Various Social Visits and Local Court Action Reported
Residents and visitors are noted in a string of social calls from Richmondale Stroudsburg Wilkes-Barre and Pittston along with a court session before Squire Whalen where two Poles faced trial for coal ticket theft with a $500 bail. Local clubs and gatherings include Curwen Literary Society socials and migrations to Lake Winola for rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mie
Dayil
John Id
Liggie
Richmondale
Vine
Ian
Deli Bouse
Misa Filith Richards
Ty Minhuest
Moscow
Mary Brown
Beranton
Taylor
Limerne
Midge Murray
Wilkes-Barre
Will Dixon
Franke Clarke
Will Jennings
Curwen Literary Club
Misa Anna Dellie
William Law
Lake Winola
July Building Permits Total Ninety Thousand Dollars
Building Inspector John Nelson issued permits in July for new buildings and alterations totaling 90 730 dollars. Listed are numerous residential projects including single and double dwellings, extensions, and several nonresidential structures such as a power house for Economy Light and Power Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nelson
FP. Bower
C. Ott
Dwellimc
Wood
Pittston Avenue
Eleventh Ward
Jackawanna Brewing Company
Miontey Avenue
Sevi Oh Werd
Mark W. Anderson
Fillmore Avenue
Fourth Ward
Patrick Moore
Birney Avenue
Twentieth Ward
Charles Kelley
Rebecca Avenue
Fifth Ward
James Burke
Ninth Street
Fourteenth Ward
Amd Power Company
Cum Street
Elghth
J. Hannall
Mulberry Street
Arthur A. Masters
Masters Street
Tenth Ward
C. Be, Reynolds
Thomas P. Loftus
Cupouge Avenue
Seventh Ward
von D. Jones
Prescott Avenue
Seventeenth Ward
AL Smith
Money Avenue
Thirteenth Ward
James Wooley
Quincy Avenue
Ninth Ward
David I. Jones
Fillmore
Andrew Welsentine
Adwellies
Thomnas Cummings
Alchlson Tive
Hue
Hay Dvenie
Licory Moore
Welllig
Taylor Avenue
Willams & WeXuliv
al Fetat
Broek
Wining Avepws
Fhibli
Jedoe Fodti
Charfield Avenue
Finch
Waal
Wooed
Sires
Honore Gordon
Ginngle
Woods Carbon Street
Wairil St. Mary's Tmuarcchial School
Pohoul Woods River Street
Joe Shotte
Fe Aingte
Mali Avenue
John Pus
Lakwal Street
Pitternth
Wools Fim Street
Fileenth Wird
Donations to the Institute Receives 340 Volumes July
The Lackawanna Institute of History and Science reports July donations totaling 340 volumes and pamphlets. Top donors include the Superintendent of Documents in Washington and Marion Stuart Cann, with many civic and corporate groups contributing. extensive archival needs follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackawanna Institute of History and Science
Washington, D. C
Marion Stuart Cann
Charles le Roy Wheeler
Calvin W. Parsons
John T. Howe
R. J. Beamish
D. Foster
M. BE. McDonald
F. L. Hitchcock
Scranton Board of Trade
FP. J. Platt
Scranton Railread Young Men's Christian Association
Scranton Public Library
Scranton Young Men's Christian Association
M. McDonald
James Nolan
William J. Welsh
Walter Webster
F. H. Gerlock
W. H. Stanton
F. J. Fitzsimmons
W. H. Storrs
KB. J. Lynett
Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company
HH. J. Carresq
E. H. Ripple
Colliery Engineer Company
A.P. Dean
United States Secretary of Agriculture
Wyoming Commemorative Association
Simull
State Board of Health
Scranton
Smithsonian
Patent Office
Scranton Republican
Scranton Truth
Scranton Tribune
Young Men's Christian Association
Institute
Miles
Hbrary
Lackawanna County
Plans of Central Company to bid for freight traffic
W E Thayer, division freight agent for the Central Railroad of New Jersey, has been meeting local businessmen and preparing for a freight push once the Plainsville link between the Central and Erie lines is completed. He predicts passenger service to Pittston will come later, with freight opening first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Railroad
New Jersey
Plainsville
Central
Erie
W. E. Thayer
Scranton
The
Thayer
Cork Lane
Plitston
Pittston Gagett
Condemned George Windish Growing Weaker in Prison
The Windish case reports that the condemned wife murderer grows weaker daily, with witnesses saying death would bring relief to him and those who attend him. It notes doubt he will ever face the scaffold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Windish
Wilkes-Barre
Gas extraction continues at Twin shaft mine
Work to vent gas from the Twin shaft continues slowly. The recent large release of gas is visible, and once all gas is driven out, slope mining may resume if Mine Inspector McDonald deems it safe for workers. Unaffected sections will be opened and reachable coal mined. Many tons around the collapsed area remain unreachable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Ejectment Suit Fires Over Wells Street Property
Dr Throop represented by C W Dawson filed an ejectment in court yesterday against John F Meagher of Wells Street Provide alleging Meagher possesses a jet not his, claiming title to the property and asserting it belongs to the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Throop
Attourney C. W. Dawson
John F. Meagher
Wella Street
Provide
Mr. Meagher
Wells Street
Letters of Interest Published With Names Attached
Under this heading short letters of interest will be published when accompanied by the writer's name. The Tribune will not be held responsible for opinions here expressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Tale of Two Cities criticized by Forest City letter
John Maxey of Forest City denounces a Tribune report as false and biased. He argues that the paper misrepresented events surrounding a prison transfer and a constable’s actions in Scranton. He claims the reporter’s account damages local reputation and warrants accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halior
the Tribune
Maxey
Moder
Scranton
Olga
Raqo
Raqo When DP
Forest City
John Maxey
Sad Personal Loss and Local Happenings in Beranton
A Tribune reader recounts the tragic eye injury of David Davies from Tripp's slope and the family’s poverty in Beranton, with his wife ill and rent unpaid. Community notices follow about obituaries, races, band events, and local clubs including the Reds and Bun Sets, with an upcoming open air concert and a glee club rehearsal for a Shamokin event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
David Davies
M10
Fourteenth Street
Davies
Tripp
Ike
Ife
Daniel KH. Gregory
Beranton, Pa
David Harris
James Mulligan
Sibley
Union Band
Rendham
Anthracite Glee Club
Shamokin
Fire Department Engineers Set To Finalize Rules
Chief Hickey has prepared a code of department rules to govern the force. The board of engineers will meet likely Monday night to pass the rules and adopt them for the coming year. The book includes passages tied to the recent trouble with the Chemical Company. Details will be announced after the board’s review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickey
Board of Engineers
Chemical Company
Delirious South Side man jailed after threats and brawl
Bryan Collins of the South Side, intoxicated, abused his wife and threatened to kill her. He awaits $500 bail at the station house as cabman Butch Quinn suffers delirium tremens nearby. A vagrant, James McCann, was discharged after vowing to leave the city. James Brown and John Howley were jailed for begging on Wyoming avenue for 30 days. Tax deadlines urged by WADEM FINN, City Collector, to avoid costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Collins
South Side
Alderman Millar
Butch” Quinn
Wyoming Avenue
Tribune
Brian Collins
Brian
James McCann
Penn Avenue
Vine Street
James Brown
John Howley
Special Sale Teaser Promises Astonishing Dollar Values
Notice touts a special sale with limited China Plates at $1 and brighter items for $1.50. Vague promise to advertise only part of the low prices and invite customers to hurry to the event.
Also Mentioned on This Page
ANG
Norton
Lacka. Ave
Weston Mill CO
Scranton, Olyphant, Carbindale
Court House SQ
Avoca
H. T. Koehler
Spruce Street
Alterationa
Pillsbury Flour Mills
Central Company
Dr. Throop
Mr. Maxey
Beecham
Fire Department
Wadem
Finn
Ioc
Rogers
A. E. Rogers
Lackawanna Avs
Rexford
Lackawanna Ave
China Hall
Millar & Peck
Wyoming Ave
Mears’ Building
Washington Avenue and
Spruce
Keeley Care
Cee Scranton
Ps. Ne
Atlantic
Black Rock
Hill
Lonsdale
Lockwood
Ac Calico
Cheney
Lackawanna Avenue
M. P. M’cann, Hatter
Knox Agency
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