Baltic battle report sinks German cruiser and two torpedo boats
War bulletins from London and Paris note a Russian cruiser sinking a German cruiser and two torpedo boats in the Baltic. British accounts say 1,067 of 2,200 aboard the Aboukir Hogue and Cressy survived, with losses around 183. Survivors distributed across Harwich Ymuiden Lowestoft and on British ships. A Times correspondent suggests German intentions were not to destroy Notre Dame. Madrid reports US Spain talks on war end, with possible Italian involvement.
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London
Paris
Central News
Baltic
Aboukir
Hogue
Cressy
Harwich
Ymuiden
Holland
Lowestoft
Madrid
United States
Spain
Italy
Williard
Alphonso
the Times
Rheims
Notre Dame
Rhems
Nocturnal Nimrods Banquet Celebrates Coon
A Coonskin banquet at the Arlington Hotel celebrated the hunters triumph after three failed attempts. Col Lavelle presided as toastmaster with remarks on how the coon was caught and a menu featuring celery, coon gravy, coon, pork, and iced tomatoes among other dishes. The coon weighed 28½ pounds and the event ran from 9 to nearly 11 with several toasts.
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Arlington Hotel
Joseph E. Weaver
Coon Cook
John Wilson
Col. W. J. Lavela
J. B. Osborn
Baltimore
E. J. Callahan
Thomas Pugh
W. E. Dorsey
W. C. Kline
J. W. Hunt
Colonel Lavelle
Coon
Tom Pugh
Missouri
W. C. Cline
J. B. Osborne
Turkish ambassador asks for leave from United States
A Rustom Bey Turkish ambassador to the United States has requested a leave of absence. He told President Wilson he supports his prior position but fears displeasure from the United States. The White House had not officially confirmed the step. The envoy also accused England of diplomacy to draw the U S into the European war and criticized American press laws. The State Department asked him to discontinue comments. The North Carolina battleship, unloading gold to the yacht Scorpion, was ordered to Beirut to safeguard American interests in the Ottoman empire, with Scorpion escorting toward Constantinople.
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Washington
A. Rustom Bey
United States
White House
Rustem Bey
England
Wilson
Turkey
State Department
North Carolina
Beirut
Ottoman Empire
Brindisi
Constantinople
Train Hits Auto Party Killing One Injuring Three
An eastbound Baltimore and Ohio train struck a car in Point Marion near Uniontown killing Charles Cummings and fatally injuring J B Maxwell and M A Watson. Aaron Winer and Watson were injured, Watson in critical condition, as the car’s occupants traveled from Pittsburgh to Clarksburg.
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Auto Party
Baltimore and Ohio
Point Marion
Uniontown
Charles Cummings
Clarksburg
W. Va
J. B. Maxwell
M. A.watson
Aaron Winer
Pittsburgh
French attempt to envelop German army fails near Oise
Berlin announces at noon that French troops on the right wing of the western army attempting to envelop General Von Kluk’s force have failed. The statement notes no decisive fighting has occurred in the Argonne region and that investments on the opposite side of the Oise yielded no success.
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Berlin
General Staff
von Kluk
Oise
Argonne
John R. O'Donnell Dead at Oakland Maryland
John R. O'Donnell former Baltimore and Ohio railroad passenger auditor between this city and Grafton West Virginia died this morning at Oakland Maryland after moving to North Carolina for health reasons. He suffered from tuberculosis and leaves a wife and two young children. He was a member of Cumberland Council No. 586 Knights of Columbus. Funeral will be held Saturday morning at St Peters Catholic Church Oakland with burial in the church cemetery.
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John R. O'Donnell
Baltimore and Ohio
Grafton
W. Va
Raleigh
N. C
Oakland
O'Donnell
North Carolina
Cumberland
Knights of Columbus
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Church
Russians Storm Jaroslaw Fortifications and Bridge
War Office report says on September 21 Russian troops stormed Jaroslaw on the San right bank, captured 20 cannons, and blew up the San bridge. Two days earlier they occupied Staromiasto Przemys and Lancut. Russian cavalry pursues retreating Austrian rear guard, inflicting heavy losses as Austrians destroy many bridges.
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Petrograd
Jaroslaw
War Office
San
Staromiasto
Przemys
Lancut
Car ranza pledges defense against Villa forces
General Carranza notified the United States that he will not attack General Villa and his forces. He will remain on the defensive and resist attacks. The statement came in Washington on September 24.
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Washington
United States
Carranza
United States to Withdraw Troops from Vera Cruz Soon
Washington reports the War Office statement that the United States will evacuate Vera Cruz at the earliest possible moment. A transfer of authority in the city and winding up the customs house business are needed. Previously October 16 was the latest moving date.
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Washington
War Office
United States
Vera Cruz
Custom House
Exhumation Sought After Hancock Fatality In Homecoming Tale
The body of Mrs. Charles Hendershot, 26, who died near Hancock Pennsylvania at Franklin Mills eight miles north, may be exhumed to determine if her death resulted from violence. She reportedly died after an officer struck at her husband during Home Coming festivities on September 65.
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Charles Hendershot
Franklin Mills
Hancock
Gayle Romeburg
Hendershot
Acid fumes overwhelm crowd in Jersey City tunnel
In Jersey City at the Erie Railroad station tunnel a sulphuric acid tank top broke off spilling fumes. Over twenty people, including several women, were overcome as an ambulance crew tended the injured and affected passengers. The incident occurred during transfer from a truck to a baggage car.
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New York
Hudson Tunnel
Erie
Jersey City
Division Engineer Hoop Weds Miss Sheridan
Rex Hoop of Phillipsburg Pennsylvania a former division engineer for the Western Maryland Railway in this city married Alice F Sheridan daughter of Mrs Margaret Sheridan Mr Savage a trained nurse in a quiet ceremony at St Peter and Paul s rectory performed by Rev Father Alban Hoop has taken a position as superintendent with A L Anderson Construction Company of Johnstown Pennsylvania Both are well known in this city and have many friends Here the union adds to a local social page.
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Rex Hoop
Phillipsburg
Western Maryland Railway
Alice F. Sheridan
Margaret Sheridan
Savage
St. Peter and Paul's
Father Alban
Hoop
A. L. Anderson Construction Company
Johnstown
Remonstrance Heard Over Liquor License Case
The remonstrance by the Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers Association against James S. Johnson seeks a liquor license for 611 Virginia Avenue. Judge Henderson hears the case in Circuit Court this afternoon as remonstrants argue the saloon is improper, located between Laing Avenue and the B and C railroad. Whiting and Eppler represent the remonstrants. Cochrane represents Johnson.
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Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers Association, Inc
James S. Johnson
Virginia Avenue
Robert Nm. Henderson
Laing Avenue
Whiting & Eppler
J. W. S. Cochrane
Johnson
Grass in canal hampers boat travel in Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Henry Sense of Hancock, a veteran canal boatman, reports dense grass in the canal bed blocks the boat after the mules stop pulling. He notes trips now take 12 to 14 days, a slower pace than typical with mule power.
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Henry Sense
Hancock
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
German Cruisers Goeben and Breslau Raid Black Sea
Reports from Constantinople say Goeben and Breslau raided Russian shipping in the Black Sea on Monday and Tuesday, then returned to the Sea of Marmora yesterday. The ships are still flying the German flag despite Turkey’s claim to have purchased them.
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Athens
Constantinople
Goeben
Black Sea
Sea of Marmora
Breslau
Turkey
Allegany man held on bigamy charge after two marriages
Roy Nickerson of Allegany county Maryland was held by Justice Rudisill at Oakland yesterday on a bigamy charge stemming from December term court actions. He reportedly married first on June 16, 1912 in Wavis West Virginia and a second marriage near Oakland Maryland two years later. Both women testified as claimants.
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Roy Nickerson
Allegany County
Mda
Justice Rudisill
Oaklawd
Wavis
W. Va
Oakland
Cadillac Eight Cylinder Promises Luxurious Highway Power
Glisan Garage touts the eight cylinder Cadillac as the ultimate luxury car for American motorists. It describes continuous torque, smooth starts, easy gear shifts, and exceptional ride quality, with demonstrations planned for early October.
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Glisan
Cadillac
Portra
Four Trespassers Killed Last Month
At the Cumberland divisional safety meeting four trespassers were killed in the Cumberland Division during the last month. The report shows 19 fewer deaths and 315 fewer injuries in the past year versus the prior year. A paper noted a U S figure of one death every 16 minutes and one injury every 16 seconds nationwide.
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Cumberland
United States
Clergy Attends Forty Hours Devotion in Midland
The Rev. Father Brady of Meyersdale assisted in the forty hours devotion in Midland and was a guest of the Rev. Father Quinn. Mrs. Lemuel F. Spicer in Virginia Avenue is improving after a serious operation at Allegany Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Coney welcome a baby girl born at Western Maryland Hospital. Miss Kate Wehner visited Frostburg and returned to Baltimore. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Salb and two children left Frostburg for Washington with Mrs. accompanying.
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Father Brady
Meyersdale
Midland
Quinn
Lemuel F. Spicer
Virginia Avenue
Allegany Hospital
A. B. Coney
Franklin Street
Western Maryland Hospital
Kate Wehner
Local Notables See Brief East visit and Travels
Salbs mother Mrs Thomas G Dillon cites plans as Col Dillon from Baltimore joins John J Stump for a brief Eastern trip this afternoon. Stump returns tomorrow. Benjamin A Richmond departs for New York on an important legal mission. Beulah Wall returns to Martinsburg from Cumberland where she visited her sister Edith Wall.
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Salb
Thomas G. Dillon
Colonel Dillon
Baltimore
John J. Stump
Benjamin A. Richmond
New York
Beulah Wall
Martinsburg
Cumberland
Edith Wall
Kingsley Church Festival and Mobile Rides Planned
The Ladies Aid Society of Kingsley M E Church on Williams street will host a lawn festival this evening with automobile rides as a feature. A corn roast honored Mrs. C N Mansbury and family of Mill Run Pa, hosted at the home of Mr and Mrs R F Van Horn on Old Town Road. Miss Jennie Georgianna Tewell of Cumberland Valley Pa and Raymond Nave wed yesterday at Terminal Hotel by Rev Wilbur M Snyder.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Williams Street
C. N. Mansbury
Familly
Mill Run
R. F. van Horn
Old Town Road
Jennie Georgianna Tewell
Cumberland Valley
Raymond Nave
Terminal Hotel
Wilbur M. Snyder
Methodist Protestant Church
Cumberland Etrcuit
Canal Towage Company Considers Abandoning C and O Canal
Rumor from the Hancock Star claims the Canal Towage Company may abandon operations on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal due to high fee costs.
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The
Hancock Star
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Canal Towage Company
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