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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1915
Page
3
The Cumberland Press announces daily circulation except Sundays with mail matter classification. Subscriptions: one year $3.00 in advance. monthly rates and advertising prices available on application. Address communications to The Cumberland Press 109 Baltimore Street Cumberland.
Wednesday, September 22, 1915. The council hears that poplar roots clog sewer pipes and threaten health. A plan to remove trees will take years, but urgent action is urged to clear sewers and avoid costly blockages. Community objections should be outweighed by public welfare.
The Baltimore Street repaving and White Way project near completion aims for finish by early December with an anticipated November completion date. City leaders and the Chamber of Commerce expect a ceremonial lights-on event during Christmas Trades days to celebrate a new era in Cumberland.
A brief essay notes patriotism as the motive that drives citizens to endure sacrifice for their country during times of conflict. It reflects on collective duty, courage, and the moral emphasis placed on national service.
Two vacationists Henry McKay and Harold Fossett recount a Potomac journey from Cumberland to Washington. They face high muddy water, rocks, rapids, and a gunpoint scare, then visit Sharpsburg and Harper's Ferry before reaching Washington and discovering their missing clothes.
The piece argues patriotism can justify war and wrongdoing while praising true patriotism as a restraint on power. It recalls examples from Poland and the Philippines and contrasts jingoism with principled love of country, noting a need for real patriots who oppose their nation’s wrongs.
Abdul Hamid II former Sultan of Turkey born 73 years ago today. Prince Miguel of Braganza son of the Portuguese throne claimant and married Miss Anita Stewart of New York born at Richemau Lower Austria 37 years ago today. Brig Gen Hugh L Scott Chief of Staff US Army born Danville Ky 62 years ago today. Guy Bates Post actor born Seattle Washington 40 years ago. Albert B White former West Virginia governor born Cleveland Ohio 59 years ago today. Thomas A Sisson Mississippi congressman born Attala County 46 years ago today. William W Griest Pennsylvania congressman born Christiana Pennsylvania 56 years ago today. James P Walsh Philadelphia American League outfielder born in Ireland 27 years ago.
One hundred years ago Don Juan Parrier, a celebrated Spanish general, was captured by his own men while fighting for the Cortes and later shot. Seventy five years ago Princess Augusta Sophia, daughter of George III, died in London at seventy two. Fifty years ago the British government began a crackdown on the Fenians by arresting leaders. Twenty five years ago Revolution in Manipur saw the maharajah dethroned and take refuge in the British residency.
A collage of quips and observations on weather luck marriage and everyday life. The piece pokes fun at fortune moods and human foibles while urging kindness and self reflection with light humor and homespun wisdom.
A discussion of legendary isolated white tribes said to inhabit remote tropical regions. Accounts cite Mindanao in the Philippines and Oman in the Persian Gulf with reports from explorers, missionaries, and colonels, noting sightings, mountain havens, and language differences amid scant proof.
Visitors to Mesa Verde in Colorado discover that Cliff Palace Spruce Tree House and Balcony House are not simple dwellings but ancient towns. Each contains clan-based social units with distinct room arrangements, showing organized community life long before later Indian traditions.
A collection of brief observations notes US drug user estimates and historic birth facts. It mentions Martin Van Buren as the first US born after independence and unity, gives Trinity Church NY ownership of 359 houses, and notes Argentina’s war business, a Venice to Ocean City jitney chair service, and Guatemalan toy makers gaining former European business.
German U nine torpedoed British cruisers Cressy Aboukir and Hogue with 1433 lives lost. Emden shelled Madras. Russians captured Jaroslau in Galicia. German wireless station at Nauru destroyed. British aviators bombed Zeppelin camp near Cologne.
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