Turbulent street rumor ends with true drug tragedy
A sensational tale from the North End reports pistol fire near a newspaper vendor over a critical article about Richard Phillips and a sister's alleged retaliation. Investigations show no gunfire, but a death linked to a drug case involving Mrs Mary Jane Lewis and a substance described as turpentine Dutch drops oil of almonds and another ingredient.
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Twelfth
Thirteenth Street
Mann
Richard Phillips
Sarah Drew
Patrles Campbell
North End
Campbell
Harrisburg
Mary Jane Lewis
Richard Philline
Crew
Lewis
North Main Avenue
Providenes
Koempel
Alfred Lewis
Tribune
Flo
West Side
Phillips
Drew
Phillipses
Harrisburg Telegram
Phillips, Jr
Lackawanna Avenue
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Station
Remains of John P Ford Taken for Burial in Pittston
The late John P Ford was taken to Pittston on Saturday for interment after services at a Catholic church in that town. He formerly resided there. Pallbearers were David Lloyd Walter Gibbons Thomas McAndrew and Thomas Cook all of the Archbald mine fund. Also noted are various local society events and notices including Odd Fellows anniversaries, a St Patrick Ladies club entertainment and other community items and advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Ford
Pittston
David Lloyd
Walter Gibbons
Thomas McAndrew
Thomas Cook
Archbald Mine Fund
Ty Gail
Samuel Hystex
Hampi Street
Globe Lodge of Odd Fellows
Harl Gari Hall
North Main Avenue
Silurian Lodge
Order of Odd Fellows
Evans’ Hall
St. Patrick's Ladies
LC. BU
St. David's Hall
Lizzie O'Donnell
Riddie Walsh
Anna Hurst
Horan and Mullarkey
Helene Clark
Mr. Whitehouse
F. I. McNally
Anna Huret
Anna Watson
Sidney Hughes
Veronica Walsh
Tiowley and Burke
Kazie Ruane
Kate Caillagher
Misa Malot
The
Welsh Philosophical Society
David R. Lewin
Frederick Weaver
England
Nathan
Mears’ Hall
Delle Doud
Timothy Jones
Clevele Club
West Side
North Blakely Man Visits Pittston and Wayne County Relatives
A. L. Bryden of North Blakely street visited friends in Pittston on Saturday and Robert Hicks of East Drinker street spent Sunday with relatives at Beech Pond in Wayne county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Bryden
North Blakely Street
Pittston
Robert Hicks
East Drinker Street
Beech Pond
Wayne County
Councilmen push two ward improvements in Scranton
Ward Nineteenth officials Frable and Hickey plan an ordinance to fund a foot bridge across Drum's ice pond near the German Catholic cemetery and a sewer along the Beech street alley to Donnelly's property by Stafford Meadow Brook. The South steel mill resumes tomorrow for ten days while North works remain shut. The Scranton Athletic club benefit at Frothingham Wednesday promises a strong show. Martin Patterson of Cedar avenue sprains aArm after slipping on a spool on stairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Frable
P. J. Hickey
Drum's Ice Pond
Beech Street
Donnelly
Stafford Meadow Brook
Thomas H. Sprake
Funeral arrangements for T. J. DetwellER
Funeral services for the late T. J. Detwell er will be held tomorrow at his home on Church Avenue. The North Main Avenue Baptist church heard Rev W G Watkins preach on The Spirit's Relation to the World last night. The Mozart Glee society performed well. A cottage prayer meeting is planned tomorrow evening at Mr and Mrs Thomas corner Gardner Avenue and Marion Street. Mr and Mrs Stemmell of Iowa visit local friends. George Jones shows rapid improvement at his Wales Street home. Maxwell Davis of Pittston called on friends. Minnie Williams of Olyphant returned home from the North End after a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Agnes’ Guild of
St. Mark's
Green Ridge
Blakely Streets
Gladden
William Warfer
West Drinker Street
John Miller
Paupack
William Miller
Hrook Street
Clinton Bryden
North Hickory Street
Francis A. Gift
Scranton
Mattie Wilcox
Madisonville
Eva Osterhout
South Blakely Street
Inez Frey
Shoemaker Avenue
Carbondale
Mabel Christ
Dudley Street
T. J. Detweller
Church Avenue
W. G. Watkins
North Main Avenue Baptist Church
Mozart Glee Society
Stemmell
Iowa
George Jones
Wales Street
Maxwell Davia
Pittston
Minnie Williams
Olyphant
North End
Baden Girls Form Trilby Club Strike Against Men
Ten young women from Baden Beaver County organize the Trilby Club to shun marriage and male company over leap year quarrels. They hold gatherings at home dressing in brothers clothes and as ballet girls. The group plans bloomers and wheels to enjoy life without male aid.
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Baden
Pittsburg
Beaver County
Luck Decides Tie Vote in Cherry Valley Alderman Race
In Rockford Illinois on April 26 the Cherry Valley aldermanic tie will be broken by drawing lots or dice. Candidates L M H Brown and E J Carbon will use a luck-based method to settle the license question. The outcome will shape Cherry Valley’s liquor policy for the year amid strong interest from both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Valley
Rockford
Lcense
Brown
E. J. Carbon
Forest City Case Verdict in Clone Damage Suit
A Scranton Tribune report from Montrose says a jury awarded Edward Clune, then eight, six hundred dollars in damages against Forest City in a clone damage case brought by his father Thomas Clune for a fall on a wooden board walk on November 25, 1894.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Scranton Tribune
Montrose
Edward Clune
Thomas Clune
Edward
Forest City
Sugar Stock Rally Amid Washington Rumors In April Market
American Sugar led the day on the New York Stock Exchange with a total of 120,457 shares traded and a final gain. St Paul followed with 11,100 shares as the market swung on rumors of potential legislation in Washington and a possible Platt bill altering duties on refined sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Paul
Washington
Washngton
Senate
Platt
Local Bar Scene Notes Prompt Colorful Night
A fragmented note mentions a dark country bar scene with a great crowd and a prime moment. It hints at heads, 3tsc, cee, and a notable evening in a simple, terse style.
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Cee
Barhe
Toledo Grain Market Report Shows Mixed Wheat and Corn Prices
Toledo April 2 Wheat receipts 3,105 bushels. No. 2 red cash and May bids noted. Corn receipts 1,?71 bushels with shipments at 41,4 bushel. No. 2 mixed July price listed. Seed, premium bids, and miscellaneous shipments recorded. Prices cited for cash and futures including April and October dates.
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Toledo
Inc
Chicago and Buffalo live stock market receipts report
Market conditions mixed across regions with cattle steady to active and calves varied. Chicago reports quiet to steady trade with steers and cows, while Buffalo notes steady to active shipments for butchers and strong veal demand. sheep and lambs show firmness in Buffalo and general ranges across regions.
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Chicago
Deade
Buffalo
Oil Market Report From Oil City Dated April 3
Oil market notes from Oil City Pennsylvania show option markets quiet with no bids or ships reported. Credit balances remain steady at $1.55, while Pittsburgh figures from April 2 indicate opening low and closing at $1.20 with balances at $1.26.
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Oil City
Pittsburg
Miss Roach Fends Off Attack With Butcher Knife
In Dodgeville Wisconsin on April 2 Miss Mary Roach a high school student returning from church fought off two masked attackers after opening her boardinghouse door. She wounded one man bitten his hand and drove the other off. she cannot identify the assailants. Blood on the knife suggested serious injury to one attacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodgeville
Wis
Mary Roach
Miss Roach
Kerr Fils Sworn Campaign Expense Statement
W S Kerr of Ohio filed the first sworn statement under the Garfield corrupt practice act in Columbus. He reports his Fourteenth district nomination cost exactly one dollar with 10 cents for railway fare and 50 cents for hotel expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
W. 8. Kerr
Congress
Fourteenth
Also Mentioned on This Page
News of the Suburbs
West Side Events
John O'Hara
Scranton Street
Ballina
Ireland
Linzie
St. Patrick's Church
Hyde Park Catholic Cemetery
North
Hyde Park
Neooue
Samuel Jeffreys
Mer
Jeffecs
Duckensheid
Cheshire
Washburn Street
BE. J. Grifiths
Mount Carmel
Arthur Martin
Price Street
Newark
N. J
Sadie
Anna Robertson
Wilkes-Barre
North Sebern
John Z. Davies
Will RR. Lewis
Washington, D. C
Frank Dougherty
Catherine Carey
Plymouth
Ann Grady
West Side Business Directory
South Main Avenue
Harret J. Davis
Floriet
Starner
J. C. King
Jackson Street
Dunmore
Samters
South Side News
Providence
Belles
T. J. Blackmore
Haller & Blackmore
Carl Lorenz
American Invest
Ments
London and Universal Bureau of Investors
Cheapside
Don
Subucribere
Wall Street Review
William Linn
Allen & Co
A. P. Campbell
Spruce Alree
C. Ney
Western Steam
South America
State Dairy
Miye
Western Dairy Old
Tate
Dally
Southern
Philadelphia
Tobacco Co
Nash
M. K
Texas
Manhattan
Nor
Pac
Western
Daly Pac
Read
Southern KE
Tenn
Iron
Texna Pacific
Eastern Union
Fois Chicago Board OF Trade
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Scranton Luce Curtain
National Bolinia
Firat
Scranton Savin
Scranton Traction Co
Onta Plate Glass Co
Oe & Cranton Carpeetager Co
Scranton Packing Co
Weaton Mill Co
Luckawasna Iron & 8 E
Beranton Ee
Beranton Glass Co
Eerseeenes Ee
Weeien
Aeteeetene Geranten Traction Co
People’street
Beranton & Pittston
People
Beranton Street
Winton
Mt. Vernon Coal Co
Ayr
Congressman Kerr
Elluloip
Electric City
Gia Linden Street
Reeve & Long
George R. Agkerly
Telephone 3102
Baldwin
Hunt & Connell CO
James Moir
the Tribune
Steinway
Son's
Decker Bros., Kraniche & Bache
N. A. Hulbert
Wyoming Ave
Music Store
D.senas
Hartman
Antonio Hartmann
Bireh &T
Lrothingharis
Joseph Slaytor
Academy OF Music
Joseph Hart
Scranton Athletic Club
OUR
Noss Jollity CO
KODAK
Musical Tennis Club
Mandolin Troubadours
Fairy Bells
Saxophone Quintette
Aylesworth’s
William $. Millar
Center ST
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