TitleChampion Herny Muck one of the old condustors Date1887-10-22 SubjectRailroads DescriptionHenry Muck, one of the old conductors of the DSS&A has been offered a fine job with the Messers Hart... View Details
TitleMilwaukee & Northern Railroad Date1887-10-24 SubjectRailroads DescriptionMilwauke & Northern Railroad, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, Duluth South Shore & Atlantic R... View Details
TitleIron bridge taken down here is to be used at Dogwood Date1887-10-27 SubjectRailroad accidents DescriptionThe iron bridge taken down here is to be used at Dogwood, on the western extension of the DSS&A to w... View Details
TitleAccident Report Date1887-10-29 SubjectRailroads DescriptionAn accident occurred upon the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway near Ridge Siding, 6 miles e... View Details
TitleAccident Report Date1887-11-02 SubjectRailroads DescriptionAn accident occurred upon the Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Railway near South Ishpeming station on ... View Details
TitleDSS&A is now complete about 40 miles east of Dogwood Date1887-11-10 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe DSS&A is now completed about 40 miles east of Dogwood. A large supply of rails have arrived, an... View Details
TitleRepublic - DSS&A cleaned out Rock Cut Date1887-11-10 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe DSS&A cleaned out the Rock Cut last Sunday of all loose rock. View Details
TitleAccident occurred upon the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic Railway 4 miles west of St Ingnace. Date1887-11-15 SubjectRailroads DescriptionAn accident occurred upon the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic Railway 4 miles west of St. Ignance st... View Details
TitleChange - Mr C. H. Schaffer the successor of C. Houle Date1887-11-24 SubjectRailroads DescriptionMr. C. H. Schaffer, the successor of C. Houle, as agent of the DSS&A in this place arrived in town y... View Details
TitleSixty nine miles of 166 miles of the western extension Date1887-11-24 SubjectRailroads DescriptionSixty nine miles of 166 miles of the western exptension of the DSS&A road is laid. Work now progres... View Details
TitleSouth Shore has bought a chunk of land at St. Ignace Date1887-11-24 SubjectRailroads DescriptionSouth Shore has bought a chunk of land at St. Igance and the folks at that point would give all thei... View Details
TitleAlbert Sullivan Date1887-11-24 SubjectRailroads DescriptionRepublic - Albert Sullivan, formerly brakeman on the DSS&A passenger train between here and Humboldt... View Details
TitleChanges in agents Date1887-11-26 SubjectRailroads DescriptionMr. C. H. Schaffer succeds C. Houle as agent of the DSS&A at this station. Mr. Schaffer has for som... View Details
TitleFirst train over the CPR arrived in the Canadian Sault yesterday Date1887-12-01 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe first train over the CPR arrived in the Canadian Sault yesterday afternoon. The village people ... View Details
TitleJames R Lewis succeeds Thomas Tracy as conductor Date1887-12-01 SubjectRailroads DescriptionJames R. Lewis succeeds Thomas Tracy as conductor on this division of the DSS&A. Tracy has been a p... View Details
TitleMcAdam Brothers are putting up their store in the post office building Date1887-12-01 SubjectRailroads DescriptionMcAdam Brothers are putting up their store in the post office building, preparatory to making the Sa... View Details
TitleWork on the Soo, which has been delayed for some times Date1887-12-01 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe work on the Soo which has been delayed for some time, was commenced again, yesterday, and Mr. Co... View Details
TitleDSS&A have just built a substantial snow fence Date1887-12-01 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe DSS&A have just built a substantial snow fence from a point just east of the Brown avenue crossi... View Details
TitleRepublic W.E. Tyler has accepted a position of station agent Date1887-12-01 SubjectRailroads DescriptionW. E. Tyler has accepted the position of station agent at this point on the M&N. Mr Tyler was offer... View Details
TitleRailroad Celebration Date1887-12-01 SubjectRailroads DescriptionFor several weeks previous to the arrival of the DSS&A, the democrat endeavored to arouse enthusiasm... View Details
TitleConcerning one of the Peninsular Lbr. Co's camps on the DSS&A Date1887-12-03 SubjectRailroads DescriptionConcerning one of the Peninsular Lbr. Co's camps on the DSS&A Ry., six miles west of S. S. Marie, th... View Details
TitleSault is not happy with the Railroad Date1887-12-03 SubjectRailroads DescriptionSault is not happy with the railroad. The Democrat says The express company evidently thing that th... View Details
TitleGlad to make the correction Date1887-12-07 SubjectRailroads DescriptionA week ago we published an item, the text for which we got out of an exchange to the effect that the... View Details
TitleGeneral Superintendent Watson and General Traffic Manager Orr Date1887-12-08 SubjectRailroads DescriptionGeneral Superintendent Watson, and General Traffic Manager Orr, of the DSS&A have been making their ... View Details
TitleDSS&A has just issued a circular to the effect Date1887-12-08 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe DSS&A has just issued a circular to the affect that 1,000 mile tickets can be purchased for $25,... View Details
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