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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1906
Page
1
The article explains why many people especially children wear glasses. It notes undetected eye defects are now corrected, reducing suffering, and that modern near work has reduced outdoor activity. It urges avoiding eye abuse while vision is unimpaired and choosing glasses carefully when needed.
Dr L Prinsiein urges awareness of widespread eye defects beyond common sight issues. He warns that choosing random spectacles can injure eyes, stressing parents and readers to seek proper diagnosis and professional guidance for themselves and their children.
In Washington on August 14 President Gompers of the Federation of Labor challenges Chairman Shonts of the Isthmian Canal Commission over Shonts statements about using Chinese labor on the Panama Canal. He cites no such provision in the law and notes Shonts would not be persuaded on the eight hour issue. McMackin dies after accidental poisoning in Livingston Manor. King George starts naval trip to meet Kaiser Wilhelm in Wiesbaden amid political speculation.
Roosevelt will review the Atlantic fleet at Oyster Bay on September 3 aboard the flagship. The assembled force will number 43 ships with 1 178 guns and about 12 825 men under Rear Admiral Evans, with battleships Maine Missouri Kentucky and Kearsarge among the divisions.
Diss Debar once known as Lane Jackson and Vera Alva, released on ticket of leave after a seven year sentence for connection with an alleged immoral cult The Theocratic Unity. Her husband Theodore Jackson headed the group. The case spans New Orleans Chicago Joliet and London in a life of sensational spiritualism and scandal.
Four boys under nine were struck by train No. 13 on the Broad Street trestle of the Pennsylvania Railroad while returning from a ball game in Elisabeth New Jersey. Lloyd Gelli and Walter Gelli of the city, Wille Gridin son of Michael Gridin of Wilkes-Barre, and Raymond Daubuee of this city died. one other boy was in critical condition.
London reported novelist and dramatist Mary Pearl Teresa Craigie known by the pen name John Oliver Hobbes died in her sleep at age thirty nine. Heart failure is suspected though described as unexpected. Born in Boston she married Reginald Walpole Craigie at seventeen and published Some Emotions at twenty four followed by The Th eod y and many other works. She wrote plays including The Ambassador and The Flute of Pan and recently lectured in America on American women.
At Minneapolis Aug 14 the Grand Army of the Republic annual encampment attracts over 100000 veterans and friends. Clara Barton arrived unexpectedly with the Massachusetts department, city decorations abound, and campaigns for national commander intensify as J B Brown Vanesville C and Charles G Burton vie for posts.
An exiled man returns from a 31 year absence in Chicago and immediately hands his wife fifty $100 bills with the remark Ask me no questions. Frye vanished 31 years ago and had never communicated since. In New York a police sergeant reports a fortune left to his brother and sister by an Australian uncle totaling $514,000.
A scanned business directory page lists Rex and Chowraen solicitors in Pittston, several attorneys including Wat We Hat MProlAtLAW and NotaRY PUBLIC with addresses on Broad Street and Wyoming Avenue, contractor and planter cementing services, and other trades. It includes Johns JordAn AldrIeman owner listings, John A JohnsOs builder, undertakers, Hercules Concrete Stone and Engineering Co with concrete blocks and curbs, and miscellaneous entries for general services in Pittston and West Pittston areas. It preserves names, places, and contact details as readable from the OCR text.
The New Hotel Albert promotes itself as the fire-proof transient hotel below 23rd Street near wholesale district and department stores. It advertises modern improvements including Long Distance Phone in every room, with rooms from $1.00 per day and 100 rooms with private bath at $2.00 per day, claiming best hotel value in New York City with restaurant pricing and a free visitor guide.
An OCR fragment advertises rooms at the Windsor noted for its proximity to Tending Terminal and Broadstreet Depot. It lists American Plan rates from 2.10 to 3.50 per day and European Plan from 1. to 2.50 per day.
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