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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1898
Page
10
Street Commissioner Dunning, Mayor Halley, and Police Chief Robling approved a city plan to patrol the business district and order tenants or owners to clear gutters and sidewalks of slush. Refusal will bring arrest on warrants, with costs and fines for noncompliance.
Chief P. J. Hickey of the fire department devised a method to prevent hose wagons from sliding on log roads. He had a thin strip of iron fastened around each wheel after taking the Century's wagon to a blacksmith. The test proved successful and the plan may be adopted for all department vehicles.
The Scranton Business College reports three student requests this week. Mies Elba Swartz works for A. M. Atherton & Co. at Olyphant. A young man is placed in a $50 job this week. Stanley Simrell accepts a bookkeeper post with N. W. Milling Co. in Philadelphia. New students arriving from multiple towns, with more expected Monday. Umbrellas offered at cost. Waters' bankrupt gate on Lackawanna Avenue. Beecham's Pills advertised for sick headache.
A Democratic City committee met at Ward and Horn to plan for W J Bryan’s likely visit in late January or early February. A five member committee was named to coordinate with the county delegation and telegraph Bryan for exact dates. The meeting also approved the sub committee’s call for a city convention next Saturday to nominate candidates for school controller at large.
Lamson and Co introduce a pneumatic cash carrier system at Jonas Long's Son department store in Boston. A network of brass pipes over 6,000 feet carries carriers between a central cashier office and every department. Test runs showed a carriage return in about twenty seconds, powered by a large suction pump with constant operation.
In Germania hall the Democratic caucus renominated Charles Conrad for school controller of the Eleventh ward and named John Lentes as alderman. District officers were assigned for each district including judges of election inspectors and registrars. Peter Nels seeks the Eleventh ward school controller seat from the Republican side and Henry Edwards denies candidacy for Third district register. Delegates to the city conventions were announced from multiple districts and wards.
The qualified Republican voters of Beranton Eight ward First and Second districts are notified of a caucus to be held Wednesday January 12 1598 at regular polling place. Nominations for school controller to an unexpired term of F L Wormer select councilman four year term common councilman two year term ward assessor and register of voters in each district. Also election boards for one year and any other proper business. Signed J D Lloyd Chairman First district Second ward. Hats furnishings and everything at cost Waters bankrupt sale 205 Lackawanne avenue.
Mary Roberts, a white woman, lies wounded at West Side hospital after a morning attack by George Matthews, a colored man she consorted with for over a year. The three story Jackson Street tenement housed Matthews, Roberts, and a boarder named Jackson. Matthews fled after striking Roberts with a hatchet though she survived. Jackson aided her and prompted police pursuit. Matthews, about 45, a Virginian by birth, has prior charges for keeping a disorderly house and harboring a white girl, with his mother in Pouplin City Virginia sending a letter found among his effects.
The body of Thomas Larkin of Bellevue was found on Luzerne street near the Oxford dump shortly after 6 am by pedestrians. Coroner Longstreet ruled death from alcoholism and the inquest found no fatal injuries. the jury will meet Friday night in the arbitration room at the courthouse.
James J Lynch died at 12:19 AM at his home in Olyphant after a holiday cold developed into acute pneumonia. He was 52, a long-time Blakely resident and prominent merchant, president of the Olyphant Water Co and Priceburg Electric Light Co, and a longtime Lackawanna county jury commissioner. He leaves wife and six children Francia Yale Bart Leo Yale Grace Austin Gerald and Stanley.
Prof H D Bucks Sunday school class of 15 at Scranton Business College met to elect officers for the year then hold a banquet. The event featured speeches by Buck Haak Genter Leslie Lemelt zer and others, with Buck presiding and Bushnell and Genter reporting on the year.
A new industry, a kindling wood factory, is planned for Scranton by a Newbury New York man. It will be housed at the old Scranton Lathe works on Dickson Avenue Green Ridge. Waste from local sawmills will be contracted to produce store-size bundles for sale.
Local market list shows Tangerine oranges at 40 cents a dozen. Florida grape fruit and Florida pineapples are noted in the price list.
James Reilly, jailed after a Penn Avenue burglary with Bead, wed Laura V Leonard in the county jail last Tuesday. His wife, aided by their 18 month old, searched for prosecutors and Felton to influence a grand jury considering his case.
The bulletin previews tomorrows Sunday News features with profiles of Mark Hanna and John H M Thomas, an interview with a Klondike miner, and tales of Dawson City reformers. It notes a Pine Knots wedding gift, a Scranton soldier’s trouble, a billiard table death, and flirtations around Adams Avenue, plus a real estate notice and candy promotions.
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