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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1897
Page
7
A fragmented city update details meetings and speeches across various venues. It notes a Zenith neighborhood gathering, armament discussions, religious sermons, and civic talks by speakers including Chapa and Ceitelio, with references to local streets and institutions like Linden Street temple and St. Metor's.
Our shop announces evening hours with extended service into the night. Customers can browse and shop after standard daytime hours with the new schedule under Heliday and partners Mente and Magen.
Fragmented OCR shows multiple vendor names and items for sale in Philadelphia area. Mentions include wallets pin money items, jewelry from Dawidaw Pros and Reynolds Bros, December sales, pocket books and cases, and photographic albums from Reynolds Brow stationers.
A Sunday ceremony and interment at Washburn Street Cemetery honored local residents. The event followed a brief service at the residence with a later gathering noting memory and tribute.
In a record Ninth Ward caucus at City Hall Republicans gathered for a late night vote. Captain W A May and William Welsh contested the school controller post with Kasson and Welsh prevailing, while alderman and constable races also faced tight results amid a crowded hallway scene and noisy crowd.
At the Engine er s Club annual session members and guests heard a Whitmore paper. In the absence of President A B Blackington nominations were announced for officers: President A B Blackington and H B Coxe, Vice President W M Marple and Alfred Ernet.
The minutes list officers and directors including Rowley and Storr and mention a January meeting on the second Thursday to announce the election results. The text also references a reading on the relative efficiencies of certain topics, with details cut off and the venue described as the auditorium of the heart of trade.
In a county action, William Cusick owner of a hotel on West Market Street is charged with liability for damages from selling liquor to a sixteen year old who died after an alleged binge. George F. P. Smith of Mill City claims his son Herbert died from intoxication after visiting Cusick’s hotel and a teamster found the body near Chinchilla. Vesture and Dawson represent the plaintiff.
Street commissioner and city engineer Wil inspect the main sewer near Boles wheel works and Pine Creek to determine costs for repairs. The eighteen inch conduit, stone and four feet in diameter, chokes during storms. a repair was planned last year but funding failed. An estimate for the 1808 appropriation ordinance will be included.
The funeral for William W H Law was held today at his parents home on Lugerne avenue West Pittston. A large crowd attended though the services were stated private with floral tributes and scripture from The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away. Interment followed at West Pittston cemetery with numerous relatives and friends in attendance.
No arrests were made yesterday on the warrants sworn by Frank Shiffer against two city gamers. Detective Moir declined further comment and would not confirm any service attempts, while Detective Meaty walked away, leaving the matter unresolved.
The advertisement lists a wide range of holiday goods and leather and cellulose cases from Reynolds Bros, with prices starting at 1.00. It mentions John Battle of Providence and John Rader of Beranten, and notes an evening at Eureka pool parlors on Lackiwiring avenue.
Sterling Silver novelties with handsome designs marketed as ideal Christmas presents. Product line highlights include personalized or decorative pieces by David Brow at 227 Laicka Avenue.
Former heavyweight champion John L Sullivan in New York with his theater troupe states he will not return to the ring. He predicts Jim Fitzsimmons will decline to meet Corbett, while praising tonight’s McCoy Creedon bout as potentially the era’s best. He opposes harsher rules but favors sparring policy shifts after Greater New York governance.
Large audience at the Academy of Music greeted John L. Sullivan and his vaudeville company. The reception shown affirmed his continued popularity as he was introduced with the troupe and began the program. the crowd’s cordial welcome set the tone for the evening.
The program featured sparring with partner White and various exercises, followed by a Brownings vaudeville show headlined by Miss Charlotte St Felix and a lineup including Texarmedy jugglers and the Darling elstern dancers. A musical sketch by Penhing brothers and Emmonds closed the program. The event repeats today and tomorrow as a brief outage darkened the hall early on.
Last evening a power outage from about 8 0 clock left Suburban Electric Light Company patrons in darkness for roughly twenty minutes. The Lyceum theater and Academy of Music lost steam and gas was needed to resume light as offices and stores faced inconvenience and shoppers were unsettled. Grand Central hotel to broadcast Creedon McCoy fight. Durkin proprietor promotes braces and jewelry at Heynold Bros.
A fragmented ad card describes Holiday Jewelry marketing in Scranton. It touts the largest jewelry store offering watches, chains, rings, and gold pieces with discounts claimed as savings of up to 15 dollars on select items. It emphasizes holiday gifting and broad inventory.
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