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Freeland Tribune

Location

Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1894

Page

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Week of Accidents in Jeddo Area Highlight Local Losses

Correspondents report a week of accidents in the Jeddo vicinity. Major injuries include a Hungarian worker at Oakdale No 1 who lost three fingers after a coal fall, Master Robert Newton with a crushed hand at No 4 stripping, and 18 year old John Johnson of Japan who lost a leg above the knee after his foot slipped beneath an oncoming train. Johnson is recovering in hospital. no death is expected.

Oakdale Robert Newton John Johnson Japan John Ellen Sweeney Philadelphia Rose Brannigan Ellen Haughey Eckley Anthony McNelis Jeddo Hazleton

D.8 and S. roundhouse work begins at Drifton

Work started Friday on a new iron D.8 and S. roundhouse between No 2 breaker and the Lehigh Valley line to Freeland, planned to house at least fifty locomotives. President Harris of the Philadelphia and Reading RR, with his two daughters, visited the breaker and shops, then rode the 0.8 and 8 line. Local springs dry up for first time in memory. No. 17 engine under repair. Mrs. Stranix gravely ill. J. J. McNelis a strong legislative candidate. Morris O'Donnell buries infant. Local coal mines expected to run full time soon. Central Railroad of New Jersey ran a five car excursion to Allentown fair. Patrick Kennedy injured in Tarleton. Halpin's Weatherly supply wagon praised for quality and finish.

Lehigh Valley Railroad Freeland Harris Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company FE. B. Coxe Morris O'Donnell No. 1 Central Railroad of New Jersey Allentown Fair

Death of a Young Man Joseph Kavanaugh

Joseph Kavanaugh of Watertown New York died in Freeland at about 20 after a brief illness. He worked as a barber and recently found work in Freeland in Joseph Carey’s shop. Typhoid fever followed a chill and his condition deteriorated despite care from Dr. Morton and Dr. Wentz. His mother Mrs Jane Kavanaugh was notified. burial at St Ann's cemetery. Interment to be in St Ann's cemetery. The article also details local election district divisions and a few court sentences from Wilkes-Barre. He was not known in town prior to illness but received the best treatment as a stranger.

Joseph Kavanaugh Freeland Joseph Carey Morton Wentz Watertown N. Y Jane Kavanaugh Board of Health St. Ann's Cemetery Charles Polanezky Anna Rosman New York Hazleton Alexander Norris James M. Norris Wilkes-Barre Audenried Imre Mincasy Maria Kis Eckley Sargeant Hazleton Hospital Lowell Mass George Myers Joseph D. Myers St. Nicholas Schuylkill County Mahanoy City Welsh John Schmidt Schmidt Arnold Brooklyn Wahnetah Glen Onoko Schuylkill Republican County Committee Congress Mahlon Searfoss Lehigh Valley Glen Summit Macready

Burglars Shoot A Man Dead In Woods Near Wilkes Barre

A man named Andrew Pollard, a boarding house owner, was killed in a nighttime ambush near Miners Mills about four miles from Wilkes-Barre. Four intruders tried to enter his home, Pollard defended with an axe, and the attackers fired through a window. Pollard was shot in the left breast and died as his wife and boarders fought back. The assailants fled after a lengthy siege until daylight. Authorities have no clue. Nearby history references a prior murder. The same page also covers baseball results and a fraudulent cure claim.

Miners Mills Wilkes- Barre Andrew Pollard Pollard Mike Bevigino and Villela Alexander McClure Bernard Flanagan

Freeland Society Ball and Tigers Club Event Notice

PLEAUSRE CALENDAR October 10 seventh annual ball of Young Men's C T A B Society at Freeland opera house admission 60 cents October 20 second annual entertainment of the Tigers Athletic Club at Freeland opera house Call and see Berner's stock of hats and caps the latest Carpets oil cloths and linoleum at J C Berner's

Young Men's C. T. A. B. Society Freeland Opera House The Tigers Athletic Club Berner

Arrests for False Pretense and Northwest Colliery Tragedy

John Robbins of Wilkes-Barre sues his former fiancée Fannie Stephana for obtaining goals under false pretense after their engagement in Australia. In Carbondale a rockfall at Northwest colliery kills four workers, including two married men. A little girl dies at Allentown fair from a stray shot. Also noted: coincidental births of two DA candidates and the Lansford liquor case ruling in favor of Mrs Evans.

John Robbins Wilkes-Barre Squire Ford Australia Fannie Stephana Robbins Stephana America Northwest Carbondale William B. Mitchell John J. Fanning Andrew Clapkosky George Barney Tug Wilkes

Overcoats and suits offered by Rerowich in seasonal ad

A Freeland advertisement features poetically melancholic lines about autumn days and promotes Rerowich as a tailor offering new ready made and tailored coats and suits with a year of free repairs. It notes no rent to pay and emphasizes square treatment and low prices. The ad also mentions Laubach providing ice cream, cakes, and candy at low prices.

Freeland Laubach

Arbor Day and Local Council News Brighten Week

Arbor Day was set for Friday October 19 by state authorities. The borough council will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening and D H Hastings Republican gubernatorial candidate speaks in Wilkes Barre on the 24th inst.

D. H. Hastings Wilkes-Barre Robert Mulraney Plymouth Carbon Street Charles McCafferty Yorktown

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