Coal Trade in France Quietly Feeds War Railways
Paris dispatch notes France faces coal shortages for civilians and railroads due to German invasion. Normally 60 million tons annual demand with 40 million produced domestically and 20 million imported. wartime disruptions cut Belgian supply and northern imports. Government controls coal allocation for railroads and military needs. production run at about half normal, with 20 million tons yearly, aided by mobilized miners and refugees.
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England
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Wreck cleanup on B and O tracks at Engle's site
Report on a serious Engle wreck on the B O tracks with twenty two coal cars derailed. Strong acids used to clear twisted scrap iron and debris. Baltimore ordered fast clearance by Thursday ahead of President Wilson’s tour stop. Train delays noted with detours around Charles Town and late Nos 16 and 7.
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Suffocation Feared From Big Engines in WV Tunnels
In Parkersburg to Grafton tunnels 28 long and heavy trains strain crews. Public Service Commission inspector Winters studied suffocation risk and will report. He also probed alleged excessive switching charges by Wheeling Terminal Company with no report yet.
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Important change in Reading service
Samuel G. Thomson former Cumberlander now of Reading Pennsylvania resigned last week as superintendent of motive power and rolling equipment of the Reading railway. He entered Reading service in 1909 and 1912 rose to assistant master mechanic. He will work in railway industrial ventures locating in New York where major bankers are involved. Big Missionary Society Meets Los Angeles October 28 delegates and church dignitaries gather for the annual convention of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church continuing to November.
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New York
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Los Angeles
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The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Convention Draws Interest From Returning Missionaries
The convention expects heightened interest as over 320000 members participate and several missionaries recently returned from foreign fields attend the proceedings.
Warfield Announces Candidacy for Register of Wills
J R Warfield declares his bid to fill the Allegheny County Register of Wills seat after Hervey Stiuck's death. He notes the Orphans Court vacancy until November 2 election and urges voters to learn of his fitness through inquiry and canvassing twelve thousand county residents. The political advertisement runs October 25 to November 2.
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Allerany
Tanlac Brings Startling Improvement to Cumberland Man
G M Taylor a B&O brakeman of Cumberland speaks of relief from catarrhal illness after taking Tanlac. He reports disappearance of choking spells and improved sleep after a few doses. Tanlac is sold at local pharmacies in Cumberland Frostburg Lonaconing Westernport Oakland with postpaid options and prices listed.
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G. M. Taylor
E. Laing Avenue
S. Cumberland
Tanlac
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Baltimore St
Frostburg
Shupe's Pharmacy
Lonaconing
Campbell & Son
Westernport
Paul's Pharmacy
Oakland
Gonder's Pharmacy
His Statue and His Epitaph Prected, But Uncle John Still Lives
Uncle John Dinsmoor 70, of Williamstown West Virginia and Pittsburg, not dead. A monument near his grave in Marietta Ohio features a statue of him leaning on an oil derrick with the epitaph His soul was like a star and dwelt apart. Dinsmoor is a retired oil operator.
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La Belle Iron Works OKs bond issue for 7.5 million
La Belle Iron Works stockholders approve a 7.5 million bond issue. Two million will fund a coke plant on the West Virginia side of the Ohio River and 500 thousand for a connecting bridge. The 160 acre site could handle 1,000 cars monthly, enhancing the plant’s standing between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. The president denied war orders totaling seven million, suggesting some business may be accepted.
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West Virginia
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Anglo-French bond issue subscription day outlined
New York reports that tomorrow subscribers to the $500,000,000 Anglo-French bond issue are expected to provide the funds for purchases. Payment can be made in full or split as 50 percent tomorrow with the balance due December 3. Bonds carry 5 percent interest and mature October 16, 1920.
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New York
Fifty Five Convicts Confirmed by Bishop Garland
Philadelphia October 28. Fifty five convicts in the Eastern penitentiary have just been confirmed by Bishop Garland of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. Warden McKenty announced that nearly twenty others in the prison Bible class will be ready for confirmation soon.
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Eastern Penitentiary
Garland
Episcopal Diocese of
Pennsylvania
McKenty
Plumbing and Heating Estimates by J H Dailey
J H Dailey offers plumbing heating and gas fitting estimates at 267 North Centre Street and phone number 497. April 9 filing.
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North Centre
Sumberland
MD. C
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