Fire destroys Young Men's Christian Association in Scranton
A devastating blaze swept the Young Men's Christian Association building on Wyoming Avenue Scranton causing the gymnasium to collapse and surrounding properties including Handley block and several livery stables to suffer damage. Fire chief and police led a large response while firefighters battled the flames for hours. insurers and builders prepared for re construction.
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Cymnasicum
HM. &. Gorman and Company
McCawley
Spruce Street
Handley
Wyoming Aivenue
Walle
Breck
Forest Courts
Young Men's Christian Association
Handley Estate
Mrs. Squiers
Wyoming Avenue
Lyceum
Handley & McLauchlin
Westminster
Costello & Flemming's
T. B. Powell & Co
Wf. E. Pratt
Gorman & Co
Breckcourt
Scranton Dairy Company
Gorman
Breck and
Handley Block
J. Janka
Accidents At Westminster Hotel Injure Several
George Campbell of Gibson street was injured when a plate glass window in the Westminster hotel's restaurant shattered outward. He was covered by glass, suffering head and hand cuts and back bruises. Fireman Thomas Conlan cut his hand reaching a trunk amid smoke and debris. A near‑drunk man inside Westminster fell through a cracked pane onto the sidewalk, not seriously hurt.
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Eorge Campbell
Gibson Street
Westminster Hotel
Campbell
Lackawanna Hospital
Westminster
Showmen recount explosion escape at theater
George Manerhoff and Atom A Lincoln, in a theater when a blast occurred, describe escaping through a doorway as flames filled the room. Manerhoff, operator, and Lincoln, helper, suffered severe injuries and trauma, with Manerhoff convulsing and six men needing to restrain him after the chaos.
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Eorge Manerhoff
Atom A. Lincoln
Manerhoff
Lincoln
Tribune
Liamentey
Menerhoft
Ploning
Fire destroys building housing Young Men’s Christian association
Fire gutted a building used by the Young Men’s Christian association. Rooms on multiple floors held stores, offices, a gym, reading rooms, and sleeping quarters for officials. Professor J. M. Chance and Professor A. F. Kennedy lost personal effects and records. C M Florey aided in forced door access as flames spread.
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C. M. Florey
Mosher & Coleman
Manenvli
John Raymond Institute
Institute
Asaociation
J. M. Chance
Thorister
A. F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Chance
Hoffman
Association
Professor Chance
Professor Kennedy
Gorman's Big Loss After Fire Destroys Buildings
A Tribune report details extensive fire damage to Gorman stable holdings on Wyoming avenue. Losses approach 25000 dollars with 218000 insured, plus 37000 estimated additional for stock and equipment. The Powell music company building and adjacent fronts suffered major heat damage, with valuable papers saved by owners.
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German
Wyoming Avenue
Traders’ Bank
Haydn
Martin
Tailor's Place
Moses
Metropolitan Cigar
Westminster Hotel
Fleming & Costello's
Waeonomy
Powell Music Company
L. B. Powell
Young Men's Christian Association
Powell
Staith and Fuller
Music Company
Southworth
T J, Daviex
Alvin Korn
Messrs. Powell and Whittemore
Fire damages YMCA building and nearby structures
A portion of the Young Men's Christian Association wall collapsed at noon, dropping masonry onto live electric wires and sparking a blaze. Firefighters and crowds fought the flames as embers reached St. Luke's church roof and nearby properties, with wind driving sparks toward Linden Street and Ash Street fields.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Nice
Rebling
Luke's
Powell's
James
Rogers Israel Witout
Wal
Goulds
Linden Street
Ash Street
Dreyfus Riot Delays Paris Court Session
In Paris a mob shouted anti Jewish slurs during the Jabel suit between Joseph Reinach and Henri Rochefort. The judge suspended the hearing and postponed judgment for a week while Rochefort was cheered departing the court. Emile Zola and Aurore urged Justice to subpoena Minister Billot as a defense witness.
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Paris
Joseph Reinach
Henri Rochefort
M. Reinach
Alfred Dreyfus
M. Rochefort
Emile Zola
Aurore
Ministry of Justice
Gener
Billot
M. Zela
Faure
Reindeer Shipment for Klondike Arrives Amid Losses
The steamship Hekla arrives with thirty five reindeer for the Klondike from Copenhagen Christiania and Shields. An earlier shipment of forty two animals suffered seven deaths on the voyage. Washington reports a carload of 100 trained Newfoundland dogs for freight use in the Klondike arriving January 19 at Vancouver.
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New York
Hekla
Copenhagen
Christiania
Shields
Klondike
Washington
Dudley
Vancouver
Cripple Creek Gold Output January Report
The Cripple Creek district produced about 1.2 million dollars in January mining output. Dividends from eleven companies dropped to 146 thousand while 75 thousand more was earned by privately owned mines. Production rises along with expected new dividend payers. stock market activity remains fair but prices are low.
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Colorado Springs
Cola
Cripple Creek
Yukon Gold Find Report Reaches Regina
News from Winnipeg reports a party bound for the Yukon along the Prince Albert route has struck large quantities of gold in the Har Buffalo and tributaries feeding Great Slave Lake 700 miles from Prince Albert. Bishop Page confirms the reports as reliable.
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Winnipeg
Man
Regina
Yukon
Prince Albert
Har, Buffalo
Great Slave Lake
Prines A
Bishop Pageal
Criticism by W. W. Astor Stirs London Letters
The Daily Chronicle prints a letter titled Hage lish Citizen criticizing William Waldorf Astor and his Cliveden estate. The writer praises the residence yet attacks the alleged public access to the bark garden and house, noting tension over aristocratic privilege in February London.
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London
Daily Chronicle Today
Cliveden
William Waldorf Astor
Friday Bargains from a Great Store in Scranton
Real bargains with new goods and fresh stock offered honestly. The ad claims no deception, low prices, and reliable items for Scranton and surrounding trade, emphasizing safe purchases for all ages.
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Scranton
Come with the Crowd Today to the Pure Food Show
Promotional note invites readers to attend a Pure Food Show praised as the best in the state. It highlights inviting features and urges visiting Wero’s grocery store to explore the offerings and become acquainted with the shop.
Domestic Bargains on Muslin and Cotton Goods
Catalog of textile sales including two bales of Extra Quality Brown Muslin 36 inches wide, two bales of Still Better 4-2 Brown Maslins, 50 pieces of Yard-Wide Berkeley Cambric, 10,000 yards of English Cardinal Planners in Black Figured and Striped Designs, 250 dozen pillow cases, five cases of Bed Spreads full double, and extra good Calicoes in various patterns all offered at special prices.
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Berkeley Cambrie
See- Gibb
Rena Mites Eceenisenrr
Marseilles
Dress Goods Bargains at Luckawanhna Avenue Corner
Bargain selection includes fancy plaid suitings for children’s school dresses and waists with strong colorings. Extra quality all wool ladies’ cloth, very heavy, value 50c, now 23c. 24 inch Black Satin Duchesse, extra heavy and lustrous, value 1.25, now 69c. Location Luckawanhna Avenue Corner.
Hosiery Bargains Advertised In Store Aisle
Readable ad copy lists hosiery bargains for men women and children. Men and women fast black seamless hose with double heel and toe, ribbed children’s options in black or tan. Special today at five cents in main aisle.
Astor Seeks Privacy at Cliveden Estate on Thames
The text notes Mr. Astor bought Cliveden from the Duke of Westminster in 1893 and surrounded the park with a wall and iron grille removal to exclude public view. It mentions a long open water spring and a public-access water feature now blocked, reflecting enforcement against crowds.
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O sHcre
Cliveden
The
Thames
Mr. Astor
Duke of Westminster
Guarding Storms From Mob in Hurlington Iowa
Sheriff keeps jail guard tight amid fears of mob violence against Murderer Storms. Fire department prepared to flood streets if crowd gathers. Rumors of an organized mob persist, but officials report danger subsiding. A second man is believed to have been involved.
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Hurlington
Iowa
Smith
Great Britain France and Russia Back Prince George for Crete Governorship
Berlin Feb 3 Constantinople correspondent reports that Russia France and Great Britain have agreed to insist on Prince George of Greece as governor of Crete and are prepared to enforce the selection if Crete’s rulers resist. Milnes George will depart for Crete under tripartite protection.
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Berlin
Constantinople
Frankfort Zeitung
Russia
France
Great Britain
Prince George
Greece
Cree
Milnes George
Asseria
Crete
Worthless ammunition tests in San Francisco
Tests by Lieutenant Habbitt at the Benicia arsenal fired 26 shells from shrapnel furnished by a Washington ordnance company and found fifty percent of the ammunition worthless. The Army material was supplied for the United States army evaluation.
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San Francisco
Peb
United States Army
Habbitt
Benicia Arsenal
Ordnance Company
Washington
Judge De Haven Rules Against Chinese Land Entry Barrier
United States District Judge De Haven issued an opinion tightening barriers against Chinese laborers and criminals, finding that the port collector’s action is not prima facie evidence of land rights. The decision rejects Commissioner Henvuck’s report in the Lou Sun Ho case, involving a Chinese woman admitted in December 1854.
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San Francisco
United States
de Haven
de Hoeven
Henvuck
Lou Sun Ho
California
Washington Street
China
Crandall Rescued After Blown Adrift in Blizzard
The schooner Crandall crew of 24 hours without food or drink was rescued by the Point Alberton life saving station captain after being blown adrift during a blizzard. Crew sustained on a pint of beans and melted ice from a can.
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Hull
Mace
Crandall
Point Alberton
Coolies Assault United States Official in Nagasaki
San Francisco February 3 Advices from Japan report that Mr Bands secretary of the United States legation at Seoul was assaulted by a gang of five or six Japanese coolies at Nagasaki on New Year s day while walking. No motive is known and authorities investigate the incident.
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San Francisco
Cal
Japan
Bands
United States
Legation
Seoul
Nagasaki
Robbers terrorize Miss Fix in Delaware home
Four masked men forced entry to the residence of Miss Nancy Fix south of the city. They bound and gagged her after she refused to reveal money, forcing her to disclose a hiding place from which they obtained $900 in certificates.
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Delaware
Nancy Fix
Miss Fix May Not Recover In Cash Settlement
A brief note indicates Miss Fix may not recover the $100 in cash.
Will of Josephine Mellen Ayer filed in Middlesex probate
Probate records show Josephine Mellen Ayer’s will filed in Middlesex court. It bequeaths 21000 to the Ayer Home for Women and Children in Lowell and 4 to the Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.
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Josephine Mellen Ayer
Will
Cambridge
Mary
Wll
Middlesex Proiate
Ayer
Lowell
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia
Democratic Conference Postponed in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Democratic conference postponed due to State Chairman John M. Garman serving as counsel in Wilkes-Barre. The meeting set for Wednesday is rescheduled to February 6.
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Philadelphia
John M. Garman
Martin
Wilkes-Barre
Legislature to Probe Textile Mill Wage Cuts
Boston Feb 3 The house approved Senator Flynn's order directing the labor committee to investigate recent wage reductions at a Massachusetts textile mill. The inquiry aims to uncover causes and accountability for the cutbacks affecting workers.
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Boston
House
Flynn
Wit Iit
Labor Committee
Maseucheetia Textile Milla
Readings 4 per cent bonds sold in London
Report from New York states that J. P. Morgan & Co. sold in London the 2000 Reading general mortgage 4 percent bonds and the sale was confirmed to pay.
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New York
J. P. Morgut & Co
London
Reading General Mortgage
Ptay
Confederate soldier ranks at a southern farmyard tale
Colonel Pinson visits a farmer who hires many veterans. A private becomes a sergeant, a corporal, a major and a colonel are discussed, but the farmer refuses to hire any brigadier generals. The tale highlights veteran status and pride after the war.
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William Mila
Nit Pinson
Sore Tit
Algginaon
Higeihaon
Coletel
Mock Identity Mix Up At Department Store Misunderstanding
A man seeking his wife at a department store mistook a shopper for her due to a mistaken resemblance. He approached, took the woman's arm, and spoke in a mock stern voice about spending his money, causing embarrassment as the other shopper turned toward him.
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aNtual
Atere
Confusion Over Wife In Store Incident
A man mistakes a shopper for his wife in a Cleveland store leading to public embarrassment. The woman protests the mix up and denies being anyone’s wife, while bystanders smirk at the scene and the confused man exits humiliated.
Safeest Place Tale Recalls General Lee Dialogue
The anecdote recalls General Lee at a Confederate reunion meeting an old colored veteran named Bum. Bum shares how he chose the safest place by saying he followed the general’s path and trusted in the antebellum term for the safest spot, illustrating humor and camaraderie from wartime talk.
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General Tee
Bum
Lee
Duke of Aumale's Secret Entrance Stirs London Ball
An English writer recounts at a late ball how the Duke of Aumale entered unnoticed and corrected the servant on his title, revealing his intent to ascend as ruler of France and the Netherlands. The scene underscores the duke's wealth influence and political ambition.
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London
Fruth
Duc A Aumale
Pring
Howe
Offeons
Lowle
Napoleon
Fronne
Bughie
Silene
Bradtholder
France
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