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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1914
Page
12
Soft coal conditions show gradual improvement though not yet normal for the season. Anthracite and soft coal trade reports from across the country indicate better activity with expectations of increased bituminous coal demand next month if rail freight rates advance. Prices remain generally steady on yearly contracts despite occasional demurrage shading.
Information from H Springs South Dakota reports the death of 33 year old Charles Lansdale West last Sunday. He leaves a mother two brothers and two sisters. He served in the US Army in the Philippines and was an Episcopalian. His body was buried near the sanitarium per his wish. Also Mineral County Republicans organize with Grimes as chairman and Charles Ritchie as secretary. In other items, various local residents depart for studies travel or health related moves and a Supreme Court of Appeals decision affirms the Ficolity Trust Company vs Davis Company case from Mineral City.
Mr and Mrs J Wilson Dodd return from visit in Fl kin s W Va George Holten formerly a local business man now in Johnstown Pa is summoned here by death of sister Mrs Catherine Glick James M Woods improves at home Myrtle Byssant returns from visiting Washington Frederick Washington Junction and Prenswick to resume school Martin Fallon returns to Cumberland Flo Hodges formerly of Brunswick now in Cumberland visits Clara Stahl visits in Ha fertown Dr Philp H Young and wife osteopathic doctors open offices in Macfarlane building Frederick street Mrs Carl Spriggs at 42 Davidson street recovering from severe scalding greatly improved Lew S Keim of Elkins in the city for several days C W Haines Romney Hampshire county clerk operated on at Western Maryland Hospital greatly improved.
Governors meeting in Atlanta called by Florida’s W. S. Trammell focus on the raw cotton market and European war related demand shrinkage. They discuss practical methods to assure growers access to funds and consider cooperation with the Federal Government to address the crisis.
Niagara Falls Ont September 23 The International Joint Commission will hold hearings on water pollution at various Great Lakes sites led by Detroit and Buffalo. The commission will hear from other locations and prepare a report with recommendations to remedy pollution across Soo and Lake Superior head cities and up the St Lawrence.
An advertisement profile highlights Boyd A Reinhart with 44 years in real estate offering farms, lots, and business opportunities plus bonds mortgages leases and rents. It notes an Insurance Agency claiming oldest and largest in the U S and mentions G N Johnson Paint and Paper Co selling wallpaper paints and supplies with low prices.
The Fairfield Historical Society hosts a two day celebration of the town’s 275th anniversary in Fairfield Conn. The centerpiece is a colonial ball with decorations and attendees in colonial costumes. Governor Baldwin and ex-President Taft are expected to attend along with other notable figures.
An official release says German heavy artillery successfully bombarded Tyron, Les Paradises, Camp-Des-Romains, and Linville south of Verdun. It also notes Lt Cdr Weddier and the submarine U9 crew awarded the Iron Cross for sinking three British cruisers in the North Sea.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge returned from Europe argues that U S mediation discussions in the European war are urged by German agents to sway opinion at home and abroad. He insists on strict neutral policy and warns the government against wavering in pursuit of German designed peace plans.
A 1914 Franklin demonstration shows 100 miles on low gear in one day with 200 dealers across the United States and Canada. The event aims to prove direct cooling prevents overheating, asserting 100 miles at low gear equals 336 miles high gear in engine revolutions. Observers from Glisan Garage report the run from Frostburg to Cumberland and back, noting nine hours of operation and fuel use.
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