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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1902
Page
5
Emerson IA resident, after critical surgery by Drs Longstreet at Vine Boulevard private sanitarium, rapidly recovering. I Hy Caldwell of the Telewire Lackawanna and Western visiting Scranton business circles says his company aims to relocate industries to fill the gap from steel mill shutdowns, hindered by labor unrest.
Manager Al Lawson began repairs on the baseball park after securing a lease yesterday. Two weeks of improvements include a new roof, sides, ends, seats, fences, and bleachers along the first base line to shield spectators from sun. The first bleachers measure 100 feet long with eight tiers for about one thousand seats, the grand stand also seats one thousand. Groundskeeper Jim Clark started yesterday and promises a level field by May Day, rivaling the best in the state.
County jail inmates will begin season long work in Nay Aug park on Monday under guards from Scranton and Bellevue. The prison board met with Judge H M Edwards Sheriff C H Schadt and county commissioners approving the plan and approving guard wages of two dollars per day.
About 100 painters walked off their jobs this morning after requests for 2.00 dollars per day for nine hours were rejected. The AP dispatch notes Wilkes Byrne reporting April b.
Miss Sarah L. Arnold of Boston, renowned for English work in public schools, addressed the second day of the teachers institute. She urged the school’s value to the individual and community, supported compulsory funding, and stressed reading that leads to noble learning. Dr. F. H. Green reflected on a century of literature and Thoreau, while Miss Anna W. Williams offered Dante insights and choruses pleased by student singers from No. 16 and No. 12 schools.
At last night’s meeting select council was informed by a communication from the common council that it had failed to concur in amendments to the appropriation ordinance. E. J. Coleman M. J. Norton and W. Searing were named by the common council as the joint conference committee to seek a conclusion, while Chittenden named F. H. Clemons Finley Ross and D. W. Vaughan as the select’s conference committee. The joint committee will meet tonight to attempt a settlement.
Catherine Miltan dies at home in North Abington on March 1 at age 50. Funeral set for 1 PM Wednesday at Newtyn Center with services at the residence of Frank Weary.
The armory hosts a charity concert for Home for the Frieddies featuring Fritz Kreisler, Ben Davies, Madame Blauvelt, and Madame Laurelt. Tickets at sixty and fifty cents cover 600 seats. Bauer's grand piano accompanies the performance with strong critical praise in Boston.
The Scranton Tribune announces four more entries for the Educational Contest as May 4 opening day approaches. Names listed include Frank L. Galloway of Union City, Hugh Johnson of Forest City, Harry Danvers of 330 Warren street, and John D. Evans of 244 Putnam street, with more inquiries and new scholarships expected.
City Solicitor G M Walden provides an official ruling on coal taxation in Scranton. Coal severed from the surface owned by others should be third class. coal under the surface follows the surface class. coal breakers are first class. coal not severed remains third class overall. The opinion outlines methods to assess divided mineral estates and ensure equal taxation.
A vintage public health notice urges weary individuals to use Paine's Celery Compound as a premier spring medicine. It claims the remedy cleanses the blood, restores nerve action, and aids conditions like rheumatism neuralgia dyspepsia liver and kidney issues eczema and gout from impure life streams. The ad asserts it benefits a wide social spectrum and urges sick readers to test the medicine.
Monthly meteorological summary reports mean atmospheric pressure and temperatures with dates for highs and lows. It notes wind direction north and total wind movement, precipitation totals and deficient rainfall, clouded days, frost dates, and a forecast official signature.
The United Mine Workers ordered a holiday yesterday to mark the first anniversary of the eight hour day in the bituminous region. Observance varied as some Delaware, Lackawanna and Western mines worked full shifts while Delaware and Hudson mines operated with small crews. Officials attributed limited observance to misunderstandings of the order and noted operators’ dissatisfaction, claiming they did not receive notice of the stoppage except through union notices to employees.
Lackawanna Railroad offers a special low fare excursion to New York City from Blcranton College of Music area. Hayden Evans directs the event with tickets sold April 3 for travel to New York on April 2 and return by April 7, one way fare plus one dollar for the round trip, children 6 to 12 half the adult rate.
The Young Ladies society holds an apron cake and candy sale Thursday afternoon from 3 to 1 at Mrs Alfred Hand’s residence 505 Jefferson Avenue. A revised cook book will be for sale.
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