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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1906
Page
1
In order to assure appearance on the same day, copy for changes of advertisements must be handed in at the Gazette Office not later than nine oclock in the morning. Advertisements received after nine oclock may not be set up before the press hour.
Fragmented local items recount a Sunday entertainment at Dr. Houck Biomaingn’s former home near Soeeg, a fatal Burned death of a woman identified as Mrs Neary, and a county jail release leading to a new theft claim. Names and places are garbled. the piece blends entertainment notes with a homicide aftermath and a post-release accusation. The report cites Sheriff Davis and a deputy, with reference to a man named Mazarone Pickoom recently freed from jail after a year for assault, who now alleges a forged signature to gain pay from coal firms.
From Business Men, Wants and Other Minor Matters. Harter's bread It s good. LAGHE lunches all kinds. Harter's. WANTED Installment collector for merchandise accounts, good salary and expenses. Address Globe Company, 723 Chestnut st, Phila., Pa. 20s J
Miss Hana Day returns home from Nanticoke and various local visits. Miss Lillian Swalnback dies at Pittston friends gathering. Michael McGrange of Sugar Notch visited Pittston. Rev J V Stevens adjudicates literary contests at an eisteddfod in Nanticoke. Miss Elizabeth Grimt of Scranton visited Miss Edith Evans. Mary and Stella Weiss and Emily Hetrick of Glen Summit entertained by Mrs. William George of Broad. Cavanaugh vaudeville troupe member touring, plans New York return. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve praised for relief of piles cuts and sores, sold by Ted Fates.
At Miner's Mills a tense clash occurred as Healey's crew and armed workers confronted C R R men attempting to remove a crossing and stall service. Ambulances and constables arrived as onlookers, estimated near 1000, watched the confrontation unfold with cheers when the workmen were driven back and the crossing remained blocked.
The First National Bank reports capital surplus and profits over $550,000 with 3 percent interest on savings. Interest is compounded twice yearly and deposits made on or before January 6 will earn interest from January 1, 1906.
Real aétactis trade offer states that new property or business space is cheaper than building from scratch in any diner city. The notice emphasizes lower costs, with a cryptic line about “50.” and unclear assurances of ownership and sale terms.
In HUDOR IN Plymouth, a church dispute led to a basement meeting and property break in as supporters clashed over leadership. Rev Huder offered to loan $1,000 from his Scranton pastorate allies if Plymouth could raise $32,000 to ease part of the church debt amid excommunication threats.
Dr Aldinger resigns after 18 years as head of the physical department at Bloomsburg State Normal School to become head of physical education at New York High School for Commerce in New York City. The notice notes his departure takes effect February 1 and cites his long service and future duties in the New York post.
Rt Rev M J Hoban yesterday morning dedicated St Marys Italian church at Old Forge corner Lawrence and Grast streets with pontifical high mass in English and Italian. Clergy from various regions attended as the frame structure church 106 feet deep 48 feet wide rises with a 15 foot tower. Rev Anthony Treesa serves as pastor. fireworks marked the dedication celebration.
In Northport New York Horner shooting case Frank Wimnowski a stable hand and sole executor gave a detailed statement to District Attorney Livingston Smith. Simpson asserts he will be freed and Horner’s wife testifies she will not aid. Dr. Simpson defended as innocent while New York figures consult.
Pittsburg plans a hall of shame to deter capitalistic oppression offering 100000 to the first city to adopt the project. Emil Servich, a wealthy recluse living at Silver Lake New York, favors New York Boston or Pittsburg and excludes Chicago over Haymarket views. He proposes naming five men annually with statues in the hall while noting the dangers of opposition. A separate report from Scranton Pa notes a dynamite blast at a plum macéaron factory and threats from The Iron Head demanding money under threat of death. In New York Topographical No 6 reports a wage earners strike: eight hour day for printers in book and job offices.
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