Cumberland fair opens with record horse arrivals and events
Cumberland awaits a big fair with the largest racing meet yet as horses arrive from last Saturday. Nine entries race 2:39 trot, eight in the 2:24 pace, and three in the county event with Susie M. and Topsy among entries. Free attractions include Hoaglan Bros. hippodrome and Smithson cycling act.
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Cumberland Fair
Cumberland
Eigct
Susie M
Tony McLuckie
Topsy
Tommy Smith
Lady Kelly
Dr. C. A. Mathews
Hoaglan Bros.’ Hippodrome
Smithson
Marin Hall
Post Office Department
Two Killed in Auto Accident at Butler Pa
Frederick S Peace 38 and Frederick Wilson 51 died when their car overturned on the Butler Slippery Rock road four miles east of Butler while returning to Jamestown N Y from Pittsburgh. Peace died instantly Wilson died within a half hour.
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Butler
Frederick S. Peace
Western Pennsylvania
Gamewell Fire Alarm Company
Wabash Building
Pittsburgh
Frederick Wilson
Sef
Jamestown
N. Y
Butler and
Slippery Rock Road
Peace
Wilson
Chief Wilson
Rebels attack near Cape Haitien leaves Americans wounded
In Cape Haitien area, Haitien rebels attacked an American force about two miles from the city. Ten Haitians were killed and ten Americans wounded. Rebels refuse to disarm as Americans march toward Fort-au-Cap in the Plain of the North.
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Cape Haitien
Fout du Cap
Arms to Mexico Are Held Up
United States customs officials in Laredo Texas held half a million rounds of cartridges and a large number of army rifles destined for Carranza forces on orders said to have come from Washington. Ammunition will be held pending further orders and officials could not confirm a new embargo on arms to belligerents in Mexico.
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Laredo
Texas
United States
Carranza
Washington
Mexico
French British War Offices Report Narrow Front Gains
One year ago today reports from war offices noted slight gains amid heavy fighting on the torn front. Berlin claimed virtually no change and a dispatch from the Nicobas confirmed the situation with limited movement.
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Berlin
Mount Savage Outing and Local Society News
A Mt. Savage group visited Sampson's Rock on Sunday enjoying chestnut gathering, scenery, and music at Mr Tress home. Various motor trips and visits followed to Sand Patch Springfield Grantaville LaVale and other locales with families and friends noted.
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Sampson
Rock
James Graham
Paul Gotez
Clayton Lemmert
Geo, McGuire
Cumberland
Louis Weidner
Wheeling
W. Va
Mary Joseph Grahame
Belle Haus
Mary Lemmert
Alice Mary Mont
Anna Pratt
Elizabeth Pratt
Mr. Tress
William Yutzy
Sand Patch
Beal
W. L. Hamilton
Max Hamilton
Bertha
Ella Reagan
Frances Naughton
W. E. Farrell
Springfield
Arthur Lemmert
Howard Stevens
Mt. Savage
Harry Stevens
Carlos
Grantaville
National Hotel
Thomas Moran
Arthur Welsh
Anna
Arsula Miller
LaVale
Omar Thompson
Lancaster Mattingly
Congress Heights
D. C
P. A. Fannon
William Metheny
Fula Lemmert
Veteran reunions stir Queen City with Civil War memories
Fourteen special trains carried aging veterans to Washington for the Grand Army of the Republic reunion. The crowds recalled 50 years since Union victory as they paraded along Pennsylvania Avenue and dined at Cumberland and the Queen City Hotel. One veteran, 75, blew a bugle to signal supper as trains from across the nation passed through.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Grand Army of the Republic
Pennsylvania Avenue
Union
Old Guard
Queen City
Coombs
Libby
Richmond
California
Cumberland
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Dayton
Toledo
Detroit
St. Louis
Minnesota
Iowa
Montana
Michigan
Young People Meet in Baltimore for October Conference
Baltimore set to host one of its largest gatherings as the Union of Young People of the Maryland Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church convenes October 12 to 14 in Albaugh's Theater. More than 500 delegates, including Sunday school leaders, will attend day sessions at Allnut Memorial Church with speeches by Josephus Daniels and Gov. Brumbaugh.
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M. P
Baltimore
Union of Young People of the
Maryland Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church
Frank T. Benson
Methodist Protestant Church
Crisfield
Rhode Island Avenue Church of Washington
Young People's Work
Josephus Daniele
Gov. Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Albaugh
Allnut Memorial Methodist Protestant Church
Lombard and
Chester Strets
Ben
Board of Bishops
The
United Brethren Church
E. B. Stone
Hampden Church
Mount Royal Avenue Church
British Warship Sunk Near Zeebrugge by German Batteries
Berlin reports a British warship was sunk and two damaged during the Zeebrugge bombardment by German coast batteries. The British squadron retreated after the loss, with about 1200 British prisoners taken in one trench sector including a brigade commander and officers. French losses in Champagne reached about 3,700.
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Berlin
Zeebrugge
Champagne
Allies May Get Belgian Railways
Despatches from Paris and Amsterdam report the French battle ongoing as German forces push to block the Allies from reaching Lens and seizing Belgian rail routes. Massive shellfire and casualties persist as trenches crumble under explosive shells.
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London
Paris
Amsterdam
France
Lens
Belgium
Campaign for New York primaries narrows in district attorney race
In Greater New York ahead of tomorrow’s primaries, voters weigh contests for sheriff and county officers as Charles A. Perkins seeks renomination with regular Republicans backing him against Frank Moss. Moss has Progressive and American Party support and may run as an independent if not nominated.
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New York
Greater New York
County
Kings
Queens
Bronx
Richmond
Greater
Edoward Swann
Tammany Hall
Charles A. Perkins
Perkins
Frank Moss
Lexow Committee
Moss
Progressive Party
American Party
William Sul
Steel merger boosts Baldwin Locomotive and others
Reports from Philadelphia say two large steel combines are forming led by Corey and Schwab, with Baldwin Locomotive and related stocks rising on the news as of September 27 in New York.
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New York
Steel
Baldwin Locomotive
Philadelphia
Corey
Eter
Schwab
Duke Memorial officers named for coming year
At the Duke Memorial Bible Class meeting yesterday, officers were announced including William P. Schrag president and J. J. Robinson secretary. John Duke resigned as pianist with a successor to be chosen, and other committee members and staff were listed. The event followed a separate session where West Virginia Conference elected General Conference delegates to Saratoga New York with both ministerial and lay members named.
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Duke Memorial Bible
William P. Schrag
William L. Richards
J. J. Robinson
John Duke
Baltimore
Peabody Institute
General Conference
Paul Cranston
West Virginia
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Parkersburg
Saratoga
N. Y
Ministerial
O. D. King
Morgantown
Oakland
M. F. Compton
Wheeling
L. L. Bowers
L. E. Besseger
Buckhannon
F. E. Townsend
Pikins
A. J. Hiatt
Huntington
Archibald Moore
MD. Lay
A. S. Thomas
Charleston
James A. Bryan
C. W. Flesher
Gassaway
Ira E. Robinson
Grafton
Samuel V. Woods
Philippi
Samuel T. Spears
Elkins
Prize for Best Essay on Nat's Preparedness
New York September 27. The National Security League announces a $500 prize offered by Jules S. Bache for the best essay stressing the necessity and wisdom of reasonable preparedness against war. The League promotes adequate national defense with a balanced navy, stronger army, larger guard, and nonpolitical preparedness as peace insurance. Articles may be of any age or sex and must reach League headquarters.
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New York
National Security League
Juless. Bache
League
United States
Congress
National Security League Announces 1915 Writing Award Rules
The notice outlines entry details for a 1915 contest at 31 Pine Street New York City. Submissions must be typed on one side and under 500 words, signed with a nom de plume or number, and placed in an envelope sealed with author details. A five-person national committee will judge, and winners may have their manuscripts published by the league.
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Pine Street
New York
National Security League
New York City
Germans Halt Allied Westward Advance Amid Disasters
German reinforcements rush to the western front slowing but not stopping Allied advance. In Washington, the Grand Army of the Republic jubilee opens with veterans arriving. 75,000 visitors expected, and Camp Matthew G. Emery dedicated in honor of the early Washington volunteers.
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London
Washington
D. C
Grand Army of the Republic
Matthew G. Emery
Hanor
Farly
Washington Awaiting Word on Dumba Recall
In Washington on September 27 officials await Vienna's reply to demands for recall of Dumba. The sailing of the Austrian envoy is likely postponed if Austria delays further action.
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Washington
Vienna
America
Dumba
Austria
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