Wilkes-Barre Tribune Opens Branch Office in Public Square
The Wilkes-Barre Tribune opened a branch office at No Laning building Public Square to deliver northeastern Pennsylvania papers three to five hours earlier than Philadelphia and New York papers. A man named White was identified as being with a girl, provoking neighborhood threats of lynching. Officer Murphy arrested White and he was jailed in the county jail. There is doubt about the child’s recovery.
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The
Tribune
Laning Building
Public Square
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
New York
White
Murphy
Avoca
Cynthia Westover
New York Journallst
Maria Barberi
Miss Westover
Countess di Brazsi Savargnone
Morton
A. M. Beecher
Heary Ward Beecher
Dicen
New York City
Btanchard
Central Park
Sth
Hthers
Plaga Square
Fifth Avenue
68Th St
Terminal Station
6Th Ave
L Road
Chandler
F. A. Hammond
Wilkes-Harre Inquiry Over Chemical Engine Purchase
A letter from 1895 seeks clarification on a Wilkes-Harre inquiry about purchasing a chemical engine for the local fire department. Charles T. Holloway requests whether Mr Frank A Stauffer of Baltimore is known, his possible fate, his company, and whether any Wilkes-Harry firm planned to buy a chemical engine. The letter notes Stauffer's address and lack of reply to prior communications.
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Sgauffer
Baltimore
Roth
Wilkes-Harre
Frank A. Stauffer
Charles T. Holloway
Sermons in Hackettstown Friday and Saturday
Friday afternoon Rev J Benson Tamilton Hackettstown N J preached Christ the Wisdom of God from First Corinthians. Friday evening Rev A Griffin D D Binghamton N Y spoke on The Strength of Gods with Isaiah li 9 11. Saturday morning Rev J H Sumner Nanticoke preached Religious Beliefs or How to Read the Bible from Luke x 26 outlining reading God’s word with Holy Spirit guidance and interpretation.
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J. Benson Tamilton
Hackettstown
N. J
Christ
God
Emerson
Washington
A. Griffin
D. D
Binghamton
N.Y
Isaiah li
J. H. Sumner
Nanticoke
Luke x
Heaven
A Colored Minister Faces Court Over Scandal at Church
Alderman Jomes J. Thomas presided over a case involving Rev Edwin T. Erwin pastor of the colored Baptist church. Miss Chanle was charged with fire and accused of spreading rumors about the minister and Mrs Williams. Witnesses Susan Molton and Robert Crown offered little testimony before the alderman dismissed the case with Miss Chanle paying costs.
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Jomes J. Thomas
Edwin T. Erwin
Colored Baptist Church
Miss Chanle
Williams
Miss Chanie
Alderman Thomas
Child Assault Shocks Smithville as 19 Year Old Arrested
A county crime report states Albert White, 19, assaulted six year old Mary Reese in Smithville last Saturday. The child lies in precarious condition after being found unconscious along the road. White was captured near a saloon and identified by the child. The two passersby who fled earlier are not named.
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Smithville
Albert White
Mary Reese
Smith
White
Local man shoots self in arm during ride toward Dallas
Joseph Lazers of Larksville was driving with a friend when he fired the revolver thinking rounds were spent. A remaining bullet struck his arm. Dr. Trimmer treated him, then Lazers stopped at Larksville for care. Also, a missing four year old girl from Mountain Park was found near Scranton Patch exhausted but alive after a lengthy search aided by a toll gate tollman.
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Joseph Lazers
Larksville
Lazers
Dallas
Trimmer
T Lazera
Griffth Willams
Mountain Park
Bear Creek
Parsons
Lost Street Arrest Repatriates Russian Jew Godaski
Peter Godaski a Russian Jew was arrested after skipping bail for stabbing a Polander in a Spiler alley incident. He was captured on East Market street by Sergeant Kline after resisting briefly and was jailed. The report also notes a reception at Edward Lindermuth’s Ashley home for Titus Berger Pittsburg state president of the House Painters and Decorators association who praised the local work and then left for Philadelphia.
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Peter Godaski
Kline
Godaski
East Market Street
Thomas
Edward Lindermuth
House Painters and Decorators’ Association
Ashley
Titus Berger
Pittsburg
Berger
Bérger
Philadelphia
Young Husband In New York Marital Flight Turns Violent
PD. W. Chapin, married four days, becomes insane after returning from New York where he wed against the mother's and stepfather’s wishes. On his troubled return he grew violent at home and is now confined and manacled under guard.
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PD. W. Chapin
New York
Chapin
Brave Act Prevents Runaway Wagon Near Lee Park
A team owned by P M Gilligan spooked by factory steam near Lee Park on Saturday, dragging a wagon with his six year old son aboard. Eugene T L Mann, a horse dealer, halted the team before it went far. Mr Mann holds a medal for saving a drowning girl at Coney Island.
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P. M. Gilligan
Lee Park
Eugene TL. Mann
Mr. Mann
Coney Island
Republicans Invited to Harrisburg Meeting on Tuesday Evening
All Republicans attending Harrisburg in Judge Rice’s interests are asked to go to the Republican League rooms Tuesday evening to hear the committee’s report and propose suggestions on the mode of travel accommodations and related matters.
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Harrisburg
Judge Rice
Republican League Rooms
Charles Shoemaker Wins Gold In River Bathing Contests
The Saturday prize swimming events at the bathing house on the river saw Charles Shoemaker win the gold medal in the race. William Wood claimed the prize for the longest dive. Wood, Vincent, Paul, and Hamilton also made successful dives from the bridge.
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Charles Shoemaker
WiMam Wood
Wood
Vincent
Paul
Hamilton
Wreck Damages Smiths Wagons Meat Spilled on Road
The wagon of Codfrey Smith an Ashley butcher collided with an electric car in Newtown on Saturday. The horse bolted and scattered about $50 worth of meat across the road destroying it.
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Codfrey Smith
Ashley
Newtown
Luzerne County Briefs Highlight Local Events
Lot Fink of Muhlenberg dies at home. Clerks Association seeks store closings Monday 6.20 pm and other weeknights. John Belle and Anna McCreary wed at St Ignatius Church, to live in Dorranceton. Dominitk McCaffrey plans Pittston athletic club. Annie Tetzer’s daughter’s funeral held at Zion Reformed. Ed Baker fined costs by Acting Mayor for disturbance at La Pierre house. Charles Bergold fined $5 and costs for tainted meat sale.
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Lot Fink
Luzerne County
Muhlenberg
Clerks’ Association
John T. Belle
Luzerne
Misa Anna McCreary
Dorranceton
St. Ignatiua
Dominitk McCaffrey
Pittston
Annie
Jacob Tetzer
Hopple
Zion Reformed Church
Ed. Baker
Thomas
la Pierre
Charles Bergold
Mayo
Mr. Bergold
Stamp Collector Finds Counterfeit Coin In A Penny Looms
Truth narrates a collector boasting of securing a counterfeit two cent piece sold for a dollar and a half. Dialogue humorously notes the piece as a genuine counterfeit, highlighting the stamp collector’s amusement at the odd exchange and the oddity of stamp interests.
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Atamp Ng
Pittston Business Directory Listing Prompt
Wright & Co at 97 South Main Street advertise first class plumbing and offer a new range for sale or exchange along with stone lane household goods bought or sold in Pittston.
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Pittston
Wright & Co
South Main Street
Notable Society Figures Highlight Boston and New York Elite
Ellen Terry’s son and a roster of society women, artists, and editors are profiled. The piece names Mrs Henry Wittart, Mrs Oscar Wildeths, Rose Kohler, Mrs Jack Gardner, Mrs De Mala, Cynthia Westover, Mrs A M Beecher, Theo Rugles-Kitson, Sarah Sears, Marietta Ambrose, and others, noting careers in letters, art, philanthropic work, and journalism. It portrays a cosmopolitan upper-crust network across New York and Boston with mentions of Vanderbilts and notable clubs.
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Sarah Sears
Sears
New York
Homola
Boston
Marietta Ambrose
Marietta
Teaugereau
Lafebre
Parla
Misa Hosford
Harriet Martineau
Paris
Algiers
Lackaye Reveals Musical Trick in Stage Tale
A Times-Herald reminiscence recalls Wilton Lackaye crediting a hidden piano for his skills. He notes a rival performer once used a dummy piano while the real music came from wings. The anecdote mirrors a Dumas play mishap where an electric piano ruined a key scene.
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Times-Herald
Wilton Lackeye
Svenfall
Mr. Lackaye
Heston
Dumas
Clarissa
Clairvan
Provincial Town Bar Encounter and A Slight Misunderstanding
A London bound lawyer in a provincial town is approached by a friendly stranger at a hotel who asks his origin and line of work. The exchange grows awkward as the man reveals the line of “brainal” samples, ending with a quip about a small lot of samples. Also advertised is Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and a note on a stockholders' meeting.
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London
Dobson
Mra. Winslow
Multiple Classified Rentals and Notices in Scranton Area
A jumble of rental ads and property notices lists several properties for rent or sale around Scranton PA. Listings include farm and residential rentals, a large four story building for wholesale use, a Hyde Park rooming option, a Wyoming Avenue residence, and a Dalton Pa property sale or trade. Also notes a sale on pipe frames and related equipment, plus a public housing lot offering by the Advisory Committee EZRA H RIPPLE WILLIAM T SMITH HENRY A KNAPP.
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Dalton
J. L. Swarts
H. D. Swarts
Hoo & Ca
Trivune
Scranton
Adama Avenue
Pine and
Gibson Streets
Adame Avenue
Fty
Thotta
Collara
Ezra H. Ripple
William T. Smith
Henry A. Knapp
Special Notices and Advertisements Remain Open After May
A fragment lists a schedule of free public exhibitions with stereopticon across multiple towns on Wednesdays and Fridays, rates for advertising, and contact details for E. H. Cull Tribune Offins city. It also advertises war pictures by Frank Leake in two volumes with prepaid charges and delivery, plus multiple legal and professional listings and notices including several attorneys offices and a missing item reward.
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Taylorville
Hyde Park
Providence
Mekson Olyphant
Peckvilley
Archbald
Jermyn
E. EH. Cull
Tribune Offins
City
Frank Leake
Adilroes
Adams Ave
Scranton
Erie and Wyoming Valley Train Schedule Fragment
Trains leave Scranton for New York and other points on the Erie line at 7 00 a m and 4 45 p m Also for Honolulu and nearby points at about 7 10 a m 9 40 a m and 1 24 p m All through trains to and from are listed Train for Wilkes Barre departs at 4 90 m and 2 45 p m
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Ting Teml
Philedel Terminal
Unkniown
Mathie Pesaston
Philada
Texcept
Philadelphia P. m
Bor Long Sraneh
Ocean Grove
Vouch
LS. m. Formares & Tabanon
Allentown
Potteville
New Rior
North
Paleave
Rae
Olhausen
Tobyhanna
Binyon
Ouwego
Mira
Corning
Bath
Daneville
Mont Morris
Buffalo
Frufalate
Weat
Nicholson A and Ways Ton Isd
Binghamton and
Borsaica
Pailadetes
New York
Scranton
White Haven
Hagleton
Pottsville
W. Rie
Bethlehem
Easton
Reading
Bareshare
Kk R
Punkhannock
Towanda
Elmira
Ithace
Geneva
Ahr Bimia
Pena
Wilkes-Harre
Iladelphia
New Yor
Erie Ranle Road
Honerdale
Lowleyre
Wilkes Jarre
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Wyoming
Simal
Joe
Ellen Terry
Henry Wittart
William Lloyd Garrison
Oscar Wildeths
Shakespeare
Jack Gardner
Bierstadt
Oan
Robert Loula Stevenson
de Mala
Literary Ladies’ Dinner Club
Elbe
Ameren
Mary Livermore
Mich Lyer
Charity Club
Aliee Stone Blackwell
Lucy Brose
Estelle Merrill
Alice Parker
Sarah Wray
Woman's Department of &J. Hortholomew
Dr. Greer
Fashionolle
Lwreely
Vanderbilts
Brownies
Theo Ruceles-Kitson
H. H. Kitson
Rugel
Mrs. Kitson
Hadway
Dole
Radway
Dreggisto Radway & CO
Stockholders’ Meeting
Dhoto Trench
Ml Creming
Millan Me Platt
Ty Elo Atrost
Amdon
Wai Bot Vis & CO
Borden Block
Chicago
Alesnen
J. Bld
Jcowless& Co
Chambers Street
Mango Chemical Company
John Street
Stevenson
Clark's Green
George B. Davidson
Spruce Street
JOR
Franklin
Sustable
Busines
Carbon & Davies
Berantoan
Kawanoanvenue
Addrews
Thomas Brevans
Soar
Logerne
P. J
Mcvely FE
John JE Myn
Wyoming Ovenny
Norgan
Taecoins
Dime 4 Bank Ane
Linden Street
Elks’ Tooth
Union Company
D. L. & W. Depot
Hampton St
C. B
Grant Avonue
West
Caro Tribune
Aunic
Pho Ea Y
Do- AX Amr
Peper
Cali
Bestess L
Paducer Vice Scisiggies Aire
Physicians and Surgeons
G. Edgar Dean
Court House Square
W. B. Allen
Washington Avenue
Co. L. Frey
Wyoming Ave
Vine Street
L. M. Gates
William A. Tait
Patterson & Wilcox
Law
Library
Roswell H. Patterson
William A. Wilcox
Alfred Hand
William J. Hand
Wealth
Frank T. Okell
Coal Exchange
Scranon
Janes W. Oakford
Commons Wealth Building
Samuel W. Edgar
Spruce St
J. A. Watres
Lackawana Ave
Uri Townsend
Dime Bank
C. FR. Pitcher
Reniew
Architects
Edward W. Davis
Commonwealth Building
Beranton
E. L. Walter
Lewis Hancock, JR
Cor. Wash. Ave
Brown & Morris
Price Building
Ran
Beranton. Ng
Republic Savings and Loan Association
N. Caliender
Dime Bank Wulhding
Jos
Leeds
G. R. Clank & CO
Reedsmen
Green House
North Main Avenue
Grand Union Tea CO
Jones Bros
Bauer
Musbic
Balla
KR. J. Bauer
Wyoming Avenue
Hulberts Muale
Ees
Fatakin
Goran
West Lackawanna
Thomas Aubrey
Exper Ac
Ris
Connolly
Wallace
Ney
Connolly, & Wallace
Court House
Baltimore, i
Hinsoe
P.O
Iooda
Box
Guim
Mase
ACR Book
Penn Avenue
St. Charles Hotel
EE Scranton
Egect
Ains Dally
Iver
Ord
the Scranton Bedding Co., Ets
Tvet Ado
School OF the Lackawanna
Thomas M. Cann
Walter H. Buell
ELK Cafe
Franklin Avenue
Ziegler
Scranton House
Peanewest Depot
Victor Koch
Westminster Hotel
Cor
Sixteenth St
Irving Place
Bates
EB. N. Anable
Windsor Hotel
47Th Sta
Wetherbee
Grand Central Station
Atmel
Rollin H. Wilbur
Phila
Nemacher
Bouth Lethlehem
Delaware and Hudson Rail Road
New Lackawanna Avenue
Gnome
Bad Vary
Gterdale
Wayrart
Albany
Erie and
Wyoming Valley
York
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