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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1902
Page
8
Personal notices detail wedding tours and engagements across towns. Families like the Sheans and Simonses travel, while other matches announce upcoming ceremonies and campus comings. Edits mention clergy plans and community events in a busy social section.
Scranton council amends the tax levy to reduce city and city special taxes about one seventh while directing funds from liquor license receipts to shore up finances. The measure, discussed after a treasurer’s report showing actual revenues $36,000 below estimate, moves toward a leaner levy with new health and safety resolutions accompanying the budget changes.
A large audience attended a Guernsey hall concert by Alfred Wooler’s pupils. Albert Pilling impressed with a dramatic bass in The Song of the Sword and a Wooler duet and trio. Other solos by Miss DeGraw and Miss Winifred Melvin, plus a double quartet and mixed chorus, showcased their training. At end, Wooler received an ivory ebony baton from his students, presented by Dr. Herbert Voorhees.
Clarence F. Seward long time Scranton resident and ex sergeant of the Thirteenth Regiment wed Miss Josephine Boone, granddaughter of Daniel Boone, a New York social figure. They departed on a southern tour and plan to reside at 1838 Seventh Avenue Central Park North, New York.
Mr and Mrs C S Weston have returned home from an extended tour of Europe. They sailed to Dieppe and traveled overland to Paris, with a brief Great Britain visit. Mr Weston drove their car about 2700 miles on side excursions to sites in France. They report a very enjoyable voyage without incident.
Late Wednesday night candidates for mine inspector changed plans and registered with county officials. Ike and the other contenders paid $15 each as assessments, while party leaders suggested a strategy to avoid two Republicans on the ballot. Democrats may nominate Moore with a Republican partner, and some candidates plan to pursue a legal path to place their names on the ballot.
A well dressed man pleads to Mark K. Edgar for a job to support his thirteen-member family. He has lived in the city thirty years and never before asked for help. With eleven children unemployed due to a strike, he faces leaving the family for a farm job at $1.50 a day.
County commissioners announce payments to witnesses in the Langstaff Kelly contested election case. Payments for Scranton residents in wards one to three set for June 1 1902 and for wards four to six on June 20 1902. Additional payments noted for other localities. John J Durkin John Penman John Courier Morris county commissioners.
Examinations for admission to the Pennsylvania State College will be held at Scranton High School on Thursday and Friday next week, starting at 9:00 a.m. and 4:40 p.m. Calculated inquiries may obtain free copies of the latest catalogue or prior exam questions by writing to the Registrar, State College, Centre County, Pa.
J A Havenstrite of Moscow rises in the Tribune Educational Contest while Maxwell Shepherd and Leroy Stanton add points. Gunster secures a solid position with a strong lead toward the June special prize.
A ranked list shows contestants and their points led by Charles Burns of Wandling with 340 and A J Kellerman of Scranton with 282. Other notable names include Oscar H Kipp Elmhurst 111 Wm Sherwood Harford 69 L E Stanton Scranton 66 Harry Madden Scranton 53 J A Havenstrite Mosgow 108 Homer Kresge Hyde Park 52 Lee Culver Springville 33 Beatrice Harpur Thompson 31 Walter Hallstead Scranton 27 Frank B McCreary Hallstead 26 Harry Danvers Providence 26 Louis McCusker Park Place 20 Hugh Johnston Forest City 0 C J Clark Peckville 18 Hendrick Adams Chin-Chilla 16 John Mackie Providence 15 Chas Dorsey Scranton 14 Thomas Dempsey Olympiant 18 Edna Coleman Scranton 12 Louis Gere Brooklyn 11 Jane Matthewson Factoryville 10 Don Capwell Scranton 8 Walter Ellis Hyde Park 33 Emanuel Bucci Scranton 7.
Fred K Gunster moves to fourth in Tribune Educational Contest and leads Herbert Thompson by ten points and Kipp by 34 for a $10 gold prize. J A Havenstrite swaps with Homer Kresge for twelfth while Maxwell Shepherd and Leroy Stanton improve. Nine days remain to claim top honors in June with two special prizes for most points.
Leading contestants listed with prizes in gold for June. Fred KK Gunster and Oscar H Kippesses among top finishers. Other names include J Wellermaine Charles Burns Herbert Thompson Maxwell Shepherd with positions and numbers partially legible.
The Tribune asks subscribers to mail old and new addresses to update records while away for vacations. Free changes and prompt mail service are offered to keep readers informed about local friends. Subscriptions cost 12 cents weekly or 50 cents monthly.
The undersigned offer a reward of 1000 dollars for the apprehension and conviction or for sufficient evidence to convict the person or persons who shot Charles Robinson, an employee of Delaware and Hudson Company, at Olyphant during the night of Saturday June 14, 1902. Superintendent C Rose, Delaware and Hudson Company Co.
An advertisement for a fine upright Mano piano offered for cash only at Guernsey Hall in Scranton Pennsylvania. The piano is slightly used in excellent condition and priced at about half the usual price, with J. W. Guernsey inviting prospective buyers to inspect the unusual deal.
In pursuance of a joint city resolution approved June 18 1902 Scranton offers a five hundred dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who murdered Mary Quinn on Monday night June 2 1902 City Recorder W L Connell notes the inquiry titled WHAT IS FRUITED WHEAT.
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