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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1902
Page
7
The text lists workers at the city D. L. and W. and mentions several unclear entities such as Deliwwire Lawnwinda and Wet eveld sardiven with no clear events or dates.
James McGarry was injured at Moore colliery when a fallout occurred at Dinmeite. Joinek Mociry of Dinmeoite bound his waist during the incident and he was taken to Lackiwanti Tote pit.
The town council voted to report favorably on the ordinance authorizing payment of the salary to John Obes as clerk. The measure moves forward for final adoption.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions an accident at Grasay Talund Colliery and a compound fracture to the Pipht warm, with transfer to Lickawanna hospital. No details on persons or dates are available from the legible text.
Patrick Miles of Belleville was arrested at the scenes of Thomas Motin who charged him with the theft of eighteen keys from a house. Aldean Ruddy failed to testify in the case as Miles faced the charge.
The Director of Public Safety Wormeer reported no bids received for the Joysey Willley Hose company fitting project. A bid from Schneider Brothers for heating stoves was rejected and the contract will be readvertised.
Sturges will give his required talk Thursday December 1 at the new Young Men’s Christian Association auditorium instead of St Luke’s Parish house as previously announced. Dr A Krapl of New York City will lecture on raberculosis and disease prevention at the Kiel horse indoors upon that date.
Jieold Smith of Penn avenue accuses Cleevo Williams, a colored man, of stealing by bailee after paying £9 for cant money that Williams allegedly spent on drink. Williams is committed to the county jail for default of surety.
During a Green Ride Masons gathering at Afasonic Hall Dickson Avenue officers were recorded including Worshipful Master George Tiay Covk Senior Warden FirL Hlppewells Junior Warden Jennis Walker Secretary Bo. Sbevens Treasurer R. A. Almmer nan Trustees C. P. Black ah By Clifford and T. FB. Jierkson representative to corgi Liles
The following officers were installed by Sehilier lodge No. Free and Accepted Masons with master Adam Stoeckel senior warden Jacob Witnke junior warden John Warner representative of the lodge Pope Stipp secretary Charles S. Celbert treasurer Joseph Gunster trustees N C Goodmin and Werner Wagner. These elections take place on Dec 7.
Eight confirmed cases and two suspected cases spread across North Scranton. Two children of Gwilym Jones at 2 Oak Street identified with small-pox and quarantined. Two children of Mrs. Richard Lewis at Layoutnam Errest also ill with small-pox and placed in strict quarantine. West Mountain emergency hospital gains a modern bath room and will admit patients before week’s end.
A pleasant surprise party was hosted Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ace on North Irving Avenue for Mae Ace on her twenty first birthday. Guests enjoyed party diversions, a repiat, and phonograph selections by Mr. Gillman, with many attendees named in the roster.
Special committees of the common council outlined draft measures to fund a series of public works. Plans include new bridge work on several streets, market improvements, and a general paving program with total costs reaching thousands, including a $215,000 school and bridge initiative and a $1000 project for a municipal engine upgrade.
Dominick Burke pleads guilty and is sentenced to five years and six months in the penitentiary for the North Scranton fatality on July 25 1901. Joseph Bennavitch died after a quarrel ended with a man throwing him from a porch to the ground. The case, tried yesterday in the ninth district courtroom, saw a guilty man sentenced with further proceedings for other defendants.
Dominick Burke of Carbondale pleaded guilty before Judge Edwards to aggravated assault on Hattie Jeffrey and to impersonating a constable. Burke lured the woman on May 10 near the gas house, then fled city, later captured in Schenectady and brought back for trial. He received five years six months in the penitentiary for assault and a $100 fine, plus ten months in prison and a $50 fine for impersonating a constable. both sentences run concurrently.
Fred Morgan was arraigned before Judge Newcomb on forgery in three cases and false pretenses. He allegedly tried to obtain 10 from the Merchants and Mechanics Bank on October 11 using forged letters and drafts, and a forged telegram from the Phillipsburg bank cashier. A later scheme at Gustav Piechel’s drug store involved a forged doctor’s name to collect whiskey and cash. Morgan denied the last act, claiming insanity, with defense by Dona hoe and Johnston. The jury retired to deliberate.
JT an elderly farmer near Jermyn was arraigned for alleged cow theft from William Lukas but found not guilty after a verdict directed by Judge Edwards. In No 2, Michael Maloney and Mary Maloney faced trial for assaulting William Begert near Five Street after a sobriety dispute. Joseph Voss, a boy of North Berinton, pleaded guilty to stealing bicycles from W C Davis, with Police Day prosecuting.
The article explains how deafness and head noises arise from Eustachian tube catarrh and describes air in the middle ear, the role of mucous membranes, and how systemic remedies like Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are promoted as the cure. It promotes a Marshall Michigan publisher and offers a free book by mail.
The Scranton Bleyele bowling team defeated Arcadiane-Owens 710 to 701 in three straight games, rising atop the league standings. Suburban team lost two games to fellow club members Green Ridge Wheelmen while also dropping two to Maaennercher Players. Electric City Wheelmen swept Orange and Black, lifting their totals. high scores Koper and Wettling noted amid fluctuating team records.
In a strong showing, Backus swept two games against Moennerchor with top scores by Reppert Jansen Westphahl Thoiling and Aetsman. Arlingtons beat Cambrians in two of three games led by Meister and Davis. West Side edged Franklins in two tight games with Beynon and Rothermel high scorers.
The board voted to purchase three plots on Adams avenue near Home for the Friendless to build a manual training school and an annex to the High school. The parcels cost 6000, 2000, and 6000 dollars to owners Fahey Meixell and others. Vaccination certificates trigger pupil exclusions while night school salaries will rise to a uniform 28 dollars for experienced staff. A misformatted ad from Woman's Home Companion seeks local route conductors.
City and school tax duplicates for 1902 now in the hands of Fr. 8, darker, for collection by the City Treasurer.
The manufactur is committee expects to report one or two industry plans at the regular meeting on Monday. Negotiations are ongoing but details remain secret due to rival boards. A. W. Dickson is likely to be unanimously renominated for president at year’s end.
Commencing Wednesday evening December 10 the Gold Medal Studio will be open from 7 to 9 PM daily. Schriever uses a new artificial light machine to match daylight exposures with no extra charge for this special lighting.
A pair of unknown card sharps using a three card monte game at the Union hotel on Lackawanna avenue fired into the floor when confronted by victims. The bartender disarmed them, they fled, and two witnesses were left injured or frightened by the incident.
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