Blizzard Devastation Closes Eastern Rail Lines Across States
News reports detail a Record blizzard crippling rail traffic from Albany to Scranton. Snow drifts exceed thirty feet in places, tunnels blocked, trains stranded, and crews endure extreme cold. Shelters, fuel, and food are scarce as railroads warn of continued delays and potential cancellations.
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Albany
Albany Iron Works
Stockport
Hudson
Syracuse
Boranton
Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
Pocono Mountain
Washington, N. J
New York
Stroudaburg
Philadelphia
Renprna
Molineville
Yeaserday
Berions Sermons Bristling with Facts by a Sheller
Our Rambler reports a column titled Berions Sermons Bristling with Facts by a sheller about town. The piece presents brisk observations on local life, noting curious incidents and residents, with a polemical tone and compact anecdotes.
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Berions
Leap Year Proposals and a Severe Erie Wreck Tale
A column of bold opinions on leap year marriage rights and local misgivings about a cider ordinance contrasts with a disastrous Erie wreck near Scio New York. Train No.5 jumped tracks at 4 am injuring twelve and killing one passenger Mrs. J K Broner of Louisville.
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Pennsylvania
New York
New Yous
Grand Central
New York Central
Harlem
New Haven Road
Newark
Pennsylvania Road
New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad
Jersey City
Hoboken
Bergen
Erie
Erie Railroad
Scio
N. Y
J. K. Broner
Louisville
Shrouded in Mystery
Rudolph Heller was found dying in his house this afternoon with his wife and an 18 months old babe dead beside him. The affray is shrouded in mystery likely never to be cleared, as Heller is unconscious and cannot recover.
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Display
Rudolph Heller
Babe
Terrife
Heller
Corry's Defunct Bank Receivership Pays 50 Percent Dividend
Hon Manly Crosby the receiver reports a 50 percent dividend totaling 82000 to creditors. He expects another payout around ten percent within two months and hopes total payments may reach about 90 percent of the bank's liabilities after final adjustments. Depositors trust Crosby to maximize the estate's assets.
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Manly Crosby
Corry Bank
Crosby
Snower Ton
Oil association fires two members for contract breach
The Petrolia and James town branches of the Producers' Protective association expelled Richard Jennings and C. W. Scofield for violating contracts to restrict production and not drill new wells. Jennings drilled a Bloomfield farm well near Millerstown. Scofield faced similar charges for conduct unbecoming a member. The cases mark the first enforcement actions by the P P A, signaling a firm business stance toward member accountability.
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Tirusvintz
Producers’ Protective Association
Petrolia
Richard Jennings
Jamestown
C. W. Beofield
Jennings
Association
Bloomfield Farm
Sugar Creek
Millerstown
Scofield
P.P. A
Uniontown Gas Proposal Sparks Public Meeting
Uniontown Pa hosts a public meeting at the court house on Friday night to discuss Fayette Fuel Gas Company's plan to provide borough gas almost free. Voters favor the plan as supporters expect prices under half of current Southwest Natural Gas charges for ranges stoves and fires, with further reductions possible.
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Uniontown
Court House
Fayette Fuel Gas Company
Southwest Natural Gas Company
Rangea
Funeral of the Murdered Men Ends in Philadelphia Burial
Funeral of cashier Tomlinson occurred on Saturday and the remains were taken to Philadelphia for interment. Louis Birch, Kimball's other victim, was buried Sunday in Bunprorp, Pennsylvania.
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Bunprorp
Cashier Tomlinson
Philadelphia
Louis Birch
Kimball
News for Workingmen and the Telegraph Bill Reported
The Telegraph bill, supported by the House Commerce Committee, envisions a government run telegraph system with $8,000,000 funding and supervision by an assistant postmaster general under wartime direction. Rates for 20 word telegrams scale by distance, telegraphic money orders at mail rates, and a self sustaining service is claimed.
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Hous
Raynor
Maryland
Tulla
Western Union Telegraph
The Pink of the Road and the New Yorker’s Enterprises
A compact note highlights The Pink of the Road alongside New York and Chicago limited firms, naming Entipresiomsn of Pemexylvania in a period voice.
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New Yorker
New York & Kicaxe Limited
Opulent Rail Car Experience from a Late 19th Century Train
San Francisco correspondent notes the luxurious railroad train en route to Chicago with plush carpets, electric lights, barber on board, dining room comforts, and tranquil travel pace. The piece contrasts the opulent ambiance with practical amenities and mentions a later tax dispute in Haurisuana about furniture, carriages, and watches taxation after a 1887 law repeal.
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St Jerey City
Apollinaris
Tentmar
Cara
Chicago
San Franciso
New York Sun
Haurisuuna
Board of Revenue Commissioners
Assualt on Miss Bourne by Bloomfield in Bradford Hind
In Bradford Hind a 16 year old girl Miss Mary Bourne daughter of Captain J Bourne was assaulted Saturday morning by Henry F Bloomfield employed by Captain Bourne. Bloomfield was arrested Wednesday after the girl and Bloomfield were alone in the cellar assisting with potatoes. The girl resisted and escaped.
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Bradford Hind
SeapPronp
Mary Bourne
J. Bourne
Jackson Avenue
Tarport Line
Henry F Jipenfield
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Boden Avenue
Briz
Mill Creek
Union City
Corry
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Mercer County
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Buffalo
A. L. Jenks
Jenke
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Lorenzo Preston
Preston
Congregational Church
Farmington, Pa
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the Ledger
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Scio—Oues U
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Rhode Island
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Western Express
Robert Gardner
Harrisburg
Moore
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Tyrone
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Defunci Bank
Organized Labor
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Standard Oil Company
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York City
United States
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Farmers’ Alliances and Grangers
Knights of Labor
Woligh
Renova
A. J. Welsh
Starry Richard
North Bend
Youngwoman’s Creek
Clanendon
Corner Book and Ladder Company
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