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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1902
Page
2
Special to the Scranton Tribune from Susquehanna County outlines New Year reflections on neighborly duty, a move to form a Pastors Association, church dedications, political notes, liquor licenses, drought rumors, and local happenings. It covers funerals, birthdays, fires, and odd anecdotes from 1902 with local names and events.
The Lackawanna system announces 2100 new cars to be delivered by April. Pressed Steel Car builds 1000 80 000 lb steel twin hoppers in Pittsburg and American Car and Foundry 1000 box cars 86 feet long 60 000 lb. Barney Smith Co. to build 100 reefers for February. New Year's Day observed across local industrial centers with shutdowns of mines and rail shops and limited train service.
Notice states that wild cats and pick up trains scheduled for January 1, 1908 will be annulled. The record lists several names with times and monetary amounts, indicating revised schedules or notices from FP Secor M Stanton and others.
Master Car Builder L. T. Canfield of the Lackawanna railroad, traveling passenger agent W. T. Becker of the Savannah line, L. J. Ellis eastern passenger agent of the Norfolk and Western, George Heller Wilkes-Barre city passenger agent of the Lehigh Valley, and A. B. Lundquist traveling passenger agent of the Union Pacific were among visitors in the city yesterday.
The Lyceum presents Our New Minister with Miss Loomis in a strong debut as Nance Rateown amid praise for her charm and comedy. Aubrey Stock Company follows with The Fire Patrol and Dev ill's Island, while The Village Postmaster tours from New York and Chicago venues.
An advertisement promotes the State Normal School in Bloomsburg Pa as the best place for training, offering preparatory collegiate departments, music, and a faculty of widely educated teachers. It urges preparation over drift, notes strong graduate outcomes, and invites inquiries to J P Welsh principal.
A garbled listing shows the D. L. W. schedule for January 1 with multiple names and times across stations including Wid Oats Eat-8 p m Wallace 10 p m Mullen 11 p m Rowe 1 30 a m Bishing 6 a m Larkin Hoboken 5s etc. The fragment detail indicates a rotating lineup with personnel and time slots across various locations and programs.
Special to the Scranton Tribune Montrose December 34 1901 The Republican county committee meets at the courthouse January 6 1902 to elect a chairman and secretary and to decide whether two conventions will be held to name a senator candidate and nominate the county ticket The move aims to align with party wishes W D B Alney resumes law practice Jack Kroaky notes at county jail shows improvement after a prison assault G H Franter and family visit Rush over Sunday
For the benefit of St Pauls Episcopal church Rev H B Benedict pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church delivered his eloquent lecture on Good Cheer at the new Trinity Methodist church in Rush on Saturday evening before a lively audience. Mrs BE A Swarta and son Emmet of Geneva N Y are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs D V Gardiner at their home in this place. Attorney F M Gardiner of Forest City was a guest of his parents last week returning home on Saturday.
F W Bush married a Binghamton young woman on Monday. The funeral of Percy Andrews was held Monday at 11 o clock from his parents home with Rev ft Fh Thownson officiating and burial in Shoemaker cemetery. The Andrews family thanks friends for their kindness. Mrs T A Purdon visits her father Dr Woodward in funichan nook. Public schools reopened Monday after a week’s vacation.
The Sunset Limited service between New York Philadelphia and San Francisco resumes November 30 with the Washington and Southwestern Limited running daily between New York Philadelphia and New Orleans via the Pennsylvania Railroad and Southern Railway. Departures from Philadelphia Broad Street at 6 65 p m include dining car Pullman drawing room sleeping observatory and library cars with a special Annex Pullman for the Los Angeles to San Francisco connection. Charles L Hopkins Southern Railway agent Philadelphia will provide information.
Effective Nov 24 the Southern Railway will run a through train from Washington to Jacksonville via Richmond and Florida. Train No 29 departs Washington at 10 50 am and arrives in Jacksonville at 1 15 am with first class coaches and a Pullman sleeper plus a dining car. This service complements existing Lynchburg and Danville routes. Chas L Hopkins District Passenger Agent, 828 Chestnut St Philadelphia, will provide information.
Rail timetable notice lists trains to Philadelphia New York via D and H R and connections to White Haven Hazleton Pottsville Bethlehem Wilkes Barre Geneva Rochester Buffalo Chicago and other points. Monday Sunday departures include Black Diamond Express and Pullman service with through cars Wilkes Barre to New York Philadelphia Buffalo Suspension Bridge. Officials include Rollis H. W. Wilder Gen Supt and Charles S. Lee and A. Nonemacher. Tickets at 60 Public Square Wilkes-Barre Pa.
Railroad timetable notes list NJ Central train departures from Scranton to New York Philadelphia Easton Bethlehem Allentown Mauch Chunk White Haven Ashley Wilkes-Barre at 7 00 a m 1 00 p m and 7 00 p m Sunday 2 10 p m quaker oil kxpies trains via solid vestibule Pullman car service to Philadelphia Avoca Pittston Wilkes-Barre and Pottsville with multiple daily runs. tickets available at the station agent.
Scranton schedules show trains to New York and Philadelphia at various times including 2.40 7.40 and 10.06 a m, with fares listed. Additional services cover Buffalo Boston Montrose and more with multiple daily departures and certain connections to Syracuse Utica and Wilkes Barre.
Incomplete timetable notes list arrival and departure times for trains between Carbondale Scranton and Norwich. Mentions include New York Ontario and Western service with departures on Sundays and various stops such as Carbondale Tanton and Carbonite. The fragmentary OCR captures routes, station names, and times but lacks full context.
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