Record of Rail Growth Sets New Yearly Miles Mark
The 1899 railroad construction exceeds any year since 1840 with 4 500 miles laid nationally on 61 lines across 44 states. Pennsylvania leads with 196 5 miles on 46 lines. West Virginia and Ohio also show notable gains. West of the Mississippi shows the most activity, while large systems drive the majority of miles built.
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Jali
United States
Railway Age
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Delaware
Nevada
South Dakota
Iowa
Chicago and North- Western
Hilneis Central
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Wabash
Minnesota
Chicago and Northwestern
Great Northern
Arkansas
Miwaukee and
Northern Pavilion
Canada
Rock Island and Pacific
Atchison, Topeka and Bantu Fe
Louisville and Nashville
Seaboard Air Line
Geat Northern
Oklahoma and Gulf
Oklahoma
Gulf
Howe
Little Rock
Ark
Fort Dodge
Omaha
Minneapolis and
New Ulm
Minn
Storm Lake
Wurt la
Vesta
Mexico
Newling
Delware Lackawanna West board listing for today
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western schedule outlines today’s mixed rail diagrams titled Wildcats South Sharks and Wildcats North. The list includes crew assignments for locomotives and passenger engines with names such as Warfel Moran Devine Duffy Wallace and Houser, plus engine pairs and yard notes across north and south divisions.
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The
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Board
Wildscats
South
Sharks
Warfel
M. Moran
J. Devine
E. Duffy
G. Wallace
Cartaniomen
Mine Workers Call Conference In Boranton
Local United Mine Workers issue a conference notice for a joint convention at Guernsey's hall Boranton on January 20 at 10 am to discuss grievances. Topics include powder price two weeks' pay dock fee uniform wages weighing coal and equal earnings irrespective of race color or nationality. Officials listed.
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Branton
No. 1
United Mine Workers of America
Lackawanna
Wyoming
Conention
Miilind
Guernsey
Boranton
Cieh
Creca
T DT. Nicholls
Frank Miller
O. W. Baxter
Maccubve Hoard
J. N. Courtright
John BP. Kearney
Henry Collins
Thomas R. Brown
John D. Gwynn
Charles J. Thain
Logan Street
Wilkes-Barre
Lehigh Valley Ticket Offices Split Under Separate Agents
Changes among Wilkes Barre Lehigh Valley ticket agents take effect as city and station offices become independent. George Heller becomes city ticket and passenger agent with oversight of offices from Tunkhannock to Nanticoke. Harry F Miller gains joint station agent role overseeing Lehigh Valley Delaware Hudson and Pennsylvania railroads at the station. L F Mowrey becomes chief assistant at the station, Paul Creveline named night agent, replacing Joseph Lloyd who resigns to take a Pittsburg position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh Valley
Wilkes- Barre
George Heller
Tunkhannock
Nanticoke
Harry F. Miller
Delaware and Hudson
Pennsylvania
L. F. Mowrey
Paul Creveline
Berwick
Joseph Lloyd
Pittsburg
Reading railroad moves to build independent line to Cherry Run
Officials seek a new route to sever dependence on the Baltimore and Ohio system. Assistant Chief Engineer William Hunter leads a corps of engineers from Shippensburg to survey a line connecting with the Baltimore and Ohio near Cherry Run, aiming to secure an autonomous link for the Reading Lines.
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Reading Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Cherry Run
Maryland
Shippensburg
William Hunter
Corpa
Reading Lines
Baltimore
Dr Pierce offers reward over false claims of medicines
Women praise Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as temperance medicines free of alcohol opium cocaine or narcotics. Dr Pierce Buffalo NY offers one thousand dollars for any bottle showing such substances and seeks copies of misleading circulars to stop the falsehoods.
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Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Western Maryland Reading Company Expands to Shippensburg
Ohio and western Maryland interests of the Reading Company have invested heavily in Shippensburg to remove heavy grades and curves on the Philadelphia Harrisburg and Pittsburg branch. Officials hope to speed trade to and from the West, boosting export activity and overall western business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Maryland
Reading
Shippensburg
Philadelphia, Harrisburg and
Pittsburg
Manila Tribune in Philippines joins American press culture
The Manila Tribune, shared by Sergeant W E Rafter, operates in English in Manila and is modeled on American papers. It boasts a sketch artist and a golf section, aiming at Americans in Manila with mainly American news and less military operation coverage than U S dailies.
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the Tribune
W. E. Rafter
Fighteenth Infantry
Philippines
Manila Tribune
Manila
Uncle Sam
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DR. James
Lehigh Valley Road
D., L. & W. Board For Today
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A. M
G. Frounfeker
F. north—McLane
M. Wari
H. Bush
Nerty
Pullers
G. m
Peckins
south—Houser
Wildcats
North
M. J
J. Masters’ Mon, m
C. Kingsley
Mine Workers' Union
Temperance
Hood’s
NEW York Hotels
St. Denis
Brondway
Eleventh St
New York
Grace Church
William Taylor & Son
Westminster Hotel
I. D. Crawford
Wanamakers
Hotel Albert
Jon ST. & University
Broadway
Prestaurant
Baltimore, Md
Dickson Manufacturing Co
Scranton and
Hebrew
General Office
Scranton, Pa
Scranton's Shopping Center
Connolly & Wallace
Washington Avenue
Third National Bank
Scranton
Suiplus
WM. Connell
Henry Belin, Jr
William H. Peck
the Scranton Bedding Company
Weston Mill CO
Carbondale, Olyphant
Coreen
Alite
Nervita Medical Co
McGarrah & Thomas
Lackawanna Ave
Caeer
Icc
East Mountain Lithia
Joseph Ross
West
Lackawanna Avenue
Mount Pleasant Coal
Connell
Mount Pleasant Coal CO
Bissell
Williams & M’anusty
Carpa's
Wyoming Avenue
Pilsner
W. Winth Street
DR. Densten
Seren
Florey & Brooks
Mude
Mooaio
Rush ‘Aio
Laplin & Rand Powder Co
Sali Nately
Repauna Chemical Co
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