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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1902
Page
3
A notice announces a meeting of the officers of the Catholic Club tonight. The event requests attendance by all officers and outlines the gathering as an internal organizational meeting.
A Union League meeting is scheduled for tonight in room unspecified at the Connell Building. Members urged to attend.
Edward Hammer of 228 Cedar Avenue reported last night that his two adopted daughters disappeared from the home. He feared they may have been kidnapped by relatives.
The Junior Chiuveh Helpers stage a benefit musical at Hower Prince African Methodist Episcopal Church on Thursday evening August 28. The show opens at o'clock sharp to raise funds for the stewards.
A blight fire broke out on the third floor of 820 Penn Avenue. Aostill alarm sent to Chemical Company No. 1 yesterday reported old rags and refuse burning. Flames were extinguished before firefighters arrived.
James Ford of Stroudshinrg was arrested by Special Officer O Grady for stealing a ride on train No 7. He appeared before Alderman M Ruddy, fined five dollars or thirty days in jail, and was committed to county jail.
The Trinters defeated Willis and McAnultys 0 to 0 in a five inning game. Mollencand pitched superbly with Crane catching. Curren umpired the contest.
The Beranton semi professional baseball club travels to Lake Ariel to face Honesdale. An excursion from Miles City to Lake Ariel highlights the trip. Beranton will meet Sungen of Avebbiuld in an anticipated tough contest.
Leonard and John Graham were arrested on a charge of stabbing King Raymond Divingks of Lireka-Willi Avenue with weapons. They were arraigned in pollock court yesterday morning and held for court. Each accused the other of the deed, likely to be sent to a reform school. Parents of John and Wille Daley said their sons were at Ni y Aug park at the time.
Retailers Mears and Hagen advertise reduced prices across over stocked dry goods due to a miners' strike. The note directs readers to another page for the advertisement details.
Erie Railroad announces summer Sunday excursion fares on Wyoming division. One way fares for round trips from Scranton to Maplewood cost 45 cents and to Lake Ariel 76 cents. Tickets available from stations along the division.
A small crowd gathered at the Warnke washery in Duryea yesterday morning but remained orderly as deputies reinforced security. Sheriffs Schaudt and Jacobs led about forty additional guards totaling more than sixty, ensuring the plant ran at full capacity with no disturbances. Organizer Schlosser advised workers to avoid disorderly conduct.
Chaplain Frank B. Rose of the United States Navy, famed for resembling Admiral Dewey, remains a guest at Chirmount House Mount Pocono and writes Tribune copies about a day with Dewey. Lieutenant James Feeney’s rise and views on order in troubled times are recounted, recalling the Duryea incident and 1877 vigilante violence.
Exclusive wire reports from Johannesburg describe rising native unrest and attacks on white women as Boers and Afrikanders fret over British rule. The piece notes native arms, camp legacies, and calls for universal disarmament and swift laws to curb assaults on women.
In Williamsport on August 20 the Democratic conferees for Lycoming Montour Sullivan and Columbia counties met to renominate J Henry Cochran for the state senate.
A brief local notice from Mears and Hagen appears on the parish page, inviting readers to consult their services or offerings in the community listing.
McWilliams led with 248 and posted a six game average of 223. Prine Murphy and Malia joined in a 215 plus quartet on Monday night. McWilliams also achieved a 228 over six straight games, while Murphy and Prine posted strong scores and the group set a high standard for local bowling history.
Iff McWilliam aims to sustain a record bowling average on local alleys, challenging Billy Hopkins Charlie Moore and other city bowlers for premier honors. He will roll for Wharton’s Hampe team in the city league.
The Academy of Music opens next Monday night with the Jacobs Stock company presenting A Break for Liberty. Special scenery and vaudeville features join a Royal Liliputians Trio sketch A Dutch Hustler. Evening prices 10 20 30 cents. matinee 10 20. Box-office sales start tomorrow at 9.
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