State Normal School Offers Free Tuition And Modern Upgrades
The State Normal School, located amid the Delaware Water Gap Summer Resort, offers regular normal courses plus music education art drawing and water color and a full college preparatory department. Free tuition is available to compliant students, with boarding around a week’s cost covering furnished dorms and utilities. recent upgrades include a gymnasium electric light plant and renovation of dormitories and the recreation hall. A new 102 catalog provides full details and the term opens September 8. Orson Strom, ME. Ss. Be. Hayes, D8. Hess.
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Nee
D. Pall Deen
Relief fund plans mark general strike aid drive
United Mine Workers officers in Wilkesbarre organized distribution of the weekly strike fund via store orders as the favored relief method. About fifty men captured a brakeman at Haute and were intercepted by twenty deputies, with most escaping. A test of strength looms as coal shipments remain constrained and operators face dwindling market supply in the coming days.
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United Mine Workers’ District
Wilkesbarre
William Eagle
Haute
Lansford
Mauch Chunk
Mines Rehire Notice Issues Call At Oxford Colliery
An announcement states workers should begin work at Oxford colliery within two weeks and that all old employees must apply by August 2 or others will be employed. The Lithuanian Polish Club in the county, largely mine workers, plans committees to seek aid beyond the strike area.
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Busquenhanna Coal Company
Nanticoke
Miners’ Union
Mitchell
People’s Coal Company
Scranton
Oxford
Wilkesbarre
Catholic temperance delegates meet in Hazleton for quarterly gathering
The Lehigh region Catholic temperance delegates held a昨日 meeting in Hazleton with Rev. P J McManus and other clergy addressing attendees. Prizes for new memberships were awarded to Mrs. P S Mundie and W H Campbell. Several societies reported increases and officers were elected for the coming year. The next convention is slated for October 26 at Beaver Meadow.
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Catholic Temperance Societies
Lehigh Region
Hazleton
P. J. McManus
Scranton
Young Men's
Freeland
Harleigh
Harwood
M. d. McCullough
Daniel O'Donnell
T. A. Kelly
McAdoo
Beaver Meadow
Brewery License Revoked Over Technical Violations
Stegmailer Brewing Company of Wilkesbarre loses its Bradford county wholesale license after a Sayre bottler complains that orders shipped to Sayre customers were not properly marked and were distributed by driver W. W. Vaughan. Judge Vanning deems the acts a technical breach of license laws and the license is revoked pending appeal.
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Stegmailer Brewing Company
Wilkesbarre
Bradford County
Sayree
W. W. Vaughan
Vaughn
Vanning
Commonwealth
Sayre
Joyful Bridegroom's Brother Reappears Amid Desertion
Andrew Meichen of Penn Haven traveled to Freeland for his brother John Meichen's wedding at St Johns Slavonian church. Joy turned to fear as the man showed mental derangement, fled from his guards, and vanished after a late night chase. He was found at 3 AM, recaptured briefly, then escaped again and remains missing as authorities continue the search and plan treatment once recaptured.
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Andrew Meichen
Penn Haven
Freeland
John
St. John’s Slavonian Church
St. Ann's Church
Meleben
Stolen Cash Returned to Pastor in Shamokin
Rev. Dr. J. W. Gilland of the First Presbyterian Church received an anonymous letter signed Conscience from Philadelphia include four $50 notes totaling 200. The writer admitted causing a past monetary loss to the church and asked forgiveness, asking Gilland not to seek the writer’s identity. No answered clue on the embezzler. An advertisement notes A. Oswald handles Elysian extracts and perfumery.
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J. W. Gilland
First Presbyterian Church
Shamokin
Philadelphia
Gilland
Borough Council Debates Street Lighting Contracts and Finances
A Friday special meeting discussed street lighting contracts from Freeland Electric Light and Welabach Street Lighting. Council debated prices, debt impact near $300, and motions to adopt or pause the contracts. McLaughlin resigned from the light committee amid the standstill. Burgess Boyle read a trespass summons.
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Messrs. Moerschbacher
Ward
P. G. Gallagher
Wm. Gallagher
Crawford
McLaughlin
McNelis
Doggett
Hincer
Sweet
Freeland Electric Light Company
Welabach Street Lighting Company
Philadelphia
Messrs
Doggatt
Moerschbacher
Electric Light Company
MecNealis
Messrs. Hincer
Burgess Boyle
Sheriff Jacobs
A. Rudewick
All-Collegians Fall To Good Wills In Baseball Fight
Hazleton’s All-Collegians lost 5 to 1 to the Good Wills with Jacquot pitching and the visitors unable to score. Criften Chesters were defeated 11 to 9 by Stars at Beaver Meadow. Hazleton Baseball Club now uses Hazleton Pioneers name and will play home games at Hazle Park. Sheriff declined to ban Sunday ball at Hanover park, citing local remedy enforcement. Scranton Sunday Free Press misses issue for first time since 1872, blamed on competition from New York and Philadelphia editions. Democratic Fifth district primary returns show Burke with large lead over Tennant. convention set for today. Mrs. Daniel McLaughlin traveled to Camden with her husband, who works in the shipyards.
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All-Collegians
Hazleton
Jacquot
Criften Chesters
Beaver Meadow
Stars
Sheriff Jacobs
Ministerial Association
Wilkesbarre
Hanover Park
Scranton
Freeland Happenings and Local Coal Relief News
Local notes update Freeland where M B Mererer Co supplied one Sandy Run stripping for public use. About thirty tons daily move from the site at $2 per ton. Lynch sisters Rosaline and Regenia sign with Carroll Stock Co for forty weeks, rehearsals start Aug 10 in preparation for Aug 18 opening in Wernersville New York.
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Freeland
M. 8. Kemmerer & Co
Lynch Sisters
Rosaline and
Regenia
John Lynch
Mahanoy City
Lord Brilliant
Lord Golden
Frank Bertie
Michael Ross
Diamond Avenue
Hazleton
Malloy
Hazleton Typographical Union
Freeland Printers
Miners’ Relief Fund
Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy Ad
A testimonial style advertisement urges readers to use Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy for kidney and bladder issues, rheumatism and female weaknesses. It explains a simple urine test to gauge need and cites Rev. Theodore Hunter praising its benefits. Available in 50 cent and $1 sizes with free trial bottles by mail.
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David Kennedy
Theodore Hunter
Presbyterian Church
Greensburg, Ky
D. Kennedy
A. O. H. Convention Elects Officers at Denver
The national convention of the A. O. H. at Denver elected James E. Dolan as president and James O Sullivan as national vice president. Other officers named include James P. Bree as national secretary M. J. O'Brien as treasurer D. J. Hennessy as director P. J. O'Connor William Cronin and John Keating. Resolutions praised coal miners support Irish revival and land reform while urging unity among Irish in Americas and Britain. The state convention will meet in Wilkesbarre August 1 to 22.
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Denver
Col
Boston
James P. Bree
Connecticut
M. J. O'Brien
Indiana
D. J. Hennessy
Montana
P. J. O'Connor
Georgia
William J. Cronin
Massachusetts
John T. Keating
Illinois
Pennsylvania
The
Order
America
Australia
Britain
Ireland
Land of Ireland
Wilkesbarre
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Brennan's
Centre St. Freeland
R. J. Cdonnell
Campbell
Freeland White Haven
Kane Building
Postoffice
A J, McBrearty
McNenamin Building
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D. N. Maley
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Ss. BE. Hayes
Washington Street
Ayent
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Hazelton Bros
New York City
S. Hess
Bell Telephone
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A. Buckley
Tribune Building
Main Street
Erin
Minnesota
N.W
T. Ganpbell
Freelelund
Curry
B.J. Curry
Candy O. Boyle
Sheadow Rand Vo
Centre Street
Quarterly Meeting
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Elysian
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James Tennant
Daniel McLaughlin
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Bayonne
N. J
Jersey
Wheaton
Wyoming and
Salem Township
Warner Farm
Alex Mulhearn
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St. John’s Slavonian Catholic Church
John Molchen
Mary Zeperko
Charles Pajchisak
Freas
Orphans’ Court
Joseph Birkbeck
Herbert Fritz
North Centre Street
Fritz
Rockport
David Hughes
Markle & Co
Allentown
Lizzie Long
Silver Brook
McKinley
Ben Reynolds
Geo. H. Hartman
Central Hotel
Wm. Wehrman
Wats
EIA
Laubach
Vienna
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Depierro - Bros. Cafe
Gibson, Dougherty
Kaufer Club
Rosenbluth
Mumm
Hennessy
Schweitzer
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