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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1900

Page

8

Work to Begin on Young Men's Christian Association Building

Foundations for the Young Men's Christian Association on Washington avenue to start within a week if weather allows. Excavation reveals hard bed rock and delays from rock strata. Contractors Williams Ling orders brick from Philadelphia firms for iron mottled brick and granite for lower walls. Winter weather threatens progress. masonry to start soon but major work may wait until spring.

Young Men's Christin Association Washington Avenue Willams Ling Contraetor Williams Thoswix Tron Works Phoeniaville Columbus Brick Company Philadelphia Ik Vormont Flem Jonceite

Lackawanna Lubricating Company to Move Plant to Wilmington

The Lackawanna Lubricating Company plant on Claponge Avenue will transfer to Wilmington Delaware by December 1. Scranton stockholders and Wilmington capitalists forged a deal prompting several Scranton residents to withdraw. A large Front Street building in Wilmington is being prepared with a new boiler and engine foundations. Scranton managers were told to ready the transfer and by December 1 the move should be complete, with Wilmington plant expected to be far larger and employ three to four times more workers.

Lackawanna Lubricating Company Claponge Avenue Wilmington Del Scranton Onune Oin Lasfer Front Street Scratton Licest

Railroad Mail Handling Changes and Safety Orders Issued

Acting Division Superintendent Rine issues new rules relieving conductors from passenger trailing for mail duties at Scranton. Mail will be packed and delivered to trains. baggage handlers at the station will manage outbound mail. A separate notice urges Shickshinny trainsmen to proper steam house handling and cautions against lifting hoses and improper coupling. Albert L. Johnson, Lehigh Valley Traction president, predicts a traction line from this city to Easton.

Rine Scranton Lickawanne Steam House Albert L. Johnson Lehigh Valley Trae Lon Company Easton Tre

Catastrophic reassembled list of D I and W board members

The text lists numerous names and roles across sections titled Wild Cats East and Wild Cats West with times and places, including several individuals such as Janet Bennett and Bartholomew among others. It reads as a scattered roster of people and schedules for a local group or club activity with no clear single event or outcome.

Railroad orders and service updates from Delaware and Hudson era

Report notes Noss locomotive built by Dickson for Inter run yesterday on Clift Street. One Lackawanna delay occurred No. 6 Buffalo section after a breakdown near Linwood. J B Ervin to supervise Gold car heating system aboard trains. Raymond colliery Archbald to resume operations after nine months idle amid settled NY Ontario and Western dispute. DL&W assigns tin water-glass boxes to passenger car conductors, with glasses supplied.

Gol Car Steam Heating Company Raymond Archbald New York, Ontario and Western Railroad Company Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad

End of Run Water Glasses Taken Up

A brief sports note indicates water glasses are collected after each run. The statement emphasizes routine postrace procedure.

Convention at Harrisburg Completes Work on Third Class Cities

Harrisburg reports the third class cities convention finished its deliberations and forwarded amendments for the next legislature. Proposals include mayor can succeed himself and dismiss or suspend police. tax assessors term lengths set. city solicitor term raised. creation of a receiver of taxes with one percent commission and responsibility for tax collection. Delegates were hosted to a banquet by the board of trade.

Harrisburg Pennsylvania Inwa Board of Trade

Bartender Kills Wife Attempting Shootings Near Stock Exchange

A bartender John Lanier fired at a woman believed to be his wife near the Wall Street entrance. A messenger, John Daly, was shot and wounded as Lanier then drank poison and died. death ruled from carbolic acid. Daly was taken to Hudson Street Hospital. Crowds gathered around the Western Union office on Broad Street.

New York Wall Street Ground Street Stock Exchange John Lanier John Daly Lanier Daly Hudson Street Cofelock Wallanerotd Lanter Western Union Broad Street

Kentucky’s Battleship Arrives in Naples en Route to Smyrna

Washington reports the Kentucky has reached Naples after orders to visit Smyrna Turkey. Officials say public disclosure of the captain’s instructions will occur before the armor ship reaches the Turkish port. Observers expect a brief stay at Smyrna to display the ship and ship’s crew to the Turkish public.

Washington Kentucky Smyrni Turkey Naples C. M. Chester Omm Melals Savyrna

Murdered and Cremated in Charlotte Area Home

Two elderly women Violet J Colley aged 7A and her niece Jane Catherine Colles were found murdered and burned in their home five miles from Charlotte. The crime scene showed thorough ransacking, suggesting a strong motive of robbery against wealthy residents who kept money at home.

Associated Press Chaarlotte N.C Violet J. Colley Jane Catherine Colles Charlotte Ufe

Flood Damage Report From Donde Mills On Wolf River

Damaged flood report from Memphis based wire states mills at Donde on Wolf River suffered spillover at night. Waters pushed debris into the river and caused unspecified losses as reported by an eyewitness in the area.

Memphis Lumahor Tein D. Nailer Wolf River Mirstesippl

One Night to the Colorado Special Leaves Chicago

A daily morning train departs Chicago at 10 and reaches Denver the next noon with stops at Colorado Springs and Manitou the same evening. No car changes, dining cars offer meals, and a 10:30 p.m. fast train is also offered. A Colorado illustrated book is mailed for four cents postage.

Colorado Chicago Chicago- Union Pacific & North-Western Denver Colorado Springs Manitou Broadway New York Vina St Cinsinnati Chast St Philadelphia Smithy'rd St Pitteburg Woohington &T Bauten Superior &T Cleveland Angalo I Martina Detroit Clark St Terante

Our facilities offer best work at lowest prices

Advert says our facilities are the best, our work superior, and our prices the lowest, claiming others may be cheaper or higher quality. It contrasts competitors offering lower prices with inferior results and some charging high rates for good work.

Locomotive Stationary Engines and Boilers Ad

Classified notice listing locomotives stationary engines boilers hoisting and pumping machinery from a general office in Horavian Ba.

Eranton Mud Wilk Seihivea Maoulwo Horavian

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