City Notes Pay-Days and Community Events
The daybook notes payroll arrangements for local workers at Merkes Nogdad coat Plymouth, plus anniversary exercises by the City union of the hp worth league at Elm Park Methodist church. Also reports officers will examine a Olyphant assault case and a Dunmore eight-day commitment for a man, with police citing nearby chicken coop activity.
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Daylaware and
Hud+ 101
Col
Merkes Nogdad Coat Plymouth
Hpworth League
Elm Park Methodist Church
Epworth
Caven
Charles Bauer
Dunmore
Moir
Training School Exercises Held May 25 and 26
Scranton Training School will stage public teaching exercises at Scranton High School Thursday afternoon May 25 at 1 50. On Friday at 2 o clock graduates will be addressed by the board president the training school committee chairman and the superintendent of schools. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton Training School
Board of Control
High and Training School
Principal Cruttenden Faces School Hearing Over Punishment
The teachers' committee of the board of control will meet tonight to hear Principal Cruttenden of No 16 school on charges of unnecessarily severe chastisement of pupil Flynn. The case may trigger a formal position on corporal punishment in schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Control
Cruttenden
Flynn
Forest Band to Perform Open Air Concert Saturday
The Forest band will give an open air concert at the corner of Franklin avenue and Linden street Saturday evening at 7 00. A carefully selected programme has been prepared for the concert.
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Forest Band
Franklin Avenue
Linden Street
Clerks Strike for 7 PM Close at Smith Dry Goods Store
Six clerks at William E. Smith, 1010 1012 South Washington, strike for a shorter workday and refuse to return unless granted. The employer questioned closing the store Tuesday through Friday evenings at 7, noting a prior 9 to 11 PM schedule. Clerks cite other city stores and South Side merchants adopting earlier hours and plan a patrons petition to push the change. The strike aims to force the 7 PM closing, with workers praising the employer but seeking parity with peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Smith
South
Washington Avenue
South Side
Archibald Named Candidate for Cumberland County Justice Nomination
Judge Archibald received a letter from a Cumberland County delegate detailing his selection for the Republican nomination to the state supreme court. Advices statewide indicate strong popular support for Archibald among voters.
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Rew. Archabld
Car- Hele
Cumberland County
Supreme Court
Archhbald
Spooner Company Delights Audiences at Academy of Music
The Spooner company draws large crowds to the Academy of Music with strong praise for Hobson's Choice and the incidental specialties. This afternoon the Will presents Kathleen Mavourneen and tonight Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
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Spooner
Academy of Music
Hobson's Choice
Kathleen Mavourneen
Dr. Jeky
Mr. Hyde
Smoke House Burns Behind Cedar Avenue Store
Fire broke out at 1 90 o clock in the morning in the rear smoke house used by Guthetng Weisser and Khrayer meat merchants at 18 62 Cedar avenue. Alarm from box A Cedar and Alder. Centurys and Neptunes of South Scranton and the Phoenix of the central city responded. The flames were put out by the Chemicals. Damage only a few dollars. The building was used yesterday and may have been set afire by left burning members.
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Guthetng, Weisser & Khrayer
Cedar Avenue
Alder Street
Centurys and Neptunes
Bouth Scranton
Phoenix Company
Central City
Untrained Women Debate in Arts Professions
The Art Exchange cites figures arguing 11,000 American women pursue art as a profession and 35,000 in music, with only about 1,100 art professionals well trained. The piece argues for better education, noting widespread superficial study and low preparedness among women entering these fields.
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Art Exchange
United States
Landlady Slashes Carving Attempt in Cinelinat Enquirer
A fragmented item from Cinelinat Enquirer recounts a landlady attempting to carve a chicken while an impudent boarder rises for a better view. The exchange includes the odd word Rubber in dialogue.
A Case in Point from 1944 Tennessee note
A clipped excerpt cites Allen on African American historical figures and a Tennessee date 4-11-44, attributed to the Indianapolis Journal, with a brief fragment about smoke and the Pocono Se clear.
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Allen
Callen
Indianapolis Journal
Giddy Mins Antique Remains Constantly Jovial
A humorous quip from Harper's Bazaar suggests Mins Antique will always be carefree and refuse to admit she has aged into discretion. The playful line frames her as eternally buoyant and unrepentant about youthful spirit.
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Mins
Harper
Basar
Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Arrives Monday
Buffalo Bill and his aggregation come to town Monday featuring scenes of western life, anthropology displays, and exhibits of peace and war. The show promises enhancements since the last visit with popular acts retained and improved for new audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Bill
Wild West
Congress of Rough Riders
Viewers to Confer on Wyoming Avenue Track Removal Costs
Today W W Davis George Okell and Carl McKinney the court appointed viewers will meet Delaware and Hudson officials to settle terms for removing tracks and vacating the street. The company may cover actual relocation costs and benefits from straightening the line and new facilities, contingent on settlements with other property owners. If expenses stay under 40000 dollars the project may proceed. at 60000 dollars the appropriation likely will be delayed.
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W. W. Davis
George Okell
Carl McKinney
Wyoming Avenue
Delaware and Hudson Company
Tts
Cornelle
Compass Anomaly Causes Reckless North Shore Voyages
The St Louis Post-Disputed reports vessels off course by magnetic brow sand in the Knife River area and Duluth region. Captains note repeated compass deviations this fall with one master drifting three points off course yet escaping damage.
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St. Louie
Lake Superior
Duluth
Superior
Knife River
Local cryptic note in Blakeleyville chatter sparks county talk
Town gossip from Blakeleyville recounts stranger remarks about Meterwell Hyves and a local figure Bill Stillwell while noting a fair to feature a large pumpkin. Clove Leader’s transcription reflects informal, fragmentary county chatter with no clear event or date.
Temperance Paraders Highlight Scranton Union Session
Closing sessions of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of the Diocese of Scranton elected officers and set next convention sites. Charles Canavan of Scranton elected secretary as delegates discussed membership cards, district boards, and a national directory. Lectures planned in Carbondale Archbald Scranton Wilkes-Barre Avoca Hazleton.
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Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Diocese of
Scranton
Charles Canavan
Catholic Total Abatinenes Union
Wasleton
Board of Government
Father Mathew
J. J. McCabe
Auburn
St. Cabriel’s Church
Pa. m
Father Curran
Fast End
Wilkes-Barre
Father Fitzmaurice
Hazleton
Rather Hurke
McCabe
Fion
Lorton
M.K. Lynnett
Jermyn
John Munterson
Wilkes
W. F. Gilroy
Carbondale
Archibald
Avoca
Canine Remorse Tale Of A Mastiff And Greyhound
A Pennsylvanian raconteur recalls a mastiff that protected a smaller greyhound by ending a food dispute. The dog then vanished, leaving the owner to wonder if remorse followed the fatal bite and disappearance. The moral centers on canine behavior and memory.
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Indiana County
Veiled customs among Feareon's Weekly readers
A discussion on marriage and dress reveals strict modesty norms for Aftab women, with middle class allowances for occasional outings. The piece notes heavy white drapery, face coverings, and varied practices among different social groups, comparing Arab tribal customs and the idea of "new women" in the interior.
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Feareon
Vella
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