Y M C A Trustees Appeal for New Building Plan
The Young Men Christian Association trustees appeal to Scranton citizens to fund a new multi story building on Wyoming avenue or another site. They propose four stories of stores halls dormitories and baths to create a Christian home for young men, with a $100,000 goal payable in five annual installments.
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Wyoming Avenue
The
Young Men's Christian Association
H. M. Boles
Eitigens of
Scranton
Mra. F. A. Hackley
John Raymond Institute
John Raymond
Mio
Beranton
Onoara
Amull
Chkden
W. R. Storrs
A. W. Dickson
Pierce
Washington Avenue
Vine Street
P. 8
Page
Stewart
Spruce Street
Kulp
Wilkes-Barre
Wyomine Avenue
City Hall Hearing Set Over Property Valuation
Residents will discuss increased property valuations during hearings held over the last three days of the week. Meetings are in the city hall front room, once a reception area, on the second floor.
Cisneros Leads Grand March at Scranton Liederkranz Ball
The twenty ninth annual Scranton Liederkranz ball opened with Cisneros as Carnival Princess. Evoking a witty, lavish show, the evening featured elaborate costumes, a staged escape from a jail, and the grand march led by Cisneros and Carnival Prince Otto Stoeckle.
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Evangelina Casslo
Cleneros
Music Hall
Firet
America
Paul Decker
Louis Reichart
Cuba
Isadore Ross
Philip Wagner
Miss Cisneros
William Woelroth
Cisneros
Minnie Welker
H. Welker
New York
Carl Decker
Scranton Liederkranz
Otto Stoeckle
Lottie Yockroth
Lena Reichart
Lillian Greiglestein
Christine Zenke
Fuhrman
Bauer
Muete
J. D. Ferber
Teidore Roos
Victory Wenzel
Charles Nier
Exceptional concert program at Pure Food Exhibit
The Jonas Long Lone Store Pure Food Exhibit continues daily concerts. Prof Baum or Bauer has prepared an exceptionally fine Wednesday program with top artists and the full orchestra performing descriptive pieces. Admission is free and crowds grow daily.
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Lyceum
Jonas Long
Prof
Bauer
City notes and local meetings across the region
The coroner s jury in the Godiln case will meet Friday night. Regular auditing committee meeting of councils held last night. Woman s Keeley League to meet at 7 50 p m. St John s society to host entertainment and smoker on Capouse Avenue Thursday. Marriages granted to Cunningham McDonnell and Patterson Healey. Brass name plates installed at Jonas Longs Sons department store entrance. Central Woman s Christian Temperance Union to meet this afternoon. Lynch named to Blakely pool board by Judge Gunster after father s death. Lawrence Orchestra played for Mrs Elizabeth Lewis s dancing class at Excersior Hall. Electric City union No 1 to hold first annual social at Snover s hall. composed entirely of women. Luongo seeks divorce from Annela Maria Tablongese. Mayor Nichols and Councilman Edwards in city for materials related to city governance reforms. Delaware Lackawanna and Western to pay Southern division employees today. Delaware and Hudson Canal company held coal sales events in Wilkes-Barre. Adolph Oldakowski arrested for selling impure food. veal confiscated. fined 3 paid. Attorneys Watkins and Mulholland argue borough unpaid fees in Dickson City election contest. court weighing methods.
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Godiln
Woman's Keeley League
St. John's Society
Capouse Avenue
Patrick Cunningham
Katie McDonnell
Dunmore
James Paderson
Mary Healey
James J. Lynch
Lawrence Orchestra
Elizabeth Lewis
Excersior Hall
Electric City Union
United German Workers of America
Snover's Hall
Antonio Maria Luongo
Dunmoore
Adivorce
Annela Maria Tablongesé
F. M. Nichols
Wilkes-Barre
Edwards
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Baltimore Slope
Shaft and Tunnel
Adolph Oldakowski
South Beranton
T. No Cullen
John T. Howe
Oldukowski
James FF. Watkins
HH. W. Mulholland
Dickson City
Appeals Begin Today for Sixth Ward Hearing at City Mall
The board of revision and appeal starts work today with the Sixth ward scheduled for a hearing. The ality clerk’s office reports many inquiries, suggesting this year’s appeals will be larger than prior assessments across the three central city wards.
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Board of Revision and Appeal
Ality
Central City
Court sought to halt disputed board action at Collins Hale Furnishings
Complainants Van Dyke Collings and Van Dyke allege misrule at Collins Hale Furniture after directors Spoerl Kashenbach Hale alter leadership. They seek an injunction to block a Feb meeting and a proposed 15000 treasury stock sale to Speert for a half‑interest in an unpatented tufting invention. Court action granted returmable Feb 2.
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Collins- Hale Furniture Manufacturing Company
W. W. van Dyke
A. L. Collings
W. F. van Dyke
C. E. Spoerl
John Keshenbach
CG. Wi. Hale
John Kashenbach
Exch. C. E
Treasury
Mesera
Spoerl
Kashenbach
Hale
Speert
Fox's New Position with Wilmington Chester Railways
A Wilmington Electric Railway officer says E. W. Clark & Co. of Philadelphia now owns the controlling interest. The syndicate also controls the Chester Line, sharing management. Robert Fox arrives and becomes manager of both systems, with plans for a through trolley link from Gordon Heights to Chester to connect Wilmington and Philadelphia.
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Tribune
Wilmington
Del
Wilmington Electric Railway Company
E. W. Clark & Co
Philadelphia
Chester
Robert Fox
Scranton, Pa
Gordon Heights
Tne
Annual Meeting of Scranton and Pittston Traction Directors
The stock holders of the Scranton and Pittston Traction company held their annual meeting yesterday in the Board of Trade building office of L. A. Watres. Directors chosen were L. A. Watres, Charles H. Mullen, John L. Lenahan, Lane B. Hart, E. M. Amerman, and Robert C. Adams. Officers selected were L. A. Watres president, Robert C. Adams secretary, and Charles H. Mullen treasurer.
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Scranton and Pittston Traction Company
L. A. Watres
Board of Trade
Scranton
Charles H. Mullen
Mount Holly Springs
John L. Lenahan
Wilkes-Barre
Lane 8. Hart
Harrisburg
FE. M. Amerman
Robert C. Adams
Robertc. Adams
Named After Charlie Ross Man Pleads Drunkenness
Charley Ross, born after the famed child abductee, appeared before Mayor Bailey denying he is the famous Charlie Ross while admitting the naming. He and brother James Ross, both from Tobyhanna, were fined two dollars each. Thirteenth Regiment annual inspection began with Major W Millar and included schedule updates for Companies G to E across February.
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Charley Ross
Bailey
Charlie Ross
Roys
Ross
James Ross
Tobyhanna
Michael Angelo Tonight at the High School Auditorium
An exchange advertises a showing titled Michael Angelo in the high school auditorium promising value beyond the admission price. The note suggests strong audience interest with the phrase worth many times the price of admission.
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Michael Angelo
Married in Surayton Voh by Rev Ward
Herbert Thomas and Mamie Williams, both of Scranton, wed at Surayton Voh with the ceremony conducted by Reverend W. J. Ward.
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Thomas Williame
Surayton, Voh
W. J. Ward
Herbert Thomas
Mamie Willams
Bcranton
Reception for Rev Gift and Carrie Swengel
An at home gathering at Mrs. L Leighow's residence on Washington Ave honors the wedding of Grace Evangelical Lutheran pastor Rev Foster M Gift and Miss Carrie N Swengel in Williamstown Pa on Feb 2 1808. Guests and organizers including Mrs Eschenbach Miss Kiager Miss Kaufman and others contributed music refreshments and gifts such as a silver tea set from the church Ladies Aid Society.
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R. Leighow
Washington Avenue
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Foster M. Gift
Carrie N. Swengel
Williamstown
Messrs, Stanton
Widmayer
Allen and Cunningham
Mra
Gift
Ladies’ Aid Society
Misses Johnson
Young
Wardell
Kaufman
Moger
Terp
Witmere
Guetta
Rey
Thomas B. Barker
C. J. Bradbury
Gorten
Sturges
Richard Hiorns
Shank
G. W. Schive
Roberts
Cunningham
C. H. van Bus
Charles Bender
Branda
James Moyer
Wardy
Wire Theft Suspects Drop Loot Near Forest Court
Police recovered three bundles of wire believed stolen from the YMCA fire scene. Patrolman McMullan spotted three youths on Mulberry street. one carried a wire bundle and then dropped it as they fled. The items were taken to police headquarters for safekeeping.
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Stalra
Police Department
McMullan
Mulberry Street
Forest Court
Fach
Court House News Notes
Court yesterday directed license applications be published in the Republican and Times. An attachment was issued for Charles Yerkus, an absent witness, in the Commonwealth v Burns et al. Thomas A Hope appointed guardian of Maggie T Katie Annie L and William J Gibson, minors of Mary Gibson Scranton. Prothonotary Copeland received appeals in Hartley Full adjucedment case to the supreme court and Wakeman Thomas et al to the superior court. SCROFULA advertisement promotes Hood s Sarsaparilla and Hood s Pills for indigestion and biliousness.
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Republican
Times
The
Commonwealth
Alex Burns
Charles Yerkus
Thomas A. Hope
Maggie T
Katie
Annie L
William J. Gibson
Mary Gibson
Scranton
Copeland
Hartley-Fiull
Supreme Court
Wakeman-Thomis Et al
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VICI
KD Shoes
Y.M.C. A. Trustees
Christian Association
Tts
William Connell
W. Tt. Storrs
E. L. Fuller
James Mair
W. D. Moseman
New Haven
Conn
Scranton Leiderkranz
Mies Cisneros
George Cory
Kline
H. Clay Yatols
Potts
Misses White
Fischenbach
W. Agenhurst
Retta Scott
Canny Deiner
Mies McMilion
Jennie Katfman
Julia Kissinger
Ala Stevens
Busan Stevens
Miss Wilson
Mas Hinckle
Carrie Luther
Ida Gets
Mies Whitmer
Elizabeth Sunday
Blanche Halistead
Evan Conrad
Eva Phiner
Miss Jones
Ciicinnati
O. Maud Moses
Margaret Kaufman
Mary Lerp
Mike Johnson
Miss W. Wardell
Misa Young
Miss Mover
Mine Hardy
Miss Benson
Lucelle Aranda
Father Smith
Hattie Weaver
Miss Potts
Edith
Martha Smith
Mise Doyle
Hooper, Cole
Mir. Graves
Mr. Redeny
Thomas FE. Hanerty
W. B. Lahr
Fred Beckles
W. Fr. Denseater
John Green
Ss. & Southworth
R. D. Hall
Thure Annersteadt
D. L. Ticker
C. A. Graves
Dd. EK Cummings
G. Barth
Frank Brands
J. M. Leighow
Women's Box
Gale Shoes
City Notes
City Mall
J. W. Growning
John F. Scrace
Willard
Warren and
Knapp
Mr, Fox
Panyvyas
Tobyhanoa
W. Millar
Montrose
Honesdale
Castoria
Mrs. Gift
Court House News Notes
Hood
China Wall
Millar & Peck
Wyoming Ave
China
Hohner
Therexford
Lackawanna Ave
Gem Cafe
Wenenaron Avenues
W. A. Beemer & Son
South Carolina
Baby Bazaar
Spruce
Grover Graham
Matthews Crow
Lacka- Wanua Avenue
Berlin
J. I. Ladwig
Prop
M Kimball Piano
Lillian Nordica
Jean de Res
George H. Ives
West Market Street
Foote
Page Place
Wilkes Barra
W. 8. Foote
Bas Hill
Lonsdale
P. E. Muslin
Best Lockwood
P. C
Lockwood
Lackawanna Avenue
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