TitleFirst of August Date1888-07-03 SubjectRailroads DescriptionOver 500 men are rushing the work of ballasting the new track of the DSS&A from Nestoria to Iron Riv... View Details
TitleRoadmaster C. H. Watson Date1888-07-07 SubjectRailroads DescriptionRoadmaster C. H. Watson of the Mackinac division, DSS&A is of the opinion that if anyone walks from ... View Details
TitleR. S. Larch, from the PRR has taken Ike Messier's run Date1888-07-11 SubjectRailroads DescriptionR. S. Lerch, from the PRR has taken Ike Messiers run on the Houghton division. Ike has a host of fr... View Details
TitleE. E. Lee has resigned Date1888-07-12 SubjectRailroads DescriptionE. E. Lee has resigned his position of night operator and with his family will move to his former ho... View Details
TitleTwo of the new baggage and express cars Date1888-07-13 SubjectRailroads DescriptionTwo of the new baggage and express cars and one of the new mail cars for the DSS&A arrived from Wilm... View Details
TitleW. E. Lathrop has been appointed Date1888-07-14 SubjectRailroads DescriptionW. E. Lathrop has been appointed night operator at Sands, Marquette county. View Details
TitleBridge gang on the DSS&A Date1888-07-14 SubjectRailroads DescriptionBridge gang on the DSS&A who are working on the bridge at Anna River, spent Sunday in town. They to... View Details
TitleBrick making was begun at Anna River Date1888-07-14 SubjectRailroads DescriptionBrick making was begun at Anna river this week. The company are employing about 50 men and now that... View Details
TitleShingleton - a brakeman on the west bound local freight fell Date1888-07-14 SubjectRailroads DescriptionBrakeman on the west bound local freight fell from the train a little east of here on Saturday, stri... View Details
TitleHancock - July 13 - W. S. Lerch Date1888-07-14 SubjectRailroads DescriptionW. S. Lerch is the name of the new condutor who runs on the South Shore to this place. View Details
TitleSeney Date1888-07-19 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe DSS&A has a car inspector permently located here whose duty it is to throughly test and examine ... View Details
TitleIt will be but a few days before the operators Date1888-07-20 SubjectRailroads DescriptionIt will be but a few days now before the operators station agents, train baggamen, conductors and so... View Details
TitleNew employes are getting thicker than mosquitoes Date1888-07-20 SubjectRailroads DescriptionNew employees are getting thicker than mosquitoes all along the line of the DSS&A. Nearly every day... 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
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
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
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
TitleWilliam A. Doerr, formerly foreman Date1888-08-20 SubjectRailroads DescriptionWilliam A. Doerr, formerly foreman in the DSS&A paint shops left this morning for Two Harbors Minnes... View Details
TitleShingleton - our new section foreman Date1888-08-20 SubjectRailroads DescriptionOur new section foreman has been installed and appears to be an A-1 railroad man. View Details
TitleCarry the news to the Soo (2 pages) Date1888-08-25 SubjectRailroads DescriptionYesterday the private cars of the officals of three great railroads met in Marquette. W. C. Van Hor... View Details
TitleSpecial train of three coaches, Date1888-08-25 SubjectRailroads DescriptionSpecial train of three coaches, bearing the officals of the DSS&A and CPR, passed west over the rail... View Details
TitleFoot pinched Date1888-08-25 SubjectRailroads DescriptionJoe Parrot, a car repairer and one of the old employes on road here was hurt in the lower yards, hav... View Details
TitleAlready planning Date1888-08-25 SubjectRailroads DescriptionMining Journal understands that the local officers of the South Shore are all ready planning for the... View Details
TitleDSS&A pay car went over this division Date1888-08-25 SubjectRailroads DescriptionDSS&A pay car went over this division on the road Thursday. View Details
TitleDSS&A are reducing expenses Date1888-09-13 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe DSS&A are reducing expenses and the work that has been forermly done by agent Fell, operator Hud... View Details
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