City Notes and Community Notices
The board of control will meet in regular session Monday evening. Supper events are planned at All Souls' Universalist church and First Presbyterian church this evening at 6 o'clock. Sheriff Pryor acknowledged deeds for recently sold properties in open court. P Hendricks was arrested on assault charges. Alderman Howe discharged him as evidence was weak. The Elks Bowling team vs Backus Bowling team scheduled for February 9 with Backus alleys hosting first five games. The Court Pride of Lackawanna Foresters met with one candidate initially. Heating and ventilating proposals for the new No. 2 school building will be reviewed by the building committee this evening. Chief Hickey applied for a patent on a non slipping wagon tire for fire department wagons. Marriage licenses granted to several couples from Pittston, erehbbald, Daleville, and Moscow. A committee will attend Bishop Talbot enthronement on February 21 in South Bethlehem. Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah C Bout held at Madison Avenue home, with burial in Tunkhannock. pallbearers listed. Miss Nish Nealon hosted friends at Lackawanna Avenue residence. a long guest list included multiple local names and neighbors. The Beecham remedy ad line remains.
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Board of Control
Ladies of All Souls’ Universalist Church
Sherif Pryor
P. Hendricks
Wolies Johngson
Alderman Howe
Hendricks
First Presbyterian Church
Elks
Backus
Fhrst
Elk
Court Pride of
Hickey
Fire Department
Eugene Coriton Miller
Bchooley
Pittston
AnthonyAndrew
Mary
A. Kennedy
Erehbbald
A. B. Wardell
Daleville
Harriet Wombacker
Moscow
Scranton
Talbot
South Bethlehem
D. Webster Coxe
Rogers Israel
Tunkhannock
T. Frank Penman
JH. C. MacKengle
Louis Ramsthing
Henry Bourns
Wyoming Avenue Extension Measure Clears Council
The Wyoming Avenue extension ordinance passed third reading by 13 to 3 amid debate led by Mr Moir who questioned funding sources. The measure now awaits the mayoral signature with other public works and street cleaning by contract measures introduced and referred for printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilroy
Price Street
Mr. Moir
Council Receives Coal Bids for City Buildings
The select council referred bids from James M. Murray & Son M A Donohue P Gilmore and James Kearney for coal to furnish city buildings. Prices cover larger simca and pea and buckwheat coal. The Carbon Street widening report was referred to a special joint committee for action with the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad and Lackawanna Iron and Coal.
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Select Council
James M. Murray & Son
M. A. Donohue
P. Gilmore
James Kearney
Carbon Street
Tribune
Roche
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Lackawanna Iron and Coal Companies
Sanderson
Messis, Roche
Finn
Chittenden
Judge Archbald Refuses Dismissal In Monsic Borough Case
Judge Archbald interprets the 1895 act on borough creation and declines to dismiss the Monsic petition. He rules jurisdiction must be settled before merits, allowing the case to proceed to final disposition next term. Other objections include claimed nonfreeholders, river boundaries, and vague village descriptions.
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Archbald
Monsic
Belieucy
Fke
Thie
Archbard
Arehbala
Mill Creek
Lackawanna River
Gonzagno Waiting After Revolver Incident at Raymond Court
Romeo Gangaino carried a revolver in his Raymond court boarding house when a cartridge exploded. He was taken to Lackawanna hospital with a bullet hole in his hip pocket. Surgeon Fulton used an X ray to locate the bullet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romeo Gangaino
Lackawanna Hospital
Fulton
Ganzgaino
Raymond Court
Ganzaino
W. G. Fulton
Fire alarm prank disrupts Franklin Engine ball
At 1.45 a.m. an ex-fireman pulled the Main avenue Jackson street box 85 alarm as a joke during Franklin Engine Company’s ball at Mears hall. He broke the glass case to obtain the key and sent in the alarm as bystanders watched. Lieutenant Williams will have the prankster arrested today. the fire was stopped after about half an hour.
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Main Avenue
Jackson Street
Franklin Engine Company
Mears’ Hall
Williams
Court House News Notes
Court actions include a $1,000 execution against D F Kearney by H Koehler and a guardian appointment for Racheel Davis, minor of Heese Davis. New witnesses in the Van Horn case to be sworn Saturday in the grand jury room. An injunction bars Roscoe Dale from collecting rent on 1218 1220 Prospect until ejectment case concludes. W J Gilroy for Mrs Mangan. Hyman Dinner sues Central Pennsylvania Telephone for $1 damages after collision with a pole on East Market Street near D and H tracks.
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D. F. Kearney
H. Koehler
P. Ann Thomis
Racheel Davis
Heese Davis
Borantoy
van Horn
Grand Jury
L. M. Behook
Archbald
Roscoe Dale
Taylor & Co
Mary Mangan
Prospect Avenue
W. J. Gilroy
Delaware and Hudson
East Market
Warm the House With Fire Not For Washing Use
Instructions urge keeping a hot fire to warm the house while avoiding use for washing. For cleaning, use luke warm water with Fels-Naphtha soap only.
Suspected diphtheria case triggers suspension of teacher
Martha Watkins a South Main avenue teacher at School No. MM was suspended by Superintendent Howell and Ward 15 Director John H Williams after parents complained she visited a friend where a child lay dead from diphtheria and then returned to her school room. Length of suspension not fixed.
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Martha Watkins
South Main Avenue
Invallegehool No. MM
David Owens
Howell
John H. Williams
Watkine Wo
Chill
Mr. Williams
Echoo
Miss Watkins
Ruane Granted Hearing After Burglary Charge
Dennis Ruane was brought to Wilkes-Barre and given a hearing before Alderman Jenkins on a burglary charge for breaking into the Delaware and Hudson freight depot at Yatesville, Luzerne County. He was held on bail to await court as Detective Crippen transported him from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Ruane
Wilkes-Barre
Alderman Jenkins
Culkin Died Suddenly at Bellevue Home
Michael Culkin died suddenly at 10 o clock yesterday morning at 519 Fourth Street Bellevue from heart disease. He was 70. Coroner Longstreet was notified and viewed the body. Culkin is survived by his wife and one son Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Culkin
Fourth Street
Bellevue
Longstreet
Culkin
Thomas Culkin
Wolfe considers Lebanon match factory with new patent
A Lebanon man named Wolfe contemplates starting a match factory here. He has patented a new method in match making and intends to establish a factory to manufacture the useful little article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfe
Lebanon
Arthelea
The Cat Shelter in Washington D C
The Washington Car branch of the Humane Society runs a flourishing cat shelter with about seventy five cats. The shelter, on large grounds with wire fencing, aims to shelter homeless cats without killing them and is maintained by charitable women. Cats are fed bread and milk for breakfast meat for dinner and fish for supper. Sheltered cats are organized into divisions including healthy cats kittens invalids and boarders all at a 25 cent daily care charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago Tribune
The
Humane Society
Cata
Kemp's Balsam Offered As Cure For Coughs
Some people let a cough drag on until medicine fails them. Kemp's Balsam is advertised as a guaranteed remedy sold by druggists with a free trial and immediate effect after the first dose, priced at one shilling.
Foundlings Home Grows Prompting Food Surplus Worries
A week into operation the institution serves as a combined foundlings' home hospital and boarding house. The shelter attracts many women, creating questions about food supply and surplus care. Cattle are advertised for sale at 25 cents, while plans consider chloroform for incurable or dissipated inmates. Society seeks bread milk and fish donations and contemplates enlarging grounds on Columbia Heights.
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Cata
Babler
Columbia Heights
The Extinction of the Beaver in Southwest Missouri
The beaver is nearly extinct in southwest Missouri once abundant in streams. Early settlers named streams feeding the White River after the animal. South of Springfield creeks were full of beavers a generation ago, now survivors are rare as trappers no longer expect such catches. Otters have also vanished from local waters and Springfield fur dealers display hides when obtained.
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Boringfield
Missouri
Ozarke
White River
Springfield
Shocked by Brass Bound Gallantry in Southern Society
A quoted New York World excerpt shows Miss Twitters recounting a scene where two men discuss assaulting a woman after boasting of gallantry. The dialogue exposes brutality and mockery, with Miss Twitters puzzled by the men’s cruel behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Twitters
Letano
New York World
Lost a leg and his wife damages claim in Allentown
Jin Heder of Allentown sues Cambridge Slate Company for 25.00 claiming a quarrel in a quarry caused permanent arm injury and led to his wife leaving him. He alleges the alienation of his wife's affections stemmed from the injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
Jin
Frank Hedernick
Cambridge Slate Company
Heternich
Hedernich
Hia
Street Cleaning Dept Tests Snow Removal Plan
The street cleaning department yesterday tested a new snow removal scheme at intersections. Previously snow was cleared with shovels. The early results are very favorable and show improvement over past methods.
Six piece gold decorations and blue jar set sale
Item list shows a six piece gold decoration set and a ten piece Harvard style rose and bee motif decoration set with gold and dotted edge priced at 3.49. A stop jar matches 61.49 and a twelve piece solid blue body set with gold tint decorations priced at 9.98.
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Harvard
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