Air power to run crosstown lines says Vreeland
In an interview HM H. H. Vreeland, president of the Metropolitan Street Trailway, argues underground electric lines are costly and tests of traction systems using compressed air and storage batteries will replace pipe obstructions. He notes new rails and motor upgrades for Twenty eighth and Twenty ninth streets, with cars to be delivered soon.
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HM. H. Vreeland
Metropolitan Street Trailway
Fifty-ninth
Twentythird Streets
Twenty-ninth Street
Thirty-fourth Street
Mall and Express
Fragmented 19th Century Railroad Board Notes in Posted List
A garbled OCR fragment lists dozens of names and terms associated with the Delaware Lackawanna and Western board. The text reads like scattered roster items, times, and diractions with multiple misspellings and partial phrases, lacking a coherent narrative or clear event.
Mariani Wine Promise and Warnings
Mariani Wine is advertised as a tonic claimed to restore mood, strength, and vitality. It touts benefits for general debility overwork and fatigue, and warns against imitations while noting broad worldwide sales and uses for ailments including malaria and grippe. It targets adults and children and suggests a hot grog preparation as an option.
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Mariani
Ethan
Passenger engine schedule for Scranton to Pittston includes trips
Train times list for passenger engines with crews and departures from Scranton at 6 30 am and 8 0 am toward Pittston and return, noting various crews such as Magovern Mullen Larkin Swarts Mush Gilligan and Patrick and Walmmit with Masters men, plus several others on the excursion train from Pittston to Scranton and Meart Luke.
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Wildcats North
Mullen
My Lanslow
tLarkin
Techines
Swarts
Yamal
Mush
Gilligan
Pitepatrick
J. Galan
Warmmit
Master's
Tos
Watane
Kingeey
Woo Wartel
Pittston
Scranton
Pitteton
Meart Luke
Parke Brothers Suffer $500 Damages in Creek Wall Delay
Parke Brothers contractors building a retaining wall between Foster and Nicholson over a creek used by the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad faced about $500 in losses after Friday night damages to their pile driver and other materials. landowners opposing the railroad branch had sought an injunction in Susquehanna county, which the judge refused. In retaliation, opponents damaged equipment and cut rope, with Burke Brothers' property also harmed. Lackawanna officials will investigate. several arrests likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke Brothers
Lackawanna
Notable officials tour railroad divisions in brief visits
General Superintendent Tussell plans a few hours tomorrow with the mechanics convention at Saratoga. Superintendent Salisbury yesterday inspected repairs and overseen new improvements on the Southern division. President W. A. Truesdale rode over the Bloomeburg division yesterday and visited several of the companies.
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Tussell
Saratoga
Salisbury
W. AH. Truesdale
Bloomeburg
Lackawanna officials reshuffle offices in Buffalo area
Trainmaster F P Hamilton moves to Lackawanna station headquarters from Superintendent Salisbury's office. W O Wilson occupies the former Time-keeper room at the main corridor end. Special Claim Agent O'Keefe, recently in Buffalo, now at the city office, says obstacles to Lackawanna workers in Buffalo are overcome. Valentine Fitzpatrick, in Columbus, Ohio, returned home after a brief city stopover. H P Biegert, chief clerk to General Superintendent E O Russell, will resign in July to become purchasing agent on the St Joe and Alden railroad, a move seen as a major career milestone. Superintendent Russell departs with a valued aide, while successor to Neigert has yet to be named.
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Lackawanna
Buffalo
Thaon City
United States
Valentine Fitzpatrick
National Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Columbus
Ohio
Fitzpatrick
New York
Beranton
H. PB. Beigert
O. Russell
St. Joe and
Alden
Bel@ort
Lince
Lackawanna Road
Neigert
Russell
Musee
Nurse at Santiago de Cuba Recommends Cholera Remedy
Charlies H. Marks served as a nurse with the Fifth Army Corps at Santiago de Cuba and used Chamberlain’s Colick, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for diarrhoea finding it effective. Sold by Matthews Dros as wholesale and retail agents and available at all druggists.
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Charlies H. Marks
Fifth Army Corps
Santiago de Cuba
Matthews Dros
Tea Brewing Tips From Market Notes
Manual labor cannot supply universal consumption so machine made teas from Ceylon and India are rapidly replacing older tea. With both blacks and cuwins use less tea and infuse three to five minutes. Always use boiling water.
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Ceylon
India
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H. H. Vreeland
Reigert
D., L. & W. Board For Today
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Board
Malley
Spmi
Colvin
Wapp
Met
Mutherty
Dalty
Bartholomew
MetCann
Butie Mishing
M. Wallace
Stevens
Mien
Lia
Winkett
Ginley
Mt. Keurney
Lattie
Mann
Wallace
Bimaits
Fam
Eorth
Th — Moar
Tha
Pi Moran
Cawley
Puller
Mariani Wine
All Drumginta
Santiago
Scranton, PA
Laplin & Rand Powder CO
Repauno Chemical Co
Mount Pleasant Coal
Ofce
Connell
Mount Pleasant
Connolly & Wallace
Wasti Naton ‘Avenue
North Sigth
Indepee
THE
Tribune
Wallac
Scranton’s Shopping Center
America
Swecup
Henry
Collins
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