West Scranton Social Ride and Knights of Pythias Installations
Members of St Cecelia Total Abstinence Society enjoyed a trolley ride through Scranton lines and returned to St Leo’s rooms for a repast and social hour. Funeral of Mrs Ann Stevens held on Tenth Street. Installation of Electric City Lodge No 813 Knights of Pythias officers. Fair to close tomorrow night with a Diversified program and piano selections.
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St. Leo's Battalion
Ann Stevens
Tenth Street
Electric City Lodge
Knights of Pythias
St. Cecelia
Scranton Stailway Company
Bt. Looe
Veen
Ores
Tribute Paid To Mrs Frevens At Local Obituary Service
A gathering of friends assembled at the late home of Mrs Ann Frevens at 448 Tenth site s yesterday afternoon to pay tribute. Rev David Jones of Mire Welch Congregational Church led services noting charity and her long association with the community. Mrs Frevens was born in Bryn Mawr South Wales in 14 and had lived in the city since 1879 with burial in Forcat Home cemetery Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Frevens
David Jones
Mire Welch Congregational Church
Ernie
Pete
Charity
Mire
Stevens
Bryn Mawr
South Wates
Ecea
Forcat Home Cemetery
Taylor
Knights of Pythias Meet Details New Officers
Electric City Number 31 records last night’s Knights of Pythias gathering at Tvorite hall led by District Deputy Grand Chancellor Wlee Lumtey. Installations included Chancellor Commander Fred Diehl and Prelate Morfan Thomas, Master of Finance 8 G. Summerhill among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Tvorite Hall
Fairoof St Patrick’s church fair closes finale night
A grand fair at St Patrick’s church ends with an elaborate program and a large turnout. The school orchestra participates as contests conclude and a gold watch wager adds suspense. Father Whalen organizes entertainment for a large audience amid many prize drawings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's Church
St. Brenden’s Council
Young Men's Institute
St. Teo's Battalion
Ranch No. 44
Catholic Mutual Benevolent Union
Misa May Larkin
Mite May McHugh
Father Whalen
Moonlight Excursion Planned by Flectric City Wheelmen
The Rovial committee of the Flectric City Wheelmen schedules their first annual moonlight excursion to Lake Henry on Tuesday evening under the club's auspices. Preparations are under way to accommodate a large crowd with Lawrence's band providing a special music program and dance music. A chartered special train will transport participants.
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Flectric City Wheelmen
Lake Henry
Lawrence
Local club event departs Erie station at 7.40 sharp
The club plans a departure from Erie and Wyoming station at 7.40 with caterers providing ample food and drink. No intoxicants will be sold. Inclement weather will trigger a postponement announced through the press. Committee members include Mersin, Howard Williams, GT Kelph, Robert Diehl, Gus Wwinas, Judeon Bunnell, Elmer Crane, Lews Parry, George Daniels and Arthur Stover.
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Erie and Wyoming
Presse
Charite Contists of
Mersin
Howard Williams
GT. Kelph
Robert Diehl
Gus Wwinas
Judeon Bunnell
Elmer Crane
Lews Parry
George Daniels
Arthur Stover
Unedited Letters at West Beranton Station Post Office
List of persons with remaining letters at West Beranton station Lackawanna County Pa dated July 12 1900. Recipients are asked to report advertised status and to provide date of fiat. Names include Stanislawa Ablorka Mra Laura Tartteon Mre William Balena Anton Butkus Alle Garrison Mrs M J Hackett Jesse Mann Claude R Masters care of Mrs Dora Chase Bera WW Ripple John Phillip postmaster and superintendent.
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West Beranton
Lackawanna County
Stanislawa
Ablorka
Mra
Laura Tartteon
Mre
William Balena
Anton Butkus
Alle Garrison
M. J. Hackett
Jesse Mann
Claude R. Masters
Dora Chase
Bera
Ripple
John Phillip
Pen Coal Delivers $1.25 Ton to Local Areas
Coal price set at $1.25 per ton with delivery to South Side central city and central styde Park. Orders may be placed with J. T. J.uarkey at 1914 Cedar Ave by phone 6682.
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South Side
Central City
Central
Styde Park
J. T. J.uarkey
Cedar Ave
Funerals of Neighbors Held Together on Locust Street
The funerals for John Ute and Mathias Steinbach, relatives who lived next door and died five hours apart last Tuesday on Locust Street, will be conducted jointly at 9 am in St Mary’s Church. A requiem mass will follow in St Mary’s German Catholic Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ute
Mathias Steinbach
Locust Street
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary’s Germanatholle Church
James Willcomb
Svinton
Reeitagloria
Scranton Saephgetrante
Heart Lake
Juy
Arramencus
Seranoan
SB Welock
Joly Sas
Annibal
Lake Declare
Hen Certiosky
Mecel Street
Staffan Avenue
Providence
Iorntog
St. Mary's German Carhealle
Fepilem Mae
Intorment
Cherry picker injured in 20 foot fall at Bitney Avenue
Miss Marty Jordan fell from a tree while picking cherries on Bitney avenue, landing twenty feet to the ground. Her left arm was broken and medical aid was summoned. James Lavelle of 1524 Pittston avenue was burned on the right foot at the South Steel mills when a plate slipped and struck his foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bitney Avenue
Marty Jordan
James Lavelle
Pittston Avenue
South Steel Mills
Gsanorous
Local residents announce visits and returns across counties
Mrs. J. T. Burgess of Cedar Avenue visits parents in Hamilton Wayne County. Mice Rowlands of South Side Young Women’s Christian Association returns from a trip to Lake Ariel. Miss Elizabeth Copa of Dear etrent suffers a health setback. New P.O.P. Doty, Howard Tite and Mine Baljth Doty return from a visit to Mentdale. Mies Averigk Moystitia of Uithom and Mies Ating Vow of Ithetan Avenue are noted. Joarph Tannick of Pintston Avenue returns from a visit to DMntaton. Mrs Charlee F Armhorst and Mies Madeline and Louie Peter Armbwater of Cedar Avenue visit Orlando in Sieviglebane. Were W. Koch Jr of Cour Avenue returns from a trip to Brackiyp. Mert Pronk Grinster of Wilket Marre visits Mary Norardt of Pittuton Avenue.
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J. T. Burgess
Cedar Avenua
Hamilton
Wayne County
Mice Rowlands
Lake Ariel
Elizabeth Copa
Doty
Howard Tite
Vietto Mentdale
Mies Averigk
Cour Auvenme
Hee
Mert Pronk Grinster
Wilket Marre
de Vielting
Mary Norardt
Pittuton Avenue
Welsh churches host a late evening talk in Market Street
The Tor, Jin B, Denne, and Pontyofridd Bewth Wales presented a talk last evening in Welsh Dapnet churel on West Market Street to a large appreciative audience, with several Welsh churches in the section posting notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor
Jin B
Denne
Pontyofridd
Bewth Wales
Local notices mix of names and places in scattered text
Fragmented OCR lists meetings visits and personal notices from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper. It mentions families, crossings of towns, travel to Niagara Falls, and local names such as Miss Matin Laurent and Mrs O Malley, with scattered street and streetward references.
Dunmore Summer Outing Plans For Local Organisations
Borough groups announce picnics and excursions at Nay Aug Falls Lake Ariel and Laurel Hill Park. Activities include a Women’s Christian Temperance Union picnic, Indies refreshment sales, a I.O.O.F excursion on August 16, Pride of Dunmore temple Ladies picnic August 22, C. S. Johnson Fire Company gathering August 25, Golden Star No 41 lawn social August 24 with a quilt raffle, and the Dudley Street Baptist Church Ladies Aid serving ice cream July 18 at 1019 Taylor Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Christian Temperance Unlor
Nay Ang Falls
Independent Order of Old Fellows
Erie and Wyoming Valley
Lake Arnel
Orien Ceton
Pride of
Lawrel Hill Park
Golden Star
Daughters of America
Abbie McCawley
North Irving Street
Ladies’ Aid Society
Dudley Street Baptist Church
PL. M. Tucker
Taylor Avenue
Kilwanta to Visit Green Ridge for Friday Meeting
William J Kilwanta of Boston Massa visits Green Ridge and attends the Green Tide Phaguiet Minshonasty society meeting planned for Friday afternoon July 14 at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Kilwanta
Boston
Masa
GreenRidge
Green Tide Phaguiet Minshonasty Society
Obituary for Uriah Mcfennell of North Scranton aged 70
Obituary notes Uriah Mcfennell eldest son and poet of North Scranton died suddenly at 2822 North Main Avenue aged 70. Funeral arrangements pending as surviving relatives are listed and community names are noted in disjointed lines from the obit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uriah Mcfennell
Kiown Feeldente
North Scranton
North Main Avenue
Mothorell
Willian
Maloun
Schaar
Aerie
Wildcat Strategy Outsmarts Hounds in Tennessee Tale
An item from The Wyсutt's Companion describes a clever wildcat that evades a pack of hounds by retreating to thick cover and rugged terrain. The narrator recalls witnessing a remarkable act of feline cunning in a Tennessee hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wycutt
Tennessee
Jackson M D Endorses GRAIN O Coffee Product
A letter from A C Jackson M D discusses trying GRAIN O coffee substitute from Goshes Hh Genotee Pure Food Co Le Roy TM. The writer notes preference for Java and Mocha varieties, and asks to stock or preserve the product for future use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genotee Pure Food Co
le Roy
Wildcat Chase Ends With a Standoff in Dense Woods
A six man party hunting near the Buffalo Creek headwaters cornered a wildcat. The animal dodged and climbed a broken chestnut log, crouching under a limb as hounds closed in before a single gunshot ended the chase.
Deaths From Lamp Explosions Drop in London Report
London county council records show 34 deaths from lamp explosions in 1896 and 23 in 1899. The report links the decline to reduced American low flash oil imports and higher Russian high flash oil imports, with totals showing American and Russian consumption for the periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London County Council
New York Sun
Multum in Parvo and Denver Park Gateway Bid
An article outlines a compact sterilization apparatus with a water tank and hood for steam, plus knife and fork handles and pepper salt storage tubes. It notes a Denver city park gateway bid won by 19 year old Vert Wein of Denver against many experienced architects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Fau
Youling Woodlas
Vulcanite Iron Works Strike Shuts Down Pattenmakers
Phillipston New Jersey workers at Vulcanite Iron Works Mowlders pat ternmakers and blackamirtha have gone on strike after earning limited daily wages. The stoppage impacts production at the plant and follows wage discontent among the skilled laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillipston
N. J
Vulcanite
Iroe
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Geo. Sayers
B. Roberts
L. Crist
Wolf Jonagon
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Plano
Mises
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Jackenn Street
Witehow
Hoy
Wien
Afton
Olivia News
Tall
Hete
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Eeee
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Tir Wheeler
Dufour
Pennsyl
Vania
Globe Warehouse
J. Br.denes
Pontyfridd
Wiles
Tabernacle Congregational Church
Misa Alice Gildorf
South Main
T. Edwarde
J. Me
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Coenpine
Meurt Lake
Thia
Monlay
Ariel
Nett
Mot Fet
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Lodhre’ Aid Society
Clive
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Wiliam Travis
Bellevue Calvinistic Methodiat
South Mal Avenue
Catholic Mutual Benevolent
Oh Thewday
Commerce
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Monylowl
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Neth
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Lave Grne
Atlantic Cite
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Jones
Epretit
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Lake Winota
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Sen
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Cat
Fuente
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Fulna Avenue
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Colleen
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Taylor Swarts
Coben
Madisonville
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Maden Avenue
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Green Ridge
Ol Delphiy
Lestat
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Meanie
Frank Moy
Chile
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Liteband
William Smith
New Yorks
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Joh J. Kegan
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Qld
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A. C, Jackson
M. D
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Aiul U
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Griffin
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Sec
Teuilit Saou
Spruce St
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Alabama
Parvo
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Stroudsburg State Normal
Erent
Binle
A. M
Fast Stroudenburg
Lake Winola, PA
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Airong
J. W. Moore
Lake Winola
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Brigantine
Reading
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Eugene Mell
Mahuyer
Anights OF Columbus
Rand
Bauer
Erie Depot
Central Railroad OF
New Jersey
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