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Getting ready for work
TitleGetting ready for work
Date1886-11-13
SubjectDuluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company
DescriptionArticle describing the planned construction of the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company...
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Reporting for duty
TitleReporting for duty
Date1886-11-13
SubjectDuluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company
DescriptionArticle describing the planned construction of the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company...
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Genesis of an exodus
TitleGenesis of an exodus
Date1886-11-20
SubjectDuluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company
DescriptionArticle describing the employment related to construction of the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic R...
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First party gone
TitleFirst party gone
Date1886-11-20
SubjectDuluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company
DescriptionArticle describing the surveying crew preparing to begin work on building the railroad extension in ...
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Railroad race
TitleRailroad race
Date1886-11-25
SubjectDuluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company
DescriptionArticle describing the rivalry beteen the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic (DSS&A) and the Minnea...
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Interesting interview
TitleInteresting interview
Date1886-11-27
SubjectDuluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company
DescriptionArticle including an interview with James McMillan with the Detroit Evening Journal regarding the ex...
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Another party gone
TitleAnother party gone
Date1886-12-04
SubjectDuluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company
DescriptionArticle describing the surveying crew preparing to begin work on building the Duluth, South Shore, a...
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Progress of the Survey
TitleProgress of the Survey
Date1887-01-08
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionCorps for the survey of the line for the DSS&A is now fully organized and work is progressing all al...
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Isadore Dox resident engineer
TitleIsadore Dox resident engineer
Date1887-01-15
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionIsadore Dox, resident engineer of the Summit division of the DSS&A and George A. Marab, resident eng...
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Ishpeming
TitleIshpeming
Date1887-01-22
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionIshpeming - Just now the northern peninsula is reaping the fruit of the boom in railroad constructio...
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Negaunee a surveyor
TitleNegaunee a surveyor's party
Date1887-01-29
SubjectRailroad Engineering
DescriptionNegaunee A surveyor's party went to Nestoria Tuesday, and will commence on the line of the DSS&A, wo...
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Special consisting of engine no 2
TitleSpecial consisting of engine no 2
Date1887-02-05
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionA special consisting of engine number 2 and a coach passed over a portion of the MH&O Wednesday. Th...
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Minneapolis Journal
TitleMinneapolis Journal
Date1887-02-11
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionGeneral W. D. Washburn returned from the east this morning where he has been for some time in the in...
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After Gogebic Ore
TitleAfter Gogebic Ore
Date1887-02-12
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionL'anse Sentiel understands from information funished it that as soon as the survey of the main line ...
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Transcontinental line
TitleTranscontinental line
Date1887-02-17
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionNew York dispatches state that R.J. Harvey, the principle member of the syndicate which is building ...
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Upper Peninsula Railroads
TitleUpper Peninsula Railroads
Date1887-02-26
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionS.A. Harrison senior member of the firm of Harrison & Green, contractors, who have taken the contrac...
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Gogebic Division
TitleGogebic Division
Date1887-02-26
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionHarrison & Green, of Milwaukee, has taken the contract for the construction of the Gogebic division ...
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To be operated as One Line
TitleTo be operated as One Line
Date1887-02-26
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionA New York dispatcher to the Boston Sunday Harold gives the following particulars concerning the pla...
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Railroad Work
TitleRailroad Work
Date1887-09-10
SubjectIshpeming (Mich.)
DescriptionPresident C. F. Dutton and other officals of the M&N arrived in the country Friday of last week and ...
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To-Morrow! Our Toot will arrive""
TitleTo-Morrow! Our Toot will arrive""
Date1887-09-15
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionAt last there is the possibility of the construction train reaching here at a definite time (unless ...
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Last Spike Driven
TitleLast Spike Driven
Date1887-09-17
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionThe Iron Horse Reaches the Sault and the Town Goes Wild, the first train on the DSS&A reached Sault ...
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Preparing for the Railroad
TitlePreparing for the Railroad
Date1887-09-17
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionMills and Dishno of Ishpeming, are mvoing a number of houses, including the post office, a store and...
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Chocolay booms :  preparing to annex the Sault, Gladstone, the Universe and Part of Texas (2 pages)
TitleChocolay booms : preparing to annex the Sault, Gladstone, the Universe and Part of Texas (2 pages)
Date1887-09-17
SubjectRailroads
DescriptionIn order to keep up with the time the Mining Journal finds that it must have a little town of its ow...
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Speaking of the DSS&A
TitleSpeaking of the DSS&A
Date1887-03-05
SubjectRailroad engineering
DescriptionThe Railway Register observes that when its construction was determined on it was figured that the d...
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Duluth to Boston (2 pages)
TitleDuluth to Boston (2 pages)
Date1887-03-19
SubjectRailroads
Description{Boston Harold devotes two columns to the meeting of railroad men recently held in boston to take ac...
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