City Notes and Local Court Actions in The Tribune
Reports confirm Viewers Stev enso Kernan and Davis on a Ransom township road. A new store and journal The Our Store begins distribution. Democratic county committee set meet July 1. Mrs Jennie Corwin seeks divorce from Frank B Corwin, alleging desertion since 1896. Scranton exchange totals for last week reach 954206.01. Post office hours show stamp windows 10:30 to 12, money order closed. Jury convicts John Loxh of Newton for assault and battery. Traders National Bank opens US bond subscription with denominations up to 35000 and 10000. deadline July 14. Children arrested for disorderly conduct fined. one bottle smashed on arrival at police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Stevenso
R. J. Kernan
PD. E. Davis
Jonas Long
F. J. Fitzsimmons
Democratic County Committee
Scranton Clearing House
Mil.lar
John B. Loxh
Newton Township
William Malin
John D. Keator
National Bank
United States
Treasury Department
Ashington
D. C
Charles Sanford
Clarence Stevens
Lil" Henry
Center Street
Karius
Flaherty
McMullen
Henry
Association Athletes Compete Across Three Venues
Young Men’s Christian Association teams head to Carbondale for a game at Athletic Park and to Easton for a club baseball match. Another squad participates in the Irish American games at Athletic Park, showcasing field and track talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Association
Carbondale
Athletic Park
Easton
Excursion to Farview July Fourth with Sousa Band Program
Excursion via D and H R to Farview departs 9 30 a m with Bauer's band performing a full programme including Belford's Carnival Hunting for Luck selections The Bride Elect and Raw Recruits Medley Overture Stradella and The Idol's Eye The trip ends at Riverside Park Lanesboro with Susquehanna band Willam C Hoe mer trick cyclist merry go round toboggan slides bathing launches and river steamers on the Susquehanna River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farview
Bauer
Belford
Alexander
Sappe
Herbert
Byer
Tracy
Sousa
Dalbey
Stradella
Fioton
The
Delbey
Star Spangled Banner
Riverside Park
Lanesboro
Susquehanna
Willam C. HoeMer
Susquehanna River
Independence Day Religious Observances Across Scranton
Almost all Scranton churches held patriotic Independence Day services or referenced the holiday amid Cuba crisis and heat. Penn Avenue Baptist, Elm Park, Washburn Street and other churches hosted sermons and choral numbers about liberty, union, and patriotism with flags, hymns, and special music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Cuba
Penn Avenue Baptist Church
Robert F. ¥. Pierce
Mr. Pierce
Sabbath News Notes Excursion Plans and Sermons
The Penn Avenue Baptist church and Sunday school set July 21 for their annual excursion to Lake Ariel. Rev. George E. Guild preached on A Great Purpose in Our Country’s Mystery at Providence Presbyterian. Other sermons and talks followed at Washburn Street, Plymouth Congregational, South Main Avenue Welsh church, and Bimpoon Methodist on Our Flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booth Main Avenue
Welch
Calvin
Tath Methodist
Hugh Davies
Abington Baptist Association
Robert F. ¥. Pierce
Penn Avenue
International Christian Endeavor Convention
Nashville
Dh. D
The
Baptist Temple
Philadelphia
Johan Giardon
D. D
Second Baptist Church
Pierce
Hotel Duncan
International Christian Endeavor
Buffalo
Genesee
International Baptist Young People's Union
Second Presbyterian Church
J. H. Condit
Ullswater
N. J
F. Buell
Syracuse
N. Y
Henry Neill
Flint
Mich
First Presbyterian Church
Joseph T. Smith
Baltimore
W. HH. Swift
Honesdale
T. W. Swan
Pittston
Penn Avenue Baptist Church
Lake Ariel
Providence Presbyterian Church
George E. Guild
J. A. Leeper
Pennsylvania Sabbath Association
Washburn Street Presbyterian Church
Evan KR. Williams
Marietta Theological Seminary
Plymouth Congregational Church
South Main Avenue
John Fern
North Sumner Avenue
Bimpoon
Dexter Dies in Heat At Elmhurst Track Meet
At Elmhurst boulevard speedway on a hot Saturday afternoon Dexter a pacer owned by J Frank Siegel collapsed and died on the last furlong of the third heat driven by Mr Smith The blood from mouth and nostrils showed a burst blood vessel The event results list Guesswork winning the heat and Mr Mahon's entry placing third in the same heat
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
J. Frank Siegel
Elmhurst Boulevard Speedway
Wallayille
I B. Jermyn
Mr. Smith
Mr. Mahon
J. JL. Crawford
Mahon
Smith
Mr. Crawford
Bray
Jim Mears
del Foote
Pierson
Nero
Mr. Carmal
Crawford
Nellie McCrory
Cadmus
Pomp
Death of Corporal William Gilmartin at Chickamauga Park
Corporal William Gilmartin of Company H Ninth regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers died at Chickamauga Park from typhoid fever after a three week illness. A Pittston resident, he is survived by his father Charles Gilmartin and siblings. His grandfather fell at Petersburg in the Civil War. Interment to be in Pittston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gilmartin
Ninth Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Chickamauga Park
Gilmartin
Pittston
Charles Gilmartin
Petersburg
Nay Aug flag raised in city by Nay Aug Engine Co
One of the largest flags in the city was raised Saturday by Nay Aug Engine Company on a pole of notable size. Lawrence band played as President John Moir led the exercises. The flag broke from its fastenings during the hoist as Zeidler, the school controller, burned colored fire from second story windows. Alderman John T. Howe and Captain Moir spoke. Refreshments ended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patriotic Union
First
Second Presbyterian
Charles E. Robinson
J. M. Chance
Columbia
Gounod
Miss Black
Elm Park
J. G. Shephard
W. A. May
Richard Richards
Robert McKenna, Jr
May
Nay Aug Engine Company
Lawrence
John Moir
Zeidler
John T. Howe
Moir
Shoplifters Found Guilty and Court Actions
In sessions Judge Gunster discharged juries for three theft cases from Leader Fashion and Finley stores while returning a verdict of guilty with mercy for Jonas Longs Sons case. Other defendants faced fines, suspensions, or probation as courts addressed burglary assault and deceit charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunster
Jonas Long
Tify
Rachel Wincham
Mary Thomas
North End
P. B. Finley
Mercy
Vosburg and
Dawson
Charlies Haendiges
Guneter
Bentence
Thomas Ryan
Mary Dalton
E. J. Melley
Pittston Avenue
Michael Furey
George McCloskey
Mayfield
Jacob Such
South Washington Avenue
Kate Collins
Twelfth Ward
Costa
Henry W. Coyle
Charles Cole
Thomas T
Charles Evane
Vito Nissia
Toola
Vingano Carlucci
Ernest Genero
M. M. Ruddy
Wyoming Massacre Commemoration at Wyoming Monument
At 10 o clock this morning the commemorative exercises featured singing by the Mason Glee Club and Ninth Regiment Band. The program included invocations, poems, historical addresses on Pennsylvania and New York in the Revolutionary War, and songs like Star Spangled Banner and America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Wyoming Monument
Banerr
Dr. Mason Glee Club
Dalby Ninth Regiment
Charles M. Giffin
Scranton
Merce
Custer
Lanst Chatro
Calvin Parsons
Laurendeau
George Coronway
Wilkes Barre
America
Formith
Pennsylvania
New York
Francis W. Halsey
Saturday Review of
New York Times
Overture
Raymond
Cesence
Thomas
Mason Glee Club
Columbia National Coats
Ninth Regiment
Dr. Mason Glee Club Eens
Dickson machinists end walkout after schedule dispute
Twenty seven Dickson Manufacturing Company machinists at Shop B Clif Works quit Saturday morning due to a reduction in the piece work schedule. A committee met Foreman Campbell and a conference led to a settlement. The men will return to work tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickson Manufacturing Company
Shop B. Clif Works
Campbell
Convention of Deaf to meet with fund drive in city
The Pennsylvania Society for the Advancement of the Deaf holds its annual convention in the city from Wednesday to Friday August 24. It aims to raise 14000 for a state home for the deaf, with 4000 already raised. Rev. Koehler of Philadelphia presides and will interpret speeches in sign language. He has served the Episcopal diocese and the deaf clergy here for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Society For the Advancement of the Deaf
Mr. Koehler
Philadelphia
Register of Wills
Henry T. Koehler
Boy's Leg Fractured After Stable Yard Escape
Tommy Malloy aged 10 of 720 Adams Avenue fractured the bone in his right leg above the ankle when he followed a wag and was pitched from a wagon tailgate as the rear sprang loose. He was taken to Lackawanna Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Malloy
Adams Avenue
Lackawanna Hospital
Fashionable Summer Fabric Rumor Grows
Maude asks what will be the season’s chic fabric Mamie guesses gun cotton based on newspaper items Washington Star notes the idea reflectively as a fashionable notion for summer readers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude
Mamie
Washington Star
Reinstatement Bid For Lackawanna Bar Member Heard
In Lackawanna County Court Cornelius Smiths rein statement application was heard this week by the bar committee E C Newcomb J H Torrey and S B Price. Smith was examined at length and testimony from Fred W Fleig and Major Everett Warren was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Smith
Lackawanna County
E. C. Newcomb
J. H. Torrey
8. B. Price
Smith
Mr. Smith
Fred W. Fleig
Major Everett Warren
Langstaff Kelley Contest Voters Examined
Voters from the Second District of the Fourth Ward were examined Saturday in the Langstaff Kelley contest. The list includes Michael Me
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langstaff-Kelley
Michael Me
Local names list fragment shows many signatories
A fragmented OCR segment lists numerous individuals by name including Guire M J Kelly Patrick McDer mott James Gallagher Mark Moran John Moffatt Thomas Manley Joseph Kennedy Patrick Davitt John Collins John Murphy Richard Rhule G J Loftus John McAndrew Thomas Goodey John McNulty Matthew Lynn Michael Nealon Anthony Lof tus John Langan Joseph Duffy Patrick Naughton John Golden Peter Maloney er John FPadden John O Rourge Peter Maloney jr James Maloney.
Home on furlough Navy fireman shares sea service tales
Michael Coyne of Minook returns home on a three month navy furlough after three years aboard the monitor Terror. He reflects on discipline and war experiences while noting the Spaniards' poor marksmanship and the sailors’ eagerness to engage in Cuba. A nearby osprey pair nests improbably atop a wreck off Stone Harbor, drawing observers to the unusual seaward nest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Coyne
Minook
United States Navy
San Juan de Porto Rico
Matanzas
Cardenas
Coyne
Key West
Tribune
Cuba
New Jersey
Stone Harbor
Italian titles of nobility face contempt in Europe
The Providence Journal notes Italian noble names carry little esteem abroad as many nobles are impoverished. It cites examples from Austria, Naples, and New York and explains government and papal titles have set prices. It mentions families like Colonna Orsini Visconte and Strozzi asserting ancient superiority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Journal
Europe
New York
Italy
Naples
Goachman
Vatican
Colonna
Borkhese
Orsini
Rome
Strozzi
Florence
Visconte
Milan
France
Great Britain
Pair of New Jersey Fish Hawk Selected
From the Philadelphia Times at Seven Mile Beach on the Cape May coast the Hawke party selects a pair of New Jersey fish hawks. Local observers note the choice reflects ongoing migratory studies and conservation interest along the Jersey shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersmy
Hawke
Philadelphia Times
Seven-Mile Beach
Cape May
National Educational Association Excursion Plans
A large party led by Superintendent Howell will leave Scranton for Washington D C on July 6 by Delaware Lackawanna and Western and Pennsylvania railways. Vestibuled Pullman cars will operate round trip with no changes, fare 8.81 dollars. Tickets usable July 4 to 7, returnable until July 1 or extended to August 31 upon deposit with the joint agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell
Washington
D. C
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Manunka Chunk
Pennsylvania Railroad
Scranton
Deaths in Scranton: Helen Collins and Michael Case
In Scranton two notices report the deaths of Helen Collins six months old of 15 Carbon street and Michael Case of 5 Olive street. Funeral details list Tuesday morning at 10 for the Collins service at the house and Tuesday afternoon at 4 for the Case service with Forest Hill Cemetery interment.
Thanking Patrons for Past Favors and Continued Trade
A formal closing note expresses gratitude to patrons for past favors and trust in receiving continued patronage in the future. It emphasizes courtesy and ongoing business relationship without additional details.
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Schank
Spruce Street
Wilkes-Barre
M. Meinhert
Wyoming Avenue
Mag Lackawanna Avenue
City Notes
Jennie Corwin
Frank B. Corwin
Corwin
Independence Day Church Services
Union Service
Young Women's Christian Association
Lena Clark
Walters
Randolph Jones
Clare Judd
Watkins
A. W. Dickson
Young Men's Christian Association
J. P. Moffat
Econgregation
South
Hickory Street Presbyterian Church
W. A. Nordt
Jesus
Nordt
Corporal Gilmartin
Chickamaauga Park
Crina Hall
Dickson Company
Convention OF Deaf
San Jono
National Educational Association
Washington, D. C
Pierce’s Market
Spring House Heart Lake, Pa
Heart Lake
Montrose
U. S. Grofut
Lacka. Ave
Ben Hur
Joan H. Ladwig
Baby Bazaar
Charles B. Scott
Franklin Ave
Mercereau & Connell
Mt, Pleasant Coal
Commonwealth Building
Telehone
W. T. Smith
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