Giant powder blast advances Wabash link near Cumberland
Cumberland Md May 2 A sensational 8000 pounds of giant powder exploded in a mountain near Paw Paw after days of loading can after can into tunnels along the Wabash railroad link. The blast toppled rock, opened a deep passage, and moved 20000 yards of material. the operation speeds construction toward an ocean to ocean line with high costs and complex tunneling through rock and canal crossings.
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Cumberland
Paw.Paw
West Virginia
Wabash
Rocky m Mountain
Paw Paw
Western Maryland Railroad
Cherry Run
West Virginia Central Railroad
George Gould
Wabash Railroad
Ocean
Ocean Inc
Sidling Hill Mountain
Potomac River
Baltimore & Olio
Pittsburg
Unk
Curderland
Mencock
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Henry G. Davis
Union
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
Welton
Hine
Baltimore & Ohio
McArthur, Bros
Indigo
Bayard
Baltimore & Ohio Allroad
Orleans
W. Va
Tiancock
Sare
The Music of Rum and the Doctor’s Warning
A fragmentary reflection on music as doom and social critique. mentions alcohol’s harms, tuberculosis links, and a Boston Transcript summary of Dr Raoul Lamon’s warning. Describes intoxicants driving misery, with references to France, Germany, and abstinence movements. Includes quotes on alcoholism and public health, plus Kaiser’s stance and potential abstinence impact.
German Temperance Movement Gains Ground in Germany
Several months ago we discussed the rise of the temperance or total abstinence movement in Germany. It began about sixteen years ago with Prof Bunge as public initiator. Prof Forel urged abstinence as in English practice. In 1892 Prof Kraevelin from Helderberg conducted experiments on alcohol’s effects on minor brain operations. His scientific demonstrations won wide attention and swayed many industrial workers, though initially less impact on the educated classes.
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Germany
Prof
Bunge
Forel
Kraevelin
Helderberg
Temperance Drive Echoes Across Nations and Faiths
Profits from drink trades prove unprofitable says critics and a total abstinence society forms among physicians in Denmark. Posters at railway stations announce donations to the national WCTU with life patron and memorial memberships. India notes a rise in breweries from one to fifty, while a leaflet warns against Christian influence. Senator Blair urges temperance to be a church mission, linking it to gospel work.
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Denmark
India
Ienry Blair
Causes of Insanity in England and Wales Report
The fifty-eighth report of the commissioners in infancy notes 417,199 certified insane persons on January 1, 1904 in England and Wales, up 3,235 from 1903. Alcoholic intemperance tops physical causes, 22.8 percent of male and 9.5 percent of female cases, though many insanities stem from worry, financial troubles, domestic issues, and adverse circumstances.
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Commissioners In
England
Wales
The Most Deadly Bank Said At Sheffield Meeting
Archdeacon Eyre at a Sheffield Savings Bank gathering attacked another bank he called deadly the loosings bank the common name for a public house. He warned that money goes there with no return only degradation disgrace and crime follow.
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Archdeacon Eyre
Sheffield
Seng
Savings Bank
Pound
Loosings Bank
An Incentive to Moral Ruin
Prof. Brouardel of the Paris Academy of Medicine warns that alcohol acts as a poison in every sense threatening moral, mental, and physical health. The remark frames drinking as a danger to society and individual well being.
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Prof
Brouardel
Academy of Medicine
Paris
Reverend Van Doren Credits Dean's Kidney Pills
The Fond Du Lac Presbyterian clergyman reports kidney disorder attacks kept him housebound. He states Dean's Kidney Pills brought general health improvement, relief from pain, and normal kidney secretions. Sold by TFoster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 60 cents. Ever notice merchant scramble for a good clerk interesados.
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Jacob D.van Doren
Sixth Street
Fond du Lac
Wis
Dean
Tfoster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children advertised cure
A fragment advertises Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children used by a nurse at a Children's Home in New York. Claims cure feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders break up colds and destroy worms. Sold at druggists for 25c with free sample by mail from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY. A doctor’s generosity ends with large doses.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Des Moines Mire Insurance Co Promotes Honest Settlement
A popular Des Moines Mire Insurance Co gains commendations for fair loss settlements. The firm aims to run its affairs honestly toward all parties and offers a pocket memorandum book in response to a postal card. The ad notes the company’s eagerness in promises during courtship versus fulfillment after marriage.
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Des Moines Mire Insurance Co
Des Moines
Protesting Georgia Passenger Rate Cut Plan
Atlanta protest against J Pope Brown proposal to cut Georgia passenger rate from three to two cents per mile. Labor unions including Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Order of Railway Conductors, plus various craft unions, hired counsel to argue the cut would harm state prosperity, reduce railroad jobs and wages, and Travelers Protective Association warned of fewer trains and poorer service.
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Atlanta
J. Pope Brown
Georgia Railroad Commission
Georgia
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers
Travelers’ Protective Association
Merchants Urged to Promptly Present Accounts
A Missouri druggist complains of delinquent accounts as a young man in town faced a bill two years old. The itemized charges include a box of chocolates and a nursing bottle, highlighting how time flies in unsettled debts.
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Missouri
Alaska Miners Seek World Tour Guidance from San Francisco Firm
A Fairbanks letter to a San Francisco shipping firm describes a six man miner party planning a two year around the world voyage. The writer mentions nine years in the country and two profitable years, asks where to sail next between New York and San Francisco, and queries about boat purchase to fit fourteen men. The plea seeks travel knowledge and cheaper vessel options.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
San Francisco
New York
Earl of Moncey
Wharat
P. S—V
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Stalin
American Color Company
Washington Ste
Indianapolis
Ind
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Alfalfa Meal Co
Farnain Street
Omaha
A. J. Tower CO
Boston
U.S
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Yoower Canadian Co. 3 In Limited
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Randolph & Canal Sts
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Chicago
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