Scranton Tax Sale Leaves Ben Johnson with Shabby Disgrace
In Scranton a local tale recounts Tax Collector William Morgan selling Ben Johnson’s horse and wagon for a $2.06 unpaid five year tax bill. The scene outside Raymond court features Ben’s defiant refusal to pay and a crowd’s bid of sixty cents, with Morgan eventually seizing the pair and escorting Ben toward jail as officials dispute next steps.
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William Morgan
Fifth Ward
Ben
Scranton
Ben Johnson
Firth Ward
Tien
Raymond Court
Mr. Morgan
Pen
Tim" Jones
Horse
Wofan
Penn Avenue
Constable Jones
Mason’s Dyspepsia Cure Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement outlines Mason’s Dyspepsia Cure with rapid relief from indigestion and nervous fatigue. It promotes several Mason remedies including red and white tablets for coughs sore throats and liver support, claiming immediate relief without swallowing. Sold by multiple local merchants.
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Mason
Conipa
O. IK
ASON
Mabson
Moson
Matthews Brothers
Lackn, Ave
Mwgarrah & Thomas
Lackawanna Avenue
Lorenz
Lack. Ave
Cor
Wash. & Marton
Henwood & Co
Mdn
Surean
Wanamaker Urges Ballot Reform in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia March 27 An address by John Wanamaker to the Citizens of Pennsylvania decries election law violations in Philadelphia and across the state. He calls for constitutional revision to enable compulsory registration and Australian secret ballots or voting machines, urging a sovereign constitutional convention to secure fair elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Business Men's Republican League
John Wanamaker
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Wanamaker
Philippines Commission Holds Preliminary Meeting in Washington
The Philippines commission met in a preliminary session with Judge Taft presiding. After a three hour discussion on the commission's movements, the body then proceeded to the War Department to pay respects to Secretary Root.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Phillippines Commission
Taft
War Department
Root
Gas price cut bill passes Senate in Baltimore
Annapolis March 27 The bill to reduce illuminating gas price in Baltimore passed the senate today. Gas will cost 31.10 per thousand feet unless the governor signs the bill or the courts rule the general assembly had no right to enact the reduction.
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Annapolis
Baltimore
Senate
Yuoes
General Assembly
Married couple cannot be tenants in common says judge
In an 1880s ejectment ruling Judge Edwards holds that a husband and wife cannot hold land as tenants in common. A parol partition between Nathan and Sarah Whitlock is not enforceable and the defendant’s claim fails. The decision notes that a husband and wife hold an indivisible unit in law and a partition cannot occur.
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Edwards
Merritt-Whitlock
William J E. Merrill
A. J. Whitlock
Scott Township
Nathan Whitlock
Ménards
Supreme Court
Nathan
Sarah Whitlock
Wall
Scranton Ball Players Sign for Coming Season
John O'Neill, a recognized Minnesota native who caught for Scranton in the Atlantic league last season, has been signed by manager Jake Weils to secure a berth for the upcoming season.
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John O'Neill
Scranton
Jake Weils
Noted Knight Templar credits Peruna for health
Colonel T. P. Moody of Chicago and his wife credit Peruna with curing long-standing catarrh and stomach trouble after years of treatment. Moody endorses Peruna in a letter from 6900 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, urging others to start the remedy. The advertisement promotes Dr. Hartman’s Peruna as a general cure for catarrh and related diseases.
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Perma
Colonel T. P. Moody
United States
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Masons
Colonel Moody
Oriental Consistory Masons
Michigan Avenue
Ill
T. P. Moody
Hartman
Peruna
Jimmy Dean Signs with Owego Team in New York State League
Jimmy Dean, former captain and second baseman for the Hamilton Ontario team, has signed with Manager Sayer of the Owego, New York team in the New York State league and expects to report for duty in a few days for his Syracuse squad.
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Syracuse
Jimmy Dean
Hamilton
Ontario
Sayer
Owego
N. Y
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Atlantic Refining CO
Disca
G. W. Davis
Providence Square
311 West Market
Business Men’s League
State Department
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Philippines Commission
Hayes & Varley
Redfern Serges
Brilliantine
Spruce St
Bet
Wyoming
Scranton Boys
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Paris
London
Berlin
New York
New York City
Gerson
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