Tragic deaths and storms haunt Wilkes-Barre region
Reports from Wilkes-Barre describe Robert Shortz found dead by asphyxiation at Hotel Hart shortly before midnight with possible accidental factors. Ice cream soda boy Gustave Kuska drowned in the Susquehanna while hundreds watched from the river bank. A mine pit collapse at Plymouth buried Wesley Albaugh, with hopeful signs of recovery. A large funeral for Senator J. C. Vaughan occurred in Scranton, and various health ads and local notices appear amid storm damage from lightning striking Roll A. Barron’s house in Ringtown.
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Robert Shortz
Wilkesbarre
Hotel Hart
Edwin Shorty
Gustave Kuska
Theo
Grover’s City
Jersey
Plymouth
Wesley Albaugh
Albaugh
Palut
Ponsonbys Polly A wedding parrot causes a sly romance twist
Helen Waters gives the Ponsonbys a bright green parrot as a wedding gift. The bird frets Tom Ponsonby and congratulates Helen and Mr Stevens as their engagement becomes known when the couple visit the Ponsonbys to see the talking parrot. The light tale ends with secrecy about a yearlong delay before marriage.
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Ponsonbys
Helen Waters
Alice Ponsonby
Polly
Alice
Antis
Ray
Tom Ponsonby
Tom
Stelen Waters
Stevens
Tie
Stelen
Mr. Stevens
Helen
Joe
Chicago Record-Herald
Low Fares to Pan-American Exposition Enliven Travel
Lehigh Valley Railroad offers Vive day tickets from Freeland on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 7.50 for round trip with meal service only in day coaches. Ten day tickets available daily May 1 to October 31 for 10 round trips, excluding the Black Namond express.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
Freeland
Ticketa
First water driven flour mill by Mithridates in Cappadocia
A historical note describes Mithridates king of Cappadocia inventing the first water driven flour mill near the royal palace and how Cappadocian bakers spread widely. It attaches to a broader miscellany of curiosities from ear growth to light jokes and sketches.
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Mim
Mithridates
Cappadocia
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Freeland Tribune
TRE Tribune Printing Company, Limited
Orrics
Mall Street
Ditaxck Telephone
Ipbeerbers Tin
Pia
Payalie
The
Tribune Printing Company, Limited
Abed
Scranton
J. C. Vaughan
St. Peter's Cathedral
DeWitt
DeWitt'’s
Roll A. Barron
Ringtown
Keiper's
Lfe
Jim
Electrical Review
Ponsonby
Chicago Tribune
Castoria
Bears
White Haven
Mountain Park
Foothstein
Cho & We
Ing
Aroit Ite Park
Or Upper Lehigh and
Sandy Run
St. Ann’s Band
M. v. Ke
Haven
Ren
Usic
Vnite
McMenamin’s
South Centre Street
W.k.gresh & Sons
Grippe
Lagiana
France
Saturday Evening Post
Taily
Glasgow Times
Garden of
Kaden
Mr. Grumpin
Washington Star
Nell
Belle
Philadelphia Record
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Banne
Liso
Iemigh Valley Railroad
Weatherly
Mauch Chunk
Allentown
Bethlehem
Easton
Philadelphia
New York
Sandytun
Pittston
Hazleton
Delano
Mahaney City
Shenandoah
Ottaville
ilkes-Barre
Pottsville
Boston
Berhichem
Mahanoy City
Mt. Carmel
Wilkes-Turre
Pottagille
Iton
Wilkes-Hurre
Ne York
Fist
Ite
Stockton
Beaver Meadow Road
Koun
Hazleton Junction
Daly
Drifton
Harwood
Cranberry
Womhicken
Deringer
Oneida Junction
Harwood Road
Humboldt Road
Oneida
Shoppton
Tombicken
Humboldt Kone
Roan
Sheppton
Hoan
Hazle Brook
Kekley
Joddo
Eckley
Jeddo
Jeancnville
Audenried
Pointe
Traction Company
P. R. KR
Wiscaprre
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Pointe West
Luther
Smith
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