Friday Afternoon Sales Highlight Mill Silk Dress Goods Event
The Petersburg Mill sale leads a large Friday promotion featuring silks Black Dress Goods and Peerless Enameled Ware from New York as part of a house furnishings sale. On the second floor Boys knee pants scarce stock six hundred pairs all wool tailored and priced at 39 cents for one hour.
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Wenyne
New York
New York State
Genesee Valley
Empire State
Franklinville
N.Y
Oxford
Cece
America
Otto Ree
Delaware, Lockr
Wating and Western Railroad Car
OcoWtate Department
H.C. Pease & Co
C.H. Tilton
de. Henwood
Oscar Gramboase
Mir
Horan
Faetore
Matthews
Thia Wos
Reuilies
Forreston
Massive Block Fire Tears Through Lackawanna Ave.
A massive blaze raged through a Lackawanna Avenue block, destroying the Henwood Matthews and Morris buildings and threatening adjacent structures. Firefighters battled brutal conditions all day as explosions, water shortages, and high winds tested crews and local officials who coordinated steamers from Wilkes Barre and city pumps to control the flames.
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Matthews
Thowe
James Moir
Wilkes
Harre
Dela Ware and Hudson Company
Henwood
Atric Fures
Moir
Wilkes Barre
Nichelle
Baloon
Econd
Fuhrman
Hanies
Morris
Echos Stone
Lew, Ruddy, Davies & Murphy
Eva Hotvel
Rutledge
Assu
First National Bank
Kloh Alands
Wyoming Avenue
Humes
Ad. Joluian Movils
Ruddy & Kane
Lewis, Ruddy, Davies & Murphy
Matthews Bulling
Norton
Waite
Orlock
Eanily
Sures
Eims
Offees and Wholesale Department
Henwoot
Wililanne
Rhovland
Ledue
Harry Greenwood
Williams
Williams & Company
Famen
Origin of the Fire Sparks From Henwana Building Shaft
Fire started in the Henwana Building at 014 318 Lackawanna Avenue, a four story limestone facade structure. The blaze began in the passenger elevator motor room with the door open and woodwork ignited, sending flames up the shaft and triggering the staircase fire.
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Henwana
Lackawanna Avenue
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Zizelmann
Wilkes-Barre
M. Nighotts
Zizleman
Lane
Adam Steinhouser
Richard & Wirth
Clothiers
Richards & Wirth
Columbia
Harry Walsh
Tom Campbell
Phoenix Chemicals
Gieorge Hufnagel
Wis
Hlacory Hinlone
Chaude Wilke
Lackawanna Hospital
Walker
George Conners
Crysis
Mylaehiss
Pease
Thomas Gerrity
Thomas Jiigo
William Keegan
PL. Sweeney
Horun
Ogear Grambo
Dey C
Tilton
Lackawanna Avenuee
Menwool
Richard Henwood
M. J. Horan
Henwood Tenants
L. Crane
Furmer
Crane
Nortony
Mirane
Mre. C. ©. Cushiman
Huddy & Kane
Bi. Morris
Br. Fuhrman &Bro
Crewa
E. M. Hetwal
Busy Dreamer
G. F. Hill
Donnet
Dr. No ¥. Leet
Bera Criffin Post
Grand Army of the Republic
Shopland
Williema & Bro
Four Cent
William Nisbet
National Express Company
Goldsmith Bros
Mangan
Grambo
Dr. Tilton
J. D. Williame @ Bro
Phillipe & Holmes
Henwiod
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Nue
P Ctatora
Lackawanna
Fay Punter Treing
Neptune
Lackawanna Rar
Are Us
Wagiington Avenue
Linden Street
Chase's Bakery
Newark
Guernsey Bros
M. Brown
Weel Washington Avenue
Hove
Colinbins
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