Drowning Suspicion After Ferry Bridge Incident In Pittston
Andrew Waenlofakie, a 36 year old Polish immigrant living with his sister on Lamerne avenue West Pittston, vanished after a night of drinking last Saturday. Witnesses recall him on the Ferry bridge around 4 am with William Serandus. a scream and splash were heard as Serandus reached the end of the bridge but he did not investigate. River searches found no body and the case remains unresolved with liquor reportedly involved.
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William Scerandus
Frogtown
Berandus
Bangor Sportsmen Arrested for Ferret Hunting in Jackson Township
Reigel Ott L J Jones and Thomas Luckard four Bangor sportsmen were arrested by Constable Decker for hunting rabbits with a ferret in Jackson township. They appeared before Justice Gruber with each posting a $1 bond for a Monday hearing. The law imposes a $25 penalty per rabbit hunted with a ferret.
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Stroudsburg
Bingor
Decker
Bangor
Ross
Jackson Township
L. P. Jones
Dunham Doped by Hobo Beaten to Waverly Arrest
Special to the Beranten Tribune Towanda Dec 1 Lewis Dunham of Windham Center found by police in Waverly in intoxicated condition. He claimed knockout drops were used before being robbed by a hobo who was later arrested. A deposit certificate for $0 at Waverly First National Bank signed by P. TL Lang favored Dunham.
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Beranten Tribune
Towanda
Lewis Dunham
Windham Center
Waverly
Mot
Solomon Brown Missing From Wyoming County Farm
Bpecial to the Beranton Tribune reports Solomon Brown a farmer living near the river bend along the main road in Wyoming county is mysteriously missing. He came to Pittston Monday with a load of produce and started for home that day.
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Beranton Tribune
Pittston
Solomon Brown
River Bend
Wyoming County
Boiler House Wrecked At Inkerman Colliery
Special to the Beranton Tribone reports the boiler house at Inkerman No. bcalilery of the Pennsylvania Coal company exploded at 11 90 this morning. Six boilers in two nests broke open. debris flew about 100 feet, but no one was killed or injured. Work at the colliery halted and inside workers evacuated. Cause unknown.
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Pittston
William Evans
Dromand
Sad Accident at Honesdale Claims Young Life
In Honesdale on December 1 Percy Brady about 14 was shot through the heart and killed while playing with revolvers with Willie Brady and other boys. Willie attempted suicide after the tragedy but was stopped by friends. The Brady boys, sons of Druggist John T. Brady, spent the day near Torry mill dam shooting.
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Willie
Percy Brady
J. T. Brady
Percy
Wille
John T. Brady
Torry Mill
Pittston Woman Attempts Suicide with Poison
Special to The Scranton Tribune reports Mrs. Webster Smalley of Broad Street Pittston tried to kill herself by ingesting iodine morphine and laudanum yesterday but survived after an overdose.
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Webster Smalley
Broadstreet, Pittston
Thanksgiving Day Returns and Local Notices in Thompson
Special to the Beranton Thompson December 1 reports a day of Thanksgiving with many visits and dinners. Families from Montdale Scranton Herrick Centre and Lakeview joined neighbors in grateful gatherings. Local church services featured Rev. Saunders Prescott and sermon by A D David as residents note improvements and a new saw mill awaiting logs on the R V Whitney lot.
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Ia Clark and
Montdale
Frank Lewis
Charles F. Chapman
Eon
Arlington
Scranton
Ida Tinker
Tower
R. V. Whitney
Thanksgiving Visitors and Local Happenings
Miss Stella Howard returned home from Wyoming Seminary for Thanksgiving. Her cousin Miss Gertie Brown of Jackson visited. Mr and Mrs A W Gates spent a few days with their children in Beranton. A kidnapping case awaited transfer to a noted mill a mile away near the railroad.
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Aald Mill
Stella Howard
Wyoming Seminary
Gertie Brown
Jackson
A. W. Gates
Beranton
Recluse writer Judson Filla dies near Walton New York
Susquehanna County reports the death of hermit author Judson Filla who lived among rocks above Jefferson Junction and wrote fiction for major publications. His early life included a stint with a Connecticut publishing house, and his motive for recluse life remains unknown.
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Prema
Walton
N. Y
Jefferson Junction
Connecticut
Honesdale Calendar Notes Local Events and Sports
Special to the Beranton Tribune reports an organ recital at Grace Episcopal Church from 7 to 7:30 with the usual evening service. Honesdale High School defeated Carbondale in a Thursday football game on the Honesdale grounds. Local residents and visitors from Scranton Philadelphia Aldenville Williamsport and Chicago area are mentioned with Thanksgiving greetings and visits.
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D. F. Cordingly
New York
William J. Maxey
Forest City
Montrose
Scranton
Wednesday
Thursay
Honesdale
Dec
Grace Episcopal Church
Honesdale Grounds
Carbondale
Luther Kellery
Honesdale Elevator and Machine Works
Edward G. Jenkins
Chicago
John Gale
Blanche Wood
Philadelphia
W. ©. Norton
Aldenville
E. C. Mumford
Percy Bentley
Williamsport
Rebecca Thompson
Edith Torrey
Milton Salmon
Thanksgiving Week Movements and Local Notices
H W Northrup visits relatives for Thanksgiving and Miss Callender from Scranton visits grandparents. J D Knight hosts guests for dinner. Farmers Institute at Summit draws townspeople. Miss Hattie Mead visits Miss Minnie Tripp. Mr and Mrs J P D Ayleworth dine with Mrs Slayton. J L Lutsey and son Frank visit Edward Lutsey. Methodists near completion. carpet purchase planned and services hoped for December 1. Miss Jace A Davis visits relatives in Waverly. Edith Brown of Pittsburgh visits Milgabeth Trace.
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Scranton
Newell Callender
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Rapeehurch
Avoca Nears Launch of Bobbin Factory Industry
A reliable firm seeks to locate a bobbin factory in Avoca, citing town wood railroad facilities and favorable terms. If a public meeting is held, citizens should attend to hear proposals. The plant would employ over one hundred men and boys. Nearby news notes multiple weddings, visits, and local happenings including marriages in St Marys church and social events around Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.
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Mary E.daugchter
Henry Jackson
North End
Edward Kennedy
Scranton
St. Mary's Church
T. F. Carmody
Jennie Healey
James Lafferty
Franklin Works
Carbondale
W. H. Hollister
James Walsh
Grove Street
M. W. Manley
Villa Nova
Manley
Towanda Briefs Items of Death and Local News
Mrs. Martha Loewis wife of a Towanda dry goods merchant died suddenly of apoplexy. Survived by husband and children Mia, BR Maths Danville Gertrude and Benjamin at home. Funeral and Jewish plot burial at Oak Hall. Antrim football team beat Plat 21 to 0. F B Lyke shipped 1 2 tons of strap iron from Towanda. A pedestrian sustained a leg wound from stray shot amid a shooting incident. Black Diamond passenger train hit chickens near Towanda causing fowl on cow catcher. Marty Gruver joined Niagara Falls United States Express. Mrs Mary Meehan died at her Towanda home aged 84.
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Philadelphia
J. Luttner
New York
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Plat
F. B. Lyke
Thoman Eitegerald
Expresa
Ister
Marty Gruver
United States Express Company
Niagara Falls
Mary Meehan
Trade Review Shows Large Business Despite Weak Wheat
J G Tan & Co reports October business volumes were broadly higher across several lines amid flood buying since March. Wheat weak with Western arrivals half last year. cotton movement steady with weekly price gains. iron costs rising and 1900 ore prices set. Shipments up four weeks but new business waned from price levels. US failures total 14, Canada 21.
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J. G. Tan & Co
Lower Lake Porta
Egke
Heesemer
Fittsburg
Grey Forge
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Tittsburg
Booth
Asem
United States
Canada
Army and Navy Cadets Meet in Philadelphia Game
Great interest surrounds the Army versus Navy clash at Franklin Field Philadelphia tomorrow afternoon. Officials Root Long and Meiklejohn will attend as fans and observers in a spirited rivalry between the two services.
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Army
Markets Close Colorless as Professionals Dominate Trading
New York trading lacked momentum with professionals closing contracts quickly. Rights to subscribe to the new stock traded 4 to 6 percent, while unions and steel issues showed uneven strength. Prominent speculative issues faced selling pressure and totals included about 602,400 shares.
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Snes
New York Central
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Apeciaiuires
Sugar
Brooklyn Translt
New York Traction
United States
Scranton Wholesale Market Prices Report
Corrected by H G Dale listing dairy items such as butter creamery slate misprint and various goods. Entries note tubs Eega Beleot western cheese full cream Benns Per bu bones and produce like onions potatoes lemons flour with prices per unit or per box.
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H G. Dale
Lackawanna Avenue
Beleot Western
Tate
Philadelphia Market Summary Wheat and Corn Edge Lower
Wheat futures ease with Dec contracts down amid mixed grains demand. Corn and oats show modest declines while potatoes and butter hold steady. cheese and sugar remain firm. Live poultry demand improves for fowl, turkeys weaker. dressed poultry dull with some price drops. Flour sales steady at 2,000 barrels with moderate wheat and corn shipments noted.
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New York
Western
Dolores
Flour and commodity futures wobble amid thin demand
Commodity markets show weak and lower price hints across flour and wheat while buyers hold back. Spot wheat remains weak with occasional recoveries, while options open steady then retreat. Dairy markets note mixed creamery and cheese bids as signals of cautious trading.
Chicago Grain and Produce Wheat Slumps on Poor Cash Demand
Chicago December 1 wheat prices sag as cash demand remains weak and market sentiment turns bearish amid unsettled trading conditions. Traders note limited buying interest and ample supplies weighing on futures and cash quotes.
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Bearlah Modern
Miller report shows weak grain and higher provisions
Cloved weak and corn weaker with wheat as closing prices drift lower. Provisions close higher with flour and pork values noted. cash quotations list No 3 spring wheat, No 2 red, No 2 corn, rye, barley, and other staples with varied small changes.
Chicago Live Stock Market Report
Chicago December 1 cattle and hog markets opened steady to active with selective declines in some classes. Cattle trade showed mixed demand with choosing heavy and prime steers firm while heifers and cows varied. hogs largely steady to higher with strong demand for cutouts and good finishing weights. Sheep market remained strong with lighter lambs and western sheep firm. overall receipts were substantial across cattle hogs and sheep.
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Dev
Clattie
Watie
Ensay
Hal
Fed Texas
East Buffalo Livestock Market Report Dec Price Averages
East Buffalo market sees cattle steady with prime large tops at 64.50 and 07.74 for others while fresh cows remain dull and late springers unsold. Hog and pig figures show mixed packers and mediums with prices around 4.0 and 29 for various grades. Sheep and lambs stay steady to firm with wet lambs and wethers priced near 4.00 to 4.40, top mixed sheep at 2.25 to 2.80.
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Yvenia
Market notes show mixed livestock prices from New York sale
The report lists steers cows and bulls with mixed firmness and higher bids for select lots. Prices include H.7705 for steers oxen and stage Plas S25004.50 for cattle, while sheep and hogs show varied quotes and regional references to buyers and sellers.
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Dec. J
Culyoe- Veils
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Eli
Hadgel
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Weouk
Canada
Fast Liberty Doc L-Cutte- toudy Item Summary
Fragmentary OCR lists various items and codes including prime, heavy and light workers, numbers like 1050 L.10 and 0100, choices such as wethers and humbs, veal calver and percentages. No coherent narrative or clear event emerges from the readable text.
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Biiah
Howe
Hleher
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Shal
Oil Market Update Amid Turbulent City Trading
A garbled market brief shows mixed oil activity with notes on certificates and bids. It references Dee City and various financial terms, hinting at fluctuating balances, averages, and volume figures though exact details are unclear.
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Dee
leCredit Balunens
Bulge Monte
Poet with the pen and ink faces a world of struggle
Fragmentary verse describes a poet wrestling with thought and duty. The speaker references a tumultuous world and a need to hustle, mentioning a man of ink and Washington. The lines imply a personal conflict between art and responsibility.
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Chicago woman alleges cabman robbed her of large sum
Mrs Emily Bigelow of Chicago told a New York magistrate she was robbed of 2400 in cash by a cabman after a night of drinking. The claim included two bank books showing Buffalo deposits and a $5000 wardrobe trunk she sought to recover. She identified herself as daughter of Robert Ramer of Birmingham England.
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New York
Emily Bigelow
Chicago
Buffalo
Notable Philadelphia Doctor Survives Bryn Mawr Accident
A well known physician of Philadelphia narrowly escaped serious injury at Bryn Mawr station on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Dr. Smedley, about 4 years old, a graduate of Hahnemann Medical College, was involved in the incident.
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Feade Simnedeley
Thie City
Bryn Mawr Station
Pennsylvania
Smedley
Hahnemann Medical College
Thie Alty
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