Common council reviews petitions on arc lamps and hydrants
City council heard petitions from Fallbrook Street residents for two arc lamps and two hydrants and from South Spring Street and Ninth Avenue for one arc light and others for Columbia Heights and nearby streets. Action deferred. Several budget transfers and bills were referred to committees. A resolution to contract with the Leader and News for advertising was postponed pending city solicitor advice.
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Common Council
Fallbrook Street
South Spring Street
Ninth Aves
Columbia Heights
Reyrhandwret
Pike Street
Spaein Pollen
Comimlttes
Iso Liverrman Snyder
Columbias
Abe Sahm
B Cents Aine
Killed on the Railroad at Ararat Summit
Joseph Hill a Laurel street trainman for the Erie Company was killed at Ararat Summit yesterday at about 10:30 am. His foot was caught as he prepared to couple with a wagon wheel and the wheels dragged him, severing his shoulder and foot. The slow moving train stopped quickly and he died after a few gasps. Hill is about thirty, leaves a wife and one child. A brother William Hill of Simpson mourns the loss. Funeral plans not yet made.
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Oelock
Joseph HY
Laurel Street
Che Rie Company
Ararat
Mr. Hill
William Hill
Simpson
Her Majesty
Twenty-fourth
Eighty-Fourth Infantry
Castletown
Jones
Aiseomort
de Reuzy
Meutenant
Masigen Powell
Ensign Powell
Leutenant
Gwenne Hall
Calf of Man
Nukapheva
Faust
Big Coal Storage Plant Nearing Construction in Carbondale
Contractor W. BR. Wilson of Buffalo arrived with his wife and registered at the Hotel Anthracite. He begins work on a new storage plant for the Delaware and Hudson line at Anthracite Peak. A large force of masons carpenters and iron workers will soon be on site. The project aims for a capacity of 150000 tons and is expected to boost Carbondale business by thousands of dollars.
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W. BR. Wilson
Buffalo
WN. Y
Pdelaware
Hudson Common
Reich Carbondale
Water rate woes spark big lawn cost figures
Hon Hendrick questions the Consolidated Water company and faces a high bill for sprinkling as a new rate looms. Mr Menchiete fights the plan and sinks two artesian wells on Tanda Street to target becoming a dependent of the system while the company seeks to pay bond interest and leave profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendrick
Lawhy
Menchiete
Tanda Street
Fle
Ag Save Ing
Certainis
Consolidated Water Company
Local and Personal News Highlights and Notices
Frank McDonald and Archie Johnson were fined ten pounds each by Mayor O Neill for a disturbance at Metleever s livery. A thousand excursionists arrived from Newburgh Middletown and Port Jervis via Hiinetdale branch. Trinity Guild served coffee and sandwiches at the old church basement and cleared five pounds. Miss Maud Asch of New York returns home today. Gas plant and water works materials arriving with expected cost reductions. Mr and Mrs C Boeneee and children plan two weeks at Atlantic City. Mrs C W Keene of Lincoln Avenue visiting Brooklyn. James Moran railway worker from Ontario and Western falls from locomotive tank injuring shoulder. Mrs M F Barrett returned from Pittston. Mrs J Clift entertaining nieces Mrs Morton Hines and Miss Ilva Robinson of South Canaan. Mrs FE Ke Bunnell returned from Henesdale visit. Miss Cora Lee visiting relatives in Fell Township. Mrs J W Rogers entertaining Mrs Stephenson of Waymart.
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Frank McDonald
Archie Johnson
O'Neill
Metleever
Hiinetdale
Newburgh
Middletown
Port Jowvis
Trinity Guild
Maud Asch
New York City
Singer
James Moran
Ontario and Western
Cannan Street
M. F. Barrett
Pittston
John Clift
Grove Street
Morton Hines
Misa Ilva Robinson
South Canaan
FE. KE. Bunnell
Henesdale
Cora Lee
Fell Township
Burglar Delays at Windsor Hotel and Local Incidents
The Windsor hotel owned by George Edmunds was entered Wednesday night by burglars who pried a window open and stole five dollars from the money drawer. A youth once employed there, Jove Collins, was arrested but later released for lack of evidence. A breaker worker, a boy named Jove Collins, fell seven to eight feet during a shower but recovered with minor injuries and was expected to resume work soon.
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Windsor Hotel
George Edmunds
Stashbrook Street
Hunter
Nasisianes
Mayfield
Hotel Avery
Mr. R. S. Crosby
Scranton
T. M. Hart
Electric City
Walter Winfield
Carbondale
Reds Triumph Over West Side Reserves In Light Game
The Reds defeated the West Side Reserves 18 to 1 in a game played at the School Miyse grounds yesterday afternoon. The home team dominated from start to finish, executing well and making the opponents look outmatched. Local events note Rev. R. Foster of Hyde Park visiting friends, and Aly M. O’Leary of Pittsburg attending a farewell social at Weber’s rink.
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Reds
West Side
Miyse
Stuart
le R. Foster
Hyde Park
Aly
M. O'Leary
Pittsburg
Weber's
Rink
Integra
Tames Shea
Father Moffitt
Minooka
Viola
David Jones
North Taylor
Invincible Commandery
Reights
Malta
Margaret Henderson
Scranton
Janet Inglis
North Main Street
Margaret Meehan
Philadelphia
Youngblood
Main Street
Taylor Camp
Thomas Jones
Pond Street
Amelia Caswell
New York
Wealthy
Margaret Bredhead
Los Angeles
California
Willie
David Gwynn
Old Forge
Eelock
Marcy
Excursion Train to Lake Ariel and Local Wedding Notices
The excursion train departs West Side crossing at 8 15 this morning with other sections about ten minutes after. Mrs Sarah Rolla of Lincoln hit invites Adlth Rolla to marry John Prue of the West Side. The ceremony will be performed at her residence.
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Lake Ariel
West Side
Sarah Rolla
Lincoln Hit
Adlth
John Prue
Local notes of weddings funerals and visits crowd Aug entries
Aug events fill local pages with a funeral in Montrose for a grandmother aged 95, a church marriage at St Marys with Miss Margaret Gilrain and David George, travel plans to New York and England, a summer dance at Sarsfield House, family relocations to Pittsburg and New Meriden, and a Chamberlains Cough Remedy testimonial from Ello California.
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R. M. Pascoe
Cameron Darrow
South Malin Street
Montrose
Misac
Joan
Valerie Mucklow
Tamauqua
Cuenta
Mucklow
du Pont
Lille Kline
Mary Flegal
Wilkes-Barre
Drutmer
Sadie O'Malley
Olyphant
Kate Cannon
Michael Buckley
Lanecliffe
Lackawanna Hospital
Henry Flack
Hackettstown
Mairstown
N. J
Walter Anderson
Statensland
Misa Margaret Gilrain
West Side
David George
North End
St. Mary's Church
T. P. Carmody
Mins Tore
Thomas Jackson
George
Margaret Muir
Mary Ronetend
New York
England
Sarsfield
Reorganization of the National Guard and local postings
Read of the Eleventh regiment dissolving and the plan to form the Thirteenth regiment with multiple company shuffles. Notes on local residents’ travels, a wealth of social updates, and the Triton baseball team preparing for a game against Pittston Reds during the firemen's convention.
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National Guard
Reynolds
Scranton
New Age
State Department
Montrose
Honesdale
Easton
Falls Township
E. D. Robinson
Forkston Township
Parker House
J. A. Heller
Factoryville
D. W. Sturdevant
Laceyville
Howard
Triton
Neme
Pittston Reds
Jones the Plucky Hero of the Calf of Man Rescue
Lieutenant Jones diverged from his mates to save a wrecked steamer crew and a light of a rescued heiress. He braved towering waves, hauled survivors ashore, and vanished into the night as sudden fame followed, ending in a diplomatic marriage and a Vienna appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buly
Braddon
Jones
Sallora
Gwynne Hall
Ensign Powell
Gwynne
Captain Marks
Powell
Hraddon
Ittle
Saville
Faville
Miss Conyers
Lieutenant Jones
Papa
Watie
Braddon Hall
Underwood
Deafness Cure Claim Promoted by Chronic Cure Advertisement
An old advertisement asserts deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by external remedies. It promises $100 for a deafness case cured by a specific remedy, and promotes Millary’s Catarrh Cure and Mall's Family Pills, with distribution through Toledo and druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & CQ
Toledo
Mall
Dalton Baptist lawn festival near Mr Griff residence
Friday events will be hosted by the Dalton Baptist church ladies with a lawn festival near Mr Griff's home. A cordial invitation is extended to all attendees. Local residents note visitors include Miss Clara Motte from Boranton and Leon Colvin from Scranton visiting relatives in town.
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Dalton
I Shall Treat Him as a Hero and Say So
A New York News column lauds Lieutenant Jones as a hero while noting his loss on a voyage to India next month. The piece mocks fears of harming mothers and sisters, honoring Jones and his bride as the Mighty Fourth sails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jones
India
Rentiomen
Jones
New York News
The Egyptian at Home as Portrayed in Hospitality and Courage
An 19th century portrait notes Egyptian hospitality and politeness, with open doors during Ramadan and strong family ties. It credits abstinence from drink and generosity of village headmen, while describing a lack of courage and a tendency to defer to others in conflict, plus a Sudan era note on fighting and faith.
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Effendi
Egypt
Clases
Himeelf
Ile
Establishment Advert Aims to Sell Sareaparillin Cure
Slogan heavy fragment claims purifying and enriching the blood with Heads Sareaparilin will alter dyspepsia nervousness catarrh rheumatism eruptions. Also promotes HOOM'S PILLS as a cure for biliousness and sick headache in a, faintly legible, early 20th century style.
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Hoom
Water Drip Pain Test Reveals Severe Sensations
From Wichita Kansas a study records a gallon of water dropped from three feet over more than eight hours onto a participant’s hand. Drops caused initial cold discomfort, later redness, swelling, and numbness, intensifying with concentration and ending when the water stopped after about 15,0 drops.
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Wichita
Kan
Intervala
Walter
Our Great All Day Friday Sales Highlight Scranton Bargains
Friday sale notes deep discounts on varied goods for Scranton shoppers. Fine crash skirts, lend weight to low prices. paper and books offered at reduced rates. Hosiery, bed spreads, silk crepon, doilies, clocks and fans featured with marked cuts. Clothing, linen, lace and wash fabrics also discounted in multiple lots.
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Joseph Hill
Wilson
Jermyn and Mayfield
Taylor News
Avoca
N. K. Fairbank Company
Chicago
St. Louia
Boston
Chamberlain
W. RB. Cooper
el Flo, Cal
Matthew Bros
Glenburn
Pearson's Weekly
The
Philadelphia Times
Eenatn
Marcus Ward & Co
Best Auth
BO Bei Vicanines
Atom Nes
Jonas Long
Fintiria
Carele
Weston Mill CO
Carbondale, Olyphant
Tribune
Nervita
Nervita Medical CO
Clinton & Jackson Sts
Ill
Methurrah & Thomas
Drage
Lackiwanna Aye
Boranion
Gael Beck
Ali Fracta
AJAX
Wen Hsien
Bari
Mathew Bros
H. C. Banderren
Druggista
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