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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1899
Page
4
General Superintendent B E J Russell of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad issues a new whistle signal code effective November 1. The rules detail sound signals for approaching stations crossings and junctions, stop and brake commands, acknowledgments, and procedures on single and double tracks.
The Lackawanna Toad adopts telephone use at multiple stations across southern and northern divisions, with headquarters in Scranton. Miss Kate Niland serves as chief operator at the tele- Seraph office, and lines extend toward Stroudsburg Binghamton and Kingston, with long distance planned systemwide.
Westinghouse Machine company plans an early spring construction of a $1.25 million steel foundry and forging plant in Pittsburg. The facility aims to produce castings and forgings daily, making Westinghouse the only U.S. firm to manufacture engines from parts to finished product. Stockholders may approve increased indebtedness at a December meeting.
A new steel foundry will rise west of Hast Pittsburg between the shops and Braddock avenue. The steel frame building will be about 400 feet long and 2 feet wide. It will house two 40 ton basic open hearth furnaces and a complete modern casting plant. Daily output expected at 75 to 80 tons of steel castings and ingots for the forming shop.
Charles R Acker of Fairview avenue resigns as clerk to General Superintendent Russell of the Lackawanna system to take effect this evening. Acker, employed by the Lackawanna since age thirteen, will Monday assume charge of the Carbon Coal company’s business in this city, a wide and important post. He is a well known railroad man and his promotion is a fitting recognition of his ability.
The Delaware and Hudson Railroad shifts freight switching from Oneonta to Binghamton starting Tuesday. Two extra five man crews will operate day and night to handle through freight for Boston and New England points, with expanded yard trackage providing long term employment.
Cleveland dispatch reports Carnegie-Oliver interests will mine ore with own ships and railroads to feed mills. They contract American Shipbuilding for five 475 foot steel steamers, 855000 dollars each, finished by spring navigation. This cancels their prior 10 whaleback steamers and 20 schooners deal, now to Rockefeller interests.
At the Ithaca convention G H Raymond of Buffalo argued that enlarging the Erie canal to admit 125 foot boats and deeper drafts would redirect Lake iron ore tonnage to Buffalo, dethroning Pittsburgh as a steel center. He claimed $3 per ton freight savings are possible and cited Carnegie’s figures, suggesting state growth hinges on cheap transport.
A Kinane City Journal item lists wedding superstitions for autumn brides. Advice includes avoiding telegrams to the church, avoiding ship marriages, kissing after the ceremony for luck, and cautions about seeing coffins and hot dishwater.
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press shows a playful dialogue with quirky lines about a man with a large moustache and a girl remarking on a Westward memory. The readable snippet hints at memoir style or humor characteristic of mid century columns.
A dialogue reveals a miner recounting his path to wealth. He explains he did not strike a single grand claim but first found food, then built a sawmill and has stayed with that business since. The exchange hints at ambition and the realities of frontier life.
A fragment shows a conversation where a woman rejects marriage and a man jokes about scarce women in the future, reflecting social attitudes of the era. The brief exchange captures a tone of skepticism and wit attributed to the Chicago Times-Herald.
Bargain prices on a range of jewelry and watches. Diamond rings at five dollars, solid gold bands, cuff buttons, buttons, ladies and gents watches, and silver ware offered at one quarter of original value. Limited stock, three hundred ladies rings, and heavy solid silver thimbles for a few cents.
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