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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1898
Page
3
The Wilkes-Barre Record can be obtained in Scranton at M. Cleinhart news stands on Mac Lackawanna avenue and 19 Wyoming avenue.
The page lists notices and items from Scranton scene including building board meeting, Honesdale Gravity line payments, a burglary charge against E. Thomas of The Lindow boarding house, exam schedules for Princeton University admissions, obituary note on Frank Coolidge near Durango, school attendance stats, Needlework Guild appeal from Mrs. Livra Stewart, Paymore branch line drive for goods, property improvements on Cindick and Waue Thon streets, and occupancy updates for a Weideries project with new suites priced at $10 to $20.
City council and select council discuss Providence and North Main avenue paving amendments with Scranton Railway involvement. Measures authorize street cleaning contracts and fire hydrant repairs, plus bids for sewer, lamps, and street work. Adjournments set for Thursday evening as committees review resolutions and ordinances.
Alderman Howe leads a raid seizing machines from hotels and saloons in Scranton. Constables Jones and Davies assist, with 20 machines removed to the alderman’s second floor office. Prosecutor Timothy Jones files information against numerous local proprietors, while police pursue arrests and discuss future court actions.
A public works notice outlines a brick pavement project on Hyde Park avenue from Lafayette to Division streets. It details scope, affected lanes, and start window for the historic improvement. The plan emphasizes durable materials and traffic control during construction.
A large regional turnout is anticipated as Tommy Ryne of Philadelphia faces Frank Martioy of Hinghamtion in a twenty round glove contest at the Music Hall. Officials predict hundreds from nearby towns including Pittston Carbondale Wilkes Barre and Scranton for the event.
Short letters of interest will be published when accompanied by the writer's fame. The Tribune will not be held responsible for opinions expressed.
Bevan from Boranton Pa attended a meeting at the Penn Avenue chapel where a petition supported radical changes was discussed. The issue centered on disfavor toward Mr Poreska and a vote reportedly extended a delay in implementation.
The Thirteenth Regiment Armory broadcasts recruitment for both regular and volunteer service with Captain Frank Robling overseeing Company C and Captain McCausland directing detachment efforts. Seventeen to twenty men per battalion are targeted, with several named recruits and established muster plans across West Beranton, Nepth Scranton, Honeedale and other towns as Dr. Fulton seeks an examining physician.
Delegates from Carbondale Honesdale and nearby towns enjoyed a Farview day of recreation aboard an excursion train leaving Delaware and Hudson at 9 50 AM. The group toured the planes to Farview and returned on a fast Maple City train. A hot dinner served by Caterer Moo Kelley kept delegates well fed amid music from the Cumberland band.
The segment within the city limits is being graded by Street Commissioner Dunning. Crushed stone is laid to create a durable surface. Once completed the thoroughfare will be impervious to rain and a flawless roadway in every respect.
In Tyhikely Primitive Methodist Church Rev M Harvey officiates with Charles Richardson of Priceburg and Harriet Promeer of Olyphant among attendees.
A historic advertisement touts a medical institute promising cures for chronic nervous wasting diseases, cancers, tumors, ulcers, and many ailments in men women and children. It reports free treatment for a time and lists a wide range of disorders claimed curable without surgery or caustics.
In West Scranton on June IV Jeremiah Davies aged years at 40 Lucane street private funeral at Weachburn street cemetery. In Scranton Mrs W Gibson Jones aged 35 mourned. Patrick Mullen died at Moses Hospital June 9 aged 1 year. Stephen Mullen of Tl South Irving avenue noted.
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