Pope's Health Praised As Vin Mariani Extols Elixir
An article extols Pope Leo XIII's vigor at 89 noting recent cables about his health. It highlights Cardinal Rampolla's letter praising Vin Mariani as a life giving tonic, claims of royal and noble endorsements, and invites readers to request a deluxe album from Marchant & Co, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rampolla
Helbetts
Via Mariani
Monsieur Marian
Nis
Russia
London Court Journal
Vieborien Burdou
Alexandre
Lackawanna Moves Kingston Paint Shops to Scranton
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Co. plans to concentrate all shop operations in Scranton. Master Car Rubiber Canfield and Master Pointer Miller arranged the Kingston paintshop transfer, with 33 workers. Passenger coaches will no longer be painted at Dingaton. cars will be built at Altoona and repairs shifted to Philadelphia and Harrisburg to ease Altoona shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware, Lackalvanna and Weetern Company
Tade
Rubiber Canfield
Pointer Miller
Kingston
Dingaton
Princi
American Car and Foundry Company
Pulman Palace Car Company
Altoona
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Lackawanna Ad Campaign Uses Color Photography From Detroit Firm
Noted photographer W H Jackson and assistant Jy J Edson photographed Lackawanna scenery for advertising. The Detroit Photographic Company will produce color Nature direct from the negative. A special car with Jackson, Mr. Bowen, Lackawanna agent W A Hunter, and Donald J McDonald of Detroit traveled to Elmira to view and discuss the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackawanna
W. H. Jackson
Jy. J Edson
Detroit
America
Jackson
Bdwen
Lackawanan
W. A Hunter
Donald J. McDonald
Mr. Hunter
Chicago
Youd
McDonald
Detroit Photographic Company
Detroit Free Frese
Detroit Journal
Great Clothing and
Centlemena Furnith Goody
of & RR
Mabley & Co
Requlte
Juno
Elmira
W. H. Peters
Dansville
Railroad expands fleet to handle freight surge
The Pennsylvania Railroad aims to boost capacity amid heavy traffic. It placed orders for 1,560 more cars, including 4,000 box cars for eastern lines east of Pittsburgh and 1,600 coal cars, to meet extraordinary transportation demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Transportation Department
Ula Nurother
Eeen
Pittsburg
Review of Trade and Financial Outlook by Dun and Co
Dun and Co reports a surge in demand and expanding money markets with no precedent, noting heavy steel rail orders, large material contracts, and strong cotton goods and wheat exports. The piece also mentions rising prices for coke and iron products, improved railcar activity, and overseas breadstuff demand while predicting continued prosperity into next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
South Africa
Pennsylvania
Bessemer PLC
Pittsburg
White
Wheeling
Mainy
Cuba
Chicago
Boston
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Canada
Foreign seed program seeks Hungarian wheat and date palms
The department of agriculture collects rare seeds bulbs and trees from abroad for testing. Hungarian wheat is highlighted as a top hard winter variety with potential in Middle Western states. Date palms are also mentioned as an upcoming import for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Russia
America
Developing Motive Power and Rail Efficiency on the New York Central
George H. Daniels, general passenger agent of the New York Central, notes historic gains in freight and locomotive capacity. He cites grain cars rising from twenty thousand pounds to sixty to sixty six thousand pounds and Jannet type locomotives pulling seventy five to ninety cars loaded, with 110 to 125 empty cars, while 70 to 100 trains per day pass along six parallel tracks beside the Erie Canal from Buffalo to Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Daniels
New York Central
Erie Canal
Buffalo
Albany
Mohawk Valley
Albright Secures Waterfront Forty-Nine Acres Near Buffalo
The land board grants John J. Albright fifty acres of submerged land at Stony Point west of Buffalo territory adjacent to a large steel plant site. The plant, planned at a cost around twenty million, will be a major steel works employing about 5,000 while comprising two miles of buildings. The company has paid one million dollars in cash for the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackawanna Railroad Company
Kingston
Scrantoon
Lackawanna
New Buffalo Steel Plant
New York Land Board
Late Land Board
John J. Albright
Stony Point
Buffalo
Anthracite Coal Demand In Major Cities Grows
The article notes rising demand for anthracite coal as city ordinances curb soft coal use by railroads. New Orleans railroads face supply strain. New York Central lines direct engines to switch from bituminous to anthracite, expecting widespread adoption to limit bituminous use nationwide.
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New Orleans
New York
Central and D H Railway Deal In Play Again
Dispatch from New York City to the Philadelphia Press reports revived talk that the New York Central has gained control of the Delaware and Hudson Railway. It states the Vanderbilt interests offer to guarantee 68 percent on the stock and to assume all fixed charges. Delaware and Hudson has long been a famed dividend payer.
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Thme
Arizona
New Mexico
Mediterranean
Athens
France
Japan
New York City
Philadelphia
New York Central
Delaware and Hudson Railway
Vanderbilte
Delaware and Hadson
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Pope Leo XII
Cardinal Rampolla
Rome
Jan
Listia
Elis Holmes
Monsieur Mariani
Monsieur Maertwil
Kampolla
Review OF Trade
Dun & Co
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Wealth Valley Ticket
Huston
THE
Weston Mill CO
Scranton, Carbondale, Olyphant
Pennollys
Walla
Scranton’s Shopping Center
Agawam
Connolly & Wallace
Washington ‘Avenue
Thos. Kelly's Stores
Jeankim Avenus
AJAX
Ceywan
Ajax Fesiens
AlAs Remedy CO
Scranton
Matthey Ros
H. C. Sanderson, Drurkists
North
T. Philadelpals
Wilton
Axminster
Velvet
Brussels Savonerrie
Ingrain
Agricultural Department
New Steel Plant
Hood
Third National Bank
WM. Connell
Henry Beling Jr
William H. Peck
Castler
Myer Davidow’s Shoe Store
Myer
Davidow
Lackawanna Avenue
Williams & M’anusty
Wyoming Avenue
Pilsner
Densten
Spruce Street
Florey & Brooks
Washington Avenue
Court House
Woolic Powder CO
Bird's
Scranton, PA
Moosioa
Mush Lab
Laflin & Rand Powder Co.s
Kietzle Mattertos
Rigecei
Nian Repound Chemical Co
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