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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1898
Page
7
The Wilkes-Barre Record can be purchased in Scranton at M. Meinhart news stands located at U9 Wyoming Avenue and Mac Lackawanne Avenue.
The Germania band will give an open air concert at Nay Aug park at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Yesterday ranked among the warmest days of the year with a central city thermometer at percent. Notices include marriages and a bond approval for John D Jones tax collector with several sureties.
A petition seeks moving the polling place in First district of the Thirteenth ward due to the building owner’s refusal to modify it as a booth. Judge Archbald set August 15 at 9 a.m. for a show cause hearing on the change with petitioners including James O’Hara Antony O’Hara A S Breant William T Simpson Miles McDonnell John J Kelley David Cobb William Heblick Sal Miller Albert Nothacker W J Sykes C A Nicholson and C N Teeter.
Joseph Sobiski age about 40 of 105 Elm Street died at Lackawanna hospital from dysentery after ten days illness. He was poorly cared for early on, lacked friends, and the body was taken by Undertaker Majernik. Funeral planned this afternoon with interment in Minooka Polish cemetery.
Gilbert Blake of Connecticut and Thomas Nelson of Carbondale were arrested by Special Officer Durkin for stealing a ride. They appeared before Alderman Howe. Nelson could not pay the fine and was jailed ten days, while Blake was discharged without cost after a tale of woe.
Major Cameron mustered in Company A of the provisional National Guard with Captain James C. Dimmick and First Lieutenant Edwin Gee elected to lead. George Wirth elected second lieutenant after a contested vote. Company B muster is pending due to insufficient enlistments.
Patrolman David Parry of North Hyde Park avenue was overcome by heat on duty last Wednesday afternoon. He was sick and taken to his home, then treated by Dr. Reynolds. His condition was serious Thursday but improved yesterday and he is expected to return to duties soon.
Albert Lewis of Bear Creek with R P Crellin of White Haven and E J Goodwin of Scranton toured the new Yatesville boulevard driving to Pittston. They praised the road's excellence and stopped for dinner at the Eagle hotel, as reported by the Pittston Gazette.
City barber shops in Scranton plan to close Sundays as owners and journeymen move toward a 12 am Saturday to 9 am Monday shutdown. A meeting at Music Hall formed an organization led by Thomas Speicher and Fred Dimler while a second gathering weighed exceptions for Sunday arrivals and hotel guests. The group aims to sign a binding agreement Monday and enforce it under the Sunday blue law.
A blind applicant calling himself Thomas McIntyre, from Syracuse, tried to bluff the Associated Charities agent. He wore fine clothes, carried a city permit for selling pencils, and was aided only to be directed to travel to Syracuse. He refused hospitalization, insisting on not going to the poor house.
Scott Rodner, a Spring Brook farmer, awaits a hearing on drunkenness and disorderly conduct after being arrested noon yesterday in Price's store on Washington Avenue. He arrived with vegetables, sold his produce, drank, spent his money, and refused to leave Price's shop, prompting police intervention.
Anthracite coal prices have climbed with Chicago at 5.25 per ton, as Lehigh and other large producers follow Lackawanna’s rise. A conference of coal road presidents was informal but spurred a broad market advance, while August output constraints remain under discussion. Notable attendees and promoters include Cox & Co. and various individuals linked to Wilkes-Barre excursions.
The Pittston and West Pittston bridge firms clash over shared receipts. Water Street seeks 62 percent of totals while Ferry Bridge accepts 38 percent, ending seventeen years of pooling. Directors refuse further arbitration and plan separate operations after tomorrow noon.
About 150 couples from Scranton attended a moonlight excursion to Lake Ariel organized by three former Elite Dancing members from West Scranton. Lawrence's Orchestra played on the trip and at the dance pavilion with bright illumination. Refreshments were served. The party returned about 12:30 AM. Attendees called it among the season's most enjoyable events. G. A. Williams, Thomas Evans and W. A.
Street Commissioner O Boyle halted Scranton Railway work on South Main avenue between Washburn and Jackson streets. The stop follows protests from property owners over a permit that implied relaying only, while citizens seek confirmation of the granted right to a double track. Mayor Bailey and City officials inspected the site to resolve the dispute.
Hostler McKune reports a theft at Cusick's livery stable after leaving a pocket book on the wash stand containing 27 dollars in cash and a ring valued at ten dollars. He questions his own lapse and suspects no one.
Peter Kaub, last of a trio charged with stealing babbit metal and brass from the Lackawanna Iron and Steel Co, was arrested by patrolmen Feeney and Jones. He was found at his Bellevue home and jailed in the city hall station to await a morning hearing. complaint filed by George Okell, agent for the company.
Mr and Mrs James Moore of Breck street were moved yesterday to separate hospitals Lackawanna and Moses Taylor. Mrs Moore had long illness while he fell sick weeks ago. They have no family and chose hospital care.
A journalist seeking copyright for a brochure titled The Liberty of the Press or How to Knock the Props From Under the Archimedean Lever That Moves the World visits Mr Young at the library. The clerk prepares the paperwork while engaging the writer in conversation.
A journalist receives a folded paper of humorous book titles from a clerk in a Washington Star incident. The list includes spoof titles like McAdam's Views in Rhodes and Cursory Remarks on Swearing, alongside Cromwell era curiosities. The exchange ends with a fifty cent payment and a polite closing.
A fragment from Chicago News suggests a nocturnal vigilance vibe as a thief plans to enter a home while keeping distance from the sleeping wife, capturing the era’s mood of intimate domestic suspense.
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