Full Crew Bill Bitterly Contested Before Legislature
Cumberland hosts major debate as railroad workers push a bill to add a brake man on long trains. Advocates say safety improves with another brakeman while railroads warn of higher costs and more accidents. Hearings drew up to 400 people. petitions against the bill total 1,370 workers.
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Cumberland
West Virginia
Charleston
Interstate of Commission
W. N. Doak
Noke
Brotherhood of Railway
W. S. Bat
Norfolk &Stern Railway
Norfolk & Western Road
Battle
Doak
Williams Treatment claims cure for kidney and uric acid issues
Advertises Uric Acid Solvent claiming to relieve bladder and kidney troubles and rheumatic pain. Offers a free 50 cent bottle and a second bottle by mail from The Dr D A Williams Company Hampton Conn with a promised free sample to first buyers who mail the notice.
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Williams
Dr. D
Hampton
Conn
Bushnell Submarine Tender Set for Seattle Launch
In Seattle on February 8 the million dollar Bushnell submarine tender will slide down the ways at Seattle Construction and Drydock Company and be christened by Miss Escaline W. Bushnell. The vessel, 880 feet long, is the largest naval craft built on Puget Sound since 1902 and will serve the Pacific submarine flotilla.
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Seattle
Wash
Bushnell
United States Navy
Seattle Construction and Drydock Company
Escaline W. Bushnell
David Bushnell
Yale
Puget Sound
Nebraska
Pacific Submarine Flotilla
Funeral of Mrs Edenhart at Ridgeley Church
The funeral of Mrs Charles Edenhart of Ridgeley was held at 2:30 PM yesterday from the German Reformed Church. Burial followed in SS Peter and Paul’s Cemetery. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen attended. Pallbearers were James Rawlings C W Haller James T Carney John Murphy F E Biggs and William Taylor. Many floral tributes were presented.
Ladies' Winter Coats at McMullen Bros Sale
Attend the big sale at McMullen Bros for handsomest garments in the city with winter coats priced almost at the vanishing point. Great opportunity to buy a winter coat at low prices.
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McMullen Bros
Women Unite To End War And Seek Peace
More than a thousand leading American women gathered in the capital to back the Woman's Peace Party. They urge that war be banished and that mothers and sisters of nations hold the key to peaceful times through health, strength, and resolve.
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United States
Woman's Peace Party
Susanna Cocroft
Chicago
Miss Cocroft
Miss Cecroft
Kaiser
Keyser Basketball Doubleheader Delights Big Crowd at K P Armory
Keyser High School girls defeated Oakland 15 4 in the opening game. Keyser Collegians overwhelmed Hendricks 57 17 as the crowd enjoyed the band and a large attendance. The team plans a trip to Lona later this month to play the final opponent.
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K. of P. Armory
Keyser
Keyser High School
Oakland
Keyser Collegians
Hendricks
Keyser Band
Lona
Health and Charity Theme Shapes War Year Women
A wartime piece urges women to replace worry with sympathy and love to bolster national health. It notes spiritual awakening among women and calls for selfless giving to suffering sisters abroad and at home. Local items include a chicken supper, the Farmers Extension School dates, and funeral notices plus assorted social updates.
Littlest Rebel shown at Maryland Theatre Tuesday
The North and South program presented The Littlest Rebel at the Maryland Theatre Tuesday night, offering a period film experience to local audiences.
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Maryland Theatre
Closing sale at McMullen Bros for ladies winter suits
Advertisement notes a closing sale of ladies winter suits at McMullen Bros offering better values than any other shop in the city. Pb.8-11
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McMullen Bros
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Miss Grimes
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Miss Sayre
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Stayman
Price
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Africa
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J. C. Sanders
Myrtle Vossler
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Farmers Extension School
Tly
H.C. Holmes
Queens Point
R. G. Hammond
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Bella Babb
J. D. Gelwicks
George T. Carskadon
Williamport
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Julia Bright
Evelyn Bright
Belington
Frank P. Riley
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Martinsburg
Roy Warner
George W. Bane
Wheeling
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Union Street
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South Centre Street
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Seaver & Geare
Walsh Building Telephone
Cumberland, Md
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Baltimore St
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Habig & Stegmaier
Bedford St
Cowden & Zihlman
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Baltimore Street
Fred. Merten
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Otten
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Dike
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Cumberland Laundry
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Mig
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