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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1896
Page
4
Carbondale notices advertise twenty orders for job work and items for publication testing at the establishment of Hannon & Co. Newsdealers on North Main Street. Store hours are from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
A dramatic accident at the Opera House involved Stase Carpenter Hall and J Chauncey GH as a heavy scenery drop threatened a construction worker below. Mr Bull halted the descent by securing the rope, saving the man from injury though scenery was damaged and a valuable piece ruined.
Rowdies outside Lathrope Avenue tents led to clashes with crowd control. Joseph Stanton helped police outside to maintain order as sixteen arrests were reported for the disturbance. Authorities vowed to pursue offenders and restore quiet.
A boy named Joseph Wynn sustained injuries after a fall from steps at the residence of Thomas Coughlin on Phundiff Street. He was watching a kite when he stepped onto a defective step, causing him to fall and suffer cuts including one under the left eye requiring stitches.
Thomas F. Carroll lies in a hospital bed, unconscious with suspected skull base fracture after a violent assault. Authorities hope his condition improves enough to provide clues leading to the assailants’ arrest.
The Columbia Tite company picnic is set for this year at Anthracite Park on Sept. 47. Tenwenenin has not yet arranged a ride, but the event is expected to be well attended. Committee chairs include John Nealon, Jon Jones, John J. Brennan, Abe Satin and Thomas Finnerty.
Belmont street resident Warren visits Scranton for a week while Lizale Culberston of Von Storeh avenue travels to Carbondale to visit relatives. Numerous entries record visitors, guests, and returns across Carbondale, Honesdale, Scranton, and nearby towns with names like Miss Campbell, Miss Barrett, Miss Barrett, Miss Finien, and Mrs Parks.
Reports from a local meeting reveal heated talks on silver and free coinage, with a key speaker claiming rising wages if coinage shifts to silver. The event drew politicians, merchants, and voters, including Kate Jordan visiting from Scranton and John Biggio backing peanut free coinage.
Local veterans joined the Montrage encampment and various community gatherings occur in New Milford. The Barrett reunion is set for August 26 at Phllis Barrett’s in Gibson. Edson A. Henson of Brooklyn and Mire Louise Aloe of Silk Place attend a wedding event. several church activities and social visits accompany the week’s schedule in South Montgomery County.
The clipping records scattered items including church services at multiple locations, a burial in Kiger, a death notification for a child of Ay Belser, and several local residents connected to Wilkes, Blue Ridge and Kieser family events. Names and places appear incompletely, with many fragments remaining.
A transcription of scattered town notices, visits, family updates, and social news from Moscow and nearby areas. Names include Sarah desent, Mig, William Joseph, and several local residents visiting relatives, plus weather notes and a church fundraising event. The piece mixes personal visits with brief societal mentions and a药 advertisement for Winslow’s Soothing Syrup.
Fragmentary OCR cites a six foot fence around a Wyoming house and references workers and meetings in a small town setting. Names and places are garbled but indicate a community notice about labor and local events surrounding a midway meeting date in late spring.
A faulty excerpt hints at price comparisons from $25 to S3 with a promise of a superior suit. The miswritten line suggests a shift to a cheaper or better alternative titled as a surprise, targeting readers considering costs elsewhere.
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