TitlePractically completed Date1888-08-04 SubjectRailroads DescriptionExtension of the DSS&A west to Iron River junction, where the road strikes the NP, is now ballasted ... View Details
TitleAt Michigamme Date1888-08-04 SubjectRailroads DescriptionAt 6 o'clock, Saturday evening hand cars of the C&NW and of the DSS&A Railroad were racing near Mic... View Details
TitleNegaunee - Mr. Haight, the DSS&A Ry. Date1888-08-04 SubjectRailroads DescriptionMr. Haight, the DSS&A Railroad operator here has been transferred to the Marquette yard. Mr. Morris... View Details
TitleMarquette - the first of the new 20-ton ore cars Date1888-08-07 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe first of the new 20 tone ore cars of the DSS&A Railroad were run out on the docks yesterday afte... View Details
TitleNegaunee, August 6, 1888 Date1888-08-08 SubjectRailroads DescriptionReporter took a journey out to the DSS&A Railroad, Palmer extension Saturday. From here to Half-way... View Details
TitleNo change Date1888-08-08 SubjectRailroads DescriptionAt the meeting of the new directors of the DSS&A, held in New York City recently, the old officers w... View Details
TitleNew caps, part of the DSS&A uniform arrived Date1888-08-08 SubjectRailroads DescriptionNew caps, part of the DSS&A uniform arrived and are very handsome. The uniform buttons with the DSS... View Details
TitleTo some distance east of here, the South Shore line is paralleled Date1888-08-08 SubjectRailroads DescriptionTo some distance east of here, the South Shore line is paralleled with new rails, all joined togethe... View Details
TitleBig berry business Date1888-08-08 SubjectRailroads DescriptionFour carloads of pickers, 208 people in all, constitued the regular huckle-berry on the South Shore,... View Details
TitlePeople who came down from the copper country on yesterday's noon train Date1888-08-10 SubjectRailroads DescriptionPeople who came down from the copper country on yesterday's noon train say there was almost a riot o... View Details
TitleOver it's own track (2 pages) Date1888-08-10 SubjectRailroads DescriptionMr. J. A. Latcha, chief engineer and superintendent of construction of the DSS&A has just received i... View Details
TitleNew lunch room at the union depot Date1888-08-11 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe new lunch room at the union depot is under the management of M.C. Bellhumer, the well known cart... View Details
TitleRepublic, Aug 10 - a large number Date1888-08-11 SubjectRailroads DescriptionLarge number of citizens took advantage of the cheap rates furnished by the DSS&A ti visit the Barnu... View Details
TitleThrough to Superior Date1888-08-11 SubjectRailroads DescriptionMr. J. A. Latcha, chief engineer and superintendent of construction of the DSS&A has just received i... View Details
TitleNew cars Date1888-08-11 SubjectRailroads DescriptionOne hundred of the new box cars ordered by the DSS&A a few months ago have been delivered to the roa... View Details
TitleNegaunee - Roos, Davidson & Co Date1888-08-11 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe contractors who have just finished their share of grading on the Palmer extension of the South S... View Details
TitleShingleton - we have lost our Date1888-08-11 SubjectRailroads DescriptionWe have lot our general setion foreman, Joseph Musgrave. We will you all kinds of success, Joe in y... View Details
TitleOnota - one or two cars of charcoal Date1888-08-11 SubjectRailroads DescriptionOne or two cars of charcoal leaving here daily are for the Martel furnace in St. Ignace. View Details
TitleRock River - DSS&A have supplied Date1888-08-11 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe DSS&A have supplied a long felt want by placing tickets on sale at this station, and appointed C... View Details
TitleFred Peterson was killed by Date1888-08-11 SubjectRailroads DescriptionFred Peterson was killed by a collision of hand cars near Michigamme the other day. View Details
TitleAt Michigamme Date1888-08-11 SubjectRailroads DescriptionAt 6 o'clock last Saturday evening hand cars of the C&NW and the South Shore were racing near Michig... View Details
TitleNo change Date1888-08-11 SubjectRailroads DescriptionAt a meeting of the directors of the SAA&A, held in New York City recently, the old officers without... View Details
TitleNegaunee - men who have been Date1888-08-11 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe men who have been working on the Palmer extension of the South Shore were paid off yesterday, an... View Details
TitleDSS&A has ordered a $20.00 Date1888-08-20 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe DSS&A has ordered a $20,000 rotary snow plow for the use on its line. This is the pattern used ... View Details
TitleChampion - reporter has noticed that Date1888-08-20 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe reporter has noticed that small boys are in the habit of gathering around the depot at train tim... View Details
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