Three Interesting Designs by Young Architect Blackwood
Friends and architecture students view three designs by Marvey J. Blackwood on exhibition in Scranton. The display includes a Symphony hall octagonal plan, an eighteen story modern skyscraper, and a bank building with careful window treatment and Roman Corinthian details. The Symphony hall seats 900 with a circular main hall and a twenty foot veranda surrounding the building.
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Marvey J. Blackwood
Hin Ven
Frank O'Hara
Spruce Street
Scranton Ravings
Wren
Ted
Alec
Howard Beidleman
al Wort
Symphony Hall
Glackwood
Bank
The Messiah at Penn Avenue Baptist Church Tonight
An evening performance titled The Messiah is announced for Penn Avenue Baptist Church with admission set at 25 cents. An advertising line promotes Beech AM’s Pills as a remedy for drowsiness.
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the Messiah
Penn Avenue Baptist Church
Beech
Severe snowstorm halts streetcar service and delays trains
A violent snowstorm from the Middle Atlantic region disrupts streetcar lines in Scranton with cars stalled or running sparsely. Steam and electric lines suffer, workers clear tracks with shovels, and trains on several routes run hours behind as weather worsens.
New Year's Eve Services at Rescue Mission
Watch Night services were led by Secretary Frank G. Pearsall of the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association. The Rescue Mission hosted a religious service followed by a social with coffee sandwiches and cake served by Superintendent and Mrs. Sanborn.
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Pearsall
Sanborn
Frank G. Pearsall
Railroad Young Men's Christian Association
Funeral for A B Dunning at Christian Church North Scranton
Funeral services for Hon. A B Dunning sr. will be held tomorrow at 1 90 oclock at the Christian church on North Main avenue. Rev D P M Kinter, formerly of the church and now from Indiana Pa, will conduct the rites.
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Christian Church, North Scranton
A. B. Dunning
The
Christian Church
North Main Avenue
DP. M. Kinter
Indiana, Pa
Funeral Service and Burial Arrangements Announced
Burial will be in Fairview cemetery Kimburet. Special street care will wait at the church. After the service a special train will bear the remains to Beranton Delaware Lackawanna and Western station where a Masonic lodge will attend. Sister lodges are asked to cooperate. After the grave services a train will return to the city.
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Fairview
Kimburet
Delaware, Lackawanna and
New Year’s Day Reception At YMCA
At the Young Men’s Christian Association the annual New Year’s Day reception is held today with an afternoon gymnasium exhibition. The program includes many demonstrations such as drill, fencing, jumping, wrestling, Swedish drill, horse back figure drill, potato race and more by various classes and juniors. Reserved seating for juniors’ friends is available through the physical director. friends of the association are welcome.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Clase
Ovorge Egbertaon
Elah
J. Armstrong
Ss. Plumsley
A. Dimmick
Ef. W. Roberts
D. Gibbs
Flol
Fraser
H. Dimmick
W. V. Matthews
A. V. Kennedy
Harry Clark
W. H. Decker
Friends of the Association
Steam Pipe Burst Injures Three at Jonas Long’s Store
A 4 inch iron steam pipe in the rear engine room at Jonas Long’s Bons department store burst during a test. Three men were injured, the pipe tore a hole in a brick wall, and steam caused a panic among clerks. Engineer J R Harris, foreman John D Vanider Walker, and L M Lumpvon sustained injuries. Harris turned off the steam and others received treatment.
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Jonas Long
Bons
J. RR. Harris
John D. Vanider- Walker
Lawson Cash Carrier System
Boston
L. M. Lumpvon
Harris
Clarris
Hawthorne
City Assessment 1898 Reports Rise in Property Value
City assessors C and Fowler William Dawson and Christian Fickus yesterday finished the triennial assessment for 1895. They prepared the work carefully guiding assistants to value all properties fairly. The result shows a 2 600 000 increase in assessable property over 1897, completed earlier for board review.
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C. & Fowler
William Dawson
Christian Fickus
Board of Revision and Appeals
Rearrangement of County Offices Next Monday
Incoming county officials prompt a reorganization of offices. The recorder will occupy the large room and the former recorder apartment, while the register moves to the surveyor's room. The surveyor gains tower-room apartments and the register's office expands with a walled passage and new vault.
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Recorder
Register
Recorders
County Surveyors Room
Hsld
Prothonotary
Doings of the Sheriff in Carbondale Auctions
Deputy Sheriff closed the De Vere metall foundry debtors list with executions against Woodruff Collins-Hale Wilkinson Burrows Peranton Whitney for hundreds of dollars. A. W. Block clock store on Wyoming avenue sold for 1280 to Attorney Olver. Salomaneki hardware store in Old Forge sold to B. Levy for 500.
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C. W. de Vere
Carbondale Metallment
J. KR. Perber
S. Woodruff
Collins-Hale Manufacturing Company
Burrows Bros. & Co
Wilkinson & Eastwood
Whitney & Co
Peranton
Wyoming Fivenue
C. KH. Olver
Salomaneki
Old Forge
B. Levy
Messengers' Holiday Appeal Draws City Card Flood
Messenger boys organize a charity appeal as residents receive cards featuring a bicycle messenger image and a poem like greeting. The message asks patrons to “tie SILVER that we want” to support the boys during the holidays and spread goodwill.
Tomorrow's Sunday Free Press Preview Features
The notice previews a city paper promising illustrated pages and news coverage. Features include stories such as Mhad's Story of a Headlong Fight Degeneracy in Country Towns Slavery in a Northern City Peculiar Tale of Barter in Human flesh An Endeavor Leader at a Burlesque Show Do You Believe in Signs Tate of Peculiar Relationship Troubles of Marty and Fay Tromance of Miss Luckland Wife Wanted to Stab Him.
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Mhad
Tate
Marty
Fay
Tromance
Miss Luckland
Boland Held on False Pretense Charge in Dunmore
Alderman Wright set bail at 900 dollars for tax collector T E Boland of Dunmore after Charles Washburn accused him of deducting 16 15 from wages under tax pretense. Washburn testified while Boland and his attorney John P Kelley argued for discharge. P D Manley of Dunmore posted security. H M Hanah represented Washburn.
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T. EB. Boland
Dunmore
B. Wright
Charles Washburn
Washburn
Boland
Tribune
John P. Kelley
Alderman Wright
Mr. Boland
P. D. Manley
H. M. Hanah
Twenty Fifth Annual Divisions Ball Held in Snover’s Hall
The twenty fifth annual ball of Division No. 7 Ancient Order of Hibernians took place at Snover's hall on Penn avenue. The Ster Orchestra provided the music for dancing with C. T. Boland as master of ceremonies and John T. O'Neil as assistant. The event featured an active committee lineup including Hon. John F. Quinan and many other named members.
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Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Snover's Hall
Penn Avenue
Ster Orchestre
C. T. Boland
John T. O'Neil
John F. Quinnan
F. J. Jo On
Thomas Clarke
P. J. Honan
C. F. McKenna
John McHale
Andrew Dun
Beginning It In Jail For Shoplifting
Moses Harrison and Charlie Decker both about ten years old were caught stealing at the Four-Cent store. At a hearing before Mayor Halley they were asked to post $100 bail but could not, so they were kept in the police station. If no bail arrives by morning they will be sent to the county jail. Decker spent yesterday in continuous distress.
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Ttree
Mont
Dunmore
Aweluck
New York
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Cowley
Cowles
Delaware and Hudson
Walt
Carbondale
Moses Harrison
Charlie Decker
Halley
Chariie Degker
Scrap and Rugs Sale Items Listed in Brief
The notice advertises left over lots of scrap and work baskets priced at 20c each. It also lists White Goat Rugs at $1.40 and Smyrna Rugs 30x60 inches at $1.40 $1.90 and $2.50.
Bail Advances For Albert Lloyd In Burglary Case
Albert Lloyd admitted to bail by Judge Edwards after being accused of burglary by T. C Davis. Bondsman M. V. Morris posted 800. Andrew and Antone Shender, charged with false pretenses by E. Middleman, released on 200 bail each, furnished by Leon Olchefski.
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Albert Lloyd
T. C Davis
Edwards
M. V. Morris
Andrew and
Antone Shender
Leon Olchefski
Fine Programme At Holy Cross Fair Bellevue
A memorable night at Holy Cross church Bellevue features the Law rence band. Soloists include Miss Kate Mongan and Edward Walsh with recitation by William Gilroy. The programme promises many valuable articles auctioned nightly by chance.
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Congregation of Holy Cross
Bellevue
Lawrence
Kate Mongan
Edward Walsh
William Gilroy
Fresh Vegetables In Sealed Packages Promote Pure Food Products
Fresh vegetables sold in hermetically sealed packages under our label claim to be better than seasonal produce. They are positioned as unlike canned goods and branded as pure food products. Samples and prices available on application.
Miss Daisy Buckland Weds Edward G Jacques in New York
Miss Daisy Buckland of the city married Edward Gordon Jacques of New York City in the metropolis on Monday December 27. Rev Otterness performed the ceremony. The bride will live in New York with her husband.
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Misa Daisy Buckland
City
Edward Gordon Jacques
New York City
Metropolis
Otterson
Miss Buckland
Lvy
Mre Jacquee
New York
Wild Young Man Reported Near Gibson and Washington
Police asked yesterday to watch the corner of Gibson street and North Washington avenue for a wild looking youth who terrifies girls passing the area. An officer was posted there last night but the unknown man did not appear.
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Gibson and
Washington
Gibson Street
North
Washington Avenue
Billaard
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M. Norton
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McHullen & G
Omco
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Suppor Tie
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Scranton
Associated Press
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Clarke Bros
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C. Snyder
Spruce St
Messenger Boys
Sunday Free Press
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Snovers Hall
Fair of Holy Cross Congregation
Daisy Buckland
Fr. G. Jacques
New Yorkity
Henry OP
Collins
St. Ine
Maloney Owl and Manufacturing CO
Meridian Street
Sanseed
E. G
Coursen
Wholesale and
Ke Tall
Lackawanoa ‘Va
Scranton Pa
Raynolds
Hand& Payne
Washington Ave
Rookery Building
Weichel, Jewfler
China Hall
Weichel Bros
Mears Building
Xmas
Bell’ & Skinner
Jermyn Hatters
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