Oil fever and legal woes haunt Jenningaville region
In Jenningaville area of Tunkhannock county oil fever grows as operators rush to lease land after discovering gas. separate suits seek 20 000 damages from Newton Coal for a husband and father’s death. widow Selinda Carden also sues for 20 000. Constable Dennis Gallagher, arrested on extortion charges, is jailed in Carbon county after a Hasleton arrest.
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Jenningaville
Newton Coal Company
Selinda Carden
Thomas Carden
Dennis Gallagher
Wilkes-Barre
James Loughran
Hagleton
Hasleton
Tie
Squire John M. Robinson
Audeoveld
Carbon County
Mauch Chunk
Gallagher
Pennsylvania
Wilker- Sharre
Nescopeck
Tuesaday
Band Concert Shines With Strong Attendance And Encore Call
The Today evening band concert drew a fair crowd with favorable band renditions for a month since formation. Soloists impressed, and recitations by Mise Grace Warner were well received, prompting several encores. Clara Wilcox opened a kindergarten in a room of the craded selwor building. Willkimes shows gradual improvement and can be up and about at home. Titus of Binghamton was in town Wednesday. Visitors to Scranton included Miss Vida Johnson Mrs Orlando Taylor and daughter Annabelle Mrs HWarth Worton with her sister Mrs O. How Illinoes, poet Week, returns today to Shottield Pa.
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Grace Warner
Mies Clara Wilcox
Craded Selwor Bulldty Ip. Or
Willkimes
Local News Briefs From Iven District And Surroundings
Miss Leera Ven Loans school in the Iven district has closed. Several residents visit relatives including Miss Grace Waterman of Hickory Grove and Miss Carrie Sumberton. The Lackawanna presbytery plans its annual meeting in Providence on Monday April 1 with Rev I W Church and T Couerhout representing the society.
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Leera Ven Loan
Iven
Edward Murphy
Lestershire
Litmick Jenks
Mpnorth Jeanriie
Katharine Davis
Mise’ Nettle Capp
Nicholeon
Grace Waterman
Hickory Qeove
Carrie Sum Berton
Fred Herrick
Great Tendis
Doyle House
Malin Street
J. H. Vosbureh
Airs
J. PL Roderick
Lackawanna Presbytery
Providence
I. W. Church
Local 19th Century Northeastern Pennsylvania News Highlights
Improvised notes report trout fry re calved in Honesdale from Allentown hatchery and county events in Warne and Wayne counties. Mentions a proposed Arcane picnic, silk mill expansion in Parsons, shaft site surveys near a D H Canal tunnel, Plymouth mine improvements, and a fire at Lownaire’s Stroudsburg window display. Bridge collapse at Forest City prompts county toll dispute. Hatchery output reported. Monroe County court petitions and a fatal boating accident noted.
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Warne County
W. H. Wareer
Tole
Wilkes-Batre
Parsons
Paterson
New
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Met
Daltimere
Weheon-Tharre
Plyimouth
Nottingham
EL Lownaire
Stroudsburg
Lackawanna
Porest City
Forest City
Wayne Ooiity
Wayne County
Blooming Avenue Park
Pike County
Monroe County
Werrome Ft
Henry Turner
White Haven
Vallinia
Huck
Bnickerhooker Jew Company
Lowe
Browing
Miehaod
Vs Omputatedd
Nord Gordon
Bron
Mary Gordon
Anthony Gordon
Decomsed
Salt
Long-lost Britton child returns after 21 years
Akron April 1. In 1876 a nurse abandoned the infant son of M F P Britton of Montreal. The child was stolen by a man named Myers who died in 1883. Myers’ wife kept the boy a decade, then arranged adoption by the Brittons. A letter from Mrs Myers in England details the abduction and plan to return the boy to his father and mother.
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Akron
M. FP. Britton
Montreal
Britton
Myers
Probable Murder in Tyrone Township Near Lime Lake
John Allison aged 29 stabbed his father Le Roy Allison on the left side causing possibly fatal wounds. The incident occurred at the father’s home near Lime Lake as they discussed alleged mistreatment of the son by his father. The son was restrained by the step mother and a hired man.
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Fir and Rapids
Mich
John Allison
Leroy Allison
Lime Lake
Tyrone Township
Miethern
Lauderdale Farmer Perrin Gaver Ends Woes with Laudanum
Perrin Gaver, a wealthy farmer and former Confederate soldier in Rudleigh North Carolina, committed suicide by drinking an ounce of laudanum. Once a strong, intolerant Democrat, he later supported Populists and Republicans, including a Black candidate for the legislature. After claiming guilt over his past vote, he drank the fatal dose.
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Rudleigh
N.C
Actress Seeks Share in Estate of Late John C. English
Mrs. Marie Dayton an actress with the Dazgler company sues to obtain her share in the estate of John C. English merchant of this city who died worth 1500. the son who married Dayton died, and the dispute centers on the will against the father’s wishes.
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Marie Dayton
Columbus
U.—Curtis & Scott
New York
Dazgler” Company
Kate Crest
John C. English
From trance to insanity Defiance tale of a farmer
Amos Keenan of Hicksville Defiance county a prosperous farmer suddenly passed away last night after drifting from hypnotic trance to a hopeless state of insanity He had repeatedly visited the hypnotist at Fort Wayne seeking influence and control over his mind.
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Defiance
Amos Keenan
Hicksville
Keenan
Fort Wayne
Cloth and Matting Sale Advertised at Low Prices
A sale offer lists 500 yards of cloths priced at 1B¢ to 50¢ per yard and 200 yards of assorted matting from 5c to 24c per yard. The notice claims these goods are worth double, promising substantial savings.
Man Labeled Hypnotized Suspect to Study Act
A man, under the influence of a hypnotist, pretended to be an Indian and performed a war whoop. He later became a maniac and was sent to the Toledo asylum for treatment. An attempt will be made to prosecute the hypnotist.
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Keenan
Toledo
Iowa to Hang Murderers Des Moines Dee Moines
Eight senators voted to do away with capital punishment while twenty four favored it. The jury must decide death or life imprisonment for first degree murder. A new military law limits governor’s staff to twenty and imposes five year appointments via examinations.
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Dee Moines
Apel
Todey Jin
8Ach
Towa
The Bicycle as Civilizer and Catalyst for Good Roads
A historical meditation on the bicycle’s role in expanding mobility and progress. It argues the bicycle drives road improvement and infrastructure growth, comparing wheels across technology and noting cyclists as advocates shaping civilization through better highways.
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Seaboard
Lin Way
Bieycle
Revival of miniature portrait fashion grips fashion circles
The piece notes a renewed craze for tiny portrait miniatures worn as jewelry and accessories. It cites gold frames, pearls, and diamonds, with elders recalling gold medallions and ribbons. A London painter has an American client commissioning enamel towers on a watch case, boosting women in miniature art.
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London
Wilionaire
Lving
From Runaway Boys to Senator Pritchard’s Rise
A former printer named Pritchard faced early hardship after helping a runaway boy. decades later the boy became a U.S. senator. An aging mountaineer Brown seeks a postmaster job and asks a Tennessee delegate to influence Pritchard’s confirmation, hoping to gain federal favor for his small settlement.
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Senator Pritchard
Jonesboro
Tentn
Caroline
John Hirown
United States
Brown
Tennessee
Pritchard
Markets Show Tepid Turnout Amid Mixed Trading
New York trading revealed limited breadth with total shares reaching about 260,047. Chicago Gas and Augur led volume with over 122,000 shares, while Burlington, St Paul, New York Central and Reading added nearly 60,000 more. Grain and flour markets were uneven as weather reports and demand influenced prices, with no clear market direction.
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New York
Glock
Execuime
Chicago Gas
Augur
Leider
Burlington
St. Pru
New York Central
Reading
Missouri Pacific
Lackawanna
William Linn
Ate Lyn & CO
Mears Butting
Ambiguous Philadelphia Contract Grades Mentioned
Fragmentary lines reference contract grades for April to July and multiple items such as nominal corn and flour receipts. Mentions include No. 2 mixer, white offerings, and quantities like 40 barrels GN cacks wheat. Data is incomplete and dates scattered.
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Philadelphia
Pirm and
Grain Market and Livestock Prices Across Regions
OCR shows mixed commodity trading with corn oats and wheat prices in Chicago and Philadelphia markets. Livestock waxed and waned. cattle and hogs moved slowly with prime lots selling, while pork price per barrel and dairy notes appear in scattered figures across multiple markets.
Memorial Day Flag Protocol At Army Posts
Memorial Day observances at army posts outline the flag display from sunrise to noon with the flag raised to the top of the staff at noon and lowered at sunset. A band will play dirge or appropriate airs before noon and the flag will be saluted when raised.
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Washington
Miles
Alsa
Doctor Peronullus Promises Modern Treatments
A physician described as a longtime specialist in the United States offers routine prescribing and modern remedies for various diseases. He will perform consultations and examinations, with remedies offered at cost for patients, and speaks English and German.
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Peronullus
Tourr trip schedule hints at multi-city departures
The notice outlines a tour plan covering three day periods starting in New York and Philadelphia during March and April, with a May 13 1897 target. It mentions transformation and two diver accommodations at the beat Washington Hotels, priced at fourteen dollars from New York and a second amount from Philadelphia.
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New York
Philadelphia
Beat Washington
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