This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
5
The Rev Richard Miorne remains confined by flies in preparation for The Highwayman’s Concert Opera at the Lyceum, with Solduce reported in the city yesterday for the event.
Advertises gloves priced at $1 or more with a free Meaura and Huyen glove box as a bonus offer. The promo highlights the box as a beauty gift attached to each purchase.
The thirteenth in a series at Elim Park featured J Alfred Pennington with Mere AL J We Price and the Elim Park quartet. Pennington demonstrated technical mastery in Bach and Diener works, concluding with variations on Come All Ye Faithful and a romantic Adagio, to enthusiastic applause.
A detailed concert report on a mixed program featuring Alexandre Guilmant works for organ solo and arrangements, plus choral items by Kim Parkhurst, with soloists Helen Seliramin and others. The review notes bewitching melodies, virtuosic organ variations, and generous praise for price and Ms Seliramin, alongside choir performances of Lord in My Rock and Heroice in the Lord.
An expansion under a Second Class Charter would raise Scranton to thirty eight members in the lower house. The apportionment uses resident taxables totaling 26458, divided by forty to yield a base of 66, with each ward initially receiving one member. Wards meeting the three-fifths threshold of the ratio gain additional seats, leading to a multi-member council and a predicted Republican majority of at least twenty three seats.
C W Hurlbut, city art illustrator, showcases a striking Scranton made display in Prendergast's widow store. Posters and calendars feature full figure subjects like The Foot Sail Man and Winter Girls with a Gibson finish and original style. Also displayed are silk pillow tops in colors of reading colleges by Reynolds Bros.
Wax figure of Queen Louise attracts attention in Mahon's shoe store window. The Prince of Prussia admired her beauty and character and proposed marriage. The article notes her dignity during wartime suffering and her enduring legacy. Malin, Reynolds Bros mentioned in passing with Queen Quality shoes.
Platinette photos offer a set of fifteen presents, claimed as superior to Rembrandts. Delivery promised for items taken before December 21. Griffin Art Co Fancy Box Stationery Reynolds Bros advertise the offer.
The notice touts Mahon's Shoe Store as a slipper palace selling thousands of Xmas slippers. It mentions the store's location at 8608 Luckawanna Avenue and hours advertised as open evenings.
Allegheny faces only fifteen percent higher valuation than Scranton yet pays double taxes. Allegheny’s bonded indebtedness sits at four and a half million against Scranton’s under half a million. Current councils cannot raise taxes due to valuation stability and millage limits, and a charter change is proposed to alter these conditions.
The Tribune argues current third class taxes keep Scranton’s levy low while a second class charter would raise real estate valuations and allow higher taxes. It compares Scranton’s $70,000,000 property base and $705,058 in taxes to Allegheny’s $82,682,800 value and $1,459,180 in taxes, noting potential for increased revenue and debt under reclassification.
Advertisement notes fresh receipts daily and two Christmas specialties Fancy Boy Bons and Chocolates priced at 5 cents each. It lists Finest Bon Bons and Chocolates and glace fruits at 60 cents, Pure Candy at 1s per pound, old fashioned chocolates at 25 cents per pound, and wholesale prices for Sunday Schools.
The Retail Liquor Dealers Association forms plans to oppose Scranton's move from third to second class. A meeting appoints a campaign committee. another session at Durr's hall will hear its report. They urge the governor to withhold census certification and seek legislation to keep Scranton in the third class citing higher licenses and business losses.
For sale a five story brick warehouse with track and switching privileges on the Lackawanna line, a barn on Dix court with brick stable and frame warehouse, located between Lackawanna avenue and Spruce street. Property fronts about 25 feet on Lackawanna avenue and 180 feet on Eighth street, plus 147 feet near the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad. Hunt & Connell Co and Reynolds Bros list Sterling Desk Plotters.
Reports from Wall Street indicate directors pledge to sell holdings to a Morgan led syndicate at about 760 a share. Four anthracite railroads confirmed pursuing the purchase as mystery ends and distribution plans noted for treasury assets.
The New York report on J P Morgan and Co buying out Pennsylvania Coal Co raises who will run the interests after a change in control. Erie likely to handle output to tidewater and manage the property, with Hillside Coal and Iron involved. Big shareholders the Thorne family sold out, sparking speculation on new officials.
A gift guide style item noting Mahon's Xmag slippers as a recommended purchase. Includes address 508 LuckaWanna Avenue and open evening hours for购物.
The president sent nominations to the senate including Tid Oon of Georgia for reappointment as an interstate commerce commissioner and John W. Yerkes of Kentucky for commissioner of internal revenue. Verkes’s nomination to be collector of internal revenue for the eighth district of Kentucky was withdrawn.
The piece urges parents to skip flimsy toys and buy sturdy furniture for children. It promotes a genuine furniture stock including bureaus dressers refrigerators tables hookcases and elegant couches. It notes low prices and the appeal of lasting, honest enjoyment for kids during the holiday season.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.