Bituminous Coal Industry Sees Improving Demand
Baltimore coal operators report steady improvement in movement and rising domestic demand. Jere H. Wheelswright of Consolidation Coal Co notes growing intake and optimism for immediate future. Black Diamond journal cites broad regional upturn with bankers easing credit as Federal Reserve banks inject liquidity.
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Baltimore
Jere H. Wheelswright
Consolidation Meal ¢ Company
Black Diamond
Businss
United States
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Civic Club Plans Red Cross Seal Drive Start Dec
At a Civic Club meeting arrangements were made to sell Red Cross seals starting December 1. District chairmen were named for each selling location including Rosenbaum's MecMullen's the Postoffice and other stores. A committee to assist with the Christmas Gift Exposition was appointed.
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Civic Club
Red Cross
M. E. Shuck
MacDonald
Henderson
Postoffice
F. H. Ankeney
Lichenstein's
Imperial
Sheffler
J. H. Cock
Harris
Elizabeth L. Lowndes
Gerrit Smith
Vera Amick
J. W. 5. Cochrane
W. W. Hanley
Edward Gunning
Bramble
Edna Butler
Hary Clauson
Jammer
Henrietta Schwarzenbach
Philip W. Blake
Chamber of Commerce
Wheeler
Cook
Meyersdale May Sink Test Well
P L Wally of Pittsburg visits Meyersdale to urge the Commercial club to fund a test well. Eight independent drill plants back his claim, with a proposed 3000 foot bore to explore gas in a vein found during soft water drilling for an ice plant. The project aims to boost local wealth through potential illuminant gas recovery.
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Meyersdale
P. L. Wally
Pittsburg
Commercial Club
Paul D. Clutton
H. E. Bauman
Wally
Society Delights Guests at Boch Home Party
A delightful party was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. George Boch on the National Pike. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hanley of Fayette Street entertained friends Thursday night.
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George Boch
National Pike
W. W. Hanley
Fayette Street
Martinsburg mother sues over son's murder damages
Mrs. Alice V. Creque of Martinsburg files two $10,000 suits in Circuit Court seeking damages for the death of her son George Leslie Creque killed a year ago near the Baltimore & Ohio station while Detective Benjamin L. Prince was attempting to arrest him. The suits name Prince and his bondsmen Citizens Trust and Guaranty Co of Parkersburg and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. as defendants.
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Alice V. Creque
Martinsburg
George Leslie Creque
Baltimore & Ohio
Benjamin L. Prince
Prince
Citizen’s Trust & Guaranty Company
Parkersburg
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
J. M. Cook & Son Co stock offering at par
Opportunity notice for a small issue of stock in the J. M. Cook & Son Co Incorporated confectionary maker. Shares listed at 100.00 each, with guarantees of big returns. Subscriptions via phone or in person at Cumberland or Economy Meyersdale Pa. Special agent E. F. Gilpin at Arlington Hotel Cumberland Md. Hours 10 am to 2 pm. Advertisement. Nov 19 10t
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J. M. Cook & Son Co., Incorporated
Cumberland
Meyersdale
E. F. Gilpin
Cumberland, Md
Arlington Hotel
Cumberland Produce Sprovision Co Stock Seeks Investors
Advertisement notes Cumberland Produce Sprovision Co stock at 10 dollars per share with a par value of 5 dollars. Limited shares available, urging potential investors to act soon. Office at 48 Front Street, phone 1905. November 23.
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Cumberland Produce @Sprovision Co
Front Street
Guardsmen Escape From German Held Convent Hospital
Folkstone England November 28 two British soldiers a captain and a corporal of the Dragoon Guards recounted their escape from a convent hospital behind German lines after being wounded at Andcis. They crawled 27 miles nightly for two days, crossed canals and a guarded bridge while outposts slept, aided by Belgian civilians and a pontoon crossing.
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Folkstone
England
Dragoon Guards
Ostend
Mons
Tournai
Ands
Cis
Standard Time by Wireless Telegraph
Direct into our ag store from United States Government Observatory twice daily affords exact time to the smallest fraction of a second for accurate watches. We repair any watch, imported or American, to keep time or no charge. Leading Jewelers.
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United States Government Observatory
Local Visitors Share Holiday Calls Across Town Scene
Miss Lou Gunnells of Hagerstown visits Mr. and Mrs. James Grant on Bedford Street. Mrs. Garrett VanMeter of Moorefield and daughter Miss Sallie VanMeter visit Mrs. Anna Whiting Stubblefield. Miss Maggie Moxley of Martinsburg and her sister Miss Fannie Moxley visit cousin LaFayette Moxley at 25 Carroll Street. W Harry Steepe of Elkins spends Thanksgiving with family. Mrs. Homer Whipp of Connellsville visits relatives near Flintstone. Miss Jennie Mabon of New Florence visits cousin Miss Ella May Moxley at 25 Carroll Street. Philip Null of Cleveland, visiting old friends after leaving in 1867. Mrs. J W Walsh visits her sisters in Meyersdale. Ex Mayor Young and Ex Chief Flannagan of Cumberland spend a day here. Moorefield Examiner reports Mr and Mrs John J Stump attending the funeral of Mr August Bierkamp in Moorefield West Virginia.
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Lou Gunnells
Hagerstown
James Grant
Bedford Street
Garrett VanMeter
Sallie VanMeter
Moorefield
W. Va
Anna Whiting Stubblefield
Maggie Moxley
Martinsburg
Pittsburgh
Fannie Moxley
LaFayette Moxley
W. Harry Steepe
W. F. Frederick Music Company
Elkins
Homer Whipp and Son
Connellsville
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J. Gross & CO
Tfhe Presse
Civic Clus
Son
Maryland
Third Nations Bank
Ture
Tadworth
War Office
Walter Powell&sons CO
Balto
Ava
F. F. Lockenott
Ostropath & Chtropractor
North Centre Street
John C Wolford
500Th
Liberty Sf
Viavi
Urs
L. M
Centre St
Enniston
Jim Lee
Chinese Hand Laundry
Centre Street
Edison Electric
Union ST
L. W. Bullard
South Centre Street
Artgeist
Shirey & Hawkins
Baltimore Street
the Maryland Restaurant
Windsor Hotel
Habig Brothers
Center Street
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Cyril B. Geare
Seaver & Geare
Walsh Building Telephone
Cumberland, Mad
Victor Records
Victor and
Columbia Records and Supplies
J. P
Wiesel
Baltimore St
Trans-Atlantic Steamship Agency
Desales Glick
Plendid
Moose Home
Maryland Ave
Cowden & Zihlman Third National Bank
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