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Cumberland Press

Location

Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1915

Page

10

Changes ordered in freight rates and coal handling

Public Service Commission tariff bulletin No 43 lists rate changes including lower net rates for brick from Ellerslie to Mt Savage beyond destination. Petroleum products and asphaltum moves reduced between Baltimore and Cumberland. December 14 switching rate set at Cumberland for sand and gravel. Western Maryland Railway builds a bucket coal transfer machine in Hagerstown to double coal car speed. Coal storage and union referendum notes complicate policy. Victor Cushwa & Son shipped 862 coal boats totaling 41,630 tons and contracted 3,500 tons for Carlisle Indian School.

Public Service Commission Cumberland Western Maryland Railway Hagerstown Yards Victor Cushwa & Son Williamsport Carlisle Indian School

Coal miners seek to avoid suspension as talks continue

White states Chicago operators联系John P. White, president of the United Mine Workers of America, saying the union aims for workers to continue during wage-scale negotiations, a policy likely to hold into spring.

Chicago John P. White United Mine Workers of America Mr. White

Smith and McCormick Move Plant to Curtis Bay for Bridge Pliers

Smith and McCormick, contractors, relocate from Paw Paw to Curtis Bay Maryland where they secured a contract to build bridge pliers for a public works project.

Headlight Fight Near PNC Final Clash

The Interstate Commerce Commission hears the final arguments in the wage headlight dispute between railroad operators and labor unions. Unions demand universal high power electric headlights on all locomotives, while railroads warn of safety issues and the multi million dollar cost of equipping 67,469 locomotives.

Washington Interstate Commission

Broadtop Shops Ordered to Run Sundays Weekly

Huntingdon December 6 The Broadtop railroad company orders the Broadtop shops to operate on Sundays as well as the other six days of the week until further notice, extending the regular schedule.

Huntingdon Huntingdon C Broadtop Railroad Company Broadtop

Broadtop traffic grows and bridge sold for junk

Broadtop traffic has increased for months prompting the Pennsylvania to add crews to handle the rise in business. Coal from nearby mines boosted activity as the line ferries more trains than a year ago. The Cumberland Valley railroad bridge over the Potomac at Williamsport was sold to a Baltimore junk firm for scrap, weighing about 1,000 tons. The bridge replaced the 1889 structure washed away in the flood year of the Johnstown disaster.

Pennsyvania Pennay Potomac Williamsport Baltimore Johnstown

Walker House Fire Destroys Clarksburg Landmark

In Clarksburg West Virginia the Walker House a three story hotel burned destroying the landmark with an estimated loss of 35000 dollars. Thirty people escaped death many leaped or used bed clothing ropes to reach safety. Lloyd Moore from Cairo and T C Smith from Webster Springs were injured by jumping from second story windows. The owner was Judge Co W Lynch of the state supreme court and fixtures belonged to John A Parrent.

Clarksburg W. Va Walker Lloyd Moore Cairo T. C. Smith Webster Springs

Indian Gift to Mrs Galt From Virginia Indians

Lynchburg Va December 6 The Indians near Monroe Amherst county gathered apples from their orchards and sent as a bridal present to Mrs Norman Galt President Wilsons fiance a barrel of winesap apples They say Mrs Galt is a direct Pocahontas descendant and worthy of the gift They have long lived in Blue Ridge foothills and are among Virginia s remaining red men apart from Pamunkey members near Richmond

Lynchburg Monroe Amherst County Norman Galt Wilson Galt Blue Ridge Mountains Virginia Richmond

Tanlac Gains Praise From Ohio Businessman In Cumberland

A Buckeye State business proprietor testifies Tanlac improves his long running stomach and health after pneumonia. The ad notes Tanlac is distributed in Cumberland at Lichtenstein's 61 Baltimore Street and other towns with multiple pharmacies carrying it. The Tanlac Man explains the medicine supports stomach liver kidneys and mucous membranes and can restore function as first aid to nature.

Buckeye Cumberland Baltimore Street Mareau Peconga P. & ©. Printing Co Main Street Springfield Ohio Peconga Peeongo Quarles Nature Lichtenstein’s Baltimore St Frosburg Shupe's Pharmacy Campbell Son's& Westernport Paul's Oakland Gonder’s Pharmacy Tunlac Gent

Unclear fragmentary sports note with garbled names

The readable text shows a fragmented sports item mentioning teams and players with broken names and mixed numbers. Details are too distorted to identify a clear event, score, or location.

Used Cars Alert at Glisan's For Sale Column

Advertisement notes Glisan's For Sale column with used cars to view at Glisan's. The message is dated November 24, 1910.

Glisan

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