Wilkes-Barre Tribune Opens Branch in Laning Building
The Wilkes-Barre Tribune opens a branch at No 2 Laning Building to publish a newspaper accessible to the public here and deliver it to readers across Pennsylvania three to five hours earlier than Philadelphia and New York papers. New mattresses and fresh bed clothing accompany updated sleeping rooms, with evident renovations and cleanliness.
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Tribune
Wilkes-Barre
Ublic
Hacon Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
New York
Metzgar Denied Bail After Alderman Thomas Hearing
George Metzgar, accomplice of William Penn Bowman in the Redbridge Arabian peddler murder, was brought before Alderman Thomas for a hearing. He pleaded not guilty and remained silent on many questions, while boasting of bruised ego and intent to confront a reporter. He was remanded to jail without bail as detectives note his improving health but unsettled mind.
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George Metzgar
William Penn Bowman
Redbridge
Thomas
Ninth Ward
Metzgar
Haries Bauer
Evans
Bauer
Mauch Chunk
Bowman
Metegar
Elmira
Metagar
Leslie
Northampton
Washington
Mummee
Denver
Cole
Constable Bauer
Lehigh Valley
Match Chunk
Traction Company Answers In Equity Suit Over South Washington Switch
The Traction company answered the bill brought by Dr. Weaver and James Campbell. It states it had right to construct a turnout on South Washington street with space for public travel. It argues no damage to property and necessity for the switch to allow cars to pass in different directions.
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Traction Company
Equity
Weaver
James Campbell
Dr. Weaver
Washington Street
Campbell
Coalville Passenger Railroad Company
Wilkes-Harre
Asia
H.A. Fuller
Fixing the Court House During Summer Vacation
County commissioners updated the court house during the summer break. Court Room No 1 now features a thorough cleaning, new window shades, repainted woodwork, and a Brus sels carpet. The judge’s elevation has a Wilton carpet and the jury waiting room was refitted with fresh paper walls and woodwork. The room’s overall appearance is transformed from uninviting to bright and clean.
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Court Room No. 1
Enlarging the Jail The Scheme to Render Prisoners More Comfortable
The county jail is severely overcrowded with 169 inmates beyond its healthy 10 capacity. Warden Boland faces options to extend a wing or remove the hill to add healthy space. Some plans risk damp, unhealthy cells if only the wing is expanded. removing the hill would allow a sizable, healthy addition. County officials plan immediate action.
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Jall Sa
Boland
Railway Men Meeting in Wilkes-Barre Convention
The Pennsylvania Street Railway association holds its annual convention in Wilkes-Barre with several hundred delegates from across the state. General Manager John Graham oversees arrangements as the Ninth Regiment Band performs at Hanover Park on Wednesday. A formal reception and banquet Thursday will be by invitation only for leading street railway executives.
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Pennsylvania Street Railway Association
Wilkes-Barre
John Graham
The
Traction Company
Ninth Regiment
Hanover Park
Kingston school bonds sale adjourned to September six
A large crowd gathered in the arbitration room of the court house for the Kingston school bond sale. Voters authorized $1,860 in bonds for a new school building. A clerical error made the total appear as $19,100, prompting today’s sale to be adjourned one week to Friday September 6 at 10 am.
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Court House
Kingston
Frank Pettebone Funeral Held at Forty Fort
The funeral for Frank Pettebone was held from his Dorcanton home at 1 30 PM with Rev. H H Welles Rev W F Gibbons and J C La Bar officiating. Forty Fort Methodist Episcopal choir led the singing. Pallbearers Frank Remmel Alexander Nical Edward Bierman I A Bennett Ralph Shaver and Willard Kebler of Kingston served. Numerous floral tributes marked the service. Burial was in Forty Fort Cemetery.
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Frank Pettebone
Dorranceton
H. H. Welles
W. F. Gibbons
Fomty Fort
J. C. LaBar
Wyoming
Methodist Episcopal Church Choir
Forty Fort
Frank Remmel
Alexander Nical
Edward Bierman
I. A. Bennett
Ralph Shaver
Willard Kebler
Kingston
Forty Fort Cemetery
Narrow Escape as Train Hits Horse and Wagon at Crossing
Yesterday at Parsons on the Delaware and Hudson line a northbound passenger train struck a horse and wagon driven by Jacob Early's son of Five Points. The wagon was smashed in a thousand pieces and the horse injured, while the driver escaped unharmed after the train stopped near the depot. The boy believed the train would halt before reaching the crossing located twenty feet north of the depot.
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Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Parsons
Jacob Early
Mall carrier bitten by dog near 24% Northampton Street
Yesterday morning John Jeremy was bitten in the right leg by a dog as he entered Russell Brown’s yard at 24% Northampton Street. Doctors cauterized the wound and Jeremy is expected to recover in a few days. A equity suit Raab vs Hauser seeks possession over coal and surface in a Barney Street Wilkes-Barre property.
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John Jeremy
Russell Brown
Northampton Street
Jeremy
Charles Raab
John B. Hauser
Baab
Houser
Barney Street
Wilkes-Barre
Train Strikes Hungarian Laborer at Caxton Coal Pocket
About 10 o clock yesterday forenoon engine No. 602 of the Lehigh Valley railroad struck and instantly killed a Hungarian laborer named George Selco at one of the Caxton coal pockets. The remains were taken to the dead man's boarding house by Foreman Waterboro and Deputy Coroner Perkings was notified. The largest cable in the world will be shipped from the Hazard Wire Rope works today to the Metropolitan Traction Company of New York, which has already taken five big cables from Hazard works. The cable to be loaded today is 27 800 feet in length or about seven and one half miles.
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Tify
Henry T. Lees
Golightly
Plymouth
C. L. Severson
Wilkes-Barre
Berwick
Danville
Btella Leach
Albert H. Wells
Jackson Street
Deitrick
Thiae City
Harvey's Lake
Sheldon Axle Works
Georgetown
Hill
William H. Thomson
Glen Lyon
Alderman Ford
Morgan
No. 2
Nanticoke
Hanover Park
Lehigh Valley Railroad
George Selco
Caxton
Waterboro
Perkings
Hazard Wire
Metropolitan Traction Company of
New York
Hazard Works
Miners Injured In Dorrance Colliery Accident
John Mellet a young company hand at the Dorrance colliery was badly squeezed yesterday between a mine car and a fibre in the mine. The report notes a concert at St. Leon's church for the choir and local church events.
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John Mellet
Dorrance
St. Leon's
Jose
G. M. Harding
Bear Layer Cohen i
Arthur Ae
Poe Acermente
Pittston Developments Move Toward Scranton Trolley Link
Pittston notes announce Cruser's Pittston office for Scranton Tribune subscriptions and news, with objections to delivery resolved. Electric trolley progress toward Broad Street, Smithville bridge construction awarded to Lehigh Valley Construction. girders and piles underway. City council addresses fire plugs and water supply, track and culvert issues, and road improvements while coal mines pause. Community notices include a boys brigade plan, Build ing and Loan re-elects, and local visits.
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Pittston
Scranton Tribune
H. W. Cruser
Williama Street
Broad Street
Scotch Hill
Main Street
Scranton
Sten & Silverman
Philadelphia
Smithville
Steel
Lehigh Valley Construction Company
Faston
Mooale
Heap
Buss
Market
Broad Streets
George Nelseon
Butler Mine Company
Trolley party travels to Peckville with packed cars
One of the season’s largest trolley parties left Rendham for Peckville last evening. Three cars carried a densely packed crowd to a hall rented for a lively gathering with the Union band providing music. Several Hyde Park visitors and local residents were noted in attendance and elsewhere in the report.
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Peckville
Union Band
Rendham
Gertrude Freeman
Hyde Park
Im. P. Daniels
Jennie
Morris
Kingston
J. G. Daniels
Lizgle Daniels
Putteon
Gomer Davis
Union Street
Giast
Ohio
Ella Burke
South Scranton
Bridget Scanlan Eean
Local Notices From Clark’s Green and Nearby
Mrs J J Van Nort and family visit Clark’s Green while J Northup hosts guests. J Walle spent two days with friends in Wilkes Barre and returns Wednesday night. Mrs L J ee visits niece Minsie Clark. Mr and Mrs J C Higgins on vacation visit Tunkhannock. Mrs Wendall McCray stops with Miss Fie Clark. Mrs James Posten visits sister-in-law Mrs J B Austin. The reunion of K of the Seeee appears in fragment.
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J. J. van Nort
J.northup
J. Walle
Wilkes-Barre
L. J. Ee
Minsie Clark
J.C. Higgins
Tunkhannocg
Lynn
Nicholson
Wendall’ McCray
Fie Clark
James Posten
Seoeneuire
Mra
J. B. Austin
The
Local notes and arrivals mark town life in Throop
Roll call led by Major A I Acker ley with officers elected Myron White treasurer and F M chairman of the executive committee. Reunion set for June 25 1896 in Chambersburg. Clara Smith hosts Sunday school class. Bigamy arrest of Charles Decker and wife. hearing Saturday at 9. Maitland Hays to Bloomsburg. tannery shut for two weeks. Rev W J Watkins to preach September 1 at 2 PM with communion. Throop sees building boom. funeral of George Abbott's child Friday at 2 PM.
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A. I. Ackerley
Myron
H. H. White
F. M
Chambersburg
Clara Smith
O. Chapman
W. V. Good
Lorree
Philadelp
Charles Phillips
Marvy Barnes
Martin Welsh
Smoky Hollow
Maitland Hays
Bloomsburg
E. Kt. W. Searle
Susquehanna
G. C. Pettenger
Urbana
Til
Great Bend
Charles Decker
Montrose
G. Roberta
M. J. Morgan
Ocean Grove
W. J. Watkins
Providence
First Baptist Church
Throop
George Abbott
Local Scranton Socials and Business Notices
Miss Nettie Datesman and Miss Mollie Slantz visit Mrs Datesman in Scranton. 8 C Koons opens a new store opposite the drug store. M Hufford stocks lumber and plaster at low prices. Ladies Aid held a corn act in church parlors. E F Smith returns to Ashley. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised for teething infants with claims of relief and wind colic. 25 cents per bottle.
Wanted Second Hand Buggy and General Agents Wanted
Classified notices show multiple ad items including a Wanted Second Hand Buggy seeking a right price, and General Agents Wanted by the Columbia Chemical Co and Aluminum Novelty Co. entries promising territorial exclusivity, profits, and sample offers, with several attorney and professional notices interspersed.
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Wyoming
Columbia Chemical Co
Dearborn
Chicago
Lil
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George Metzger
South Washington Street
Ticura
Railway Men's Meeting
Wright & Co
South Main Street
Taylor
Laurel Hill Park
Pain
Pompeii
Vesuvius
A. J. Atkinson
Wollcit Ag
Borden
Bere
Rekta Ca Cetree Wee Ial Company
John Mtteat
York
Bae
Facial
Connolly
Wallace
Nws
Tran
Umber
Ourmet Iereduction
Bates Shire
Connolly & Wallace
Ae Cen Avenue
XOR
Adama
Franklin Avenue
Gala
Carson & DA Berendon
West Eckawanne
Avenues
Add
Thomas Brevans
Laazerne
Yde Park
John Jermyon
J. L. Swartz
Dalton
I H
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Tribune Office
GitvaTion
S. Main
Borees
Sil Ramaceentes
Addrom J. J. G
Raman
Cosie
Sumner Ave
Woll
Kresaler Court
Commerium
Tation
Bolgiano Une Co
Baltimore
Hinde
P. O
Lina
Chial Fire Extingulaher Co
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Wingha
Roadway
N. Y
Taylorville
Violence
Dickson Olt
Peekville
Sparta
D. Wannaco
CUBE
Money
North Carolina
Pan Horth Carolina
William A. Taft
Washington Avenue
C. C
Physicians and Surgeons
G. Edgar Dean
Spruce Street
Court House Square
Kay
Penn Ave
P. M
A. J. Connell
Francke
Vine St
Ofice
W. E Allen
North
Evan
J. C. Bateson
Linden Street
Warren & Knapp
Republican Salting
Tessups & Hand Attorneys and Counsell Law
Commonwealth Building, Me
Nyse
Patterson & Wilcox
Illeam A. Wild
Alfred Hand
J. Hand
Common _Wealth
Frank T. T. Oxmt
L. A. Walkes
Lackawana Ave
Uribe Townsend
Dime Bank
Scranton, Ay
O. R. Ark 4&4 CO
Serdamen and Nurserymen
Green House
Norath Avenue
Architects
Edward H Daves
Me M
Commonwealth Peising
Mz. Ie E. L. Walter
Lewis Hancock
T Bye
It B
Brown &Morris
TECTS
Price
Washiee Avenue
Kuettel
Lackawanna Avenue
Frank P. Brown & CO
West Lackawanna
Thomas Aubrey
Williams
Postofica
ELK Cafe
FRANK+ lin avenue
P. Ziegler
Branton
New York City
Ihs
Central Park
Chandler
F. A Hamm
Windsor
Eth O. Co
G. Dub
Dimmick
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