Men's League Debates On Government Form In Church Meeting
The Plymauoth Congregational church Men’s League recently elected officers and added members bringing enrollment to forty. A debate on Representative Government versus its failure featured Prof John T Jones and Gomer Reese for the affirmative and J Hayden Oliver and Charles Daniels for the negative. judges favored the negative side. The next meeting will host a debate on Philippine self government. The Electric City Wheelmen prepare a minstrel show with Duke Dixie assisting marches and comedy under Alfred Wooler. rehearsals continue with a Friday night full run and a Tuesday opening at Mears hall April 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men's League
Plymauth Congregational Church
D. D. Mvans
Tallie MO. Evans
W. G. Philips
John T. Jones
No. 1
Gomer D. Reese
Prohibition Alliance
J. Hayden Oliver
Joseph Oliver
Charles ©. Daniels
John R. Thomas
A. B. Eynon
M. W. Anderson
United States
Messrs. Oliver and
Daniels
Philippines
Electric City Wheelmen
Mr Dixie
Alfred Wooler
Bauer
Mears’ Hall
Evans Involved in Court Action Namesake Several Evens?
Robert Evans will take the action while Gordon Evans handles the opposing side in the ongoing matter, indicating a dispute between the two individuals and the specified roles in the case.
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Robert Evans
Gordon Evans
Services for Thomas Houser Held at Family Home
Funeral services for Thomas Houser were conducted yesterday afternoon at his Chestnut and West Linden residence. Rev. John P. Moffat and Rev. A L Ramer officiated. Attendees included Washington Camp No. 178 and Hyde Park Mine Accidental fund reps. Pallbearers were W J Jones John Lunney James Wede man and John Granacher. Flower bearers were Alfred Twining and Evan R Jones. Burial followed at Washburn Street Cemetery.
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Thomas Houser
Chestnut
West Linden Streets
John P. Moffat
Washburn Street Presbyterian Church
A. L. Ramer
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Washington Camp
Patriotic Order Sons of America
Hyde Park Mine
John Granacher
Alfred Twining
Evan R. Jones
Washburn Street
Pierce infant funeral and Davis burial notices
The funeral of Lizgle Pierce infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Pierce of 417 Deckers court occurred yesterday afternoon. Interment followed at Washburn Street cemetery. Funeral Director Price sent the remains of John M Davis to Catasauqua where interment took place later the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizgle
Richard Pierce
Deckers’ Court
Washburn Street
Price
John M. Davis
Catasauqua
Mine Spragging Injury In Hyde Park Incident
William Bushen a driver boy employed in the Hyde Park mine suffered a severe squeeze of the fingers on his right hand yesterday while spragging a car. He was attended by Dr. George Reynolds at his home at the corner of Jackson street and Sherman avenue. The members of St. Pauls Pioneer corps are requested to assemble at the.
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William Bushen
Hyde Park
George Reynolds
Jackson Street
Sherman Avenue
St. Paul's Pioneer Corps
Local events and society notes from Scranton area
Delaware and Hudson station hosts a drill and ball with the Wilkes-Barre corps and North Scranton groups. A congregational meeting plans to fill a vacancy after George Cooper's death. Public improvements and a church notice follow, confirming outings, dances, a play, and upcoming marriages and farewells in the community.
Local Residents Return From Visits Around Town
Mrs J B Sweet and daughter Reba of Oneonta N Y returned home yesterday from a visit with friends and relatives in the city. Albert Davis of South Main Avenue has recovered and is able to be out again. William Benjamin and Miss Jeanette Aston of Plymouth returned home yesterday from a visit with West Scranton relatives. George Peck of North Lincoln Avenue attended the Wyoming conference meetings at Waverly on Sunday. Mrs Benjamin Knight of Wallsville is visiting relatives on South Sumner Avenue. Miss Atta Kreseer of North Hyde Park Avenue is visiting friends in Dalton.
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J. B. Sweet
Reba
Oneonta
N. Y
Albert Davis
South Main Avenue
William Benjamin
Jeanette Aston
Plymouth
West Scranton
George Peck
North Lincoln Avenue
Wyoming
Waverly
Benjamin Knight
Wallsville
Sumner Avenue
Atta Kreseer
North Hyde Park Avenue
Dalton
Almira Silkman
North Main Avenue
Vineland
N. J
Henry F. Atherton
Honesdale
John Nolan
Oak Street
Cathedral Cemetery
W. J. Gewis
Walford
Edna Avenue
Atlantic City
Charles
Archbald’s
West Market Street
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
O'Malley's
North End Stars
O. V. Palmer
William Dowhe
Philadelphia
Annie Morris
Olyphant
Howe Faces Hearings Over Reported Misrepresentation
Alderman John T. Howe of the Seventeenth ward was granted a hearing after allegations he provided false information to a Scranton Republic an reporter. The case centers on claims that Samuel Porter raised funds to aid Mabel Miller who was tried the prior week.
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Leates
John T. Howe
Seventeenth
Scranton
Republican
Samuel Porter
Mabel Miller
Alderman Howe
Porter
Frank Royle
R. J. Burke
Lidstone
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Aids Infant Cough
A Durban reader reports Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy cured a two month old infant with a bad cough after the parents used the remedy on a dummy teat. The letter endorses the product as a cure for old and young and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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Arthur Chapman
Durban
Natal
South Africa
Alderman Lentes Delays Case After Monday Evidence
The report recounts Alderman Lentes hearing a case involving Ignatz Prottgue and the arrest of John Kern and Samuel Van Nort for assault and battery during a Sunday fence dispute. Kern posted bail via J. J. Sehnelder. Van Nort was jailed. Also noted are the recovery of John F. Schnelder from illness, a funeral for Martin Kearnes, a fire at 913 Hickory Street, and Peter Kuhner’s serious illness.
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Howe
W. J. Clifford
Lentes
Ignatz Prottgue
Hickory Street
John Kern
Samuel van Nort
Prodger
Kern
J. J. Sehnelder
van Nort
John F. Schnelder
Sehnelder
Martin Kearnes
Cedar Avenue
Stirrey
James Dolan
Peter Kuhner
Pittston Avenue
Local updates from Green Ridge and Adams Avenue
Community notes recount sewer work by General Phinney Hose company and social visits by the Wedemans. A domestic dispute ends with bail set, bondsman named, and a court hearing pending. Upcoming piano recital by Miss Jessie Wilbur with John T. Watkins as accompanist and a list of program pieces. LeRoy Snow opens a cigar store at Hepburn's barber shop.
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General Phinney Hose Company
G. G. Wedeman
Byron
Adams Avenue
Carbondale
Pratt
C. P. Jones
Moscow
Stanley Stevens
Marion Street
Pittsburg
Catherine Maloney
Alderman Bailey
Dickson Avenue
Wilbur
John T. Watkins
Behr
Florence Wademan
Freda Knught
Waltz
Webb
B. March
Bregthat
Eisther Hopewell
Holst
Happy Hunter
Germer
Dorothy Ogelley
Gechl
Mary Isabel Kayes
Hawley
MacDowell
Allah
Charwick
Valse Troyolienne
van Gael
Dorothy Kellum
Clementi
Grace Beatty
L'Derondille
L. Gobbaerts
Hazel Toley
Bohm
Tarantille
Sudds
Smith
Florence Shepherd
Durand
Nanette Collins
Fiona
Stephen Adams
Galte de Coeur
Leora Johler
Spen cer colliery closes for repairs in Dunmore
A D and F M Spencer’s colliery in Dunmore shuts down for an indefinite period to perform repairs. Mules were brought to the surface yesterday and work likely will not resume until the new shaft is completed, a blow to local business. Funeral for Marcus Plagerman will be held Thursday at 2 PM from his daughter’s home on Drinker Street. Odd Fellows prep for Wednesday banquet and officer installation.
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A. D
F. M. Spencer
Marcus Plagerman
Mrs. Jones
Drinker Street
Odd Fellows
Obituaries from Dunmore and nearby towns
George P Williams 67 dies at Bloom Street Dunmore after Brights disease. Survived by widow and two children Albert and Della. Funeral at 4 pm today at his home. burial in Clifford Wednesday with interment there. Charles Pettig lifelong Nineteenth ward resident dies. Survived by wife and four children. Remains to 428 Pittston Avenue home of Councilman Graf. services at 2 pm at Church of Peace. interment Pittston Avenue cemetery. Anthony McDonald of Dunmore dies at Willow Street home after short illness. Survived by wife and children M J McDonald Mrs Golden and Anthony McDonald Jr.
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George P. Williams
Bloom Street
Dunmore
Bright
Carbondale
Clifford
Albert
Della Williams
W. F. Gibbons
Charles Pettig
Charles Graf
Pittston Avenue
E. J. Schmidt
Church of Peace
Anthony M'Donald
Willow Street
M. J. McDonald
Golden
Anthony McDonald, Jr
The Cube of the Hair from Woman's Home Companion
Night hair care guidance advises avoiding tight nighttime braids to prevent hair loss. A perfume shampoo using orris powder is described, followed by thorough brushing to leave a delicate fragrance and clean appearance.
Apartment Hotel Destroyed in Vincennes Fire
The Vincennes apartment hotel at Thirty-ninth Street and Vincennes Avenue was destroyed by a fire this afternoon. Strong winds spread flames toward nearby structures but firefighters confined the blaze to the hotel. The building contained 140 apartments and all residents escaped safely.
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Associated Prom
Chicago
Vincennes
Thirty-ninth Street
Vincennes Avenue
Some Rather Odd Mishaps in Insurance and Accident Tales
A column recalls extraordinary accidents from history including a motorman burned by a ceruloid collar and a hat causing skull compression. It notes mortality rates in insured vs uninsured cases, cites implica tions of flowers at Gambetta's bier, and lists curious incidents from riding bicycles to fires and misadventures in daily life.
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Gambetta
America
Traveler's Record
Kemp's Balsam Promises Free Sample Bottle Offer
A stocky advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs as a helpful remedy. It claims public availability at druggists and hints at a free sample bottle offer from the remedy’s proprietor.
Meteor Like Blow For Summer Stroll Shock
A man strolling from St James Park to Pall Mall on a sunny afternoon was struck on the shoulder with a cracking sound, seen no assailant, and returned home with shoulder pain and a flat nap on the coat as if a hot wire crossed it. Authorities found no injury. Later, a Canter bury girl died from a fly sting leading to blood poisoning. An insurance company paid for a fly sting, and paid $5,000 to heirs of a Reigate farmer over a thorn incident while examining oats.
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St. James's Park
Pall Mall
Canterbury
Reigate
Death of Thomas Dunn English Ties to Ben Bolt composer
The St Louis Globe-Democrat reports Thomas Dunn English authored Ben Bolt while Nelson Kneass, a British born musician buried in Chillicothe Missouri, set the poem to music long after. Kneass died young amid vicissitudes, sparking debates over words and music authorship.
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Thomas Dunn English
Ben Bolt
Nelson Kneass
Chillicoth
English
Kneas
Missouri City
du Maurier
America
Kneiuss
Stephen (. Foster
Kneass
The Poppy Native to California's Golden Pacific
An early article describes the poppy as a native American papaver named after an eminent botanist Bechscholts. It details vast sheets of gold along the Pacific coast, the Sierra Madre foothills, and treeless plains transformed into royal fields. The tone is admiring and scientific.
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California
Pacific Coast
Sierra Madros
Béchscholts
California Poppy Reveals Gilded Fields and Folklore
A vivid account links California poppies to gold mines and battlefield lore. The essay notes the flower's striking, almost sentient beauty and its California exclusivity, where vast yellow blooms can spook horses with their dazzling glare.
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California
Lord Macaulay
Noorwinden
Troud
Tirlemont
Landen
Neerwinden
Bayard Taylor
Syria
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Dufour
Geo. W. Jenkins
Main Ave
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Comfort Maker
Delaware and Hudson Station
Wilkes-Barre
Seventh Street
Scranton Street
West Lackawanna Avenue
James Murphy
Nicholas Burke
St. Leo's Battalion
Henry Rainey
James McDonough
Washington Hall
Bcard
Colonial Club
St. Lucie’s
Ttalian Catholic Church
Chestnut Street
Patrick F. Cawley
John Donohue
Annie Cramer
South
Reese Morgan
Bellevue
North Scranton
South Scranton
Chamberlain
Green Ridge
Thelo
Bru
Kida
Chambora’ Journal
Limaneting
County
Donegal
Lough Swilly
London
Mos
Steyn- Ing
Sussex
Northampton
Curdi
New Jersey
M. Gambetta
Lourg
Lydia E. Pink
Ham
Inal
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nelson Kneas
The
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Lyceum Theatre
SU Dada Ete
Charles H. Yale
Ineral
Edwin Mordant Pricea
Academy of
Lusic M. Reis
Lomes
Duffy
Hartig & Semon
J. K
Emmet Gilson
Lottiz
Star Theatre
Q. Herrington
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