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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1901

Page

7

Pittston City Officials Eyed Aide Elections In Flux

The Scranton area notes two candidates for city engineer and city solicitor, Harry Meyers and James Langan, with Behan potentially withdrawing after a mine incident. The free bridge movement gains momentum as county leaders consider action within thirty days, while local elections and court cases stir activity in Pittston and Wilkes-Barre.

Harry Meyers James Langan Upper Pittston Myr Brewsthiemis Behan Wilkes-Barre Tomerpow Oto Aetlan Shen Tigers Nereheite Pho Cusham Brown Town Cedi Peavent Pittston Whiotoss Hines Frank J. Craig Othe Elizabeth Street Obo Stene Rephe WP. Tendwin Bat-teo Sifth Ole Moray Lehieh Wilkes Lehigh Valley Coxton Lackawanna Drikenen Aborris Medpe Mina Mortis Erin Santinder Pelistoan Dotin Moore Ae Dan Willian Eller Yatesville Methodist Episcopal Charet Miss May Thomaes Aston Linston Crbends Sindsay Cerinide Evans Washington Evans Henry W. Evans Plainsville

Honesdale Notes Highlight Local Mentions and Civic Callouts

Special to the Scranton Tribune reports April events in Honesdale including Le Pueth returning to Harrisburg with Mrs Fuerth, Rebecca Thompson visiting for the Waster holiday, Judge Purdy presiding in Lackawanna counties, and plans for the Opera House closing with Thomas Jefferson. An Armory election on May 11 fills a vacancy of First Lieutenant Ward Welch. Local civic notes praise women’s influence, urge a sidewalk sanitation crusade, and note Honesdale’s extensive stone sidewalks needing upkeep.

Scranton Tribune Honesdale le Pueth Harrisburg Fuerth Rebecca Thompson New York City Purdy Beranton Alanager Silverstone Thomas Jefferyer Lonesdate D. B. Atheryton Weward Welch Company Tlonesdale Presbyterian Christian Endeavor Society J. D. Romaine Clow Ey Torres Asa Bryant Walter Swift Matthe Colum Maple City Tionesdale

New Milford Young People Endorse Lecture Fund Plan

At a Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor meeting in New Milford the lecture course report showed 94.40 in ticket sales and 25 contributed by C. T. Pratt. Receipts at door totaled 177.13 with expenses leaving 10 reserved to aid town entertainments. If a lecture course is organized within a year for town benefit, the money will belong to the Presbyterian Christian Endeavor Society.

New Milford Young People's Society of Christian Mndeavor Norse Committee Pratt Presbyterian Christian Endeavor Society KE. M.tucker Jackson

Looking Backward and the Power to Accomplish

A reflective note on ambition and progress. The author laments the discouragement of feeling unable to move forward while urging persistence and continued effort.

Nerve Pills Prominently Touted By Scranton Readers

A vintage advertisement claims Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills restore nerve force and energy. It cites Scranton residents, including Mrs. Joseph Mitchell, praising better sleep, steadier nerves, and improved vitality after use. The text warns to buy only genuine pills with the physician's portrait and initials and lists price and availability.

A. W. Chase Scranton Joseph Mitchell Linden Street West Scranton OL A Ostler Matthews Brothers’ Drug Dr. Chase A. W Druggists’. Oy A. W. Chase Medicine Co Buffalo, N. Y

Local Social Notes From New Milford and Scranton

Harford hosted friends from New Milford as Mrs. F I Peek attended the marriage of her sister Misa Suaie Barnes to Almon Bronter in Scranton on March 24. Dwight D Hall of New Haven and Miss Nettie DeLong of Mexico wed in New Milford April 1. Funeral for Tivde Crocker was attended by Mr and Mrs William Smith.

Nettie DeLong Mexico New Milford M. Sheip Willian Smith Tivde Crocker Montrove Katherine Shields Mildred Shoemaker Elmhurst Peter Beveridge Nebraska Thomas Beer Wandling Fred Badger Ralph Shields

Montrose Easter Weather and Court Proceedings Report

Special to the Scranton Tribune from Montrose April 8 recounts Easter bonnet and flower display despite rain. Church programs drew large crowds and comments predict clearing weather within a day. Court opened with limited criminal business. no jail cases pending. Matthew Griffin case on trial for mayhem and assault.

Montrose Sol Walter H. Loomis Cleveland Mrn L. P. Loomis Charles J. Smith Wilkes-Barre Bert Barnes Binghamton Albert Miller Robert J. Jessup Esc Scranton Joseph Kehner West Pittson Wirt H. Conklin C. Rose George C. Till George W. Bushnell Auburn Jim J. W. Frink Edwin H. Shafer Daniel Searle New York RS. Searle Chenango Street Daniel W. Searle Commonwealth Matthew Griffin Aveaull Criol

Local Church Events And Social Visits Noted In Susquehanna Area

Sunday activities include the new diary singing at the Presbyterian church and Easter services at St John Catholic church drawing large crowds. Residents like Principal Dennison of Lanesboro and Prof Pierce of Binghamton attend hops and visits with relatives in Susquehanna Montgomery Oak fields. Church Sacraments and baptisms administered. a mortgage on Avenue Methodist church in Oakland destroyed before a large crowd.

Susquehanna Dennison Lanesboro Montrose Bidster A. W. Cook Deposit Susquehanna-Oakland New York City New Diary Presbyterian Church E.R. W. Searle Scranton Pierce Binghamton Hogan Opera House Brooks and Fenner Charles Birdsall Rockland Military Academy Nyack on-the-Hudson Keystone Lodge Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Crescent Club Charles Tyler St. John's Catholic Church Brushville Baptist Church

Disturbance at Duryea Easter Sunday services reported

In Duryea on Easter Sunday the Methodist Episcopal Church faced a disturbance as someone outside rang a bell and knocked on doors during the service. The paper vows the guilty party will be found and punished. Other notes mention Mary Nolan and William Nolan visiting Scranton, Mrs. Rachel Godwalder and Mrs. James Nolles visiting nearby towns, and warnings about three dangerous railroad crossings in the township needing investigation and remedies.

Duryea Methodist Episcopal Sunday School Easler Mary Nolan Williamm Nolan Scranton Rhuael Godwaleer Alonday James Nolles Dupont Main Street

Party goer risks life crossing dangerous tracks

A bystander crosses dangerous sections as several accidents have occurred at those points, highlighting risk to pedestrians and need for caution.

Local church groups and community notices in Scranton area

The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal editorial meets at the parsonage Rev. Pascoe departs for the Methodist Episcopal conference at West Pitteton Miss Kate Dailey of Scranton visits Grove Street Mrs Patrick McAndrew of Math Street seriously ill Forty Hours devotion opens St Marys church next Sunday funeral of Thomas Searles son of Mr and Mrs Richard Searles at Plainsville Easter services at St Marys with Rev James Morrison sermon Sheehans orchestra aids the choir sale of home made bread cake and pies at Mrs William Laird home next Friday for the Ladies Missionary Society various local church services and visits in Scranton Wilkes-Barre and Green Ridge area

Ladies’ Aid Society Methodist Hplocopal Edittve RM. Pascoe Methodist Episcopal Conference Weat Pitteton Peter Waleh Lehigh Valley Mollister & Bowman O'Brien Kate Dailey Scranton Kate McDermott Grove Atreets Patrick McAndrew Math Street St. Mary's Church Thomas Richard Searles Plainsville St. Mary’s Church James Morrison Sheehan Sullivan William Laird Ladies' Missionary Society Smythe

Easter Visits In Tunkhannock Area

Miss Marion Metcalf from Elmira Female College spends Easter with her parents Mr and Mrs H F Metcalf on Harrison street. Thomas A Purdon of Dalton visits his mother. Miss Mary and Miss Josephine Boyce of Scranton IC S attend family gatherings. Gertrude Shaw of Nicholson visits sister Mrs Frank Heffron. Nina Carney of Scranton visits aunt Mrs Joseph Luce. Frank Dietrich and Frank Ace visit with locals. ex Sheriff A H Gregory of Meshoppen calls. George M Kinner of Mehoopany calls on friends. George Wittridge of State College vacations with his parents.

Frank Heffron Nina Carney Scranton Joseph Luce Pine Street Frank Dietrich Arthur Kresge A. H. Gregory Meshoppen Marion Metcalf Miss Boyce California Harrison Street George M. Kinner Frank Ace Nicholson George Wittridge State College W. Cc. Kittridge

Towanda Auditors Report Highlights Borough Finances

Towanda auditors report shows receipts of 17124.76 and expenditures of 17299.41 for the past year with 108.50 in treasury and 20000 in bonded debt. Other items note Lehigh Valley rail work and union formation in Sayre, rural mail routes starting May 1, and local business moves including new stores and a telephone franchise in Athens.

Towanda Lehigh Valley Sayre Lehigh Valley Lodge Jacob Lewis Columbia County John D. Stryker Duluth F. Chaffee Shenandoah Athens Vine Crandall Valley Telephone Company Turner Towanda Being the Starting Point. the Territory Will Embrace the Towandas, Trome Sheshequin H. L. Prince M. J. Gorham H. Lameraus A. P. LaPlant W. T. Bacon D. Croadenough Star Lambert J. A. Hitchcard Mu. Murrelle

Lichty's Celery Nerve Compound Advertised by Matthews Brothers

An advertisement questions reader mood and sleep, touting Lichty's Celery Nerve Compound as more effective than anything tried before. It notes Matthews Brothers as the seller.

Matthews Brothers

Theatrical Season Delights Scranton Audiences

Irene Myers company headlines the academy with That Little Tree Myers and Under Tow Page. Crowds fill the Gately theatre for Broadway Burlesquers shows led by LeCroix and Tony stars. The program includes vaudeville numbers, ballad singing by Lillian Leroy, and novelties by Dadlewail Ditton and Genie Pollard.

Tree Myers Scranton Academy of Micie Hilthe Trew Trone Lali Clicky Conners Little Tene Tord Eesign Charry LeCroiy Tony Songe Lillian Leroy Tose Carver Genie Pollard Bailoy Madison Angel Lotlair Taree de Clair

Markets Collapse as Call Loans Tighten and Bears Strike

New York April 8 report shows call loan rate squeezing liquidity and triggering a broad stock market drop. Bears led aggressive selling, with notable declines in Union Pacific, Delaware and Hudson, Amalgamated Copper, and Colorado Fuel. volume totaled 1,700,000 shares with erratic price moves and a tentative late-day rally not sustaining gains.

New York Texas Banka Thia Lois Onkrs Shorts Rook Island Delaware Tidean Amalgamated Copper Colorado United States Dagical

Scranton Education Funding Notes Incomplete Text

Fragmentary OCR item mentions Lacka Township School funds and city actions in Scranton, with unclear percentages and missing details. No coherent event or dates can be determined from the readable fragments.

Lacka Scranton St. Imp Ceveeseeeeee Thaseseuneneciee Scranton

Local Corrections and Miscellaneous Food Product Notes

A fragmentary corrected notice lists items from a Lackawanna Ave address including dairy and food products such as cheese, beans, cholee murtow, and kidney meat substitutes. Mentions prices and units like per bu and per tin, with unclear quantities and several misspelled names. The item list appears to be a rough catalog or ledger entry with no coherent narrative or clear dates.

Dale Lackawanna Hutter

Marching Toward New Tech Trials at Wooten Tech

The report outlines ongoing tests and options at Wooten Tech involving multiple tracks and potential partnerships. It notes the presence of MN patent considerations and includes mentions of To ys and various firm names. The document remains provisional with May deadlines and mentions several named entities and product options.

New York Tila Aligle Asiso Sepenadeen Detge Shao Ueki Stellals Tate Wooten Tech

Fragmented OCR text overview with scattered names and terms

The source presents a garbled OCR fragment listing numerous names, place terms, and scattered phrases. It reads like a jumble of person names, locations, measurements, and unknown categories, lacking coherent events or a clear narrative.

Fragmentary OCR reads as historical notice with errors

The readable text shows garbled names and numbers likely from a 20th century notice. It mentions dates, stockers and prices, with partial phrases about committees or candidates. The fragment lacks coherent facts to pin a clear event or outcome.

Unclear text fragment from Texas sale listing

Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Texas sale event with numbers and items such as westerns, yearlings, and livestock descriptions. The readable portions mention bidders, consignors, and prices but lack coherent structure or complete names, places, or dates.

New Yearke Market Report on Cattle and Sheep Prices

Market notes show cows and calves steady to strong with several spreads at top values. Stockers and feeders offer mixed bids while sheep and lamb prices hold with modest gains amid thin trade and scattered offerings.

Apul &Beeves Hilt SMS eBid Uo Shy Tanits Meg Stewie CO Uta Tage

Toeillwaty Apolt Cantle-Ulipier Textile Note

Fragmentary OCR text mentions a place, a name, and unfamiliar phrases. It references S.A wool and a tiger term, with scattered notes about lines, clips, and a biog. The readable portion is insufficient for a clear event or outcome.

Toeillwaty Apolt Ulipier Eytre Srahiaia Hint S.A Tatas Biog Yale

Unclear Text Fragment Headlines Local Notice

Fragmentary OCR text appears jumbled with no clear event or names. Readable elements include scattered phrases and possible names but no coherent action, place, date, or organization to anchor a summary. Further clean text needed for a proper card.

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