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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1901
Page
7
A fragmented item describes the moulding department of Beranton Giore works set to start January 4% with minor OCR errors. The piece mentions a meeting at a Washington Avenue address and a curtain of petition related to a theater item.
Thomasmith name misread as Thomas mith walks Pennave rmuse when a glowing snow cracker strikes his neck. He is arrested for fighting as officers manage a chaotic scene including Thomas Veachen drunk and Joseph Sulivan trying to assist. All involved face fines at the police court.
An epidemic of typhoid fever spread through Old Forge and Lackawanna. Two Polish boys, Stanley and Frank Howiloash, aged twelve and fourteen, were hospitalized with typhoid. their mother died of typhoid pneumonia. William Belles from Old Forge is seriously ill at Moses Taylor hospital. A family child is also ill. Impure drinking water and possibly contaminated milk are blamed for spreading the disease.
Alderman Millar held Adam Kiddler on a charge of criminal libel after Mrs. Annie Moran accused him of authoring an article published in a local paper. Moran asserts Kiddler caused hurtful publication. Kiddler waived a preliminary hearing as the case proceeds.
A Monday evening gathering at the Meridian Street residence of Mr. and Mrs. D Atkinson celebrated their daughter Alda’s twenty-first birthday. Guests included Miss Susie Lewis and friends from Factoryville and Philadelphia, with a warm reception and festive atmosphere throughout the night.
The First district representative T Jefferson Reynolds faced sharp questions after his Harrisburg vote. W A Paine accused Reynolds of pledging to caucus with Republicans then defying majority wishes. Local figures say Reynolds loses party support and patronage, seen as a non entity in the house.
Miss Carrie Roos daughter of Joseph Roos of Quincy avenue and Pine street was robbed on Jefferson avenue near Pine street Monday evening. A young man of medium build without an overcoat snatched her purse and briefly pursued by two companions, then fled toward Pine street as the frightened party reached home. Police are investigating the incident.
County commissioners Hay Jones and Finn visited the river common site with Arell net Orteriing to confirm that all obstacles to erecting the new court house are removed. Plans will be modified to fit the site and then submitted to the court for approval before immediate construction begins, according to the Wilkes-Parre Record.
Fifty-one children took advantage of a hospital offer to be vaccinated for ten cents. Most came from the suburbs with some from Dunmore and nearby towns. The extra days extension will allow more children to be served.
A fire at the Wick Jenkins property in Nicholson threatened the town. Firemen from Hallstead and others responded by rail, extinguishing the blaze by 2:40 PM. Losses totaled about 1500 dollars with only 400 insured. no fatalities reported.
A New York Journal piece by Frederick Saward argues mineral fuel power shifts global trade. It notes U S coal production rising, Britain’s share shrinking, and American exports reaching Alexandria Venice Genoa Hong Kong Marseilles Singapore and even London.
The Porto Rico chief justice requests the president and governor general be written to urging judges on the Supreme bench and judiciary to decide cases solely by fact and law. He notes judges currently seek the president and governor’s wishes, risking bias and improper influence, and argues for judicial independence and adherence to law.
The Lithuvian Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph on Theodore Street and North Main Avenue north Scranton was dedicated yesterday by Rt. Rev. Bishop M J Hoban. The brick church with stone trim costs 25000 and seats about 1000 amid 2000 worshipers from Lithuanian Polish and Slavish societies.
A archaic lament from the London press depicts the Abhoond of Swat's death and Swat nation mourning. The verse invokes imperial distances and mourns the fallen hero while naming T. Lanigan as the Abkoond in a melodramatic historical tone.
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