Railroad Excursions From Pittston to Atlantic City and Minneapolis
Railroad news announces special excursions from Pittston Junction to Atlantic City Cape May and other seashore destinations via D L and W railroad with round trip fares around 5.63 and 18 50 plus a Minneapolis trip for the G A T encampment at 26, trains depart 7 35 and 8 19 a m and 12 14 noon with return within 10 days or by Sept 30. The offer includes Pullman car service to Albany and connections to Saratoga Plattsburg and Montreal and to Boston and New England points.
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Atlantic City
Cape May
Trewarts
Teave
Pittston Junction
Pullman
Albany
Wicesbarre
Pittston
Anton
Saratoga
George
Lake OF Champain
Plattsburg
Lake Place
Montreal
Toston Maine
Heston & Albany
Boston
New England
Speciat
Minneapolis
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Sealed Proposals for City Painting and Papering Work
Sealed proposals will be received by the mayor for painting interior and exterior and for papering, according to specifications on file in the city engineer's office. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. Bids must be in by Thursday evening, Aus sth. James Langan, and Mayor.
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Aus
James Langan
Ufe
Court House
Wilkesbarre
Pao
Mondaly
Hillside
Huntsville
Jackson Township
James M. Norris
Famous Spellbinders Clash in Maine Campaign
Debates loom in the Second Maine district as Democratic leaders plan a flood of speeches by Ivanshin and other noted speakers to bolster Littlefield. The high profile battle is described as among the fiercest in Pine Tree politics with Williams, Clark, and Bryan allies expected to appear.
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Littlefield
Ivanshin
Biryan
Maine
Littefield
Fteen
Pineree
John Sharp Williams
Amp
Clark J
Bry
Damion
Shaw
Tate
Bs Iveeical Federation of Labor Acton Organizations
Mrs T W Lawson Dies In Dreamwold Home
Mrs Thomas W Lawson, Boston financier and writer, died at the family summer home Dreamwold after a heart illness. Surrounded by children except Arnold on his honeymoon, the body will be taken to Boston for the funeral. Her maiden name was Jeannie Augustus Goodwillie, born in Cambridge and married in 1878.
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Boston
Mass
Thomas WV. Lawson
Fman
Dreamwold
Arnold Lawson
Lawsons
Mrs. Lawson
Jeannie Augustus Goodwillle
Camridge
Mr. Lawson
Baseball Scores and Standings Across Leagues
Results from the American and Eastern Leagues show Philadelphia leading 6% in 1968 standings, with teams like Detroit, New York, St Louis, Cleveland, Chicago, and Washington in action. Eastern League games feature Newark and Jersey City, and Montreal versus Toronto with multiple innings noted. Also covered are notable items: the death of revolver maker Daniel Wesson in Springfield and political moves on education funding, plus other dispatches from New Orleans, Washington, and Albany.
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Onder
Bebreck
White
Sullivan
Philepiia
Detroit
New York
Louis
Cleveland St
Hk Wastvton
Chicago
Bet Benton
Newark
Jersey City
Jersey Ci
Montreal
Toronto
Monter
Monte
Philadelphia
Fatal accident on scenic Fort George railway ride
A nineteen year old woman Catherine Rosenbrock died when a tram car derailed on a steep curved section of the Fort George scenic railway. Spectators and a companion witnessed the derailment as cars climbed toward the top, her body dragged along by the moving skirt until rescue reached the scene.
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Prescure Sekar
New York
M Thevetnd
Catherine Rosenbrock
Fort George
Mise Tosentrock
Fdr
Ncente
Rer Watta
Stabbed by Stranger in New York City Street
A wild eyed young man stabbed William C. Pearson on the sidewalk at Twenty third Street and Seventh Avenue. Pearson, in a precarious condition, was identified as John Earle, twenty two, who claimed hunger drove the act. He is committed to Bellevue hospital for mental evaluation.
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Wilder
New York
William C. Pearson
Twenty-third Street
Seventh -Avena Pearson
Pearson
John Earle
Harle
Jones
Robbin
Kuite
Finelite
Earle
Bellevue Hospital
Gregory
Sundew plants and Livingstone’s botanical notes in Africa
In a Darwin era reflection, the article discusses sundew species and their marshy habitats across Britain and Scotland, noting drosera varieties seen by explorer David Livingstone in June 1865 on the central African plateau near Lake Diolo. It describes the plant’s dew covered glands, insect trap mechanism, xerophilic adaptation, and Livingstone’s remark on its curious habit resembling animal life with mineral dependence.
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Sunder
Livingstone
Spain
Portugal
Eranberries
Britain
Minden
Sinc
England
Jim
Botante Gantens
Edinbureh
David
Africa
Lake Diolo
Darwin
Two Killed In Duel In Missouri Street Violence
In Chindwick Missouri Charles Freeman a merchant and Robert Keene aged eighteen killed each other with revolvers after an assault charge earlier. Freeman shot in forehead and Keene three times in the heart.
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Springfield
Chindwick
Charles Freeman
Robert Keene
Heath
Freeman
Keene
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Ruth Diss
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Mexico
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Paul Graham
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