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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1902
Page
7
A baseball game is scheduled at Athletic Park this afternoon at 3 o clock between St Thomas College and Keystone Academy teams.
Dominick Burke charged with criminal assault and impersonating an officer in Carbondale was yesterday allowed to enter bail set at 1900 dollars. Edward Burke became his bonds man.
Members of Camp 8 Sons of Veterans will attend divine service as a body tomorrow night at the Primitive Methodist church on East Market street. A special sermon will be preached by Rev. George Leesa, pastor. The group will meet in Memorial hall at 7 p.m. sharp.
The employes of the car repairing and machine shops were paid yesterday. Workers at Oxford Bellevue Dodge Holden Taylor Pyne Hampton Continental Arrehbald Hyde Park Sloan Cayuga and Brisbin also received pay yesterday, with remaining valley workers to be paid later.
Architects Lacey and Morris presented plans for the new No and St schools to the school board building committee. The plans were reviewed and not finally approved, with a decision scheduled for Monday night just before the next board meeting.
Former Illinois W C T U president and national lecturer Louise Rounds will speak next week with Bible readings in Guernsey Hall Tuesday afternoon Evangelical Church Green Ridge Wednesday afternoon and evening at the Baptist Church Green Ridge Thursday afternoon at Mrs M R Keys Green Ridge
Thursday evening at Presbyterian church Green Ridge and Friday afternoon and evening at Dalton invite all to hear this talented woman at multiple services.
Fred Morton riding a bicycle on North Washington Avenue near Pine Street was struck by an automobile from behind a wagon. He was thrown but sustained only slight injuries.
Hon H W Archbald will deliver the annual address at the Law Academy of Philadelphia commencement exercises on Wednesday evening June 18. The subject is Pennsylvania Coal Company versus Sanderson a Study. A reception will follow the address hosted by Law Academy members.
Finest Slovcum of Church avenue, a pipe cutter at Scranton Cut Glass, was cut in the eye by a flying glass chip during work. He was taken home to North Scranton where medical aid removed the fragment.
Charles A. Stuart of Wilkes-Barre gave an engaging evening at the Court Street Methodist Episcopal church on Thursday. His act featured humor from Sam Foss Bill Nye and James Whitcomb Riley and a fine reading of the Merchant of Venice trial scene with strong character interpretations.
Funeral services will be held at Grace Reformed Episcopal Church tomorrow at 9 o'clock with Rev. George L. Ulrich officiating and the church choir singing. Miss Tindsall had long been an invalid but was noted for her Christian charity and devout life, a quiet influence for good.
Judge John P. Kelly of this city elected to the board of trustees of the Dickinson School of Law at Carlisle Pa. Five Lackawanna county men received bachelor of laws degrees this year: W. T. Osborne Jermyn. Joseph E. Brennan Carbondale. Robert H. Moon Peekville. Thomas A. Donahoe Walter L. Schanz Scranton.
Great assortment of white waist shapes opened this morning at Mears and Hagen. Shoppers are invited to view the latest styles in ladies garments.
At a regular pool board meeting many destitute families faced denial as directors refused monthly relief for strike hardship. Each case drew sharp remarks about impostors and idle husbands, though one elderly woman was rerouted to Hillside Home after a compassionate intercession.
William Royall, John Conner, and John Davis, workers in the Delaware Lackawanna and Western repair department, were seriously hurt when the old Lackawanna roundhouse roof collapsed, sending them to the ground about twenty four feet below. Royall returned home while Conner and Davis were admitted to Moses Taylor hospital with severe injuries.
About eighty Delaware and Hudson employees from Scranton to Carbondale were sworn in as railway police no patrol duty but to protect property in emergencies. Most are engineers and firemen with badges, group arrivals continue as strikes affect collieries. some reports of other railway guards being sworn in are disputed.
S H Twining has been recruited by coal companies to act as pump runners or other roles. President Nicholls met with the executive board of District No 1 and State Secretary Mullahy to discuss bringing out firemen and keeping them at work. A meeting of steam men in Scranton and nearby areas is set for next Monday at St David's hall on North Main avenue.
Congressman Connell introduced numerous petitions and resolutions in the house on Thursday. Affected groups include unions, ethnic societies, dairy and food departments, and associations from Scranton and surrounding towns, urging immigration controls, commerce development, and other public measures.
Judge John Lynch to charge the jury in the Cosgrove case after the district attorney withdrew a first degree count, admitting the crime did not rise to that dignity. Closing testimony covered Cosgrove’s account and testimony about McAuliffe and the crowd attack at Moran’s hotel on Dec 9.
Judge Lynch rejected using a bare John Doe in a warrant and ruled the description of the person is essential for legality. The defense sought to remove second degree charges and criticized the service of fictitious names. Attorney Joseph O'Brien delivered a lengthy closing, defending credibility and urging a fair verdict.
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