Drinking Men Stirred by Baltimore & Ohio Policy
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has implemented a strict policy banning all intoxicants for train crews both on and off duty. Reports claim detectives monitor workers and suspensions rise as officials enforce the rule. With plentiful staff, employers urge abstinence to ensure peak performance, signaling a broader push against drinking in the industry.
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Transportation Department
Baltimore—&—Ohio Railroad
Cumberland News
Queen City
LoseUs
Men of Questionable Habits Either Cured or Out of Service
A decisive move aims to remove men with questionable habits from service or cure them. The policy seeks to clean ranks by replacing unhealthy conduct with disciplined oversight and rehabilitation measures.
MISS ASHFORD ENDS ENGAGEMENT TO HENRY K DAVIS
Miss Maud Ashford of this city announces she ends her engagement to former United States Senator Henry K Davis. She cites publicity and family concerns as reasons and says she does not wish to estrange the senator or his family at his age. Davis declines comment.
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Washington
Maud Ashford
United Sta
Henry K
Campaten
Davis
Warden Haddix Dies After Fall at Sanatorium
Battle Creek Mich Feb 8 C B Haddix warden of the West Virginia state penitentiary is dead here after leaping from the fourth story window of the sanitarium He had come with his wife two weeks prior for nervous prostration treatment He had taken laudanum earlier and was watched but slipped away to end his life in the arc of his wife The board of directors had urged a rest and he had recently traveled to Atlantic City for health reasons and later returned to Battle Creek for treatment
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Battle Creek
Mich
C. B. Haddix
West Virginia State Penitentiary
Haddox
Atlantic City
John A. Toyd
Real Estate Deal Makes Archdeacon and Murray Owners in Grafton
The Daily Sentinel reports the sale of a prime Grafton block to William Archdeacon and Harry Murray from Councilman Duard O. Swaim. The 60 foot frontage on Strobe Street and 140 foot depth to the railroad will be renovated, expanding the Browning Hamilton Company property. The deal, described as the greatest in years, involved many bidders and substantial dollars, with lease considerations resolved by sale. Both new owners are long time city residents noted for business acumen. They plan repairs to the fire-damaged upstairs and eventual expansion of the business rooms to the railroad, aiming for the finest facilities in the city.
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Daily Sentinel
Grafton
Messrs
William Archdeacon
Harry Murray
Browning-Hamilton Company
Duard O. Swaim
First Ward
Hesser
Archdeacon
Murray
Drowning-Hamilton Company
Swaim
Paris
Kentucky
William L. Browning
Watts- Lamberd Co
West Virginia
Grafton House
Virginia
the Sentinel
Dr Shoop Headache Pills Advertised in Odd Text
An ad style fragment promotes Dr Shoop Headache Pills claiming quick relief for pain, congestion, and nervous tension. It emphasizes simple distribution of tablets and quick effects, with casual references to blood pressure and remedy claims.
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Jens Rove
Shoop
Doomn
Dr Shoop’s Headache Tablets and Cough Cure Ad
Testimonial urged by two leading young businessmen and Col. Mc Graw and Col. Deveny to invest surplus funds in the city’s future. Dr Shoop’s Cough Cure praised for safety with babies, made from mountain shrub leaves, calming coughs and healing bronchial membranes. No opium or harsh drugs used. All dealers urged to demand Dr Shoop’s.
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Col. McGraw
Col. Deveny
Qty
Grafton
Dr. Shoop
Rail commission considers delaying nine hour law suspension
Washington reports the interstate commerce commission announced it may suspend the nine hour rule for train dispatchers telegraph operators and towermen until an amended law suits all parties. The commission says it can extend or suspend the law in cases with hearings and good cause shown. Health Coffee touted as a coffee substitute from Dr Shoop Racine Wisconsin claims to imitate real coffee without caffeine. Jorn Tregellas appears in the text.
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Washington
Interstate Commiree Commission
United States
Farm For Sale In Taylor County West Virginia
40 acre farm on Sand Lick Run Taylor County West Virginia with good improvements and a fine young orchard. Apply to B 8 Wyckoff Re 6 ta W Va. 2-40.
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Sand Lick Run
Taylor Co
W. Va
Wyckoff
Bright Spring Business Outlook in Grafton
The Grafton Sentinel reports a hopeful spring as merchants stock up with spring goods, noting larger orders from Klein stores and confidence from Brown ing-Hamilton Company. Merchants anticipate a robust season despite a dull period, with optimism backed by rising streetcar ridership and prior January February activity.
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Grafton
Stieff Pianos Direct from Factory to Home
No middleman's profit. Sold direct from factory to home. Catalog or factory representative visit available. Used upright pianos from all makes $100 up. Square pianos $110 up.
Remains of Breathitt Judge Hargis Laid to Rest
The remains of Judge Hargis of Breathitt County Kentucky have been consigned to the grave. Let us hope that he is the last of his kind.
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Hargis
Breathitt County
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