Suggestion for a public park near Oregon Grove trolley line
Pittston readers urge turning Oregon Grove into a public park with a new trolley line access. A roadway from Oregon hill to the grove could connect the line and attract visitors, benefiting city revenue while offering a shaded recreation spot overlooking the Susquehanna River.
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Pittston
Oregon Grove
Dublie Park
Canon Ball
Oregon Hill
Susquel TC
Pest
Trotey
The Home News Pittston Vicinity Clipping Note
A brief note states portions of The Home News Pittston and Vicinity are printed first in The Home and Gazette. Some content may appear in downtown papers the next day, but the Gazette does not publish it the day it happens.
Local Gleanings Spotlight City Talks and Events
The column lists varied town happenings from Keystone hall dances to Pittston Greys and Brothers ball games at Hughestown. It notes Y M C A meetings, church events, school sports, a fatal fire at the Peak Ridge breaker, and local personalities visiting or returning home.
Local social notes from Pittston and surrounding towns
A series of brief social notices lists visits and greetings among residents. Names include Marty Costello, Chris Hutchin Kingston, Mica Lulu Foster, L R Tiffany, Garfield Carson, Hannah Greenwood, Mrs Brown, Mrs Riley, Henrietta Crossman, Kate Williams, Arthur Lewis, Gertrude LaVailey, and others connected to Pittston, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Olyphant, Sebastopol, Lockport New York, and Johnstown. The items mention travels, visits, and an upcoming wedding, with notes on employment and local trades.
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Marty Costello
Chris Hutchin
Kingston Invon
Johnson Street
AU Avorn
Mica Lulu Foster
Carbondale
L. R. Tiffany
The
Postal Telegraph Co
New Milford
Garfield Carson
New York
Alex. Law
South Main Street
Mies Hannah Greenwood
Luzerne
Brown
Riley
Wilkesbarre
Mies Henrietta Crossman
Olyphant
Gibbons
Sebastopol
Misa Kate Williams
Wilkesboro
Beth Street
la Morgan Tie
Honshat
Arthur Lewis
Patterson & Co N
Johnstown
Pittston
Tie Up Is Complete As Collieries Idle In Anthracite Areas
The anthracite region faces a broad stoppage as miners heed a union directive to suspend work until Hazleton convention decisions. About 225000 workers—engineers pumpmen and laborers—stay idle while operators halt mining. Local leaders assemble delegates, with no side speaking publicly, awaiting outcomes of the Hazleton gathering and potential escalation.
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United Mine Workers
Scranton
Ater
Hazleton
Scles
Wsion
Drete
Ide
Hasleton
United
American Federation of Ja |Vor
Fee
Jeant
Tidewater
Lehigh Valley
West Pittston
Jersey Central
Buffalo
Pitsburg
Pennsylvania
West Ide
Pleketse
Lackawanna Road
Wyomin
Bishop Hoban
Civic Federation Tried to Prevent Anthracite Strike
A Washington dispatch reports Senator Hanna expressing disappointment over the failure to arbitrate in the anthracite strike. He says the civic federation did its best, but operators refused arbitration, leaving the dispute unresolved as the miners face possible widespread idleness amid the convention outcomes.
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Civic Federation
Washington
Hanna
Intley
Sete
Firemen's Statement Supports Eight Hour Demand
The executive board of the Stationary Firemen Union pledges support to the coal miners if their strike occurs on Wednesday. Conditions include a request by the miners' organization, implementation of an eight hour day with current twelve hour wage rates, and a return to work only after all grievances are amicably settled.
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Hasle Fon
Hhe
Aly
Anthracite Trade Strikes and Labor Tensions Rise
A Philadelphia Ledger weekly review notes falling demand as warm weather nears, with coal output down about 1,000,000 tons in the first four months of the year. Railroads move empty cars coastward while miners face potential strike amid union talks in Hazleton and Scranton. Officials urge arbitration, clerks are laid off, and preparations for a cash-based trade emerge as union pressure grows.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Philadelphia North American
Samuel Nedrey
American Federation of Labor
Hazleton
St .John Edmunds
New York
Reading Railway
Mont Ralph Mr. Easley
National Civic Federation
Easley
Aitehet
Mitch
United Mine Workers
Afitehell
Distriet
Nicholls
Fahey
Scranton
United Mine
Alltel Hazleton
Hasleton Convent
Union Club
Freeman
Alain
Lockout at Hazleton as two colliery firms halt work
In Hazleton district two coal companies have effectively locked out workers. The Beaverheadl Colliery and Entin Social day route firms informed employees to stay off the job, with engineers helpers and pumpers excluded from the order. The move follows a Saturday night action to protect mine safety amid ongoing reconstruction and gas concerns.
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Aoyes
Ha Teton
Coxe Hirothersea Company
Calvin Parte Entis
Tons & Company
Frank H. A
West Lie
Stove
Wweek
Miners In Anthracite Region Suspend Work May 12
Telegrams received by the Gazette show widespread stoppages in the anthracite region, with about ten thousand miners laid off statewide as trains ran only on schedule and open air meetings occurred at several locales. In Pottsville and Scranton areas, shafts were idle, three washeries of the Lackawanna company operated, and efforts by business leaders to resume activity continued amid religious observances and protests.
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Grees
Pottsville
Sedinyikit
Knights of the Collen
Para
Scranton
Mitchell
Lackawan ‘A Company
Miscellaneous small ads and notices from the era
A dense string of classified snippets lists job openings and wants for carpenters, bookkeepers, machinists, and general house help, along with sales, rentals, and utilities. Obituary note for William F Jenkins mentions his Wales birth and long city residence, and mentions his two marriages and survivors.
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William F. Jenkins
William F Jenkins
Mailroad
Hhe
Ste. Wax
Wales
Marriet
Wee Awan
Batt ‘Ives
Mist
Enjana
Havari
Eileen
Sane Vaughn
John
William Jenkins
Chiren
Staay Dav
Abs
Ann Soha
Mra
Tenkin
Miso Survive
Pittston
Suspension notes halt Penny shops in Dunmore area
Information from the Department Committee notes the Penny companies will be closed until further orders. About three hundred men are employed in the shops, and the order will not be a severe blow to Dunmore. The situation remains unsettled as authorities assess the impact.
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Partment
Ted Yeterday
Penny Companies
Dunmore
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Parke
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John Purcell
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Sde Aise
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Robert Davies
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Wiliam Koon
Rom Wilkesberre
Marie Lynch
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Main
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Bohan
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Thomas Mangan
Walsh's
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Lehigh Valley Coal
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Reat
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J. H. Howek
Messe Home Bakery
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Germantown
Emu
Chamberlain
Balan
Meesick
Fred Fish
Ontora Uellvert
Hopkins” Co
Schiller Co
Weun
Schiller Stock Co
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Sebnoe Reds
Will Thomas
Mata
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Nada Poultry
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