Anniversary Requiem Mass for Owen Cusick at St. Peter's
City notes report a high mass of requiem for Owen Cusick at St. Peter's Cathedral this morning. Dorothea Wenzel's will from Scranton is admitted to probate with letters testamentary granted to Jacob Eng and William Miller. The John R. Fordham Prohibition league of Green Ridge meets at United Evangelical Church annex on Capoose Avenue this evening at 1 o'clock. attendance of every member is desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's Cathedral
Owen Cusick
Dorothea Wenzel
Scranton
Register Hopkins
Jacob Eng
William Miller
John R. Fordham
Prohibition League
Green Ridge
United Evangelical Church
Capoose Avenue
Convention on Aug 6 Sets Primary Date for Third District
Third legislative district Republicans meet in court house to elect a permanent chair and set dates for primaries on Aug 2 and a convention to select a delegate for the state convention Aug 28 in Harrisburg. Schedule, nominations, and travel plans discussed. Will go to Danville and Harrisburg to review accounts and legal prerequisites for indigent insane care funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Houser
Taylor
F. M. Francis
Dalton
Watkins
RK. Willis Reese
Old Forge
John Me‘Crindle
Moosic
Dr. Houser
Cailtton
Patrick F. Judge
Duryea
Francia
Judge
Court House
Thomas Shotten
Susnensum
George W. Beemer
Mary B. J. Lynett
Danville
Harrieburg
Commonwealth
Auditor General
Funeral for John Roberts Held at Providence Road
Funeral services for John Roberts were held yesterday afternoon from his home at 1250 Providence road. Members of Nay-Aug council No. 344 of Aha United American Mechanica attended the rites. An auction gala at Faurot House listed carpets, bedroom sets, mattresses, silverware and more. A baseball game was delayed to 4:20 due to Green Ridge Bicycle club races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roberts
Providence Road
Nay-Aug Council
Aha United American Mechanica
Whicr
Roberts
Faurot House
Washington Ave
Green Ridge Bicycle Club
Eers
Fadrot
Washington Avenue
Thirteenth Regiment Returns Home From Mt Gretna Encampment
The Thirteenth Regiment completed a seven day camp at Mt Gretna and returned to Wilkes Barre on Saturday afternoon. They traveled by rail via Cornwall and Lehigh Valley lines, arriving in Allentown and then Wilkes Barre with 512 men aboard. The homecoming was warmly received along Lackawanna avenue despite light crowds and dreary weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Gretta
Lebanon
Aesi
Camplye Grounds
Wilkes-Barre
Mt. Gretna
Cornwall Ranch
Reading Railroad
Allentown
Welook
Reading
Lehigh Valley Road
Penn Haven Junction
Wilkes-Barre Mountains
Lehigh Valley
Mauch Chunk
Scranton
Delaware and Hudson
Lackawanna Avenue
Washington
Linden Street
Adams Avenue
Armory
Boys In Blue
E. H. Ripple
Miller
W. H. Burke
Johnny
Chaar
Oura
Mr. Colony
Nolace
Rovielle
Traction Company GM successor names discussed and local politics
The Scranton Traction Company faces speculation over a new general manager with candidates including Brooklyn manager Frank Stivson and Scranton insiders like P. W. Gallagher. The Free Press questions Philadelphia movers and urges a Scranton choice. Also covered are Catholic Total Abstinence union plans, Grace Reformed church events, and Carbondale bootblack notes with local comments from police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Beetem
Scranton
Trac Jon
Frank Stivson
Atlantic Avenue Line
Brooklyn
N. C
Beedem
Beetem
Archer
Breetem
Scranton Traction Company
Izzard
Gallagher
Secranton
P. W. Gallagher
Traction Company
Temperance Reunion at Mountain Park Draws Thousands
John G Woolley headlines the seventh annual Christian temperance reunion at Mountain Park next Monday drawing thousands from the valley. W C Weeden of New York will be the orator and the Young Men's Christian Association Glee Club will sing. Train schedules and fares from New York Ontario and Western and connections to Scranton are published with the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Woolley
Mountain Park
W. C. Weeden
New York
Young Men's Christian Association Glee Club
Ontario & Western
Forest City
Carbondaleyn
Jermyn
Toham
Archbald
Widot Covssseenevnes
Berarton
la Plume
Ucketa
Scranton
Dalton
Glenburn
Clark
Chinchilla
Seranton
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Co. Br, R
N.J
Miner's Mill
Papmon Veeseeceeseeess Ou
Wilkes-Barre
Ashley
Nanticoke
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
the Park
Missionary Sermon Highlights Indian Converts and Women’s Role
Rev. L R Janney spoke at Cedarvenue Methodist Episcopal Church about his eleven years in India as a missionary among Hindus. He described Brahminical control, religious superstition, and the appeal of women in converting natives, noting about 1000 converts join the Methodist church annually and hoping to see this rise in the future. The pews were crowded for the eloquent address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Janney
Cedarvenue Methodist Episcopal Church
India
Ktew
Janney
Methodist Municipal Church
The Big Freeze of 1869 Tale From Wisconsin Hills
Alfred 8. Trade recounts John Coffee's tale of the 1869 Lake Superior freeze. James Buchanan Redblanket, an Indian trader, perishes in the cold after hauling peltry toward Marquette. the tribal funeral becomes a scene of ritual and humor as the tale ends with Redblanket demanding food and fire water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times-Herald
Alfred
Trade
John Coffee
Wisconsin
Michigan
Mr. Trude
Tam
Coffee
James Buchanan Redblanket
Munising
Marquette
Redblanket
Lake Superior
Bay Furnace Company
Panposes
Jamen Buchanan
Toni
Frozen man debates death and revival in camp trial
In a remote camp dispute, lawyers argue whether a man in extreme cold was legally dead or in suspended animation. Redblanket, seeking tobacco and spirits, offers proceeds from a china bale to fund camp provisions as dogs and heat revive others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Coffee
Redblanket
Mr. Trude
The Beat Man on This Train in Huffals Incident
A westerly train scene at a small Huffals station ends with a Bradford man challenging a loud passenger who brandishes threats. The altercation escalates when the Bradford man punches the aggressor, who sustains a head wound needing five stitches, after mistakenly assuming the weapon was loaded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodaman
Huffals
Rochester
Pitteburg
Pradford
Hradford
I Am Going to Learn to Ride the Wheel
Alike playful dialogue and a humorous note fill this slice from the San Francisco Post. A woman tests a wheel at a shop and jokes about bloomers and skirts while a clerk and companion react to her hat pin antics, ending with a light quip about tires and Heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashe
Kearney
They waited at the gate as the crowd cried out
In Edinburgh on Flodden day and in Iceaville the townsfolk gathered at the gate. A lone figure approached. after three failed attempts to speak the man declares the umpire stole the game. Detroit Tribune notes a bicycle race at Driving Park at 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edenburgh
Detroit Tribune
Sabbath Observance Scare Hits City Saloonkeepers
Reports from central precincts show saloonkeepers tightening rules on Sunday service amid Sabbath agitation. Hotels restrict bar access and room service, causing discontent among guests and long waits for drinks. Some insist the trend is temporary until enforcement subsides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hotel Jermyn
Tribune
Roo
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Bkc
Commonwealth Shoe Store
Ackawan
Anna the Laundry
A. DB
Warman
Penn Ave
City Notes
Bicysle
Driving Park
Harrisburg
Weber
Guernsay Bros
Hood's Bar- Bey
Mulberry Street
Elmhurst Boulevard
Arthur Avenue
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
Columbia Hall
New York City
Union of New York
M. J. O'Toole
Misa Katte Mahon
Kingston
P. J. Quinn
Minooka
Grace Reformed Church
Christan Eindeavor
Christian Endeavor Societies
Erle
Carbondale
Union Bootblacks
First National Bank
Bootblack
Tammany Hall
John Davis
Ellis Island
Leutenant
Heuttnant
Tom Jones
Temperance Reunion
L. R. Jeaney
Cedar Avenue Church
Flore
His
Bay Furnace
The
San Francisco Post
Peter
Shade of Henpock
Syracuse Tost
EL Modelo
Key West
Garney, Brown & Co
A. Tm
Rievele
Messrs. Strong & Norris
City Auction
Bourgaing
C. W. Freeman
Erie
Wyoming Valley
A. R
Excelsior
Scranton Cash Store
F. P. Prige
Ageit
Woolworths
Lackawarna Avenues
Coats
Wests
Duck Pants
Clothiers, Hellers.& Furnishers
Victor
J. Williams & Bro
Lacka Ave
Green Ridge Sanitarium
Marion St
A. E. Jordan
Boston Hospital
Capes
Spring Capes
D. Bolz
Wyering Ave
Frank P. Christian
Hatter
Spruce Street
Lackawanna Ave
Scrartos
Lake Ariel
S. C. Snyder
D. D
Taless
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