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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1897
Page
7
A chaotic police report cites two cases heard yesterday in which George Mike and associates faced charges of receiving stolen money and related theft offenses. Details remain unclear as the record shows partial names and actions from Scranton area proceedings.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Stroudsburg and a person named Bar a machinist. The passage is garbled with missing words and stray fragments, making precise event, date, or action difficult to extract. No clear outcome or identifiable organizations are confirmed.
Fragmentary text describes multiple people and activities with references to events and business matters. It mentions a chart, a person named Gant, and a possible plan or schedule. The passage is highly garbled with missing words and names.
The text records a funeral for infant Mire Cather at St Pat egh, Hyde Park, with services this morning and procession details. It also mentions a literary circle at Sinopaon Church, a Methodist league meeting, and a West Side Chamaudery rehearsal on Jackson Street, with dates around April 5.
An assortment of obituary items, funeral arrangements, church notices, and community events fills the page. It lists a funeral at 240 o'clock from a residence, a concert by Crumpes Band on Decoration Day, church services, memorial meetings, and various local happenings with names and places mentioned. The Union street and West Side landmarks appear alongside florists and merchants.
A church social at the Boe residence featured games and conversation with numerous attendees listed by name including Rev and Mrs Boe. After the event, refreshments were served at the home, with a long guest list and potential guests named in the record.
Fragmented OCR lists many people and places with odd spellings. Mentions include gatherings on Hickory street and a church mission benefit on a Wednesday evening, a Sheritan lodge meeting, and a Dame event with a tanent tone. Text is garbled but preserves names like Mise Stella Wadernwint and Mise Ella Tiffany with vague social notices and facility references.
An obituary notes the death of Mire Twining of Wilkes Barre and lists survivors including Panis, Venn, Mira, and others. Funeral details say the service was held at the family residence with interment at a local cemetery.
A man accosted Lt Boetman and Patrolman Derry on Charles Street reporting a serious fight near a house. Inside, a man named Joe Miller lay unconscious with a wound. Felix, Harrington, and others were implicated in a chaotic scene with tables damaged at a hotel, warrants issued, and several youths detained before family intervention led to charges being dropped. A large police presence and a planned church event accompany the investigation.
Fragmentary local notices cover a lecture on women’s rights in Philadelphia rooms. Salvation and Lent services at various churches. a mud-drenched wagon incident near a school. a funeral and cemetery plans for Sophie Klin. church events by local societies. and community notices from Woolworth era venues, with scattered names and addresses.
Dunmore society reports include a dance at Old Fellows Hall on Friday night and church groups hosting meetings at the Adway Avenue Presbyterian shelter. Obituary and interment details are given for several residents, with Montfort, Patrick Hank, and others mentioned. Dr A D Minegbrake returns to study at Jefferson Medical College after a town visit.
An opening session of a Sunday school institute for TARowaiin county’s Second District gathered at the Methodist Provisional church in Peckville. Mrs Carrie Geary led a discussion on Teachers’ Preparation, with talks by Miss Nellie Pook and others on home department and mission work. Officers were elected, including Halney Lathrop as president and Mike Rath as vice president, with further reports from CFL Baker and Professor Bk Howard in the afternoon session.
In a writed matter before Judge Achesin the United States Court hears arguments on a demurrer in the Amos Rusie reserve clause dispute involving the National League. The case centers on whether 18 players from the New York club would be bound to the league and if compensation of 240,074 should be payable to Rusie for a reserve offer made years prior. The parties contend the reserve rule and slavery era language affect the case and whether the National League can compel compliance or force a sale of rights.
At a city meeting in Elim Park on Monday Methodist ministers endorsed the action of Rev. Soren Ikison DD opposing a liquor license for a local place without a church. The Tribune’s stance on the matter was commended in the editorials.
Martin O'Toole of Minoolem was injured at the West Ridge colliery on North Mall Avenue after being squeezed between a car and a hilt. He suffered edema and ear injuries, received first aid, and was taken home to Abie.
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