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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1899

Page

2

Monotony Eases at Camp MacKenzie With New Drills

Major General Sumner orders varied drills at Camp MacKenzie Augusta Ga to relieve eight months of hard routine. The plan includes theoretical instruction on guard duty military courtesy and use of rifles with records kept for hours of instruction.

Sumner Kinet Second Army Corps Camp MacKengle Augusta John Stanton Tivman Mr. Tilman Stanton Kellar John A. Harion

Camp visit notes by Lieutenants and Bourke

Present were Lieutenant Freeman of F company Lieutenants Burkhouse and Murphy and Corporal Drake of C company and a Tribune correspondent Refreshments were served and a special car carried the boys back to camp Richard J Bourke

Freeman Burkhouse Murphy Drake Tribune Richard J. Bourke

Will of J Sharps Carpenter filed in Pittston estate

The will of the late J Sharps Carpenter of West Side Pittston was filed detailing an estate valued at 57800 with 27000 in real estate and 25509 in personal property. He leaves life interests to nephews J B Carpenter and William Walsh and directs use of properties in Exeter borough Luzerne and Linden streets with widow receiving income from securities and Linden street property. Executors named include the widow, J B Carpenter, and George Hice.

J. Sharps Carpenter West Side J. B. Carpenter William Walsh Exeter Borough Luzerne Linden Bama Mary Tigue Tigue St. John's Church W. H. de Murr Wilkes- Barre Jersey City John O'Boyle Water Street Thomas Hoolighan McCoy-Sharkey Piper Munley Forat Castle Tom Sharkey Munley Oliver Burke Louis Flatter Harvey's Lake Gun Club of West Pitteton J. H. Mahon William Shah Fred Saxe Patrick Hoban Market Street Egainet Hoban Main Market Streets Miners’ Savings Bank Kr.t. Lacoe A. A. Biryden Thomas Maloney Geo. Johnston R. M. Hughes Alex, Craig Thomas Mangan Andrew Bryden J. Cc. Reap Yenteriay Trinity Gull W. G. Strong William Street George W. Brown Eli Oven Glen Summalt Westerday

Rock-a-bye-baby railroad and other industrial notes

The Stroudsburg Times profiles the Rock-a-bye-baby railroad built by local farmers from a Morristown swamp to White House joining Jersey Central. It details unusual funding, construction by landowners, frequent grade changes, and a curiously cantankerous engine and conductor. Other items include coal company developments, breaker reactivations, electric plant work, and a Milwaukee salt case threatening universal railroad ticket agents.

Stroudsburg New Jersey Morristown Morris Somerset Hunterdon Jersey Central White House Samuel Sloan Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Mr. Sloan Hazleton-Lehigh Coal and Land Company Calvin Pardee and Company Lattimer No. 1 Hecht Harwood Pennsylvania Union Station Circuit Court of Milwaukee United States Edward P. Brockway Chicago and Northwestern F. M. Sniveley

Railways face suit over trunk toss in Milwaukee action

Chicago and Northwestern and several railways move to a south Savannah line dispute. Brockway is named in a case over a tossed trunk and most of the ticket purchase occurred in Milwaukee where the action began.

Chicago and Northwestern Savannah Florida and Western Brockway Inio Milwaukee

Chiefs Swap Fire Company Duties Between Scranton and Dunmore

Scranton and Dunmore chiefs agree to a swap of responding districts to improve coverage near the city borough line. Scranton district companies will answer Dunmore fire alarms in its sixth ward while Dunmore’s Electric Hose Company will handle Beranton’s tenth ward boxes 124 5 6.

Scranton Dunmore Electric Hose Company Beranton Petersburg

Blast furnace explosion injures two workers at plant

A gas explosion rocked a blast furnace yesterday morning injuring John Bedenski with a fractured hip and extensive bruising while Michael Sheridan suffered facial burns. Both men were rushed to Moses Taylor Hospital for treatment.

John Bedenski Michael Sheridan Moses Taylor Hospital

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Camp M’kenzie MacKenzie Jan Frank Chamberlin Company C Alfred J. Atkinson John McGuinness John P. Connelly Camp Meade Harry Drake Sherif O'Connor Miles Harry Evans Marguerite Edward J. Kelly Hospital Corps Pittston News Samuel Smith Simon Kralfis Shearer Waa Miss Fletcher Baby Johnston Harrisbore Lehigh Valley Broadway Cafe W. H. Sanger Sooth Main Street Dunmore and Scranton Fire Companies H, P Holmes Ashland Hale Ceylon India Third National Bank WM. Connell Henry Belin, Jr William H, Peck Wallace Utica Lockwood Atlantic Connolly & Wallace Washington Avenue Brussels Point de Calais Tambour, Renaissance Nottingham McAnusty Wall Paper Snow Weston Mill CO Scranton, Carbondale, Olyphant Eastman Kodak Co Florey & Brooks Court Mouse Chas. B. Scott Franklin Ave Lagkawanna Lumber CO SMG Smed Pnm TE Aemlgge Rdo LOMAR Potter Co Connerry Coudersport Fort Allegany Fice— Board A Trade The Standard Shoe Store Lacka. Ave
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