08 May 1905
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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1905
Page
1
At the Home For Aged and Infirm Hebrews annual meeting Edward Lauterbach denounces the czar of Russia and predicts 9,000 Russian Hebrews will seek refuge in the United States. He urges patrons to prepare to care for incoming refugees amid scarce resources and growing humanitarian need.
Bay State towns face fierce fires fanned by southwest wind. Firefighters report the blaze beyond control near Kingston and Darby Station on the Plymouth line, with fifty square miles burned and the settlement of Rocky Town in danger after a wind shift toward the northeast. Kingston and Plymouth men, aided by reinforcements, battle flames along pine tracts and railroad rights of way.
This week we offer every suit in our children's department at a real discount with extraordinary bargains in fashionable sturdy garments priced at 1.40 1.90 2.49 and 3.50. Regular values. We back every garment with our guarantee.
Pittston resident B Oppenheimer is listed at the corner of Main and Willian Streets in the town directory.
Pittston railway guide shows Reading system and Valley Railroad details for New Jersey and New York. Lists through trains to White Haven, Allentown, Philadelphia with limited changes, and daily locals via Sayre and Wilkesbarre. Also reports express routes Buffalo to New York Philadelphia and connections to Pittsburgh and Shamokin. Includes notices of electrocution, counterfeit arrests, voice restoration, and health tips amid scattered timetable data.
OCR reads unclear train times and routes across Delaware and Pennsylvania locales. Fragments mention Lackawanna and Esters lines, Northumberland, ocean fort, and midcastne notes with scattered times like 7.35 a.m. and 10.389. m. The legible pieces hint at a local timetable or schedule blur.
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