German Right Wing Repulses General Attack In France
German general staff reports an enemy general assault on the right flank near Bapaume repulsed by German forces. Center gains slight, Verdun forts withdraw fire, Meuse battles continue. British ships divert Dutch cargoes to British mills. Vatican notes disputed on Rheims cathedral damage. War loan total tallies at 4.46 billion marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
L. 1
France
Bapaume
Pas-de-Calais
Arras
Verdun
Meuse
Novo Vremya
Petrovrad
London
Cathedral of Rheims
London ‘Times
Rotterdam
Middlesborough
America
Plymouth
Bayan
Baltic
Cologne
Benedict XV
William
Rheims
Vatican
Treasury
Commissioner Davies Reports on State Taxation of Corporations
Commissioner Davies submits a report to President Wilson on how Mountain and Pacific States tax corporations. California uses state level taxes for corporations, while local revenue comes from the general property tax. The note highlights mortgage tax changes in California and contrasts with Nevada New Mexico reliance on property tax. It covers tax methods in several states, mining property valuation, capital stock taxes, and apportionment by counties in Oregon and Washington. It also notes constitutional detail and the need for transparency in corporate assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph E. Davies
Mountain
Pacific States
Wilson
Davies
California
Pennsylvania
New York
Nevada
New Mexico
Montana
Wahington
Express Couonies
Arizona
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
New Jersey
Oregon
Mos
North Atlantic
The Prince of Pilsen charms with Baltimore character
The Prince of Pilsen tonight features Pearl Bliss as the Baltimore girl representing the city in the chorus. A public recital at City Hall Auditorium by Frederick Foster Snow and pupils is praised for promoting art appreciation and master works. The Charleston West Virginia musical week includes Marine Band on Sept 29 under Lt Santelman and Sousa on Oct 2 with a strong program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Frederick Foster Snow
Charleston
U.S
Prince of Pilsen at Maryland Tonight
Maryland theater presents The Prince of Pilsen a beloved musical comedy headlined by John W Ransone famed Hans Wagner performer now with over twenty five hundred turns He is joined by Eda von Lake and Geraldine De Rose with Claudia Rodgers in the cast for the show tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Eda von Lake
Geraldine de Rose
Sidonie
Claudia Rodgers
Hanotaux Blames Kaiser for Rheims Cathedral Wreck
Gabriel Hanotaux, renowned historian and statesman, charges the Kaiser with deliberately wrecking the Rheims Cathedral. He argues German artillery placed above the towers caused the collapse, dismissing German excuses that French guns inside the cathedral bore the blame as untenable.
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Gabriel Hanotaux
French Academy
Rheims
The Traffic at Maryland Theater with notable cast
Nellie Wagner joins the cast along with Edward T. Mora G Burke Scott and Earl McHaffie in a Mary land Theater production of The Traffic on October 3. Victor Clark leads the special orchestra while Bess Sankey and King Strong headline the cast in this stark drama about girls trafficking. Seats go on sale Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Wagner
Edward T. Mora
G. Burke Scott
Earl McHaffie
Dorothy Delmore
Victor Clark
Rachel Marshall
Maryland
Miss Marshall
Marshall
Jane Addams
Bess Sankey
Pacific Coast
King Strong
Mrs Richard Derby A Roosevelt Daughter Aids Paris Wounded
Mrs Richard Derby formerly Ethel Roosevelt daughter of Col Theodore Roosevelt and her husband Dr Derby arrived on the steamer Olympic to aid wounded soldiers in Paris hospitals. Dr Derby serves as a volunteer army surgeon and Mrs Derby becomes a Red Cross nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Derby
Ethel Roosevelt
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Connell Joins Consolidated Coal as Chief Clerk
Leo Connell, longtime car distributor for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Cumberland, has accepted a post as chief clerk for Consolidated Coal Company at Tannerton W. Va. He will assume duties immediately, with Ralph L. Ketzer succeeding him in Cumberland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Connell
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Consolidated Coal Company
Tannerton
W. Va
Connell
Cumberland
Maryland Avenue
Ralph L. Ketzner
Whereabouts S P Wright Sought In Clarendon Missing man Stephen Prescott Wright sought by Major Sylvester
Stephen Prescott Wright age 52, 5 ft 4, 175 pounds, last seen in Clarendon Virginia. Police circulate a lookout from Metropolitan Police Washington noting physical details and clothing and offering a $50 reward for recovery or location information. Wife reachable at 7536 12th Street Northwest.
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Stephen Prescott Wright
Clarendon
Sylvester
Metropolitan Police
Washington
12Th
N. W
Marriage notices from Frostburg and surrounding towns
The list records couples from Frostburg and nearby communities including Cumberland Altoona Mapleton Laxman Barton Oakland West Salisbury Dunbar Elizabeth and their spouses. Names include Moody Baden Paul Pedditt Laird Ross Price Parks Rice Wilt Shartzer Stapleton Smith Tresler Fichhorn Taylor Martin Carnathan and Williams with multiple residence notes.
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William Aloysius Moody
Elizabeth Baden
Frostburg
George Paul
Nora Catherine Pedditt
Cumberland
William Laird Ross
Verna Rebecca Price
Altoona
Albert Jasper Parks
Alice Mildred Parks
Mapleton
John Speer Rice
Roxie Golda Clevenger
Laxman
Daniel A. Wilt
Bentown
May Foutz
Barton
James Victor Shartzer
Oakland
Sarah Ann Morgan
Adelaide
John Aloysius Stapleton
Bertha Smith
John Tresler
Spring
Anna Fichhorn
West Salisbury
James Taylor Martin
Rebecca May Smith
Dunbar
Hugh Carnathan
May Williams Goughenour
Elizabeth
Land transfers recorded for Cumberland area parcels
William Cole transfers to Thomas and Nettie Bittner a parcel on Waverly Terrace Cumberland for $10. Thomas and Nettie Bittner transfer to William Cole the same Waverly Terrace lot for $10. Vincenzo Rosanova transfers to Giusepi Scarpento a parcel at Eckhart for $10. Warren L. Twigg transfers to Robert R. Henderson a Bedford road Cumberland parcel for $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cole
Thomas
Nettie Bittner
Waverly Terrace
Cumberland
Thomas and
Vincenzo Rosanova
Giusepi Scarpento
Eckhart
Warren L. Twigg
Robert R. Hendrson
Bedford Road
Roosevelt Urges Ohio Vote for Women’s Suffrage
In Cleveland on September 29 Colonel Roosevelt told Chamber of Commerce crowds that men of Ohio should grant women the right to vote, arguing civilization could spread even to New York if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
New York
Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce
Republicans Meet in Oldtown With Congressional Candidate
J Philip Roman and Lloyd L Shaffer with E Lee Shaw county chairman joined State Senator Zihlman Republican nominee for Congress at an Oldtown meeting Saturday night. The Cumberland Concert Band played. Washington September 29 two Senate resolutions favored investigating the oil business led by Standard Oil Co. unanimously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oldtown
J. Philip Roman
Lloyd L. Shaffer
E. Lee Shaw
Zihlman
Congress
Cumberland Concert Band
Washington
United States
Standard Oil Co
Senate
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Santelman
Sousa
Maryland Theatre
the Prince of
Pilsen
Hanotaux
Kaiser
Rheims Cathedral
Coal Company
S. P. Wright
Annonette Adams
San Francisco
U. S
District of California
Guaba
Baltimore St
Liberty SI
Cumigland Laundry
F. F. Lockbrott
Osthopath & Chir Tactor
A P. Telephone
L. W. Bullard
South Centre Street
Habig Brothers
N. Centre St
Habig & Stegmaier
Louis Stein
Funreal DI Tor
Chapel and Centre
C Co
P. Phagergue
North Derland, Md
Kers
Probe Oil Trust
Third Nations Bank
Paris
Ferns
Ruppert’s
North Centre Street
Baltimore Street
Gelendid
Third National Bank
Marylagt Ave
Ihlman
THE
Agency For Service
Cyril B. Geare
Seaver & Geare
Walish Building Telephone
Cumberland, Md
October Records
Victor and
Columbia
Wiesel
Cumberland, Maryland
Tlantic Steamship Agency
Windsor Hotel
Diamond & CO
Tri-State Sanitary Milk Co.’s
Tri-State Sanitary Milk CO
Superior
H. T. Mullen
Urshutz
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