Consul Williams Reports War News and Local Anecdotes
In a Rochester family letter Consul G F Williams describes fine June weather in New York state and naval movements as the German warship Cormorant sails. He notes Aguinaldo’s requests to Dewey for Red Cross transports, hospital conditions in Cavite and Manila, and Spanish defenses. A humorous street scene contrasts intelligent-looking strangers with a Columbus statue misidentification. A Petersburg pastor’s dog named Tyras is highlighted as a local curiosity.
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G. F. Williams
Rochester
New York State
Cormorant
Germany
Irene
Auguste
Kaiser
Aguinaldo
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Red Cross Traig
Spain
Spruce Street
Columbus
Mastiff Honor Among Feeble Imperial Echoes
A fragment recalls Fiemarck praising his mastiff, the Dog of the Empire, held beside family as a cherished possession of the storied man of blood and iron.
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Fiemarck
Local visitors and residents on extended sojourns to area towns
A long list records numerous residents and guests visiting or returning home from trips. Names include D. B. Replogle in Montrose, John Gallagher in Archvald street, and Thomas Gallagher from New Jersey visiting relatives. Others travel to Lake Idlewild, Harvey's Lake, Brooklyn, Lake Carey, and Asbury Park with several returning from excursions to Washington and Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Replogle
Montrowe
John Bunvola
Archvald Street
Lake Idlewide
Thomas Cgallagher
New Jersey
Annie M. Watson
Holrar
N. J
Forest Dorshiner
Eynon Street
Factoryville
J. Gallagher
Luserne Street
Harvey's Lake
W. G. Mower
Republican
Lake Sheridan
W. W. Watson
Candew
Upper Lehleh
R. Ernest Comegys
Sea Shore
Lyman Giles
South Main Avenue
Brooklyn
Ha. Mies Phoebe Shiffer
South Hyde Park Avenue
Stroudebure
Jeses Bare
Howard Davis
Lake Whitin
Misa Belle Vipond
Clarence Smith
Mand Mann
Bloomenure
Brown
Wilkes-Barre
West Beranton
I. J. Bartine
B. T. Fuller
Trenton
Lelia Parscors
Sydney
Scranton
Cudahy Packing Company
Babbitt
Sevral
Vermont
Anna Ferguson
Capouse Avenue
Winnie Haggerty
W. W. Watson and Sons
Albert L
Water L. Watson
Nova Scotia
Maing
G. B. Beach
Apponmieltia
Philadelphia
M. J. Donahoo
Wil Tarenyt
Newark News
James Taggart
Mulberry Street
Aritchbald
Taggart
Newark
Increased Mail Service Between New York and Scranton
Superintendent W. J. Bradley announces an enhanced railway mail service with postal cars attached to the 4 PM New York train reaching Scranton by 1 15 PM and the 8 AM Scranton train arriving in New York at 12 20 PM. The service will run daily to connect with summer resorts along the line and continue year round.
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W. J. Bradley
New York
Delaware, Lackawanna
Adiional
Candidate Dr William N Stein for coroner in Shenandoah
Political notes show Dr William N Stein of Shenandoah announces for coroner. He is about 40 years old and a Mine Inspector’s son, has lived in Shenandoah twenty years, and is a strong party worker. He canvasses actively and seeks the nomination. The report also notes Coroner Longeureet not seeking renomination and Monroe county party moves including Hill resigning as county chairman and Staples elected to fill the vacancy.
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William N. Stein
Shenandoah
Stein Ie
Stein
Me Ie
Dr. Stein
Pottaville
St. James Stein
Longeireet
Wald
Democratic County Committee
Monroe County
John M. Hill
Charles B. Staples
Hill
Claude Shull
Sunday murder in Dunmore Borough
Joseph Keller shot and killed Peter Mayer on the Erie and Wyoming railroad tracks near Dunmore after a dispute over Keller’s pigeons. Keller surrendered to police, said the shooting was in self defense, and was jailed awaiting coroner's inquest. Mayer, 24, lived on Lake Street and was to wed Friday. the two men had fought earlier over pigeons Keller kept in a garden at the Davis and Bender properties near the tracks.
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Mayer
Keller
Joseph Keller
Peter Mayer
Erie and Wyoming
Dunmore
de” Keller
Iroe Knuckles
Justice of the Peace
Krotzer
Longarrest
EE. M. Pennypacker
Slater
Sebastian Mayer
Maple Street
South Bide
A. P. Bender
Pa‘ Bender
Lake Street
Tenth Ward
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Daniel Powell
Bender
Venle
Byron Davis
Kirtz Street
Dunmore Beirough
Delaware, Lackawanna and Erie
Wyoming Valley
Davis
Davia
Fighd Keller
Alayer
Charles Lown
Lown
Kirta
Erie and
Wyoming
Lawn
Harvey Swingle
Lemuel Jones
Frank Skinner
Skinner
J. Be, Shuler
Tribune
Smith & Weason
Ruthven
Mink
Justice of the Peace Brother
James C. Masters
Henry Koch
Alonzo Price
P. C. Langan
George Kunz
A. J. Winebrake
Longstreet
Squire Krotzer
Meeting of Grand Directors of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction
Attorney M. J. Donahoe returned from Atlantic City where the Young Men's Institute grand directors met for four days. They audited books and arranged trunk line rail rates for the Altoona convention on August 16. Delegates buy full fares to Altoona, return at one third fare with cert issued at home. In a year twenty four new councils formed, total eighty four with 8,000 members across Pennsylvania New York New Jersey Delaware and the District of Columbia.
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M. J. Donahoe
Atlantic City
Pennsylvania
Young Men's Institute
Donahoe
Altoona
Mach
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
District of Columbia
Resolution backs Daughters of Erin branches at AOH meeting
A quarterly Lackawanna county AOH gathering in Division 17 hall approved a resolution to empower divisions to form auxiliary Daughters of Erin branches where women request one. William Dawson presided as president and an auditing committee of C C Donovan C T Boland and James McGuinness was named. The rest of the business was routine.
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Order of Hibernians
Lackawanna County
Division 17
A.O.U.W. Hall
William Dawson
C.C. Donovan
C. T. Boland
James McGuinness
Daughters of Erin
Dawson
Lackawanna Township Hearing on Debts Continues
Attorney John P. Quinnan as commissioner to determine Lackawanna township indebtedness held a Saturday hearing where many judgments were presented by Michael Gibbons of Minooka via Attorney P. W. Stokes. Quinnan will hold the next hearing Thursday forenoon at a stated hour. Claims filed total about fifteen thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Quinnan
Lackawanna Township
Michael Gibbons
Minooka
P. W. Stokes
Quinnan
Young Man Hurt by Runaway Cars at Kingston Shaft
Morris Davis a 19 year old worker at the Woodward shaft Kingston was injured Saturday when a trio of runaway cars ran over him sustaining a compound fracture of the right leg below the knee. He escaped serious injury to life despite being crushed and was taken to Moses Taylor hospital.
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Morris Davis
Woodward
Kingston
Plymouth
Moses Taylor Hospital
Polish man Sobieski dies with scant worldly possessions
Joseph Sobieski died Thursday at Lackawanna hospital after illness. His few cash belongings, found in a red handkerchief, were reclaimed during arrangements for burial at Minooka German cemetery. A cousin, city officials, and undertaker battled over body release while Father Dembinski presided at the Polish Catholic funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Sobieski
Lackawanna Hospital
Nossesssons
Frank Giratchetta
Elm Street
Frank Bonin
Minooka
Sobieski
Father Dembinski
St. Mary's
E. H. Jordan
Gratchertz
Bailey
Gurrell
Omcer Dyer
Undertaker Jordan
Concert at Nay Aug Park Delights 2000 Fans
A Saturday afternoon concert by the Germania band of twenty pieces led by August Schimpff drew about 2 000 people to Nay Aug Park. The program included Admiral Dewey's March and Star Spangled Banner. The band stood near the new pavilion costing 1 000 dollars, with a flag presented by City Treasurer Boland. A new carriage road from the boneyard to the picnic grounds is finished and another road is under construction around the woods near the menagerie toward Arthur Avenue and Linden Street.
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Nay Aug Park
Germania
August Schimpff
Harvey Blackwood
Boland
Boneyard
Labor Day Committee Reports Subscriptions and Plans
The Labor Day committee held its regular weekly meeting Saturday evening at 400 Lackawanna Avenue. FPJ Thomas, general manager, said business men were subscribing to cover expenses. A full list will appear in the Labor Day souvenir programme. Firms will send wagons and displays for the industrial division of the parade. Admission is 10 cents to Laurel Hill park and 15 cents to the dancing pavilion.
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Lackawanna Avenue
FP. J. Thomas
Laurel Hill Park
Parade order to be decided by lot
The committee resolved that the union march order be chosen by lot to prevent dissatisfaction. A music committee was appointed including P Holton J Devaney George Gothler and others. The games committee reported good games would occur in the park and it was decided not to admit any gamblers.
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P. Holton
J. Devaney
George Gothler
George Gothlier
J. Gray
T. O Malley
A. PL W Drake
Alexander Glaner
Italian Couple Is United After Five Year License Delay
An Italian couple from Petersburg, Nicola Giordani and Josephine Celeberti, appeared at Alderman Howe's office Saturday with a marriage license dated August 17, 1896. They explained the Italian consul sent the license to Italy for record making and it was returned recently. The alderman accepted the explanation and the duo married and left rejoicing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Howe
Scense
Nicola Giordani
Josephine Celeberti
Old Country
Honesdale Guardsmen Muster for National Guard
A Honesdale company for the new National Guard was mustered in Saturday night by Major Cameron. It joins the out-of-town battalion of the provisional Scranton regiment. Fifty four men were mustered in and elected D. C. Osborne captain Frank McMullen first lieutenant and G. W. Lane second lieutenant.
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Honesdale
New National Guard
Cameron
Scranton Regiment
D. C. Osborne
Frank McMullen
G. W. Lane
Leutenant
Cash donations acknowledged by local guild and merchants
Acknowledgments list cash and in kind donations from Mrs. C Weston A M Storr for groceries from Union cash store Dunmore a cheese from Scheuer Bros bakery a barrel cakes from Samuel Hines Treasurer Men s Guild with thanks for the support in the report period
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Ecdevewenne Ool
C. &. Weston
A. M. Storr
Union Cash Store
Dunmore
Scheuer Bros
Samuel Hines
Men's Guild
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Dime Bank Building
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York
Chas McMillen
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Gul Rose Comeld and Supply House
Kemp
Wyoming Avenue
J. W. Randolph
St. Peter's Luitheran Church
Tyras
B. KB. Evans
Bouth Hyde Park Avenue
White Mountains
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Lafayette Street
Lake Carey
Grace Acker
Bouth Main Avenue
Lake Winola
This City
Gorman
Democratic State Central Committee
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Pocono Bn
Dunmore Borough
Joe Keller
Erie
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Mill Street
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Jacob Mletcher
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The
A. C. H. Convention
Lackawanna
South Scranton
Clria Burger Oriental
America
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Hotel Hart
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T. T. Rollison
Georgia
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Honesdale Guardsmen
St. Luke’s
Great Clearing Sale
Anderson IL
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Clarke Bros
A. Bittenbender
J. M. Kemmerer
Iron and Steel
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