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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1895
Page
3
Two small islanders from Boo voyage in a cum canoe to a distant fair. King Fan mocks travel but the pair return with tales of better folk and beds, noting Boo locals’ comforts over foreign customs. The tale ends with playful self praise for Boo.
Funeral of Mrs. Jessie D. Connell held at Genet and Prospect. Stephen Rudolph of 211 Fifth avenue dies after years as a straw peddler. services at St Marys German Catholic Church with interment at No. 5 cemetery. Also wedding of Conrad Reichstiner and Angela Sykes. Ireland-bound travelers. Fourth of July notices and local sports updates include Minooka events and celebrations.
Walter Bryden and friends spent the Fourth in the North End. Society meetings and reunions occur at the Providence Presbyterian home and various Oak Street residences. Fire alarm from box 85 reported a barn blaze near John Jennings, quickly contained.
Mr and Mrs Michael Murphy of Hyde visited Minooka friends yesterday while yn Fitzhenry of Maltby spent Independence Day with Minooka friends. PB FL Cusick Times representative spent yesterday at Lake Ariel with Bert Hanks manager of the Newport.
Cyrus J. Wheelock, a wealthy Buffalo real estate dealer, is accused of maintaining two households. He allegedly choked by Miss Paris Jubileen during a bicycle ride and was prevented by the driver. Separate women linked to New York and Cleveland, with a Europe stay, claim a maintenance agreement and upcoming legal action in Buffalo.
In Middletown New York on July 4 Mme Da Coma rode a bicycle on a wire above the Wallkill river while her husband hung from a trapeze. The wire snapped and the apparatus swung, yet she steadied herself and allowed both to reach an electric launch unharmed after a dramatic fall.
Saratoga New York residents face a crackdown as President Starges plans firm action against gambling. He pledges enforcement despite limited power over police chiefs, directing police commissioners to act. A special Albany measure strengthens village leaders, prompting anticipation of a sweeping casino ban soon.
Tuscols July 4 George H. Masten a University of Illinois student and Elmer Young of Boone Indiana were arrested June 24 on a charge of attempting to wreck a passenger train on the Minnesota Central Railway. The preliminary hearing was held and Justice Lamb bound both to the grand jury in bonds of 199 dollars each. Masten posted bail but Young remains in custody.
An advertisement proclaims the flour as the best on the market with a guarantee of perfect satisfaction and a price listed as four dollars and fifty cents.
The West Side celebrated the Fourth with excursions to Lake Ariel and Laurel Hill park plus visits to Wiskee-Darre and Lake Winola. Fireworks caused minor damage at Zlownerk’s saloon and a porch rocket pierced a store awning injuring a bystander. one alarm reported as a slight fire. Several youths were burned by powder and a cannon cracker damaged clothing and trousers.
A small blaze on North Main avenue formerly Reid's butcher shop was extinguished without fire department help. The origin is unclear though fire crackers were suspected. The Fourth menu included trips to Wilkes Barre Lake Winola and Round Woods picnics by First Welsh Baptist church. Local social events feature a Druid Glee Society number at Sumner Avenue church and a planned August excursion by Jackson Street Baptist.
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