Freeland Board Selects Site for Emergency Smallpox Hospital
Freeland Board of Health meets to approve a pest-house site on the Markle tract east of Alginton near an abandoned sawmill. Officials plan vaccination for mill workers and advocates fumigation of shops. Dr. Benjamin Lee warns winter conditions aid smallpox by closed houses and impure air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Lee
State Board
Freeland
Connell
Burgess Boyle
Bleckley
Silk Mill Company
Benjamin Lee
State Board of Health
Eand
Sunday Young Men's Corps entertainments praised
The article notes a distasteful yet awful topic on population and smallpox, praising vaccination as the barrier to spread. It describes Sunday programs by the Young Men's Corps with Prof John J McGill as chairman and musical recitals including the Lynch sisters of Mahanoy City. The M and M Institute also hosted Hawthorn Concert Company to a large crowd, calling the season exceptionally high grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Corps
John J. McGill
Lynch Sisters
Mahanoy City
M. & M. Institute
Hawthorn Concert Company
Christmas holidays and mine activity in East Stroudsburg region
Students from East Stroudsburg normal schools spend holidays at homes with Joseph Gallagher Sandy Run and others from Pennsylvania and Canada. Crifton collieries resume work while Jeddo Highland and Upper Lehigh mines anticipate reopening. a major fire in Sheppton destroys the built-up square including W. S. Troy hotel with $25 000 loss. Arbutus Lodge F of A M elects officers.
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John McGurey
Jerry McGinney
Maggie Gaffney
East Stroudsburg State Normal Schools
Freeland
Joseph Gallagher
Sandy Run
East Stroudsburg Normal School
Joseph V. Gallagher
Drifton
Pennsylvania University
William Lawlor
Daniel Timpey
Holy Cross College
G. Mord Neuburger
John Houston
Jefferson Medical College
John McCole
St. Michael's College
Toronto
Canada
Mattie Lewis
Philadelphia Conservatory of Music
Joseph Roberts
John Powell
Richard Cunningham
Joseph Wagner
Lehigh University
Crifton
Cross Creek Ball
Markle & Co
Oaldale
Ebervale
Jeddo
Highland
Upper Lehigh
Jersey Central
Sheppton
W. S. Troy
Arnold and Jacobs
Hazleton
Squire Horn
Monroe Rape
Joseph Marr
Daniel Slogley
John Solinsky
Jurors Drawn From Local Residents for Upcoming Term
Residents listed as drawn to serve as jurors on dates preceding their names. January 27 includes C. Miller, Nicholas Surman, Foster, W. B. Pry, Hazle. February 3 lists Henry Hinter, George Hartman, Vreeland, James Quigley, Jacob B. Wagner, Isaac Reissnyder, Foster, William Renshaw, Hazle, John Hemmerly, Butler.
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C. Miller
Nicholas Surman
Foster
W. B. Pry
Hazle
Henry Hinter
George Hartman
Vreeland
James Quigley
Jacob B. Wagner
Isaac Reissnyder
William Renshaw
John Hemmerly
Butler
Tribune Tomorrow Publication Change
The Tribune will be issued tomorrow instead of Wednesday to give the office staff and carriers a Christmas holiday. The paper will appear at the usual hour tomorrow.
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the Tribune
Grand Low Fare Excursion To Washington D C
Lehigh Valley Railroad offers a limited return excursion to Washington D C with tickets sold January 0 and return through January 19 at a low round trip fare Half fare for children. Inquiries available through Lehigh Valley ticket agents. A Oswald represents Elysian extracts and perfumery selling quality goods.
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Washington, D. C
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Lehigh Valley Ticket
Round the Region News Briefs Highlight Local Trials and Disasters
Plymouth council candidate Frank Shanley continues his bid while in the smallpox hospital directing campaign by telephone. A dynamite blast at Lashuba Hotel in Pittston wrecks building fronts and endangers nearby homes. A missing husband case prompts a search warrant by Mrs. Kerns. Patrick McGee faces possible double amputation after severe frostbite. Wyoming Valley mill workers return to old wages though some machines remain idle. Shenandoah council battles a trolley tax dispute. Lansford schools require vaccination by January 1 or stay closed. Hannah M. Wright donates 5000 to Wilkes-Barre City Hospital. Wilkes-Barre transit wage raise averts a strike. Johns Hotel at Plains burns. Kingston resident Thomas Lloyd dies in a stove fire. A. D. Goldsworthy named fourth‑class postmaster at Centralia.
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Frank Shanley
Plymouth
Lashuba
Pittston
Jacob Plinster
Kerns
David Alexander
Patrick McGee
Luansford
Summit Hill
Wyoming Valley
Shenandoah
Lansford
Hannah M. Wright
Joseph B. Wright
Washington
United States Army
Wilkesbarre City Hospital
Wilkesbarre
Joseph Johns
Plaina
Thomas Lloyd
Kingston
A. D. Goldsworthy
Centralia
Tax-Case Ruling: Corporations Not Taxed Under State Act
Dauphin county court ruled Friday that several firms are not taxable under the state act. The Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Coke Company, Bethlehem Steel Company, J B Moyer & Co, Hyatt State Company, and Empire Mining Company were exempt for reasons tied to issued orders and non redeemable terms. Attorney General Elkin and Congressman Olmsted represented the state, with further actions aimed at determining constitutionality in the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin County
Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Coke Company
Simonton
Bethlehem Steel Company
United Mine Workers
Elkin
Auditor General's Department
Supreme Court
Restaurant For Sale in Best Paying Town Location
For sale is the goodwill and fixtures of the restaurant operated by Stanley Rudewick on Wrent Street. It is described as the town’s best paying location. Seller cites reason for sale and invites inquiries to attorney Niel Kline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Rudewick
Wrent Street
Nlel Kline
Happenings In Freeland Reported In Local Notes
Local notes cover Freeland events from the past two days. Attendance at the Tigers fair Saturday evening was the largest since opening. music by St. Cecilia's Mandolin Club. Turkeys geese and other fowl will be shot for on Christmas Day by South Motherton Sporting Club marksmen. Mine Inspector William Davies reports 162 accidents in the Fifth mining district in the year ending November 30 with 59 fatal. Boiler house at Hazie Brook colliery destroyed by fire. loss around 400.
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St. Cecilia's Mandolin Club
William Davies
South Motherton Sporting Club
Hazie Brook
Local Holiday Events and Fairs Announced at Krell’s Opera House
A sequence of community happenings includes Pleasure from December 23 to 28 with a Tigers Athletic Club fair at Krell's opera house on December 25. A turkey shooting at the South Motherton Sporting Club on December 25 followed by a fair at Eckley Catholic church January 13 to 18 and a Loyal Castle fair at Krell's opera house.
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the Tigers Athletic Club
Krell’s Opera House
Reese
South Motherton Sporting Club
Eckley Catholic Church
Loyal Castle
M. C
Open Evenings Until After the Holidays
Advertises extended evening shopping after holidays with a wide stock of garments in all styles, fits, and tailoring grades. Promises one year guarantee on every garment and claims unmatched value and complete size availability in town.
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Tis Town
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Holiday Footwear
Refowich
Men’s and Boys
Raglan Overconata
Minnesota
N.W. Cor
Centre
Front
Currys
South Centre Street
Depierro - Bros. Caheh
Gibson, Dougherty
Kaufer Club
Rosenbluth
Velvet
Mum
Hennessy
Schweitzer
T. Gampbell
Santa Claus’ Headquarters
Immeritt’s
Luzerne County
M. Merkt
Centre St
Health Board
Standard Oil CO
Geo. H. Hartman
Centre Street
Central Hotel
Masons
Arbutus Lodge
F. of A. M
C. ©. Collins
George W. Wilmot
George Ripple
H. E. Sweeney
J. H. Trevaskis
Samuel Salmon
George Christian
Grand Lodge
J. W. Bischoff
A. Oswald
Elysian’s
Order of Eagles
Patrick Rogan
David Gross
Sweet-Orr & Co
J. Bellezza
Luzerne
Sheriff Harvey
Pittsburg
Bernard J. Keenan
Philadelphia
Freeland Borough
Keiper
W. L. Butterwick
Candy O. Boyle
Eunming
Jack Frost
Phila
SENSE
Birkbeck Brick
R. Thompson
Laubach’s
B. C. Laubach
Star Shoe Store
Hugh Malloy
Centre and
Walnut Streets
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