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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1901
Page
1
James Ozipa fruit dealer of Wilkes barre was found unconscious in woods near Pittston with skull crushed and blood at mouth and ears. He said highwaymen beat him with an iron bar and took 300. Citywide talk of a posse to hunt the perpetrators grows amid Luzerne county crime report.
The document records a Treasurers Account with line items for teachers salaries text books supplies janitor and cleaning coal wood hauling printing and publishing debt and interest paid repairs auditing water rental and bonds solicitor and secretary salaries insurance and furniture. It shows resources including buildings and grounds text books and supplies land and balance due from collectors with totals for resources and liabilities. An auditors certification by Jess A Alden Henry Krone Bernard Boyle and others is included. Also property for sale listing a corner Pine and Mine street Haaleton with Tribune office contact and a note for detectives seeking applicants.
The second game of the Hazleton Athletics versus Drifton team series was played at the local park yesterday afternoon. Drifton led early but errors tied the game at four before Hazleton won 5 to 4 in the ninth as Marley delivered a game winning single after Gillespie tied the score with a three base hit following McGeehan’s lead off single and Gillespie’s drive.
A twelve to sixteen year old burglar was caught by Harry Neuburger after entering a window at his rear store. The youth named Bonomo was jailed. two companions named Kane and Willie Shafer fled and warrants are out. The Seneca Coal Company assets near Pittston Duryea and Mt. Carmel were sold to Lehigh Valley Coal Company for roughly 10 million tons of coal remaining unmined in Pittston. Wilkesbarre Electric Light Company offered an eight hour day concession if others follow.
Pardee & Co posting at Lattimer announces indefinite suspension of the colliery and striping. About 800 men affected. Cause unknown, aims to forestall mine workers from over production. Report hints at royalty dispute with Black Creek Improvement Co.
Three church members win a preliminary injunction to block Pastor Rev. Paul Rowalt and trustees from ejecting them from Kripp fein Christie German Lutheran Church in Wilkes-Barre. Other items include Pottsville preparing a smallpox hospital of tents, a man starving to death in the county almshouse, a robbery involving William Griffith, and local notices on drugs, fairs, land disputes, and obituaries.
W A Evans and Ralph Baker of Hazleton join W Pitt Hunter to publish the Conyngham Herald. The first issue under new management appears. Local notes mention boxing purses, liquor dealer organization, school appointments, and community events in Freeland and nearby towns.
On July 20 a picnic and Irish games were organized under Divisions 6 and 19 of the A. O. T. at the Public Park. The event aims to provide recreational activities and community fun for attendees.
A brief advertisement proclaims the store’s pledge to straightforward dealings and customer satisfaction with clear claims of reliable goods and service.
An old Freeland printed notice lists retail names and lawyers. It advertises a one price clothing store with a money refund guarantee and notes several attorneys with offices in Birkbeck Brick and Brennan's Building. It mentions legal services, conveyancing, and office addresses in Freeland and surrounding areas.
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