Change of venue urged in Lackawanna county court case
Four witnesses testified seeking a change of venue for John G. Jennings versus Lehigh Valley Railroad over alleged injury to his son. Depositions indicate local bias in Minooka, with witnesses citing newspaper sentiment and prejudgment affecting a fair trial, adjournment set for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Smith
John G. Jenings
Minooka
Lackawanna County
Jennings
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Mud Run
John H. Brooks
Menadow Brook
Ile
C. M. Kelley
Equintunk
Mr. Jennings
T. H. Burns
Smith
C. C. Donovan
Plaintff
Everett Warren
Michael King
John Heffron
Warren
Meron
Messrs
Anthony Cusick
Mr. Smith
Mr. Cusick
Martin P
Dress Goods Sale at Mears and Hagen
A cut in dress goods includes silk and wool stripes and serges, jacquards, coverts, boucle discounted from 75 cents to 10 cents and 1.00 to 10 cents. All wool cheviots marked from 60 cents to 29 cents. Large medium priced dress goods and Highland plaids at 65 and 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mears & Hagen
District nurse engaged by Associated Charities
At a board meeting a permanent nurse experiment was approved and a committee was formed to study it. Mrs Mary Kilesel, an experienced nurse, was hired yesterday and began duties by caring for a fever patient on Capouse Avenue. Also a church supper and Christmas sale were announced at Asbury Methodist Episcopal church hall 920 Green Ridge Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
Associated Charities
Mary Kilesel
Capouse Avenue
Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church
Green Ridge Street
Heal Bros. Closed by Sheriff After Executions
Heal Brothers dry goods dealers of 121 Franklin Avenue were closed last evening by Deputy Sheriff J. D. Ferber on executions totaling over £5,000. The action followed claims from M. Moses & Company, Quin ton McAdams and company, Nina Heal, George McCleery, James D. Evans and William Drury, with specified amounts. A sale is scheduled for next Monday morning at 9 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heal Bros
Franklin Avenue
Heal Brothers
J. D. Ferber
M. Moses
Brothers and Company
Quinton
McAdams and Company
Nina Heal
George McCleery
James
Turnquest’s Offers Big Savings on Diamonds and Jewelry
People from Pittston Wilkes Barre and Carbondale travel to Turnquest’s 205 Washington Avenue to buy diamonds watches jewelry and silverware due to large savings highlighted by the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittston
Wilkes-Barre
Carbondale
Turnquest
Washington Avenue
Postage Stamp Sales Signal Trade Boom in Scranton
November posted the largest monthly post office business in Scranton history with stamp sales totaling $9,245.52. This compares to $7,614.36 the previous year and $6,725 in 1893, and the rise suggests a holiday sales surge may break past records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton Post Office
Beloved Bellevue Widow Funeral Notices
A long time Bellevue resident, respected by neighbors, is survived by her husband and children John F. Doyle of Brooklyn N Y P J James H M C Thomas E Frank Mary and Katie. Funeral Wednesday morning at 9 oclock at St Peter's Cathedral with a solemn high mass and interment at Hyde Park Catholic Cemetery. Rich cut glass in new designs at Turnquest s 205 Washington avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue
John F. Doyle
Brooklyn
N. Y
P. J
James H
M. C
Thomas E
Frank
Mary
Katie
St. Peter's Cathedral
Hyde Park Catholic Cemetery
Doyle
Scranton
John Doyle
Railroad Avenue
Clovk
Hyde Park Catholic
Loughney
Tatrick Loughney
Smith Street
Dunmore
Holgate
Duluth
Minn
G. Holgate
Gerrity
William
Hugh Gerrity
Jackson Street
Whittaker
Forest Hill Cemetery
Coming Attractions at the Academy of Music Tonight
The Academy of Music showcases The Girl I Left Behind Me by Gustave Frohman’s company D featuring Post Kennion’s frontier era in Montana and the garrison romance. Robert Mantell appears in The Husband, while Charlies H. Hoyt’s A Milk White Flag debuts with a 50-person cast. Modjeska announces her final public appearance with Mary Stuart next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mantel
Academy
Espy William
Mr. Mantell
Charlies H. Hoyt
Academy of Music
Modjeska
Shakespeare
Mary Stuart
Two Old Cronies at Davis' Theatre Opens Three Day Run
Two Old Cronies opened a three days engagement at Davis' theater with strong attendance in both matinee and evening shows. The cast features John Wills and W. F. Kennedy among others including Louise Carver Kittie Helston Lillian Robie Goldie Washburn and Burt Hart. Contortionist Fannie Leslie delivered a standout act with remarkable body bending. The run continues today and tomorrow with further performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wills
Davis’ Theater
John Wills
W. F. Kennedy
Louise Carver
Kittie Helston
Lillian Robie
Goldie Washburn
Burt Hart
Yankees of the Orient Lecture at the Y M C A
Mr Carpenter will present a lecture titled Yankees of the Orient Japan in 1994 at the Young Men’s Christian Association tonight. The talk features about one hundred color pictures by famous Japanese artists and covers the Mikado palace empress nobility schools trains and social life including the Jinrikeha and the new parliament with vivid scenes and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Vv. M. C. A. Noll Te Nahe
Yankees of the Orient
Japan
Young Men's Christian Association
The
Niagara Falls Route Sells Restful Transit View
Ltorsford's Acid Phosphate is praised for aiding digestion on Michigan Central's Niagara Falls Route between Buffalo and Chicago. Through eastbound trains allow a stop at Niagara Falls with long views from Falls View. all-day trains halt five to ten minutes. Inquiries to local agents or Eastern Passenger agent W H Underwood, Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Central
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Chicago
Falls View
W. H. Underwood
Eastern
For Sale Notice From Taylor's Directory Office
Classified notice lists items for sale at the Tribune building and Scranton ton Directory iss Bee best's Rings at Man, with terms provided by order for the directory. Readable fragments indicate available goods and sale location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor's
Tribune
Bee Best
Scranton Club faces move to temporary home as plans debated
G B Mair and Frederick C Whitmore prepare to leave for Africa from Scranton while members of the newly formed Scranton club weigh renting W W Scranton house on Monroe avenue and Linden street for temporary quarters. A quick member canvass is planned with 75 percent support needed. rent around 350 yearly. Tea held at Quincy avenue bachelor home signals farewell to Africa setup with GE ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Mair
F. C. Whitmore
Quincy Avenue
Mr. Mair
Africa
Scranton Club
W. W. Scranton
Monroe Avenue
Linden Street
Board of Trade
Scranton House
George R. Mair
Frederick C. Whitmore
South Africa
General Electric Company
Mr. Whitmore
Philadelphia
Dir
Mair
Whitmore
McClure
Belin
Archhbald
Welles
Chauncy Reynolds
Dale
Jermyn
Miss Raymond
Chicago
Voorhis
Auburn
N. Y
Hall
Elmira
Hopkins
New York City
Noaker
Easton
Jeanette Law
Pittston
Augusta Archbald
McLeod
Matthews
Mary A. Pennypacker
Pennypoacher
Simpson
Clara Reynolds
H. B. Reynolds
Hunt
Dimmick
Barnard
David Taylor
Miss Foster
Miss Parke
Anna L. Davis
John Brooks
Theodore Fuller
Frank Fuller
W. D. Boyer
W. A. Avery
Charles Williams
W. E. Davis
Edward Gearhart
Willis Kirkpatrick
Russell Dimmick
Frank Platt
George Leighton
F. M. Poore
B. J. Watson
A. E. Hunt
W. M. Curry
T. C. von Storch
Joseph Boles
R. M. Stratton
H. W. Rowley
H. B. Cox
P. Allen
James Blair, Jr
George B. Davidson
John J. Kinney
Scranton
A. W. K. Pierce
Boston
Kinney
Towanda
Mr. Pierce
Plymouth
Mass
Consolidated Gold Fields
Gold Fields Corporation
Johannesburg
South African Republic
Republic
Les
Cape Town
Liverpool
Advertising in The Tribune Drives Immediate Sales
The column argues shoppers read the ads each morning and survey what rivals offer. It claims a public who sees ads daily in The Tribune buys more, suggesting delaying advertising risks lost sales as dust gathers on unsold stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ders
the Tribune
The
Tribune
City Hall stalls as boards wait over 18% books
Both sides in the city hall confrontation remain idle awaiting action. The board of assessors says no assessment will occur until they obtain the 18 percent books. City Clerk Lavelle notes the board of appeals has taken no action on the assessors’ request and questions any cause for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lessors
Connell
Chittenden
Finn
Lauer
Select Council
J. H. Torrey
Board of Appeals
Ira H. Burns
Board of Assessors
Jones
Lavelle
Rue Lavelle
Biottera
Board of
Captain Hines Retires as Hillside Coal GM
Captain Samuel Hines retires as general manager of Hillside Coal and Iron Company amid the Erie railroad reorganization. Hillside operates six mines with an annual capacity of 2 500 000 tons. Hines also presides over Traders National Bank and has long been a Scranton business figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillside Coal and Tron Company
Samuel Hines
Hillside Coal and Iron Company
New York, Lake Erie the Western Railroad Company
Erie Railroad Company
Erie
Erie Company
Hillside Company
Captain Hines
Traders’ National Bank
Scranton
Mercer Iron and Coal Company
Jamestown and Franklin Railroad Company
Mercer County
Scranton Enterprise
Traders’ Bank
Weather Today Promises Cold Clear Day
Last night a light snow fell and circulated until after midnight as early rain gave way to a forecast of a real cold wintry snap today. Projections from Washington wire reports indicate a decided temperature drop overnight with a clear fair day and northwest winds to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wildcat Shot Near Moscow Earns $2 Bounty
Providence hunter Fred Ware brought the thirty pound wildcat carcass to the county commissioners after it attacked his dog and dogs near Moscow. He fired, killing the animal in the woods and had its ears cut by an alderman before presenting it for the $2 bounty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Fred Ware
County Commissioners’ Office
Moscow
Ware
Communissiioners
Sandwich Parade Dares Scranton by Company D
A sandwich parade conducted by Company D of the Thirteenth will be held at noon today in Scranton for a benefit. The event promises a novel sight as the unit showcases the big sandwich in a public display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company D
Scranton
Girl I Left Behind Me to Be Presented at Academy of Music
Frohman’s company will present the American play The Girl I Left Behind Me at the Academy of Music this evening under Company D. The show is described as an excellent entertainment with American authors and scenes, promising a noteworthy performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frohman
Academy of Music
Company D
Ita
Heavy Gold Filled Watch Offered At Turnquest’s
A heavy gold filled watch with fine Elgin movement is advertised at Turnquest's located at 205 Washington avenue. The item is presented as suitable for any man to wear and priced at 12.75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turnquest
Washington Avenue
Death notices and ads from Scranton area December 2
Obituaries for Doyle Loughney Holgate Gerrity Cain McGarrah and others list funeral times and burial places in Scranton and Dunmore. Also an advertising blurb for Hood’s Sarsaparilla claims cure of rheumatism and a Garrett heating stoves feature with product details.
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S
Norton
Lackawanwa Ave
Snow
Weston Mill Co
E. B. Davidow
John Taylor
Allemtown
Daniel Byrne
Mulberry Street
P. Coston
Anson D. Birchard
Wyoming
M. J. Gilbride
Dan Lacy
New York
M. H. Holgate
Risca Cocker
Attorneys
Taylor & Lewis
Cocker
Julia. Allen
Adama Avenue
National Conservatory of Music
Pillsbury's
Tome
Cits
Rich
Acadmy of Music
Thirteenth Regiment
Gustave Frohman
Post Kennion
Blackfoot
Montana
Wechter
DAVIS
Turnquest’s
Yankees
Ltorsford's Acid Phosphate
Taylor
Scranton and
Bachelors
George B. Jermyn
Jefferson Avenue
George W. Smithing
Hines
Hloodt
Hood
Garland
F. Leonard's
Lacka, Ave
Rexford
Acka, Aye
China
Weichel & Millar
Wyoming Avenue
M. P
CANN
Papa Cua AC
UILAY
Knox Hats
Ayers
A. E. Rogers
G. Dorf
Megargel & Connell
Scranton, Pa
Capes
Lackawanny, Avenue
Martin & Delany
Martin
Delamy
Canadian Pacific RY
Maine
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Minnneapolis
St Paul
United States
Northweats
Vancouver
Seattle
Acoma
Portland
Ore
San Francis
E.V. Skinner, G. E. A
Broadway
Oak
Hom Frei
Mark Twain
Nime
Cal Service
Act
Zeg
CNY Insiga
Wyoming Ave
Scra
Steinway & Son
Decker Brothers
Kranich & Back
Stult2z & Bauer
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