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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1900
Page
3
The Speedway Hotel offers year round operation with a track open for races on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The house is ready for guests under excellent management and all Erie and Wyoming railroad trains stop at Speedway crossing.
The column reports injuries from a rock fall affecting Ladly and an employee at Moses Taylor hospital. It lists numerous municipal items including health board statistics, a special meeting of the City Climation Endeavor, police arrests for theft and larceny, personnel changes, and upcoming excursions and schedules. The mix spans community notices, court actions, and public events with several named individuals and local organizations.
The nineteenth annual Scranton High School alumni dinner honored Judge John P. Kelly as toastmaster and Edward B. Sturges as a presenter of wholesome advice. John M. Harris was re-elected president with a large turnout at the Scranton Bicycle Clubhouse. The event featured a notable dinner by Hanley and a concert and dance program by Bauer, with remarks on the school’s past, present, and future and a push to expand the alumni association’s usefulness.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a large importing axle and tea company with many branches claiming to offer more value than competitors. Mentions creamery, butter, and various vague product lines. No clear events, dates, or individuals.
An advertisement lists The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co location on Lackawanna avenue and South Mail avenue with phone contact and promise of prompt delivery.
Strengthens the brain and muscles, enriches the blood, and supports longevity. Mariani Wine is advertised as invaluable for overworked men, delicate women, and sickly children. It soothes and sustains the system and can be taken in soda or with ice to combat debility. sold by all druggists.
Mayor Moir issued a July 1 deadline for the women of Centre street disorderly houses to leave the vicinity. Inmates are packing, nearby resorts are darkened, and “To Rent” signs appear as the block between Wyoming and Tonn avenue is to be cleared. Some plan to depart the city for good.
West Chester Daily Local News sketches four Carbondale youths who graduated this year from West Chester State Normal school Florence Cotwell Nellie Killeen Mabel Edwards and Frank Schoonover. Each is highlighted for future study work and early career plans with notes on family background and prior schooling.
Local stockholders praise Walter Burnham and the Brooks brothers for their management and financial support of the Scranton team. Though this year’s season was disappointing, fans remain hopeful the city will field a squad again with Burnham at the helm if he returns.
A white sheet seen on the tracks below West Lackawanna avenue last night frightened a passerby who cried Ghosts causing a large crowd to form on the bridge. The apparition vanished before police or witnesses could confirm its source.
An old medical advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a remedy used for teething pain diarrhea wind colic and related ailments. The copy claims it has been trusted by millions of mothers for decades and emphasizes its soothing effects on children.
The city plans to ask the court to appoint a jury to decide condemnation of the Abington turnpike within Scranton. If condemned, damages will be assessed with the county liable for payment. The move ends decades of litigation and animosity between the Turnpike company and city officials.
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