Scranton Celebrates Record Christmas Trade and Charity
Scranton experiences a holiday rush with stores sold out and trade up by fifty percent over last year. department stores, dry goods shops, and novelty outlets report record sales as crowds fill central city streets and streetcars struggle with heavy traffic. Local charities organize Christmas dinners, toys, and gifts for the poor aided by Associated Charities, churches, and the Salvation Army, while hospital wards host festive visits and Santa distributes gifts to patients.
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Scranton
Providence
Board of
Associated Charities
Church Societies
Salvation Army
Board of Associated Charities
Electric
Santa Claus
Lackawanna Hospital
A. H. Christy
County Savings Bank
E. N. Willard
Christmas Observances and City Holiday in Scranton
The Salvation Army distributed over 400 Christmas dinners to the poor at the barracks on Price Street with help from Adjutant Nanksville and local charities. Scranton declares Christmastide with business suspended, churches and theatres active, trains halted, mines idle, and snow beginning to fall.
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Clelland & Simpson
Globe Warehouse
Balvation Army
Price Street
Nanksville
Scranton
Lackawanna Railroad
Delaware & Hudson
Jersey Central
Erie
Local figures spend holidays with family across towns
Victor Pinkney of Washington DC visits Dunmore for Christmas with parents. Miss Forhan leaves for Wellesville NY to join relatives. Loretta Crogson of Brooklyn NY stays on Prescott Ave. Verne and Earl Taylor return from State College for break. G P Knapp of New York visits Major and Mrs Millar. Katherine Fahey returns from Nazareth Academy Rochester NY. George Hank travels from Lackawanna car service dept to Pine Grove PA for Christmas. Weyland and Evelyn Gates come from Hillsdale College Michigan. Sara Edna Kierstide from Wellsley College and Irene Kierstide from Bloomsburg visit Webster Ave. John Hanson of Lackawanna bridge dept to Hoboken for brother's visit. Lyon Werburn and Randolph Frothingham return from Dartmouth after trips to McGill, Harvard, and Yale. Dr J M Gates notes deputy sheriff Ryan improving. Fred Tropp of New York visits mother on Washington Ave with George Edttle from Pearsall Texas.
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Victor Pinkney
Washington, D. C
Dunmore
Josephine Forhan
Wellesville
N. Y
Loretta Crogson
Brooklyn
Prescott Avenue
Messrs
Verne
Earl Taylor
J. C. Taylor
State College
G. P. Knapp
New York City
Lyon Werburn
Randolph Frothinggham
Dartmouth College
McGill University
Montreal
Canada
Harvard
Yale
J. M. Gates
Sherif Frank Ryan
Fred Tropp
Lace firm boosts wages for 350 Scranton workers
The Scranton Lace Manufacturing Company announced a six percent wage increase for its 350 employees, effective January 1, 2003. The decision, made by the directors last week and announced by President J Benjamin Dimmick on Christmas Eve, was voluntary and in response to favorable business conditions. The company, capitalized at 160,000, is led by President J Benjamin Dinmick and others with La Motte Belin named assistant general manager at the recent meeting.
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Scranton Lace Manufacturing Company
J. Benjamin Dimmick
J. Benj. Dinmick
Henry Belin, Jr
la Motte Belin
H. J. Hall
Paul B. Belin
Fahey Emerges as Compromise City Recorder Choice
Democratic leaders moved to avoid a damaging primary between ex sheriff Charles Robinson and ex city treasurer E. J. Robinson. They propose ex sheriff James Fahey as the compromise candidate with ex Sheriff Robinson agreeing to the plan and the other candidate expected to side with the machine.
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John J. Fshey
City Recorder
Charles Robinson
IE. J. Robinson
Robinson
Fahey
Attorneys challenge excessive bill of costs in Wilkes-Barre case
The defendant’s attorneys file exceptions to Attorney P. M. Thornton’s bill of costs totaling 650 dollars in a suit in Wilkes-Barre. They object chiefly to mileage charges for multiple days, arguing the miles billed do not match established precedent for one mileage each way. The jury awarded Thornton part of the damages and costs.
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P. M. Thornton
Wilkes-Barre
Thornton
Wilkes- Barre
Justice official faces charges over faulty work certificates
Deputy Factory Inspector Bishop arrested Justice of the Peace O A Ferguson of Dunmore for issuing a certificate allowing a 13 year old girl to work though illiterate. Annie McDermott of Dunmore was fined after admitting a younger daughter sought work. proceedings indicate more arrests to come as inspectors pursue factory law violations.
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Justice of the Pence
D. A. Ferguson
Annie McDermott
Bishop
Justice of the Peace
O. A. Ferguson
Dunmore
W. 8. Millar
Ferguson
Nellie Sotcack
Justice Perguson
Setehacks
Hishop
Awermill
Cooney
Letters From The People Opinion Snippets
Readers share brief opinions under a public forum note, with names supplied for publication and Tribune disclaims responsibility for stated views.
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the Tribune
A Letter of Gratitude From Arthur J Thayer
Arthur J Thayer of 105 South Irving Avenue Scranton writes a Christmas and New Year thank you note to The Tribune Publishing Company Officials Contest Editor and neighbors. He expresses gratitude for the Educational Contest reward and wishes success for the papers in the future.
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Scranton
The
Tribune Publishing Company
Tribune
Arthur J. Thayer
South Irving Avenue
Bevan for Treasurer and Board Reorganization Proposed
The Republican caucus plans a January meeting to re elect officers with Ambrose Herty replaced by Walter Bevan as treasurer. Herty and Dile are noted for two and one terms respectively, while C. Gileaple remains secretary. Reese G. Brooks to stay as president and John F Scragre remains as attorney. Administrative staff at Hillside Home to stay.
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Ambrose Herty
Walter 8. Bevan
Mir
Herty
Thle
Harry G. Dile
Wills Alsa
C. Gileaple
Reese G. Brooks
John F. Scragre
Hillside Home
Big Salt Company Offices Move to Ithaca
The National Salt company announces moving its general offices from Scranton Pennsylvania to Ithaca New York for easier access to its salt plants. The Lackawanna Trust and Safe Deposit Company will be open this evening from 7 to 9.30 to serve customers.
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Big Salt Company
Ithaca
N. Y
Dow, Vh
Bournley
National Salt Company
Lackawanna Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Skaters Roy and Earl Smith Drown on Akron Pond
Two brothers Roy Smith aged 9 and Earl Smith aged 11 drowned while skating on a pond near Akron Ohio today. Local authorities investigated the incident and warned of thin ice conditions on the water.
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Akron
Roy and
Earl Smith
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