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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1900
Page
5
Weather report fragment summarizes daily temperature range with high and low values and a description of precipitation days. Mentions location westward and notes general conditions including cloudy periods and wind. attributed to a weather observer.
A garbled local update mentions Mine Uinawerfeld of Mhiliinide moving in with Helen Sanderson on North Washington Week. Lainie Mive occupies a new Monroe Avenue home. Mish Marjorie Wired visited Mudie Avenue with her parents, and others like Miss Hurd of Watertown, Mr and Mrs G B Mand, and Mr and Mrs A Clarke are referenced in a string of social notices. City solicitor A A Vonbure travels to Marek and Philadelphia to pursue an appeal in a county case. John I Williams resigns as postmaster to serve as private secretary to Congressman William Con wil. Scranton Athletic club fair opens tonight at Athletic hall, Alder Street, admission 10 cents.
Saturday night flat rehearsals completed for Scranton opera carnival. Matinee starts at 2 45 this afternoon and the program, not lasting over two hours, promises a memorable amateur event. Dixie arrives to assist directing, guests of Mr and Mrs T H Watkins, with Inter national Correspondence Schools supporting the hospital benefit.
The inaugural Twentieth Century Forward Movement convention of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the Wyoming district opens at Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church today and runs through tomorrow. Prominent clergymen will lead sessions on the new century, with talks on goals, experiences, and church growth. A Christian Workers conference, symposiums, and a coastal service conclude the event.
The Hickory Street Presbyterian church marked its twelfth anniversary of dedication and the fifth of Rev. W. A. Nordt’s pastorate. Services drew strong attendance with extra offerings, including 22.25 from the apron school and 25 for the Home for the Friendless. Indebtedness dropped from 1100 to 30 during Nordt’s tenure.
A reflective note about schools and people who come and go, a former competitor’s comment on continuity, and the phrase tie has been going newly ever since. The text hints at shifting affiliations and enduring patterns within a school community.
The funeral of the late Miss Nora Devers was held Saturday afternoon from the home of her sister Mrs John McFlale at 416 Oliye street. Numerous sorrowing friends attended both at the house and at St Peter's Cathedral where services were held before interment at Cathedral cemetery. Pallbearers were Redmond Roche M H Higgins William Dugan James Flynn T N Cullen and William Cusick.
Advertisement urges employed youths to attend Scranton Business College evening classes to qualify for better pay. The promotion targets young men and women working daytime jobs and emphasizes profitable use of evening hours.
For several months demand has been unusual at the Scranton Business College for women trained as bookkeepers. The notice highlights growing interest among female students in securing bookkeeping positions.
Attorneys for a Men’s union plan to seek verdicts of not guilty for eleven indicted councilmen. The men resign effective Dec 1, admit past wrongs, pledge five year public office ban, and raise 2200 for charity. A compromise fee of 200 bonds set. court actions paused to avoid trial and county disruption.
A vintage ad listing seafood offerings includes fat No. 1 mackerel at roc value 15, Norway bloaters and large finest imported cod boneless and packed in boxes, cream cod, boneless herring in glass, English smoked bloater, Kenebeck smoked salmon, and new lobsters.
Police Officer John McAndrew of Olyphant disputes a tale by Patrick Murray alleging a $7 robbery. McAndrew says Murray has long suffered mental instability and has wandered between the lockup and almshouse. He notes Murray once asked to be sent to the almshouse and that the warrant was deemed ridiculous by Justice Cummings.
In August 1975 a group left Scranton for South America and after four months reached Patagonia. William J Freeman returns to visit his brother Thomas Freeman at West Lovusy Street. Freeman now lives in a colony called The ith of October and plans to stay through holidays then journey home in February. He notes progress in North America, views Patagonia’s development, and recalls Porkian and Welsh influences and the local education system.
Legal notices and civil actions reported include Welles & Tors representing a plaintiff in suit against a company over alleged damage from a crossing incident on Carbon street. Everett Warren confirms equity proceedings related to Duty and Gilmore litigation. Olyphant Sewer appeal and a judgment recovery in New York against Louis Dulewn are noted along with a central dam related matter in progress.
Since the strike ended, students at Scranton Business College have been securing positions at about one per day. Principals Buck and Whitmore may accelerate placements if they can qualify students faster. demand exceeds supply.
Young men are urged to choose the Heranton Business College night school as a cheaper alternative to spending evenings on the street. The message emphasizes practical training and cost savings for evening learners.
The piece outlines Scranton's potential shift to second class status and the political battle between Quayites and Flinnites. It notes Pittburg and Allegheny directors solidifying power, fears of entrenched control by department heads, tax levels, and the path Scranton could take to join third class or adjust class limits in the next legislature.
An advertisement lists dress shirts with or without cuffs, new plaited bosoms and attached cuffs, white vests in latest styles, Butterfly and Bat wing Ties, Denis gloves in pearl or white, and fine silk and lisle hosiery.
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