Escape Through Jailed Doors Highlights Scranton Burglar
Frank Hoot, a notorious Scranton burglar, slipped through two iron jail doors then slid 15 feet down a rope of bed clothing in Lackawanna County jail. German police dogs tracked his trail to the Erie tracks in Dunmore. authorities suspect he fled on a passing freight.
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International News Service
Scranton
Frank Hoot
Lackawanna County
Benjamin Throop
Elmhurst
Erie
Dunmore
Hoot
Home of Prof. T A Kimes For Rent In Best City Area
The residence of Prof. T A Kimes at 305 North Jefferson street will be vacated soon and offered for rent. A large, well lighted house on an ample lot in the best part of the city. Inquiries may be made on the premises or to Clare P DuShane.
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T. A. Kimes
Jefferson Street
Clare P. DuShane
Mark Twain Sweetens Ballarat Welcome With Short Phrases
In Ballarat Mark Twain found the local speech puzzling and the mayor greeted him with a terse K m. Twain offered a cigar and the mayor replied Q with the discovery that Ballaratese words meant welcome and thank you. The London Chronicle notes this quaint exchange amid reflections on childhood thefts.
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Ballarat
Mark Twain
K’m
Ellwood City Roundheads Reunite in Portersville
William Smiley elected president Silas Kirker vice president and E E Eakin secretary at the 24th annual Roundhead Regiment reunion held at the Beighley home Portersville. One member J P Wilson died in the past year a tribute was paid. Next reunion planned for Slippery Rock church June 1915.
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Ellwood City
William Smiley
Roundhead Regiment
Pennsylvania
Bieghley
Portersville
Silas Kirker
E. E. Eakin
E. E. Aiken
John Marshall
Fred Bowder
A. P. Auberry
Caleb Covert
Thos. D. Wilson
Eli More
Hugh More
R. M. Young
Wm. Wimer
Wm. Mehard
Serenaders Not Welcome at Feldman Home Riot
In Ellwood City near a Crescent avenue wedding, a crowd of young men tried to serenade Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Feldman. Police were called but they fled before arrival after a near fight with screams and threats. The couple denied entry and later brandished cleaned knives to protect their home, though the blades were for wallpaper cleaning. The serenaders plan another attempt.
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Ellwood City
Nathan Feldman
Crescent Avenue
Frisco Man Harry McDonald Missing From Home
Elwood City reports Harry McDonald a Frisco resident has vanished from his residence. Relatives search surrounding towns as authorities learn of a prior dispute with his stepson Billy Gordon, the hearing was dropped, and McDonald left behind a wife and two step sons.
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Ellwood City
Harry McDonald
Frisco
Billy Gordon
McDonald
Boy Wilbert Bowden Improves After Appendectomy
Ellwood City June 19 Wil bert the young son of Mr and Mrs BE Bowden of Celia is recovering steadily after an appendectomy at the local hospital. His progress leaves doctors hopeful for a good recovery.
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Ellwood City
Wilbert
BE. C. Bowden
Celia
Duncan Chosen Manager of Team Frisco
Ellwood City reports Fred Duncan has been chosen manager of the Frisco baseball team replacing Harry McDonald. Duncan is an enthusiastic fan and well acquainted with the game. The schedule includes games with many strong district teams, promising an exciting card for Frisco fans.
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Ellwood City
Fred Duncan
Frisco
Harry McDonald
Duncan
Church Session Guests at Dinner in Wurtemburg
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Smith hosted the local Presbyterian church session and Rev. and Mrs. Frank Reber at their Wurtemburg home for dinner and social time after a delightful meal last evening in Ellwood City.
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Ellwood City
H. W. Smith
Presbyterian Church
Frank Reber
Wurtemburg
Missionary Society to Meet Tonight in Ellwood City
Members of the Anna Milligan Missionary society of the United Presbyterian church will gather at Miss Eva Snyder’s Seventh street home for a business session followed by social time this evening in Ellwood City.
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Ellwood City
Anna Milligan Missionary Society
The
United Presbyterian Church
Eva Snyder
Seventh Street
Firemen Practice On Big Bonfire
Ellwood City volunteers rushed to a river bank blaze near the power station last night. The run served as fine practice for the department, but damage was minimal as the crew arrived within minutes and contained the fire.
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Ellwood City
Shaffners Travel to Baltimore for Medical Convention
Dr and Mrs B W Shaffner from the University of Pittsburg journey to Baltimore where Dr Shaffner attends the convention of physicians employed by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
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Medicine
The
University of Pittsburg
B. W. Shaffner
Baltimore
Dr. Shaffner
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Realty Transfers Show Multiple Quiet Property Deals
Real estate records list transfers in wards including Eighth Fifth North Beaver Hazel Dell and Newport with prices from $1 to $2,250. Notable swaps include Thomas J. Morgan to John J. Walters and Austin S. Patterson to Thomas S. McComb and back again. The closing remark notes distrust of relying on friends for trouble.
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Thomas J. Morgan
John J. Walters
Eighth Ward
Grifith M. Jones
Joseph Pugh
Fifth Ward
Pat di Tonso
Mary R. Clarke
J. C. Paterson
John M. Kyle
North Beaver
Mary R. Clark
J. DiFonso
Mary Elizabeth Hoelz
Florence Lapiewski
Ellwood
Jordon Jonston
David Bookamer
Hazel Dell
Nathaniel Nye
Cherryhurst Land Co
Annie Seiwert
Second Ward
Wm. Hoffmaster
Celesta J. Stacey
Mahoning
M. Eosi
A. Caravella
Thomas S. McComb
Austin S. Patterson
Neshannock
Jennie Noggle
Mont H. Veon
Newport
Margaret A. Daunt
I. H. Catlon
Washington
Malden rooster attack injures child and uncle
In Malden Massachusetts Elizabeth Smith the three year old daughter of George Smith was attacked by a white Plymouth Rock rooster. The bird pierced the bridge of her nose between the eyes. George Evans her uncle rushed to help but fell dislocating his shoulder and breaking his forearm before he overpowered the bird.
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Malden
Mass
Elizabeth
George Smith
Wentworth Street
George Evans
Record-Breaking Rhode Island Hen Hatches Six-Ounce Egg
Master Dale Lyon of 212 Bluff Street reports a Rhode Island hen laying a six ounce egg with an unusual shape and circumference of 8 1 2 inches one way and 8 1 4 the other. The egg will be filled with plaster parts and preserved as a museum piece.
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Dale Lyon
Bluff Street
Rhode Island
Emerson Quote on Luck and Circumstance
The quote contrasts shallow belief in luck with belief in circumstances. It argues that strong people attribute outcomes to cause and effect rather than chance.
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Emerson
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