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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1915
Page
8
In Washington the G A R reunion features a tent city in the Pension Building court. Commissioner Gaylord M Saltzgaber championed the tents as meeting places and headquarters for veterans attending the event.
A railroad note claims Conductor Frank Norris of Brunswick Maryland will gain a new star and drop four bars on January 16 to mark 50 years in service. The same source credits Capt Marshall Sayre of the Cumberland Division as the oldest Baltimore andOhio employee in active service east of the Ohio river with 54 years. He is described as well preserved and likely to reach 100.
Michael L. Fesenmeier of G B S Brewing Co plans converting the old West Virginia Brewing Co plant in Huntington into a meat packing establishment. The project, with existing buildings and refrigeration, will cost about 50 000 dollars and begin around January 21 1916. It aims for large interstate business and will create a hog and cattle market in Huntington.
Mercersburg Pa September 30 a memorial tablet marking James Buchanan birthplace near Foltz at highway intersection has been placed by the Mercersburg Women’s Club. The inscription lists Buchanan roles in state and national service and notes a nearby guide plate to Stony Batter.
A brief note recalls Keyser as a prime favorite, attracting interest from both older residents and younger crowds, highlighting broad community appeal.
Altoona Pa September 30 Announcement by Pennsylvania railroad officials that 2000 men in locomotive repair plants will be put on full time 55 hours a week starting October 1. The workers have averaged 40 to 45 hours weekly for the past year due to increased freight traffic and the need for more motive power and overhaul of idle locomotives.
Henry Gassaway Davis, former U S senator and head of the Coal and Coke railroad, wrote to West Virginia coal operators saying his firm is not interested in a 15 cent freight rate rise on coal. Operators read the letter as a sign the railroad is content with current coal haulage income, but it does not indicate support against the increase.
A tribute highlights the personal integrity and honorable career of a key American leader, urging citizens to emulate his example. The remarks reference his roles as diplomat, minister to Great Britain, and the nation’s fifteenth president.
Health reform lecturer R M Quarles and his private secretary Abel will visit Cumberland likely within days to discuss lectures on health and medicine. Abel says local business leaders seek his talks on practical philanthropy and theories that have found success in the West and South.
Sealed proposals will be received by the County Board of School Commissioners before 4 o'clock October 2, 1915, for alterations and additions to the Avenue School at Allegany Street. Bids must be accompanied by a check for each bid. Architect is George Cumberlaw Copila tions, Pennsylvanian location. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Over 200 domestic economy instructors under London County Council enroll today to teach 3000 British soldiers cooking. Bread baking Irish stews and proper potato boiling are key features, with cooking schools set up across London to improve army meals.
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