Freeland School Board fills vacancy and approves tax exoneration
Freeland school directors with most members present vote to exonerate the Freeland Silk Mill Company from current year school taxes. They accept a resignation, review teacher attendance, and discuss overcrowding with proposed consolidations. Funding decisions include bills and payrolls, with a seven-ballot vote selecting a new teacher, and board defers major purchases due to finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeland School Board
Brennan, Kline and
Slattery
Freeland Silk Mill Company
County Institute
Hopper
Andrew N. Shore
West South Heberton
L. A. 1627
East South Motherton
Myron Zimmerman
East South Heberton School
Upper Lehigh
Thomas W. Smith
Freeland Water Company
Hanlon
Treasury
Charles Kennedy
Hadleton
Jerry McGinley
Mary McGee
Freeland
South Heberton
South Washington Street
Heberton
Messrs
Purcell and
Timony
Brogan
Buckley
Kelly
McGeehan
Shelhamer
Electric Light Company
Silver
Burdette & Co
J. B. Lippincott Co
Ginn & Co
Hinds & Noble
M.S. Kellimerer & Co
Express Company
E. B. Shelhawer
M. M. O'Boyle
Eviction of Eleven Families by Markle & Co at Jeddo and Nearby
Eviction workers under Sheriff Jacobs from Markle & Co caused eleven families to lose their homes in Jeddo Highland and Foundryville. Goods were piled on township roads as deputies forced residents to leave. Witnesses included a blind woman carried from Japan to safety and a seven year old saluting with a flag. Authorities and firm officials were present to enforce the orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Markle & Co
Jeddo
Highland
Foundryyofile
Sheriff Jacobs
Markle & Co
Japan
Jacobs
Attorney Bigelow
Hazleton
Oakdale
Foundryville
Paul Dunleavy
Charles Helferty
James Gallagher
John Demsha
P. G. Gallagher
L. A
Week of prayer observed by Y M C A services
The Y M C A planned a week of prayer from November 9 to 15 with daily 7 30 p m services at various churches. Speakers include W B Koch and William Byrnes, Hon BE A Coray, J D Bryden, Thos E Lewis and Thos Thorburn. Early Sunday and weekend announcements highlight union rally goals and encourage attendance. CA Bears the signature of 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park M. B
W. B. Koch
Nescopeck
William Byrnes
Hazleton
Park M. E
BE. A. Coray
Pittston
Presbyterian Church
E. A. Coray
St. John's Reformed Church
J. D. Bryden
English Baptist Church
Thos. E. Lewis
St. Clair
St James’ Protestant Episcopal Church
Thos. Thorburn
W. Bi. Koch
Thos
E.” Lewis
Thorburn
E G. W. Vannauker
Election Echoes From Freeland and Vicinity
The Freeland result shows Holman trailing his ticket by seven votes if returns hold while the Democratic state ticket led except Moore and Finn. Democrats gain county commissioner posts for first time in about fifteen years, with opportunities on seventeen offices. Socialists drew strength in some Republican regions, though overall gains were limited. Tim Hayes elected to Lackawanna legislature. Wilkesbarre’s Hartman re elected to the legislature, possible speakership contender. Lackawanna County produced a full Democratic ticket win. Connell’s defeat surprised allies. Official count to resolve register of wills contest. Tinley elected mine inspector in Shamokin district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeland
Holman
Register
Moore
Finn
Luzerne County
Freeland Friends
Tim Hayes
Dlifton
Lackawanna County
Flanigan
Socialist Party
John T. Jenkins
Mahon
Hendershot
Schuylkill
Carbon
George J. Hartman
Wilkesbarre
Belng
Connell
Mainwaring
James Tinley
Death in Scranton Lights Shocks City Worker
Michael Ryan 28, employed by Scranton Electric, died after touching a live wire while a jumper was across two lines. Lights came on as he touched the wire, he fell headfirst onto a show case, breaking his neck. He was unmarried. Troop movements and regional strike tensions accompany the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Ryan
Scranton Electric Company
Ryan
Panther Creek Valley
Hazleton
Schall
Tamaqua
Philip Jones
William Penn
Susquehanna Coal Company
Simon Swoben
Knickerbocker
Mahanoy City
Swoben
Local Notes From Freeland Round Up Happenings
Freeland items note trolley road promoters expect five years to complete line with rights not yet secured through Beaver Meadow Hazleton or Nesquehoning. Various local items include a Manila hotel meeting about Teufel's signature for an estate, worker strikes at a boiler plant, a nurse’s return from Pottsville, the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission tour, and social remarks on marriages, theater, funerals, and local visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
Beaver Meadow
Weatherly
Nesquehoning
Arthur Twifel
George Shaffer
Manila
Luzon
Schaffer
Teufel
Dlifton
Margaret Gallagher
Pottsville
Neil Gallagher
Birkbeck Street
Wilkesbarre
Minnesota
A. Oswald
James TH. Pennington
Drifton
Matilda Wetterall
R. B. Jack
Mildred Holland
Freeland
Lily and
the Prince
President Mitchell Named Candidate for Federation of Labor
A Washington dispatch reports President Mitchell of the mine workers seeks the Federation of Labor presidency against Mr. Gompers. Backed by the "industrialists" faction, he would align coal region firemen engineers and related unions, aiming to control about 2,500 of 3,470 votes at the New Orleans convention next week. Mitchell offered no comment when asked about the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mitchell
Federation of Labor
Gompers
Industrialists
Federation
New Orleans
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Kaufer Club
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Schweitzer
Curry
B. J. Curry
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G. B, Markle & Co
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Plymouth
B. C. Laubach
R. C. Betterly
Fairmount Springs
James B. Cunningham
Oklahoma
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Neal Kennedy
Philadelphia
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Chestnut Street
Merrit’s
Miners Hospital
Christian
W. J. Purcell
David Kennedy
Albert P. Miller
South Street
American Axe & Tool Co
Ballston, N. Y
Wy Mieder
Bright
Rondout
N. Y
Orphans’ Court
Jonathan Roberts
Orphans Court
Foster
Freelind Borough
Second Ward
Thomas Birkbeck
Wongirkbeek Street
Thomas Edwards
Hizhi
Miny
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Thos. A. Buckley
C.T. A. Chas
Orionstro
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Geo. H. Hartman
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