Pitts-ton Briefs Stirring News From Pittston and Vicinity
Special to the Scranton Tribune reports a derailment delay at the Lehigh Valley station when a drawhead pulled off a milk train car. Fire alarms near West Pittston faltered due to a fallen wire. Pittston’s fire companies extinguished a small car fire on a westbound freight. Local development includes Pine Street property purchases by the B&F Beef Co and planned brick additions at its Pittston branch. An excursion committee outlines plans for Mountain Park trips on July 24. A shell incident at Touhill’s foundry following Fourth of July celebrations caused a loud explosion and a near-miss for two passersby. A fatal beating of James Ogaki in Avoca leads to investigation. An investigated robbery and beating victim, Ogaki, dies in Pittston Hospital, with earlier discrepancies reported. Edgar C. Frear of Lake Winola visited Pittston on Saturday.
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Scranton Tribune
Pittson
Lehigh Valley
Pitteton Harlem
Carbondale
Beef Company
Mac Chiarry
Hese
Broad Street Methodist Epiccoapal
Primitive Methodist School of
Avorn
Mountain Park
Touhill
Main Street
Olzaki
Avoca
Local items and damage at a town square
A July 4 incident damaged an acre of the town square bellying a small blast to blow up a bandstand. Locals say youths were paid by nearby citizens to demolish the structure. Residents complain of nightly rowdy conduct and profane language around the square.
Dr Chase's Nerve Pills Promise Cure for Headache
Scranton residents tout Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a universal remedy for nervous and sick headaches. Mrs James Watson testifies the pills stopped headaches and improved mood and strength, with Matthews Bros acting as temporary headquarters and Buffalo NY company listed as seller.
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Scranton
Dr. Chase
A. W. Chase
James Watson
Twelfth Street
Matthews Bros
Lackawanna and
Washington Avenues
Fea
Dr. A. W Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
M.D
Two Men Die in Delaware and Hudson Train Incident
Special report from Thompson describes two quarry workers Al Wickham of Lanesboro and John C. Rourke of nearby Melrose who died after riding the Delaware and Hudson line to Starrecca for supplies. Coroner rules no inquest. Undertaker A. J. Crosier attended the bodies. evidence notes celebration prior to the tragedy.
Typhoid Fever Hidden Behind Thirst in Campaigns
The text recalls men brushing back green growth to reveal a scene of drinking amid a campaign. The sense of thirst masks the looming threat of typhoid fever that shadows their efforts.
Trade With Porto Rico Gains Under New Act
Special correspondence notes rapid shift in tariff policy as Porto Rico’s legislature urges the president to abolish all duties between Porto Rico and the United States. Since May 1, 1900 the act reduced tariffs to 1 percent for two years, prompting calls for immediate removal of inland duties and a full customs abolition.
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Washitaten
Porto Rican Legitlature
Porto Rico
United
United States
Llend
United State
Presa
Allen
Puzzling Riddles From Last Week Headlines
Odd phrases describe clues across days of the week with mismatched names and figures. The text mentions an old woman's cup forming the daughter's hat and a dog’s head in a bow’s left leg. It reads like a puzzle column with enigmatic wordplay and date hints.
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Iold Pice
Blueheard Eijewars
Tate
Ubete
Tragic Train Mishap Leaves Thompson Man Dead
After refilling the track three hours, workers were run over by a train and mangled. O Rourke's NY-relatives received a dispatch from W F Edwards foreman of Kingsbury and Travis, but no response. The Thompson township master was buried in Thompson cemetery this morning. Wickham’s companion at Lanesboro claimed the body, and Mr. Crogster left for Lanesboro for the burial.
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O'Rourke
New York
W. F. Edwards
Kingsbury &Travis
Thompson Township
Thompson
Wickham
Lanesboro
Crogster
Hallstead Colliery Shutdown Deepens Local Hardship
The Hallstead mine, owned by the Delaware Lackawanna and Western, remains flooded and its 600 workers have been idle for about two months. Families have left town, and hope for early resumption is waning. An 11 year old, Edward Grigg, suffered severe gas explosion burns at the William A. mine and is treated in Pittston hospital.
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Hallstead
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
Edward
Pittston Hospital
Baker
Ella Dill
Buffalo
Thomasin
N. G. Evans
Scranton
Heat and thirst mark march through Cavite in war tale
The narrator describes brutal heat in Cavite during a campaign, where thirst and sunbeat troops faltered. Men collapse, some die as they push forward, and a pond of stagnant water hints at dire conditions faced by the column.
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Soudan
Oscar K. Davia
Everybody's Magazine
Philippines
Cavite
Porto Rico Trade Under New Tariff Surges in First Year
A summary of trade between Porto Rico and the United States after May 1, 1900, shows imports from Porto Rico rising to 1,827,413 and exports to the island climbing to 7,1% of a year, with United States shipments increasing sharply. The report notes a 75 percent rise in imports and about 60 percent rise in exports since the tariff act took effect.
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United States
Porto Rico
United Stated
Porto Rica
Porta Rlco
Bratioo
United Sites
Spain
Porto Rio
Porto Rione
Bureau of Statistics
United State
United Staiia
Sedalia Shapes a Bachelor’s Life With Care
A calm Sedalia moves through a cluttered Sedalia household easing chaos. She oversees meals and health with a stern yet tender hand guiding bachelor Mr. Trimmorth and the house, leading to a surprising romance as he seeks her care and proposes marriage after her steadfast concern.
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Sedalia
Pater
Boardera
Alexander Trimmorth
Mr. Trimmorth
Leda
SITUATION WANTED VARIED HELP AND RENT NOTICE
Classified notices show multiple help wanted ads for general housework coachman and cleaning services with partial addresses in Scranton area. Also listed are rental offers, a tailoring business change, estate probate, and a stockholders meeting notice for a local company with a proposed capital increase.
The Sultan’s Appearance Described in Lyle Profile
George Dorys portrays Abdul Hamid in bleak terms from Everybody’s Magazine. The Turkish ruler is depicted as old and frail, with a deathly face and a nervous, paranoid temperament driven by fear of death and self preservation.
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George Dorys
Young Turkish Party
Abdul Hamid
Europe
Eugene P. Lyle
Everybody's Magazine
The Markets Prices Touted for Dairy and Produce
Fragmented market item lists commodity quotes for dairy and produce including butter cheese and fresh eggs, with beans peas and flour also cited. Prices appear as per bushel or per barrel with unclear figures.
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HG. Dale
ST Lackawanna
Atate
Seismography Evidence Affects Australian Cable Crisis
In Australia two earthquake observatories, Sydney and Melbourne, highlight Milne instruments. A fault shifting ocean floor disrupted cables, triggering wartime fears and militia calls as the sea depth altered between Java and Australia, delaying recovery.
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Autralia
Sydney
Melbourne
Professor Milne
Java
Australia
Fragmentary Livestock Receipts Reported
Partial OCR shows July cattle and sheep receipts with mixed details. Mentions hogs, pigs, lambs and an inferred total value around 1506.00. Names unclear. text appears as a damaged livestock shipment ledger entry with scattered figures.
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Fuet Baffato
Astra
Spring Lane
Sam
Young American Boy Tours Hampton Court in England
An American child visited Hampton Court with his parents and a British nobleman. The youngster impressed locals and heard stories about George I. He asked about the figure George II who fought and outmatched George I, sparking a playful exchange about American pride and history.
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Mise Maygaret B. Downing
Jack Micharde
Aollester
United Siates
John K. Tricharde
Jie
Unus Ital
Hampton Court
England
Livite Duck
Aed
George I
America
George
Unclear OCR: Local names and venues listed
Fragmentary text shows multiple names and places like Hallevies-Waddell Rahee Kiteon and New York with scattered attendance figures and dates. No coherent event or action is present.
Detroit and Milwaukee Batting Officials Reported
A garbled report lists names such as Batterjee Patterson Sugden Crenin and Thaw with umpires Cantillon and others. Attendance figures show 4,000 at Milwaukee and 4.20 at Detroit, suggesting a field event or game summary with multiple referents.
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Detroit
Rom & Cwimro
TY Batterjee
Patterson
Sugden
Crenin
Thaw
Umpine
Haskell
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Edgar C. Frear
Lake Winola
Tunkhannock
Ruth Hroughton
Montrose
Dr. Wheaton
Wilkes- Barre
Lake Carey
Virgie
Jessie Reynolds
West Nicholaan
Henry A. Mack
Alientown
Marshall Scott
J. Harmon Gearhart
Wilkes-Barre
Jones Andliew M. DeWitt
Triton Hose Company
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The
Beranton Tribune
the Tribune
Abraham Lincoln
Duryer
Willie
Chicago Post
Omar
Ana
Porto Miro
Nia
Tia
Story of
Mr. Trimmerth
Sedalla
Tribune
Ron
Defferen Avenue
Rach Batra
Inton
Grand Central
Mitchoork Cnurt
Éream House
Comor Ver
Putnam Atreet
Het
Wayne Hone
Green Ridge Street
Want
Central City
Aes Schlutz
Mulberry Reet
Webster Avenue
Avetav Pichel
Adams Avenue
Soda Fountain
Chrap
C. EB. Cooper
OO East Market Street
Eseter Machine Works
West Ride
George W. Jenkins
South Main Avenue
South
Fred L, Terppe
Cedar Avenue
Cottrell & Sons
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GEO. W. Davis
North Main Avenue and
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Factoryville
W. T. Hackett
Real Future
Green Ridge
Charles P. Jones
Dickson Avenue
F. J. Johns
Petersburg
Knepfed
Toving Avenue
K. M
Meridian
Elfort
Dunmore
J. G. Bone & Son
Rebeoca Avenue
River Street
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Adama Avenue
Giel
M. Rochford
Boardere
Mia
Tompkins
Washington Avenue
Addrera Cogvhiman Se
Penn Avenue
Stark & Oc
Russell
Siuation
City
V. Walker
Connell Building
Frank Robling
Chicago Tribune
John Capoun
Olyphant
My Hone
Hex
Schwenker
Mile
Certified Public Accountant
Edward C. Spaulding
Traders Bank
Edward H. Davis
Frederick L. Brown
Arch. B. Real Fatare Exchange
Washington Ave
Civil and Mining Engineers
H. J. Harding
ER. Eilenberger
Pauli Building
Spruce Street
C. Laubach
Wyoming Avenue
Frank &. Foyle
Bure
F. K. Tracy
Atty,commonwealth Bldc
D. B. Replogle
Eecurity
Meare Building
Jessup & Jessup
Commonwealth Building
Edward W. Thayer
Meare
L. A. Watres
Board of Trade Building
Beranton
Patterson & Wilcox
Traders National Bank
C. Comfgys
A.W. Bertholf
W. E. Allen
W. L'Amorfaux
Franklin Avenue
Fates Reasonable
P. Zeigler
Scranton House
Victor Koch
A. B. Briggs
Cave
North Main Avenue
Eicke
Adame and
Mulberry
G. RB. Clarke & CO
Erymen
Alo
Louis Shoemaker
Megarger Bros
Reisman Brow
Norton
Lackawanna Avenue
Bechuleer
LEGAL
Court of Common Pleas
Lickawanna County
Board of Control Rooms
City Hall
Guodiien
Board of Saving
John PF. Envy der
Vacgan R. Wards
James Young
James EK Morrison
Alla, Runland
Altrat
PML
Bonn
H. Wandling
City of
County of Lackawanna
State of
Suntiire
Welles & Tonrey
Ademeye
MOTI
Vue Mle Cuaranty
Berinton
Menna
Sly Spree Street
Perera
O'Clork A. Om
Muly Fy
Maid Company
Ralph S Hull
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Piret National Bank
Feteneetseentan
Kcranton Savings Bank
Eee
Third National Bank
Sey Ee Dime Deposit and Discount Bank
Safe Deposit Cowrens Clark & Snover Co
Iron Fence
Lackawanna Dairy Co
Ay Trust Co
We County Savings Bank
Fleet Nationa Bank
Spendsaeaugy Standard Drill Co
Nationa Rank
Rcranton
Dickson
Selinal
Beranten
Aah
Buffalo Live
Chicago
Waddell
Rahee
I'L Janati
EW. E
Cipviniati Neoscccoes Pooolt
BatterioePhillips
Bergen
Doheny and
Bowen
Empire
Cunningham
Milwaukee
Melwaung
Cleveland
Reidy and
Maloney
Scott and Wood
Cantillon
Atendante
Wall Street
Truestor
U.K
Rocky Mount, N. C
Rudolph Kleybolte & Co
Nassau St
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