The Tribune aims to expand Wilkes-Barre circulation
The Tribune plans a broader Wilkes-Barre and Wyoming Valley edition with faster delivery from three to five hours earlier than Philadelphia and New York papers. It pledges editorial activism for public interests and to be a metropolitan news source. A bridge over the Susquehanna is noted for neglect. City tensions rise as Mayor Nichols hints at surprises for councilmen.
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Larmming Bulling
Muble
Wilkes-Barre
Tribune
Lugerne County
Dementic
Forciien
Wyoming Valley
Mendras
Tenneylvania
Paradelphia
New York
Moyers
David Jenkins
Parsons
Edwardsville
Harry Ludwig
Busquehanna
North Street
Grand Jury
Nichols
Pittston Notes and Local Items Parade
In Pittston saturns events include the Mechanics Hose fair opening with low attendance due to heat. Five boys were arrested for river bathing. a man was fined for the same offense. Bicycle riders were fined for lantern violations. Merchants advertise goods and visits by county officials noted. A Tritons baseball game against Wyoming Seminary ended 7 to 4 with Wyoming ahead.
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Fromen
Tima
Cne
Thomas Williams
West Pittston
Burgesa Bennett
Burrens
Robert Bowkley
John Roberta
Wilkes-Barre
Wright & Co
South Main Street
Bold
Loftus
John McNamara
Kingston
Reed
Ashley
Pittston
Moyer & Ero
North Malin Street
Tri-county Baseball
Sinclair House
James Boya
Scranton
Ruddy, Doyle and
Fox
T. W. Swan
First Presbyterian Church
J. RK
Shepherd
Armory Hall
County Commissioners Hire Eminent Counsel in Court Fight
The Luzerne County Commissioners retain Lenahan Farnham Bedford and Meyers experts to defend against a permanent injunction over a million dollar courthouse project. Citizens petitioners blame the contract and argue taxpayers must bear the legal costs, while officials vow a strong defense.
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Smith, Norton
Henry W. Palmer
Gaines S. Halsey
Luzerne County
Meyers
Lenahan
Farnham
Bedford
Lazertre
Luzerne
Court House
Grand Jury Returns Few True Bills After Week of Work
The grand jury completed its work with hundreds of bills presented and about seventy true bills issued. Most indictments involve assault and battery, with major cases including murder arson and bawdy house. Notable ignored charges include four cases from ex-Congressman Hines against Hazleton residents. The Price bawdy house case gains local attention as Mayor Nichols fights obstacles, with expectation of conviction if prior evidence repeats at trial.
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Billie
Hines
Matt Long
Alvin Markle
C. W. Kilne
John McCarthy
Hazleton
Fred Price
Grand Central Hotel
Price
Fire Bugs Strike City Barns in Series of Arsons
Early yesterday an incendiary fire at Mrs. Ralow’s barn on Lincoln Street near Northampton drew three engines and nearly burned the structure. Horses were saved, hay oats and straw consumed, and the building insured. A second fire at Street Commissioner Crogan’s barn near Canal Street was extinguished quickly with no major damage. The incidents are attributed to repeated arson rather than burglaries.
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Northampton Street
Lincoln Estreet
Northampton
Mra
John Ralow
Crogan
Canal Street
Drowned Hungarian Youth Found in River
On Saturday afternoon boys swimming opposite the city hospital found a drowned Hungarian man in the river and alerted the police. The body was taken to the morgue on Washington Street and will be claimed by friends if identified.
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City Hospital
Tan
Anl
Brigga
Doran
Washington Street
Long
Townsfolk Weigh Elopement Rumor and Missing Man
Townspeople discuss a missing man believed drowned after two Hungarian sightings by Parsons residents. A sensational elopement tale links William Wolcott and Annie Caffrey, which Miss Caffrey denies, insisting no marriage involvement. The News-Dealer cites Wolcott’s claimed confession.
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William Wolcott
Annie Caffrey
Miss Caffrey
News- Tealer
Wolcott
The Witnesses Will Be There
Mayor Nichols faces criticism for securing and detaining key witnesses for Price's trial. The mayor asserts the witnesses would not be present without arrest and detention, and argues the action is justified to ensure evidence.
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Nichols
Fred Price
Frid
Chand Central Hotel
Wilkes-Barre Baseball Club Shines Ahead of Scranton
Wilkes-Barre fields a strong baseball club that easily outplays Scranton, raising public expectations to maintain current pace. The article also notes a Civil Service Examination at the high school for office clerks and letter carriers, with results due in several days.
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Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
T. M. Graham
L. W. Lane
Ella Devanny
John H. Mundy
Martin J. Healey
John M. Kennedy
M. J. Rittenmeyer
Thomas A. Jones
John H. Farrell
Boarding house brawl ends with police intervention
Three Canal street boarders quarreled Saturday evening over an unspecified time and moved to the street for a fight. One man drew a revolver but police arrived in time to prevent a murder. Two were arrested while the aggressor fled.
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Canal Street
Two Children Injured By Falling Scaffolding On Grant Street
While a school building was being erected on Grant Street parts of the structure fell. Julia Gruke, 5, suffered double leg fractures and Mary Mc Pride, 7, had one leg broken and other injuries. Both children were seriously hurt.
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Schuol
Grant Street
Julia Gruke
Mary McPride
Democratic county committee postpones meeting to plan delegate elections
The Democratic county committee delays its Saturday gathering in the arbitration room for two weeks. They expect to meet next Saturday to set a delegate election and county convention date. Chairman Bmoulter predicts a big Luzerne victory. judges Rice and a potential replacement are discussed amid talks of a new court bench.
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Bmoulter
Luzerne
Friends of
Rice
Harrisbore
Judes Rice
Common Pleas
Palmer
Alexander Farnham
Gaines
Halsey
Lyman
H. Bennett
Severe rain storm sweeps through city yesterday
One of the season's heaviest rain storms hit the city yesterday, disrupting travel and causing localized flooding. Storms brought heavy downpours, strong winds, and, in some areas, property damage as residents assessed the aftermath.
Summer Moves and Health Update in Local Notes
Dr H N Yours spent Sunday in New Jersey visiting a sick relative. I BR Woodward and family moved to their Glen Summit cottage for the summer. Walter Carpenter and family will occupy the Sturdevint cottage at Harley's lake. George W Bhonk, once sick in Philadelphia, has recovered enough to return home. Miss Nettle Sleleh to sing in First Presbyterian choir in Plymouth. Judee Harding enjoys Bear Lake cottage life. Ex Lieutenant Governor Watres to attend a musical festival session on June 11 and 12. Attorney Bas Cohen reports ex banker Rockafellow in poor physical condition after visit to Eastern penitentiary.
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H. N. Yours
New Jersey
I. BR. Woodward
Glen Summit
Walter Carpenter
Haryer's Lake
George W. Bhonk
Philadelphia
Plymouth
Judee Harding
Bear Lake
Watres
Lackawanna
Oratorio Sociery
Bas Cohen
Eastern Penitentiary
Hanker Rockafellow
Cohen
Exbanker
Squire Eno In Danger Sparks Town Meeting Fireworks
A local paper describes Squire Eno in a dangerous condition and forecasts a lively town meeting. It reports councilmen accusing peers of collusion with a traction company and notes shifting police power and public discontent with law enforcement.
Castoria Through Life From Child to Grandmother
An old memento verse traces Castoria’s role from infancy to motherhood and beyond, highlighting its long standing presence in household care as generations grow.
Epworth league honors and local notices in Tunkhannock
The Epworth league held patriotic exercises featuring remarks on Memorial Day and Gettysburg speeches. Local updates include W. E. Kolfer becoming VP of Tunkhannock Manufacturing, bass season delays, bass spearing complaints, and obituaries for George Lowe, Mrs. Hess Dunlap, and Miss Margery Streeter visiting relatives.
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Epworth League
C. J. Reed
Sarah Atherton
Wis
R. J. Mardwell
TI. W. Bannatyne
W. M. Wood
Lincoln
Gettysburg
W. Welse
F. P. Avery
Philadelphia
Feogcream
W. E. Kolfer
John B. Jennings
Tunkhannock Manufacturing Company
Susquehanna
Jonah Luce
Les Very
Chauncey Fuller
I. T. Burns
Genilla
G. Evans
George Lowe
Hess Dunlap
Margery Streeter
Medix
Elk County
Theodore Streeter
Kt. W. Lyman
Kingston Seminary
Olin Lyman
Pittston
Wasting the Diseases and Starvation in Plenty
Many people suffer from wast ing diseases and hunger despite abundance. They crave proper nourishment and demand swift relief through adequate food and care.
Bovinine Praised as Finest Nourishment for Smallest Bulk
The passage extols Bovinine as the greatest nourishment in the smallest bulk. It claims it is palatable easily assimilated and acceptable to the weakest stomach and asserts physicians would agree with this assessment.
Wyoming Wild West Show Brings Theft and Chaos to Honesdale
A Scranton Tribune dispatch from Honesdale reports the Wyoming Wild West show Friday drew thieves and fakirs, causing credit losses and staged confrontations. One Beech Lake man lost 90 dollars to a game later stolen. the show’s chief performer Buel Taylor allegedly owed 785 dollars for back pay as it moved from Liberty to Ellenville, Summitville, Middletown and beyond, with mounted arrests attempted and horses dying from heat at Middletown.
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Scranton Tribune
Honesdale
Wyoming
Jack Williams
Beech Lake
Williams
Port Jervis
Buel Taylor
King of the Cowboys
Liberty
Ellenville
Ulster County
New York Ontario and Western
Bummitville
Sullivan County
Middletown
Summitville
GENUINE BUFFALO HUNT AT PORT JERVIA
Buffaloes escape from the Wyoming Wild West Show on June 2 at Port Jervia and swim the Delaware toward the Pennsylvania shore. Five cowboys pursue by bridge then lasso three and bring them ashore. Lew Sherwood in trouble, saved by Entwin Provo as a Mexican rider helps drag him to safety.
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Wild West Show
Fort Jervia
Wyoming Wild West Show
Port Jervia
Delaware River
Pennsylvania
Barrett Bridge
Lew Sherwood
Entwin Provo
Fnrwin Provo
Sherwood
Rooms for Rent and For Sale Ads in Hyde Park
Classified notices show fee rent furnished and unfurnished rooms at 506 Lackawanna Avenue Avon and a six room house on West Lackawanna near Luzerne Hyde Park. Also listings for nicely furnished hall suitable for lodge rooms and sale of first class pacing horses arriving with a carload of horses and drivers. W M Jermany announces stables and horse sale details.
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Assembly Hall
Spruce Street
Green Ridge Stree Street
Corner
Wyoming
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P.O
Lackawanna Avon
L Lackawanna Avenue
Thomas E. Evane
Luzerne
Hyde Park
John Jermyn
Wyoming Avenue
Cobb
Raymond Court
W. M. Jermyn
Pricetarg
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Dr G Epgar Dean Moves to New Scranton Address
Dr G Epgar Dean has moved to 616 Spruce Street Scranton PA opposite Court House Square. R Clark & Co seedmen and nurserymen list stores at 146 Washington Avenue and 150 North Main Avenue with greenhouse and telephone 732.
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Scranton
Fa. Guat
Court House Square
Jessups & Hand
Inn
Commonwealth Building
Waahingon
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ESSUP
Borage
Hand
Jessup, JR
Willard
Warren & Snape
Res Publican
Washington
J. Hand
W. F. Borle
Burr Building
Washington Avenue
FRANK _T. OKELL
Troom
Coal Exchange
James W. Oakford
Comegys
Spruch Street
D. B
Replogle
Ees Ee
Aria
A. R. Clark & CO
Green House
North Main Avenue
Bauer's
KR. J. Bauer
Wyoming Avenue
Albert
Megarger Brothers
Washington Ave
Beranon
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Forest City
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Nanticoke Friends
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New York City
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Lehigh Valley
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John O'Donnell
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Toomsburg Normal School
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Ivan L. Jones
Third Primitive Methodist Church
Mountain Top
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Pittsburg
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Chicago
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Tripp
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Mango Chemical Company
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Hinde
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Axang
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OTICE
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Shanton
Robt. C. Adams
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N. G. Robertson
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Physicians and Surgeons
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Penn Ave
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A. J. Connell
W. 5. Allen
Washington Avenues
Cc. L. Frey
Wyoming Ave
Realdence
Vine Street
L. M. Gates
Madizon Avenue
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Republic Savings and Loan Association
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Callon & N. der
Dime Hank Building
Ed Job
ITTEL
Lackawann
Dento Beranton
William A. Taft
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M. Stratton
Office Coal Exchange
School OF the Lackawanna
Thomas M. Cann
Walter H. Buell
Worcester
HLA Cafe
Hatel Reasonable
P. Ziegler
Westminster Hotel
Col
Sixteenth St
Irving Place
American PLC
E. N. Anable
Scranton House
Victor Koch
Edward. Davis
Ll. Walter
Lewis Hancock, JR
Spruce St
Cor. Wash
Brown & Morris
Price Building
Seranton
Leeds
Frank P. Brown & CO
West
Lackswanna
Thomas Aubrey
Rxfert
DR. Shimberg
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