Notable residents travel and visitors in New York and New England
Personal W E Plumley is in New York for a few days. C Woolworth and family are in Maine for about two weeks. Mrs M D Brown attends Holyoke seminary alumni reunion in Holyoke Massachusetts. B A Foote Theodore A White HW Hatton registered at Hotel Albert New York Friday. Mr and Mrs Arja Willian entertain Mr and Mrs Charles Reed Utica. Mev KR & Jones assist in installing Rev Ivor Thomas Bangor. T F Kirman Parsons MF Crone Avoca and Father Inlew Honesdale return from Europe. Charles B L Stutenin Prinmrowe Duck stater home on vacation. Me Teperta to serve twelve week spoon, leaves for winter season. Jacobs family Green Widge depart for Saratoga Springs NY for six weeks. Jacobs has painting contract for new plaster in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Plumley
New York
C. Woolworth and
Maine
M. D. Brown
Holyoke, Mise
Holyoke Seminary
B. A. Foote
Theodore A. White
HW. C. Hatton
Hotel Albert
Arja Willian
Madison Avenua
Charles E. Reed
Utica
N.Y
Mev
KR. & Jones
Bangor
Ivor Thomas
Taylor
Her. T. F. Kirman
Parsons
MF. Crone
Avoca
Father Iinlew
Honesdale
Charles BL Stutenin
Prinmrowe & Duckstader
Minatveli
Teperta
Elm Park church hosts 1400 children for annual Sunday school day
The Elm Park Methodist Episcopal church held its annual Children’s Day exercises with 1400 Sunday school pupils occupying the front pews. The event featured baptism of forty three infants, readings by Margaret Kleckler and others, songs by a long list of children, and an address by Dr. C M Giffin. Proceeds from the collection fund Sunday schools in destitute regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Park Church
Elm Park Methodist Episcopal Church
W. A. May
C. Ti. Pradbury
C. M. Giffin
Coats at Hillside Home Awaits Fortune Battle
Jay Coats, 7 years old in effect, remains at Hillside Home as relatives contest Mrs. Rice of Albany N Y will. The will devotes chiefly to a grave monument and small regular payments to Coats and a niece, while Coats accepts life as is. He is a strong man now crippled by past injuries and longs for nothing in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Coats
Hillside Home
Rice
Albany
N. Y
Page
George W. Heemer
Coats
Far West
Plumbing Inspector OMalley Resigns To Open Firm
Plumbing Inspector Michael OMalley resigns effective July 1 and plans to open his own plumbing establishment. Mayor Moir accepted the resignation, stating OMalley was a faithful city official appointed by Mayor Bailey. A competitive examination will be held to select his successor, with mayoral appointment subject to council confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael O'Malley
Moir
O'Malley
J. G. Bailey
Select Council
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Advertised for Mothers
Fragmentary OCR shows an old advertisement praising Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children with claims of comforting gums and teething relief. The text is garbled but references many years of use and mothers recommending the remedy.
Nurses Graduation Planned by Lackawanna Hospital
Graduates from Scranton Training School for Nurses affiliated with Lackawanna Hospital will hold commencement on June 21 at St Luke's Parish House. Rev Rogers Israel will open with prayer, Hon H M Edwards will speak, Dr James L Rea will address, and President James P Dickson will present diplomas. Bauer's Orchestra provides music then a reception follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton Training School
Lackawanna Hospital
St. Luke's Parish House
Rogers Israel
H. M. Edwards
James L. Rea
James P. Dickson
Bauer
Nccal
Mary Agnes Doherty
Emily Katherine Gamewell
Elizabeth Ely
Carrie Olive Cris¢man
Julia Agnes Twarowski
Rose Katherine Steinmetz
Religious News Notes from Various City Churches
Several pastors and churches are featured with sermons and lectures. Rev. Marry A. Nye spoke at Second Presbyterian, Rev. George Lo Alrich at Railroad Young Men's Christian Association, and Rev. B. Henry will discuss The Pastor and His Vacation at Elm Park church. Dr. Cowe preached at Christ’s Church. Holy Trinity Lutheran featured Rev. Wethen. Rev. Williams spoke at Pittston. Anti-Saloon league plans church visits next Sunday. Grace Evangelical Lutheran hosted Rev. Wendall from Reading, with a sermon on Christian Determination. J R Austin preached at Ash Street Methodist Evening service. W F Gibbons and Reverend Guild at Providence Presbyterian and Paul’s short sayings in Romans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marry A. Nye
Second Presbyterian Church
Wervine Seuterday
George Lo Alrich
Stow, William & Morgan
Ph. 1
New York City
al Soule
Universaliat Clunyh
B. Henry
Methodist Ministers’ Association
Elm Parl
Cowe
Christ's Church
Washington Avenue
Park Street
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Wethen
Gouldshore
Mev
Spieker
W. H. Williams
W. F. Gibbons
Providence Presbyterian Church
George E. Guild
Paul
Beecham's Pill Advertisement in Syracuse Herald
An OCR fragment shows a Syracuse Herald page with an ad for Beecham's Pills and TM Smoke The Popular Punch Cigar. The text references powder and a colloquial exchange, indicating a period ad layout with product mentions and taglines. The fragment lacks cohesive news content.
Exciting Races at the Boulevard Speedway
A large crowd at the Boulevard Speedway witnessed top speed and tight finishes. Silver Chimes set a track record at 1.44 for a half mile, while Violet and Gene fought a dramatic multi heat duel. The evening featured several horse races with sharp times and intense crowd reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Crawford
Hugh Keenan
Violet
Leo Coyne
Gene
Levi Patterson
Boulevard Speedway
Speedway
Hawner
Oclook
James Kelly
John Simpson
Carbondale
J. M. Wood
Duryea
C. &. Mouiska
John Slattery
Littl Roy
Smith Gorman
Walter J
Lillie Rey
Silver Chimes
J. L. Crawford
del Simrell
Death of Major Seymour Linked to South African War
Telegraphic dispatches report Major Louis L. Seymour killed at the Zand river near Bloemfontein in a skirmish between British and Boer forces. Born in Whitney Point New York in 1860, he built a renowned mining career in Venezuela South Africa and London before commanding a railway Pioneer regiment with Lord Kitchener. He leaves a widow in Cape Town and siblings, with Miss Stella Seymour once organist at the First Presbyterian church among relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis L. Seymour
South Africa
Zand River
Bloemfontein
Mr. Seymour
Whitney's Point
N. Y
Dickson Manufacturing Company
Venezuela
South America
Kimberly
de Beers Mining Company
London
de Beers
Rand Company
Seymour
England
George Poore
J. &. Poore
Green Ridge
Railway Pioneer Regiment
Lord Roberts
Transvaal
Lord Kitchener
Fremont Stokes
Thirteenth Regiment
Major Seymour
Pretoria
Messrs
Seymour and
Poore
Scranton
Cape Town
Stella Seymour
First Presbyterian Church
Flowers Brighten Penn Avenue Chapel Sermon Night
Rev. R F Y Pierce led a floral themed service at the Penn Avenue Capitol church last night with roses laurel and fragrant blossoms filling the edifice. Flowers were given to the sick and to private homes after the service. Pierce spoke on beauty as the visible smile of God and the lesson flowers impart on finding and cherishing beauty in nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Avenue Brapital
R. F. Y. Pierce
Pierce
Holy Name Society Receives Sixty New Members
Sixty candidates were received into St. Peter's cathedral Holy Name Society last night by Rt. Rev. Bishop Hoban with Rev. D. J. MacGoldrick and Rev. John J. Loughran assisting. Thirty postulants were professed as the bishop urged action against profanity perjury and immorality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Name Society
St. Peter's Cathedral
Hoban
D. J. MacGoldrick
John J. Loughran
Priests Begin Annual Retreat to Glen Summit
Priests from across the Scranton diocese depart for the two week annual retreat at Glen Summit. Rev. Michael O Kane of New York City will lead, with Bishop Hoban and numerous pastors from the region joining. Assistant priests will travel to Glen Summit next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Glen Summit
Michael O'Kane
New York City
Society of Jesus
Bishop Hoban
N. J. McManus
William P. O'Donnell
Dominico Landro
Hey. F
Car Jumps Track Over 15 Foot Culvert in Dunmore Area
An open car bound for Throop with eighteen passengers plunged over a fifteen foot culvert into a hay field after the front wheel lost a rail on a downhill curve near Dunmore cemetery. Five injured but none seriously, led by Mrs. James Leach who suffered bruises and shock. Motorman and conductor unharmed except for positions. Seven passengers were baseball players bound for Throop. The event occurred shortly after 1 PM on a hill above a culvert where the western rail spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Throop
Dunmore Cemetery
James Leach
Cherry Street
Dunmore
Jacob Schank
Jacob Keiper
Dunmere
McCormick
L. H. Harris
Scranton Traction Crew Rescues Stranded Car After Heat
Master Mechanic Mullen directs workers to haul a damaged streetcar from the field to the brow of an incline. The team aims to reroute the car onto the tracks, with the process expected to finish around midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton Traction Company
Mullen
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Lewis, Ruddy, Davies & Murphy
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DR. Taylor
Wyoming Avenue
Hotel
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A. B. Warman
Sc. Clgar
Mr. O'Malley
Religious News Notes
Khe
Syracuse Herald
Beecham
David Copperfield
Major 8
Good Treasure
John Ludwig
Edmund Robinson
Keenan
Coyne
Violets
Patterson
Nellie B
Jim Doyle
Colonel Hallstead
Jim
Hattie
Frank Hannas
Hallstead
Gorman
G. W. Fritz
Cadmus
Jennie C
A. J. Behnell
Guy Cole
Pete Cummings
Belle Freeman
Edward Robinson
W. C. Bradley
M. T. Keller
Dive James
Frank Hannags
Nick
Walter Thompson
Mr. Connell
Gracey
J. Lt. Crawford
Nancy Time
Dr. Hill
Walter
Blomfontein
Cantaloupes
Flower Services
the Flowers
Rev
Mrs. Leach
Gant
Madras
Knox
Clarke Bros
Piwave
Distributors
Petter
Gunster & Forsyth
Pierce’s Market
W.H. Pierce
Lackawanna Ave
DR. G. E. Hill & Son
Scranton, Pa
C.F. Beckwith & CO
Dime Bank Building
Wakehouse
Conrad’s
Foote & Fuller Co
Mears Building
Wyoming Ave
The
Dickson Manufacturing Co
Willie Barra
General Office
Opie
Ipee
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