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Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1901

Page

7

City Notes Fined and Primaries Planned in Ward

John Kelly of Minooka was fined for being drunk and creating a disturbance at the Academy of Music. the fine was remitted. Sixteenth ward Democratic primaries set for Jan 15 from 4 to 7 pm to nominate a candidate for alderman. Robert Scott from Tyde Park shaft injured by coal lump, taken to Moses Taylor hospital. Richard Lehner of 14 Crown Avenue strained himself lifting a heavy weight and was admitted to Moses Taylor hospital. Green Ridge Woman's Club Music Section meets Jan 9 at 10 am at Scranton Conservatory with Mr. Pennington lecturing. Mrs Feeney and Kate Molhern fined for keeping a disorderly house. Lackawanna hospital medicine room moved to basement dispensary, old space becoming private dining room. James Cooney honored with a presemester banquet at O'Hara's on Spruce Street. Detection of vagrancy led to arrest of a man on Penn Avenue for drunken loitering and begging. Peter Snyder of Bunker Hill charged with fraud. proceedings set for today. Bert Greenber, ten, of South Washington Avenue, mentioned.

Frank Silliman Scranton Railway Company Tribune Lackawanna Avenue Silliman City South Main Avenue Drinker Street Keyver Valley Washburn Luzerne Street Petersburg

Patrolman cites larceny of sled after two conflicting tales

A boy who borrowed a sled was accused of stealing it from Bohlager's on Washington avenue. He faces a hearing this morning after two differing stories about the pension of the sled emerged, with the patrolman McMuhen involved in the case.

McMuhen Bohlager Washington Avenue

Penn Avenue Baptist Church Reports Yearly Work

Annual meeting notes 802 members 187 Sunday scholars 102 average. Officers include Rev Dr Pierce moderator and J W Browning clerk. Mission and benevolent reports cited. special committee on adjacent dance hall continued with limited objectionable features.

Penn Avenue Baptist Church Dr. Pierce HH. J. Hall J. W. Browning Jackson Street Baptist Church Penn Avenue Church Seracondas Reseaeses Cytel Sunday School Cholars Indietrial Cooking School Siasseteilnes Hoya’ School Noctotles Luther Keller H. J. Hall Missionary Society L. R. Stelle Ladies’ Social Union R. F. Y. Pierce L. J.northup Missionary Aid Society J. ¢. Highfield H. A. Browning Nathaniel Hallstead L. BR Clara Browning Gertrude Long HM. A. Browning

Eiffel Car Step Causes Accident

Charles Dupont Breck president of the Dime bank was badly injured last night after being thrown from a Green Ridge People's trolley on Green Ridge street near Sanderson avenue. He attempted to alight while the car was moving and struck his head on the brick pavement suffering scalp contusions and a severe shock. He was taken to the home of his son on Sanderson avenue and later returned to his Madison avenue residence after treatment.

Charles Dupont Breck The Dime Bank Green Ridge Green Ridge Street Sanderson Avenue Mr. Breck Charles Beckwith Sander- 60N Avenue Madison Avenue

See the Musee Presents Evening Show at North Main

The note advertises a venue named See the Musee at 122 North Main Avenue offering high class entertainments and rare exhibits each evening. It emphasizes a curated program featuring unusual displays and distinctive entertainment for patrons seeking refined experiences.

The Musee North Main Avenue

St. Josephs Lithuanian Church Fair at Music Hall

St Josephs Lithuanian church hosts a fair tonight at Music Hall 219 Lackae Wanna Avenue inviting all residents to attend. The event features community games, food stalls, and local performances to benefit church activities.

St. Joseph's Music Hall Lackaewanna Avenue

Removal Gale Attend Nettleton Removal ale

Removal Gale describes attending Nettleton's removal sale at one fourth price. The brief note mentions Rhees and washing related items in a historical sale context.

Nettleton

Abolition of Free Transit Sparks Scranton Debate

General Manager Frank Silliman of the Scranton Railway firm argues transfers may end but rates stay near a nickel as free rides end. Citizens including Mayor Moir and councilmen criticize the plan, calling for taxes or legal action to protect public transit rights while noting potential passenger losses and political pressure.

Silliman Tribune Bb. J. Robathan Comemissioners Valley Passenger Railway Robathan Valley Company Valley James Moir Scranton Railway Company Select Council Luther Keller C. EF. Chittenden T. Fellows Mason J. 8. Swisher N. J Weat Scranton B. G. Morgan D. H. Jones EB. W. Bishop Dunmore Ths

Simple Steps to Start Saving Now

Simple guidance urges every reader to begin saving, noting that small savings accumulate into future wealth. It emphasizes that delaying starts with the belief savings are for others and that all deposits, large or small, count toward long term financial success. Start and see.

Elections Held In Three Wards In City Council Race

Special elections in the Fifth Sixth and Fourteenth wards elected Richard Morgan John E Regan and Thomas Cosgrove to the select council. Morgan Republican succeeds a Republican in the Fifth Regan Democrat succeeds a Republican in the Sixth Cosgrove Democrat succeeds a Democrat in the Fourteenth ward. The council stands ten Democrats and ten Republicans with a vacancy in the Thirteenth ward. A Republican will be returned from that ward.

Select Council Richard Morgan John E. Regan Thomas Cosgrove Morgan Thayer Munson Grady Megan Regan Cosgrove A. B. Lidstone

Republicans Nominate Officers in Seventeenth Ward Caucus

In the Seventeenth ward Republican caucus at Alderman J. T. Howe’s office Luther Keller was unanimously renominated for common council. Robert Koehler won the assessor post with 97 votes to Speicher 57 and Hackett 16. District officer selections followed for all three districts with named judges, inspectors, registrars, and vigilance committees.

Seventeenth Ward J. T. Howe Luther Keller Common Council Robert Koehler Joseph Speicher W.T. Hackett

Stockholders elect boards at First and Third National banks

The stockholders of the First National and Third National banks met yesterday and re elected their boards for the coming year. First National directors include Dickson Smith Storrs Hall stead Scranton Jermyn Torrey Linen. Third National directors include Selin Connell Hand Catlin Keller Watkins Dimmick Connell. Boards to meet for organization this afternoon and on Monday afternoon respectively.

First Third National Banks First National George L. Dickson George B. Smith W. R. Storrs W. F. Hallstead W. W. Scranton John Jermyn Z. F. Torrey J. A. Linen Third National Bank Henry Selin, Jr William Connell Alfred Hand George H. Catlin Luther Keller T. H. Watkins J. Benjamin Dimmick J. L. Connell

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