City notes recount afternoon events and theatre schedule
Cornell game set for 4 PM today at the academy hosts Minnie Lester company at the Academy of Music all next week. Arrow meet at Green Edge Gran Club grounds at 10 this morning. Six weeks summer opera season begins June 4 at Frothingham theater by Robinson Opera company. New York Ladies Base Fall club and South Side Base Fall club meet at Driving Park Monday at 1 20 PM, park admission 25 cents. 4 PM service at YWCA will be a testimony and song service led by Miss Bara Jones. Reading room open at 3 PM for quiet reading. Graff of New York, formerly Rescue Mission superintendent, speaks at the mission 111 Franklin Ave Sunday afternoon at 4 45 and conducts services next week. A new Throne feature adds social and personal mentions. Rev W G Partridge begins Sunday touring sermons tomorrow at Penn Avenue Haptiv church on theme Sign as Made in Gods Image. Tomorrow's discourse: The Memory. All invited.
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Jone
Frothingham
Robinson Opera Company
New York
South Side
Driving Park
Young Women’s Christian Association
Mine Bara Jones
Penn Avenue Haptiv: Church
Sian
Archbald Borough Wins Ruling To Allow Traction Work
Judge Archbald dissolves the preliminary injunction blocking the Carbondale Traction Company from extending its rails toward Peckville. The borough argued the franchise had expired, but the court found no forfeiture and held the remedy required proper council action by resolution or ordinance. The injunction is discharged as premature.
Commonwealth Shoe Store Ad Promises Low Prices
Local shoe retailer promotes Goode Down That to prices at Guernsey Brothers and invites customers to shop tomorrow for a pair of Brow shoes or Oxfords offering fashionable patterns at reduced costs.
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Guernsey Brothera
Milk dealer’s trial questions constitutionality of 1835 act
Stevens the milk dealer faced trial for selling skim milk without proper labeling under the 1835 act. Attorney Holgate moved to quash the indictment as unconstitutional, while District Attorney Kelly and City Solicitor Torrey defended the statute. Judge Savidge delayed ruling, allowing a jury verdict with later consideration of the constitutional challenge.
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Stevens
Savidge
Holgate
Mer. Holgate
Citi
Ane
Kelly
Torrey
Napsotor Toomes
Mr. Thomas
Scranton Poor Board Clears Relief Requests Amid Sanitary Bids
The Scranton poor board met to approve relief for numerous applicants including the Leonard children, with their mother dead and father jailed. Indentured admission to St Patrick's Orphan Asylum was decided, and bids for sanitary work at the home were read from Connell and Son, Mont and Connell, Howley Bros, Gunster and Forsyth, with totals and allowances noted. The bills were referred to the home committee with Architect Amaden for action, and the meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton Poor Board
Mr. Cibbons
Mr. Swan
Shotten
Leonard
Kathe
John
St. Patrick's Orphan Asylum
Lynott
W. P. Connell & Son
Hont & Connell
Howley Bros
Gunster & Forsyth
Home Committee
Amaden
School Hosts G A R Post Presentation On Franklin Ave
Fig No M6 school on Franklin avenue hosted a Grand Army of the Republic presentation yesterday afternoon. Rev N Y Stan chaplain led the event received by Controller Wormer in President Von Storch absence. The post left Lackawanna avenue at 2 o clock in full regalia led by J Mott with the Thirteenth Regiment Dram corps. Pupils and school controllers watched from the yard in front.
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Wehool
Franklin Avenue
Kate Griffin
Grand Army of the Republic
Mike
Thirteenth Regiment Dram Corps
Water tanks planned near depot square after Sabbath debate
Drugstores justify selling water on Sunday as a necessity while Sabbath observers plan ice water tanks at convenient city points to counter the practice. The float tank will be placed near the Delaware Lackawanna and Western depot square.
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Delaware, Lackawanne and
Western Depot Square
Broo Shoes Stand Out For Style And Comfort
A brief note touts Broo brand shoes as solid, reliable, comfortable, and stylish. It promotes ton avenue for fine shoes and latent patterns, inviting readers to explore the offered footwear.
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f-Bros
Hearing in Ryan case over soda water at Sabbath
The hearing before Alderman Post began at 4 pm with Assistant Secretary Wylie of the YMCA as the sole witness. He testified Ryan’s drug store sold three sodas near noon on Sunday May 6, with three customers paying for them. Attorneys for Ryan cross examined, but Wylie stood firm, and the alderman reserved the decision for today.
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Ryan
Alderman Post
Wylie
Young Men's Christian Association
Penn Avenue
Apents Atreat
Altorneya
J. Willol Roga
T. P. Hoban
Ross
Aarcustic
Dony
Mr.Kosn
Yung
Mr. Dony
Hoban
Fortier
Post
Ruy
Dong
Barnum & Bailey Circus to Visit Scranton and Wilkes Barre
The Barnum and Bailey Show sails into Scranton next Thursday with two exhibitions while Wilkes Barre hosts a show the day earlier. Managers weigh which valley town draws the larger crowd as Scranton tradition favors the troupe. The season’s two reports praise a brighter, better performance with features like the two captive gorillas Chiko and Jobanna and three renowned Eugenes, noted as top aerialists.
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Scranton
Wilkes Barre
Madison Square Garden
New Yorks
Chiko
Jobanna
Eugenes
Pupil Proficiency Shines at St Cecilia Academy Recital
May recital of St Cecilia Academy music department under Sisters of the Immaculate Heart honored by Mrs Mamie Schroeder welcome address. Notable pieces include Mira Mary Dann's Wave of Earth and performances by Colligan and Loughlin. Sister Keatrice praised for tireless work as hall filled with parents and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cecilias Academy
Sisters of the Immaculate Heart
St. Cacilla
Mies
Mamie Schroeder
Colligan
Loughlin
Grady
Keatrice
Funeral of A Mahon at St Peters Cathedral
Large crowd attends the funeral of Andrew J Mahon at St Peters Cathedral. Rev Wather O Reilly officiated with Fathers Crane Millane and Gidden assisting. The sermon praised the deceased as a devoted husband and father. Pallbearers included Henley Howitt Mulley Maogan Lavelle O Boyle and Langao. Burial in Dunimore Catholic cemetery.
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Andrew J Mahon
St. Peter's Cathedral
Wather O'Reilly
M. F. Crane
Avoca
M. J. Millane
P. J. Gidden
Father O'Reilly
St. John Xilil
Patrick Henley
John Howitt
Patrick Mulley
Frank Maogan
John Lavelle
Thomas O'Boyle
Hugh Coyne
Thomas Langao
Dunimore Catholic
Miner Trapped by Roof Fall in Cayuga Working Shaft
Jenkin Joseph of Cayuga was fatally trapped after a roof collapse at a Cayuga mine while tending a boiler. fellow workers dug him out and attempted to save him. Elinekall suffered multiple fractures and serious injuries. Joseph remains in critical condition as authorities assess the mine accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tpjurlom
Jenkin Joseph
Cayuga
Root
Joseph
bin Dutlea
Elinekall
Rida
Daughter of Dixie billed for Frothingham benefit
The Prea club reports a rapid sale of seats for A Daughter of Dixie to be staged at Frothingham on Monday and Tuesday nights for the club’s benefit. The play stars Dun Ly Hart the Willies Harre and features special south themed scenery painted by Futtera, the artist who crafted Frothingham’s settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prea Club
Rapid Wales
Seata
Dixie
Frothingham
Six Brea Tops Sale of Ladies Oxford Tins
The note states 171 pairs of ladies Oxford tins will go on sale tomorrow at 1.60 dollars elsewhere, with claims that the items are priced higher in other shops. The source presents a brief sale item without additional context or names.
Stenographic services and local business ads
Stenographers furnished for daily or hourly use with bookkeeping and writing services offered by Scranton Commercial Mediation on Spruce Street. Various shoe store and product ads including The Best Man’s Calf Shoe at Factory Shop Store and Commonwealth Shoe Store.
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Scranton
Spruce Street
Two Weddings and a Society Weekend Parade
Two weddings mark a social flurry in Scranton with Bertha Longshore marrying John Hawkes and Marie Hughes wedding Will Townstall. The piece notes extended tours, local receptions, and a busy slate of society events, including library talks, base ball fans, and a charity amusement in town.
Local society notes and movements fill Dalton diary
The Dalton region reports a Girls' Friendly Society reception at St. Luke's church with music by Mr. Conant and Miss Allen. Movements of people list visits, travels, illnesses, and social calls around town including Mrs. Gibney, the Walker family, and Amelia Hechfold, with a mix of local officials and visitors from Scranton and Philadelphia.
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Nue
Girls’ Friendly Society
St. Luke's Church
Conant
Jols Allen
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City Notes
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Minnie Lester Company
Academy of Music
Bem Aparrow
Green Redge Gan Club
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Commonwealth Shoe Store
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Brnte
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5 Bros
Rassett Shoes
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Ludfew
Mya
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Mra
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KS Sanderson
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Job Thompson
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Scranton Prown Club
Monsre
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Will Watkine
Davis
James Auwell
Tow
Masons
Lake Ariel
Southworth
Mr. Conant
Maanachiesta
Il W. Smith
North Main Avenue
J. R. Randolph
L. Smith
Howell G. Reese
Cheater Cammner
G. A Bender
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Lo A Clark
Dunmore
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Musto
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Snyder
Winters
Marcy
Warg
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Honesdale
T. M. Evans
West Side
Vd Thayer
South Main Avenue
H. M. Edwards
Margaret
Walker Coon
Division Street
Dalton
Mra. J
Gibnay
Thomas McCann
Ashley
Misa Johnson
Nicholson
Grace Walker
Hyde Park Avenue
Georga Honora
South Main Avennue
Brooklyn
N.Y
Mary Gaz
Kianaum
Amos Sax
Mise Vida Johnson
Nicholyon
Mies Walker
Park Avena
Daniel Rewse
Filmore Avon
la Cogvaledeau
Rhdiotndtlsna
SD. Teense
Parsons
Chapwil
City
Luther Price
W. J. Bing
WL. Pryor
Maveh Chante
Tolativen
Willivdia
Miet Maite Jens
Willie Baris
Mir Chapel
Wil
Enka
Tellar
Gietuburn
Amelia Hechfold
Hutterstroot
Pittston
Quainey Avenue
George
Brouka
Earl
Plymouth Congregational Church
Thomas North
Pleasant Mount
Wayne County
Thomas Buckley
North Sumer Avenue
Rev. L. ©. Fiend
Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church
T. Filtcroft
Ontario and Western Railroad
Knight Templar
Washington
Bergird
Mogargee
Henry
Mewargen
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Jack Wou Ntroet
Harding
Chicago
Teweg
Pieasant
Harlan
Lincoln
Robert Lincoln
D. Beck
Carrien
Linden Street
Beantioa
Laoka, Ave
Henry Battin & CO
Board of Health
Osland
Wyoming Ave
Cloak Dent
J. Bolz
Wyoming Ava
Next Dime Bank
C. Up
Complete Outfitters
L. Gallen
W. W. Berry the Jeweler
Lacka. Avenue
Kota
S.c. Snyder
D.d.s
Banisterss
Lackawanna and
Wyoming
Lackawanna Avenue
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