in Lonaconing.
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George J. Myers
John Kratz
Baltimore Force
Cumberland
FF. Mertens’ Sons
South Center Street
Lonaconing
Fire at Wellington Glass Works Causes Minor Damage
Central Fire Department posted a small blaze at the Wellington Glass Works in the Narrows. The fire was extinguished within thirty minutes with little or no damage reported.
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Central Fire Department
Wellington Glass Works
Narrows
Famous Men on Advisory Board
The new U S navy advisory board includes Mr Hunt of San Francisco, a U S Naval Academy graduate and consulting engineer with work spanning hydroelectric, irrigation, steam plants, gas, oil refineries, cement and acid plants. Also on the board is Mr Robbins of Stamford Conn, inventor of coal ore conveyors, awarded a Paris exposition gold medal, who visited the front in France last winter to study military conditions.
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U. S. Navy Advisory Board
Hunt
San Francisco
U.S. Naval Academy
Robbins
Stamford
Conn
France
U S Forces Boost at El Paso Texas
Washington reports the Fourth regiment of field artillery and Seventh Infantry are moved from Galveston to reinforce El Paso, bringing the garrison to four thousand men with 28 artillery pieces. Pershing fears Villista moves from Juarez may trigger U S action amid Carranza recognition concerns. In nearby districts Funston commands about fourteen thousand troops with five thousand at Brownsville.
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Washington
Brownsville
el Paso
Piedmont votes down $85,000 street paving bond
Piedmont West Virginia voters defeated a bond issue to fund street paving. The election result was 130 against and 122 in favor, a margin of eight votes, announced after yesterday's election.
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Piedmont
W. Va
Two Die in Baltimore Wreck on Pratt Street
Baltimore on September 22 reports two men killed in a B and O wreck when a misplaced switch caused four cars to derail in Pratt street. Victims are conductor John T. Kaidel and yard clerk John A. Kraft.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Pratt Street
John T. Kaidel
John A. Kraft
New York Street Cave-In Kills and Injures Dozens
A subway trench collapse on Seventh Avenue between Twenty Third and Twenty Fourth streets sent about two hundred people into a 30 foot deep cave. Six were killed and around two hundred injured with sixty taken to hospitals as firemen rushed to rescue. Authorities cite dynamite blasting as the cause and promise an investigation.
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New York
Seventh Avenue
Twenty Third
Twenty Fourth
Twenty Fifth Street
Blair Lee to back Harrington as Maryland primary shifts
Blair Lee, silenced after losing the Democratic governor nomination to Emerson Harrington, arrives in Baltimore to announce support for the Democratic State and local tickets. He urges platform changes at the State Convention including home rule, budgeted spending, and ending the envelope voting system.
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Baltimore
Blair Lee
Emerson C. Harrington
Lee
Preston
Field
William Milnes Maloy
Daniel J. Loden
Brooke Lee
Montgomery County
Baltimore City
Board of Public Works
Harrington
Three Injured in Greensburg Auto Accident
In Greensburg Pennsylvania on September 22 Ralph M Mason 44 of Pittsburgh a salesman for a Pittsburgh powder company was injured fatally and two women suffered cuts and bruises when his car jumped a West Penn streetcar on Mt Pleasant Unity road The women Mrs Meyers and her daughter Miss Martha Myers both Greensburg had been picking grapes and asked Mason to drive them home They were taken to Westmoreland Hospital Mason also was taken to the hospital The car was wrecked
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Greensburg
Ralph M. Mason
Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh
Mason
West Penn
Mt. Pleasant Unity Road
F. Meyers
Martha Myers
Westmoreland Hospital
Hungary braces for record crop across grain yield
Vienna dispatch reports the Hungarian agricultural department estimates a wheat harvest of about 46 million centners, with Croatia and Slavonia adding another 50 million. Rye is up by 1.8 million centners to 12.99 million, barley nearly on 1914, oats similar to last year, and overall quality improved due to favorable weather.
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Hungary
Vienna
Berlin
Hungarian Department of Agriculture
Croatia
Slavonia
Priests Cuddy and Aloysius Tour Cumberland Missions
Rev. J. S. Cuddy pastor at Taneytown and formerly assistant at St. Michael’s Frostburg arrived in Cumberland yesterday by auto with Rev. Father Aloysius. They visited Grantsville and Appleton missions today, places Cuddy once led, and Aloysius now serves. Cuddy is a guest at the Capuchin monastery.
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J. S. Cuddy
Taneytown
St. Michae S
Frostburg
Cumberland
Father Aloysius
Grantsville
Appleton
Father Cuddy
McCall and Walsh Win in Boston Primaries
In Boston and statewide primaries Samuel W. McCall led Grafton D. Cushing for the Republican gubernatorial nomination with an estimated plurality near 3000 as early returns favored McCall. Eugene N. Foss drew small support while David I. Walsh easily secured renomination against Frederick S. Deitrick for the Democratic ticket.
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Boston
Samuel W. McCall
Grafton D. Cushing
McCall
Cushing
Eugene N. Foss
David I. Walsh
Italians Under Heavy Attack In Alezzo Carso Fronts
Rome reports Austrians launch furious assaults in the Alezzo basin and Carso plateau with incendiary shells. Italians hold key works captured, while fires burn Koritnica as enemy troops move amid shrapnel and retreats from Monte Corsich woods.
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Rome
Alezzo
Carso
Italana
Koritnica
Trians
Corso
Monte Corsich
Smith-Hughes Bill Tops AFL Meeting
The American Federation of Labor executive committee led by President Samuel Gompers met at the Raleigh to discuss the Smith-Hughes bill for federal aid to vocational education. The conference produced no final result, but the federation pledged to relay its ideas to Congress for consideration. Attendees included AFL leaders and officers such as William Greene James Duncan Henry Perham Frank Duffy James OConnell Joseph Valentine D S Hayes J F Alpine Frank Morrison John B Lennon Haugh Frayne Alvine E Dodds Charles Winslow and Edward Filene.
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Washington, D. C
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Raleigh
Smith-Hughes
Congress
The
Federation of Labor
William Greene
James Duncan
Henry Perham
Frank Duffy
James O'Connell
Joseph Valentine
D. S. Hayes
J. F. Alpine
Frank Morrison
John B. Lennon
Haugh Frayne
New York City
Alvine E. Dodds
New York
Charles Winslow
Massachusetts
Edward Filene
Boston
Mrs. Mame Friend Dies from Oil Burn Injury
Mrs. Mame Friend wife of Gilherd H. Friend division engineer of the Western Maryland Railway Company Hagerstown died at Washington County Hospital Hagerstown from burns suffered in May when a can exploded while kindling a tire She had been hospitalized since the accident Surviving are her husband her parents Mr and Mrs Wentling Paw Paw West Virginia and two sons Paul and Richard Friend
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Mame Friend
Gilherd H. Friend
Western Maryland Railway Company
Hagerstown
Washington County Hospital
Y M A Plans Full Orchestra Feature For Year
A full orchestra has been approved as a key feature of this year’s Y M A activities. Secretary W H Baxley said a meeting will be held at the Y M C A building on Monday October 4 at 8 p.m. to organize the group with Prof. Alvin RBerg directing and welcoming interested people.
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W. H Baxley
S P.m
Alvin Rberg
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Salonika
Stephan Panaretoff
United States
A.C. H.S
Clerk of the
Lloyd L. Shaf
Brenaman
Fulton
Mr. Shaffer
P Loper
Allegany Merchant
Wellington
Famous Men ON Advisory Board
Andrew Murray Hunt
Thomas Robbins
U. S
Tex
New York Street
Eolonial
Harvest
Walsh
G. H. Friend
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