Real Estate Auction in Luzerne County Pennsylvan ia
Sheriff James Harvey to sell by auction on January 6 1000 at 10 o clock a m at the Arbitration room Wilkes barre Pa for Bimbra Mutual Building Loan Association vs John Berner and Matilda Berner two adjoining parcels in Freeland and Wilkes Barre with store and dwelling buildings, also two 5 per cent bonds of Free Land Overall Morty Company for sale at the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Haevey
Luzerne County
Court House
Wilkesbarre
Bimbra Mutual Building Loan Association
John ©. Berner
Matilda Berner
Preeland
Pennsylvania
Washington Street
Cross Creek Coal Company
Woodside Addition
South Street
Freeland Borough
Woolside
James Harvey
Chas
Orion Stroh
Aisha Eiaaia
Thos. J. Moore
Freeland
Kate Moore
Attoys
Brief Items of News and Local Happenings
The White Haven Journal changed hands, sold to Henry Wilson of Philadelphia. Various local items follow: press club ball tickets selling quickly. Dr J H Cloud assisted Dr TH Neale in Philadelphia. Mrs Peter Sabul died in Dlifton and was buried in Greek Catholic cemetery. Treasurer J W Lesser received a $5,406.50 state appropriation for Foster township school. Charles Snyder shot a gray fox near Stony Cabin. Feast of the Immaculate Conception observed with Masses at St Ann's. Several locals faced bail for assaulting Newport Valley students. Borough council lacked a quorum. another meeting planned. James J Gallagher visits from Carbondale, injured miner still recovering. Harry Smith injured in a mine accident, both legs crushed. Kearns and Cannon boxing match scheduled for Dec 23 at Summit Hill. Jurors drawn for January 8 and 15. Councilman Schwabe claims for sheep destroyed by dogs. audit approved. Funeral of John D Herron held at St Ann's. Old Buck Mountain may gain a post office, Lausanne named for the new office. Cranberry grade crossing inquest into three deaths underway with about twenty witnesses. John Callahan of Plains dies aged 58. father of Sister Stanislaus, with attendance noted at his funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Haven Journal
Henry Wilson
Philadelphia
J. H. Cloud
TH. M. Neale
Peter Sabul
Dlifton
J. W. Lesser
Foster Township
William
South Ridge Street
Harry Smith
Conrad Smith
South Heberton
Jeddo
Mike Kearns
McAdoo
James Cannon
Lan
Foster
J. Connors
Murphy
Geo. Wagner
Hazle
M. Schwabe
W. E. Martin
J. A.alden
John D. Herron
St. Ann’s Church
Daniel Herron
Staten Island
N. Y
Francis Mack
Old Buck Mountain
Miss Quinn
McGinty
Lausanne
Cranberry
J. H. Bownan
John Callahan
Plains
Ireland
Stanislaus
St. Ann's Convent
Patrick McLaughlin
Ella
Hugh Malloy
Hugh, Jr
Peter G. Gallagher
Elected a Director George Brown Eng to Fill Vacancy
The Freeland area school board met with members Bell Everitt Krommas Kline McCole Trevaskis Schaub and Van Horn present. George Brown Esq was elected by unanimous vote after nominations. Bills were approved and heating upgrades authorized for Washington Ridge street buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chool
George Brown
Eng
Messrs
Bell
Everitt
Krommas
Kline
McCole
Trevaskis
Schaub
van Horn
Hummelstown National Bank
Freeland Silk Mill Company
Hopper
Washington
Ridge Street
J. B. Laubach
Trevaskis and
Byeritt
Birranton
South Heberton
John W. Davis
Freeland Water Company
Freeland Lumber Company
Cross Creek Coal Company
Wm. Birkbeck
M. E. Grover
H. Fisher & Co
County Seat Notes Highlights Local News In Luzerne
Applications for William Bowman pardon set December 20 as he serves a life term for murdering a South Wilkesbarre Arabian peddler. Lohmann hotel, run by Thomas Oberrender, closed for rent due with sale planned next Monday. White Haven citizens host Judge Halsey at reception after his move to the county seat. Mrs Ann Evans of Parsons mourns son Private John Evans who died in Manila from varioloid on October 28. Mercy hospital donation day set for December 12. state $5,000 funds fall short, public appeal issued. Patrick Calpin named Sugar Notch justice of the peace replacing resigning P F Caffrey. Commissioner-elect Patrick Finn bonds filed with $5,000 sureties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luzerne
Board of Pardons
William Bowman
Eastern
South Wilkesbarre
Lohmann
Thos. Oberrender
Freeland
Oberrender
White Haven
Gaius L. Halsey
Halsey
Ann Evans
Parsons
John Evans
Philippines
Manila
Wilkesbarre
Company K
Nineteenth Infantry
Mercy Hospital
Patrick J. Calpin
Sugar Notch
Stone
P. F. Caffrey
Patrick Finn
P. M. Gillagan
John T. Lenahan
Costly Bangor rabbit supper ends in fines and ferret arrest
A group of Bangor residents held a Thanksgiving hunt for rabbits with a ferret, leading to Detective Ross and Constable Decker catching them. Each man paid a $25 fine plus costs, totaling about $20.50, and the rabbits and ferret were returned. Ross gains Christmas money from the informer share. A Kingston squire later heard a marriage claim about Mrs Carle and Ira Carle, fining him $300 for appearance after disputed ceremony claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Thomas Lockard
C. P. Jones
L. P. Jones
Ross
Decker
Squire Ira Carle
Kingston
Pauline Carle
Squire Donohue
Train Yard Fatalities Report Two Workmen Killed
While unloading ties in Roan yards of the D. S. & 8. Railroad Vitto Beelas aged 31 of South Ridge street fell beneath moving cars and was mangled. At Hazle Brook colliery a 51 year old trackman was crushed by empty cars and killed instantly. He leaves a wife and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitto Beelas
South Ridge Street
Hazle Brook
Miners Seek General Strike of Susquehanna Collieries
Nanticoke union members at a mass meeting urged United Mine Workers President Mitchell to declare a general strike against the Susquehanna Coal Company. They demand reinstatement for strikers, higher pay for single mule drivers, and 75 cents per sheet iron length. If unmet within two days, all company collieries in Shamokin and Schuylkill regions may close within a week, affecting about 20,000 miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Susquehanna Coal Company
Nanticoke
United Mine Workers
James
Shamokin
Schuylkill
Mine Union Officials Jailed in Contempt Case and Regional Rail Crossings
John P. Reese, ex executive board member of the United Mine Workers, jailed in Kansas for contempt after ordering a strike at a receivers’ company works. James Boston succeeds him, with other board members ready to follow. a new board to be appointed if all are imprisoned. Lehigh Valley Railroad wins crossing rights across Communipaw avenue in Jersey City after court ruling clears a technical objection. Four tracks laid by midnight. Berwick plant strike ends as workers submit, threatening 2300 jobs. Debs sues for libel after alleged newspaper bias. Nesecopeck creek water power damage leads to $100,000 suit against Ebervale Coal. Markle & Co collieries shift to slow time until March 1. Reading Co orders 2750 steel coal cars, 250 steel gondolas, 1000 wooden-end gondolas. I Pardee of Hazleton patents a feed-chute for separators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Reese
United Mine Workers
Kansas
James Boston
Reese
Boston
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Communipaw Avenue
Jersey City
State Court of Errors and Appeals
American Car and Foundry Company
Berwick
Eugene V. Debs
Schuylkill
Debs
Joseph Stevenson
Nesecopeck Creek
Ebervale
Ebervale Coal Company
Markle & Co
Reading Company
I. Pardee
Hazleton
Pleasure Calendar Events at Freeland Theaters
December 15 first press club ball at Yannes opera house tickets 50 cents December 23 benefit hop at Yannes opera house tickets 25 cents December 29 eleventh Tigers Athletic Club ball at Yannes opera house admission 50 cents January 1 second annual Young People’s Society Christian Endeavor entertainment at Grand opera house tickets 25 35 and 45 cents Gentlemen visit A Oswalds for hats and caps A Me has a nice variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press Club of
Freeland
Yannes’ Opera House
Tigers Athletic Club
Young People’s Society Christian Endeavor
St. John’s Reformed Church
Grand Opera House
Schuylkill Prisoner Faces Grief as Death Sentence Awaits
Anthony Stenkavage, one of three brothers convicted of the Rutkofaka murder in William Penn, is described as distraught and near madness in Schuylkill prison. Doctors attend him as his grief over the sentence deepens amid a broader regional news roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Stenkavage
Joseph Rutkofaka
William Penn
Schuylkill
Stenkavage
Pottsville
Tamaqua
Shenandoah
Port Carbon
Philadelphia
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E High Valley Railroad
Weatherly
Mauch Chunk
Allentown
Bethlehem
Easton
New York
Sandy Run
Wilkes-Barre
Pittston
Scranton
Allenton
Mahanoy City
Shenardoahy
All
Carmel
Shiumokin
Eastoun
Philadelpha
Mt. Carmel
All Points
Mahanoy
Pottaville
Ashland
Euston
Deawank
SusquenaNa
Scavayixin
RaiRoap
Drifton
Eckley
Stockton
Beaver Meadow Road
Roan
Hazleton Junction
Harwood
Tomhicken
Derlogee
Oneida Junction
Harwood Road
Humboldt Road
Oneida
Sheppton
Tombicken
Deringer
Unday
Um Road
Tomhick
Humboldt Harwood Road
Jeanesville
Audenred Oy
Traction Company
P. K. Ik
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Points
Luthee
Smith
Joseph Woodring
Butler Township
Albert Walp
John M. Carr
Black Diamond Express
Sayre
St Plunkard
J. ©. Lewis
Douglas
Ar Marine
Transvaal
H. Dickerman
Hazlet
Dickerton
Johannesburg
Suez Canal
Carbon County Improvement Company
Wellsport
Squire
A. Oswalds
Freeland Opera House Co
New York Biograph Company
Jeffries Sharkey
McMenamin
Schuylkill County
Patrick D. Conroy
St. Clair
Thomas Brennan
New Philadelphia
Tribune
Lansford Liquor
Albright
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Bernard O'Donnell
Go H. Holvey
Julius Edelstein
Lansford
Lock Haven Express
Opera House
Coney Island
Jeffries
Junior Order United American Mechanics
National Council
Phila
Senie
Birkbeck
GaAs
Jos M. Carr
Attorney-at-Law
Postotice Building
Genie McLaughlin
Brennan’s
Centre St. Freeland
Campbell
Titus
Buckley
Justice of the Peace
Tribune Building
D. N. Maley
Main Street
Birkbeck's
Birkbeck Brick
M. S. E. Hayes
Hess
South Centre Street
LIBOR
Front Street
Butterwick’s
Jewelry Store
Butterwick
Sen
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