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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
1
The piece explains the green shading of leaves due to pigments and oxidation as temperatures drop, noting the hidden science behind autumn color change. It includes a brief home science tip from a Woman's Home Companion column and a short notice about tax collectors and a stove inquiry.
Obituary notices report Jonn C Miller aged 60 of this city a carpenter died after long illness. Surviving siblings include Mrs C A Porter Auburn NY Mrs Eugene Thayer Scranton and Charles Miller here. Remains arriving from Philadelphia to West Side home then funeral Saturday at 230 in West Pittston cemetery. Also noted death of Mrs Robert Bowen of Watkins Duryea age 25 with newborn son and two other children, burial at Marcy cemetery. Michael Budrock of Upper Pittston aged 55 died after weeks at Ransom Home. funeral planned from family home.
Reports mention Hollater of Avoca recovering from typhoid and staying at the Hines Home on Exeter Street. Misa Nellie Sutter of Scranton is a guest at that home. John Thorburn arrives. Underwood, Gibby, Prevost attend the Luserne County Medical Society meeting in Wilkes-Barre. Robert Sloan, son of Alex Sloan, of Wall Street, is returning from work in Dover due to health. A customs house visit in Philadelphia is noted for another figure. Woodstock Md is referenced with P Prancle as a student for priesthood.
John Mullin a 28 year old union man working at Fermwood mine died after a trolley car struck him near Rock Street Smithville on the Scranton to Pittston line. Coroner Berge suspects foul play and an investigation is ongoing as witnesses recount Mullin leaving Mayfield, boarding at Avoca, with rumors of his being seen later in Smithville and Voglebacher saloons before the fatal incident. The body was taken to a morgue for examination while authorities prosecute the case.
Local items from the city section include a prayer meeting at A C Myers on Parsonage Street, a discussion of prices in Brown & Co adverts, arrests of four boys for counterfeit money, and a banquet planned by the Brothers' baseball club. Also noted are weather-related race cancellations, a trolley accident, a Ladies of the Maccabees social, gym renovations, and obsequies for Mrs. John J. McNulty with pallbearers listed.
Large turnout reported for YMCA night school with future sessions expected. German Latin and English classes announced. Helen Thomson of Baltimore Women's College to lead. New gym class for working boys organized, meeting at eight each Tuesday. Physical examinations growing in popularity. director notes strong showing, especially second class members.
On Tuesday evening next week The Black Hand will be the Dil at Mule Hall a rue tale told simply with Breton style. The Ditto of Someay entertains with scenes described as Dictaresque and visually impressive shaping a mood that reflects the era.
A night raid by the Ninth Regiment battalion quelled a mob of about 100 strikers at the Sterling washery in Plymouth. Eleven men were arrested and later sent to Wilkesbarre for hearings. Authorities report other areas in the anthracite region quiet, as President Roosevelt plans a conference in Washington to discuss settlement with mine operators and union leaders.
Reported threats at Austin Heights prompt urgent dispatch of Co D under Captain Fischer from Camp Norris after Sheriff Schade alerted to potential trouble. Troops moved via route to Exeter and Coxton, remain on site overnight, with four companies later sent to Exeter. General Gobin may visit. pay for the regiment pending. quiet observed in Lackawanna region with limited duties.
Hewitt pledges to back a coal stoppage halt and urges miners to return to work while the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co. faces arrests over coal picking on its properties amid a miners strike. He argues the strike harms public welfare and calls for owners to fund social improvements after the dispute ends.
Striking workers and local relief efforts mark a tense scene in Pittefedd Massachusetts as the town vows to procure Welsh coal and support strikers. A North American Coal Co washery near Plymouth was set to start operations yesterday but night interference derailed several gondolas, derailed cars, and damaged doors, delaying the launch.
Stationed at the Pennsylvania Coal Co No 14 colliery, work has slowed as strikes pull laborers away. The company seeks men to load stockpiled coal while no coal moved through the breaker yesterday and spread of coal covers tracks.
ET catera notes from business men and other minor matters include horse for sale cheap at 205 Broad and ads for house help, rental space, and a two horse champion wagon. Also listings for a business school, dental services, and Christmas encampment travel specials with Lehigh Valley railroad single fare tickets from Pittston from October 4 to 14.
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