Moving of Trains Prompts Superintendent Circular
Circular by Superintendent A Salisbury references moving trains and a conference in New York with President Truesdale. Delaware Lackawanna and Western board lists shifts for Feb 1 1900 with many names. notes New line between Carbondale and Honesdale to open today. Conductors Finnerty and Warfel lead training on new lantern signals at Scranton YMCA. all road employees urged to attend.
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A. ©. Salisbury
New York
Truesdale
New
Carbondale
Honesdale
John and
Stephen Finnerty
W. D. Warfel
Christianssociation
Scranton
AOC
Circular to Employes: Train Dispatch Rules Update
Circular from Superintendent A C Salisbury of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western in Scranton Pa sets new rules for moving inferior class trains ahead of delayed trains of superior rights. Trains must not move before delivery and receipt of the order and a red signal shown.
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Scranton
Delaware Lackawanna executives meet in New York
Superintendents from the Delaware Lackawanna and Western company were summoned to New York to confer with President Truesdale and General Manager Russell. The gathering, likely the regular monthly conference, was attended by Daly Salisbury Canfield and Fitzgibbon of this city A H Schwarz Syracuse division J B Marston Buffalo division Rt Dupuy Hoboken and Trainmaster J C Sickless Hoboken.
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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
New York
Truesdale
Russell
Daly
Salisbury
Canfield
Fitzgibbon
A. H. Schwarz
Syracuse
J. B. Marston
Buffalo
Rt. Dupuy
Hoboken
J. C. Sickless
Lackawanna Engineers Reach Con cession Gains
The Lackawanna engineers grievance committee reports securing concessions easing runs from Scranton on both northern and southern divisions. Train men have not yet benefited and will renew efforts in the coming days. Engineers or passenger trains now run only to Washington Junction New Jersey instead of Hoboken. Freight conductors still run to Port Morris with a week expected change to aid them. A further grievance meeting is set for Scranton next Sunday.
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Lackawanna
Scranton
Washington Junction
N. J
Hoboken
Port Morris
Stroudsburg
Wilkes-Barre Named for New Freight Steamer and Rail Line Opening
News notes reveal plans to abandon newsboys on the Wilkes-Barre to Carbondale trains, and Edgar K. Reeth secures a new freight steamer named Wilkes-Barre for service between Buffalo and Duluth. The Delaware and Hudson opens a Carbondale to Honesdale line 27 miles long after ten months of construction, standard gauge, with a seven mile extension and a Farview Waymart cut-off to replace the prior gravity route.
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Dela Ware
Hudson
Wilkes-Barre
Carbondale
Edgar K. Reeth
Rollin H. Wilbur
Buffalo
Duluth
Lackawanna
East Stroudsburg
P. L. Reichil
McCrayal
Stroudsburg
Delaware & Hudson
Honesdale
Mouosly
Delaware and Hudson Company
Farview
Waymart
Kentucky Crisis Forces Legislature to Adjourn to London
Governor W. S. Taylor adjourns the Kentucky legislature to London on February 6 to preserve peace after a wave of violence. Sheriff James Sutton, claiming to have shot Goebel, is jailed in Whitely County. warrants issued for Democratic lawmakers. federal intervention unlikely per Secretary Root unless state resources fail.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
London
Eitheen
W. 8. Taylor
Louisville
Jan
James Sutton
Whitely County
Victoria Hotel
Sutton
Goebel
Root
Washington, Jan
Legislature in Frankfort flees to opera amid militia clash
Soldiers guard all gates as lawmakers defy adjournment from Governor Taylor. After reading a proclamation moving the Kentucky General Assembly to London, lawmakers flee by foot while soldiers escort them past the opera house and toward the court house. Republicans plan to meet in London next Tuesday amid jeers and protests from Democrats.
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Frankfort
Kydan
Capitel
Capital
Colonal Williams
Lee
Stone
Willams
Kentucky
General Assembly
Commonwealth of
Taylor
Caleb Powers
Collier
London
Opera House
St. Clair Street
Cieneral Collier
Gray
Opera Luse
Lyons
Thomias Heffner
Opera Kuese
Militat
Wis
Trimble
Ivan
Court House
Lennon
Roberts Demands Salary After House Expulsion
B H Roberts of Utah, recently excluded from House membership, formally demands about 2000 dollars in salary and mileage from the House sergeant at arms. He furnishes rights papers and hints at legal action if payment is denied. The sergeant at arms declines to accept service.
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Washington
B. H. Roberta
Utah
House
Cuban Census Figures Reported by U S Officials
Under General Sanger the Cuban census supervisory team completed the preliminary enumeration of Cuba. The island's population stands at 1,572,840, about 50 000 to 60 000 fewer than the 1895 Spanish census. Puerto Rico is listed at 7,679, up from 5,708 in 1887.
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Washington, Jan. Oh
Sanger
Wesley's Quick Trial in Whitford Robbery Case
West Chester, January 8. Harry Wesley, arrested ten days ago while robbing Richard D. Wiley of Whitford, was tried and convicted within a half hour. Three witnesses testified. Judge Butler sentenced Wesley to twenty years in prison and a $2000 fine.
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West Chester
Harry Wesley
Richard D. Wiley
Whitford
Butler
Wesley
Jim
Cape Nome Gold Mining and Transportation Company Formed in Dover
The Cape Nome Gold Mining and Transportation company is incorporated in Dover Delaware with capital of 5000 dollars to engage in mining and transportation business and property dealings. Incorporators are from New York City.
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Dover
Del
Cape Nome
Coray Declines Re‑election Bid in Luzerne County
EL A Coray reformer and anti Quay leader of Luzerne county declines to run again for the state legislature. The Quay faction plans to push one of their own to succeed him in the next election.
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Wilkes-Barre
Jan
Ifon
EL. A. Coray
Luzerne County
Quaylies
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Scranton’s Shopping Center
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Brussels
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Bagdad
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Henry Belin, Jr
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East Mountain Lithia
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