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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1902
Page
8
Lackawanna railroad adopts a 10 form for double track train rights and 18 19 orders delivered via hoops with clearance cards. Night dispatchers tally hoops. shifts adjust to avoid a 24 hour Sunday duty while some workers refuse to comply and may be replaced.
Firemen and engineers at Pettibone and Avondale collieries idle amid a push for an eight hour day. A prior order by railroads required shift changes to end twenty four hour service every other Sunday, with Pettibone and Avondale resisting and facing a 7 percent pay increase due to enforcement.
Mr. Thomas Summers of 1619 Jackson Street Scranton Pennsylvania reports severe nervous headache agony and declares Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills cured his headaches and nervousness after obtaining a box at Mathews Brothers 320 Lackawanna Avenue. The advertisement notes the price and that the portrait signature of A M Chase M D appears on every package.
A 1901 report shows the Sault Ste. Marie canal link between Lake Superior and the lower lakes handles about half of Great Lakes traffic. Freight totaled 28,403,065 net tons worth 289,008,865 dollars with 23,383,861,987 ton miles traveled at an average 823.3 miles and 0.089 cent per ton mile. About 70 percent of freight was iron ore, underscoring the lake route’s role in enabling large iron ore deposits and U S iron trade growth.
The Lehigh Valley Coal company begins an underground contract at No 40 colliery building brick dams in the first lift of the shaft to store percolating water from flooded Sug arloaf workings. The project aims to prevent floods that halted operations for over two months.
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western board for today lists meetings at 8 p.m. at Federal Boat. The Hoboken and Hop locations are noted with organizers Rogers and Hinglet.
A long list of crew assignments and engine duties appears with multiple names and times. Hoboken, Summits, and other depots show personnel like Masters Fitzgerald Booth Laughney Bartholomew Hallett Hoar Swarte Finerty Cavanough Dishing Gaffner Singer Lattimer Stanton and many others.
James Madden of Ninth Street has been named assistant foreman at the Mt. Pleasant colliery. W. 2B. Hixson, Lackawanna superintendent, returns from Minneapolis after a two week visit with old friends.
A Moscow backed project will build a large electrical equipment plant in St. Petersburg covering 28 acres. The venture has a 9 million capital, funded largely by Moscow parties, with a 1.6 million subsidy from Russian authorities. The plant aims to be modern and continental Europe’s finest, with all items not coating manufactured locally. coatings will be imported from the United States.
Andrew Mack presented his play Tom Moore at the Lyceum yesterday afternoon to standing room crowds. Critics note the production is melodramatic yet artistic with strong performances by Miss Josephine Lovett and George F. Noah. Mack relies on songs to embellish the tale, while the audience demanded encores and more singing.
Misa Hillman’s manager watches crowds grow as the IUWman company presents Gettysburg and Uncle Sam in South Africa at the Lyceum. New works include From the Farm to the White House and Our New Minister with Ethel Brooke Ferguson and Florence Haulton. A week of vaudeville and a stellar cast follow, featuring Zena and Zena and a large supporting bill.
The text recalls Flora Walab wife of Charles Hoyt and her past engagement with Maud Adams, noting her rise to wealth and fame. It mentions school friends in California and lists three theater figures connected to Sir Henry Irving as professional musicians: Tiles ane J. Love day, stage manager Julian Magnus, business manager Chare KE. Howson.
Miss Suzey Faucet faced trial for assault and battery on Patrick Murray and Annie McHale with piercings and bricks alleged amid local feuds. Others tried included John A. Keith for embezzlement and widow Annie Davis for ring theft. various verdicts and costs allocated as cases concluded.
Elizabeth Barrett failed to appear and must pay costs. John Dunleavy’s ball was forfeited as he did not answer a charge of mayhem and battery brought by Thomas G. Francis.
A marriage licence was granted yesterday to John F. Pallerman and Alice M. Warren of Duleton. A file to remit costs yesterday allowed in the case of the commonwealth weather Theta Gon. IL G. Wilcot was yesterday appointed auditor of Fellownship to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John C. Switdlehurat.
Exclusive wire reports that Secretary Root plans a gradual withdrawal of U S troops from the Philippines to about 2000 men. Orders issued to General Chaffee will send home regiments dispatched in 1899, affecting about 15000 troops, proceeding four regiments at a time over months starting in three months.
The Methodist Protestant Board of Foreign Missions in Pittsburg reports about $16,000 spent on foreign work. A Japan reform note from U S Murphy in Yokohama describes a Supreme Court ruling that ends the sale of girls to brothels, freeing over 55,000 and with about 11,000 already escaped.
Exclusive AP report from Monte Carlo notes four games decided by adjournment after four hours of play. Janowell defeated Well while Tarrasch beat Marco and Selector. Mires and Teichmann also won. In the afternoon Murdvexy drew with Tachlgorin.
Albany Feb 6 Governor Odell this afternoon signed the law prohibiting pigeon shooting in the state. He presented the pen with which he affixed his signature to the measure to John Mains president of the State Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Ophelia BE Mouts was found fatally burned in her Elmira bedroom after waking for medicine. She started to light a lamp when the night lamp overturned. She died within hours from injuries.
Train departures from Scranton listed to New York Philadelphia Montgomery and other destinations with multiple daily times. Services include Oswego Syracuse Utica Mounts Montrose and Bloomsburg divisions with Boston connections and Sunday schedules. The timetable details specific departure times and routes for local and through trains.
Rail timetable effective November 24 lists trains from Scranton to Carbondale at 6 20 and 8 00 with extensions to Honesdale and Wilkes Barre. Sunday departures include Carbondale at 3 4 and 1 5 am and Wilkes Barre at 9 33 pm and 12 00 am, with service to Albany and north routes.
Scranton and Carbondale train routes shown with departures and arrivals. Special notes mention weekday and Sunday services, main line connections to New York and nearby towns. Anderson and Welsh are listed as agents in Scranton.
Trains for New York Newburgh and intermediate points depart from Heranta at 7.20 am and 2 pm with arrivals 10.6 am from Middletown Honey dale Hawley and other intermediate points and 0.20 pm from New York Newburgh and intermediates. no Sunday trains.
Scranton schedules show trains to New York Philadelphia Exaton and other points at 7 00 10 1 00 and 4 00 PM Sunday 2 10 PM Quaker City Express runs 7 40 AM to Philadelphia with through connections to Baltimore Washington and south and west. Avoca Pittston Wilkes Barre also listed along with Congersh Ocean Grove and Pottsville service times. Station agents Greg Bart and J S Swisher advertise ticket sales and passenger office at Scranton.
In effect November 8 01 trains depart Scranton for Philadelphia and New York via D and Hy and other routes with limited times and intermediate stations listed. Parlor and sleeping cars available between key points. Tickets and reservations via bucket offices and Wilkes-Durre agent locations.
A garbled OCR excerpt lists trains between Wilkes Barre and Philadelphia and other cities. It mentions parlor cars and coach cars in transit to Philadelphia via a Pittsburgh route and service to Susquehanna, Williamsport, and Washington with weekday schedules and connections through several major hubs. The text is partially unreadable but centers on routing and car types.
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