Rockefeller Jr and party tour West Virginia rail and coal development
John D Rockefeller Jr and a group of railroad executives completed a two day inspection of Western Maryland Railway extensions and Consolidation Coal Company mines in West Virginia. They toured mines and viewed new development projects while visiting Fairmont and Baltimore en route to New York.
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Baltimore
Western Maryland Railway Company
West Virginia
Consolidation Coal Company
John Dr. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller Leff Fairmont
Baltimore and Ohio
New York
Carl R. Gray
Jere H. Wheelwright
United States
Clarence W. Watson
Read
Rockefeller
Gray
Mr. Rockefeller
Western Maryland
Fairmont
Western Maryland Railways Reports October Operating Costs
The Western Maryland Railway for October shows total operating expenses of 491 411.01 dollars or 63.19 percent, with transport costs at 31.42 percent. Other costs include maintenance of way 109 031.39, maintenance of equipment 143 737.06, traffic 21 727.51, general expenses 19 556.43, and miscellaneous 3 318.01. In Uniontown Pa the J V Thompson matter unfolds with creditors seeking payment while steel interests and railroads eye future fuel and freight needs. Equipment purchases for 1915 by the Baltimore and Ohio include 6 006 freight cars and 50 passenger cars plus 20 Mallet engines and steel tugs and hopper car bodies.
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Western Maryland Railway Company
Western Maryland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chentrol
New Cars to End Fairmont Shortage
Coal and rail officials in Fairmont West Virginia report that both the Baltimore and Ohio and Western Maryland railroads will start receiving large batches of new hopper cars soon. The B&O will take 5 000 cars in weekly 90 car installments, while Western Maryland expects 3 000 cars between January 10 and 15. Officials say the car influx, plus spurs to Ida May and Caroline mines, will ease shortages by early March.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Dee
Baltimore and Ohio
Western Maryland
Baltimore & Ohio
Pullman Company
Maryland
Carl G. Gray
Chiefton
Consolidation Coal Company
Ida May
Caroline
Jere H. Wheelwright
Consolidation Company
Efforts to Amend Cummins Law on Baggage Valuation
Washington dec efforts to amend the Cummins law governing railroad liability for shipments damaged or lost during transit aim to remove baggage valuation. Sen Weeks prepared a bill and Sen Cummins may introduce one if the Weeks measure fails, potentially reversing the Interstate Commerce Commission interpretation on baggage applicability.
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Cummins
Congress
Weeks
Interstate Commerce Commission
Training firemen to curb locomotive smoke emissions
F S De Veny, chief smoke inspector for the Baltimore and Ohio in Chicago, argues firemen should learn heat units and water’s role in fuel combustion to reduce smoke. He urges practical instruction through on‑the‑job rides, literature on combustion, and supervised practice for smokeless firing on various locomotives.
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F. Ss. de Veny
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chicago
Jefferson Willow for Allies Use
A Washington firm employs men from Martinsburg to cut willow on the Gardner property at Leetown West Virginia. The timber will be shipped to Belgian and French army hospitals for artificial limbs for Entente soldiers. Logs are cut two feet long and cured to be light and hard, with bark removed promptly. This marks the first known market for willow timber in the area.
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Washington
Martinsburg
John H. Gardner and Son
Leetown
W. Va
Belgium
France
Father tries to force son into Marine Corps enlistment
Milwaukee man Otis Tinsdale drags his nineteen year old son to the recruiting station claiming a law compels enlistment. Sergeant Ansell M. Stowe refuses to enlist without the boy's consent. Tinsdale vows to consult an attorney and return.
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Milwaukee
Wis
United States Marine Corps
Otis Tinsdale
Packwaukee
Cays
Ansell M. Stowe
Tinsdale
Tinesdale
Stowe
Otis Tinedale
Matron Credits Tanlac for Quick Relief of Ailments
Mrs. Maria H. Cox of Oklahoma City reports long catarrh and digestive issues improved by Tanlac. She praises the medicine for transforming her health and urges others to try it, noting widespread use across the country. Availability advertised in Frostburg Lonaconing Westernport and Oakland through local pharmacies with prepaid shipping.
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Maria H. Cox
N. Robinson Street
Oklahoma City
Okla
Tanlac
Cox
Cumberland
Lichtenstein
Baltimore Street
Frostburg
Shupe's
Lonaconing
Campbell & Son's
Westernport
Paul's
Oakland
Gonder’s
Taniac
Railroad Passenger Time Table and Schedule Notes
Railroad timetable notes show trains and departure times affecting several towns including Martinsburg and Middletown with routes via Harton Wiedman and Tiedmon. The schedule lists connections and specific leave times, with officials named and multiple station stops noted.
Insurance Leaders Meet in New York Discuss Savings and Growth
The ninth annual meeting of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents opened at the Hotel Astor with a two day program. Topics include life company investments and the role of railroads land values agriculture and farm loans with speakers such as Fairfax Harrison James W Wadsworth Carl Vrooman Norval Hawkins Cyril Hopkins and Burton Mansfield.
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New York
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Hotel Astor
Life Insurance Company Company Investments
Fairfax Harrison
The
Southern Railway Company
James W. Wadsworth
United States
Department of Agriculture
Carl Vrooman
United States Department of Agriculture
Norval A. Hawkins
Ford Motor Company
Western Maryland National Railway Schedule 1915
Schedule effective September 15 1915 lists trains from Comberian to Baltimore via Hagerstown with daily and Sunday service. Notes include early morning departures around 2:10 and 7:00 A M with intermediate stops and connections to New York and Durbin. The text shows formatting errors but conveys daily schedules and Sunday services.
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Maryland
Hagerstown
Ours
Beldmete
Banade Yhia
New Yors
Nares
JAIL STACKED HIGH Accumulated Seized Liquor May Re quire Annex
Wheeling West Virginia December 9 police say spare jail space is filled with liquor seized in raids. An annex to the Ohio County jail may be built as liquor is to be stored until conviction of alleged prohibition law violators.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio County
Hagerstown Fair of 1915 Shows $6,570 Profit
The Hagerstown Fair posted a net profit of 6,570.09 on receipts of 42,849.08 and expenditures of 36,278.99. Major costs included poultry premiums 7,264.83 and race purses 5,600, while receipts featured general admission 19,757.76 and concessions 9,540.10.
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Hagerstown
Thompson A. Brown
Automobile Club of Maryland applications at The Press Office
Applications for the Automobile Club of Maryland are available at The Press Office.
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The
Automobile Club of Maryland
Hunter bleeds to death in hunting accident near Gettysburg
In Gettysburg Pennsylvania on December 8 a hunting accident near the mountains led to the death of Charles Shans a young farmer aged about 35. A gun accidentally discharged by fellow hunter Charles Stover wounded Shank in the thigh severing an artery. Despite attempts to halt the bleeding and despite a physician being several miles away the fatal injury proved lethal. Shank leaves a widow and six children.
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Gettysburg
Dee
Charles Stover
Charles
Shans
Shank
Night schools to be started in West Virginia
West Virginia plans to launch night schools modeled after Kentucky moonlight programs. L J Hanifan, state supervisor, urges county superintendents to promote the effort to reduce illiteracy among residents ten years and older, with Kanawha county housing nearly 6,000 of the 74,000 illiterates. The program aims to eliminate illiteracy in some districts and boost supervised school access where possible.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Kentucky
Department of Schools
L. J. Hanifan
Kanawha
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