Sergeant Williams on the Philippines recounts views from the front
Scranton soldier Sergeant Robert E Williams of the Seventeenth United States Infantry describes the Philippine campaign. He praises General Otis administration, notes reforming war aims, and cites treacherous Ladrones causing ongoing trouble near Manila. He discusses volunteers versus regulars, martial law, and future Philippine governance.
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Otis
Ladrones
Scranton
Philippines
Robert E. Williams
Seventeenth Regiment
United States Infantry
New York
Tribune
Pasiton
Williams
Mr. Williams
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Manila
Sergeant Williams
Williama Gays
Bobby
Joe Wheeler
Japan
United States
Russia
Williama
Corporal Sweeney
Com
Scranton Soldiers in Manila and Career Moves
Mr Williams in Manila recounts local soldiers serving in the United States forces. Thirteenth regiment members and others from Scranton, including Pennypacker, a quartermaster sergeant now with the Twenty first regiment, and an eye specialist in the hospital corps. Several other Scranton men in Manila await discharge or plan to return if discharge fails.
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Pany Fi
Twenty-first Regiment
United States Infantry
de. Pennypacker
Handley Block
Wyoming Avenue
Alee
Tate
Lion
J. A. Beranton
Third United States Cavalry
Manila
Williams Ands
Scranton
Daniel Mermans
Clem Marsh
Bert Knapp
Thirteenth Regiment
Nineteenth
Mr. Williams
Nichranga
DL&W Board Makeup and Locomotive Orders Highlight Delaware Bay News
The piece lists the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western board for Friday January 18 1990 with entries for wildcats booth and summit schedules and engine numbers. It notes Joseph H Donnelly being appointed general freight agent at Hoboken, a larger role than his prior post. It reports Baldwin Locomotive Works contract for thirty frat class locomotives for Reading Railroad and a 2450 coal and gondola car order. It adds a standard passenger coach order to Mason Manufacturing and Harlan & Hollingsworth while citing DLW claims priority on electric headlights for locomotives and details on a demonstrator engine with a dynamo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Donnely
Easton
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Jersey City
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Hoboken
Donnelly
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Reading Nailroad Company
Hammond
Strike Ends at Beaver Falls Red Mills Returns to Work
The red mill workers of the American Steel and Wire Company at Beaver Falls Pa who struck for an advance on Monday held an all night meeting and decided to return to work on the company terms. Operations will resume in full tomorrow. At the Braddock plant workers remain out.
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Hitteburg
American Steel and Wire Company
Beaver Falls
Braddock
New Mercantile Appraisement Act Expands Fees and Inspections
The act raises appraiser fees and requires a visit to each business to inform owners of license classification and amounts. It creates wholesale and retail labels, sets taxes for each category, and imposes fines for noncompliance. Retailers pay $2 plus one mill per dollar of gross annual business. wholesalers face different rates.
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Michael Kraemer
Court of Common Pleas
Merccantile
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Munyon
Falks
Future OF
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Board
Wildcats
Booth
A. G. Hammitt
T. Hopkins
M—F. Wall
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H. Bush
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C. Cawley
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John Gahagan
J. E. Masters
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Carmody
Randolph
M—U. Kingsley
Scott
Scott , Bowne
Pearl St
NEW Mercantile
Scranton, PA
Laplin & Rand Powder Co
Repauno Chemical Co
Eimedy
Matthews Bros. and
H. Cc. Een
Scranton’s Shopping Center
The
Maslin
Tus
Ine Selb
Weston Mill CO
Carbondale, Olyphant
Connolly & Wallace
Washington Avenue
Third National Bank
Capital
WM. Connell
Henry Belin, Jr
William H. Peck
Old Dominion
Norfolk
Old Point Comfort
Richmond
Washington
Virginia
North Carolina
OLD Dominion Steamship CO
North River
H. B. Walker
Trafic
J. J. Brown
Agt
Connell Building
Mount Pleasant Coal CO
Davidow Bros
Lackawanna Ava
Williams &Vanalty
Pilsner
the Dickson Manufacturing Co
Beranton and Wilke+farra
General Office
Furey & Brooks
Wilton
Axminster
Velvet
Brussels
Ingrain
Moore
Samter Bros
Scranton’s Leading Outfitters
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