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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1901
Page
6
Scranton chatter centers on a large fall eisteddfod to eclipse all prior, with thousands expected for the armory project. Key organizers include William Connell and others, aiming to host national competitors and extend city culture while aiding public health through events.
A group of nine young men plans to challenge the Weat Side Browns at Athletic Park on a Biat trday afternoon. Proceeds from the game will go to relief for the m almods and injured, with lineups listed for the Braves and Browns. The event includes civic and fraternal turnouts and a burial at Washburn street cemetery following interment in the nearby cemetery.
A letter to Lieut Murphy from his father says he will soon be home. Murphy has served nearly two years with the Forty-seventh Regiment in the Philippines, and his status is described as pending. Corporal William Toyer of the Nineteenth Regiment, writer of letters for The Tehune, is not to be murdered at the next pens.
A local ordinance requiring property owners to keep gutters clear faces vigorous enforcement concerns. Residents report weeds clogging gutters along West Senvitor streets with blocked surface waters increasing risk of overflow and mosquitoes. Demand for sewer improvements grows as citizens urge practical fixes.
A busy week of gatherings and travels unfolds with a well attended William Connell Glee Club rehearsal in Ivorite hath. Misses Sadie and WaterJohnson depart for Spring Brark visits while St Mark’s Lutheran Sunday school schedules Nay Aus park event and an excursion to Lake Loder on Thursday. Civil Loews recovers from an injury at Taylor mine and Mrs. Griffiths of South Fil Were avenue hosts a fire collar incident. New officers for Waweego Lodge, First Welsh Sunday school, and various civic groups are announced. Numerous travelers and society events fill the local social calendar through the week ending with plans for the Pan Ameren exposition and seaside trips.
Royal Arcanum members meet at Pihrichey hall as Matrick Pollaberty, a Pittston avenue shop owner who graduated from the State Naval school, faces duties with friends. A Florence battery event planned for dine YS at the Nome of Mia, Frank Deltzer is postponed to daily 28. Moser, Henry and Herman Schwenker enjoy time at Hondsdale. Tienes Mutehman plans a visit to Honexdale to attend Paerthonm Frenghtrath lodge No. 26. Order of Hird Gurl gathers at Hartuan's hut tonight. Mrs. Frederick Albrecht and son Frederick Jr return from Lake Winola.
A reader’s fragment urges trying Kemp's Malan as a superior remedy to remove coughs and ailments. It claims the medicine acts rapidly and effectively, contrasting it with medicusm and urging confidence in its healing power.
The North End Stars held a meeting at Thomas Johns hotel and restructured for the year with Herbert Connolly as business manager. James Haswell will manage the team with Thomas MeClusky as captain, and the lineup includes Medusky, Shefferton, Ewane, Jones, Jones, Medluaky, and Muhhonan. The first game is vs the Cracker Jacks at Lake Lodolvo on August 16 for a prize of 44.
Miss Lotta M McHore of Chicarn spoke at the Ho Worth League meeting in the Methodist Church urging members to build up the church and recounting sacrifices that advanced regular church work. The remarks impressed attendees and are seen as likely to benefit the congregation.
Thomas Homer and Patrick Mc Guire, two workers at the Clark Tiitine mine, escaped death when their hauling rope broke while hoisting near the shaft 18 feet below surface. They suffered severe head gashes and bruises from the fall as the rope dropped them to the bottom.
Vater Brink plans a fundraiser tomorrow in New York. a drawing for a gold watch and a gift goes to John Tramne ter at St Mars hall. Martin Unavonaush and Charl on BK Davis announce nominees. Davis's clerk union holds a special meeting at Leonard’s hall to discuss important business. Nellie Mualonen returns home from Carbourlale after visiting friends on Mary Street. Stephen Chappell heads to New York City to sail for South Wales aboard the Can oanhe. Boyd and Marie Finnegan, West Market Street residents, will marry today at Holy Thosary church with a reception at the Weldes’ home.
Obituary notices list Agnes Mural aged 12 of 206 South Woolster Avenue and several other deaths in the area including Joseph Richards and multiple other children. The item notes funeral arrangements, home addresses, and cemetery interments as announced or to be announced.
In Green Ridge Mere Hitchcock of Washing ton avenue hosted a church event with the Wend a Hand Mission band and Asbury Methodist Epicopal church teachers Miss Mattie Potter and Mila Roney. Mina Mildred Green, prize winner at the Hinghamton oratorical contest, was featured. Various residents are mentioned including Mrs. Carr visiting Blonesdale and Mr. Harlon in need of treatment after wandering from home. The Brotherhood of St Paul held a meeting and officers were elected. The Women Temperance Union of Green Ridge meets at Evangelical church for a lesson on Purity led by Mrs. Wm J Campbell.
A garbled catalog lists numerous names and fragments of names such as Clayton Jones and Frank Jifking among others, with scattered references to peoples and places, indicating a notice of letters awaiting pickup at a local postal office. The text includes misspelled or truncated entries and partial surnames, typical of an aged or damaged OCR page.
A fragmented OCR note references unfamiliar tokens and price figures 15.95 and 25.25. The text mentions names like RYOD museese and OREO but lacks coherent context or identifiable events.
A dense, fragmentary OCR dump names numerous people and places with unclear context. Readable items include mentions of stations, clinicians, and assorted personal names, suggesting a compiled roster or notice list without a clear event or narrative.
The article notes a falling birth rate in England and Wales with data from the late 19th century. It cites marriages and fertility declines, comparing it to other European nations, and discusses effects on population trends and future implications. Major figures reference marriages, births, and fertility levels in the period.
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