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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1901
Page
10
Fragmentary OCR reads as a Scranton fraternity item with unclear details. The readable bits mention a fluke tone, a capitalized name, and an individual center element but lack coherent facts. No clear event date or outcome is established.
The fragment mentions the Pennsylvania Coal Company and ties to the Erie Railroad, Seraton Gas and Water, and Din tive Gas and Water. It references individuals such as Hiferest, ST Tilklew, Bulkley, and Frederick Martino in a network of appointments, retirements, and property interests across multiple firms during a period of corporate influence.
Advert says Close Cash Buying offers better value than rival stores with 0 percent more money. Claims wider choice in single and double breasted suits, Calaway frock coats, and fabrics like Clay worsteds, diagonals, Scotch cheviots, serges, cassimeres. Mentions Richards & Wirth at 526 Lackawanna Ave.
Mrs Merritt Swingle extends heartfelt thanks to the Wide-Awske circle No 5a and the Protected Home Circle for the insurance payout on her husband. Her sincere gratitude is shared publicly.
Mahon's Shoe store on Lackawanna avenue offers inexpensive footwear with late Saturday hours. Powell and Co advertise monthly payments for top plates and Kelly's union crackers are promoted alongside a new 5c cigar Kleon with Havana filler guarantees.
Over two hundred members of the Catholic Historical Society and Newman club welcomed Rt. Rev. Bishop M. J. Hoban at the Knights of Columbus Club House on North Washington Avenue. Vice President Murphy examined the society’s work, Prof. John Watkins sang, and ex-Mayor James J. O’Neill spoke on the church’s influence through history. Hoban urged broader study of history and science and defended Catholic contributions against anti Catholic stereotypes.
After the fishes address, Mrs. O Brien and Mr. Watkins sang a charming duet. Refreshments were served on the second floor.
Able railing now divides the large office of Recorder Moit into two parts. On the Inner elde, Clerk Hatton has established lenidquarters, while howe the desire to ace Als honor must wait on the outside. There are several reasons for this change, it is said. One of them is that formerly inquisitive persona hid free Howes to private papers which might have been carelessly laid down while either Recorder Moir or Clerk Hatton two shery hoeke turned. The other reason is that certain other inquisitive persons have in times gone by evinced alttogether too much of a desire to sneak over towards the door of the r ecorders private office to overhear pri- Vilte conversations.
Miles takes third place overtaking Anderson, while Meredith lifts from eighth to seventh and Brunner makes sizable gains on the leaders, signaling a strong start for a fresh contestant in the contest.
Jory O Connor foreman at the old glass factory on Green Ridge was badly hurt when a roof section collapsed while he supervised tearing down buildings. He was taken to Lackawanna Hospital with a fractured right leg and broken bones in the left leg not considered dangerous but require extended bed rest.
A list shows top contenders with points tallies and locations. Henry Schwenker of South Scranton leads, followed by Meyer Lewis of Scranton, William Miles of Hyde Park, Garfield Anderson of Carbondale, August Brunner Jr of Carbondale, Frank Kemmerer of Factoryville, Miss Norma Meredith of Hyde Park, W H Harris of Hyde Park, David O Emery of Wimmers, Pa, and Miss Vida Pedrick of Clark's Summit.
A runaway carriage with lawyers George Flarn and Cornelius Comegys, driven by James Riggs, tore through the city from Washington Avenue to Hickory Street. Dom Pesanti escaped unharmed. Horn and Riggs suffered no lasting harm after leaping free near the Erie and Wyoming depot.
The Scranton Tribune lists contest standings with William Miles in third, narrowing the gap to Meyer Lewis for second. August Dirwanier has surged ahead of Frank Kenimerer while Norma Meredith climbs to seventh. Readers are urged to enter now and may obtain subscription books by contacting the Editor.
George Seeley twelve died in a mill accident at Peck Lumber Manufacturing company in Peckville yesterday afternoon. He and Gordon Locklin crawled under a rapidly moving shaft to load shavings when the shaft grabbed him tearing and mangling his body. The mill lacked safeguards and workers halted the machine after the tragedy.
Thomas M Chun and A M Did announce the founder of the School of the Lackawanna in Islani will retire at the end of the present school year. Tor Charles J Fish will succeed him after five years at the Ihlips Academy in Nong A vine. A new upright piano is offered at Powell's Music Store for 119 dollars. L Smoke introduces a Leon cigar.
Hand-sewn military heel Oxfords priced at 2.40 dollars advertise at Mahon’s Shoe Store located on Lackawii Avenue. Copy stresses the product as the swellest oxford in Beaverton and notes the misprint in the display.
Fancy home grown vegetables and a variety of market goods are available this morning. Soft shell crabs lobsters crab meat and fresh berries from Long Island Virginia and Maryland. Paney pineapples and fruits in season. Marly orders receive prompt service at W. E H. Pierce's Market 10 Penn Ave.
A fragmented notice mentions June brides and Mahon's shoes with scattered proximity to Lackawanna Avenue. It references Kelly's, a Pocono cracker, a cigar shop, and various unreadable names and places in New York and Virginia, suggesting a local commerce or social notice with numerous garbled details.
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