Northeastern Pennsylvania News Roundup
In northeastern Pennsylvania several items of note include P J Flood of Ashby receiving news his Irish aunt left him 26000 dollars, the Shamokin school board cutting teacher salaries 6 to 16 percent, and a tramp killed by a Reading train near Excelsior. Pottsville records a 2400 000 mortgage from Miners Savings Bank to Little Coal near Minersville.
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P. J. Flood
Ashby
Ireland
Shamokin
Reading
Excelsior
Pottsville
Miners’ Savings Bank
Wilkes-Barre
Little Coal Company
Minersville
Centralia
Harry Walsh
David Walsh
Columbia County
Exchange Hotel
Valley House
Luzerne County
Wilkes- Tarre
Theater Firm Treasurers See Future Roles and Moves
George Miller treasurer for JD. W. Twiss plans to stay with the firm next season though his exact company is uncertain. George Chamberlin leaves for New York with potential relocation to Minneapolis or Jersey City if contracts close. John I. Labagh of the Traction Company rests after two weeks on his Centremoreland farm recovering from grip. Dorruance Reynolds, Hotchkiss graduate, noted in brief.
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George Miller
JD. W
Twiss
Miller
Joseph Hart
George Chamberlin
New York
Chamberlin
Minneapolis
Jersey City
John I. Labagh
Traction Company
Centremoreland
Dorruance Reynolds
Hotchkiss School
Lakeville
Want ads promise best household help in Tribune
A brief classified note advertises that placing a Want ad in the Tribune yields quick results for household help at a cent a word. The item emphasizes fast responses and value.
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Tribune
Berwick Races Judge Frank Dietrick Among City Officials
Conn to Europe July with his mother. Frank Dietrick, City Clerk, served as judge at Berwick bicycle races Saturday. Assessor John B Quick and son Walter visited New Columbus. The First Methodist supper featured Humphrey’s musical club. Town folk news includes artists, relocations, and hotel construction plans using stone fronts.
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Conn
Will
Europe
Frank Dietrick
Berwick
Franklin Street
William Taylor
Times
Wouter van Twiller
Ryder
Richard
Sleepy Hollow
Rip van Winkle
John B. Quick
Walter
New Columbus
Rylance Smith
Marcus Smith
Smith
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Humphrey
William Samuels
Richland
New Jersey
The
Tribune
Quick's Book Store
North
Community Notices and Local Deaths Highlight Week
Post office hours today run 9 to 11 am and 6 to T pm. Numerous locals visit relatives and attend gatherings in Elmhurst Luzerne Olyphant and Jersey City. A Monroe county gas explosion in Mill Creek near Pottsville killed Dennis Leary and injured Lazarus Williams and Elmer Turner. Coroner's jury blamed a naked lamp and a blast, with Williams in hospital. Thomas Cardon 21 died after injuries at Market Street home. funeral Tuesday at St. Aloysius parish cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Webster
Lake Carer
J. P. Borase
Nellie Reap
Brother John
Richard Grimes
Elmhurst
William Brady
Luzerne
John Lally
Olyphant
James Manley
Grove Street
Mary Dougher
Clarion County
West Side
Joseph Soete
Honesdale
Augustus Hook
Charles Hanlon
Rose
Arthur Davidson
Peter Curley
Laurel Hill
Frank Day
Jersey City
Mitchell
Teresa Burke
Jermyn
Monroe County
Mill Creek
Pottsville
Lazarus Williams
Elmer Turner
Dennis Leary
Macaire
A. Reese
John H. Russell
Lazarus Willams
Patrick Sammon
Lackawanna County
Thomas Cardon
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Market Street
Nellie
Alice
John
St. Aloysius Society
Employes Associated Fund
Market Street Cemetery
Massacre of Wyoming Observed on Its Anniversary
The one hundred nineteenth anniversary observance at the Wyoming massacre monument drew a large crowd. Rev. Wilson Trieble led prayer, Calvin Parsons presided, and Rev. Dr. Henry M. Kieffer delivered the address. Homer Greene read a poem and Dr. Harry Hakes spoke on the battle’s lasting impact and unanswered questions about the fallen.
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Wilkes-Barre
Wyoming
Wilson Trieble
Calvin Parsons
Association
Henry M. Kieffer
Roston
Herpike
General Bullivan
Easton
Wilkes- Barre
Sullivan Road
Avenger
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Homer Greene
Honesdale
Harry Hakes
Great Wall Paper Sale At Bargain Prices
Shipping and home decor item notices show a Great Wall paper sale offering 10 cents per yard wallpaper and 18 cent and 25 cent lots. The fragment mentions price points and a storefront display, with unreadable filler text around product lines.
Survivors of Rickett's Battery Gather at Harvey's Lake
The survivors of Rickett's Battery were entertained at Harvey's Lake yesterday by Colonel R. Bruce Rickett. Officers elected include Battery F president Colonel BR. B. Ricketts of Wilkes-Barre and vice president J. F. Kennedy of Milton. Battery G president W. J. Troup, secretary for Batteries F and G Luther Suders. Next meeting set for Huntingdon, Pa. on July 1 and 2, 1804.
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Rickett
Harvey's Lake
R. Bruce Rickett
BR. B. Ricketts
Wilkes-Barre
J. F. Kennedy
Milton
W. J. Troup
Battries F
G. Luther Suders
Huntingdon
Reading by Homer Greene at Wyoming Monument
A prose devotional poem pleads for modern readers to draw courage from ancestral sacrifice. It honors martyrs, liberty, and faith, arguing that a living patriotism must light contemporary lives and futures. The speaker urges ongoing homage to the past and steadfast loyalty to national ideals.
Lightning in the mine at Reliance colliery
Four miners at Shamokin Pennsylvania were struck by a bolt that struck the mine entrance and traveled down the shaft. Charice Rutz William Beck William Rutz and EV Dreher were overcome but recovered after hours. Dreher directed rescue of Charlee Rutz and all reached the surface with minor injuries.
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Shamokin
Reliance
Charice Rutz
William Beck
William Rutz
EV Dreher
Charles Rutz
Dreher
William Ruts
Beck
Charlee Rutz
Brenate
Little Girl Abducted by Boarder at Mother's House
A boarder at a mother's residence abducted a young girl in Wilkes-Barre on July 4. Authorities report the suspect, Hugey Kent, is sought by police as the investigation continues.
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Ser
Abduction Case Involving 14-Year-Old Girl Unfolds
A 47-year-old man named Kent abducted 14-year-old Sabeth Trevena in June and is suspected to be hiding with her in the mountains. Trevena’s mother traced Kent to the city after the girl disappeared on June 21 while sent to a grocery store, with the pair later claiming marriage in Binghamton. The girl appears thin and frightened, having reportedly walked with Kent from Scranton to Binghamton and on to New Jersey before arriving in town.
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Sabeth Trevena
Providence
Kent
Mrs. Moller
Fourteen Centuries of English Christian State Beginnings
A Philadelphia Times look back to June AD 597 when Ethelbert of Kent was baptized at Canterbury and England began as a Christian state. The piece traces earlier Britain, Roman and Celtic church roots, Augustine’s mission, and the gradual fusion of church and monarchy shaping English history through fourteen centuries.
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Philadelphia Times
Ethelbert
Kent
Canterbury
England
Britain
Wales
Ireland
As- Berta
Etheert
Paris
Bertha
Luidhard
Gregory
Augustine
Ecclesia Anglorum
York
London
Lona
St. Alban
Lindisfarne
St. Augustine of Canterbury
Anglican Mission's Global Spread Traced to Augustine Era
The text reflects on the first importance of the secular and ecclesiastical history of England and English speaking peoples. It notes Augustine's successors spreading the episcopate globally and the Anglican bishops conference under the Archbishop of Canterbury, marking the wide influence of Augustine's mission.
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England
Augustine
Globe
Conference of
Anglican Bishops
Gregory
Canterbury
St. Augustine
Drowned Boy at Berwick During Fourth of July Swim
Lewis Adam a 16 year old from Briar Creek township drowned in the canal at Berwick while bathing with friends during celebrations. The body was recovered and brought home. he was an only child and his parents were profoundly grief stricken.
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Wilkes-Barre
Lewis Adam
Martin Adame
Briar Creek Township
Berwick
Stroudsburg Observes Gay Day Parade and Talks
Stroudsburg celebrated the glorious Fourth with a morning parade and afternoon services at Shotwell's grove. Congressman W. B. Kirkpatrick A M Palmer and Professor F E Kemp spoke, as Acme Hose company of East Stroudsburg organized the event.
Markets Mixed as Tobacco Leads Decline on Quiet Day
New York stock trading was light with total sales around 93,000 shares. Tobacco stocks bore the brunt with heavy selling and notable price drops. A two-day trading suspension preceded by a half session contributed to dull activity as many brokers had left town.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Sma
William Linn
Allen & CO
Meara
Toome
Local Briefs and Notes From Distant Pages
Fragmentary OCR yields scattered names and phrases. Notable items include references to people, places, and groups such as Hogs Adove and Western associations, with mentions of Senate, Cowen, and Veal. Text is garbled with no coherent event or date.
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Beelerfi
Smee
Deus
Bigano
New York Produce Market Prices and Miscellany
Market notes from New York include figures for creamery products and refined sugars with references to several firms and regional suppliers. Entries mention Pennsylvania and Philadelphia with price points around 1.06 and bulk quotations, alongside miscellaneous dairy and sugar terms.
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New York
Wealerh Creamery
Walde
Biging
Linitation Creamery
Syenilico
Etmate Dairy
Amell Fancy
State
Pennsylvania
Paladelphia
Maritimers
New York Live Stock Receipts and Market Report
New York Live Stock reports July receipts across cattle calves sheep and hogs with varied trades. Cattle receipts total 1 041 head and 4 178 quarters of beef with market steady. calves 18 head and dairy products prices noted. Sheep and lambs receipts 6 19 percent. lambs and sheep show softer or steady levels. hog receipts 2 478 head with prices ranging from 40 to 410 cents per pound.
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New York
Laporte
Lamba
Waldo
Hoge
Hogs Sheep and Cattle Prices From Buffalo Market
Fast Buffalo N Y July 3 Hog prices show good to choice plow and gate stock at 16009 6 roughs common to good best 4005 0. Sheep and lambs list good to choice lambs 1247 Tha 4.2 culls to common yearlings 825 native clipped sheep choice selected wethers 37503 cuttle and common sheep 10 a s.
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N. Y
Cattle Prices Steady with Mixed Hog and Lamb Rates
Chicago July 3 report shows cattle prices generally steady vs last week with bulk around 4.5,000 pounds and top around 8000.15. Hog prices range broadly with most hogs selling near 41.0 to 40.6, lambs around 40.15, and receipts reported at approx 1,400 cattle, 2,000 hogs, and 1,000 sheep.
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Chicago
Market Report From East Liberty July 3
Cattle receipts decline noted with market unchanged. Hog prices ease with prime lots around 3.55 to 3.45 for heavy hogs. Sheep market slow with choices near 10 and common around 2 to 4.25. spring lambs and veal calves show varied values.
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East Liberty
Gulf
OU City Pa Joly 2 credit balances certificates
Readable text notes 2 credit balances and certificates in an Oklahoma City or Pennsylvania item. No bids or further details provided.
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OU City
Joly
Philadelphia Market Receipts and Prices Report
Philadelphia market report for July lists receipts of beef cattle at fair, with 108 head of beeves and 7 702 sheep and hogs totaling 145 head for slaughter. Provides notes on sugar refined powdered granulated and other commodities, with mixed steady or unchanged trends in various categories.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Gabige
Sabige
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Wall Street Review
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Scranton Packing Co
Eeeese Lacka, Iron & Steel Co
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Ase
Throop Novelty M
Soranton Axle Works
Weaton Mill Co
Alexander Car Replacer Co
Scranton
Eee
People’s Street Railway
Ly Beranton
Pittston Trac. “Co
People's Street Railway
Dickeon Manufacturing Co
Lacka
City of Scranton
Mt. Vernon Coal Co
Beranton Axle Works
Scranton Traction Co
Chicago Grain Market
E. C. West
Mai Box
Wm. G. Clark
Penn, Ave
Moosic and
Hugh Dale Works
Laplin & Rand Powder Co
Repaune Chemical Co.'s Explosives
Susy
Nelly
Mitchell & Miller
Hood
Lendon
Cerson
Qulwus Traugott
Lack. Ave
W. J. Davis
Wyoming Ave
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S. G. Kerr
Maloney Oil and Manufacturing CO
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