Progress in Scranton Young Men's Christian Association
The history traces the origins of the Young Men’s Christian Association from London’s 1844 base to North American growth, noting key founders, early conferences, and the emergence of the Red Cross linked movement. It highlights rapid U S expansion, global reach into Asia and the Pacific, and current membership, finances, and organizational breadth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Williams
London
Montreal
United States
Boston
William Chauncey Langsden
Associations of All Lands
Paris
New Orleans
New York
Great
United States Christian Commission
International Order of the Red Crozn
Association
City Corporation of
George Wiiliams
Sir George
James Stokes
Legion of Honor
Christian Association
France
America
Europe
Japan
India
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Evolution of the Scranton Association and its evolution
The article recounts the Scranton Association's origins and shifts from 1453 through reorganizations in 1805 and 1880, highlighting presidents, relocation of rooms, a major fire in 1877, and the growth of its gymnasium and evening education. It notes attendance growth and the association's current educational initiatives.
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Scranton Association
Scranton Young Men's Chelatian Association
Joseph A. Scranton
Penn Avenue
Alfred Hand
Lackawanna Avenue
Exchange Block
Trust Company
Association
H. M. Hales
EB. B. Sturges
L. Hitchcocks
L. GB. Powell
F. H. Hitchcock
James MH. Torrey
G. FF. Reynolds
TH. A. Knapp
William Connell
H. M. Boles
W. D. Mand
Offee
A. W. Dickson
Aso
Department Report on Daily Moral Support Centers
The department notes attendance at the central building and states nearly 1,000 men are daily furnished with morally helpful places of resort.
Wealist in Fiction and Wit in a Sheffield Teaser
A collage of humorous snippets from Punch and other tales appears in the Sheffield Telegraph. It includes light vignettes of children, a royal anecdote about the Empress Elizabeth at Linz, and a stray moment of comic observation from a street scene.
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The
Sheffield Telegraph
Punch
Elizabeth of
Austria
Lintz
Windlingen
Vigorous associations shape city culture and education
The Eleven vigorous associations in major cities run over a thousand reading rooms and libraries, 300 evening schools with 25 000 pupils and 700 teachers, and a vast gymnastic program for 70 000 youths. Their building projects and Hallroad federation support under a shared board, directing daily attendance of over 600.
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Huarvard
Yale
Scranton
Hallroad Feeocration
Dam the River Avon Plan to Open Bris tol Port
Proposal to dam the River Avon at Ita mouth to create a constant thirty two foot depth for Bris tol port with locks docks and breakwaters. Estimated cost eleven million dollars for transatlantic access and docking facilities.
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Avon
Bristol
England
Ita
They Should Not Allow Marriages Between Cousins
Maud says marriages between cousins should be forbidden because children from such unions are only second cousins and thus scarcely related to their parents. Marlo questions the rationale in a brief exchange from the American Hebrew column.
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Maud
Marlo
Buenos Aires Leads World Street Car System
Buenos Ayres operates the largest streetcar system by population in the world. Last year it carried 71,351,040 passengers with a monthly average of 6,055,047.
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Buenos Ayres
Golden Wedding Sparks Across Papers
A Detroit Tribune snippet notes Amy’s golden wedding celebration with a playful exchange about vows and worth, while Chicago Inter Ocean adds a quip about medical bills for a cold. The fragment hints at humorous, cross-paper humor sections and the era’s social notices.
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Detroit Tribune
Amy
Aho
Midnight vigil in the parlor as rain echoes loss
A Riley poem fragment evokes sleepless hours, a mournful clock, and unseen guardian angels watching from the shadows. The speaker recalls a smiling presence that once watched the gate, now absent, while time drips in the quiet and rain.
Anti-Toxin Breakthrough in Diphtheria Fight
The Tribune explains how anti toxin is produced from horse serum after careful immunization. It notes that early treatment with antitoxin can save children and describes dosage decisions based on age and illness duration, while warning that uncertainties remain and breathing support may be needed.
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Board of Health
Tribune
Berlin
Paris
Kreiger
Chicago
Ideas Out of the Ordinary Sparks Scranton Rail Boom Debate
A Boston thinker forecast mass urban consolidation centering in Buffalo or Scranton with mammoth circular apartment hubs for 10 million people. Other items note portable railway telephones, railroad safety cost studies, and a clay lampwick innovation promising brighter, smokeless light.
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Gillette
Buffalo Expresa
Neverfall The Honest Old Dog In A Ragged Tale
A rough verse sketch praising Neverfall as a steadfast friend who helps the poor and keeps promises. The speaker notes delight in fairness and payback, quoting people who repay debts and admire a gentlemanly tramp. The tone blends humor with moral sentiment about loyalty and integrity.
Mercereau and Connell Holiday Jewelry Display
Mercereau and Connell announce a large holiday display featuring watches brooches rings earrings and jewelry in gold silver and gold filled cases. They emphasize low prices due to manufacturer concessions and tariff effects plus a wide range of items from stone rings to banquet lamps and marble clocks. The display invites all to view at their old stand.
Still in Existence and Odd Fragments of a Child's Meal
A fragmentary note describes a child’s vegetable, a soda can, and vague kitchen items. The language is garbled but suggests scavenged scraps or a cryptic record of everyday objects. No clear event or named entities emerge.
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Wyoming Avenue
Young Men's Christian Associations
Ion
Yousant Home
Bobby
Papa
Willy
Spain
Johnny Blick
Miksus
Rallroad
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Walt
James Whitcomb Riley
King C. Gillette
King
Buffalo
M. Gattinger
Austrian State Railway
Mendenhall
W.L
Sten
Cordovan
Brockton
Cangol
E.J. Leonard
Mercereau & Connell
Pilsener
E. M. Hetzel
Dr. Campbell
Bell
Mr. C. Fa
Madea
Royal Medicine CO
Minor St
Ill
Matthews Bros
N. A. Hulbert
Wyoming Ave
Steinway & Son
Decker Brothers
Kranich & Back
Stultz & Bauer
Aylesworth’s
Dexter
Fa ‘Cai
Bittner & Ui Oy O
John
Matthews Gros
Shaw
Emerson
New England
Clough & Warren
Carpenter
Waterloo
Palace
J. Lawrence Stelle
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