East Alexander, NY
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Early History of Western New York’s Railroads
This long article from November 1937 is a hodgepodge of small factoids about railroad history in Western New York, including some that are wrong (the Erie Railroad reached Dunkirk in 1851, not Chicago). Nonetheless, there are some interesting little tidbits of interesting information in the article. By William H. Rial Batavia, NY The city of…
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Burglars at East Alexander
Burglars visited J. C. Gardner’s coal office at East Alexander on the Lackawanna road last night, gaining an entrance by breaking four panes of glass and then tearing out the sash. A box of cigars, some plug tobacco, a quantity of smoking tobacco, a little small change and a few postage stamps were taken, amounting…