The Tribune Opens Wilkes-Barre Office For Wide News Reach
The Tribune establishes a new office at No 29 Lanning Building in Wilkes-Barre to boost circulation in the Wyoming Valley and surrounding towns. The paper promises prompt, comprehensive news coverage and aims to serve the public with metropolitan quality reporting. A vacancy in the Eighth Ward alderman position prompts a contested appointment process with several candidates, notably Ford and Williams, amid Democratic strength in the ward. A strike at No 1 mine of the Ties Ash Coal Co near Mountain Park disrupts production as drivers demand higher wages for spragging duties, with management unsure of how long the stoppage will last.
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The
Tribune
Lanning Building
Public Uare
Wilkes-Barre
Lio
Wnlkes
Wilkes-Patre
Wyoming Valley
Uehors
Galles
Northeastern
Penneylvanid
Philadelphia
New York
Ziegler
Hastings
James BT
Ford
Robert Wiliams
Dywater
Ritter
Messrs
Williams
Ties Ash Coal Company
Mountain Park
Morgan B. Willames
Presence of Architect Myer's Son Prompts Fight Over Ten Thousand
The town sees the son of Architect Myers visit to collect the second instalment of ten thousand dollars on his father's county contract. Officials may face injunctions and litigation as readers doubt a near future courthouse under a million dollar plan. A Wilkes-Barre attorney urges replacing county commissioners with businessmen to prevent further blunders and save money.
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Myers
Michigan
Tribune
Wittin
Rlvers Lisa
Will To
Court House
Wilkes
Board of County Commissioners
Luzerne County
Smith
Dul-lard
Norton
Ale
Need a New Hotel in Wilkes Barre City
A citizen urges Wilkes-Barre to unite capital for a first class hotel to match its churches schools and armory. Criticizes loss of Luzerne House and notes local wealth could form a stock company to imitate Scranton’s John Jermyn project on Wyoming Avenue.
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Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Parre
Luzerne House
Wilkes-Barre
John Jermyn
Scranton
Wyoming Avenue
Hollenback
Coal Exchange
Edward Willen
Charmig Bear Lake Luzerne Colony in Lackawanna
Reading locals know of Bear Lake within Lackawanna County and its delightful scenery. About a dozen Barre people form a close colony with cottages and a Lodge serving as a boarding house for summer guests. Rick M. Harding leads the Bear Lake group with a handsome lake view and nearby farm.
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Lackawanna
Bear Lake
Rick M. Harding
Wilkes-Barre Colony Noted For Social and Intellectual Bonds
A Wilkes-Barre colony in Lackawanna County is praised as a model community where residents socially and intellectually engage with delight. Outsiders invited to stay are welcomed, highlighting a hospitable, inclusive atmosphere and a culture of mutual enrichment.
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Wilkes-Barre
Lackawillin
Home Team Beats Rochester Nine 5 to 3 in Opening Eastern League Game
Opening Eastern league contest at Athletic Park saw Wilkes-Barre defeat Rochester 5 to 3 before about 1,000 fans. Betts and Lagotte starred with two three baggers and strong outfield plays while Daly hit a fifth inning homer. Rochester collected seven scattered hits off Campfield as rain cooled the crowd. The clubs meet again at Athletic Park this afternoon.
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Rochester
Wilkes-Barre
Athletic Park
William McLean
J. Dennin
Alexander Dick
Abram Nesbit
Inter
Tai
J. H. Gaffney
Powers
Betts
Daly
Lagotte
Eitiele
Lazotte
Lush
Shannon
Lytle
Campfield
Shannen
Rotte
Phaas O
Lenotte
Theos
Karle
Baeee
Digaing
Binith
McMethon
Osewen
Hamburg
Ao Smith
Tiuryen
Treeewen
Lang
Hamper
Rochester Shaweasee
Loretto
Lange
Harper
Digsina
Murder trial opens for four in county case
In November 1893 Barney Reick was lured to a railroad yard on false pretenses and murdered for about £74. Detected by Herman Harring's agency, James Hendricks James Fisher William Kearney and John Z Robinson face separate trials. Principal witness Itny Boyer says two defendants divided money and Hendricks confessed. Widow identifies one accused as the killer. The prosecutor will present conclusive evidence linking all four.
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Barney Reick
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Reick
Herman Harring
Sharp
Mit
James Hendricks
James Fisher
William Kearney
John Z. Robinson
Yeatorday
Hendricks
McGovern
O'Hoyle
Shea
Gillespie
Itny Boyer
Barney Refck
Barring
Mulic
Contested Wilkes-Barre Tax Receiver Appointment
The race for Wilkes-Barre tax receiver shifts to the president judge of Luzerne county. Incumbent J. W. Gilchrist has held the post for twelve years amid rival bids from E. H. Chase, a noted Republican campaign organizer and former internal revenue collector, and councilman Fred Reutlhuber, whose backers urge recognition for long service. Judge Rice is noted in the proceedings.
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Wilkes- Barre
Luzerne County
J- W. Gilchrist
Gilchrist
E. H. Chase
Fred Reutelhuber
Judge Rice
Coal shipment report highlights weak Wyoming region demand
The Wilkes-Harte Record notes coal shipped from Wyoming during the week ending Saturday April 27 showing a depressed condition in the coal business. White shipped from L. and W.B. C. displays the week and year figures.
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Wilkes-Harte Record
Wyoming
February meeting highlights in Wilkes-Barre area
The Daughters of the American Revolution met at the Historical Society rooms. Grand Army men may skip marching on Memorial Day. Three jurors were fined $30 each by Judge Woodward for non answers. pardon possible with acceptable excuses. James Coolbaugh, a cripple, pled guilty to running speakeasy, fined $10 and jailed on default $500. Crowds gathered at the courthouse for the Barney Relek murder trial. a crowd-pleasing spectacle noted. The Times adds three typesetting machines in its new building. Concordia spring concert is set for May 11, with the group owning its own fine hall. Luzerne County Medical Society holds a meeting on hysteria with Doctors Hileman, Stewart, and Roe.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
the Historical Society
Grand Army
Woodward
James Coolbaugh
Court House
Barney Relek
Wilkes-Barre
Times
Concordia
Luzerne County Medictal Society
Comal Exchange
Hileman, Stewart and Roe
Complete Manhood and How to Attain It
A promotional piece touts a medical science based guide titled Complete Manhood and How to Attain It. It claims to teach methods to gain vigor, curb drains on the system, cure nervousness, and transform a worn nature into brightness and power.
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Faturo Pitfolle
Avery Peend
West Pittston fire lads stage May 3 event at Keystone hall
West Pittston fire company plans an evening at Keystone hall on Friday May 3 to honor their ladies with a varied program. The show features the Anthracite Glee Club and Willard Howe reciting, plus a toast to the ladies by B R Emory and a conjoined social dance with a dainty collation. An earlier boxing exhibition at Music Hall, managed by John L. Mitchell of Scranton, drew crowds with bouts including Gallagher vs Parker and Madigan vs Ormeby, with police stopping later rounds in several contests.
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West Pittston
Keystone Hall
Muele
Anthracite Glee Club
Willard Howe
C. H. Phillips
B. R. Emory
Pouciliam
Pitteton
Music Hall
John L. Mitchell
Scranton
John Feeney
Rose
Corcoran
Mitchell
Jack Gallagher
Tony Parker
Pittston
Joe Allen
Berenton
Eddie Joyce
Jack Madigan
George Ormeby
Tom Kelly
William Mattison
Kelly
Mattison
Muattleon
Pat Gibbons
Richard Hicks
Hicks
Harry Cortright
Pine Knot
John Barrett
Barrett
James McCadden
Wilkes-Barre
McCadden
Ively
Local notes record visits and a tumultuous Hungarian wedding
Miss Cora Lessenring visited Miss Martha Williams this week and returned home to West Pittston. John Davis from Mill Creek spent Sunday in town. The Nonpariel Athletic club informed the Scranton Truth correspondent of its existence and a license for last week’s tournament. seven ounce gloves and a fifteen round limit were noted as compliant with state law. Burgess Griffiths, head official, called last week’s affair unique in the borough. A Hungarian wedding in Feltaville ended in a free for all with sticks and stones. the offender was fined $6 by the burgess. Mr. Smith of Hitchner & Co. cracker firm was in town, and Miss Kittle Johnson of Penobscot is visiting friends here.
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Henry Knowles
Boston
Magele Burns
Barbara O'Malley
Corrigan
Rofts
Maggie Gillespie
William Lerkin
Scranton
M. Howley
James Mitchell
Pittston
Professor Aldinger
State Normal School
Bloomsburg
Samuel Smythe
Chicago
John Flynn
Hughestown
Flynn
W. C. Brenton
Young Men's Christian Association
Weet Pittatun High School
Mitchell
Pittston Stove Works
National Stove Association
West Side
Campbell's Lodge
Cogitzer
Emory
Sarah Thomas
Measra
Hodges
Fillmore
James D. Mone
John Miller
Yatesville
Miller
Pittston Hospital
Alcock & Son
Weat Side
Cora Lessenring
Martha Williams
West Pittston
John Davis
Mill Creek
Nonparlel Athletic
Burgess Griffiths
Feltaville
Mr. Smith
Hitchner & Co
Kittle Johnson
Penobscot
Tritona
Keystone Academy Club
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
H. W. Bardwell
Rucklyeft
Edward Clark
Heaumont
George W. Cooke
G. Frutchey
Wilkes-Barre
Charles Harding
Eaton Township
Montrose Road
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Montrose
Lena
Annie Lyman
Springville
Little Katharine
George Leighton
F. P. Avery
Glenburn
Lizzie Geissler
Ashley
N. Fox
Lehigh Valley
Mra
L. H Milkowich
May
Martha Milhauser
E. W. Fargo
Susquehanna Street
Carrie
Jacob Sands
Rev. White
Lincoln University
Presbyterian Church
Judson Stark
Dutch Mountain
Dunham
Charles Jackson
H. H. Brown
E. J. Harding
Harding
F.C. Burgess
Traction company street railway faces public demand to run cars
Town residents press for the street railway to begin operation on the busiest street and urge the council to enforce the ordinance adopted by a previous council to ensure the company complies.
Myrticocure Relieves Inflammatory Rheumatism Says Lebanon Man
Morton T Hill of Lebanon Indiana reports his wife suffered severe inflammatory rheumatism in every muscle and joint. After eight doctors failed, she found relief in three days with MYRTICOCURE WOR RHEL MATISM and could walk again, life saved says his testimonial. Bold by Curt Lorenz, Drugglat, 418 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton.
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Morton T. Hill
Lebanon
Ind
Curt Lorenz
Drugglat
Lackawanna Avenue
Scranton
Tritona and Keystone club prep for first season game
The Tritona and Keystone Academy club will emit the pigskin Wednesday afternoon on the home grounds if it comes within reach. The field is in first class condition and should draw a big crowd as the season opens.
Wanted Immediate Energetic Saleswomen for Mango Chemical Co
Classified ad seeks two energetic saleswomen for Mango Chemical Co at No 72 John Street New York with guaranteed day work. Also listings for rent spaces and business premises in Scranton and Hyde Park, a sealed proposals notice for sidewalk paving, and various sale offers including a bicycle a lamp fans and trunks.
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Mango Chemical Company
John Street
New York
Local Advertising and Hotel Notices In Scranton Area
A fragment listing advertising rates and itineraries for a stereopticon exhibit tour in several towns, plus assorted professional notices for Dr Parke moving offices, physicians, a hotel, seed company, orchestra, and other local services with scattered contact details. The text is partial and garbled but preserves names like Westminster Hotel and Scranton House, and addresses on Wyoming Avenue and North Main Avenue.
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Charming Bear Lake
Bar of Justice
Thomas
New Hollenback
Sean
Empire Fee
South Wilkes-Barre
Stanton
Ion
Pennsylvania Coal
Kidde Bede Deedeseees
Laurel Runeseeene Wean
Soveteceda Gieet Tau
Tero
Malin
McAlpine
Misa Bessie Manton
Brooks & Dale
Holleran
Robert Landon
Boranton
Bunday
Kittle Dunn
Frank Austen
Brooklyn
Taylor
AVOCA
Connolly
Sadotoe
And
Capes
Wallace
United
Frand
Stelle
Connolly & Wallace
Washington Ave
Brussels & Ingram Carpets
the Scranton Bedding CO
United States
Ellwanger & Barry
N.Y
Edward C. Fish & CO
Borden Block
J. Edward Cowles & Co
Chambers Street
N. Y
Spruce Street
Fursissep
Green Ridge Street
Franklin Avenue
P.O
C. L. Oe
Honekoop Hog
LA Wyining Avenue
Carbon & Davies
Pek
West Lackawanna Avenue
Thomas E. Evans
Luzerne
Hyde Park
Utc
Ors
Rua
Daris* Oater
Main Ay Ave
Lugerno County
Willon
Ees
Nash
Wyoming Avon
Green Ridge
Amali Sogn
Comegys & Franz
Houses On Credit
MORT
D. Repl
Bornco Street
Thuraisy
Thirteenth Ward
Plana War
Conwell
Philip Cone
Laut
Wm. Kirby
Akron, Erle, Co
Rey
NEDSS
Shimberg
Caliat McConnell & CO
Main Avenue
Beranton
Aluminum Novelty CO
Broadway
P. D. Boss
P.W. Box
Cereau & Connell
Taxlervile
Providence
Dickson Olyphant
Peekville
Archbald
Jermyn
E. H. Call
City
Frank Leslie
O. Moody
Adams Ave
Lane Brooks
Tae Trimene
Farber Court
Mulberry Street
Olive Street
Vine
Olive Streets
City of Scranton
Councila T
A. l
Shgert
Joseph Phil Phillips
Woolworth's
Poubition Ak Boteher
Physicians and Surgeons
G. Edgar Dean
Court House Square
A. J. Connell
Washington Avenue
Cor. Boruce Street
Francke
W. B. Allen
C. L. Frey
Wyoming Ave
Iva Vine Street
L. M. Gates
Tod
Madison Avenue
John L. Wentz
M.D
Commonwealth Building
Madison Ave
Kay
Penn Ave
School OF the Lackawanna
Ie Ae Rhy
Thoma Cann
Walter H. Bui Buell
Worcester's
Adams Avenue
Commone Wealth
W. F. Boyle
Burr Building
Frank T. Grell
Attorney-At- Ay Room & Coal Exchange
Scran_ con
James W. Oakford
Common_wealth
Samuel W. Edgar
Spruce St
I Pa
L. A. Watres
Eal Lackawana Ave
Urie
Townsend
aecnvEs
Dime Bank
C. BR. Pitcher
Pietersen
Scran
E. Ce
D. B. Replogle
Spruce
B. FP. Killam
Ina
O Ave
J. H. Hamilton
Commonwealth Brig
Rance
William A. Tafpt
Odontothrea Pla
C. C
Republic Savings and Loan Association
N. Callender
Dime Bank Building
Grand Union Tea Co., Jones Bros
I Avenue
Uex
Westminster Hote WG
Westminster Hotel
EL N. Anable
Scranton House
L. & W. Masenger
Victor Koch
Architects
Davis & von Storch
Seranton
B. L. Walter
Lewis Hancock, JR
Cor, Wash. Ave
BROWN @& MORRIS
Arch
Price
Leeds
G. R. Clark & CO
Green House
Avenue
Frank P. Brown & CO
Whole- Gale
West Lacka' Lackawanna Ave
Thomas Aubrey
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