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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1898
Page
9
The Wilkes-Barre Record can be had in Scranton at the news stands of M Meinhart, 119 Wyoming avenue, Mac, Lackawanna avenue.
Public notices and local incidents compile into a daily weekly item. Names places and actions appear including court filings fines arrests and property transactions in Carbondale Dickson City Scranton and Dunmore. The notes reference meetings at the League of the Sacred Heart and other community activities as well as shop notices and sales.
A warrant sworn by I F Pugh for Attorney George M Watson was served by Officer Byars. Watson appeared at Alderman Millar's office and posted bail for a hearing on August 10.
A. W. Belles of 357 North Hyde Park Avenue died at midnight from an illness that began last Saturday. He was 48, survived by his wife a son and two daughters. He was foreman of a corn factory on the second floor of a Spruce Street building between Penn and Franklin avenues.
Margaret Parsons died in Scranton on July 1 1998 at age four. Funeral services are at the deceased’s home on M7 Fitteran avenue Sunday afternoon at 8. Interment will follow at Washburn Cemetery.
County Socialistic Labor delegates chose John Burschell for Congress Dr John Szlupas for coroner John Kirn for surveyor and James Everett for senator Auguste Houck for legislative seat The convention endorsed the national and state platforms and adopted resolutions urging independent political action and worker control of production and government.
A call to wage earners in the United States and all honest citizens to join the Socialist Labor party and form a united body. The aim is to seize public power, abolish class divisions, restore land and means of production to the people, and replace state systems with a cooperative commonwealth benefiting every worker.
Thomas Monahan of Dunmore, 72, night watchman for the Erie and Wyoming Valley at Dunmore, was fatally struck by an engine as it backed down in the Lackawanna yard. He was thrown beneath the locomotive, both legs severed, and died at Lackawanna hospital at 8:15 AM. Survived by wife and five children.
The Scranton Dunmore directory lists 45,120 names and estimates the city population at 124,141 with 11,222 in Dunmore. The 1898 volume is 55 pages longer than 1897 and, supervised by J James Taylor, is distributed a month earlier than last year.
A chaotic mix up on Washington Avenue left two horse outfits belonging to Con tractor Timothy Burke and Dr. J. L. Wentz entangled in front of the Mears building. Burke drove off with the wrong horse after tying his, causing a caravan of spectators to watch as a carriage overturned another nearby. The mess was cleared later with a plan to separate the horses for future safety.
The Dunn Street Sprinkling company brought cases against Frank Wagner and William E. Eldridge. The hearing was yesterday, but Thomas Dunn for the prosecution appeared at Alderman Millar's office, withdrew the case, and paid the costs. Eldridge and Wagner had been arrested for running a sprinkler over streets covered by the franchise granted to Dunn.
An elderly resident of Priceburg named Gallagher has been missing for a week. Despite extensive efforts, no trace has been found. Water was drained from the local reservoir yesterday as relatives fear he may have fallen in. the body has not been recovered.
Attorney John F. Quinnan as commissioner to determine the indebtedness of Lackawanna township will hold his next session Monday morning at his office on the sixth floor of the Mears building.
The Newark Shoe Store promotes a Chicago lore claim by Bruce Street, offering a shine feature with each men’s shoe pair sold this month. This cross reference hints at a local marketing gimmick tied to a Chicago par lore figure.
The Call reports Colonel T H M Barber of the First New York regiment poised to become military governor of the Hawaiian Islands. The role would be temporary as Barber expects the fleet to head to the Philippines for potential garrison relief. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills are advertised as remedies for impure blood and as a family cathartic.
The act establishes two bankruptcy offices in Lackawanna County, a referee and a trustee, under Judge Buffington. Referees must be licensed lawyers and free from conflicting positions, with a two year term and local district limits. Trustees are appointed by creditors after the initial meeting, with one to three trustees possible. Proceedings under prior state insolvency laws remain unaffected.
Mayor James G Bailey Street Commissioner P A O Boyle and City Engineer J P Phillips met to plan filling ruts in asphalt streets. Laying concrete will replace asphalt if tests prove satisfactory. Monday night Moyle will repair Linden Street holes between Penn and Mifflin with concrete and allow time to cure.
Last night at the Excelsior club Bauer's band drew a crowded turnout with balconies filled and streets blocked. The piazza performance featured patriotic airs and concluded with The Star Spangled Banner amid vociferous applause.
President A L Francois of the board of control and Captain W A May, chairman of the finance committee, held a conference to discuss an assessment matter. The meeting aimed to determine the scope and implications of the assessment.
An act approved May 25, 1897 directs the city clerk to prepare a separate assessment for the school district and a board of control will employ a person to copy the city assessment for school use to prevent tax payment issues.
Miss Maria McDonough oldest daughter of Martin McDonough prominent Mi nooka businessman died late last evening after a hemorrhage. She was about 28 and survived by her parents and several brothers and sisters. Funeral arrangements have not been set.
Special Officer Frank Agli was jailed at Center street police station on charges of permitting a prisoner to escape. Alderman Millar filed and prosecutes. Monnicello arrested after perjury warrant by Spangenburg. Bail denied. Agli attempted to secure a bondsman as the case moved toward county jail.
The article describes Agil serving nine years in the penitentiary and stirring controversy by promoting a rumor of an Italian mafia seeking revenge for his role in the Rosa case. He obtained a special officer's commission from the mayor and has operated near aldermanic courts, with Alderman Millar to present the escape case to Mayor Bailey to seek removal of Agil's star and commission.
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