Local social and entertainment notes and a scam exposed
Tuesday evening features a fine concert at the Rome with performers including Flavian Vanderveken Etta Green Libereiroch Zither Club Carr Banjo duo Mex Carr Misa Decker and Grace and Annie Rose. A banking scam by visiting lawyers deceives small sums from merchants, while Yale events promise a vibrant social week with Junior Promenade and glee club concerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women's Christian Association
Rome
Eme
Flavian Vanderveken
Mise Etta Green
Libereiroch
Patronesses and social events mark week’s Somerset pageant
The article lists patronesses from New York to Chicago and various towns for a sophomore German event. Prominent society figures attend tea gatherings at the variety club house with Saint Anthony and St Elmo halls named among venues. The junior promenade begins Tuesday evening and wraps the week’s festivities, followed by a Spineters performance at the Washington Birthplace house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
H. Welles
Thin Ely
New York Sun
Glee Club
Frank H. Aimmony
Brook
Ign
Mre
HH. Hetts
New York City
Mra
Knight
Wheney
South Manchester
R. G. Tun
Orange
M. J
Fy Hyde
Chicago
A. Rockefeller
B. Camp
Fy B. Adame
Mee
William Rockefeller
W. W. Fornam
Dale Lave
BH. Cheney
New Thaven
Wil
Matthew Reward
Eric
Social notes from local residents and visitors
Mise Kathryn Nettleton plans a visit to Byractee relatives while Edward Nalin of Howley and HI & Connell in Grand Rapids travel on business. Mr and Mrs George Li Yount visit Ad aime avende with the Gourharts at Witker Porre. J A Grimetiw of Duryem attends Baker's concert and visits friends. Samuel McKeeby from the Mashion goods department is promoted to manager and buyer of the firm.
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Mise
Kathryn Nettleton
Byractee
Edward Nalin
Howley
Thieety
Hi & Connell
Grand Rapids
Mich
George Li Yount
Adaime Avende
Mra. Gourhart
Witker-Porre
Mies
J. A. Grimetiw
Duryem
Baker
Samiel McKeeby
Altk
Dprees
Mashion
Trm
Evidence for Van Horn Depositions in Murder Case
Deposition of Frank Sweeney and Eugene Moyer, defense witnesses, taken in the grand jury room by Commissioner L M Schoch. Sweeney described Van Horn's movements near Oakford court and Linden street with a woman. Moyer testified a young man told him Van Horn was in the old Nay Aug Engine house, prompting grounds for a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sweeney
Eugene Moyer
van Horn
Grand Jury
L. M. Schoch
Archbald
L. P. Wedeman
E. W. Thayer
John R. Jones
Commonwealth
Sweeney
von Storch
Oakford Court
Snover
Franklin Avenue
Uline
Linden Street
Spruce Street
Westcott
Moyer
Nay Aug
George van
Spring Brook Water Supply Moves Main Office
The Spring Brook Water Supply company will relocate its main office from the board of trade building in this city to the Wilkes-Barre office. The change, effective February 1, aims to better direct the company’s business across its large territory, requiring treasurer Robert Adams to spend regular time in Wilkes-Barre.
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Spring Brook Water Supply Company
Board of Trade
Comepany
Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Harre
Robert Adams
Center Street Station Accepted by City Officials
The central police precinct sub station on Center Street was inspected Saturday by the building committee and city officials and accepted. It will be used in a few days. The station includes four cells for mass prisoners and one women's cell with a basement cell for unruly prisoners. It will also serve as lodging for tramps.
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Center Street
Big Store Seals Cloak Jacket and Cape Sale in New York Deal
A shrewd buyer from Jonas Long's Sons struck luck in New York, purchasing spring novelties from a distressed firm. The BIG STORE now features an exceptional cloak jacket and cape sale silk lined throughout, with prices that exceed the value of the linings. A concurrent House Furnishing Trade Sale runs weekly, and page 2 lists real estate bargains.
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Jonas Long
New York
Millard Carpenter Rites Held In Lackawanna Parish
In Duryea on January 1, 195, at the Lackawanna parsonage, William Milland of Moosic married Sadie Carpenter of Harrisburg by Rev. El Bantes.
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Millard —Carpenter
Duryea
Lackawanna Parsonage
Rev
EL. Bantes
William Milland
Moosic
Miew Sadie Carpenter
Harrisburg
Care y Deaths and Infant Notice in West Scranton
In West Scranton on Jan 2 14 Marish Carey aged youth died at 420 North Main avenue. Requiem Mass at St Patrick church and interment at Hyde Park Catholic cemetery announced. Also Davie infant Isa daughter of Ellaworth Davie at Lafayette Street. Mary Jane Hughes infant daughter of William and above at 12 Decker’s Court.
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Mary Jane
William Hughes
Decker
Mysterious Olyphant Death Believed Linked to Patrick Caffrey
A dying man found on the Lackawanna river east bank near Tover Street Olyphant is believed by County Detective Leyshon to be Patrick Caffrey of South Scranton. The injured pencil seller died despite autopsy showing concussion from a skull wound and a blood clot. Investigations focus on Thomas Bochinsky and two companions who were seen with Caffrey and later claimed to have left him on the road.
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Lackawanna River
Tover Street
Olyphant
the Tribune
Patrick Caffrey
Cherry Street
South Scranton
Caffrey
Leyshon
John Roach
Howley Jordan
Sweeney's
Thomas Rochinsky
Hochinsky
Olyphant Flats
James Wheeler
Jesse Morris
Olonge River Street
Fr. van Sickle
P. Longstreet
Thomas Leyshon
Thomas Bochinsky
Bochinsky
Mike Lindock
Johnson's Colliery
Michael Hesvey
Blakely
Roach
John Murray
Murray
Longstreet
F. Q. van Sickle
John McAndrew
M. W. Cummings
M. W. Cummings, Jr
Patrick Cusick
Squire Cummings
Judge and Ryan to Fight for Match to McKeever
Jimmy Judge of Scranton meets Tommy Ryan of Philadelphia in a 0 round boxing bout at Music Hall next Wednesday night. The winner earns a 15 round bout with Charley McKeever of Philadelphia on Feb 21 before the Palace Sporting Club in Trenton New Jersey. The Palace club seats 4000 and offers a 10 percent share of gross receipts to star boxers. Judge aims for big matches and has been training with Bobby Dobbs at Nanticoke.
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Trenton
Palace Club
Dobbs
Jack Fox
Jimmy Judge
Tommy Ryan
Philadelphia
Music Hall
Charley McKeever
Palace Sporting Club
N. J
Star Boat
Scranton
Ryan
Coal Firms Clash Over West Ridge Colliery Output
The West Ridge Coal Company and Delaware and Hudson spar over mine operations on North Main Avenue and Green Ridge Street. A shared outlet was closed cutting eighteen miners and laborers, drivers, and gate tenders from work and depriving the breaker of sixty coal cars daily. If no settlement occurs, West Ridge may be forced to sink a shaft.
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West Ridge Coal Company
Delaware and Hudson Company
North Main Avenue
Green Ridge Street
Weet Ridge Company
West Ridge Company
Assault on Lackawanna teacher shocks Minooka community
Miss Mary Burke a Lackawanna township Keyser Valley teacher was assaulted by three men after closing the school night. One clamped her mouth another pinioned her arms and the third rifled her pockets before they fled. She recovered briefly then fell ill and remains prostrated at home. She identified one suspect believed linked to a previous bail case. no arrests yet.
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Mary Burke
Lacka- Warne Township
Keyser Valley
Minooka
Ligerne
Sermons Across Scranton Churches Highlight Faith
Sabbath notes report a German language service at the South Side YWCA and Holy Communion at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Rev J W Cowan of Syracuse preached two eloquent sermons at Plymouth Congregational Church. Rev A L Ramer of St Marks Evangelical Lutheran preached morning on Jesus Cleansing the Leper and evening on The Benevolence of God the Praise of the Nations. Rev L R Foster of Sumner Avenue Presbyterian preached on The Sacredness of Every Soul Under the New Covenant at the evening service.
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South Side
Young Women's Christian Association
Church of the Good Shepherd
Green Ridge
J. W. Cowan
Syracuse
N. Y
Plymouth Congregational Church
West Scranton
A. L. Ramer
St. Mark's Evangelical
Jesus
L. R. Foster
Sumner Avenue Presbyterian Church
Overseas Cruise Offers and Excursion Deals
An advertisement lists travel prices to Europe at 230 dollars and to the Orient at 550 dollars aboard the North German Lloyd line. It promises a February sailing, a July 2 excursion to Europe lasting 45 days, and visits to Alhambra and Rome with detailed itineraries available by asking N Callender at the Dime Bank Building in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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Orient
Alhambra
Rome
Europe
Copley Prints Exhibit Incoming from Boston and London
The exhibition will feature a fine collection of celebrated pictures direct from Boston publishers. A new line of London Art Publishers platinotype prints of the old masters will also be displayed.
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Boston
London
General caucus announced for Lackawaur Township voters
Notice to the voters of Lackawaur Township sets a Jan 26 caucus at Fasshold's Hall Minco ka for nominating candidates to be voted on at the coming election. Nolan Broad, 515 Linden Street. Plumbing, Steam and Gas-fitting.
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Lackawaur Township
Fasshold'’s
Mincoka
Nolan Broad
Linden Street
New Coffee Price Range Sparks Blended Java Offer
The article notes coffee prices vary from 5 to 33 cents per pound due to crops and quality differences. It highlights a new COURSEN blend sold as COURSEN'S blended Java at one price, with Coursen's triple blend at 32 cents and five pounds for nothing, implying strong value in blending.
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Coursen
Mrs Leona Wilcox Forgiven After Elopement Case
Leona Wilcox returned home with her husband after an elopement with worker William Andrews. Wilcox faced larceny charges but is expected to drop them. Andrews remains under arrest with charges of larceny. Detectives extradited the couple from New York, and a family reunion at home followed in a jail-brief setup.
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Mia
Wilcox
Hoth
Hack
New York
Leona Wilcox
Clark's Green
William Andrews
John Moir
Andrews
Hoptown
Bailey
New York City
Township Nomination Split Shapes Democratic Ballot
Two rival factions in the township split after a leadership fight and both claim regular nomination. A conference allocated the nominations, yielding two nets of nominees who demand that their names be printed in the regular Democratic column on nomination papers.
Time and Space in Natural History lecture night
Rev. D J MacGoldrick of St Thomas college speaks at Green Ridge library tonight for the benefit of the library. A silver offering may be made at the door. Father MacGoldrick is a trusted local speaker and promises a treat for listeners.
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D. J. MacGoldrick
St. Thomas’ College
Green Ridgebrary
Father MacGoldrick
Weather swings from sun to snow and wind
Yesterday featured a sunny morning followed by a sudden rain and snow shower as people left churches. Many were drenched and sheltered on porches while minimal damage occurred. Awnings at the Sumter and Eleeser buildings blew down and a Turkish bath window broke. by evening temperatures fell and turned cold.
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Sumter
Lackawannah Avenue
Eleeser
Penn Avenue
Linden Street
No Democratic Ticket In Lackawanna Township Election
Lackawanna township will see a blank Democratic column on the official ballot as Judge Archibald rules in Saturday morning hearing, tossing out both rival nominees for irregular selection. The outcome leaves the race without a Democratic slate and creates an unusual ballot appearance in the upcoming election.
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Lackawanna Township
Archhbald
Great Clearance Sale of Tapestries and Fabrics
After stock taking a clearance sale offers short pieces and odd bits of tapestries silks and velours at about half import cost. Ex stock includes damask brocade corduroy cretonnes and fringes for odd chairs and furniture coverings. Final sale no exchanges.
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Arras
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Norton’s Bulletin
M. Norton
Lackawanna Ave
Main St
Penn Ave
A. B. Warman
Columbian Detective Agency
Dime Bank Building
Scranton, PA
W. B Henwood
Chas Nchallen & Gl Bave
Aneral Insurance
The
Traders Nationall Bank Bla
A—. Denesir
Bunkehall
Poltt
Beranton
Home For the Fiendless
Powell
Music Store
First Presbyterian Church
Spineters
Washington
Spring Brook CO
Change
Center Street Station
Jones
Judge
McKeever
West Ridge
N. Callender
Dime Bank Bldg
Scranten, Pa
Copley
Griffin Artstadio
E. G
Twining
Harrie’ Drug Store
M. T. Howley
Wyoming Ava
Onda
Boicons
J. S
Clarke Bros
Bronson & Tallman
Ss. Co. Snyder, D. D. S
Spruce St
Jermyn
Maloney Oil and Manufacturing CO
Japan
Aia
Raynolds
Bradford
Hand& Payne
Washington Ave
J. W. Guernsey's
Areroom
Washington Avenue
China
Lackawanna Avenue
Mpropla
Silverstone
Hosh
Williams
Dunn
Scranton Tribune Bindery
Tribune Building
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