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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1900
Page
3
A cloud of city notes describes bartenders organizing for wage work. Alderman Tikiwe is committed to county jail in default of bond. a sergeant named John Rh ambi is cited as a winner in a local contest. announcements cover a school meeting, immigration interest in Lodore, and Odd Fellows travel plans.
Mrs Mary J Wessels of 824 West Lackawanna avenue was admitted to Lackawanna hospital with both arms broken from an accident several days earlier She had been under a physician’s care until yesterday when hospital treatment was deemed preferable She rested easily yesterday
Sarah Jane Boland of Pranklin Avenue formerly of Dunmore files for divorce from John P Boland alleging cruelty and desertion. They wed November in 1880 with alleged desertion March 19 18xx, per attorney Bourke.
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Day by day events headline a fair with automobile races and a double team road race on opening day. A free for all leads the daily activities, with consistent notes of good racing throughout the event.
Open year round Speedway Hotel advertises city location on the mountain offering rides from Manes berthing at 1415 and 6 30 am. It lists chicken and waffles every Tuesday and three days a week meals with dinners on Saturdays and calls for advance orders.
Breakfast hours from six to nine a.m. Lunch is one to two thirty p.m. Dinner runs six to nine p.m. Lunch available all day in the cafe. Arrangements for large parties can be made by calling phone number 4674.
Samuel B Cox listed as manager with P O Box in Scranton Pennsylvania.
A dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eisner in Hickory Street revealed three engagements, dubbed a triple alliance by a guest. Jandore Eisner will marry Lena Feldman of Nashville, Samuel Miller will wed Rose Misaner, and Morris Medhlovite will marry Miss Greenberger of New York City.
A school board meeting erupts as Chairman Evans accuses the building committee of ordering three school shade contracts without board approval. Arguments rise between Evans and Roche, amid charges of overpricing and improper authority, ending with Evans’ motion adopted after a tense vote.
Judge Edwards granted licenses to Opera Cafe and Globe hotel after earlier revocations on a Men's union complaint. T. J. Roche becomes Moran’s successor at Opera Cafe, and ex-Common Councilman John J. Flanaghan takes Globe hotel license. Flannery wins remainder-year license for Hi Penn avenue restaurant, while John Cavanaugh faces jail for operating without a license.
A coroner’s inquest into Michael Rusnock’s death at Lackawanna hospital found no culpability by Mrs Rusnock. The six jurors ruled Rusnock caused his own death while attempting to attack his boarding mistress with a caldron of boiling water after a quarrel over a board bill. Witnesses testified to intoxication and a violent scene, and County Detective Leyshon remained unsatisfied with the result.
The board unanimously approved Sheldon language series as standard grammar replacing Tarbell. A motion to delay opening schools to September 10 failed, keeping September 4 as start. The session adopted teacher transfers, leaves, and principal appointments and planned inspections for No 4 school.
City officials expect swift passage of a viaduct ordinance over the West Lackawanna crossing. Amendments limit municipal liability, allow Scranton Railway work on the viaduct, and permit temporary street use. Engineer Phillips hopes asphalt paving inclusion in plans.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a trusted remedy used for over fifty years by millions of mothers for teething children. It claims to soothe the child, soften the gums, and ease pain, presenting it as the best remedy and urging readers to use it for teething discomfort.
The Scranton P O S of A delegates left for Lebanon on the Jersey Central railroad at 8 40 with over thirty members from all city camps. State Guard Benjamin and State Trustee H T Koehter accompany the party as incumbents seeking re election. Camp 430 drum corps will join Thursday's parade tomorrow.
In Freedom near Ravenna on August 27 George Lauver, refused $1.50 by Albert Pugh, tried to seize a debtor’s horse. Pugh drew a revolver and shot Lauver in the thigh. Lauver regained the revolver and shot Pugh in the right forearm before collapsing.
During the civil war and our late war with Spain diarrhoea was a major army problem. Veteran David Taylor of Wind Ridge Greene County Pa. suffers chronic cases and reports quick relief from Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Sold by all druggists Matthew Brothers agents.
Reports from Paris and cities abroad stoke tensions over potential Morocco Krann conflict. Newspapers amplify fear by noting kingly and salon reactions as armies mobilize and preparations intensify.
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