Wilkes Barre golf event draws heavy interest at open
The Wilkes-Barre open tournament drew attention as players like Messia T H Watkins J J Brooks F P Fuller and Law Watkins qualified. Brooks Fuller and Woodruff tied early in medal play. Scranton Country Club hosts a men's foursome today amid high local interest and strong social gatherings around golf and weddings.
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Wilkes-Barre
Messia
T. H. Watkins
J. J. Brooks
F. P. Fuller
Law Watkins
J. H. Brooks
Fuller
Woodruff
Scranton Country Club
Haks
T. C. von Storch
M. B. Fuller
von, Storch
Florida
Movements of People In Scranton Area
A long list of local residents and visitors is noted, with many names and destinations. Mrs Walter Henwood and others are recorded in Pittston and Sayre New York. Prof Nicholas Stahl visits the city. Victor Koch returns from Philadelphia Seattle. Miss Hartnell visits Quincy Avenue. families tour East Hampton Chestnut Wilfer and Waterford New York. others travel to Albany Trenton and Williamsport.
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Richard Matthews
Rowayton
Conn
Mire
Sayre
N.Y
A. B. Blair
Joseph Platt
Waterford
N. Y
Joseph Levy
Vine Street
Albany
New York
Mise Nellin Morgan
Church Avenue
Fred Mason
Edna Avenue
Moscow
W. W. Patterson
Percy Moore
Washington Avenue
Trenton
N. J
Henry Nichols
G. Parson Nichols
Binghamton, N. Y
A. D. Blackinton
Flsh
Farrington
J. B. Fish
North Main Avenue
J. M. Daly
Lackawanna Railroad
Syracuse
Utica
Mra
Li. M. Gates
Hillsdale
Mich
Hillsdale College
Estella Stutzman
Adonia Avenue
Williamsport
Sunbury
Jerary Shore
Paris
Paris Exposition View CO
Fifth Avenue
Notable Locals Attend National Convention from Lackawanna County
The piece lists visitors to a national convention from Lackawanna county including FB J Howler, Taylor Foster, J I Connell, James McAnulty, George Wahl, T F Penman, John Reynolds, John Gibbons, W B John, J M W Phillipa, Jobe Foumans, BR Willis Roose, Edward Robathan, and others such as G W Jenkins, T J Reynolds, J J Pelio ws, W P Dawdlin, Colonel Long, FE A Jones of Archbald, FL WFieits, Marry Jenkins, Dy Portous of Taylor, along with Emil Welchel of Olive Street.
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Lackawanna County
FB. J. Howler
Taylor Foster
J. I. Connell
Jamee McAnulty
George Wahl
T. F. Penman
John Reynolds
John Gibbons
W. B. John
J. M W. Phillipa
Jobe Foumans
BR. Willis Roose
Edward Robathan
Hon
Mr. J. J. Farr, G. W. Jenkins, T. J. Reynolds, J. J. Peliows
W. P. Dadwin
Long
A. Jones
Archbald
W. Fieits
Marry Jenkins
Dy. Portous
Taylor
Convention memories and the Teddy Depew moment
A vivid recollection of the Republican national convention with pennants, crowds, and the Quay Wanamaker rivalry. Observations focus on Theodore Roosevelt’s presence, Senator Depew’s dignified bearing, and Pennsylvania figures like William Connell. The writer notes spectacle, heat, and the crowd’s reactions to nominating symbols and personalities.
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Pennsylvania
William Connell
Quay
Oregon
Lodge
Flinn
Peter and Co
Wanamakerite
Bis Idol
A Fair in the Olden Time
An observer recalls the 1860s Chicago Exposition and New York Crystal Palace. The piece notes private civic effort, grand banquet at the Metropolitan, crowds at Bryant Park, and prominent visitors from Franklin Pierce to Winfield Scott, with humor about glasses and honesty.
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New York
London
Bryant Park
Reservoir Park
United States
Franklin Pierce
Crystal Palace
Forty-second Street
Washington Grays
George Washington
Sixth Avenue
Mercury
Winfield Scott
Bishop Wainright
Metropolitan Hotel
America
Eye Doctor Visits Maine Farm Welfare
The Lewiston Journal reports a travel eye doctor visiting a rural Maine household. The man in the house works in the barn while his wife notes he may need new glasses after years of eye trouble. He staggers in from the shed, dusting his hands, to speak with the doctor.
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March Hill
Lewistown
Whiskey and a Spire Dedication of Austinburg Church
The Congregational church at Austinburg Ohio was dedicated by breaking a bottle of whiskey over its 100 foot spire. The event marked the first frame church on the Western Reserve and capped a week long building raisin with community revelry and a lake sailor's ascent to complete the ceremony.
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Ohio
Pampas
Congregational
Austinburg
Geneva
Western Reserve
Giles W. Cowles
Menna
Plays and Players in Busy Season For Klaw & Erlanger
Ben Teal begins rehearsals for Foxy Quiller on Sept. 10 while Klaw and Erlanger engage Hilla Clarke as prima donna for The Bostonians next season. John Page headlines The Rogers Brothers in Central Fork, Signor de Novallis returns from Europe in August, Nellie Thorne to play Bether in Ben Hur, and Josep Brooks and Ben Stern back Hobart Lesworth with Blanche Walsh in Eugene Reubrey’s new play. Mary Shaw and others to star in new productions. Phoebe Davis, famed for Way Down East, remains a wealthy star after 1,025 performances.
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Ben Teal
Klaw & Erlanger
Foxy Quiller
Hilla Clarke
Bostonians
John Page
Haw
Rogers Brothers
Central Fork
Signor de Novallis
Kiaw & Erlanger Opera Company
Europe
Auicuet
Nellie Thorne
Bether
Ben Whur
England
Josep Brooks
Ben Btern
Hobart Lesworth
Blanche Walsh
Eugene Rewbrey
Frank McKee
Himmelhof
Peter F. Dailey
Hodge, Podge & Co
W. S Hart
Messlla
Mary Shaw
Amrah
Mabel Mert
Adaline Adler
Tirah
Ben Hur
Phoebe Davis
Sctirem
Wasted Opportunity in War Talk Spotted by Farmers
A Washington Star excerpt shows Farmer Cortensel and neighbors debating sincerity and urge for war, noting reluctance and praise for restraint. The dialogue hints at provocation and desire for action while warning against reckless talk of conflict.
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Cortensel
Washington Star
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Katherine
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Mary Dimmick
Anna and
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Helen and
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Romayne Spencer
Eleanor Kingsbury
Grace McLean
Margaret Shafer
Edward Warren
Frank Silliman
Joel Tate
Henry
Nat Robertson
Harold Ware
William Jermyn
William von Storch
Richard Austin Robertson
Edwards Kingsbury
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John Mowell
Marion Holcombe
Pittston
W. G. Fulton
Lily I. Jones
Philadelphia
G. D. Murray
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Reynolds
Sprague
Dr. Keller
Doersam and
Miss Law
Miss Lewis
Miss Nichols
Milford
Brady
H. &. Kirkpatrick
Louise Matthews
Gearhart
Hanley
Howell
Messrs. Snyder
Hantey
Williams
Kingsbury
Law
W. W. Rogers
Savannah
Frank Gullman, J Jr
Rogers
Charles EB. Masters
Mildred Davis
Scranton
Joseph Madison
Etta Davis
James Street
Masters
Mary FE
Jonea
Edward Young
St. Luke's Church
Rogers Israel, D. DD
Green Ridge
Margaret Walsh
West Scranton
William Cressler
Walter Henwood
Miew
Anna Law
Mia
Gloria
Ana
Toc
Isc
Mears & Hagen
Lackawanna Avenue
Emil BP. Welchel
Olive Street
Teddy
Chauncey Depew
Mark Hanna
Tim Woodruff
Odell
Senator Depew
Chauncey
San Juan Hill
Cuba
New York State
Payne
Chauncey M. Depew
Congressman Connell
Lackawanna
Luzerne
Charles Emory Smith
Atood
Mr. Connell
Ashbridge
Connell
John Williams
Dale
Warren
Stratford
George Edward Reed
Dickinson College
Colorado
McKinley
Baker's
Walter Baker & Co
Dorchester, Mass
Jonas Long
Nobby
The
New York Time
Maine
Cleveland Plain Sealer
Wyoming Ave
Prine
Califo Ranch
San Rafael
Long Taland
Mian Davies
Frank MeKee
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