Company to Build Emergency Hospitals at All Steel Wire Plants
The American Steel and Wire company plans to establish emergency hospitals at all twenty two plants. Each two story brick facility will house six beds and include a dispensary, baths, dining, library and nurses quarters. A six nurse team two pharmacists and ambulance service will staff each hospital with a resident physician.
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American Steel and Wire Company
Philadelphia
Allentown
Haes
Pittsburg
Joliet
Cleveland
Fall River
Mass
Detroit
Mich
East
Growth of U S Railroads Surpasses 200000 Mile Mark
The article notes that by mid-century half of the 1020s the United States surpasses 200000 miles of main track. It contrasts U S mileage with Germany Russia France Austria Hungary Great Britain and Ireland and Europe as a whole. It recalls John Stevens charter in 1822 and marks 74 years since the first major road began and 51 years since Lake Erie waters were connected by rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Russia
France
Austria-Hungary
Great Britain
Ireland
Europe
John Stevens
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Columbia
Susquehanna
America
Lake Erie
Atlantic Coast
Appomattox
Rumors of Western Union and Postal Merger Persist
A Philadelphia stockholder reports rumors of closer ties between Western Union and the Postal Company but notes strong opposition while Mr. Mackay heads the Postal. He cites deep antagonisms within the Mackay family and Goulds affecting any potential consolidation and mentions recent Western Tinton purchases amid speculation of future changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
Postal Company
Mackay
Western Tinton
Philadelphia
Effect of the Strike Dampens Industrial Confidence
Idle at anthracite mines continues as a disturbing factor in the productive world. Factories using hard coal had stocked up heavily in anticipation of labor shortages.
Prevented Cholera Morbus Attacks With Stomach and Liver Tablets
Mrs Mollie Allen of South Fork Kentucky says she thwarted cholera morbus attacks by taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as the attack approached. She notes indigestion triggers such attacks and the tablets cleanse the stomach to ward off the illness. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Allen
South Fork
Chamberlain
Iron production and furnace stocks July to August report
The Iron Age reports a fall in pig iron furnaces closing due to dwindling supplies. Weekly output on August 1 reached 996,465 tons versus 960,890 on July 1, with overall April 1 levels higher. Furnace stocks on August 1 stood at 74,190 tons, marking a July decrease per Dun's Review.
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Altigma Ls
Dun'sa Review
Delaware Lackawanna and Western Board Schedule Update
The notice outlines crew routings for Monday August 18 for the Delaware Lackawanna and Western lines. Assignments include Rowe Barber's crew, Castner OHaras crew, Randolph Nealls crew for a week, Carmody Leonard Leighney crews for specific train numbers 1 67 66, with changes announced for the 11.40 p.m. extra cast and other run times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowe
Barber
Atmel
Castner
O'Hara
Randolph
Nealls
Carmody
Leonard
Leighney
Railroad Divisions See Superintendent Appointments
Riley Williams is named superintendent of the Bangor and Portland division based at Nazareth Pennsylvania, succeeding H H Shepherd who is transferred. H H Shepherd of the Lackawanna railroad becomes superintendent of the Syracuse and Utica divisions headquartered in Syracuse, replacing A H Swarz who resigns to enter private business.
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Riley Williams
Bangor
Portland
Nazareth
H. H. Shepherd
Lackawanna Railroad
Syracuse
Utica
A. H. Swarz
Reopened Washery Signals Anthracite Supply Struggles
Docks in Chicago territory show cleanup progress as demand strengthens and supply tightens. Half the docks may be bare of anthracite with rail shipments to out-of-town points nearly halted. Milwaukee fares worse. bituminous or coke rising in use along the lower lakes and all-rail routes. Prices surface for various cities from Duluth to Philadelphia, while New York dealers push for scarce domestic sizes and Welsh anthracite delivers at high rates.
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Chicago
Otof
Milwaaukee
Lower Lakes
Atlantic Seaboard
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Duluth
Minn
Battle Creek
Mich
Troughton
Sioux City
St. Louis
Arkansas
Bath
New York City
Pen
Richmond
Norfolk
Raleigh
N. C
Rifle Team Leaves City For Delaware Campaign
Lieutenant Lewis B. Carter leads the Thirteenth Regiment rifle team on an early departure at 6.89 this morning, heading over the Delaware and Hud.
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Lewis B. Carter
Thirteenth Regiment
Lieutenant Carter Praises Mt Gretna Rifle Team
Lieutenant Lewis B. Carter says his unit’s Mt Gretna rifle team is superb and should place high in the state matches. The five-man squad averages near ninety in practice with Major Robling and Private Burns leading marksmen, Robling to shoot last and Burns first. Robling also to represent the regiment in revolver events, following last year’s pistol victory by Lieutenant Henshaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Robling
Lawrence Brink
Robling
Burns
Franklin Henshaw
Pulpits Share Sunday Messages Across Local Churches
Rev J A Rankin filled the Second Presbyterian pulpit in the morning. Rev Clarence J Benjamin spoke at Asbury M E church last night. Pastor C W McVagh led services at the gospel tent on Monroe and Gibson at 2 30 and 7 45. Pastor 8 Shrock conducted the tent service on The Reward of the Saintly or Where Is Heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Rankin
Second Presbyterian Church
Clarence J. Benjamin
Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church
C. ¥. McVagh
Monroe Avenue
Gibson Street
Shrock
Faithful Living Emphasized In Elm Park Sermon
Rev. E. B. Singer gave a forceful Elm Park Methodist sermon on Hebrews 10 9 8 Now the Just Shall Live by Faith stating the just are defined by their right relation to God and must exercise faith through life’s trials The male quartet and organist Mrs A L W Price accompanied the service noting the church’s supportive community role
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E. B. Singer
Elm Park Methodist Episcopal Church
EE. B. Singer
God
Messrs. Jones
Wynkorp
Thomas
James Watkins
A. L. W. Price
Pennington
Maxwell Babcock Recovers From Poisoning
Maxwell Babcock the young son of Mr and Mrs H F Babcock on Church avenue has regained consciousness and is out of danger after ingesting poison with their Thursday supper. Doctors Coolidge and Sureth attribute the illness to creamed potatoes kept eighteen hours in a damp poorly ventilated cellar due to recent rains. The toxin is plomaine in nature and quickly absorbed by milk making the dish especially harmful.
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Maxwell Babcock
H. F. Babcock
Church Avenue
J. W. Coolidge
Theodore Sureth
Babcock
Coolidge
Tribune
Sureth
Young man drowns while rowing on Lake Ariel
Charles Woelkers Jr., 20, of Jessup Avenue Dunmore formerly of Booth Scranton, drowned during a junior mechanics excursion at Lake Ariel. He and a friend overturned when his hat blew into the lake. The friend could swim and held the boat while Woelkers sank after a failed effort to stay afloat. A New York diver arrived yesterday but cannot descend until today due to misdirected equipment.
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Charles Woelkers, Jr
Jessup Avenue
Dunmore
Booth Scranton
Lake Ariel
Woelker
Woelkers
New York
Bonds and utilities notes in Scranton area mortgage list
A condensed list of mortgages and bonds including Scranton Packing Co and Scranton Passenger Railway first mortgages due in 1900s, People's Street Hallway first mortgage, Beranton Trac. Co. and Jersey & Povano consolidated water supply, with corrected figures and price quotes for assorted commodities such as Western arrow bentue-bushel and new potatoes per bushel, reflecting a miscellaneous financial notices page.
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Scranton Packing Co
Seranton Passenger Railway
People's Street
Beranton Trac. Co
Parcer Hoonomy L
H, & E N. Jersey & Povano Fos
Consolidated Water Supply Co Eae
H. G. Dale
Lucka. Ave
Sutton Creek Creamery
Live Steck re sulals for the week auction results
Philadelphia market notices list weekly cattle sheep hogs and cattle totals with figures for August 17. The document records category totals including 1011 cattle 10 402 sheep and 2803 hogs within a weekly Steck results brief.
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Philadelphia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Industrial and Labor
American Steel Wire Company
Postal Companies
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Board
Fiummite West A. m
Chtrigg
Piushera
C. Bartholomew
Carter
Mt. Gretna
Paul
UG & Chem
Haight & Freese Co
Club Mears
W. D. Runyon
Seranton Board of Trade Exchange
Scranton
Roo
Ches
Ohio
Chicago & Alton
Bt Pu
Col. Fuel & Iron
Erie
Pat City
South
Nash
Manhattan
St. Ry
Pacific
N. Y. Centre
Norfolke & West
Pacite
Ont
Southern Pacine
Southern
R. R
Coal & Fons
Texas & Pacific
Mit
Union Pacifle
Union Ei
Bentember
Btocis
Lackawanna Dairy Co
Bank & Trust Coun Ae
Carbondale
First National Bank
Nee Clark & Snover Co
Beranton Bivings Bank
Maton Bank
Atlantic City
Agnew
Chelsea
Wedneday
Kentucky Avenue
Beach
Atantic City
Lake Wesauking
Lehigh Valley
Towanda
Apes, Pa
Bend
C. K. Harris
Lake Winola, PA
Hotel Clifton
Tale Winola
Firchase
Factoryville
Thotel Clifton
Scrantonia
Hotel Haicks
Stroudsburg
Highland Dell House
Capnelly
J. F, Foulke
Spruce Street
Lackawanna Avenue
Mercereau & Connell
Wyoming Avenue
Henry Belin, JR
The
Wyoming
Dupont’s
Repauno Chemical Company
Conbell Building
John B. Smith & Son
E. W. Mulligan
von Plymouth
Wilkes-Barre
Oxford
Johnston and Murphy
Stetson
Norfolk, Va
Old Point Comfort
Richmond, Va
Washington, D. C
Old Dominion Line
Prey
North River
Beach Street
OLD Dominion Steamship CO
H. B. Walker
J. J. Brown
Virnigh
Sture
Kern
Gunster & Forsyth
Penn Avenue
Pilsner
Seas
Allis-Chalmers Co
Dickson Manufacturing Co
Scrantom
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