Report of the Controllers and City Schools Actions
A special meeting of the Board of Controllers in Beranton Borough discusses routine business. Teachers receive two weeks pay before Christmas and janitors get salary increases. a Pittsburg trip report is deferred pending next meeting.
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Board of Control
Pittsburg
Soho
Mellows
Orchard Street
Francois
Barbara Swift
No. S
No. 44
Gibbons
No 7
D. J. Reedy
League reorganized for Lackawanna Luzerne bowling group
At Elk cafe last night the Lackawanna Luzerne bowling league was reorganized for 1916 with captains from Backus Bicycle Club Commercials West End Wheelmen Elks and others. Officers were re-elected and the national bowling rules adopted as composed schedules list key matches through March.
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Elk Cafe
Lackawanna-Luzerne County
William Hopkins
Backus
Fplc. Wardell
Bicycle Club
C. §. Trowler
Commercials
J. P. Hunter
West End Wheelmen
Henry Dimler
The
Elks
Opinions on the Change Declares It Is Impossible to Get Good Results
The piece argues that a bad legislative system yields bad results and warns against repeating Pittsburg’s experienced errors. City Solicitor Vosburg believes change is unavoidable and supports moving into the second class.
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Pittsburg
Vosburg
Select Councilman of the Ninth Wars and City Charter
A writer argues against the second class city charter for Scranton urging that power and responsibility be kept together. He warns that such a system breeds corruption and mismanagement and calls for primaries with personal registration to weed out fraud. The piece discusses transitioning to third class status, drafting new ordinances, and preparing an ironclad digest of laws after the shift.
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Pitteburg
Searedo
Leachorn
Allegheny
Fftren Wails, Jiu & Hoard
Ie Directora
Central Board
Pittehure
Bnet Eitelourd
Beth Eiden
City of Scranton
Sctanton
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Woecieveeveves
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Sutter
Ssi
Folher
United States
Alcibiades
Athens
Continental Congress
Pittsburg
McKinley
Duffyv
Cuy
New York
Hong Kong
Supreme Court
Scranton
Allegheny City
Wreck on Lackawanna injures engineman in Dansville
A wreck on the Buffalo division of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western at Dansville N Y late last night left engineman Albert Garrison badly injured. Seventeen coal and freight cars were damaged as westbound coal train No 8 collided with the third section to clear for passenger train No 2.
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Garrison
Dansville
N.Y
Buffalo
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Albert Garrison Iies
Elmira
Caovizon
Non
Unusual Offer Card At European Medical System
A notice is placed in the Reception and Consulting Rooms of the European Medical System at 400 Lack- AWaANnNA avenue over the Paris Store offering an unusual proposition to visitors.
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European Medical System
Lack- Awaannna Avenue
Paris
European Medical System Patient Refund Policy Notice
Any person receiving treatment at this office who is not satisfied with the benefits received can have the full amount of the fee paid refunded within thirty days from commencing treatment, and no charge will be made for treatment or medicine furnished. The European Medical System, CG. H. STRONG, M. D. Medical Director.
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Volal Rebella
Serante
Legislative Committee
Alleeheny Bond
Kennedy
Ontrollers
Allegheny
Senate
House of Repreentatives
Hennsylvania
Cits of Allegheny
Fay
My. Kennelly
Scranton Faces Change in City Classification Debate
Solicitor A Osburg notes confusion over second class city reforms and water rates. He argues Scranton will adapt under new state rules, while acknowledging difficulty in maintaining existing classifications if the governor must certify changes.
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Scranton
European Medical System offers treatment in Scranton
This advertisement declares that the European Medical System provides straightforward honorable care for chronic diseases and various conditions. It lists ailments from nose throat bronchial lungs to nervous system and women’s diseases, with free consultations and daily office hours at 400 Lackawanna Avenue over the Paris Store.
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Lacka- Winhada Avenue
Paris
Attempted Robbery Near Madison Avenue Gate
Benjamin Samter of Samter Brothers clothing was halted by two men at 11 90 near his Madison avenue home. They blocked his path with revolvers and demanded money, but he shouted for help and the duo fled as residents opened doors.
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Benjamin Samter
Samter Brothers
Madison Avenue
Mr. Samter
Little Child Burned By Fire At Hill Street
Anna Smith, year old daughter of Constable Seth Smith, Hill Street, was seriously burned yesterday afternoon while playing in the kitchen. She threw a book into the stave hearth, the flames catching her dress sleeve. Her mother extinguished the fire, but she was badly burned on the arm and body and remains under medical care with uncertain recovery.
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Anna
Seth Smith
Hill Street
Donne
Early antipyrine treatment praised as miraculous cure
Descriptions credit Dr Krause, a famed royal physician, with first prescribing these remedies before antipyrine’s discovery. They are said to swiftly cure distressing cases, offered at price 210 and sold by Matthew Brose.
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Ameri Ica
Krause
Gelymany
Matthew Brose
Festival of Hanukkah Observed by City Jews Eight Days
The Festival of Hanukkah began Saturday evening and will be observed for eight days by the city’s Jewish residents with only the first and last days sacred. It recalls the deliverance of Hebrews from Syrian rule and Judah Maccabee’s revolution. Candles lighted in temples and homes recall the oil that burned for eight days in the temple.
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Hanuven
Judah Maccabee
Jerusalem
Holy
High Ted
State Y M C A and Railroad Dept Host Sunday Meeting
The Railroad department and the city Y M C A joined for a Sunday afternoon gathering at Guernsey hall. State secretary E B Buckalew gave an illustrated talk with about ninety stereopticon pictures. A V Hower supervised the lantern as Colonel Henry M Boles and I Zehnder led the Scranton committee, highlighting the extensive progress of organized state work in Pennsylvania.
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Y. M. C. A. United Vn
Guernsey Hall
E. B. Buckalew
State Association
A. V. Hower
Henry M. Boles
I. Zehnder
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Agro
Fire Department Demonstrates Efficiency at Weston Mill Alarm
An efficient fire department was demonstrated when an alarm from Weston mill on Lucka Wann avenue prompted a swift response. Lieutenant Davis and Patrolman Lona Day, patrolling the area, observed an air stove as the incident unfolded.
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Boranion'sie
Chittenden
Hox 42
Weston Mill
Lucka- Wann Avenue
Davis
Lona Day
Fire at Lackawanna Avenue Stove Sparks Rapid Alarm
A stove leak in a market at 2b Lackawanna avenue caused oil to burst and flames to rise to the ceiling. Patrolman Day raised the alarm, and within one minute forty five seconds Phoenix and Nuay Augs companies arrived to extinguish the blaze with chemical jets, saving the store from major damage.
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M. T.ynott
Lackiwanna Avenue
Day
Waok
Davis
Hheuet
Nuay Augs
Phoenix
Tertiti
Pinoetree
Elected Officers for Green Ridge Masonic Lodge
At a meeting of the Brotherhood of Hilliond Traine men Lodge No 157 in Green Ridge Bundy the following officers were elected Muster H M Atherton View-mister J H Shipton secretary P L Pace Hhandler J8 Lee journal agent John Jone Gonduone MM Gerrity wayden Pied Fiteehy tower guard A S Burns outside guard EB Binger medical examiner Dy John B Corser Co M Wallace elected delegate to represent the lodge at the biennial convention to be held in Milwaukee in 101
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A. Mielodge
Brotherhood of Hilliond Traine
Masonic Hall
Green Ridge
Bundy
H. M
Atherton
Shipton
Ppl Pace
Hhandler
Lee
John Jone
Gonduone
MM. Gerrity
Wayden
Burns
EB. Binger
John B. Corser
M. Wallace
Milwaukee
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Taxative Bromo Quinine
An advertisement notes Taxative Bromo Quinine tablets promise a one day cure for colds and offer a money refund if it fails. The box carries the signature EB W Grove. Zoe.
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EB. W. Grove
Zoe
Local Cigar Shipment From Key West Sparks Fresh Supplies
Two cases of Cor leg Cigars arrived from Key West with fresh fragrance. Includes Havanas and brands Hire Satisfechi Garandat Mandato among a full line of Uber Pipes and Wethelos for smokers.
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Key West
Uber
Wethelos
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