Concrete progress on Delaware and Hudson line at Carbondale
Report notes rapid progress with foundation walls nearly complete and superstructure due to begin next week. Includes reminiscences from an engineer about early Lackawanna railroad days and cautionary tales from a veteran conductor on rule adherence and avoiding favors that risk employment.
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Delaware and Hudson
Carbondale
Lackawanna
Jemme
Wnrship
Ince
Anklokedike
Letters of Interest For Publication Accompanied By Writer
Short letters of interest to be published when accompanied by the writer's home address. The Tribune disclaims responsibility for opinions expressed.
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Scranton Opera Company Open Letter to The Tribune
Harry Scarborough laments that Scranton Traction Company backed his Laure HII Park Opera troupe in New York but failed to pay salaries. He alleges multiple Traction officials controlled funds, causing performers to be stranded, unpaid, and stranded in Scranton. He asks residents to pressure the Traction company to repay wages and support the cast.
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the Tribune
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Laure Hii Park Opera Company
New York
Laine
Scranton Traction Company
Mr. Laine
Traction Company
Clarke
Philadelphia
Beetom
Beetem
Amorita
Hiestand
Gallagher
Adams
Scranton
Harry Scarborough
Death of Abe Morris at Moses Taylor Hospital
Abe Morris died yesterday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital after a two week illness caused by blood poisoning and pneumonia. At 26 he was well known in the city and leaves friends who mourn his loss. Remains taken to Washington avenue home. funeral Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Moses Taylor Hospital
Abe Morris
Morris
Washington Avenue
Calf with wings reported in Honesdale Pennsylvania
A cow near Honesdale, Pa. gave birth to a curious calf with goose feet, wings and a bill. The creature, described July 4, has feathers on its head and a mix of calf and goose sounds, attracting attention from local observers.
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Mose Handy
Keohlsaat
Old Times
Merald
Honesdale
Henry Bragger
Rosa Case New Trial Argument by Three Judges
In Leonardo Rosa's murder case the first degree conviction based on circumstantial evidence faces an appeal. Attorneys ex judge Ward James J H Hamilton and John G McAskle will present today to the three judges for a new trial after extensive depositions by witnesses and others connected to the trial.
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Leonardo Rosa
Ward
James J. H. Hamilton
John G. McAskle
Mears & Hagen Offers Weekend Specials
Saturday bargains from Mears and Hagen feature Ladies Wash Silk Ties at 18c, sterling buckle bolts for 1.00, Fine Lace Mitts at 2c, and new Combination Waist Belts Bolt Pins Hosiery and Ladies Underwear with ribbons advertised as Ribbonal at low prices.
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Mears & Hagen
High Grade 133 cc Acuba Beantt Mahogany Case
A compact description notes a high grade 133 cc Acuba Beantt metalwork with a ful mahogany case and repeating action. Modern limits are implied as part of the listing.
Guernsey Bros Offers Weber Deals
A brief notice to buy the Weber products featured by Guernsey Bros, highlighting best value and promotional timing for customers seeking top brand items.
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Weber
Guernsey Bros
Quiet Fourth of July at Scranton and accompanying events
Thousands visited Lake Ariel and Laurel Hill Park for excursions while crowds returned by densely used streetcars. The day featured Sheridan Monument remarks by Mr. Powderly, a stirring recitation of Sheridan's Ride, and a close Eurekas versus Morning Glories ball game won by Eurekas 17 to 16. Transportation ran smoothly under Moffat, with no accidents reported.
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Powderly
Sheridan
Grant
Phil
Napoleon
Emerson D. Owen
the Tribune
Eurekas
Providence
Dunmore
Moffat
Lake Ariel excursion draws seven thousand for Sheridan monument
About 7,000 people attended the Lake Ariel gathering for the Phil Sheridan monument excursion. Special trains ran from morning until 3 pm. weather cooled attendance by 2,000 to 3,000 but the event netted about $5,000 for the monument fund. A lively program featured dancing, boating, a 100 gun salute, and a patriotic literary segment led by F. L. Wormper.
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Lake Ariel
Frank Martin
General Committee
Caledonian Games Draw Big Crowd at Laurel Hill Park
The Caledonian club held its annual games at Laurel Hill Park with 7000 to 10000 attendees despite threatening weather. Winners included Wagner in Roy's race and J P Watson in several events. a balloon ascension failed after upfront payment to Mr Laine. Police were not needed as events ran smoothly and dancing continued in the pavilion all day and night.
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Laurel Hill Park
Caledonian Club
Laurel Hil Park
Caledonians
Laine
Roy
Wagner
Alexander
Kellum
John Simpson
Robert Rankin
J. Dick
Thomas Monahan
Peter Haggerty
Thomas Gemmell
J. Moir
James Cranston
J. P. Watson
Thomas
Monahan
John Naughton
Robert Moir
Thomas Jeffrey
Ed Stanton
James Birch
Patrick McAndrew
Jerry Monahan
Peter Haggleman
Jim Burch
J. McCue
Firat
Lindsay McMillan
John McMillan
Larry Monahan
Parade and Exercises Celebrate Independence Day on South Side
Moltke castle No 268 Knights of the Golden Eagle won meritorious praise for an elaborate Independence Day display on the South Side. Grand Marshal Henry Mohr led the parade with aides John Woelkers and Henry Weber at Cedar avenue and Willow Street as 9 to 10 o'clock signals from a mountain cannon ordered the formation and procession. Washington camp and Camp 410 Drum corps led the line with other groups following.
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Moltke Castle
Knights of the Golden Eagle
the Tribune
Henry Mohr
John Woelkers
Henry Weber
Cedar Avenue
Willow Street
Parade of German Societies Welcomes Flag at Meadow Avenue
A large procession by Lodges and clubs including Arbeiter Verein Germania Unter attzungs Verein Scranton Baen gerrunde Columbia quartette and Knights of the Golden Eagle moved from Cedar Avenue to Meadow Avenue. Flags and emblems adorned the houses as 400 school children led the way to the school building. Rev Edward Lang offered an invocation and John H Gray gave a patriotic presentation speech praising the flag as a source of inspiration for schoolchildren.
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Cedar Avenue
Willow Street
Prospect Avenue
Beech Street
Meadow Avenue
Maple Street
Gray
Edward Lang
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
John H. Gray
George B. Carson
Board of Control
T. J. Jennings
Lang
Mountain Lake
Friends of Moltke
Picnic at Green Ridge Hosts Large Congregation Event
The congregation of St. Pauls Cath oli church of Green Ridge held a Sandersons grove picnic yesterday afternoon drawing many attendees. Rain cut the day but organizers call it a very successful affair with a parish hall festival planned tonight and a bicycle contest among Masters Harron Lewis and Ruane to be decided.
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St. Paul's Church
Sanderson Park
St. Paul's Catholi Church
Green Ridge
Sanderson's Grove
Harron
Lewis
Ruane
Only Thirty Arrests As City Celebrants Misbehave
Journal notes a Fourth of July mood with about thirty arrests from midnight to midnight. Most were for drunkenness and related disturbances. one man, William Curtis, a local fakir, was jailed on a $200 bail for running an event-board at Taurel Hill park. Alderman Millar held extra sessions to avoid overcrowding and favored leniency for lesser violators. An elderly man was held for a separate disgraceful conduct charge on Lackawanna Avenue after being observed with the saloon keeper’s daughter.
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William Curtis
Leyshon
Taurel Hill Park
Ed. Horn
Millar
Bold Break for Liberty by Postoffice Thieves
Charles Allen Joseph Killian and Harry Russel, three post office thieves, escaped from Ludlow Street Jail after drawing revolvers on guards at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. Arrests followed, New York police headquarters issued a general alarm, and warden Roade questioned the escape. The men had been jailed on June 1, with bail set at $10,000, awaiting another examination Tuesday.
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Charles Allen
Joseph Killian
Harry Russel
Springfield
Ludlow Street
New York
Warden Roade
United States Secret Service
Riot at Coal Breaker Dance Ends in Arrests
A dance at the Coal Breaker hall on Pittaton Avenue and Elm Street ended in a fight between brothers John and Michael Zenter. They clashed with chairs as onlookers John Barass and John Bellaco tried to intervene. Police intervened. the Zenter brothers were released while friends were fined six dollars each. Alderman Millar ordered all to appear. An advertisement for Hood's Pills is also present.
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Pittaton Avenue
Elm Street
South Side
John
Michael Zenter
John Barass
John Bellaco
Guardians of the Peace
Millar
Death in Scranton James Cereee
Died in Scranton on July 4 1955 James Cereee infant son of Mr and Mrs Cereee of 1% Broadway. Funeral Friday afternoon with private burial in Hyde Park Catholic Cemetery.
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Clougherty
Scranton
James
Aan Cereee
Broadway
Hyde Park Catholic Cemetery
Scranton’s Growing Office Building Boom Adds Ten Story Structures
The city plans include the Mears building rising on Washington avenue and Spruce street and the Miller building on Spruce street. Traders' National Bank will add upper floor offices, continuing Scranton's transition from village to metropolis with the Coal Exchange and Commonwealth leading the way. The trend spans hotels such as Jermyn and Contell as part of a new era of fine architecture.
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Wyoming Avenue
Coal Exchange
West Mountain
Scranton
John Jermyn
Commonwealth Building
Judge Hand
Commonwealth
Dime Bank
Christian and Schimpff
Williams
Washington Avenue
Spruce Street
Price and Burr
Mears
Miller
Grant Property
Traders’ National Bank
Electric City
Jermyn
Contell, Henwood and Matthews
Insect Invades City Trees Ichneumon Fly Causes Alarm
Citizens report destruction of maples and other trees by an Ichneumon fly. We describe the curious long ovipositors, their egg laying in decaying wood, and the insect’s head first landing as it burrows to deposit eggs, sometimes trapping the host.
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Treea
Maple
Polish Mine Laborer Blinded in Coal Accident
An OlyphantPolander laborer was admitted to Lackawanna Hospital with a left eye injury from a coal piece. Doctors fear he will lose sight in that eye, and note he already has only one functioning eye after a previous injury.
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Lackawanna Hospital
Dynamite Lays Waste To Fish In Susquehanna And Wayne Ponds
Local readers report widespread dynamite fishing in Susquehanna and Wayne counties. Hundreds of fish float ashore as ponds and lakes suffer kills and water is poisoned. Citizens urge action by fish wardens and commissioners to curb this illegal fishing.
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Susquehanna
Wayne Counties
Neck of Woods
Forest City News Warns of Reckless Dynamiters' Threat
In a bold notice the Forest City News cites imminent danger from reckless dynamiters and calls for swift decisive action to counter the threat, urging authorities to respond immediately.
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Forest City News
Examination for mine foremen certificates in Carbondale
Examination in the First anthracite district will be held at the Carbondale high school next Tuesday and Wednesday for residents seeking mine foremen and assistant foremen certificates. Attendance is open to qualified local workers in the district.
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Roderick
Messrs. Richards, Patton and
Morrison
Carbondale
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