Conference calls April 1 meeting with coal operators
A Scranton conference ended with a circular invitation mailed to all anthracite coal companies to attend a joint conference on April 1. Mine Workers officials stress direct communication, seek a uniform wage scale, and prepare for possible work suspensions if negotiations fail. The topic dominates local discourse amid strike fears.
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Scranton
John Mitchell
Hazleton
Mitchell
Shamokin
Luxura Hair Grower Ad Claims Quick, Trusted Results
A Boston drug firm promotes Luxura as a Berlin dermatologist formula for hair and scalp care. It promises a money back guarantee and a free sample with a 2 cent postage stamp, urging readers to send their address to 596 Pelham Building, Boston, Mass.
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Golf Links
Pincus
Berlin
Germany
Boston Drug and Chemical Co
Pelham Building
Boston
Mass
Pleasure Ball by St Patrick's Cornet Band at Yannes Opera House
April 8 event listing for a ball by St Patrick's cornet band at Yannes Opera House. Admission set at 0 cents, describing a free social occasion with music and dancing.
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St. Patrick's Cornet Band
Yannes’ Opera House
A. Oswald
Hoe
Uncertain Strike Favoring Peaceful Methods Likely
Encouragement of ultimate success to justify them in the course pursued. Unless something unforeseen occurs to weaken the organization, the main objects sought by a joint conference will be attained, possibly by a strike, thus more likely by more peaceful methods.
Fatal Accident Claims Lehigh Valley Worker Leopold Shanno
Leopold Shanno of North Washington street was killed crossing the Lehigh Valley tracks at Drifton while heading to work at No 1 slope mine. A passenger train struck him as he moved to avoid a coal train, despite a sharp whistle. He died twenty minutes later at Drifton depot. Surviving are his wife and several children. he was 58. Funeral services set for 2 pm at St John’s Reformed Church with burial in Freeland cemetery. he belonged to Local Union No 1519 UMW.
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Leopold Shanno
North Washington Street
Lehigh Valley
Drifton
Mr. Shanno
No. 5
Jeddo
Shanno
Coxe Bros. & Co
Highland
Eckley
Freeland
Leopold, Jr
August
Wilkesbarre
Adam Sachs
Henry Hill
Joho Shelly
Annie
Tillie
Carrie
David
Harry
Emory
J. B. Kersechner
St John's Reformed Church
Freeland Cemetery
Two Deaths in Local Families From 1930s Text
James Crawford Jr aged 3 years 8 months 3 days dies at home Second ward from spinal meningitis. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at home with Rev J W Bischoff, burial Freeland cemetery. Berlin Anthony dies at Jeddo from minors asthma and pneumonia aged 63. survived by wife and six children. Funeral service at St Luke's Lutheran and burial Freeland cemetery.
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James
Sophia Crawford
J. W. Bischoff
Freeland Cemetery
Berlin
Anthony
Jeddo
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
Freeland Sematery
Notable Illnesses Reported in Local District
William F. Ward on Washington street is critically ill with pneumonia at home. Charles Bradley of Oakdale is dangerously ill with miners asthma and dropsy, family summoned to bedside. Mrs. John McMenamin on South Centre street shows improvement after Sunday illness. Superintendent John Wagner of Drifton has recovered enough to move about. Mrs. James Graham of Sandy valley is not expected to live.
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William F. Wards
Washington Street
Charles Bradley
Oakdale
John McMenamin
South Centre Street
John Wagner
Drifton
James Graham
Sandy Valley
District Officers Elected by United Mine Workers
Delegates from local unions of District No. 7 United Mine Workers met in Hazleton yesterday and re elected John P Gallagher of Silver Brook as secretary while Henry Hill of Latimer was chosen treasurer. The two offices had not been filled at last month’s district convention.
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Hazleton
Tribune
United Mine Workers
United Mine Workers of America
John P. Gallagher
Silver Brook
Henry Hill
Lattimer
Pittston Nuptials Twice Blessed In Italian English Rites
In Pittston Presbyterian church a ceremony united Eugenio Barone and Lenriet Belpussi in marriage, spoken in English and Italian by Rev. Dr. Harshaw and Rev. Milanes. The couple are Italians.
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Pittston Presbyterian Church
Eugenio Barone
Lenriet Belpussi
Harshaw
Milanes
Scranton
Jermyn
Williams & McAnulty
Globe Warehouse
Scranton Supply and Machinery
Ivison
Lonaconing
Grover
City
John Price
Florence Coal Company
Wilkesbarre
Shamokin
Northumberland County Court
O. J. Reed
Haring
Freeland Happenings Signal Unions And Local Events
Local notes from Freeland report plans to unite engineers, firemen, and pumpmen under the United Mine Workers via existing Federal Union No. 8750. Other items cover the German Reformation stage show at Grand Opera, a gallery egg-throwing incident, appeal day for property assessments, workers returning to Europe, stolen badge found, Hungarian Gypsy band engagement, obsequies attendance, hats and caps at A. Oswald, visits by Robert Mellon, a robbery on George Yost, and various local notices on medicine, administration, and public auctions.
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United Mine Workers
Federal
Grand Opera House
Keiper's
Freeland
M. & M. Institute
August Shanno
Wilkesbarre
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Depierro - Bros. Cab H
Gibson, Dougherty
Kaufer Club
Rosenbluth
Velvet
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Schweitzer
Laubach
Vienna
B. C
HVERY
Hugh Malloy
Wainut Suevets
Wall Street
Philadelphia Times Today
Morgan
DeWitt
Grover’s City Drug Store
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
The
Narrows
Bloomsburg
Patrick McDonald
Pittston
Lackawanna Court
Stone
Carbondale
Andrew Carnegie
Hendrick
Stephen Gilby
Carbondale City
Thomas
Howard Skelly
Lansford
Grover’s
Robert Mitchell
Plainsville
Wyoming Valley
George Steinman
Derry Township
Steinman
Columbia and Montour Railway
Berwick
Danville
Europe
Daniel J. Boyle
Mahanoy ‘City
Keiper
Robert Mellon
Elizabeth
N. J
J. B. Quigley
Jacob
Shenandoah
George Yost
Grover's City
Mary A. Boyd
Jennie Wenner
Luzerne County
DeWitt's
Board of Poor District Auditors
Gangner
Lolb
Campbell
Grover's City Drug Store
Washington
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Lehigh Valley Ticket
Washington and
Luzerne Streets
H. M. Breslin
Mother Jones
Philo
Birkbeck Brick
Freeland, Pa
Gre Orion Stroh
Ohn
M. Carr
Poatoffice Building
G*orge McLaughlin
Brennan's Building
Centre St. Freeland
R J. O'Donnell
White Haven
Kane Building
PostoMice
Ohn J. McBrearty
McMenamin Building
N. Maley
Birkbeck's
E. Hayes
Rey Esenterd
Beerada
Hazelton Bros Bros
New York City
Hess
Efowich Building
Opel
A. Buckley
Justice OF the Peace
Tribune Building
Main Street
Wm. Wehrman
Centre Street
New Tur
John Bellezza
Geo. H. Hartman
Central Hotel
T. Campbell
Centre
Curry
E. d. Curry
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