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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1901
Page
6
Rev. Dr. Sweet's sermon drew a very large congregation in West Scranton as Miss Jane McGlone sustained serious injuries after being thrown down stairs. Arrangements are under way for observance of St. David's Day and Robert Morris Ledge will conduct a banquet. Police court heard various cases amid a day of religious and civic activity.
A farewell gathering was hosted Friday evening at the Stark court residence of Mr and Mrs A Shaffer to honor Alfons Ab Shaffer. Guests enjoyed light refreshments and music by local performers while many neighbors attended the event and extended best wishes for the honoree's future endeavors.
A confusing fragment describes an incident at 26 NA street involving Mrs Burke's guest named Mise Jane Modilonme. While tending a tree hospital, she slipped on a carpet and fell sustaining a broken arm and facial injury. Attendant staff arrived to dress the injured person.
The birth anniversary of St. David is observed Friday with Welsh people planning an appropriate observance many groups on this side actively preparing banquets and related festivities. The Walter’s organization will join in service and ceremonial activities.
A local store announces a semi annual sale covering housekeeping linen and domestic items with bona fide price cuts during the specified period. The notice emphasizes reductions on all items under these categories.
Members of Herbert Morrie lodge of True Typriles will commemorate the event with a banquet at Muirehn's hoeto. Committer in ehirme have labored for the occasion to be a distinctive affair featuring a tag line. The landless will be omitted as men only attend the formal gathering.
Latoh a well known figure in wollow circles was fined by Alderman Javier for dis orderly conduct at Plenty Cannon's hotel on Jackson Street Sulundas venting. Patrolmen McColligns and Theinis arrested her after the proprietor alerted police. Robert McMieken faced a charge for threatening arson to a domicile over money.
Members of the Une Weat Eide branch of the Young Women’s Christian Association convened in the evening for a service led by Rea Crore Alriely with attendance rising since September. The group reported all accounts settled and a balance carried to cover expenses through April.
A garbled OCR passage lists numerous individuals and places including Syracuse University, Wilkes-Barre, Delaware Water Gap, and various surnames. The fragmentary text references illnesses and locations such as typhoid and parks, with scattered street names and streets, producing a disjointed town-notes impression.
Fragmentary OCR text lists scattered place hints and names, lacking clear event or entities to confirm a news item or outcome. No verifiable actions or dates readable to anchor a coherent summary.
The report details a Saturday evening gathering at Haverty Hall with local figures including Young Met’s Viosii Litte and others present. An arrest is noted for a man named Bissdey on a disorder charge, with hearings before Aldermen and a later discharge for an older man. Undertaker Neodhan & McDonough purchased black loners, and James Pratt of Meech Street was jailed for drunkenness and wife abuse with a $5 fine.
A fragmentary social club report lists attendees from Wariduge ton avenue Cave Oo Saliaginda and names several individuals including Julia Henwood Chace Ather ton Helen Chamherlin and Gertrude Guild among others. The text also mentions John price Thussell Shurtlefs and Ralph Illospjo Burnham in a partial roster.
A fragmentary OCR passage presents a string of incomprehensible place names and names that resemble a historical or dialectal text. The readable portion suggests a rhetorical or ceremonial catalog of places and persons with no clear narrative or event.
Local barber PH Garver testifies to back pain relief after using Dow's Kidney Pills, saying the remedy cured his symptoms after months of discomfort. The notice also mentions sales in multiple towns and an upcoming Royal Arcanum meeting at Masonic Hall, plus several social updates from Lackawanna to Pittston.
A Sunday school opening at Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church drew a large crowd. Nearby, the Chronide Vee group held its regular monthly meeting, while a charity sale event was announced for 21 West Market Street with donation needs listed for local collectors.
The North Beranton Young Women’s branch held its second anniversary at the Welsh Congregational Church on West Mithet street. Chorister Peary Mutehing Trew led singing as Pastor Dey Jorer welcomed members and introduced Mrs AL Hiprte. Mrs Wathens spoke on membership, progress, and the need to recruit more members to support the work. President Mra JM Gries gave an inspiring talk urging continued help and learning. The gathering closed with a Welsh hymn and prayers.
A garbled OCR style notice list from the Second Ward describes multiple residents and incidents. It mentions fines, hospital staff, a public store, and various individuals by name with unclear actions. The passage is fragmentary and dense with improper spellings and stray phrases throughout.
The game saw a 29 to 6 score with several key players unavailable. An entertainment event followed on Friday night at the Welsh Congregational church on West Market street organized by class No 15.
Mier Wagenhurst presented a lengthy program Friday in her Wheeler Avenue residence. Parents and friends filled the rooms as she offered solos and ensembles including selections titled Violet Story and others, with students and accompanying musicians contributing to the well prepared schedule.
A record of widespread church activity notes Dr. Beancelior speaking at numerous gatherings. He attended several Annti-eannon league meetings and served at Presbyterian, Methodist, and Baptist churches in Carbondale and nearby towns.
A mangled OCR fragment notes Roger Williams grievously injured by breaking a window. It references his admission to a hospital, a cut on the wrist, and an alleged attempt to shove his feet through a window during a disturbance near a police station and a toll station.
The fragmentary OCR mentions Sage delim and an election context with references to timing and counts. Details are unclear due to unreadable lines, but the text hints at a municipal election event, a clock or gate timing, and a downstream tally. The readable entities include Sage and Buriat identifiers.
A lengthy profile praises a prominent Scranton political ally and attorney general influence, noting his strong ties to state leadership and the impact on the city’s industrial growth. It highlights the Mooslisborough glass factory project and his role in attracting investment and shaping local progress.
The notice reports the death of Thomag Hedhinge or Hinge NS Nordhe Meddling of Soil Genesny SOVail Mie Tate, with funeral arrangements at Caliethe church, Grean Bhdgee. It notes a marriage in 1886 to Catherine Conrar of Poothwille and lists survivors, memorials, and burial details at local churches and cemeteries.
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