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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1901
Page
8
Reported talks between the workers committee and the D L & W board show cordial discussion as Pittston silk laborers press to end their walkout. The article notes railway dining car service praised and trains continuing with significant passenger and freight movements through the region.
A commuter group from the SUK mill enclave led by Misses Whales WINDS and Conners met in Pittston to demand wage adjustments. They accused Superintendent Hamill of coercion at the Storing Silke Manufacturing Company and urged swift settlement of local wage differences. The Petersburg and Mise company employees are expected to join a Monday meeting to review the situation.
A jumbled report lists names and items across many subjects including Tee Tredday Mans Wi Ct Masts and several groups such as Suns and West Pro LoS. It references teams, players, and events with unclear connections and numerous misspellings.
A.C. Cathermull of hieage, a member of the Carpenters national executive board, failed to arrive as expected in the city yesterday. Business Agent Lute believed he would not be here soon, having been called out to attend a strike. Delaware and Hudson stationary engineers and firemen seek a uniform wage scale, claiming current pay of 1.50 per day vs 2.50 to 3.00 elsewhere. Work continues at Crassy Inland shaft site in Olympia, with boilers arriving and shaft sinking planned to 800 feet, costing about 150000 dollars.
Scranton to New York and Philadelphia routes appear with scattered departure times and intermediate stops. The fragmentary timetable lists trains to Hoboken Philadelphia and beyond with varying minutes, dates, and stations including Stroudsburg Loom Chivarige and Kingsport.
The text lists schedules for trains and arrivals with references to Tyrolus for Whawhes and Toehts, Hlawley with Erle railroad to New York Newbury, Jeave Spun ton at Team, and an arrival in Scranton at 10 p.m after 5 p.m. Details are garbled but indicate transport times and routes.
Readers see a complex listing of trains and routes linking Philadelphia New York Buffalo Geneva Rochester Niagara Valley and other points via Lehigh Valley and related lines. Timings include 10 05 am 7 1 pm and 6 27 pm with connections to Wilkes Barre New York Philadelphia and Susquehanna. The notice names the Black Mountain Express and includes details on parlor and sleeping car service between Wilkes Barre and New York.
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