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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1901
Page
4
The Lackawanna and Montrose Railroad annual meeting outlines a plan to prevent ravine mine settlement in Pittston. The industry reports 45,008,021 tons of anthracite moved to eastern and western markets in 1690, with December production peaking and a strike affecting prior records.
The eight year gap ended January 3, 1901 with Delaware Lackawanna and Western officials praised for fairness in the Lackawanna and Montrose branch affairs. A dividend of per cent was declared payable February 1. The railroad aims to pay off an $11 debt, with $16,000 in treasury, $7,000 earned in eleven months. Directors include five Montrose representatives: W. B. Lusk, W. H. Jessup, W. G. Parke, J. B. Cooley, O. A. Gilbert.
Preparations at the Ravine mine in Pittston aim to drain the workings and dispose of an old culm pile to prevent further settlement following recent cave incidents on Parsonage Street. Pumps have cleared water, and a four inch culm pipe will inject material into abandoned areas via the air shaft.
Fragmentary notes mention Wildcats West and a Saxon styled roster with names like McCann O Mara Ham mitt Hamm nit and Patrick. The context is unclear with broken phrases. no clear score or outcome is readable from the jumbled OCR text.
A new home block signal will be placed in service Monday west of the Paterson Junction curve near the water tank. A banjo signal has been installed east of the crane over switches at the Washington yard west end. From January 11 the SB. 1 Lehigh Summit day telegraph office will close. Tight office remains open. Speed limits may apply on the Lackawanna main between Washington Summit and C. D. cabin on the Passaic and Delaware branch. Special Agent P. O Keefe receives gifts as he departs. Old New York Buffalo excursion tickets Nos 2700 to 2999 are being recalled after theft years ago. conductors to confiscate any presented. The Ontario and Western presses into a strategic position amid coal-road consolidations with the Mor an interests and several other railways, potentially becoming the sole independent anthracite coal line.
Jaynee WW. Hil argues future U S railway buildout will favor better terminals and section specific lines while trunk lines decline. He notes current lines handle rising tonnage and new mileage will focus on urban and interurban electric rail to serve growing cities.
An old remedy card promotes Cold in the Head Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a treatment for head congestion and feverish symptoms. It markets relief through a combination of active ingredients and asserts quick, soothing effects.
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