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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1898
Page
3
The Wilkes-Barre Record can be had in Scranton at the news stands of MM Melnhart, 119 Wyoming Avenue, Mac Lackawanna Avenue.
A choppy OCR fragment lists classifieds, obituaries poetry and society notes. It mentions a memorial service at the Hotel Terrace, concert ticket sales at the Lyceum, a marriage license, Memorial Day address, and an upcoming church concert. It notes a jail arrest and a charity festival, and lists a store closure and postal outages. Names include Mrs P M Minley, John J Fox, Archbard, Nora Brodycie, Major Everett Warren, and Kate Reardon.
Two obituaries note deaths of Davies and Brennan. Davies and Brennan are memorialized with services at local residences and interments scheduled at nearby cemeteries, with funeral details including dates and times.
Dr Giffin preached to EAA veterans and parade crowds praising national unity and the blood of heroes. He urged remembering soldiers with a Park Street memorial, lauding patriotism and the duty to honor the dead as central to American character and defense.
The first Presbyterian church morning service featured Rev Dr Jammer McLeod's sermon on war and moral duty. He urged support for soldiers and national causes he described as divinely sanctioned, noting civilian sacrifice and global shares of Heaven's approval.
Grace Church held a memorial service attended by Grand Army of the Republic members and Ladies Circle officers. Pastor Reve Foster UL Gift preached a patriotic sermon as the choir offered two anthems and solo performance, praising the living and the memory of those who served.
A historical sermon on Memorial Day on the West Side emphasizes patriotism and duty. The piece highlights a service at Washburn Street and notes plans for a memorial day observance with references to liberty, devotion to country, and the nation’s past wars.
The fragment contends with fate and certainty in a just future, invoking God and righteous guiding figures, and hopes for freedom and inheritance of the race. It references blessings, wells of courage, and a call for enduring belief amid uncertainty.
The Army and Navy Journal notes Porto Rico as a key strategic point for the next naval battle. It details its location seventy miles from Hispaniola, close to Key West, and near Norfolk and New York, with rail and telegraph networks, population around 2.8 million, and principal crops. The piece argues U.S. occupation would control North Atlantic routes and cut Spanish revenue, while noting climate and health features and hurricane risks.
Crowds prepare for grave decorations and a 2 PM parade with a citywide program. Veterans will march from Franklin Avenue to Linden Street and reviews take place at the city hall as Grand Army ceremonies and theater entertainments proceed at multiple venues.
A distorted excerpt presents a jumble of phrases and nonsensical chatter about effort, control, and training without clear subjects or coherent events. Named individuals or organizations do not emerge, leaving only fractured dialogue and scattered words.
The fragmentary text outlines territorial boundaries near a Spanish protectorate and notes a mixed population and land area. It references islands, rivers Bonita and Muni, and a central town Comer Alijuecemoag Me with undefined administrative units and a population in the millions.
A meeting of the reception committee appointed to attend the delegates for the ten state convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians was held Wednesday in the rows of Division 17 on Lackawanna avenue. Ten delegates were arranged to meet. Hotel Jermyn will be the headquarters.
An advertisement promises months of treatment for a wide range of illnesses affecting heart, liver, stomach, nerves, bones, and more. It claims cures for sex and urinary disorders, pimples, and paralysis, with surgical services and listed consulting physicians. Office hours are stated as daily 9am to 5pm and Sundays 10am to 2pm.
Fest shoes to oract from S.75 ap. Men's soles and heels, 600. Ladlew soles and heels, Ade Ad work guarantedd. 127 Penn Avenue, SCRANTON, PA.
Police report a Brooklyn peddler, John Gorman, sang loudly on Penn Avenue near Myrtle Street and refused to stop. He was fined and jailed for twenty days in default of fine. A Hillside Home escapee, later identified as an associate, was arrested on Saturday night on the South Side. He will be returned to Pittsburgh today amid plans for a centennial event with arrangements led by local organizers.
Fragmentary OCR details a Bayday event with names Char sel, Peter Bean, Ak Derman, Siler Suturiav, and Levehon Was. Mentions County Die and 3100 bath with executor Ren feled. Specific actions and context are unreadable in the text.
A new timetable will be issued after June on the Erie line featuring Lake Ariel summer trains. The schedule covers Hawley and Palate fast service, with Lake Ariel departures around 6 20 pm and a late afternoon slot at 23 00.
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