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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1901
Page
8
The article reports that Costello’s allies failed to win statewide positions while Jones led the ticket. It notes Newcomb’s plurality and Yerkes’s results, with Republicans overall suffering defeats across offices including Supreme Court and County Controller. Analysts cite defection due to state politics and local shifts as key factors.
Unofficial Tuesday results show multiple wards and districts including Fourth Ward, Second District and Lehigh towns. The piece details counts, rival candidates Costello and Jones, the prothonotary office, and debates over unreported districts with projections of who leads.
An Irving Bachelley recalls his old home in Lawrence County where dairy prices collapsed after the war, farmers left for cities, and aging residents endured poverty. He laments rural decline, bondmen and inferior goods, and speaks of leaving for New York while his tale hints at hard times on the farm.
Erie Railroad schedule for Scranton and points west lists departures 7:00 a.m. and 2:25 p.m. with intermediate stops. The text also includes unrelated garbled dialogue about a mortgage and a dispute, mentioning tenants, a plant, a child, and a worker, echoing a stray local notice amid the timetable fragment.
Timetables for the New York Ontario and Western line show departures and connections between Carbondale and various points including Now York and West destinations. The fragment lists bound trains, daily departures, and subsidiary notes on weekly service, with emphasis on connections and intermediary stops.
Scranton correspondence school schedules list weekday and Sunday departures from Scranton PA to Sunbury Harrisburg Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Pittsburg and west with multiple times 9 38 am 2 18 pm 3 33 pm and 4 27 pm and through Wilkes Barre corridor options Mitichinson Morse and Wood named officials
Scranton to New York and Philadelphia routes shown with departure times and stops. Timetable notes Pocono and Oswego connections, Montrose Sundays, and community division service to Newshumberland with multiple daily departures.
A fragmentary timetable lists travel routes from Scranton to New York Newark Philadelphia Easton Bethlehem and further points with departure times around morning and afternoon. It mentions connections via Wilkes Barre Baltimore Reading Pottsville and Pottsville with various stopovers and multiple cities.
An old rail timetable and fare notice outlines Lehigh Valley Railroad services from Scranton to Philadelphia New York and intermediate points. It lists departure times 2 p m and evening trains via DL and UL routes with connections to Wilkes Barre Bethlehem Easton and Carbondale and notes Pullman reservations and June 10 start.
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