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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1900
Page
7
The Speedway Hotel offers year round operation with a track open for gentlemen's races on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. The hotel mentions train stops at Speedway crossing and notes arrangements for large parties by phone 4674.
The fragment notes accuse Aldman Kaxeon of assault during a confrontation with Johan Falitesia. It records the death of Hewont Tripp by drowning near Lake Ret and indicates funeral arrangements at Forest FAT cemetery. It also mentions wage payments to Delaware and Western company workers and a front street overcharged wire incident near Kramer Brothers.
Sheriff Clarence B K Pryor Mrs Pryor and Mrs W H Hines of Pasadena Cal return from a three month European tour. They visited Paris Exposition admiring its color and scale. Pryor compares Paris favorably to Chicago and Philadelphia expositions and notes the Eiffel tower lit fountains and artful displays. The party traveled through Germany Austria Italy Holland France and England witnessing Vesuvius eruption and Rome during Pietro Peter’s See visit. They arrived on the Lahn from North German Lloyd and landed at Cunard docks New York after hearing of a Lloyd dock fire.
Attorney 1 H Burns said an appeal would be taken from a $1000 arbitrators award in a $15,000 damage suit brought by City Assessor Philip Hinsland against Everhart over alleged alienation of Mrs Hinsland's affections. The arbitrators termed the ruling punitive and the defense plans to contest it.
County Treasurer Kelly will begin actions in court to collect the state mercantile tax. Over two hundred merchants had not paid the tax as of yesterday, with enforcement proceeding under the law’s directions starting today.
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery referenced. ages and names unreadable. address fragments 108 Lackawanna avenue and 156 a pm timestamp appear. details too garbled to identify individuals or event.
Fireman Henry A. Coglizer brakemen George W. Davis and Edward Ryan were buried in Dunmore Washburn Street and Cathedral cemeteries after the Delaware Lackawanna and Western wreck at Henryville. Large crowds of fellow railroad workers attended. Burial rites included church services military honors and floral tributes from workers and veterans groups.
Albert Becker of Becker brothers clear dealers sustained severe eye injuries when fireworks exploded in his face on a July night. Doctors fear lasting impairment to his sight.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Meridian Street and names such as Katherine and Beilty with dates around 1991. The readable material is sparse and lacks a coherent event or action to summarize.
Rev Dr R F L Pierce departs for a two month tour of Europe with planned sketches from travels for The Tribune. He will visit Southampton Salisbury London Harwich Antwerp Brussels The Hague Amsterdam Cologne on the Rhine Bingen Heidelberg Schaffhausen Lake Constance Lindau Oberammergau Munich Brenner Pass Venice Florence Rome and other sites.
The document lists cities from Naples to Cherbourg and notes the doctor plans to share impressions of the Paris exposition. It states he expects to be home again early in September.
In Prothonotary Copeland's office Annette Reynolds of Pocono Mountain Water Supply fled a bond for 24000 pounds indemnifying United States Fidelity and Casualty Company as surety in condemnation proceedings for land in Tunkhannock township and surrounding waters. An amicable settlement with Scranton Gas and Water Company settled twenty five acres near Lake Scranton seized for a water shed.
The Mercerean and Connell firm begins removing damaged stock from their basement ruins. Insurance teams have appraised the damage and the rebuilding work will start once debris is cleared.
Small ad promises a reward for photos by Schriever the Gold Medal Photographer at 110 Wyoming Ave Smoke The Hotel Jermyn cigar 1c.
County Chairman F. J. Fitzsimmons declares the ticket will reward finances, not dead timber, with Boland and Comegys urged for Congress and Kelly for Judge. Schadt is favored for sheriff, Lynett for treasurer, Warnke for recorder, Koch for register, and Howell eyed for controller. Prothonotary and jury commissioner nominations unsettled. jury chief to be non union.
Charles Holzhauer of Newark New Jersey declares Chamberlain's cough remedy superior for coughs colds and hoarseness and says it is easy to take and reliable. Sold by all druggists Matthews Bros. as wholesale and retail agents.
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