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Newspaper

Pittston Gazette

Location

Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1902

Page

2

Pennsylvania survey committee maps six districts this season

This month two parties worked in the fel mapping six Pennsylvania districts. William Joseph Peck led topographers Phillipa Dainger and others in the Wyoming Ambredre Conn area to map concurrent sections for Barnes Sandayst and Punxautawney quadrangles. Elevations reached 1,029 as benchmarks, with bench work continuing through the season.

Pennsylvania Survey Committee Fel William Joseph Peck Luton Aporrapher Pees Messrs Phillipa Dainger Garetta Lfdig Foster Tou Wyoming Ambredre Oro Curwensville Patton Osceola Tance Mall Punxautawney Thee Hart E. B. Clark

Lynching debate and Rhodes scholarships prominent in brief notices

An archival item discusses lynching in the South with calls for education reform and mentions the Rhodes Scholarships. It notes G. R. Parkin organizing a system for selecting English-speaking youths for a 1500 dollar annual award funded by Cecil Rhodes, urging U.S. fund creation and outlining competitive selection across states. It covers campaign plans ahead of a big election, party strategy in Philadelphia, and other public notices including anecdotal excerpts and local columns.

G. R. Parkin Cecil Rhodes Perkin Great Britain United States Morgan Mander Isaid Parkin Rhodes Enous Politial Partien Penns Philadelphia Quay Republican State Committee Ite Cam Mountain House Reading Phila Asiphia Westnesday Sage Pennypacker

Prosperity debate frames tariff fate in Pennsylvania

Washington dispatch reports Joseph Cannon in Philadelphia campaign chatter. He warns against tariff reform amid ongoing prosperity, arguing protection must continue to sustain industry and employment. The piece contrasts Republican vigor with Democratic critiques and cites farm price gains under Republican policy.

Iarife Yattigan Roosevelt Washington, D.C Pennsylvania House Committee On Joseph Cannon Illinois

Pennsylvania Democrats Urged Pennypacker Victory

The speaker notes Pennsylvanians in Washington push for a state focused fight, claiming their party remains weak on national issues after Bryanism and free silver. When pressed about national topics they say Pennsylvania should elect Pennypacker this year.

Washington Pennsylvania Pennlvania Pennypacker

Harness Racing Notes From Hartford and Albany

Between the heats the gray mare Ben Rennie raced at Hartford clocked a mile. Vermont forms a new harness circuit at Albany delaying start. George T Woodin of Boston bought the three year old trotter Dade from Clem Beachy Lexington. eligible to the Kentucky Futurity. Geers shows strategic shift. Frank Doble returns Sanelmo to the Bar 5 brothers. Sanelmo may claim a world record for most drivers linked to a horse.

Texas Ben‘ Rennie Hartford Vermont Albany George T Woodin Boston Clem Beachy Lexington Ally Dade Miownette Geers Frank Doble Sanelmo Arion Bar 5 Brothers of Toston

Cuba debt plans spark bold expectations of growth

The Cuba situation prompts speculation that the republic will borrow millions for cultural relief and military funding, signaling a broader public debt and rapid development. Observers note a rising bond market confidence as Cuba moves toward greater economic and political activity.

Cuba Baltimore Thanennessee Young Republic Chattanooga Times

Misprint Chorus of Personal Snippets From Various Papers

Fragmentary clippings note playful misquotes and social asides. Captain Hobson grows rich daily. Docery of New York jokes. Mrs Clarence Mackay seen as a fashionable influencer. Lord Kitchener praised as brave yet single. Local oddities end with Louisville Port reference.

Hobson St. Lule Duluth Kitchener Loulavile Port

Law Points From Minor Will and City Ordinance

A fragmentary note discusses a female minor making a will and a city ordinance restricting public speeches without a mayoral license. It references legal elements of contract writing and a newspaper printing offer from Gazette Printing.

Southeastern South Corona Ode Gary

Fateful Exchange Sparks Household Tension

A fragmentary dialogue shows Black Jake reacting to a tense moment with profanity and plotting revenge while a narrator describes a drastic shift in mood as a garrison's gaze dulls the room. Maree Jim hints at a whispered secret about to surface.

Oomist Bistarn Bod Jake Frown Maree Jim

Brown seeks aid to uncover missing wagon goods

In a tense scene aboard a Confederate outpost, Brown pressures Jake to reveal the location of government wagons and cotton moved upriver. Jake nervously agrees to aid but fears retribution, while Captain Adams weighs evidence and warns against exposing more than necessary as the inquiry unfolds amid guarded conversations and military presence.

Jake Jana Aeeemeanae Brown Zake Marge Jane Adams Brown Eros Satan Marve Jim Akeer Ben Layburn Alf Layburn Gawd Marve Marie Jack Medweather Fehleh Snake Mary Edgewood Marge Jim Jaye Ian Marie Jiu Seth

German forest servant probation before candidacy noted

A fragment reports a German official must serve at least seven years in probationary work before being eligible for any administrative post and possible entry to a political diet, with unclear references to Jamaica and Chit lay prods.

Fea Uvestat Jerny Jermey

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