Valley Railroad Timetables Arrive Freeland February 20 1898
Railroad timetable from Valley Railroad dated February 20 1898 lists passenger trains leaving Freeland at 7 40 am for White Haven Wilkes-Barre Pittston Scranton and all points east for Hazleton Mahanoy City Shenandoah Mt. Carmel Shamokin Pottsville, 9 35 am for Hazleton and others, multiple routes with arrivals and departures, connections, and tickets by Hollin H Wilbor and C S Gre.
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Ees Valley Railroad
Freeland
Sia Run
White Haven
Wilkes-tarre
Pittston
Scranton
Weatherly
Mauch Chunk
Allentown
Bethlehem
Euston
Philadelphia
New York
Hazleton
Mahanoy City
Shenandoah
Wt. Carmel
Shamokin
Pottsville
Sandy Run
Yee Barre
Hasleton
Mt Carmel
Potaville
Wilkes-Barre
Hasteton
Mt. Carmel
Potteville
Preeland
A.W. Xinsem
Brennan Births A Son In Freeland March
At Freeland on March 16, Mr and Mrs Edward Brennan welcomed a son. The birth adds a new member to the Brennan family.
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Brennan
Freeland
Edward Brennan
Pleasure Calendar listing balls and plays at Yannes and Grand Opera House
March 17 Ball of Division 19 A. O. H. at Yannes opera house tickets 50c. March 28 Imogene a four act drama under St Patrick’s cornet band at Grand opera house admission 25c. April 11 Easter Monday ball of St Patrick’s cornet band at Yannes opera house tickets 50c.
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A. O. IL
Yannes’ Opera House
Imogene
St. Patrick's Cornet Band
Grand Opera House
Coal field official resigns amid multiple local incidents
Alonzo P. Blakslee, superintendent of the Lehigh Valley Railroad coal branches at Delano, resigns. A Hazleton miner named William Kennedy dies after jumping under a passenger train. Fires in West Hazleton destroy one dwelling and damage another, owned by Simon Shepperwich, with arson suspected. Bond for Freeland borough treasurer E W Rutter set at $20,000 with five sureties. The Danville Methodist conference meets, and Rev R E Wilson may move to a new church. David Williams dies at 42, funeral Saturday at Freeland. Errors corrected on Samuel Herring's funeral, noting United Mine Workers, not G A R. Howard Beisel may become Upper Lehigh store manager April 1. A baby girl born to Evan Goulden. Congress condemns Sheriff Martin verdict as an impeachable act. public opinion seen as a disgrace to the labor movement. James Washburn’s employment dispute with Hentz Bros. stirs local controversy. Parsons officials arrested over jury influence. A society ball planned at Yannes Opera House tonight with St Patrick’s Band and souvenir programs. An advertising comedy and the usual local ads end the item.
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Alonzo P. Blakslee
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Delano
William Kennedy
Hazleton
Hazle Brook
West Hazleton
Simon Shepperwich
E. W. Rutter
Freeland
Patrick Burke
William Johnson
Daniel O. Krommas
Joseph Neuburger
Patrick Meehan
Methodist Episcopal Church
Danville
R. E. Wilson
Park Church
David Williams
Tle
Albert
Upper Lehigh
Samuel Herring
Maj. C. Bb
Coxe Post
Herring
United Mine Workers
Hazleton Standard
Howard Beisel
Hoover
Schuylkill County
Evan Goulden
Freeland Council Assigns Extra Committees in Special Session
Freeland council met in special session with all members present and decided to appoint extra committees for better operation. Appointments: Finance Rudewick Davis Meehan. Streets Schwabe Rudewick De Pierro. Ordinance Kline Mulhearn De Pierro. Light and water Mulhearn Keck Kline. Fire Davis Zemany Schwabe. Police and lockup Keeck Zemany Meehan. Sanitary DePierro Keck Zemany. Several items referred for study and report at next meeting. dog tax exemptions granted to Welch and Worley. garbage dumping and street cleanliness discussed. Austrian law student Julian Czurka registered with prothonotary.
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Freeland Council
Rudewick
Davis
Meehan
Schwabe
DePierro
Kline
Mulhearn
Keck
Zemany
Keeck
Messrs
DePierre
Butz
Burton
Rutter
James Welch
A. M. Worley
Burgess Gallagher
John McGlynn
Adams Street
Cross Creek Coal Company
Cavalry Giant Pat Bane Seeks Higher Pension
William Patterson Bane of Nineveh Pennsylvania known as Pat Bane the Cavalry Giant stands seven feet four inches tall and seeks a raise in his monthly pension from $12 to $30 claiming rheumatic pain from ill fitting uniforms. His case sparked by a private bill introduced by Representative Acheson and his tall, healthy persona noted by old comrades. He para lays Grand Army encampments and the Nashville exposition while pursuing a possible marriage to a Greene County widow.
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New York Shield
William Patterson Bane
Nineveh
Pat Bane
Pat
Quartermaster’s Department
Bane
Sam
Acheson
Pennsylvania
Washington
McKinley
Nashville
Greene County
Congress
Twenty-second Regiment of
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Pittsburgh
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Eckley
Stockton
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Harwood
Cranberry Tourhichen
Deringer
Harwood Road
Humboldt Road
Ucide
Sheppton
Tombhicken
Cranberry
Hasieton Junction
Hoan
Sneppton
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Joleduo
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Havieton
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Audenried
Polate
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Widesbarre
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Pointe Weat
Hazietdl Junction
Ton
Doo Pom
Luthger
Smith
T, Campbell
Citizens' Bank of Freeland
B. &, Davis
Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Ayannis
Massachusetts
Chas. H. Hieteher
Mothers of America
Ofse
Rebecca Gallagher
Hazleton Hospital
P. M. Sweeney
St. Patrick's Band
Hibernian
David G. Watkins
Carbon County
State Department
James Ray
Coxe Bros. & Co
Bekley
Fern Glen
Luzerne County
Kekley
Foster Township
W. S. Harrington
Ella Richards
Shambora Bros
Lents
James Miechoski
Jeddo
Crifton Fearnots
Daniel O'Donnell
John Boner
North Side
No. 1
William Guckavan
Milnesville
Maria Guckavan
Lehigh Traction Company
Frank Bansehspiez
Israel Trout
Banehspiez
R. W. Archbald
Bennett
Lillian Kennedy
Utica
N. Y
Charles Hassenforder
Th. F. Davis
William Blackwell
Hazle Township
Join Beach
Blackwell
Sugar Notch
J. R. Maxwell
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
No. 9
Neisdealer
John McGlynn, Jr
Huntingdon
Lehigh Valley
Plymouth
Skeer
C. O. Skeer
Linderman, Skeer & Co
Second National
Linderman Banks
Mauch Chunk Gas Company
Marion Blakslee
Ellen Walter
T. Frank Walter
St. Patrick’s Day
St. Ann's Church
Trinitnr
Vannes
Opera House
Luzerne
Lackawanna
C. W. Travers
Wilkesbarre
Travers
State Liquor Dealers’ Association
Tamaqua
Tamaqua Borough
W. R. Conrad
John Horn
Horn
Bachman
Martin
House of Representatives
R. B. Mahanay
Buffalo
United States
Hentz Bros., Wheelwrights
A. W. Washburn
Washburn
Clifton Companies
Ugnen and
Luesaay
George Wallace
George Reutlehuber
Parsons
A. P. O'Malley
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
O'Malley
H. Ball
Mervers
Anvision iv
Order
Aeronaut
Boston Herald
A. Oswald's
Castonria
Julian Czurka
Austria
Czurka
P. A. O' Boyle
University of Lemberg
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
A. Oswald
Cabstoria
Pat Bank
Uncle Sam
Eerie
Orian Stroh
Birkbeck
M. Carr
Postottion Bulliing
Freehind
Grete Milaughlin
Pases Ek
Dwyur
Attorney-at-Law
Linon W. Sel
Willas
East Broad
Treet
Hagleton
Ek. Hayes
Fire Insurance Agent
Washington Street
CD. Rohrbach
General Hardware
Escorts
South Centre Street
R. Depierko
Estaurant
Prist
Kte
Tidve Street
Vreeland
Dr. N. Maley
Birkbeck's
Libor Winter
Front Stret
George Fisher
Walnut Street
Candy
Boyle
Sare
Rochester
Yousling
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Ene Brotherhood
Amandus Oswald
Cor
Centre
Front Sta
Bet Teo Greathy
Dro
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St. Patriot's
Whitcomb Riley
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