Rehearsals for Watkins Choir Ahead of Wilkes-Barre Contest
Three rehearsals of John T. Watkins choir of 200 voices were held in Mears hall as they prep for a June 11 12 competition in Wilkes-Barre for a $1000 prize. Leader Watkins expressed satisfaction with progress and the group practiced Gloria Blossoms Born in Teeming Springtime. A farewell reception for David T. Brown awaited his two months cavalry furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Watkins
Wilkes-Barre
Mears’ Hall
Watkins
T. Ellsworth Davies
John H. Edwards
Curt Colwin
Gwilym A. Williams
John Courier Morris
Alfred Twining
Thomas G. Evans
Richard Thomas
William W. Evans
Thomas M. Watkins
Ediwin Bowen
Thomas Willams
Thomas Marshal
George W. Brown
Drayman
Hobinson Street
David T. Brown
Tenth Cavalry
Buford
N. D
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Stella Howard
Brown
Dorsey
Horace Johnson
Joseph Foster
W. K. Harris
Alex Patterson
G. W. Brown
J. Foster
F. Jackson
C. Scott
L. B. Howard
Lee
Lilly
C. A. McGee
Samuel Porter
Mises Lee
Margaret Lilly
Lilly Smith
Falla Scott
Henry Scott
Fred Lee
Ert Lee
Vestus Crump
D. T. Brown
William Porter
North End Notes and Local Announcements
James E. Francis of Main avenue recovering from catarrhal fever. Miss Nessie Rous of the Collegiate Institute, Towanda, Easter vacation with her parents. A powder-excavation vote at O’Donnell’s hall tonight. Niagara Hose company reports for funeral details. Funeral of Michael Burke on Hudson Street with mass at Holy Rosary Church. John Doyle funeral at Holy Rosary Church. Mrs George Adams injured in sleigh accident and renewed injuries after a fall near Leggett’s Creek. Mrs. Rachel Frangla of Main avenue dies after five weeks’ nervous prostration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Francis
Main Avenue
Lise Mame Davidson
Wellsley University
Washington Avenue
Cariddlawn Lodge
The
Collegiate Institute
Towanda
Finley Ross
T. D. Lewis
Putnam Street
George Pervis
East Market Street
Breaker Street
Green Ridge Lumber Company
O'donnell’s Hall
Niagara Hose Company
Roland
Osterhout's Hall
Michael Burke
Hudson Street
Holy Rosary
W. P. O'Donnell
Hyde Park
John Welsh
Michael McLaughlin
Thomas Welsh
Peter Carney
Thomas Cavanan
John Gibbons
John Doyle
Mary Street
Holy Rosary Church
John O'Toole
John Neary
James Neary
William Casey
Michael Neary
Michael Neary, Jr
Thomas Ferguson
Washburn Street
George Adams
Wilbur Street
Leggett's Creek
Adama
Adams
Rachel Frangla
Wales
John M. Francis
Scranton Baseball Opens Exhibition Season Under Barnie
Scranton’s Eastern League prospects look promising as manager Billy Barnie begins exhibition play in Harrisburg with a 14-man roster including Johnson, Whitehead and Sweeney. The club eyes April 2 opener in Syracuse, with renovations underway at the Ball Park and heightened crowd control for the coming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton Cranks
Scranton
Billy” Barnie
Harrisburg
Johnson
Whitehead
Sweeney
California
Rogers
Barnie
Winkelman
Brown
Baltimore
Quarels
Delaney
Fox
Patchen
Clark
Ward
Grady
Baornle
Senators
Pottsville
Newark
Pottsvilles
Elites
Syracuse
Painful facial laceration from rusty beam incident
Frank Watkins of Brook Street suffered a deep cheek wound when a rusty spike in a fence beam pierced his under eye as he rose from picking up a ground pin. Dr. Manley treated the injury with ten sutures. The doctor warned of danger and possible scarring. Separately, Mrs. John Kelley and her son Martin faced pneumonia and pleurisy with Martin dying after a brief recovery. funeral planned for Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Watkins
Brook Street
Oatner
Watkins
John Kelley
Hirch Street
Martin
Bible in the Schools Case Push for Injunction Denied
Attorney Newcombe filed for an injunction to stop Principal Hanyon of Waverly from reading the Bible in school. The court refused the injunction and urged waiting for the ongoing case to conclude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanyon
Waverly School
RE. C. Newcombe
George Stevenson
Fickle Mrs Brush Seeks Release for Husband
Mrs Charles M Brush of 19 Lackawanna Avenue arrived at the central police station with her young son seeking the release of her husband who had been arrested. The incident unfolded with tension as she pursued leniency and questioned the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brush
Alderman Fuller
Boland
Charles M. Brush
Lacka- Wanna Avenue
Central
Praise for This Country by Bryce on American destiny
Professor Bryce argues in the new edition of American Commonwealth that the United States benefits from vast resources climate favorable to growth and a central plains region designed for a single nation. He predicts enduring unity, economic strength, and leadership, with resistance to foreign pressure and a future of industrial development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bryce
American Commonwealth
United States
Amooth Neva
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic
Pacific
Europe
Asia
Australasia
America
Noted Minds Across History in Memory Feats
The Globe-Democrat recalls famed memory feats from ancient and modern figures. Plato Aristotle Socrates Solomon and others are cited for extraordinary recall abilities and multilingual fluency, with mentions of Napoleon and Charlemagne.
Castoria Recalled From Classic Nursery Phrase
A retro ad-like line repeats Castoria as a remedy from infancy to motherhood. The phrase chronicles care across generations, noting Castoria’s role for babies and children and the shift when adults depended on the product for their own offspring.
Railroads News Highlights from DL&W Meetings and Locomotive News
General Manager Hollstead visits California while I D Glover leads an afternoon meeting at the association rooms. W C Weeden performs songs. Reports show Brakeman Perry nearing release from Moses Taylor hospital and Brakeman Benjamin recovering. DL&W car shops stay busy as wrecks pile up and work continues. Aleck B Brown travels to St Louis for the National Association of Air Brake superintendents convention and will visit Chicago and Cleveland after. The Comet locomotively repainted, driven by Engineer La Bar on a trial run, features a new boiler and upgrades. An unrelated notice promotes Burdock Blood Hitters as a remedy for blood disorders and notes money lending from Davidow Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollstead
California
I. D. Glover
Association Rooms
W. C. Weeden
Moses Taylor Hospital
Perry
Benjamin
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Eveyas
Aleck B. Brown
National Association of Air Brake Superintendents
St. Louis
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
Chicago
Cleveland
la Bar
Lttle
G. M
Cigars From Lado Sale Offers Full Refunds
The notice touts a sale of top quality cigars with prices for the next week or ten days. Purchasers may have stock inspected by a reliable manufacturer and can compare prices. Any unsatisfactory cigars are refundable with money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Luce Bros
Mulherio
Trade Park Lodge
Sons of St. George
John H. Fellows
Piantovolo
Misa E. A. Petherlel
Mattie Hughes
Leyshon Evans
W. A. Pr
J. Whitehouse
John Clark
Norma
Mulherin
Bridget Mulherin
Thomas Mulherin
Jackson Street
G. A. Mears
S& Mala Aw
St. Patrick's Church
Whelan
Hyde Park Catholic Cemetery
John McDonough
Andrew Moore
John Flynn
Michael Granaham
John Mulherin
John Cavanaugh
W. G. Daniela
South Main Avenue
Nanticoke
Mowers
Philadelphia
Summer Avenue Presbyterian Church
Welsh Philosophical Society
Lackawanna
L. C. Floyd
Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church
Wilkes-Barre Elsteddfod
Fairchild
E .A. Betterly
South Bromley Avenue
William
Amelia Greenwood
Henry Greenwood
North Garfield Avenue
Harry
Ethel
Mabel
Grace
Walter Greenwood
Morgan & Co
North Main Avenue
West Side
Starner
Sooth Main Avenue
F. W. Magon & Co
J. C. King
Wall Paper
Fred Reynolds
William D. Griffiths
North End
Morrisburg
South Side News
Bible IN the
Bryce
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Catherine the Great
Plato
Picot of
Mirandola
Blind Tom
Isaac Newton
Websterne
Aristotle
Socratus
Solomon
Jonadab Almanor
Beethoven
Niebuhr
Xenophon
Trajan
Praetorian
Peter the Great
Russia
Libertus Comminetus
Alexander the Great
John Bunyon
Henry Clay
Charlemagne
Davidow Brow
Pribune Printing Department
Alck
Castoria
Abe
Mim
News OF the Railroads
Davidow Broa
Joan
Davidow Bros
Welsbach
Itu
Ita K Connell CO
Pilsener
Wm. Linn Allen Stock Brokers
New York Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Mergie
Spruce Street
G. du B. Dimmick
Or Pound
Tonio Hahtmasn
Maloney Oil and Manufacturing
Meridian Street
M. W. Collins
Mer
BY the
Sporting Times
el Modena
Brotherhood
Minnesota
Lacrona
Duke of Warsaw
la Cordova
la Espanola
Brevilo
la Verona
Er la Fiel
Eta Cneee
Weetee
Iteevee
Aksido
National Punch Oeen Gem of Columbia
Eeetae la Delta
Direct Wire
la Cardena
Manuel Garcia
Lord Delaware Opera
K. W
Lord Delaware
Grand Orient la Belle Cubana
la Belle Nueva
Lordeter Rothschild
Shiller
la Belle Sea
el Condilla
la Vulta
F. P. Price
Dickson Manufacturing CO
WILKE
Blba
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!