Train Passes Burning Trestle After Forest Fire
In Punasutawney a train crossing a trestle over a forest fire encountered smoke on both sides. Passengers escaped as timbers burned through and the blaze caved in the understructure, narrowly avoiding a plunge into the chasm below. Chief Robling returns from Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
M. A. Friedlander
New York City
Torbet
William Bunh
Meshoppen
Allornay
Charles W. Adweon
Topeka
Frank Robling
Cincinnati
Chiefs of Police
Lutz Jury Deliberates In Halsey Case For Two Weeks
The Luts murder jury in Wiskee-Barre has been out two weeks since last Thursday when they asked Judge Halsey about a verdict. They remain in the jury room and dine at the Exchange hotel across from the courthouse. The panel reportedly leans toward conviction with one holding for acquittal. Smoking is noted with a local brand.
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Wiskee-Barre
Halsey
Asuuittal
Cote
Exchange Hotel
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Endorsed by Mothers for Teething
A vintage claim touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as having been used for over fifty years by mothers for teething children. It asserts perfect success in soothing gums, calming wind colic, and relieving irritability with a trusted remedy.
Wreckage Cleared After Cayuga Yard Collision
A late night wreck at Cayuga yard halted both tracks until repairs allowed service. Misinterpreted signals caused a westbound fast freight to collide with an eastbound freight held at a crossover. Four engines and cars were damaged. Fireman Eschenbaugn was killed while at his engine tank.
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Cayuga Yard
Eschenbaugn
Rich Half-Brother Estate Division Aids Hazlett
In Mauch Chunk today Mrs. Sarah Hazlett, a sixfold beneficiary, will gain $7,000 as part of Charles Skeer's estate. The estate exceeds $1,006,100 with $116,000 already allotted to her, plus additional future distributions. The complicated probate seen earlier ends after a disputed will was rejected, and the widow takes half with the remainder split among heirs. The assets include 31,000 Lehigh Valley shares and other stocks, bonds, and real estate now being converted to cash for rapid distribution.
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Skeer
Muteh Chunk
Sarah Hazlett
Charles Skeer
Haslett
Kingston
Mauch Chunk
Asa Packers
Packer
Goodspeed
Blakeslee
Mra. Hazlett
Anna Skeer
Miss Packer
Bloomsbury
Hagle
Letter Carriers Picnic at Heartlake on July 4
District Passenger Agent Mark L. Smith of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western accompanied Scranton Letter Carriers to Heartlake to view the resort and improvements for picnics. A committee led by John H. Phillips plans a grand excursion with Bauer's band, races, and games to boost funds for litigation from last fall's convention, aiming to attract public support and ensure a memorable summer event.
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Mark L. Smith
Delatuary
Lackawanna and Western
Scranton Letter Carriers’ Association
Heartlake
John H. Phillips
Remarkable cure with Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera Remedy
J W Lynch of Dorr West Virginia reports a severe flux illness improved after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Cholera remedy. A few doses produced a permanent cure and he recommends it to others. Matthews Brothers distribute it through druggists and as wholesale and retail agents.
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Chamberlain
J. W. Lynch
Dorr
W. Va
Matthews Brothers
To Niagara Falls and Return via Lehigh Valley Railroad
Fare 5.00 for May 23 depart from Philipsburg to Tunkhannock inclusive with return by May 25. Tickets valid on any train except the Black Diamond Express. Consult Lehigh Valley railroad agents for details.
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Niagara Falls
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Phillipsburg
Tunkhannock
Men of the hour and civic figures in Scranton
Rev. William Davis arrives as Bellevue Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church pastor and preaches in Welsh. Fred J. Widmayer earns acclaim as city food inspector enforcing pure food laws. Uncle Jake Snyder the court crier marks fifty years of marriage and Alderman John T. Howe drives Seventeenth Ward justice and civic work.
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William Davis
Bellevue Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church
Fred J. Widmayer
Jake Snyder
Lackawanna Courts
John T. Howe
Bellevue
God
Mr. Davis
Maggie David
Corbett Avenue
Swansea
South Wales
Mr. Davie
Carmarthenshire
Trevecca Theological College
Breconshire
David Charles Davis
Wales
Owen Prys
Trevecon
Davis
Vale of Glamorganshire
Llantwit Major
Broughton
Rhyddinge
Aberavon Carmel
Pennsylvania
J. T. Morris
Howe
Post
Johnny Reb
Eity
Grand Army of the Republic
Process Engraving Company to Open for Photo Engravings
Two Scranton men plan to start the Process Engraving company to produce photo engravings half tone cuts and protogravures for commercial use. G B Uthman will be business manager with A L Hollander as inside hostler. The firm will likely solicit orders in about two weeks and operate largely on a cash basis with ample capital to grow.
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Scranton
Jt Lll
G. B. Uthman
Uthman Paper Company
A.L. Hollander
Uthman
Judge Ewing Lecture Draws Dense Denver Audience
Judge Ewing of Chicago spoke on Christian Science at Central Presbyterian church on March 22. The Denver crowd overflowed the great hall with hundreds turned away, the sidewalk thronged hours before the lecture.
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Judge Ewing
Chicago
Central Presbyterian Church
Bryan
Denver
Ladd
New Duryea Line Opens With Quick Scranton Link
A new extension to the Duryea line connects with the Wyoming Valley Traction cars, creating a faster Scranton to Duryea route. service runs twenty to forty minutes apart from early morning to late evening with Duryea and Lackawanna depots serving as terminals. Throop and Taylor lines shift to independent service, with through cars to Duryea and interlined routes to Hyde Park and Dunmore corners.
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Wyoming Valley Traction Company
Duryea
Throop- Taylor
Throop
Taylor
Beranten H Railway Company
Scranton
Philston
Court House Square
Lackawanna
Cloomeburg Junction
Throop-Taylor
Lackawanna Depot
Washington Avenues
Spruce Street
Wyoming Avenue
Lackawanna Avenues
Franklin
Twickauwanna
Jefferson
Laurel Hill
Central City
West Elbe
Petersburg-Lafayatte
Their Narrow Escape From Runaway Horse
George Clarke of West Scranton and his driver barely escaped serious injury when a runaway horse dragged a wrecked wagon down a hill toward them. Clarke grabbed the reins, pulled to the curb, and the horse tripped, injuring itself as the wagon flew over Clarke’s carriage, missing him by inches. The horse belonged to liveryman Bell and tied to a Philadelphia Grocery wagon, which died from its wound shortly after.
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George Clarke
West Scranton
Roaring Brook Bridge
Jefferson Avenue
Mr. Clarke
Belles
Philadelphia
Fire Attacks Blazing Stump Section in Richmond Borough
Two fires hit the Blazing Stump area of Richmond borough on Saturday. Joseph Harris’s house burned quickly while Nick Dino’s nearby double house also fell to the flames within about thirty minutes. Sparks reportedly sparked a second destruction as the blaze spread rapidly.
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Richmond Borough
Joseph Harris
Carbondale
Nick Dino
Bucket brigade halts spread of fires in Richmond
A bucket brigade formed in the morning and prevented further spread of flames. Many buildings in this Richmond area are destroyed, an district long troubled by fires.
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Richmond
Diocesan Abstinence Union Convention Set for Avoca
The Catholic Abstinence union of the Diocese of Beranton meets Wednesday and Thursday in Avoca to consider adding an insurance seizure and abolishing district quarterly conventions. St John’s society seeks to host the next diocesan convention in Avoca. Secretary is contested by Charles Canavan Samuel Connors John Mullahy and M Flannery. Three delegates to the national convention in Philadelphia in August will be elected.
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Catholicote Abstinence Union
Diocese of
Beranten
Avoca
St. John In Society
Charles Canavan
Samuel Connors
Wilkes-Barre
John Mullahy
Kingston
M. Flannery
Philadelphia
Crusade Spreads for Clean Borough in Olympia
A movement gains momentum in Olympia to purify the town and morning routines with a reform effort. Local leadership includes top borough men as the drive forms, with law and other tongues shaping the initiative.
Low Rate Excursion to Wilkes-Barre May 21 22
Lehigh Valley Railroad offers a low rate round trip excursion from all Pennsylvania stations to Wilkes-Barre with stopover at Mauch Chunk. Tickets on sale May 21 and 22, valid for return through May 3, aboard any train except the Black Diamond Express. Consult local ticket agents for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Knights Templar
Pennsylvania
Ene Cire
Mauch Chunk
Lehigh Valley Ticket
Knights Templar Conclave Tickets On Sale For Wilkes Barre
The Knights Templar of Pennsylvania hold their forty seventh annual conclave in Wilkes Barre May 21 to 25. The Delaware and Hudson railroad will offer special round trip tickets from all Pennsylvania points, valid May 21 22 25 for outbound and return by May 2.
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Knights Templar of
Pennsylvania
Wilkes- Barre
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Wilkes-Barre
Aes
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