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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1900

Page

3

City notes on free picnic tickets and local notices

Community items note the Catholic Young Women's club distributing four thousand free picnic tickets for Laurel Hill Park on August 15 with daily afternoon distribution. Payroll updates list miners paid at Powderly No 1 mines and other nearby crews. A case of alleged assault involving Nora Jackson is noted with a local hearing and discharge. Excursion plans include Switchmen to Delaware Water Gap with many tickets unsold. Liederkranz event promises Lakeview outing with music, a large ball game, tug of war, footraces, and a concert. organizers listed.

Catholic Young Women’s Club North Washington Avenue Laurel Hill Park Aus Sermon Ligderkrana Socoiety Wilkes-Parre Pluto Charles Wenzel George Neji Tievis Frock Docker Edward Kinele

Speedway Hotel Offers Yearround Rooms and Transports

Speed way Hotel operates all year and advertises services for mountain visitors. Carriages depart from Mears building corner at 6 15 pm 8 30 am 6 15 pm for trips there and back from Speedway Hotel at 7 30 am 5 00 pm 9 00 pm. Chicken and waffles served every Tuesday and Friday dinners.

T “O Mears Building Speedway Hotel

Dining hours and party arrangements listed for cafe

The notice announces breakfast from six to nine a.m. lunch from one to two thirty p.m. dinner from six to nine p.m. and lunch served all day. Arrangements for large parties can be made by calling phone number 4674.

Nine Lives Lost In Local Bank Wreck Cat Among Victims

A sensational bank wreck report proved false as nine lives were lost the day after the disaster. The true casualty was a Maltese cat named Haefey found crushed near the bank vault. Clerk William Kessler located the remains while seeking missing papers.

Tribune Ia Yeaterday Tribune Mise Haefey William Kessler Merchants’ and Mechanica

The Hot Wave Still Waving Across Scranton

Heat dominates Scranton as thermometers linger near 92 degrees with 81 average for the day. Citizens adapt by embracing shirt waist fashion while workers in the sun face fatigue and a single horse succumbs to heat near Penn avenue.

Lackawatina Wyoming Lackawanna Hospital Casey & Kelly Brewing Company Penn Avenue Linden Street

Fire Department Funds Exhausted Prompting Ordinance Aid

The Ascal year faces eight months with exhausted fire department funds and Chief Zizelmann asks the council to approve an ordinance granting about $2,000 for repairs, hydrants, hoses and incidentals. Public objections focus on transfer methods while commissioners push financed improvements.

Walker Zizelmann Common Council Feranton Fire Department Balan Clutias VW. Zietmann

Wall Collapse narrowly avoids fatalities at downtown sites

Two tons of wall broke loose from the Campbell building top and tumbled into the Blair basement where Williams workers were present. Patrick Lally suffered three broken fingers and Patrick Kelly received a minor shoulder bruise as repair crews resumed after warnings. Debris removal follows tearing down the bank rear wall and Lorenz building walls.

Merchants’ and Mechanics’ Bank Behore Andrew Campbell Williams Blair Campbell Building Patrick Lally Patrick Kelly Lully Lackawanna Hospital Kelly Benare Willams Ment Campbell Penore Bank Lorenz Building

Descriptive letter on Wilmington murder victim

A letter from Chief Massey provides a detailed but uncertain description of a 17 year old boy killed in Wilmington on August 2. It lists physical traits, clothing, and a claimed origin from Scranton, noting many tips have come in but none match the victim.

John Moir Wilmington Del Scranton Sparrow's Point Balnofort Eugene Masey

Fell Township Election Contest Hearing Updates

A Fell township election contest heard 22 respondent witnesses yesterday as the court sets August 15 to close testimony. Attorney M J Walsh seeks a sixty day extension as the case, begun March 18, continues to determine who was elected school controller.

Fell Township Fell M. J. Walsh

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Aids Mothers for Colic Diarrhea

The advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a trusted remedy used by millions of mothers. It claims to calm pain ease teething sadness and specifically targets diarrhea and colic in infants.

Mrs. Winslow

Reynolds Claims Owed Money Amid Stock Dispute

A witness in the equity case H B Reynolds vs C G Boland and others alleges Reynolds is owed payment for services tied to a deal with the Delaware Lackawanna and Western. The case centers on a $10,000 worth of People’s Coal stock assigned in trust to Boland, who disputes the transfer and the implied commission. Further hearings are set for next Wednesday as witnesses are examined.

Kressler Court Armory Poplar Street Delaware and Hudson Tracks Handley Penn Avenue Luzerne Twenty-first Street Century Hose Company Keller Reynolds Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company Edwards H. B. Reynolds C. G. Boland W. P. Boland J. A. Mears People's Coal Company Mr. Reynolds Tribune John W. FitzGibbon Truesdale Lackawanna Avondale Company Roland Lackawanna Company Avondale Boland Charles du Pont Breck

Grand and Petit Jurors Drawn for September and October Terms

A grand jury for the September session and petit jurors for the October term were drawn by Sheriff Pryor and commissioners Doherty and Wiggins. The list includes numerous Scranton and surrounding area residents such as James Nealon, Olyphant. Edward Parry, Mikely. John Pant, laborer, Scranton. and city officials implicated in bribery and related cases to be considered at these sessions.

BE. Pryor Frank Doherty C. A. Wiggins Weral Hyuor W. TL Roby Scranton John FR Thomas M. JL. Smith Scrantin Fidian James PL Nealon Francis Wren Freeman John Eo Fiont Archibald Kite Mino M.S. Gallagher John Pant Edward Parry Farrer Mikely James Nybart Farmer Scott John White James J. O'Mara Dunmone Learn Ammi Lehigh Charles Millan Jammier Maidiven Evan J. Thonuwa Miner Carbondale Robert Farrington Bereice Holmes Simpeon

Local oat crop tops previous records in Lackawanna county

Ex Weatherman H. E. Paine credits special favor of Jupiter Pluvius for the region's record oat harvest and comparatively strong beet crop. He notes moisture came in heavy, sporadic thunderstorms rather than steady showers, yet still aided agricultural yields here this summer.

H. E. Paine Lackawanna County Mr. Paine Jupiter Pluvius

John B R Davis Dead Coal Operator of the Valley

John Br Davis a long identified coal operator died after a six month illness at his home on North Washington avenue aged 75. He lived in Beranton for forty years and is survived by his wife and three children. Born March 27 1822 in Norristown Pa his career began supervising a country school before moving to Philadelphia.

John Tr. Davis MT North Washington Avenue Mr. Davis Beranton Walter Matthews William Avery W. RB. Davis Philadelphia

Local Coal Operator Key Figure in Scranton Industry

The article traces a coalman’s career from early employ at a business firm to clerk roles in Pottsville, Ashland Ironworks, and Baltimore. He led the Black Diamond colliery at Wilkes-Harren before moving to Scranton in November 1555 to build Stafford Meadow Brook colliery and become a prominent regional coal operator.

Pottsville Ashland Ironworks Wrightsville York County Baltimore Wilkes-Harren Black Diamond Scranton Stafford Meadow Brook Reagion

Bears of KadiaK giants sent to capture for zoo

Dr Frank Baker of the Smithsonian dispatches Elwood Hofer to KadiaK Island in the Gulf of Alaska to trap Kodiak bears for the National Zoological Park. The polar bears, weighing 2400 to 3000 pounds, are savage and rarely caught alive. Hofer plans a three ton trap baited with honey or pork to lure them aboard a vessel.

Chicago Kadiak Island Gulf of Alaska Pacific Frank Baker Smithsonian Institution Elwood Hofer Yellowstone Park National Zoological Park Rocky Mountains Carlton H. Bean Department of Fisheries Paris Kasdiak Yellowsstone Kadiak Hofer Smithsonian

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