State Normal School at Mt Pocono Offers Free Tuition and Modern Improvements
This popular state institution sits in the Delaware Water Gap area near Mt Pocono summer resort Rexton. It provides normal and preparatory courses plus music elocution art drawing and a new college prep department. Free tuition under the new state law is offered with potential repeal looming. Boarding costs about 3.50 per week including furnished rooms electric light and laundry. Improvements include a new gymnasium electric light plant and a new recitation hall with ample rooms. New catalogue 1002 gives full details and is mailed free. ball term opens September 8, 102.
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Delaware Water Gap
Mt. Pocono
Rexton
Strike shows no change in coal mine dispute in Wilkes-Barre area
The anthracite strike remains unsettled as operators resist concessions while unions push relief plans and potential arbitration. President Mitchell is expected back in Wilkes-Barre, with district committees organizing relief distribution and mine workers awaiting funds. A fatal guard shooting at Sugar Notch adds tragedy amid tensions.
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Mitchell
Wilkesbarre
Wilson
Indianapolis
Town
National Union
Union of
Mine Workers
Glen Carbon
Jackson Hill
Ind
Rosedale
Musket of Major Buttrick to Maine to Massachusetts
Brevities note Major Buttrick’s musket from the April 19 1775 Concord incident is given by his great grandchildren to Massachusetts for permanent preservation in the statehouse. Also quoted are travel and social observations from a British official’s Nile journey and a brief foreign encounter excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Buttrick
Sorth Bridge
Concord
Massachusetts
Statehouse
Toston
Pashoda
Edmund Lechmere
White Nile
Fashoda
Those Boys Were Alike as Two Pets, Hypnotist and Traveler
A Detroit Bree Press excerpt notes two brothers or close companions who shared a similar bent. One is described as a hypnotist and the other as a commercial traveler, suggesting parallel paths or traits in their lives. The quotation implies lasting sameness between them.
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Detroit
Bree Press
Coal Mine for Sale Soon at Public Auction in Luzerne County
Luzerne county court authorizes H. L. Beach to sell at public auction the Wyoming and Pond Creek Coal Company assets at Wilkesbarre courthouse on Saturday July 26 at 2 pm. Sale requires 1000 dollars down and balance in cash within 30 days. Property at Pond Creek includes coal leases breaker machinery piping pumps engines explosives tools lumber and supplies. Info from H. L. Beach 32 North Washington street Wilkesbarre.
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Luzerne County
H. L. Beach
Wyoming and Pond Creek Coal Company
Wilkesbarre
Pond Creek
Recorder’s
North Washington Street
Butler Teachers Appointed by School Board
Butler valley school board appointed teachers on Monday night for multiple districts. Draumtown picks G. M. Snyder Nora Drum Anna Straw. Hillside Laura Smith. Lintner Anna Cumins. Honey Hole Maggie Albertson. Millboller Jennie Williams. St. John’s Arthur Kelper. Walder Margaret Andrews. Jacobs Reynold Encke. Upper Lehigh Isaac Albertson Veneya Bachman.
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Butler Valley
Draumtown
G. M. Snyder
Nora Drum
Anna Straw
Hillside
Laura Smith
Lintner
Anna Cumins
Honey Hole
Maggie Albertson
Millboller
Jennie Williams
St. John’s
Arthur Kelper
Walder
Margaret Andrews
Jacobs—Reynold Encke
Upper Lehigh
Isaac Albertson
Veneya Bachman
Installed the Officers by Colonel Stetzer Visit
Colonel Jacob Stetzer of Wilkesbarre installed the Loyal Castle officers in the Knights of Mystic Chain. A banquet followed, after a street parade led by the Citizens' band from their hall to the Washington hotel where Stetzer headquartered and escorted the commanding officer to the meeting room.
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Jacob Stetzer
Wilkesbarre
Knights of Mystic Chain
Loyal Castle
Citizens’ Band
Washington Hotel
Stetzer
Death of Anna Viola Fisher Aged 12 8 3 Funeral Friday
Anna Viola Fisher eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs William Fisher died at 10 this morning at home on West Walnut street from dropsy aged 12 years 8 months 3 days funeral set for 2 PM Friday at their residence with Rev J J Kuntz and Rev C G Langford conducting services at Freeland cemetery in termeot
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Anna Viola
William Fisher
West Walnut Street
J. J. Kuntz
C. G. Langford
Freeland Cemetery
Coal thefts traced by Drifton officers at No 4 stripping
Special officers from Drifton spotted men taking coal from No 4 stripping in Upper Lehigh last night. The thieves escaped, but two horses and a wagon loaded with coal were seized and taken to Upper Lehigh. The horses were owned by Peter Barna and George Malinky and recovered this morning.
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Upper Lehigh
Drifton
Peter Barna
George Malinky
Borough of
Vreeland
Anthony Rudewick
Daniel Kline
Charles Ferro
Joseph Bout
Hazleton
Peter Timony
Freeland
Candy
Boyle
John Shigo
Frank O'Donnell
James Melagh
Rose Johnson
Pittsburg
Daniel Bonner
St. Ann's Church
Susquehanna Schools
Susquehanna County
Y M C A Social Notice Recalled and Events Postponed
The Y M C A social is recalled due to unfavorable strike conditions. The lawn social planned for next Thursday evening is indefinitely postponed. A Sunday meeting drew interest, with a joint ladies and gentlemen address planned for next Sunday by a town pastor. Adult Bible class this evening. Mr J D Bryden expected. Male Glee Club meets Wednesday evening. Ladies Club making good progress. Young men urged to seek laurels.
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J.D. Bryden
Freeland and Hazleton clubs clash in base ball play
Freeland borough officials test their science against Hazleton newspaper club and the Good Wills will play the All-Collegians of Hazleton. Great preparations in Hazleton for events, Balaklava club to play Weatherly Saturday. Star Shoe Store runs a midsummer clearing sale offering 500 summer shoes at half price and all items six months in stock at half cost. Cash sales only. Star Shoe Store corner Centre and Walnut streets Hugh Malloy proprietor.
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Freeland Borough
Hazleton
Good Wills
All- Collegians
Balaklava
Weatherly
Star Shoe Store
Corner Centre
Walnut Streets
Hugh Malloy
Creed of the Coal Barons Expands the Operators Creed
In the Episcopal Recorder Philadelphia Rev Henry McCrea expands the coal barons creed quoting Reading Railroad President Baer that mining is business not religion. The piece portrays mining magnates as conquerors of wealth and asserts profit over humanity with historical comparisons and a stark creed.
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Episcopal Recorder
Philadelphia
Henry McCrea
Ilo
Baer
Reading Railroad
Pennsylvania
Ilfe
Golden Mile Post
Truth
Mammon
Alexander
Macedon
Gaul
Julius Caesar
Tiber
Genghis Khan
Napoleon
Moscow
Connerors
Judge Clancy Endorses Dr. Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy for Liver and Blood
In Hornellsville New York Judge H Clancy endorses Dr David Kennedy s Favorite Remedy praising its cure for liver and blood disorders. Testimonials from Geo I Trifft of Troy New York claim health improvement after using the remedy. The ad states it cures kidney liver bladder and blood diseases and is sold in 50 cent and 1.00 sizes with free trial samples by mail from Dr D Kennedy Corporation Rondout New York.
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David Kennedy
H. Clancy
Hornellsville
N. Y
Geo. I. Trifft
River Street
Troy
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State Normal School
East Stroudsburg, PA
E. L. Kemp, A. M., Prin
A. Osv
Minnesota
N.W. Cor
Centre
Front Sts
T. Campbell
Currys
B. J. Curry
South Centre Street
Geo. H. Hartman
Centre Street
Central Hotel
Wm. Wehrman
Youndling
Laubach
Vienna
Depierro - Bros
Gibson, Dougherty
Kaufer Club
Rosenbluth
Mumm
Mattie
Hennessy
Schweitzer
Tments
William Higgine
New York
John Mitchell
Fowler
Quard
James Thompson
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Sugar Notch
Edward Jones
Jones
Thompson
Sam
Weather Observer
Chicago Record-herald
A. Oswald
Wade
Heydt
Carbon County
Summit Hill
St. Anh’s
Ice Lake
Oneida
Beddall
Schuylkill County
Coxe Bros. & Co
Hugh McDyer
Christ Eigert
Hannah Boyle
Hazle Township
James P. Brown
Plymouth
Freeland Friends
Merrit’s
Margaret Johnson
Front, Street
William Weaver
Bethlehem
Celia Paltz
Sunbury
Coal Kings
Fate OF
Reformers
Granchi
John the Baptist
Herod
Makor
Galilean
Satan
Golgotha
Napoleon Bonaparte
Business and Humanity
Clancy
Hornellsville, N. Y
Orson Stroh
Ffice
Birkbeck
Grease McLaughlin
Brennan's
Centro St. Freeland
R J. O'Donnell
Campbell
Freeland White Haven
Kane Building
Postoffice
John J. McBrearty
McMenamin Building
D. N. Maley
BE. Hays
Washington Street
Hazelton Bros
New York City
HESS
Bell Telephone
Refowioh
A. Buckley
Justice OF the Peace
Tribune
Main Street
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