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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1900
Page
4
The Mining and Mechanical Institute directors reappointed all instructors from last term. Local items note a family birth, a daughter, and a son, plus assorted community events. A stable fire, hospital discharge, and employment changes appear among townwide notices.
Our first baseball club will cross bats with either White Haven or Sandy Run tomorrow. A few days ago the team beat the married men of town by 13 to 21. Larry Argust seeks Republican school director nomination next spring. Payday tomorrow. Miss Lulu Krommel recovering from illness. Kate Winters of Freeland visited Mrs. George Wilmot Jr. Mrs. Albert Leisenring and family returned from Montrose. Two families faced a suit in Squire Buckley’s court at Free land Wednesday. Kemmerer’s horses provided amusement for idlers. Daniel Cunningham and wife returned from Niagara Falls and Chicago. Hon John Lessenring moved his family to Wildwood New Jersey for the summer. The works were idle yesterday for the first time in over two weeks.
In Wilkesbarre and nearby towns a list of visitors comes to town for meetings and social visits. Lawyers, musicians, and families from Scranton Philadelphia Hazleton Danville and Lansford are noted as guests at various residences and events this week.
Mrs Thomas Swain 65 dies from starvation at her St Clair home after months of inability to eat. Nine year old Reynold Loucks dies after lockjaw while celebrating the Fourth of July. A Butler mine strike threat may have sparked a breaker fire causing $100000 loss at Pittston. Brooklyn man 22 loses right leg on a Central Railroad coal train near Mauch Chunk. Tamaqua Recorder publisher’s wife dies in Philadelphia. Buck Mountain dam burst destroys thousands of fish. County commissioners authorize court house lavatory repairs for 835s. Jersey Central round house hostlers strike for 30 cent raise to 1.80 per night.
Miss Mary Rice, a young resident, vanished from Shamokin two weeks ago. A Bloomsburg detective found her employed as a maid at the St Elmo hotel. She swallowed bedbug poison in a bathroom after recognizing the detective, and physicians fought to save her as she lies critically ill.
July 21 event by the Tighland Social Club offers a round trip trolley to Hazle Park with MANES tickets. A Fear tle Association outing to Hazle Park also lists a 25 cent round trip fare.
The Detroit Journal notes IT take no chances mutters he places a well-thumbed Bible and a greasy pack of cards over his heart for protection. He concedes the embalmed horse meat remains a risk to contend with.
A fragmentary note quotes Mrs. Youngwife suggesting giving last summer's gown to a servant girl. Mrs. Oldum questions the maid's prettiness, and the dialogue implies the man is seeking an excuse to kiss the girl by mistake.
Kentucky Democrats convened at Lexington for a state convention. Judge J B Robbins prevailed over R Peake for temporary chairman after county roll calls, and was acclaimed after Peake withdrew. Robbins addressed the crowd as Beckham faction supporters reacted strongly.
Judge Coxe announces two year appointments of referees in bankruptcy for the northern New York district. Comstock covers Oneida and Herkimer, Stone Syracuse Onondaga Dolhthind and Madison, Lansing Albany Schoharie, Atwell Watertown Jefferson Lewis, and King Troy Rensselaer Washington. Weather and incidents follow.
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