Baltimore mayor rejects bids to sell Western Maryland interest
Baltimore dispatch reports Mayor Hayes opposed to all bids from Varney Hambleton and Puller for the citys stake in the Western Maryland railroad. He cites desire to retire from rail business and concerns over guarantees and potential consolidations with Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Railroad
Hayes
Nness
Baltimore Dispatch
Varney
Hambleton
Reading
Maryland
West Virginia Central
Cherry Tun
Cumberland
Baltimore
Tam
Pennsylvania
W. G. Besler Named General Manager of Central Railroad of New Jersey
W. G. Besler, general superintendent of the Philadelphia and Reading, is appointed general manager of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The operating, engineering and roadway departments report to him. M. M. Richey becomes acting general superintendent to succeed W. W. Wentz, who retires amid the changes. Vice President C. H. Warren also resigns, effective April 1. The Central head offices are expected to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Besler
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
George F. Bauer
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
M. M. Richey
Philadelphia and Reading Road
W. W. Wentzin
ITICE
C. H. Warren
The
Central
How to Prevent Pneumonia with Cough Remedy
Severe colds may lead to pneumonia with chest or back pain. Use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as directed to prevent pneumonia. Thousands have used it for colds and grippe with no pneumonia cases reported, and it is sold by all druggists.
Changes to be consolidated at Philadelphia on April 1
The plan notes consolidation with the Philadelphia and Reading at Philadelphia on April 1 and indicates several other changes will be made soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia and
Reading
Philadelphia
Robathan Promoted To Lead Central New York Car Service
BB F Robathan brother of Cominion Councilman B J Robathan takes charge of the Central New York Car Service association with Albany headquarters He now oversees service over twenty two railroads and steps into a major rail world role at age twenty He is praised for railroad stenographic experience and recommended by Mr Thomason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BB. F. Robathan
Cominion
B. J. Robathan
A. G. Thomason
Minager
Pennsylvania Car Service Association
Central New York Car Service Association
Albany
N. Y
Mr. Robathan
Ben
Thomason
Del. Lackawanna and Western Board for Today Schedule
The listing shows a dense timetable for March 19 20 with numerous crews and departures from Hoboken and other stops. Names include George Thomas John Baxter’s crew Fitzpatrick Mull en Doherty McGovern and many others across extras fast and west trains with various times through 1 a m to 10 p m and beyond on March 19 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzpatrick
John Baxter
Gunn
Moboken
Mullen
Mallet
Pom
Loboken
Rugg
WL Howe
Lummits
Ete
Oouan
Hennigan
A. i. Frounfolker
Ney Nichols
M. Masters
Widner
Minnerty
Sa.im
Houser
Moran
Bartholomew
Nauman
0. Miller
Lamping
Helpers
Gafiney
M. Carmody
Wall
Rail officials return with travel notes and stock news
Superintendent EB M Rine of the Lackawanna railway returned from New York with news that the Lackawanna Steel Company's new stock totaling 15 million dollars is largely oversubscribed by the old shareholders. Trainmaster J J McCann and his wife came home from a visit in Binghamton. J Selden Swisher of the Central Railroad of New Jersey received a leave of absence to recover health and his son Charles C Swisher acts as acting district passenger agent during his father's absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. M. Rine
Lackawanna Railroad
New York
Lackawanna Steel Company
J. J. McCann
Binghamton
J. Selden Swisher
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Palm Beach
Fin
Charles C. Swisher
C. J. Tobey
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Coal Department
Avondale
Engineers Convention Aims To Bring 1904 L E Convention
A special committee of the board of trade and leading locomotive engineers from the region plan a meeting within a day or two to discuss ways to secure the 1904 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers convention for the city. The gathering targets a month long price convention with 700 to 1200 delegates from the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
United States
Canada
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Board of Trade Mentioned
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is praised as one of the soundest labor organizations nationwide with members described as exemplary citizens. A board of trade committee includes A B D Warman F L Wormeer and Weyland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Locomotive Eancers
BD. Warman
F. L. Wormeer
Weyland
Board of Trade
Lillian Blauvelt Announces Major 1919 European and British Tour
The present tour marks her return to America after starting January 18 at Carnegie Hall. She will perform about thirty concerts from Maine to Kansas before sailing to England in mid April to join the London May Festival. She appears weekly in London during coronation season with Ysaye Becker and Busoni and will headline at Norwich and Cardiff festivals in October, with further engagements across Scotland and England in November and December. A fundraising concert at the New Armory on April 9 features Ben Davies and Fritz Kreisler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Lillian Blauvelt
America
Carnegie Hall
New York
Maine
Kansas
Mme. Blauvelt
England
London
Ysaye
Becker
Busoni
Blouvelt
Norwich
Cardiff
Scotland
Madame Blavyelt
New Armory
Ben Davies
Fritz Kreisler
Recorder Connell to veto judgment confession plan
The recorder will veto a council approved plan directing the city solicitor to confess judgment in John J. Murphy's favor for fines collected from Charles Major and others at Eureka club house. Murphy sought repayment of fines. Connell believes the fined were guilty and would oppose reimbursing fines, proposing court action instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Couneil
Ciy
John J. Murphy
Howe
Charles Major
Eureka Club
Lackawanna and
Adams Avenues
Major
Munjor
Murphy
Bat
Connell
Plant to expand beer production with bran based product
A quoted plan describes using bran from a major brewery to produce a profitable product. Dried bran will be packaged in sacks and sold domestically and overseas, with expansion to other brewery plants if results meet expectations.
Resurrection sermon fills Penn Avenue Baptist church with conversions
Rev Dr Haynes preached on Resurrection at Penn Avenue Baptist, citing I Cor 15 44 to argue immortality via a spiritual body. He claimed disembodied spirits do not exist and urged belief in life after death as the keystone of Christian faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Avenue Baptist Church
Haynes
Job
Remarkable meeting on a Berlin to Sterlin Pfarts train
A letter tells of a train compartment gathering on a Berlin bound trip between Sterlin and Pfarts. Five strangers including a Scranton pair, a Russian physician, and an American couple discover mutual acquaintances. The Russian praises America and mentions an American assistant named Clearwater from Scranton. The group learns shared ties to Hawley and Scranton, easing strangers into friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterlin
Pfarts
Berlin
Scranton
America
Kiel
Thissia
Clearwater
Dr. Clearwater
Hawley
Rail schedule details for June 2 intercity trains
The timetable outlines weekday trains from Scranton to Philadelphia via Wilkes Bar re Pottsville and stops at major stations including Sunbury Harrisburg Philadelphia and Baltimore with Pullman buffet parlor cars. Additional services run to Sunbury Harrisburg Pittsburgh and the west and include connections at Alo and J B Hutchinson and Jd B Wood officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Pulle Nan Hullet Pacior
Amt
Philadelpha
Pottsville
Alo
Sunbury
Morrisburg
Philadelphia
Dallimere
Washington
Iere
Harrisburg
Puianeight
Baltimore
Pitts
Pittsburg
West
Hazleton
Larrisburg
Pol
J. B. Hutchinson
Mer
Jd. B. Wood
Vass
Agt
Railroad Timetables for Effeet September 17 1901
Timetable notice for the New York Ontario and Western line shows departures and arrivals between Scranton Carbondale and Cadostia with 1901 dates. It lists south and north bound trains on Sundays and weekdays, main connections to New York City Middletown Walton Norwich Oneida Oswego and western points, with agent contacts J C Anderson G P A New York and J E Welsh T P A Scranton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ontario
Scranton
Carbondale
Cadosia
Cwhela
SMH
Arciva
Scerantom
Cadogta
Dom
Trai
Cadossa
New York City
Middletown
Walton
Norwich
Oneida
Oswego
J. E. Welsh
Scranton, Ia
False Pretense Alleged Arrest of John O Dowd in Olyphant
John O Dowd, formerly running a saloon in Olyphant, was arrested yesterday at the complaint of William Craig of Pennsylvania Brewing and Keystone Brewing on charges of obtaining goods under false pretenses. He allegedly bought beer after the business had been sold out and is held on bail. He also faced a separate hearing on another false pretenses charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O'Dowd
Olyphant
William Craig
Pennsylvania Brewing Company
Keystone Brewing Company
O'Dowd
Alderman Ruddy
McMullen
Hypnotist Exposition Structured by Union Officers
The article describes an unusual ex position of powers by a hypnotist with union leaders arranging the affair. Officers named include President W L Grass, Vice President John F Boland, Recording Secretary F J Ackland, and Financial Secretary Treasurer W C Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Grass
F. J. Ackland
W. Cc, Williamson
Trains Schedule Details For Scranton and Wilkes Barre Area
In effect November 4 1601 a train timetable lists departures to Carbondale and Wilkes Barres with multiple daily slots including Sunday runs to Albany Honesdale and Pennsylvania routes. It names W L Pryor as superintendent in Scranton PA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Ivave
Scranton
Oames
Lad
Honestale
Witham
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Albany
Caen
Wilkes
Tate
Polite Horth
Honesdale
W. L. Pryor
DP. A
New Grain Drying Plant To Aid Scranton Brewing
The Central Pennsylvania Brewing Company awarded a $10 000 contract to Conrad Schroeder for a 35 by 60 foot brick and steel grain drying plant on the north side of West Linden Street adjacent to the boiler house. The new facility will introduce grain drying as an industry to Scranton and replace the current practice of selling moisture rich grain to farmers for cattle feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson's Sons
Conrad Schroeder
Central Pennsylvania Brewing Compay
Weat Linden Street
Scranton
Local Union 97 Marks First Anniversary in Blatter's Hall
Members of Local Union No. 97 International Bookbinders Association of America celebrate the organisation's inaugural anniversary in Blatter's Hall with an informal gathering. A bountiful repast followed as attendees gave impromptu addresses including "Professor" Kunz of South Scranton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Bookbinders’ Association of America
Blatter
Kunz
South Scranbon
Engineer from New York visits rolling mill site
Elward P. Decker, chief engineer of Weatinghouse Kerr of New York, toured the city to view the rolling mill and blast furnace area for the new trolley company's power house and shops. Building plans are complete and construction will begin once ground clearing and leveling finish. a sluiceway proposal would divert Roaring Brook along the property's length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elward P. Decker
Weatinghouse, Church, Kerr Company
New York
Dredging Resolution On Lackawanna River Cost Study Advancing
The laws and ordinances committee will meet to consider a dredging cost estimate for the Lackawanna River. Councilman Calpin aims to learn the work’s price as a preliminary step, not expecting dredging this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Select Council
P. F P. Calpin
Lackawanna River
Aselesr Council
Calpin
New Jersey Central Timetable Details From Scranton to New York
New Jersey Central timetable notes trains departing Scranton for New York and Philadelphia with stops including Allentown Mauch Chunk White Haven Ashley Wilkesbarre and more. Parlor cars in select routes with single changes to Baltimore and Philadelphia. Schedules show Sunday and weekday departures with various connections and ticketing points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Root of Liberty
Root
South Kerry
N. OR
Scranton
Mildehia
Easten
Beinletwin
Allentown
Mauch Chunk
White Haven
Ashley
Wilkiesdhire
Tada
Uahor Cy Rajon Feaven Peranton
Baltinwye
Wallington
Putton
Withertakre
Louk Ranch
Ocean Grove
Tidam
Reading
Letmon
Harrisburg
Als Fomtown
Pottsville
Dpent
C.M
Gen. Paw
Swikher
Dist- Pavent
Sotunton
Lehigh Valley Railroad Timetable Highlights and Destinations
Schedule details for Lehigh Valley trains from Scranton to Philadelphia New York and intermediate points. Notes include departure and arrival times, parlor car service on all trains between Wilkes Barre and New York Philadelphia Buffalo and Susquehanna, and contact information for officials Rollins Welaur and Sonyschier for tickets and accommodations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
New York
Bathlehem
Huston
Reading
Uwhaca
Geneva
Lea
Utah
Niagara Falls
Chicago
Pointe
Vial
Suidaye
Pullen Parive
Sleeplig
Lehigh Valley
Wilkow Barre
York
Philadelphid
Buffalo
Suspen Alow Ridge
Rollins
Welaur
Cortian
Ieee
Paw
Cortland
W. Sonyschier
Heihlenen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cleveland
Cleveland Baking Powder Co
Industrial and Labor
B. F. Robathan
Lackawanna Board
Central Railroad
D., L. and
W. Board
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Board
Marcie
Wohoken
Eo Mo Mallett
George Thomas
Slohoken
D. Gerrity
Haggerty
Langan
F. McDonnell
Maniel
William Gilligan
Doherty
Madame Blauvelt
Recorder
Foreign
Wpan Wali
Spruce Street
Dickson Mill& Grain Co
Scranton and Olyphant
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Tobyhanna
Buffalo 115, 6.22 and 1.00 A.m. 15660 and Hath P.m. Forninghamton End
Syracuse
Utica
Montrose
Moomsturg Division
Northumberland
Plymouth
Wnghamton and Way
Bloomsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Delaware and Hudson
E. Robinson Brewery
New Jersey Central
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Wulbeen Te Fm
Investienta
Spencer Trask & Co Bankers
Pine Street
Nembers N.Y. Stock Exchange
Pilsner
Weeas
Scranton, Pa
Third National Bank
Oseleya, Motley
Rochester, NY
NEW York Hotels
Westminster
Sixteenth St
Iroug Place
Iran
Thompson
Wanemakers
Siegel Cooper's
Eas Bary
Vy Goods
B'way Care
HOTEL
Albert
Bing the Bios
Broadway
Pricea Eeavemabie
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