Engagements and Local Notices Highlight Blakely Social Roundup
Engagement announced for Caroline Dickson to Sir George Manchard with a June 7 ceremony. District Attorney John R. Jones celebrated his 44th birthday at home in Blakely. Dr C W Roberta elected VP of Hahnemann Medical College Alumni in Philadelphia. Mrs M W Guernsey and Mrs Lewis H Wint return from six weeks at Darkley Springs. George Benedict, personal attorney, visited Dinghamton yesterday. Harry Sullivan leaves Cusick's on Washington avenue for a job in Pittsburgh.
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M. W. Guernsey
Lewis HW. Wint
Darkley Springs
Caroline Dickson
George Manchard
Tribune
John R. Jones
Blakely
C. W. Roberta
Thoreday
Hahnemann Medical College Alumni Association
Philadelphia
Harry Sullivan
Cusick
Washington Avenue
Tittsburg
Mr. Sullivan
Court House News Notes Reveals Several Divorces Granted
Saturday held court in several common pleas cases with verdicts favoring plaintiffs. Clara Widener received a divorce from John Widener on desertion, claiming marriage on Jan 13, 187 and desertion the next day. Everett Warren, receiver for Gilmore and Duffy, won 442.45 against Frank H. Jermyn. Tobias Grein won 615 against James Green for timber taken from disputed lands. Bulend won a verdict against F. L. Ros for 0.40. The cases reflect courts and verdicts from the local district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Widener
John Widener
Widener
Common Pleas
Everett Warren
Gilmore & Duffy
Frank H. Jermyn
Tobias Grein
James Green
BR. M. Bulend
F. L. Ros
Dry Sunday Shows Crusade Bite in Central City
The Sunday crackdown by crusaders and licensed liquor dealers' alliance deterred violations. Hotels largely closed bars and backdoor operations, with some establishments converting to non-alcohol services. Men’s union agents observed improved conditions but withheld evidence details as a dealers' meeting in Durr's Hall produced no disclosed conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liquor Dealers’ Association
Partiea
Lackawanna Avenue
Durr'sa Hall
Eclipse This Morning Marks First Southern Sky Totality in Two Decades
The total solar eclipse visible in the eastern U.S. for the first time in over twenty years and the last for eighteen, travels from the Gulf through several states to the Atlantic. Totality lasts about a minute at the center, with partial viewing outside the track. Notable observers from Yerkes and Dartmouth aim to measure corona heat. weather bulletin predicts clear skies with mild winds across the south Atlantic states.
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United States
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Carolinas
Virginia
Atlantic
Spain
Algeria
Hale
Yerkes Observatory
Nichols
Dartmouth
Thief Moore
Washington
Instalehi
South Atlantic
Fire Threatens Scranton Art Gallery Above Bon Ton Café
A fire above Jack Skelly’s Bon Ton at 16 Penn Avenue endangered Scranton’s sole art gallery. Flames erupted from M Kaplan’s residence above Broad’s Restaurant, started by a lamp accident. Firefighters contained two rooms, damages around 74, insured. Kaplan and Freedman escaped via the roof and railing.
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Scranton
Central City
Hove
Jack Skelly
Penn Avenue
M. Kaplan
Kaplan
Freedman
Miss Sherwood and Miss Painter's School Reopens
Miss Sherwood's and Miss Painter's School for girls will reopen on September 24 with a new department for ages nine to twelve. For circulars apply to Miss Sherwood at 806 Quincy Avenue, Smoke The Hotel Jermyn cigar ten cents.
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Miss Sherwood
Quincy Avenue
Corner Stone Laid for St John the Evangelist Church
The corner stone of the new St John the Evangelist Church in South Scranton was laid in a ceremony led by Rt Rev M J Hoban with a large crowd present. A parade along Pittston avenue preceded the service and a sermon by Rev J J McCabe followed the laying, detailing the church as a future center of faith and community. Foundations are complete and the main structure will be rapidly built by contractor M J Ruddy.
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St. John, the Evangelist
Pittston Avenue
Fie Street
Ishop M. J. Hoban
John Gibbons
Forest Band
St. Paul's Pioneer Corps
West Scranton
Iine
Holy Name
Cathedral
St. Aloysius Cadets
St. Patrick's
Total
N. J. McManus
P. BE. Lavelle
J. J. Loughran
J.A. Moffat
George Stopper
John Fricker
Walter A. Gorman
J. J. McCabe
Auburn
St. John's
E. J. Melley
Father McCabe
St. Peter
Jesus Christ
God
Church of God
Hoban
M. J. Ruddy
Elks Attach Bostock Show Goods Over $1000 Claim
A civil suit by the Elks seeks $1,000 damages for delayed arrival of Bostock's show after a late start. A judge granted an attachment on show goods including the iron cage and Queen Victoria’s gift. Compromise ended the dispute and the show departed. Elks’ net share remains undetermined.
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Bostock
Elks
Ifue
The
D. J. Reedy
Archbald
F. 5
Hyan
George Pryor
GC. P. O'Malley
Willard, Warren & Knapp
Richmond
Feranton
Rostock
Varios
Mayor Moir objects to Oriental dance at midway show
Mayor James Moir attended a midway carnival event and watched an Oriental dance number in a tent. He described the performance as vulgar and shocking and vowed it would not be repeated in the city this season.
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James Moir
Cairo
Jolly Rampages at Midway Carnival Injures Trainer
Excitement erupts at the Midway Carnival as the enormous elephant Jolly attacks trainer St. John, hurled to the ground and tusked but halted by nearby trainers. Jolly, the largest in the menagerie, pulls wagons and performs in the arena with a coke walk and minuet. Fatima the cinnamon bear escapes, causing a brief sprint through the Midway before being recaptured. A camel born en route from Richmond, Va., dies during the exhibition.
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Jolly
St. John
Cora
Fatima
Fatma
Wombold
Captain Lawrence
Richmond
Enumerators to Begin Work on Federal Census in Scranton
About one hundred census enumerators assembled with Supervisor John Edwards to receive training and discuss duties. The meeting covered interpreters for foreign districts, secrecy of responses, and importance for local offices and representation. The article notes Scranton's potential shift to a salaried sheriff and other offices if population targets are met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John BR. Edwards
Board of Trade
United States
Congress
Hatton Has Not Resigned Says Mayor Moir
Mayor Moir stated he knows nothing of a report that his secretary Harry C. Hatton was asked to resign. He confirmed Hatton has not resigned and referenced only what he read in Sunday newspapers. The origin of the rumor remains unclear amid similar yarns circulating earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moir
Harry C. Hatton
Hatton
Mailcarrier resigns in Wat Beranten, takes insurance path
John R. Thomas, central city letter carrier, resigns effective July 1. Replacement Thom As F Birtley, identified as force for about a year, to take over. Thomas plans to enter the insurance business with father in law Daniel J. Evans, veteran Wat Beranten representative. Thomas served long as carrier since appointment by Dr. M. Jones. Miss Hull and Miss MacNutt close art works at Conservatory of Music 604 Linden Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Thomas
Central City
Mera H. Tipple
Thomas FB. Birtley
Force
Aalf
Thomas
Daniel J. Evans
Wat Beranten
M. Jones
Hull
MacNutt
Conservatory of Music
Linden Street
Monday Textile Sale Highlighting 7c Yard Linens
Monday buyers can save on white India linen 42 inch wide at 7c per yard. Cotton toweling and unbleached muslin offered in regular widths at low prices. Indigo dye items, calico, gingham, and lawns shown in all colors with sale pricing across several cases and blends.
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Wills
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