Edwadeville School House Talk and Local Appointments
Edwadeville is discussed for a possible new school house. Prof. Gillett and his wife from Wyoming seminary will spend the summer in Maine. Mason was appointed Postmaster at Milnesville Luzerne county replacing Coy Brisban. The Hazleton Y M C A corner stone laying is set for within three weeks with completion by October 1. Piano playing after 10 p m in Hazleton saloons leads to fines. a man was arrested and fined 34 50. The trial of Carleton Adama of Lovelton for wife murder is expected this term in Wyoming county court with about fifty witnesses subpoenaed.
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Edwadeville
Gillett
Wyoming Seminary
Maine
Mason
Milnesville
Luzerne County
Coy Brisban
Hazleton
Carleton Adama
Lovelton
Wyoming
Forest City Fourth of July program and local finances
Forest City to host Fourth of July with H W Williams of Windsor as orator and music by the Forest City Citizens band and Prof John L Morgan. The article also reports a school board financial summary for the year ending June 1 1897 and notes the first graduation of the Forest City graded school with four diplomas. It covers Epworth league officers, a mining accident injuring Thomas Jones, and county officials visiting to inspect a bridge site over the Lackawanna River.
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H. W. Williams
Windsor
Young Men's Christian Association
Williams
Forest City
John L. Morgan
John Chambers
Reddy
Conley
Carbondale
Wandling
Richmondale
Epworth League
Methodist Church
Rena Pentecost
D. Stanley Evans
Eunice Dunn
W. J. Maxey
Ethel Alexander
Oliver F. Peasnell
Jexsle Stone
Thomas Jones
Clinton
Wanding
Wayne County
Clinton Township
Frank Hollenback
Erie
Jefferson Division
Western depot decision opens route mismatch for county market access
The Western Wayne district favors Forest City as the nearest and best price market for produce and supplies. A planned bridge would connect Montrose to Horen dale, but commissioners chose a site near the old D. and H. mill, forcing western residents to travel extra miles to reach markets. How will constituents react to this choice.
Local residents travel and visit relatives in nearby cities
Fred Sampson visits Philadelphia to see friends while Evelyn Carng enjoys a New York City vacation. Adelaide McKown travels to Sedalia Missouri to visit relatives. Peter A. Miller relocates his saw mill to Dewitt farm near Lake Carey. J Martin Kiefer and wife visit Meshoppen. Adolph Lobeck of New York visits his sisters here. R P Northup spends time in Philadelphia. Mrs Charles Hard of Kingston visits sister J Wood Pratt. Arthur Squires spends Wednesday in Scranton on business. An account of court proceedings will be found elsewhere.
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Fred Sampson
Philadelphia
Evelyn Carng
New York City
Adelaide McKown
Sedalia
Missouri
Peter A. Miller
Lowmanville
N. Y
Dewitt Farm
Lake Carey
J. Martin Kiefer
Meshoppen
Adolph Lobeck
R. P. Northup
Charles Hard
Kingston
J. Wood Pratt
Arthur Squires
Scranton
Nicholson Diamonds: Nicholsons Defeat Great Bend 10 to 5
On Tuesday afternoon at Nicholson diamond the Great Bend team was defeated by the Nicholsons with a 10 to 5 score. A Japanese ice cream social will be hosted by the Presbyterian church ladies Saturday evening at Mrs. C. B. Williams home. Claude Walker of Scranton visits his grandmother Mrs. Laura Walker. Ellis Bond, after Keystone academy brain work, begins muscular training and daily brushwork on the D L W iron bridge. Andrew Sabbal and family, longtime Hungarians, relocate from here to Nanticoke, with Mr Sabbal leaving the local tannery after its closure.
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Nicholson Diamond
Great Bend
Nicholsons
The
Presbyterian Church
C. B. Williams
Claude Walker
Scranton
Laura Walker
Keystone Academy
Ellis Bond
Dd. L. & W. Iron
Grablic Sentenced for Manslaughter in Pittston
In Pittston on June 223 Judge Woodward accepted John Grablics guilty plea to manslaughter for killing his half brother Michael Grablic. Grablic received seven years in Eastern penitentiary and a $500 fine plus court costs. The crime occurred Feb 11 1897 at the North Main street saloon.
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Wilkes-Barre
Woodward
John Grablic
F Pittston
Michael Grablic
Felix Ansart
Frank Donnelly
Grablic
Eastern
North Main Street
Pittston
St. James Hotel
John
Michael
Sturmerville
Nesbitt Theater Named in Wilkes-Barre
Stockholders of a new theater in Coal Exchange building named the Nesbitt after Abram Nesbitt. Charles A. Miner elected vice president. Erection contracts to be awarded Thursday and work to start Monday, with doors to open by October first. Manager Burgunder received a telegram from Francis Wilson requesting dates.
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Burgunder
Nesbitt Theater
Francis Wilson
Wyoming County Court Notes from June Session
The Scranton Tribune reports in Tunkhannock that Anderson Carlin of Meshoppen was acquitted of stealing a dog. Joseph Neeley of Noxen was found guilty of selling hard cider and faces a $500 fine plus three months in jail and costs. Harry Davidson pleaded guilty to assault and battery and received ninety days in jail and costs. A true bill was returned against Henry Waterman of Factoryville in a malicious mischief case. The grand jury heard cases including Carleton Adams over his wife’s murder and discussed bridges at Mehocpany.
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Tunkhannock
The
Commonwealth
Anderson Carlin
Meshoppen
Joseph Neeley
Noxon
Harry Davidson
Commonwealth Va
Henry Waterman
Factoryville
Carleton Adams
Bridges
Mehocpany
Great Wall Paper Sale Closes Stock Quickly
We are exiting the wallpaper business and must clear 25000 rolls at once. Prices include 10 cents per roll for some wallpapers and 25 cents for others, with various discount levels to move the stock swiftly.
Jury delays bring Chamberlain case to November
The Laceyville matter awaits grand jury reconvening in November. The Commonwealth case against Chamberlain is put aside because the indictment was not properly drawn.
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Laceyville
Vas Chamberlain
Revolution in Coal Mining Proposed Using Air Drills
A new method outlined by Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre officials aims to cut labor in coal mining by using air powered drilling machines. One device, similar to an air compressor, could replace a dozen miners and ventilate the mine, with costs for a large mine like Audenried estimated at sixteen to eighteen hundred dollars.
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Houleton
South Side
Audenried
Lehigh and
Wilkes-Barre
No More Mules At Coxe Bros Mine
Hazleton June 24 Coxe Bros and Co plan to replace mule powered car handling at No 2 colliery Drifton with an air motor system. Air compressors will be placed outside the mine and tubings will drive an interior air motor to move mine cars. If successful Crifton will expand the system to other Coxe operations.
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Hazleton
Coxe Bros. & Co
No. 2
Drifton
Prcent
Crifton
Too Many Operas and The Cost of New Works
The Sun notes the high funding need for a single serious opera in this city and the scarcity of opportunities to stage new works. It cites guarantees to management and the risk of loss, recalling a young composer who reportedly lost about $30,000 on a short run of a comic opera.
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Metropolitan Singers
Germany's Crown Prince and a Humble Rise
A historical piece recounts the early arrogance and rebuffs of Crown Prince Frederick William as he adjusted to imperial status. It sketches how his brothers faced trouble, the emperor’s intervention, and the prince’s fluctuating sense of dignity during carriage rides and court life.
Young German Emperor’s Dignified Unease with Royal Escort
The future German emperor refuses to share a seat with a countess not of royal blood. She protests, but he orders the footman to let her walk. He continues the drive alone, then returns to the palace and heads to his father’s study with composure, awaiting punishment.
Banished from the earth Judge Dingman’s historic sentence
A New York Sun column recalls Pike county Pa history where Judge Daniel W. Dingman banished a petit larceny offender by ordering him to leave Pike county within fifteen minutes and head to New Jersey. The tale, set in 1814, contrasts a later Paterson judge Hopper case with the infamous racial remark.
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Pike County
New York Sun
Sun
Hopper
Paterson
N. J
Daniel W. Dingman
Andrew Dingman
Duchess County
N. Y
Dingman Ferry
Judge Dingman
What He Would Take
A Buffalo Express tale notes a country legislator visiting New York and being coaxed into Hoffmann House bar. Asked what he would drink, he learns prices range from 25 cents to five dollars, then laments he does not drink or smoke and offers to have his boots blacked instead.
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Buffalo Express
New York
Metropolia
Eden Musee
Central Park
Hoffman House
Chicago Cattle Prices Hit Decline As Hogs Rise
Early demand in Chicago cattle traded firm then softened with many lots 1 to 15 cents lower. Common to prime cattle sold from about .890 to 54. Maybe misread. Texas cattle dull and hogs rose amid heavy supply and strong demand. Hogs ranged from 32.10 to 40.00 with many cattle values uncertain. Sheep and lamb prices improved with spring lambs advancing, overall market activity mixed. Livestock counts: cattle 22,000 head. hogs 22,000 head. sheep 11,006 head.
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Chicago
Earey
Texas
Conte
Florn Lambe
Wall Street Strength Drives Market Higher in June Trade
New York June 4 reports robust stock demand with large dealings and rising prices despite intraday dips from profit taking. Commission houses note speculative orders alongside solid investment buying, reflecting optimism for business outlook. Total stock sales reach 270,390 shares.
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New York
William Linn
Alr Len & CO
Mears
Philadelphia Provision Market Weekly Roundup
Wheat dull and lower across June and August futures with nominal September. Corn weak for No 2 mix with June July and August quotes. Oats steady No 2 white with June July August figures. Butter steady fancy western creamery and Penn prints. Cheese unchanged. Cotton price declines. refined sugars quiet but firm. Tallow steady. city prime in hogshead and country barrel prices. dark cakes trade.
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Tibe
Duluth
Manitoba
Téxec
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Arist
Byatite
Malie
Taldige
Elgins
State
Pennsylvania
United
Retina
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Penneylvania
Poultry and Grain Market Report
Live poultry and fowls fair to good with roosters and hens selling at common market prices. Receipts include flour 6 000 barrels 11 000 sacks wheat 1 400 bushels corn 23 00 bushels oats 39 000 bushels. Shipments show wheat 6 00 bushels and corn 164 000 bushels with oats 29 000 bushels.
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Rae
Chicago Grain Market Report Signals Mixed Futures
Chicago June 2 leading futures show mixed signals with wheat and corn levels noted, cash quotations list several No 2 grades for wheat corn and rye, while pork lard and short ribs price ranges appear. Receipts and shipments figures for flour wheat corn oats rye barley show moderate movement across the period.
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Chicago
Mesa Pork
Iard
East Buffalo Cattle and Hogs Market Report Sees Light Trade
Cattle receipts all through and light activity described. Hog receipts of 16 cars show market fairly active with Yorkers at 91.00 to 5.62, roughs and common to good at 1.15 to 2.10. Sheep and lambs receipts six cars, market dull, lambs good to extra, 8 to 10, culls and common 4 to 5, wethers 8.5 to 9.5 with culls and common.
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East Buffalo
Hholce
R.alti
Cattle Market Steady at East Liberty Pa
East Liberty Pennsylvania June 3 cattle market steady with prime prices near .0005 and common around 4 to 5. Bulls stags and cows brought firm bids. Hog values mixed with heavy hogs 2.40 to 3.50, sheep market dull yet some better spring lambs and veal calves traded at 5 to 6.
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East Liberty
Petroleum markets show steady bids and mixed barrels
Ml City Pennsylvania on June 3 reports credit balances and shipments totaling 84 9 barrels with runs at 107 82 barrels. New York on June 2 notes Pennsylvania crude steady with July bid at 85 and no sales.
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Ml City
New York
Pennsylvania
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