Brevities from the P.O.S. of A. stater camp reports rise
The P.O.S. of A. Stata Camp reports Nos. 144 Eckley up fifteen members and No. 37 Lattimer Mines up sixteen. A town notice list of weddings, births, and local events follows with mentions of a cave-in becoming a bath site and drownings at St Ann's hole, and notes on school board hires, a funeral, and local incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Stata
Eckley
Lattimer Mines
Alfred J. Widdick
Walnut Street
St. Ann's Church
Local Residents and Visitors Arrive and Depart
The article notes several people passing through or visiting the area. Harry Vanhorn resigns as clerk for J. C. Berner and heads to Philadelphia. Charles J. McGill visits Highland relatives. Miss Katie McGinty and Maggie Gill vacation in town. W. H. Smith Jr. leaves to visit his mother in Michigan. Mrs. Sarah Mealing stays for the summer at her father's Ridge street residence. Mr. and Mrs. John McEnroe visit the latter's mother. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Wentz visit Drifton. William Brogan visits from Elizabeth, N. J. Mary Boyd spent last week with White Haven friends. John J. Gallagher returns to Philadelphia after a week with his mother. Thomas Evans Sr. and Jr. depart for county business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Vanhorn
North Centre Street
J. C. Berner
Philadelphia
Charles J. McGill
Katie McGinty
Maggie Gill
Wilkesbarre
W. H. Smith, Jr
Joddo
G. B. Markle & Co
Harbor Point
Michigan
Sarah Mealing
Ridge Street
John McEnroe
Bethlehem
Nancy Houston
Perry Wentz
Scranton
Drifton
William Brogan
Elizabeth
N. A
Mary Boyd
White Haven
John J. Gallagher
Patrick McFadden
Thomas Evans, Sr
Thomas Evans, Jr
Thomas Snook
Joe Birkbeck
Freeland
Butler
Keiper
Rilley
Mt. Yeager
Alice Rilley
Rona Bonomo
Hazleton
John Dusheck
M. Capece
T. Brown
Butler Valley
Joe Langang
Harry Nanle
South Ridge Street
John Rilley
Ella
Amy Sceidy
Struck It Rich James Haggerty Returns Home
James Haggerty a Pittston township native returns after three years in the Klondike. He endured hardship and near starvation before striking a claim worth $27,000, then another for $40,000. A partnership yielded claims now valued at $25,000 and he left Pittston with only bus fare money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Haggerty
Pittston Township
Klondike
Haggerty
Pittston
Railroad Explosion Wrecks Five Cars Near Ma honing
Lightning during a thunderstorm ignited dynamite charges set for a third track at Ma honing on the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Several blasts failed to explode until struck by lightning. An AD. S. & 8. engine with cars passed by as five cars were wrecked. No crew injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Mahoning
Stars Club Elects New Officers
The Stars Athletic Association announces elected officers including President H A McMenamin, Vice President John Gallagher, Recording Secretary Hugh Malloy, Financial Secretary Hugh Royle, Treasurer Joseph Ferry, Sergeant-at-Arms Charles Gallagher, and Trustee Charles McGill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Stars Athletic Association
H. A. McMenamin
John Gallagher
Hugh Malloy
Hugh Royle
Joseph Ferry
Charles Gallagher
Charles McGill
Infant son of Williams dies and is buried
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Williams died on Saturday and was buried this afternoon. Numerous local residents and visitors are mentioned in brief society notes, including visits by Mrs. H. B. Price of Philadelphia and Mrs. Sabina Thomas, with various locals entertaining or traveling to nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Williams
H. B. Price
Philadelphia
H. M. Neale
Thomas Parry
Calvin Sheidy
New York
Sabina Thomas
Eliza
Scranton
Evan Goulden
Robert Hinkle
Wilkesbarre
William Challenger
William Silk
Electric railway link opens fifty mile region line
The Centralia Ashland electric railway was opened connecting Shamokin Mt. Carmel Ashland and other towns. Police probe possible murder of William Passegar who died after being found at Port Griffith with a fractured skull. Lansford Good Will Club leases the opera house for 850 dollars yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Ashland
Shamokin
Mt. Carmel
Ashland Centralia
Lansford Good Will Club
Opera House
Father and Son in Jail Over Modena Murder
Michael DeCosmos, one of three men linked to the Joe Modena murder, was committed to the county jail on Saturday as an accessory after the fact for withholding information. His young son, an important witness, is also jailed to shield him from his father’s friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael DeCosmos
Joe Modena
Freeland Tribune Debuts as Tri-Weekly Local Sheet
The Freeland Tribune appears as a tri weekly publication featuring columns of local news. The White Haven Journal notes its clean layout and urges warm support from Freeland residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeland Tribune
Freeland People
White Haven Journal
Chester Base Ball Club Trolley Excursion to Hazle Park
On July 14 the Chester Base Ball Club hosts a trolley excursion to Hazle park with round trip tickets priced at 25 cents. A following July 21 Highland Social Club trolley party to Hazle park also offers 25 cent round trip fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Base Ball Club
Hazle Park
Highland Social Club
Adirondack Woodsman Dies After Heroic Rescue Effort
Jerry Dudy, a Piercefield lumberman, was pinned by a fallen tree while cutting timber near Lake Massaweple. He freed himself with his ax and knife, crawled three miles home through snow with a broken leg, then died of pneumonia with his wife and newborn beside him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adirondack
Lake Massaweple
Piercefield
Jerry Dudy
Dudy
Utica
Reading Distances in Battle Field Observations
An officer explains why armies at 2000 yards apart are indistinguishable to the eye. At 1200 yards dust obscures infantry from cavalry, and at 900 yards movements become clearer though 750 yards is needed for certain identification. Infantry shine with muskets in sunlight. dust at 2000 yards hampers vision even with glasses.
Unpopular With the Boers
The piece argues that Cecil Rhodes and American mining engineer John Hayes Hammond bear primary responsibility for the Boer War, more than any others involved, and presents a critical stance toward their actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Rhodes
John Hayes Hammond
Hammond Remembered For Role In Jameson Raid
The passage notes Hammond’s prominent part in the famous Jameson raid and describes him as one of the most hated men in a land ruled by a ruger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ruger
Seven Out of Eight Boer War Reservists Send News
News from London reports seven of eight married reserve men arrived in a west London street at the start of the Boer campaign have been killed. The remaining man is seriously wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Goebel Assassination Trials Set With Absent Witnesses
In Georgetown Kentucky on July 9 the Goebel assassination trials were ready to begin before Judge Cantrill. Henry E Youtsey is likely to be tried first for the Goebel murder. several defense witnesses remain at large in Indiana and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Finley
Georgetown
Goebel
Cantrill
Commonwealth
Franklin
T. C. Campbell
Arthur
Justin Goebel
Henry E. Youtsey
Frankfort
W. 8. Taylor
Charles Finley
Indiana
Franklin County
Mathews
George Hemphill
Grant Roberts
Federal Service
Washington
Fatal Accident in Pittsburg on South Twenty seventh Street
Two people died and a third injured in a peculiar railroad accident in Pittsburg. Mrs Elizabeth Edwards age 40 and Thomas Morris age 48 were killed. Edward s leg injuries required amputation. The incident occurred as a Panhandle freight passed a blind switch filled with cabooses, causing a collision that mangled Mrs Edwards and killed Mr Morris. Mr Edwards, a prominent contractor, survived with severe leg injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Elizabeth Eadwards
Thomas Morris
Thomas Edwards
Church
South Twenty-seventh Street
South Side
Virginia
Charleston
Panhandle
Mr. Morris
Mr. Edwards
Electric Cars Collide in Scranton Line Crash
Two electric cars on the Scranton Railway Duryea line crashed head on at Old Forge injuring 11. Suspected tampering with switch signals caused both trains to enter the same block near a deep hollow and sharp curve. The northbound car with five aboard struck the southbound car with 62, injuring nine in front seats and Grady and Landborough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Scranton Railway Company
Duryea
Old Forge
Grady
Landborough
Chinese Residents Proclaim Unity After Bowery Tensions
In New York Chinatown protesters read a proclamation signed by prominent Chinese leaders amid rising intolerance after Saturday night mistreatment along the Bowery. The Chinese community estimates 15,000 residents in New York and vicinity and clarifies most are not from northern China or same tribal groups involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chinatown
Bowery
China
Standard Oil Fire Shows Little Left After Constellation Yard Blaze
In New York the Standard Oil yards fire at Con stable Hook largely out with smoke and only four of twenty four tanks still standing. Families from Twenty second street return to homes as replacement work begins. In Philadelphia two 19 year olds David Hallen and Isaac Braumfine drowned in the Schuylillk river near Flat Rock dam after a rowboat capsized. Weather forecast calls for cooler generally fair conditions with fresh west winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
New York
Standard Oil Yards
Constable Hook
New Yards
Schuylkill
Philadelphia
David Hallen
Isaac Braumfine
Schuylkill River
Flat Rock
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Foster School Board
Jane Gallagher
St. Ann's Cemetery
Daniels. Krommel
Alvintown
John Smith
Keiper's
North Centre
North Washington
Ereccia DePierre
Burgess Boyle
David Walker
Centre Street
Walker
Miners’ Hospital
Russell Uhl
A. Oswald’s
George Kreizberger
Jacob Knecht
D. 8. & S. Roundhouse
Stars
Upper Lehigh
Bernard MacNealis
Mauch Chunk
John Amon
Joseph Evans
David Evans
Albert Buchman
Jane Collier
Ernest Draheim
Crawford County
Dennis Burns
Evan Jenkins
Maggie Ashman
Newark, N. J
Bernard Keenan
Easton
Haston
Lulu Lesser
South Africa
Boller
Standerton
Heidelberg
Lord Roberts
Vicksburg
Brabant
Bornberg
Senekal
Winburg
Mahon
Hutton
Broukerspruit
Limmer
Rustenburg
Strathcona
Anderson
Branderton
Newport
McMenamin’s
South Centre Street
Depierro - Bros
Ibaon
Kerry
P. F. McNulty
PF. McNutty
Py Bon
Frank Youman
Nicholas Capece
T. Campbell
Boyle
Maine
Scientific American
In & Co
Roadway
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