City Notes Highlights From Local Meetings and Events
Florence managers plan a 10 p m meeting tomorrow. Last month to pay city and school taxes without penalty. Patrick Ryan of North End jailed for malicious mischief. Ancient Order of Hibernians held a holiday ball in Bellevue. DL&W paid workers at Hallstead Diamond and Anville collieries. Charles Griner of Thirteenth ward jailed for threatening his brother. Scranton Traction permitted to lay tracks on Prescott Avenue. Death of James Sullivan reported in Pittsburg. brother of Mrs. Keefe of Phelps Street. Cassler magazine nov. issue received. Vandalism at Hellevue crossing burned watchman's shack. Death of 1-year-old David Barton in Dunmore. funeral set. Edith Norton recital in YMCA hall next Thursday with several noted musicians. Ketutish and Kazlanckus convicted of aggravated assault. capias led to rear arrest. Firehouse contest shifted honor to William Connell Hose. Sheridan Monument fair drew large crowd. Free school admissions 4 to 6 pm to view Sheridan exhibit. Caneler’s College events this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Hallstead, Diamond and
Anville
Charles O. Griner
Thirteenth Ward
Floyd Griner
Bailey
Kinsley
Scranton Traction Company
Prescott Avenue
Pine
Olive Streets
Ash
Silkman
James Sullivan
Pittsburg
Delaware, Lackawanna
David M. Harton
B. B&b. Barton
Dudley Street
Dunmore
Edith Norton
Young Men's Christian Association
Augusta Yendik
New York
Mina Kispeth Winton
Mina Florence Richmond
Joseph Ketutish
Joseph Kazlanckus
Pension Court
Sheridan Monument Association
Hacle Company
William Connell Hose Company
Sheridan A Ae
Te Ceneler E Omas' College
Palmer Cox’s Brownies at Frothingham in Scranton
The Brownies a famous spectacle from Philadelphia arrives in Scranton. A company of 110 travels by special train and plays tonight and tomorrow at the Frothingham with large advance gate and strong local interest. The show has improved since last seen here and is billed as a top theatrical event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer Cox
Philadelphia
Frothingham
C. Ts. Jefferson
Kian and Erlanger
Scranton
Broad Street
Tragic Suicide of Mrs Schuer On Prospect and Alder
Mrs. David Schuer of Prospect avenue and Alder street died Saturday morning after taking a large dose of Paris Green to end her life. Her husband, a janitor, reported she had long struggled with a drinking habit and mental distress. A coroner's jury found she died by her own hand. funeral planned for this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Schuer
Prospect Avenue
Alder Street
Workingmen's Hall
Schuer
J. Ammann
Cedar Avenue
J. A. Kelly
Martin Flaherty
William Kempe
Joseph Kline
John Klein
John Griffin
Joseph Meyer
Frank Musinski
Free Brownies Tickets For Palmer Cox Spectacle
David Reese receives two reserved seats for Palmer Cox’s The Brownies from his son in Bridgeport. Manager Jones later exchanges them for two seats for Monday’s show. Balloons with tickets will be released from court house square this afternoon at 4 o clock, each balloon containing two tickets usable for any performance in any city the company visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Reese
Ofayne Avenue
Palmer Cox
Bridgeport
Conn
Jones
Froth-ingham
Reese
Washington Avenue
Court House Square
Chain Gang Formed After Blast Furnace Arrest
Six tramps were arrested by Lieutenant Zane and Patrolmen Sartor and Doland near the blast furnace. Prone to harsh sentences, John Griswold received thirty days, while Samuel Warrantry James Conley Patrick Connors Charles Murphy and John Sergeant were each given ten days on the chain gang. Sergeant is a printer by trade and Conors lists New York as his birthplace. The chain gang becomes a permanent city measure for vagrants in the Electric City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zane
Sartor
Doland
John Griswold
Samuel Warrantry
James Conley
Patrick Connors
Charles Murphy
John Sergeant
Conors
New York
Sergeant
Griswold
New Chorus Choir Organized at Second Presbyterian Church
The Second Presbyterian Church forms a chorus choir with copranos Tay Bole Robertson Davis Drake Taylor Bynon Croft tenor list Mussia Watson Howley Holcomb and others. The quartet features Miss Black soprano Miss Caragan contralto Mr Bynon tenor and Mr Morgan bass. The program includes Dubois organ prelude Curssmann quartet Protect Us Through the Coming Night Dinorah prayer He Was Despised Handel Guilmant organ prelude Chance assist organist Vall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nas Boon
Second Presbyterian Church
Tay Bole
Robertson
Davis
Copranos
Drake
Taylor
Bynon
Croft
Mussia
Watson
Howley
Holcomb
Faseos
Misa Black
Misa Caragan
Morgan
Dubois
Cursehmann
Week of Comic Opera Opens at Academy of Music
Milton Aborn presents a week of comic opera at the Academy of Music beginning with Said Pasha. Upcoming titles include Boccaccio Bohemian Girl Tar and Tar tar Chimes of Normandy Mari tana Ship Ahoy Mascot, with a cast featuring Joseph Smith Frank Wooley Warren Lombard Joseph Tressel Ethel Vincent Louise Wood and Sylvester Cornish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Aborn
Academy of Music
Milton Atborn
Pasha
Normandy
Mr. Aborn
Joseph Smith
Frank Wooley
Warren Lombard
Joseph Tressel
Ethel Vincent
T Louise Wood
Sylvester Cornish
Prices on Linden street bridge pursued after harassment
At noon yesterday two half drunken brothers, John and Walter Price, insulted passing ladies on Linden street bridge. Police Palmer and Tom Jones pursued them, and the pair fled down the hill toward the Diamond dump before being captured half way up the dump amid a crowd on the bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Walter Price
Linden Street Bridge
Palmer
Tom Jones
Sixth Street
Seine Vale Ip
Battle Draws Near as Ballot Day Approaches
Republicans forecast victory with large pluralities as Democrats plan to back Judge Smith alone. Report notes organized campaigning, countywide ballot distribution, and expected turnout around 26 000 to 28 000 votes with Stay-at-home tendencies among Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Smith
Lackawanna County
Superior Court
Smith
Times
Sunday News
Willard
Dr. Longstreet
Edmund A. Board
Republican Party
West Side
North End
South Side
Carbondale
Taylor
Archbald
Olyphant
John H. Thomas
Judge Willard
A Black Sheep Provides Entertaining Farce at Academy
Otis Harlan leads a strong company in Hoyt's farce A Black Sheep at the Academy of Music Saturday night. The production mixes noise with humor and music, delivering many laughs despite some weak plotting and overdone horseplay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyt
Academy of Music
Mr. Hoyt
Chinatown
Mudd
Otis Harlan
Gailam de Vere
Henry Luckstone
Joseph Notus
Steve Maley
Ada Dare
Agnes Rose Lane
Mr. Harlan
Miners Rampage Alarm At Winton Slope Saturday
Lewis Thomas, described as a miner, caused a disturbance at the Winton slope on Saturday morning. He allegedly became drunk and terrorized the workers while Constable Joseph Dunford and others attempted to intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Thomas
Winton
Winton Slope
Joseph Dunford
Arrest Warrant Carried to Scranton by Police
A.W. Fuller, an Alderman, arranged a warrant for the arrest of a terror. A Winton constable failed to arrest Thomas, while Fuller transferred the warrant to Scranton police. Officers Dyer, Menizer and Walsh went to Winton, captured the suspect, and brought him back. This morning he faces two charges of assault and battery and resisting arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuller
Winton
Thomas
Scranton
Dyer
Menizer
Walsh
Lonely German painter found dead in barn
William Riederich a 50 year old German immigrant living in a Barn on Meadow avenue was found dead in a rear attic room. He had come to the city in 1870 worked as a painter and lived in poverty with no close relatives. Coroner stated death from kidney collapse and general system failure with inquest deemed unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Riederick
Willam Riederick
Tl Meadow Avenue
Erie and
Wyoming Valley
Bernard Bubel
Riederich
Etalle
Etalla
Bubel
Manley
Storr
Kelley
Resolutions Adopted on Death of Edwin F Whittemore
Remains brought to Raub's undertaking establishment on Spruce street. Funeral held at noon from parents' residence and Penn Avenue Baptist church with interment in Forest Hill. 1894 Scranton High Alumni honored with resolutions praising Edwin F Whittemore as a good citizen and exemplary young man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Fr. Whittemore
Edwin F. Whitttemore
Tribune
Ely
A. Rh. Raub
Spruce Street
Raub
C. F. Whittemore
Jefferson Avenue
Penn Avenue Baptist Church
Forest Hill Cemetery
Scranton High School
Young Men's Christian Association
Mise Flizabeth Carlyon
Mies Anna Gibbons
Victor Wenzel
John J. Bechtold
Florence Helraigel
Wallace G. Moser
Emerson D. Owen
Thomas A. Donahoe
Edwin F. Whittemore
The
Detained prisoner in Altoona murder case identified in unusual manner
Frank Wilconta, detained since last Tuesday by Barring and McSweeney in their Commonwealth building office, is named as a murder suspect in Altoona. He faced habeas corpus proceedings and revealed his confinement through outside communication, while detectives kept quiet about the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barring & McSweeney
Commonwealth
Frank Wil- Fa
al- One
Barring
McSweeney
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Wilson
Archibald
Barring & McEweeney
Hill & Connell
Commonwealth Building
Mattress Department
A. Bone
George M. Watson
Archbald
Jay
Price
Ths
Archhbald
Joseph O'Brien
Star Chamber
Watson
Altoona
Hammond
Blair County
New York
Murder case in Altoona linked to robbery motive
The United Press reports Altoona police arrested Frank Wineport on a murder charge tied to theApril 15 killing of Henry Bonneke, a German man found in a shanty with suspected wealth. Wineport, an attache of a local firm, had recent prior arrests and may have accomplices. further arrests are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Frank Wilconta
Henry Bonneke
Inez
Wilson Whs
Stroudsburg
Representa
Tive
Barring & McSweeney
United Press
Frank
Sam Jack's Creoles at Davis' Theater This Week
Sam Jack's Creole Company brings exclusive Creole and oriental variety to Davis' Theater for the first three days of this week. The ensemble features pretty girls witty comedians and bright specialty stars all under manager Sam T. Jack trained in a lavish $15,000 palace hotel car and rehearsed at 8am in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis’ Theater
Sam T. Jack
T. Jack's
O Neill’s Monte Cristo Delights Frothingham Crowd
James O Neill starred in Monte Christo to a large audience at the Frothingham on Saturday night his famed performance praised for acting and the fine company Hallett Thompson William H Pascoe Miss Fletcher Miss Josephine Foy and Miss Marie Floyd prominent in support also noted are local shop notices and a 1805 marriage notice for Edward Shrive and Sophie May Crocker at Taylor Pa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Christo
Frothingham
James O'Neill
O'Neill
Hallett Thompson
William H. Pascoe
Miss Fletcher
Josephine Foy
Marie Floyd
Newest Kersey Jacket Offered At Four Ninety Eight
A catalog note advertises a very fine Kersey Jacket priced at $4.98, highlighting its latest styles and quality materials. The item promises value for cost and appeals to fashion minded shoppers seeking current outerwear.
Garment Line Spotlighted in Personal Supervision
An invitation to inspect a line of high class garments including collarettes capes and jackets noting superior productions and quality under personal supervision.
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Norman & Moore Fire Insurance
Wyoming Ave
Busset Shoes
Commonwealth Shoe Store
Ackawanna
Penn Avo
Garpets
N. B
City Notes
Paris Green
Dava
NEW Chorus Choir
Gertrude Kellerman
John Kellerman
Hammcourt
J. A. Manley
Pittston Avenue
Ileeve
Dr. Manley
Kellerman
Mies Nellle Ketchum
Einstein Esits
BoprTanc
Powell
Con Pratt
Biorc
Det Mye Arrert
Redanden Street
Bunting
M'Sweeney
Altoona Tribone
Children’s
Tam O'Shanters
Prince of Wales
Ade
Hallacher’s
H. Langfeld
Lockawanan Ave
Sam Jack
Ladiles
Rota
Pratt's
Weber
Guernsey Bros
Berry
Lackawanna Ave
Shaw
Clough & Warren
Malcolm Love
Carpenter
Waterloo
J. Lawrence Stelle
Crystal
Artata
Venice
S. C. Snyder
D. D
Wyoming Avenue
Lackawanna
Christian Aurine
Powell’s
Music Store
Chickering
Ivers & Pond
Sterling
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