Scranton Common Council Battles Over Viaduct and Budgets
Tense session over viaduct resolution and a 26 000 bond. Quorum questions clouded passage of the annual appropriation and tax ordinances. Anti Spanish resolution adopted condemning Cuba policy and Maine incident. street sewer repairs advertised.
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Railways Committee
Norton
Sweeney
McGinley
Scranton Railway Company
Rweeney
Keller
Cobmit
Gilroy
West Side
Flanagan
Walker
Leosen
Flanaran
Select Council
Select Branch
Messrs
Gordon
Chier
Regan
Wenzel
Zeldier
Noone
Sheridan
Dem
Messia
Board of Control
Waller
Bromiley Avenue
Council Adopts Tax Levy Based on Controller Estimate
In a quiet, largely business session City Solicitor McGinley urged relying on the controller’s estimate for fixing the tax rate for the ensuing year. The council accepted the valuation as basis, passed second and third readings, and approved several minor ordinances and repairs, adjourning to Monday morning.
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Nealla
Meesie
Gordon
Grier
Regan
Gilroy
Flanagan
Wenzel
Sweeney
Nealis
Lanning
Messrs. Fellowes and Coyne
Lansing
McGinley
Sanderson
Common Council
First Ward
Thirteenth Ward
Rockwell and
Gilbert Streets
Washburn Street
Main Avenue
Tenth Streets
Columbia
Burrows Brothers Open New Glass Works in South Stroudsburg
Burrows Brothers begin operations at their South Stroudsburg plant. The main building measures fifty by sixty feet with a central five ton eight hundred pound tank. The facility features a new oil heating process touted as a coal and labor saver and yielding better glass.
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Burrows Brothers
South Stroudsburg
Koyal Arch Masons to be constituted at Stroudsburg
On Friday, April in Stroudsburg the Monroe Chapter of Koyal Arch Masons will be constituted. Monroe Royal Arch officers named include Joseph M. Kerr high priest A R J Wallace king Thomas F Kane noble George B H Stauffer treasurer and Mor rie Evans secretary.
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Monroe
Koyal Arch Masons
Stroudsburg
Monroe Royal Arch
Joseph M. Kerr
A. R. J. Wallace
King
Thomas F. Kane
George BH. Stauffer
Morrie Evans
Four Judges on the Witness Stand in City Bank Case
Four judges testified in the City bank case as the defense sought to prove settlement of cashier Jessup’s indebtedness. Ex judges Lewis Jessup Willard Edwards described how funds were paid to relieve debt and end criminal proceedings. Other testimony covered assignments to reduce Jessup debt and disputes over application of funds. A separate mortgage suit and a personal injury verdict are also noted in the day’s docket.
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City Bank
W. J. Lewis
W. B. Jessup
E. N. Willard
H. M. Edwards
Lewis
Gunster
Jessup
Laula N. Kramer
Depositors
Sunster
Squire Beardsley
Willard
George A. Jessup
Dr. Throop
Mersin
Price
Welles
Edwards
White
Aselance
Albright
No. 1 Court Room
H.R. Wood
BK. Metrar Sanderson
J. Gardiner Sanderson
Edwarda
Hackensack
N. J
Sanderson
W. Lathrope
George HN. Druwn
New York
F. L. Hitchcock
L W. Schultz
Phillipsburg
Lingle Morgan
Edward McDonald
William Davin
Moving Day at the Jail and Lyceum Tonight
Population at the county jail dropped by twenty three with twenty one prisoners discharged after grand jury action. Names listed include Crose Dorgine Daley Keau me Bipelts Laden Loftus Liddick Moonsick Miller Mee han McDermott Napick Nozinsky Polin one Reiter Roland Setrelli Smith Smith Sells. Also previews of Dreams May Come at the Lyceum and upcoming stage shows My Boys and The Real Widow Brown with noted performers Richards Canfield Stombler Wart Earl Rhoades Parks Lyon and others.
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Charles Crose
Martin Dorgine
Willam Daley
James Keaume
Anthony Bipelts
James Laden
Martin Loftus
John Liddick
Frank Moonsick
Joseph Miller
John Meehan
John McDermott
Martin Napick
Piiliga Nozinsky
George Polinone
Peter Reiter
William Roland
Ko Setrelli
Joseph Smith
Peter
Clothing Shortage Delays Thirteenth Regiment Uniforms
At the armory the Thirteenth regiment received insufficient cloth for new uniforms. The fabric, described as high quality, will require replacements from the companies. Garment making starts immediately to complete the issued attire for all members.
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Thirteenth Regiment
Recient
Lattimer Inst
The Olt Coat at Lyceum Stirs Theatrical Interest
The Lyceum presented The Olt Coat a new comedy by Lieutenant W H Allerdice of the United States navy starring Frederic Bond and a strong company including Clayton White John B Maher Miss Helen Kenner and Miss Nito Allen The piece which promises a run at the Bijou in New YorkMonday follows lively misadventure with a henpecked husband Montgomery Wood and features May Vokes in a notable charade role The author is related to W L Howells and has connections to Tena of today
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Lyceum
Smyth and Rice
W. H. Allerdice
New York
Aliderdice
Tolle
Ciy
Frederic Bond
Tohn Fpf
Ward
India
Montgomery Wood
Clayton White
John B. Maher
Helen Kenner
Nito Allen
May Vokes
Meatrice O'Malferty
Robbie's Knickerbockers Entertain at Music Hall
The Knickerbockers gave entertaining shows yesterday afternoon and evening. Edna Aug was replaced by Nellie Seymour who shows strong voice and character work. The company features M. & Whalen John and Estelle Wills Aleene LaRue Emma Krouwe and Burke brothers with the Rose family performing a cake walk to great reception. The group will appear again at Music hall for the rest of the week.
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Robbie
Knickerbockers
Music Hall
Edna Aug
Nellie Seymour
Knickerbocker Company
Miss Seymour
M. & Whalen
John
Estelle Wills
Aleene
LaRue
Emma Krouwe
Charles
John Burke
Rose Family
Roble
Howe
Wills
Renee
Atle
Krause
la Rue
Mr. Whalen
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