Our New Ten Inch Bicycle Shoe
Scranton girls praise a new ten inch bicycle shoe praised for ankle support and comfort compared with oxford and knee boot styles.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1898
Page
3
Scranton girls praise a new ten inch bicycle shoe praised for ankle support and comfort compared with oxford and knee boot styles.
The Wilkes Barre Record is available in Beranton at BL Meinhart news stands located at 19 Wyoming Avenue Mac Lackawanna Avenue for local readers.
Community items cover obituary notices and paid personal messages, with local meetings, sport results, and public notices. Reports include a street pickup, park game, arrests, and upcoming events with dates and places in Scranton area.
Delegates from Knights of the Golden Eagle and Ladies of the Golden Eagle gather for the fourth and twenty-second annual sessions in this city with hundreds en route and grand officers arriving at the Hotel Jermyn and Hotel Terrace. A city welcome at the Academy opens events with parades, speeches, and competitive drills led by key officers from Philadelphia Allentown Reading and other points.
Competitive drills will be staged before the High School on Vine Street with prizes for best drilled commandery, second and third places, best appearing caste in parade, farthest distance and largest parade score. Lackawanna county entrants barred. Tonight trips to coal mines planned and Ladies host ball and supper at Scranton Bicycle Club house. Post Templar degree for Grand Temple admission at Ancient Order United Workmen hall at 5 pm.
George W. Carlston known as The Peerless Baritone Boloist was arrested after allegedly killing a resident at Mrs Tenney’s hoarding house on Fallstead Court. He attempted to flee, jumped from a porch, and was captured near Adame and Bornce Streets. a stolen watch was not found on him. He was intoxicated and claimed a back injury. Papers show varied employments and regular small sums sent to “mamma.”
Carl Hagen aged one, son of Mr and Mrs Herman Hagen, narrowly escaped death on Capoose avenue when a Scranton Railway motorman quickly stopped a approaching trolley. The child suffered a scalp wound and heel injury but was not in danger.
In Joseph Haworth's troupe Miss Galland, former local resident, captivates audiences as Ophelia Lady Macbeth and Juliet. A Portland Party Press review praises her Ophelia as youthful and beautiful with strong pathos in the mad scene and notes the haunting quality of her singing.
Nellie Evaniske, a penniless hungry Polish girl aged around twenty, ran away from Philadelphia to Scranton yesterday in search of an aunt. She knows neither the aunt's name nor exact location and was placed under care at the emergency hospital after appealing for aid at the police station. The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern trains feature broad vestibules, dining cars, and modern amenities described as superior, with attendants and Pintsch gas lighting.
Waldron announces a large horse sale next Thursday at Electric City stables featuring thirty head of horses of various types. All horses will be sold regardless of price, with riders and drivers well represented in the sale.
In a crowded election contest hearing, attorneys claim fourteen defective votes and eleven doubtful ones. Witness J W Scanlon refused to say if he was paid for his vote, while another testified payment was for watcher's services. Dozens of ward residents from the seventh and twelfth wards testified, with several witnesses questioned about possible compensation.
James Walsh an ironworker insulted Patrolman Neuls on Lackawanna Avenue at 645 AM and tried to flee. Neuls pursued and Walsh hurled a stone hitting the officer in the hip. Walsh wrestled to the hotel Jermyn bus before arrest and a 30 day jail sentence after a $10 fine default.
Park commissioners surveyed Nay Aug and Connell parks to outline immediate improvements for the upcoming summer season. They reviewed layouts and potential projects to enhance recreation and park facilities in the two sites.
The article notes increased Sunday park attendance and city efforts to plan improvements within a bond ordinance. Commissioners seek a detailed funds statement from the bond committees, aiming for careful, accurate figures before council approval.
Scranton inaugurates the Hotel Rudolph at Penn Avenue and Spruce Street. Owned by Rudolph Bloeser and managed by Fred D. Congdon, the new house features 12 outside sleeping rooms, a grand dining area, and a stylish bar in a refined setting.
Richard Joyce was arrested yesterday by Constable Cole from Alderman Howe's office for obtaining a suit of clothes under false pretenses. BH Lehman, who runs a clothing store at Lackawanna and Franklin avenues, prosecuted the case. Joyce selected a suit and promised to pay if it fitted him properly.
A man boarded on a floor above the store and took clothes with the owner approving. Joyce vanished after Ward s calls and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He was captured with the clothes on him, returned the property, and the charge was withdrawn. An advertisement touts Hood s Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier.
Max Weber, boot and shoe maker of Scranton, advertises durable men and ladies footwear made to order on Penn Avenue. The shop offers soles and heels and guarantees all work.
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