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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1900
Page
8
Advertises avoiding powders containing alum noting they are sold cheaply as a deceitful claim. Alum is a corrosive acid and consuming it in food can harm health, warning readers to steer clear of such products and fear cheap prices.
Secretary D. B. Atherton sends a mass letter to 1,000 New York City and Brooklyn manufacturers outlining Scranton’s manufacturing advantages. The drive aims to attract industry with fuel quality, water purity, and transportation access as L I railroad tests new coal-burning locomotives.
Tests on the division between Tending and Lebanon Pa reveal a locomotive that develops remarkable speed with lower coal consumption than other engines. In trials it pulled a ventituled train a mile in 40 2 3 seconds, while the D. L. & W. board for today lists crews and assignments for Malay, Summits, Pullers, and Passengers engines with various men and times noted.
At Hoboken last week the Lackawanna employees examined for promotions to enginership. Sixteen men were notified of their advancement and will be assigned to engines as replacements for idle engineers due to illness and other causes. An order for 100 twin hopper cars from American Car and Foundry was placed by the Delaware Lackawanna and Western, to be delivered by September with half built at Herwick and half from Detroit shipyards.
Central Massachusetts has been sold to the Hoxton and Maine. Upwards of a hundred engines are stalled in the yard round house and machine shops awaiting repairs. The hoy engines purchased from the yard remain idle as work suspends.
Brooks Manufacturing fails to meet expectations for heavy girders on the Lackawanna main line. Lighter engines prove more maneuverable and are favored by the men. The Wabash plans to construct twenty units.
reports indicate six locomotives under construction at major shops while Lackawanna expects to move rolling stock to newer facilities. railway telegraph orders may give way to telephone systems impacting telegraph operators. officials study wreck near Leicenter as Pittsburgh area clean coal trends rise.
In Philadelphia and Brooklyn games the National League paused for weather and darkness. Hatterirme Newton and Bales led scoring while Vinpine Terry and Gan were noted as umpires. In New York and Chicago contests rain caused delays and a game was called on darkness as teams including Cleveland Buffalo Milwaukee and others remained in the standings.
The Orilos of the South prepare for a Saturday clash while the Weal Shite Reserves meet the Taylor Mele in a July 2 gate contest on Tavine grounds. Reuben Silverstein manages, Lowter Lewis captains, and junior players under 18 will compete in the Scranton event.
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