Child loses finger in West Scranton wagon accident
A six year old boy from 226 North Filmore avenue suffered the loss of part of a finger after his hand became caught in a wagon brake on Jackson street. He was treated at home by Dr. D W Evans who amputated the finger at the second joint. Rev J L Evans of Canaan Conn preached at First Welsh Congregation Church and Washburn Street Presbyterian Church despite the humid day. A wedding feast followed at the bride's parents’ home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Evans
Canaan
Conn
T. BE. Evans
Rock Street
First
Evana
Evans
Washburn Street Presbyterian Church
Rag gatherer seeks arrest for theft but case fails
Jacob Steinburger of Emmett street swore out a war rant for the arrest of Robert Rouse on larceny charges after alleging a theft of a large sack of rags from a Sherman avenue house. At the hearing the prosecutor failed to prove any element, and the boy was discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Steinburger
Emmett Street
Owen D. John
Robert Rouse
Steinburger
Sherman Avenue
Marriage of William Fuller and May James at Jackson Street Baptist
Reverend Thomas de Gruchy united William Fuller and May James in marriage Monday afternoon at the Jackson Street Baptist church. The couple, both popular locals from Seynon street, were unmarried prior to the ceremony and are described as well known in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas de Gruchy
Jackson Street Baptist Church
William Fuller
May James
Seynon Street
Fire damages summer kitchen at 1613 Lafayette Street
Fire alarm at 12 30 yesterday afternoon traced to a blaze in the summer kitchen at the rear of Ellsworth Davies home at 1613 Lafayette Street. Kitchen destroyed but house saved. fire companies Columbia and Franklin responded. house is owned by William Jenkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth Davies
Lafayette Street
Columbia and
Franklin
William Jenkins
Simpson Methodist Epworth League Ice Cream Social Tonight
Tomorrow evening the Epworth League of Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church hosts an entertainment and ice cream social. Miss Julia Cruser of Montrose and Miss Edna Saxe of this city will lead the program with elocution and piano. Ice cream and cake will be served in the church parlors after the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church
Julia Cruser
Montrose
Edna Saxe
Ministers to Preach at Jackson Street Baptist Church
During Rev. Thomas de Gruchy’s absence from August 1, well known ministers will preach in order: Ney. F. Clark of Waverly, Rev. Edward Howells, Rev. Robert Thompson of Dalton, Rev. A. H. Smith of Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Street Baptist Church
Thomas de Gruchy
Ney. F. Clark
Waverly
Edward Howells
Robert Thompson
Dalton
A. H. Smith
Providence
Funeral Services Held for Two Local Children
The funeral for the child of William Howells, of 118 South Garfield Avenue, was held yesterday afternoon with services at the home and burial at Washburn Street Cemetery beside its mother. Separately, the funeral for William Foley, age four, son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Foley, was conducted from their home at 642 Birch Street and interment followed at Cathedral Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Howells
Garfield Avenue
Washburn Street
William
Andrew Foley
Birch Street
Cathedral Cemetery
Oriole Social Club Plans Aug. 2 Lake Outing
The Oriole Social and Camping club of the West Side led by Archie Moses and others will depart August 2 for Harveys Lake for their second annual outing. A Monday meeting was held at Arch Moses’s home. Mrs. Jacob Faust of Chestnut street visits Lake Kathrine in New York for two weeks. Conductor and Mrs Clinton Bartholomew celebrate a baby boy at their North Lincoln avenue home. At 6 30 this morning a special.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oriole Social and Camping Club
West Side
Archie Moses
David Thomas
Thomas Thomas
John Thomas
Martin Barley
John Williams
Harvey's Lake
Arch Moses
Jacob Faust
Chestnut Street
Lake Kathrine
New York State
Clinton Bartholomew
Lincoln Avenue
Sunday School Outing and Local Notices
Cars will shuttle the Sunday School at Chestnut Street German Presbyterian to Nay Aug Park for a picnic. Tonight the monthly covenant meeting at First Baptist Church will be the last presided by Rev. S. F. Mathews. Tomorrow is the final day of Continental National Oil’s stock offer with a barrel of oil per share. Residents listed home from Lake Sheridan include Samuel Jones Eugene Brooks David Davie and John Richards. Others mentioned include Maud Davis, D. M. Jones, Alderman George Kellow, and James McLoughlin. Twin daughters brighten the home of Mr and Mrs Oliver Jones. Frank Fenner of Waynesboro visits Mrs Maury Evans. The Slates Gibbs and Alfred Cooke vacation at Lake Sheridan. William Pritchard is ill at home. Arthur Davis of Brooklyn is visiting North Sumner Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Avenue
Jackson Street
Chestnut Street
German Presbyterian Church
Nay Aug Park
F. Mathewas
Continental National Oil Company
B. G. Morgan
North Main Avenue
Samuel Jones
Eugene Brooks
David Davie
John Richards
Lake Sheridan
Maud Davis
North Rebecca Avenue
D. M. Jones
South Mafin Avenue
Oliver Jones
George Kellow
Honesdale
John Kellow
James McLoughlin
Luzerne Street
Frank Fenner
Waynesboro
Maury Evans
Rock Street
Byron Slate
Margaret and
Euphemia Gibbs
Alfred T. Cooke
William Pritchard
West Lackawanna Avenue
Arthur Davis
Brooklyn
N. Y
John Davis
North Sumner Avenue
Madge the Bull Pup Survives 50-Foot Wall Jump
Fred Uride of South Scranton owned Madge a large white bull pup who leaped fifty feet over a wall toward his master on Cedar avenue. The dog landed in the Roaring Brook fifty feet below and lay motionless before being rescued. Despite the splash the valuable dog recovered and is back to health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge
Fred Uride
Cedar Avenue
Mattes Street
Roaring Brook
Remains Laid To Rest In Several City Cemeteries
The remains of Mrs. John T. Richards were laid to rest from 1714 Pitts ton avenue with services at Hyde Park Avenue Tabernacle led by Rev. Dr. Jones and burial in Washburn street cemetery. Pill-bearers included John Willams and James Phillips among others. Also laid to rest were the remains of William Luby at the Catholic cemetery No. 5b with pall-bearers Christ Rehu Edward Mayer and others, and infant William Foley buried in Cathedral cemetery with pall-bearers Joseph Murphy James Langan and others. Numerous flowers accompanied each funeral procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Richards
Pittston Avenue
Hyde Park Avenue Tabernacle
Dr. Jones
Washburn Street
John Willams
John Sullivan
James Phillips
Julius Cooper
William Luby
Stafford Avenue
Frank Langan
William McCormick
Joseph Murphy
James Langan
M. Murphy
Harry Gerrity
Alderman Kept Busy Over Larceny and Vine Theft
Mrs. Ben Buchner and daughter Edith of Petersburg faced Alder man Lentes for larceny and malicious mischief after neighbors complained of trouble with the Buchner family. They received two weeks to quit, were ordered to vacate by month end, and were jailed on $500 bail before charges were withdrawn by Kaestner. Schneider agreed to pay costs. Fred Bauer of White Mills pressed his sister Annie for being incorigible. the sixteen year old was taken to the Home of the Good Shepherd by Mrs. Duggan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Buchner
Edith
Petersburg
Charles Kuestner
Lentes
Buchner
Kaestner
Mgistrate
Wayne County
Annie
Julia Uhl Celebrates Nineteenth Birthday With Garden Party
A large party gathered at 722 Pittston Avenue to honor Miss Julia Uhl on her nineteenth birthday. Guests enjoyed decorated grounds, open air refreshments at 11, and games under the trees. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Schaffer, Kaisers, Uhl family members, Gilligans, and guests from Newark New Jersey New York City Rhode Island and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Uhl
Pittston Avenue
Schaffer
Lou Kneller
Fred Pride
Gus Dusing
Katie Kaiser
Anna Uhl
Theresa Haas
Efe Behr
Minnie Miller
Lillian Rosur
Theresa Ledges
Lena Stein
Hatthe Welcome
Rose Wilcome
Tillie
Emma Uhl
Mary Gilligan
Florence Holterman
Julia Pettit
Newark
N. J
Hannah Gilligan
May Burke
New York City
Sarah Gilligan
Rhode Island
Witt Kaiser
Jake Kaiser
John Tomie
Mike Barrett
Willie Baumgartner
John Freudel
Frank Fuhr
Mike Fo
Surgical Operations and Testimonial for Lydia E Pinkham
A reader shares a two year health decline from travel and irregular meals leading to ovarian issues, then reports rapid improvement after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Wash. She claims full recovery within three months and ongoing good health, praising the remedy and inviting confidential free counsel from Mrs Pinkham. The notice also lists several local social visits and updates on residents, including G W Potter's poor prognosis and visitors in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Bruce
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mars
Lansing
Mich
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Knights of the Camera Plan Regional Photography Club
A movement among several Knights of the Camera to form a mutual benefit club for photography beginners. Plans include securing members, establishing a permanent organization, and renting quarters with dark rooms parlor and reception rooms for intelligent discussion of photography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of the Camera
Ice Cream Social at Cedar Avenue Church Draws Crowd
An ice cream social was held at Cedar Avenue Methodist Episcopal church last evening and proved a success with good attendance. The funeral of the late Mr. Coleman will take place this morning at 9 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
North Scranton community picnic and local notices
Seven cars carried Sunday school picnickers from Welsh churches on West Market Street to Nay Aug Park for the annual picnic with baseball games and athletic events. The North Scranton Institute of Human Development closes its summer term with a gym program featuring wand drills German horse work Swedish gymnastics and more. Patrolman Finly Ross returns to duty after a ten day vacation. Various residents visit relatives and plan local meetings including a Sanderson's Park picnic on August 23 with a $10 wheel raffle, and United Mine Workers locals meet at St Marys hall this afternoon. The Providence Presbyterian service theme is Receiving and Its Duty with Rev Dr Guild speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welsh Congregational Church
West Market Street
Welsh Baptist Church
Welsh Methodist Church
Wayne Avenue
Nay Aug Park
North Scranton Institute of Human Development
Young
Finly Ross
Reese Street
Miriam Owens
Brick Avenue
Mollineaux
Clark's Summit
John McDonald
Ralph
Kenneth
Alice
Norwich
N. Y
Harry Wine
Lake Sheridan
Washington Camp
Patrilotic Order Sons of America
Sanderson's Park
United Mine Workers of America
St. Mary's Hall
Grace Myers
Susan Weater
Summit Avenue
Thomas Mills
William Bowen
Thomas Evans
William Morgan
Luke Busgett
Margaret Thornton
Wellsboro
Tioga County
Willaam Simms
John
Lake Bassett
Richard Rowlands
Benjamin Evans
Warren Street
Cresco
Raymond Robinson
Williams Street
Newark
N. J
Providence Presbyterian Church
Guild
Mass meeting of mine workers in Dunmore today
A mass meeting of all the mine workers in the borough is called for this afternoon at a specified hour in the open field near the Italian church. The gathering aims to address workers’ concerns and plan collective action.
Green Ridge Camp Plans Lake Ariel Excursion
Green Ridge camp No. 8080 Modern Woodmen of America will run its second annual excursion to Lake Ariel on Aug 14. A committee has arranged an interesting programme. Funeral notices list Mrs N B Howard interred in Williamsport after dying at Lackawanna hospital. The infant Merrill Kenneth Snyder funeral held at Capouse avenue church. Miss Drusella Phillips and Ethel Ziert visiting Freeland relatives. Camp No 26 Patriotic Order Sons of America elects D S Lutz to represent at Williamsport convention Aug 26. Local residents ill or traveling include T J Tambin and George Riy. August choir vacation at Asbury church. new singers expected. Mrs I L Shurtleff back from Brooklyn. Funeral of Mrs John A Gould from Lurch street with Elm Park church quartet and White Lily lodge floral honors. Interment Forest Hill. Green Ridge W C T U meets Wednesday at Home for the Friendless with devotion led by Mrs C A Benjamin and Mrs J S Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Ridge
Modern Woodmen of America
Lake Ariel
N. B. Howard
Lackawanna Hospital
Monsey Avenue
Marlon Street
Williamsport
Merrill Kenneth Snyder
George W. Snyder
Capouse Avenue
Benjamin
Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church
Drusella Phillips
Ethel Ziert
Freeland
T. J. Tambiin
Penn Avenue
George Riy
Honesdale
W. F. Archardt
Waymart
Shurtleff
Brooklyn
John A. Gould
Lurch Street
Singer
Elm Park
White Lily Lodge
Daughters of America
Sol. Miller
Chas. E. Potter
William Ener
Fred Sykes
Harry Sykes
William Martindaler
Sol, Miller
Chas
EB. Potter
William Dener
Seils
Forest Hill
Green Ridge Woman's Christian Temperance Union
C. A. Benjamin
Rizal the Filipino Hero Named in Cooper Speech
Wisconsin congressman lauds Jose Rizal as a model for Filipinos and a figure deserving world respect. The speech recounts Rizal’s life from birth in 1861 to education in Madrid and Vienna, his aid to reform, exile, and his arrest upon returning to the Philippines, ending with notes on later witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washingon
Jose Rizal
Rizal
Philippines
Manila
Jesuit College
University of
Madrid
Germany
France
England
Austria
Vienna
China
Spain
Mindanao
Hong Kong
Josephine Bracken
Rigal
Cuba
Rizal's Final Poems and Defiant Farewell
The excerpt portrays Jose Rizal facing execution after torture, marrying in prison, and composing a final poem praising the Philippines. It quotes his farewell lines and reflects on colonial cruelty, martyrdom, and national identity, urging hope for a liberated future. The piece venerates Rizal as a noble victim in a struggle for civilization and independence.
Governor Odell Rejects Harriman Railroad Post Rumor
Exclusive AP dispatch from Weekekill reports Gov Odell stating he will not accept any general customs post with Harriman railroad interests. The governor clarifies the rumor denies considering such a position and asserts commitment to public duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Odell
Weekekill
Harriman
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