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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1905
Page
2
Borough council requires owners to post house numbers for public convenience. Owners lacking numbers can query the council to confirm their premises number as part of a cooperative effort initiated at the behest of the postmaster.
Notes on the death of the famous bank robber Jimmy Hope in New York last week. He was described as the most noted criminal of his era, famed for the Manhattan Bank heist. Biographers and public notices recount his career and claims of vast plunder totaling about 3 million in stocks bonds and cash with most of it unrecovered. Hope was said to have lived in Carbondale before moving on from Scranton.
An advertising piece touts Micona as the cure for stomach ills and digestive failure. It claims weak digestion breeds disease germs, causing bloating, skin issues, nerves, and sleeplessness, promising rapid weight gain and refunds if dissatisfied.
The Great Parade drew about two thousand veterans from Reading and across Pennsylvania yesterday. Maj. A. Ghert of Reading led the march with aides. national commander W. W. Blackmar, state commander J. A. McNavin of Altoona, and other officials were present. Local Grand Army Posts, National Guardsmen, and representatives from all regions joined, while 80 veterans rode on horseback. The Grand Army State Encampment held a night session to review department reports. Election results named J. Andrew Wilt Towanda as department commander and Andrew J. Loe Hazleton as senior vice commander, William H. Green of Philadelphia as junior vice commander, and Rev. John W. Sayres Chester as chaplain. At Hawking Station, the Ladies of the Grand Army elected officers: President Mrs. Kate Loulmil Pittsburgh, Senior Vice President Mrs. Jennie Smew Pittsburgh, Treasurer Mrs. Lydia Brown Pittsburgh, Secretary Mrs. El Jen S. Jones Pittsburgh, Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Emma Lewis Pittsburgh.
Advertising blurb extols Hyomel as a guaranteed cure for catarrh caused by spring’s fickle weather. It claims inhalation via a cat pocket device as a superior method to stomach dosing, with immediate relief and lasting cures. The outfit costs a dollar, with refills at sixty cents, backed by a money back guarantee.
The Atlantic Refining Co disputes Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas authority to appoint an oil inspector. The company asserts state law requires inspection before sale and branding, denying sales of uninspected barrels or packages. It says remedies exist at law and asks dismissal. lawyers are A. J. Williams and J. F. Kintott.
Candidates filed by Republicans for county offices including clerk of wills Charles B. Smith Morris Teelgwn for Black Creek township treasurer doctors Lewis Rnards Mt. Powell and others for county positions. The varied list shows candidates from merchants store managers farmers publishers and contractors across Kingston Wilkes-Barre Hazleton Lehman Sugarloaf Plymouth and Freeland. A report notes the Luzerne county prison year ending March 31 1905 with 1201 commitments and total expenditures of 18689.85 including salaries 11546.25 and prison maintenance efforts by inmates
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