War Bulletins and Baltic Naval Losses
Reports from Paris and London detail Baltic naval losses with a German submarine sinking three British ships the Aboukir Hague and Cressy on 2 200 crew members 183 dead and survivors distributed across Harwich Yarmouth and Lowestoft A Times correspondent cites a German diary claim about Notre Dame damage suggesting destruction was unintentional amid wounded in the cathedral Madrid reports US Spanish talks toward end of war with possible Italian involvement and a royal audience with King Alphonso
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London
Paris
Central News
Baltic
Aboukir
Hague
Cressy
Harwich
Ymutden
Holland
Lowestoft
Evening News
Robert W. Johnson
Madrid
United States
Spain
Italy
Williard
Alphonso
The
Times
Rheims
Notre Dame
Rhine
Nocturnal Nimrods Banquet Ends With Big Coons
A coon hunting club celebration at the Arlington Hotel featured a large 28 1/2 pound coon as the main dish. Toasts celebrated hunts, local figures, and help from newspapers while a menu included celery, sweet potatoes, coon gravy, pork, and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Pugh
Missouri
J. Callahan
W. E. Dorsey
W. C. Cline
J. W. Hunt
Joseph E. Weaver
J. B. Osborne
Turkish Ambassador Seeks Leave From United States
A Rastem Bey Turkish ambassador to the United States asked for leave of absence citing displeasure from the United States as a reason. He told President Wilson he still supports his past position but believes stepping down is best. The White House has not officially confirmed the move.
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Washington
A. Rastem Bey
United States
White House
Rustem Bey
Thi
England
Wilson
Turkey
State Department
Kystem Bey
North Carolina
Beirut
Ottoman Empire
Brindisi
Constantinople
Train Crash Kills One Two Fatally Injured Near Uniontown
An eastbound Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck a car near Uniontown killing Charlies Cummings and injuring three others. J B Maxwell was severely hurt, driver M A Watson critically injured, and Aaron Winer also hurt. The vehicle had just been bought in Pittsburgh and was en route to Clarksburg.
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Auto Party
Baltimore and Ohio
Point Marion
Uniontown
Charlies Cummings
Clarksburg
W. Va
J. B. Maxwell
M. A.watson
Aaron Winer
Pittsburgh
Cummings
Watson
Maxwell
Allies' Effort A Failure in Western Front
Berlin reports at noon that French forces attempting to envelop General Von Kluk's army on the right wing of the western front have failed. The statement notes no decisive fighting in the Argonne and describes the investment as unsuccessful.
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Berlin
General Staff
von Kluk
Oise
Argonne
John R. O'Donnell Dead at Oakland Md
John R. O'Donnell former Baltimore and Ohio passenger auditor between this city and Grafton West Virginia died this morning in Oakland Maryland. A tuberculosis sufferer he had moved to Raleigh North Carolina for health reasons. He was a Knights of Columbus member and is survived by his wife and two young children. Funeral will be Saturday at St Peter's 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 statement reports on September 21 Russian troops stormed Jaroslaw fortifications on the San River, seized 20 cannons, and blew up the bridge. Two days earlier they occupied Staromiasto Przemysl and Lancut, while cavalry pursued a retreating Austrian rear guard. The Austrians destroyed several bridges amid heavy clashes.
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Petrograd
Jaroslaw
War Office
San
Staromiasto
Przemysl
Lancut
Carranza rejects Villa attack and adopts defense
General Carranza notified the United States government that he will not attack General Villa and his forces. He will remain on the defensive and resist any attacks.
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Washington
United States
Carranza
United States to Withdraw Troops From Vera Cruz
The war office announced that U S troops will be withdrawn at the earliest moment after transferring authority in Vera Cruz and winding up the customs house, noting plans had indicated October 10 as the latest move date.
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Washington
War Office
United States
Vera Cruz
Custom House
Exhumation Aimed In Case Of Hendershot Death Near Hancock
The 26 year old Mrs. Charles Hendershot died at Franklin Mills Pa eight miles north of Hancock and may be exhumed to confirm if violence caused her death. Her Sept 5 Homecoming visit with husband and three children ended in tragedy amid reports an officer struck her by accident. Hancock officers deny the claim.
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Charles Hendershot
Franklin Mills
Hancock
Trancoen
Gayburg
Tre
Tiendershot
Hendershot
Scores Overcome by Acid Fumes in Jersey City
In New York on September 24 a sulfuric acid tank top fell in the Hudson tunnel passageway at the Erie Railroad station in Jersey City. Several women and others fainted from the fumes as ambulances and doctors attended the scene and workers helped with the salvage.
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New York
Hudson Tunnel
Erie
Jersey City
Engineer Rex Hoop Weds Miss Alice Sheridan
Rex Hoop division engineer for the Western Maryland Railway in this region and Alice F. Sheridan daughter of Mrs Margaret Sheridan and well known nurse were quietly married yesterday evening at St Peter and Paul s rectory by Rev Father Alban. Hoop has taken a new post as superintendent with A L Anderson Construction Co ofJohnstown Pa. Both are well known locally.
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Rex Hoop
Phillipsburg
Western Maryland Railway
Alice F. Sheridan
Margaret Sheridan
Remonstrance Heard In Liquor Case In Circuit Court
The remonstrance case of the Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers Association against James F. Johnson for a liquor license at 611 Virginia Avenue is being heard before Judge Robert R. Henderson this afternoon. Remonstrants claim the saloon is unsuitable, located between Laing Avenue and the B&O railroad. Whiting and Eppler represent the remonstrants. J W Cochrane represents Johnson.
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Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers Association
Incc
James
Johnson
Virginia Avenue
Robert R. Henderson
Laing Avenue
Whiting & Eppler
J. W
Cochrane
Grass in Canal Impedes Boating
Henry Sensel of Hanco an boatman on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal says the bed is heavily overgrown and boats cannot run the length even after mules stop pulling. He notes a trip might take 12 to 14 days when the mules are pulled hard.
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Henry Sensel
Hancoan
Chesap Ohio Canal
German Cruisers Raid Russian Shipping in Black Sea
Reports from Constantinople say German Goeben and Breslau raided Russian shipping in the Black Sea on Monday and Tuesday and returned to the Sea of Marmora yesterday. The same reports claim the Goeben and Breslau are flying the German flag despite public assurances. Also noted is a separate court case in Oakland, Md., where Nickerson faced bigamy charges after two marriages in 1912 and 1914 with both spouses testifying.
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Athens
Constantinople
Goeben
Breslau
Black Sea
Sea of Marmora
Tishe
Roy Nickerson
Allegany
Justice Rugssill
Oakland
Davis
W. Va
Cadillac Eight Promises Luxurious, Smooth Motoring Experience
Cadillac releases a vivid pitch for the Cadillac Eight, touting eight-cylinder V type power, constant torque, and ultra-smooth operation. The feature highlights plush seating, tilting left-hand steering, easy gear shifts, strong brakes, and effortless acceleration from city speeds to highway runs.
Four Trespassers Killed in Cumberland Division Report
At the B and O divisional safety meeting in Cumberland a report shows four trespassers killed in the Cumberland Division last month. Over the past year 19 fewer deaths and 315 fewer injuries occurred than the previous year. a paper notes one US citizen is killed every 16 minutes and injured every 16 seconds.
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Cumberland
United States
Clergy guests and local family notices from Meyersdale and Frostburg
The Rev. Father Brady of Meyersdale assisted in Midland during forty hours devotion and stayed with Rev. Father Quinn. Mrs. Lemuel F. Spicer of Virginia avenue is improving after a serious Allegany Hospital operation. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Franklin Street celebrate a newborn daughter. Miss Rather spent a week with her sister Mrs. W. R. Gunter in Frostburg and returned to Washtush with Mrs. J. B. Siddren after four days in Frostburg.
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Father Brady
Meyersdale
Midland
Father Quinn
Lemuel F. Spicer
Virginia Avenue
Allegany Hospital
A. B.c
Ranklin Street
Marylam
W. R. Gunter
Stone
Frostburg
Local Gentlemen and Family Travel Notes
Salb's mother Mrs. Thomas lon. Colonel Dillon travels from Baltimore this evening to John J. Stump on a brief Eastern visit this afternoon. He returns tomorrow. Benjamin A. Richmond left for New York on an important legal mission. Miss Beulah Wall returned to Martinsburg from Cumberland after visiting her sister Miss Edith Wall.
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Salb
Thomas Lon
Dillon
Baltimore
John J. Stump
Benjamin A. Richmond
New York
Beulah Wall
Martinsburg
Cumberland
Edith Wall
Ladies Aid Society Festival At Kingsley Church
The Kingsley M E Church Ladies Aid Society hosts an lawn festival this evening with automobile rides as a featured program. In Cumberland Valley Pa Jennie Georgianna Tewell and Raymond Nave wed yesterday at Terminal Hotel. Rumor from the Hancock Star says the Canal Towage Company may abandon the Chesapeake and Ohio canal due to high fees.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Kingsley M. E. Church
Williams Street
Jennie Georgianna Tewell
Cumberland Valley
Raymond Nave
Terminal Hotel
Wilbur M. Snyder
Methodist Protestant Church
Cumberland Circuit
The
Hancock Star
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Canal Towage Company
Modern eight room brick home with porches and yard
New never occupied residence described as an eight room brick dwelling with front and back porches, eastern and southern exposure, large lot, concrete parg ment and sidewalks, alley rear, hardwood floors and woodwork, sliding doors in all rooms, wardrobes with beveled mirrors, laundry chute, built...[truncated text]
Bargains Offer Slightly Worn Clothing at Miller's
Local shop Miller's advertises a small collection of lightly worn clothing at reduced prices. Items include casual wear and accessories, with emphasis on affordable options for budget shoppers.
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Amsterdam
Reuter
Arlington Hotel
Joseph F. Weaver
Coon Cook
John Wilson
Col. W. J. Lavela
J. B. Osborn
E. J. Callahan
Thomas Pugh
W. C. Kline
Jeverd E. Weaver
Colonel Lavelle
Coon
John R. O'Donnell
Villa
Hoop
Miss Sheridan
Glisan
Cadillac Company
Cadillac
Ottober
meAdvertisement
Best George's Creek
James Flynn
J. B. Sidren
Rostburg
Mansbury
Familly
Rs. R. F. van Horn
Rose Hill
Labin
Care Press
Doak
Centre Street
Arch Street
J H. Holshy & Co
Cecelia Street
Aryland Avenue
Apply
T. G. Pownall
Glenn
Fiat Street
Polk &T
City
M&at
Miller’s
Mechanic St
Joly
Apple
A. Brown
Virginia
Aps
Goethe St
D. J
Mays- Press
John Brinker & Sons
Third National Bank
Decatur Street
Decatur Reet
Een
Ieee
J. HH. Holzshu & Co. Real Estate
Mick
Howard Street
Cumberland, Maryland
the Cumberland Dairy Lunch
Baltimore Street
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