Local residents listed as visitors and guests at hotels
An assortment of social notes records visits and registrations. Cc Kipp of Pittston and Mrs F L Phillips travel, Earl Douglass of Allentown and Woodin Hanley of Berwick register at Hotel Jermyn. Dr M eer the veterinarian is ill. Mrs R B Hyde of California guests of William Silkman. Mrs H B Ware visits Buffalo. Mrs Chapman returns to Morristown. Mr and Mrs Ward return to New York City. Mise Gearhart returns from Wells College with guests Misses Warner. Kraemer and Milas Claghorn visit Delaware Water Gap and stay at the Kittaning.
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Cc. Kipp
Pittston
F. L. Phillips
Dover
N. Earl Douglass
Allentown
Jermyn
Woodin Hanley
Berwick
Cc. M.eer
R. B. Hyde
California
William M. Silkman
H. B. Ware
Buffalo
Chapman
B. H. Throop
Morristown
N. J
Ward
Elmhurst
New York City
Mise Gearhart
Monroe Avenue
Wells College
Stylish Ladies' Coats on Special Bargains at Mears & Hagen
A local ad notes special bargains on ladies coats of fine quality from Mears & Hagen. The promotion urges shoppers to buy now while prices are low.
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Mears & Hagen
Private sale authorized for Henry Throop estate in Oakford court
On Harriet F Throop guardian of Henry Throop the court ordered a private sale of the late George H Throop’s property on Oakford court between Linden and Mulberry to F S Godfrey for 7500 dollars. Godfrey plans to use the place to aid the Jermyn bus service.
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Harriet F. Throop
Henry Throop
George
Throop
Oakford Court
Linden
Mulberry Street
Godfrey
Jermyn
Father of Child Accused in Grassy Island Case at Criminal Court
In a sensational hearing at the criminal court, Stephen Mackerel from Grassy Island is accused of fathering a child with Elizabeth Fitzsimmons. The case featured a dramatic confrontation with Nathan Vidaver. a tintype photo was presented to cast doubt on Mackerel’s paternity. The trial proceeded after mixed testimony and a temperance group photo claim. Several other local cases followed, including a not guilty verdict in a minor assault and other pretrial dispositions as court adjourned for the day.
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Stephen Mackerel
Grassy Island
Elizabeth Fitesimmons
Mackerel
Ward
Thos. P. Duffy
Nathan Vidaver
Jones
Vidayver
Lena
Mr. Vidaver
Farview
Temperance Society
Mary Thomas
Anna Walsh
Edward Walsh
Old Forge
Thomas
Walsh
Joseph O'Brien
Thomas P. Duffy
Adolph Brody
Blakely
Rosa Souka
Winton
Gunster
Fred Phinney
James M. Albertson
Andrew Conlon
Traction Company
Daniel Farrell
Thomas Judge
Jellack Rosenberg
Price
Farrel
Costa
John Kazleuckas
George F. Wickenhoffer
M. F. Wymbs
Thomas Durkin
Mary Curran
Anthony Walsh
Yetna Kneedler
Clara Weichel
James Fahey
College Preparatory School Opens Winter Term in Kingston
A college preparatory program offers English, Music, Art and Elocution, and Business studies based on real business principles. First class boarding included. Winter term begins December 8. Address Rev L L Sprague D D President Kingston Penn for catalog.
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L. L. Sprague
D. D
Kingston, Penn
Banquet Follows Euchre Lean Evening for Rowing Club
The rowing association held a banquet funded by eight members not skilled in euchre. A progressive euchre session preceded the banquet and the top prize was the right to preside. The booby prize carried the privilege.
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The
Rowing Association
Club banquet awards and plans for future events
Thomas Fittcroft won first prize at the club banquet. Eight members tied for tail end honors. The event was highly enjoyed and members voted to repeat it frequently during winter.
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Thomas Fittcroft
Choir Will Go West on Transcontinental Tour
Haydn Evans plans to take a male chorus from the city and nearby area on a concert tour across the continent. He says arrangements are nearly complete and a start is likely soon after the holidays or in early spring despite election turmoil postponing earlier plans.
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Haydn Evans
Evans
Tribune
Sages hypnotists perform tonight at Academy of Music
The final shows of the Sages hypnotists come to Scranton with 26 cent adults and 10 cent children matinee pricing. Herrmann the Great returns to Frothingham next Monday for a single performance with Adelaide Herrmann in dances la Dance de Vesuvius and Lily of the Orient. Chauncey Olcott stars in Mavourneen at Frothingham Thursday December 10. crowds applaud his romantic Irish portrayal.
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Academy of Music
Scranton
Herrmann
Grest
Frothingham
Heermann
Adelaide Herrmann
New York
Mavourneen
Chauncey Olcott
Terence O'Dwyer
Mr. Olcott
Letters of Interest Published With Writer Names
Under this heading short letters of interest will appear when accompanied by the writer name for publication The Tribune disclaims responsibility for opinions expressed in these letters and their content.
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the Tribune
Lovey dovey bets wife for brownstone house in tale
A conflict between Mrs Lovey dovey and Mr Lovey dovey over a sensational bet involving a wife and a brownstone house is recounted from a New York Journal piece. The tale ends with the wife choosing loyalty to her husband rather than the house amid social scandal. Tommy Ryan refuses a fight with Young Corbett in San Francisco citing Fitzsimmons Sharkey treatment as the reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Journal
Mr. Loveydovey
Sam Singleton
Mrs. Loveydovey
Mr. Singleton
Syracuse
N. Y
Tommy Ryan
Young Corbett
Green
San Francisco
Fitzsimmons
Sharkey
Ryan
Scranton to Open Sub Stations for Stamp Sales and Money Orders
The Scranton post office plans two sub stations on the West Side and North End opening January 1 for stamps, letter registration, and money orders with future expansion possible to full post offices. Postmaster Wandling aims to add a South Side station and seeks Dunmore inclusion in the Scranton district.
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South Side
Danmre
Screnton
North End
Philadelphia
Pittsboro
West Side
Scranton
Central City
Wandling
Dunmore
Plan to Battle Cattle Disease in Pennsylvania
Pittsburg Pa Dec 4 report says cattle diseases rise and funds are sought for a statewide testing program. State veterinarian Leonard J Pearson and assistant La cock lead the drive to test all cattle with gradual funding and sectional inspections. Quarantine stations will hold cows entering each tested section to prevent spread.
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Pittsburg
Jn Dy
Leonard J. Pearson
Philadelphia
Dy. Lacock
Allegheny City
Last Cannon Fire Ends Civil War At Spanish Fort
The New Orleans Picayune notes the sale of the eight inch Lady Slocomb cannon, said to fire the last shot of the war at Spanish Fort. General Forrest sent troops including Captain Cuthbert Slocomb to guard the fort as Wilson’s raiders captured it, ending the engagement with the Lady Slocomb firing its final shot before dawn.
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Old Fort
Captain Slocomb
Lady Slocomb
Mobile
Henry Badger
Cuthbert Blocombh
Washington Artillery
Shiloh
Army of the Tennessee
New Orleans Picayune
Forrest
Spanish Fort
Washington Artilery
Cuthbert Slocomb
Wilson
John Brown's Last Letter to a Warm Friend Published
Cincinnati December 3. The Commercial Tribune prints a Hudson Ohio discovery of a letter from John Brown of Ossawatamie written just before his death. Dated Charlestown Virginia December 2 1859 it thanks a friend for kindness and pleads for the mother of his children to rear them with pure religion in a perverse age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
the Commercial Tribune
Hudson
Ohio
Tara T. Case
John Trown
Ossawatamie
Charlestown
Jefferson County
God
Father
John Brown
Fires ravage towns as aid races to scene
A major blaze consumes Youngs' meat market and several other businesses while the town, lacking any fire protection, awaits aid from Greensburg and La Trobe. Fire crews are en route to contain the inferno.
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Youngs
Greensburg
Latrobe
Boys 3 Piece Suits in Heavy Weight Mix at Low Price
Offer of boys 3 piece suits with short pants in sizes 12 to 16 years at very low prices. Suits are heavy weight blends, previously sold for 7.00 8.00 and 10.00 dollars.
Fire rages through Ligonier stores in December blaze
Fire in the Vennear block's C. M. Clifford store spread to Marker’s dry goods Echo office and Mrs Marker’s millinery, leaving several buildings burned as the town remained in flames on December 3 in Ligonier Pennsylvania.
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Ligonier
C. M. Clifford
Vennear
Marker
Echo
Furnishings Store Seeks Satisfied Customers
To every man not perfectly satisfied we offer to try satisfying him. If you have no fault to find we want your trade. We claim latest styles, large stock and prices that insure good quality.
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the Tribune
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Bryan
McKinley
Hrgan
United States
North America
Canada
J. H. Brigham
Ohio
Morton
Cleveland
Conrad Hatter and the Ideal American Trip
The Northwest and Holland lines offer a direct route from Buffalo, with frequent departures to Cleveland, Detroit, Duluth, and Western points. Passengers enjoy the famed buffet library. a new 67 hour train to Portland via Spokane is highlighted, with Lake Minnetonka resort access from Minneapolis. Tickets available from A Heard, General Passenger Agent, Buffalo.
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Northern Steamship Company
Hhland
Buffalo
Cleveland
Detroit
Soo
Duluth
Western Poin
Great Northern Railway
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Great Falls
Helena
Butte
Spokane
Pa Elfe Court
Buffet
Library
Olmerva
Portland
Lapayette
Lake Minnetonka
Omilea
A. Heard
Eye glasses advertised with free exams and low prices
Spectacles offered at Lackawanna avenue with free eye examinations. Prices include solid gold rimmed at 250, milled bows 2, nickel bows 1.40, aluminum 100, colored lenses 1.25. Large reading glasses 2c per pair. Hours 8 am to 12 pm and 1 to 6 pm. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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Lackawanna Avenue
Lehigh Valley Ticket Office
ERS Store Ad Promotes Bargains and Opal Rings
A 1920s sales notice extols a welcoming store atmosphere and low prices. It highlights a $7.90 remaining 12 piece set, a half price offer on Japanese china from A. A. Van tine & Co., and a sale on opal rings with gold settings. It also promotes tea sets, antiseptic toilet paper, and a mandolinette instrument at reduced price.
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A. A. Vantine & Co
Broadway
N. Y
Scranton
Holiday Stock Offer Includes Clocks and Silver Ware
We present a fine assortment of clocks watches art pottery lamp and plated ware with a Banquet Lamp and silk shade featured. Rogers triple plated knives and forks priced at 4 45 and 3 00 respectively.
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Rogers
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Norton
Lackawanna Ave
Weston Mill Co
Tal
DRS
Henwood
Wardell
Fred
Hood
Palmer & McDonalds
Spruce Street
MR. Vidaver’s
Westbrook Merring
Wyoming Seminary
Euchre
Ate
Maplewood, Tee
Dunmore Too
China Hall
Wyoming Avenue
Chthers, Heller &Fumshern
Conrad
Hatter Wast
Kramer Bros
Popular
Lackawanaa Ave
Eves
Free
Crockery Sale
Rexford’s
Lacka Ave
A. E. Rogers
Thiele
Scharwenka Conservatory
Herr Kopff
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