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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
3
The building committee of the board of control will meet this evening to award the contract for one thousand period device. Also reports of assaults, threats, pay days, and local meetings appear along with notices of a wedding, a Princeton exam, and city happenings.
The Speedway Hotel offers year round accommodations located five hundred feet above the city beyond the Park with dining times from breakfast to dinner and cafe service. Erie and Wyoming Valley trains stop at Speedway crossing. Gentlemen's Races are scheduled Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 pm. Arrangements for large parties by phone 4674.
Mr W A Roberts of the city will give a recital Friday evening June 8 in the auditorium of the Wilkes Barre Miliness college Stevon Lang building. He studies under Dr Dol J Maron of Wilkes-Barre and will be assisted by Miss Margaret Davie of Pittston, a student of Thr Mason.
West Scranton Local 1278 United Mine Workers condemns a Sunday paper for trying to pull the union into politics and endorses Charles A. Train’s view that the union acts to improve miners conditions and protect voters. The resolution praises M J Gibbons for aiding labor, rejects Scrantonian's misreadings, and notes no resolutions condemning William Connell were adopted.
The Scranton Liederkrang wrapped its season with a Music hall concert directed by Professor Theodore Memberger. A large audience enjoyed a varied program featuring Miss Cordelia Freeman soprano, the trio Doersam Blackwood Widmayer, and Bauer's orchestra. Freeman sang several pieces and the group performed Dranten im Waterland to high acclaim.
Ferber backed by machine shop workers as candidate and Edward B. Sturges named jury commissioner. Both position the right man in the right places. vote for Sturges and Ferber.
A newspaper notice offers a free four-piece cut glass set with a sugar bowl pitcher spoon and butter dish to purchasers of a cents worth of tea or coffee on Saturday June 9 1000. The promise urges buyers not to miss the offer.
City Solicitor Vosburg states the Nay Aug Falls and Elmhurst Boulevard toll gate has no legal right to operate within Scranton. A resolution directs the street commissioner to notify the boulevard company to remove the gate and, if refused, empowers the city to stop toll collection. The measure was unanimously adopted.
A letter argues a tire pile road company should not be allowed to collect tolls within Nay Aug park in Scranton. It compares to Central Park tolls, urges Scranton officials to remove tollgaters, and supports prohibiting toll collection inside city limits to protect public access.
The 132nd Pennsylvania Volunteers held their annual reunion in Gettysburg with Grand Army of the Republic members present. Officers elected included A. H. Sharp less president and Wallace Biddle first vice president, with meeting set for Canton on Sept 17. The group noted progress on a monument for Antietam and mourned ex-president N Felren Lightner of Philadelphia.
The Buffalo Enquirer reports a planned twenty round bout between Rube Ferns of Buffalo and Jimmy Judge of Scranton. Manager Charles W Gonnell seeks the match during race week June 25 to 29 at Bradford Athletic Club. Ferns and manager Wilson left for New York and may publicly challenge the winner of Matthews versus Eddie Connolly.
If you are interested in the study of German address Self-Culture box 28 for valuable information free. Smoke The Pocono Georgar. EAST-WARMAN At Scranton Pa June 4 1900 by How W J Ford Mr George W Haat and Miss Edith M Warman both of Scranton.
Forest City banker BK Ames and his wife Anna along with Dr. C R Knapp face a salacious suit that stalls as prosecutors seek witnesses. A companion case against Jennie Duffy for selling liquor without a license collapses after her no-show. Judge Kelly grants a continuance to next term amid crowded courtroom delays.
Construction at Nay Aug Park advances with $10,000 planned for summer work. Retaining walls rise, band stand foundation ready, and a stone ladies building roof goes on. Grading and walks progress with stone and red shale layers for quick drainage. Indication of civic improvement amid unusual jury mention involving Edward HB Sturges.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a remedy for teething pain colic and diarrhea. It claims relief for babies and promotes global distribution by druggists. The fragmentary copy emphasizes soothing gums and quieting distress in infants.
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