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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1901
Page
2
Superintendent E. E. Loomis was waited upon and plans for the Delaware and Hudson station improvements were outlined. The Lackawanna and other coal region officials visited Kingston to discuss the three anthracite districts and a convention with operators set for April.
The article describes a relocation and modernization efforts at Kingston offices. The fourth floor hosts the new engineering unit and clerks, with mechanical engines and updated offices replacing crowded spaces. Officials note improved layout, lighting, and window work, signaling a definite upgrade over the abandoned previous offices.
At the North Branch conference of the Evangelical Church a morning session discussion covered the Augsburg Confession and baptism doctrine by Dr. Heiser. The meeting noted a petition to pass the Leonard Amendment to the Brooks High License Act and referenced long service addresses and various delegates from multiple places.
A lengthy meeting in Scranton focused on granting local option privileges to sects and churches. Speakers including Rev. Walter Mille and Rev. A N Warner addressed unity, outreach, and the role of church bodies in youth work and missionary activities.
A funeral notice records the death of a sailor attributed to service during the Spanish American War. The ship Whinie (Whine?) was buried at sea after a bend in the vessel. The deceased, aged two years? A brother and family survive, with services at St Peters Cathedral. The Spanish American War context is noted alongside a naval burial at sea.
A long OCR fragment lists many names and entries resembling an advertised letters section. The text includes numerous personal names, likely mixed with stray words, places, and possible postal notes, but unreadable in parts. The readable items indicate a catalog of potential recipients with scattered surnames and given names.
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