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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
2
Saturday specials announce low prices on wash suits for all ages. Offers include 39¢ plain wash suits, boys and girls styles from 95¢ to $5, various blouse, sailor, and knee pants options, with sizes and color ranges noted and multiple material types.
Boston June 30 The executive committee of the Royal Arcanum supreme council issued a statement after a three day meeting explaining the committee has no power to repeal modify or amend the new rate schedule. It cites increasing death claims and the order’s perpetuity as justification for the rate increase while noting potential hardship from any change.
Reports from Oyster Bay indicate the president may announce the names of the Russian and Japanese peace plenipotentiaries within days. Plans consider the envoys arriving from Washington aboard Mayflower and Dolphin, with sessions likely in early August on the North Atlantic coast.
National and American League standings are listed with team names such as New York Cincinnati Philadelphia Boston Chicago Brooklyn and others. Scattered game results and second games are noted with scores and key players, alongside brief regional notices and local incidents including marooned crowds after Pittsburg auto races, a Burlington post office robbery, and Terre Haute distillery fire.
A wedding is set for next Monday evening at Riverside Baptist Church. Miss Jenne Weber, daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Weber, will marry Harry Hope at 8 o clock with a reception at the bride’s parents home to follow. The long column notes local obituaries, church events, and community notices including health updates and social happenings in Scranton and nearby towns.
Judge Newcomb of Lackawanna county court issued an opinion in the Waverly school case, denying a restraint on the district from paying a $2,000 balance to F. A. Parker. The case, awaited by Waverly and nearby communities, concerns school finance after a 1896 tax plan and a rental arrangement with Parker. The decision follows a Lancaster county ruling limiting annual indebtedness to 2 percent.
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