Railroad brakeman killed by freight in Lackawanna yard
Daniel Mcdevitt a Delaware Lackawanna and Western brakeman was struck by a fast freight while signaling in the Lackawanna yard. He jumped from a switch engine avoiding steam, moved to a main track, and was fatally struck by the oncoming train. He died instantly and was taken to an undertaker before funeral arrangements.
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Scranton
Tritvine Halletead
Daniel Mcdevitt
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
McDevitt
Awiteh
Awitehman
E. KE. Tutth
Pred Brooks
Binehimton
Susquehanna County Fouenator
Susquehanna County Teachers’ Association
CC. B. Moxley
Syracuse
Halletead
Sullivan
Normile
Lackawanna
T. J. Connors
Nicholeon
Samuel Wells
Charles van Wormer
Binghamton
F. H. Bolden
New York
Y. MC. A. Hall
Y. Mo A
Ite Itrary
Association
Ethel Corwin
New Milford
Lillian Hafield
Annie Brown
Bernard Hill
E. H. D. Roosa
Wesley Benjamin
Lackawanh- Na Company
Great Bend Township
Hattie Forbes
John Wanamaker
Fred W. Church
Ian Binghamton
Ellen Tiffany
W. M. Knoeller
Church Street
Edward Scotten
Western Union Telegraph Company
Bingsmumton
Peter Dearborn
Lackawanna Company
Frances McCreary
Sayre
Mra
M. F. Decker
Du Shore Lawyer Visits Judge Sickler and Local Notes
Special to the Scranton Tribune from Tunkhannock on Feb 7 reports John Scouten a Du Shore lawyer and newspaper man visiting Judge Sickler and wife on Tioga street. A. Hungerford family at Daytona Beach reports good weather and improving health. The Presbyterian Church Christian Endeavor society plans a Valentine social with light refreshments and a 10 cent admission. Rev F D Hartsook of Mains will lead the Bayday Sunday service. Judge Dunham and W F Forte of the State Bar executive committee traveled to Philadelphia to help elect a new secretary after a death. H L Streeter of Soranton named administrator to settle his father William Streeter’s Eaton township estate. Ladies of the Hospitial Social circle will serve supper at Rev D L Woods’ home Friday Feb 3 from 5 pm, 15 cents. William N Purdon the traveling salesman is ill at home. Henry Prevost, Champion Mowing Machine salesman, returned on Thursday.
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Tunkhannock
John Scouten
Dushore
Sickler
Tioga Street
A. Hungerford
Daytona
Piola
Christian Endeavor Anciety
Presbyterian Church
F. D. Hartsook
Mains
Dunham
W. FL Forte
Th State Bar Association
Philadelphia
Wesist
William N. Purdon
Henry Prevost
Champion Mowing Machine Company
Historic cathedrals and castles reach monumental ages in stone
The article recounts long building spans from Cologne to Milan and Florence. It notes Cologne cathedral begun 1245 and completed 1980 after 64 years of construction, Kingsberg or Kings goberg climbing 264 years, Restormed castle in Cornwall took ninety years with foundations carved from iron rock, Milan cathedral begun 1386 and finished 1805 after 419 years, and Florence Duomo begun 1M with final marble laid 1857 after 593 years.
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Cologne
Juthind
Jroheing
Kingegoberg
Kingsgoberg
Porth
Kengusele
Scotland
John of Groats
Land's End
Murthley Castle
Mount Stewart
Cornwall
Milan
Napoleon
Florence
Arnulfo
Curious Castes and Customs in British India Reference
A historical reflection from Meerut recounts the 1857 mutiny and caste divisions. It contrasts Hindu caste hierarchy with European social mobility, noting four main varnas and many subcastes, and describes rigid marriage, dietary, and social rules that govern Sudra and other castes.
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Meerut
Hindustan
Tommy
Ener
Land
Ata
Iran
Braymin
Misplaced Etiquette and Customs in Colonial India
The narrative surveys cross cultural norms from English and Indian perspectives. It contrasts departure etiquette, attire like turbans and cummerbunds, and worker habits from clerks to tailors, noting differences in furniture use, domestic life, and leisure activities. It also links alcohol and opium use to crime, explaining terms like hashassin and amok.
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England
India
Legion
Alte
Rift
Ita Shortness
Shortnes
Squata
Eeven
Boston's Big Reservoir Aims to Be World's Largest
The Metropolitan Water District project near Boston, started in 1895, will create a vast reservoir with a capacity of 65,065,400 gallons. It will supply Heaton Medford Newton Somerville and nearby towns, submerge parts of towns and alter a railway right of way as it drains a valley 22 miles from Boston.
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Boston
Metropolian Water Board
Clinton
Mass
Heaton
Medford
Newton
Somerville
Belmont
Hyde Park
Melrose
Revere
Watertown
Winthrop
Metropolitan Water District
Thss
New Croton
New York City
Toeton
Melbourne Theatrical Offer At Lyceum And Academy of Music
The Lyceum presents Fred Piper of Hamelin and Marie Antoinette Fete with a charity for the Home for the Friendens. The Academy of Music features Jak [iouiter company matinee and night Melbourne. The lineup promises broadway style entertainment with a strong headliner, a noted comedian and a capable troupe.
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Lyceum
Fred Piper
Hamelin
Friendens
Academy OF Music—‘Jak [Iouiter Company
Mera Winslow's Spoiling Syrup Sold Worldwide
An old advertises a patent remedy claiming to ease child distress and colic. It markets Mera Winslow's Spoiling Syrup as the best treatment for various ailments, sold by doctors and druggists globally.
Fuel in the Arctic Sparks Coal Prospects in Spitzbergen
A Poriin correspondent reports discovery of coal seams on Spitzbergen’s western coast near Green Flatbor and in the Ice Fjord area. Experts say accessible, workable deposits exist with adit mining feasible, hinting at larger fields inland while winter conditions and port issues may delay shipment.
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Arctic
Spitzbergen
Norway
Green
Spitebergen
Snitzbergen
Aretic
Franz Josef Land
Kiva Harbor
Novaia Zemira
Colonel Fielden
Seventieth Parallel
Greenland
A Wonderful Bridge Brings Erie Line To McKean County
An immense new Erie railroad bridge across the Kinzua valley in McKean County nears completion. The steel span measures 2100 feet with 301% feet clearance, supports 3500 tons of steel, and uses 20 towers rising to 285 feet, replacing the weaker old structure and enabling heavy traffic on the 61.2 mile route from Carrollton to Johnsonburg through Bradford and Mt Jewett.
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Erie Railroad
Kinzua
McKean County
Cat Survives Mammoth Plymoutg Engine Spin
Prudie Eenolog Wierowen of Sheybogan Wisconsin reports a cat fell into a large Plymouth Refrigerator engine wheel. The engineer stopped the engine after two and a half hours to free the animal. The cat traveled about 120 miles, remained alive with only a slight limp, and appeared none the worse for its ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheybogan
Wis
Plymouth Refrigerator Company
Fife
12th Annual Boots and Shoes Sale Offers Deep Discounts
Lot by lot prices on Ladies shoes from $2.48 to $1.60 with many items under $2.00. Hundreds of pairs including Vici Kid Patent Leather Pine Kid and Box Calf styles plus children's and boys shoes. Unclear quantities and some pricing typos remain but customers urged to inspect and save.
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Apo
Wall Street Dominated by Steel Stock Speculation
The market opened strong on steel stocks led by Federal Steel as investors priced in potential negotiations. Traders feared a collapse in the proposed steel deal while Union Pacific rose amid rumors of a behind the scenes stock exchange tied to Southern Pacific. Total sales reached 1,765,000 shares with varied gains and losses across rail and steel issues.
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New York
Wall Street
Union Pacific
Federal Steel
Carnegie
Federal
Succ
Tennesse Coal
National Steel
Shorts
Federal Lives
Viet
Southern Pacific
Kdvh
Devel
Fragmentary OCR Note With Incoherent Dairy Terms
An unclear OCR fragment lists dairy type terms and numbers without coherent context. The text includes place and product fragments such as cheese varieties and prices, but no discernible event or names. It reads as a damaged record from a dairy or market list with ambiguous items.
Fragmented OCR list highlights varied items and foods
A garbled OCR fragment lists dozens of terms including foods like white clipped, butter, chicken, fowl, meats, theater, and race mentions. It reads as a mix of unrelated catalog items and event notes with no coherent narrative or clear date.
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Philadelphia
Westen Eli
Munde
Fragmented OCR Depicts Scattershot Local Notes and Names
A garbled OCR page lists scattered names, places, and events with no clear narrative. It mentions UNL, a theater or venue, dates, and a mix of people such as Anis and Marge, plus unclear references to speakers, teams, and schedules.
Fragmented OCR appears to report a livestock market update
The garbled text references cattle and sheep listings with terms like cows and stockers, plus mentions of markets, prices, and buyers. It reads as an agricultural sale or auction fragment with unclear names and locations.
Unclear Text Card Event From Fragment
The readable fragment provides no complete names, places, or events to form a factual headline or summary. It appears as garbled OCR with inconsistent capitalization and missing context. No verifiable entities or actions are present to summarize reliably.
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