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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1900
Page
7
The weekly notes report the Women’s Guild of St Luke’s scheduling a monthly meeting. a funeral at Minooka. Scranton Clerks’ Association regular meeting. a Historical Society event. and public notices of labor, sports, and concert happenings around Scranton.
A fragment notes a sharp commerce tone with references to Hine and Widener and highly desirable goods. It mentions MEALS & HAGIEN and a line about fitting and quality, though details are incomplete. The snippet hints at a sales or advert listing from a historic catalog or newspaper page.
Reports to Surgeon General detail a mail disinfection plan for Molokai leper settlement letters. Mail is sanitized with sulphite dioxide at the settlement then shipped in clean bags for direct quarantine transport, with post office rooms used for formaldehyde disinfection. No leprosy cases are reported among postal workers.
In Scranton on November 4, 1000 Mrs. Mary Martin aged 27 2aare. Funeral services at Calvary Reformed Church Mireh bie uerbing at 10 o'clock.
Mr and Mrs 1 8 McAnulty entertained a party at Vine street last night. Election returns were received by telegraph and phone. Guests included Mrs William Connell Colonel and Mrs J H Ripple Dr and Mrs A J Connell Mr and Mrs A F B Connell Mr and Mrs H A Connell Mrs W A Connell Mr and Mrs 8 TH Stevens Mr and Mrs T F Penman Mr and Mrs C R Connell Mrs Mary Reynolds Mrs C W Fulton Mr and Mrs W N Brooks Mr and Mrs C B Penman the Misses Efelen Stevens Jessie Ripple Sue Ripple Jessie Dimmick Irene Reynolds Messia T Ts and J H Connell Dr H L Wall Edgar W Connell and W C Dinmick.
Ex Governor Wm. P. Merriam, census director, in Chicago en route to St. Paul, reports the latest census surpasses 75,000,000 by over one million. He notes more farms around 6.8 million and manufacturing plants rising from 355,000 to about 600,000, especially in the west, with regional shifts still unclear. He promises full results in January for apportionment deliberations.
An early evening blaze in Albany destroyed Kreischer's large candy factory and spread to the Press and Knickerbocker buildings. Estimates put the total loss at about half a million dollars.
Mendal Joachilin a rising merchant of Rivington Street left to vote despite leg pains. After casting his ballot he collapsed on the sidewalk and died at home. A physician cited dropsy as the likely cause.
Columbia defeats Princeton in a hard fought game at Columbia Field before a large crowd. Roper of Princeton made a sensational play in a scrum, recovering a fumble and sprinting for a long touchdown to spark the close contest.
Forecast for Washington and nearby areas calls for party clouds with cooling trend. Winds light, with possible showers toward midweek and temperatures dipping by Thursday.
The Florence Mission annual meeting reports the president Mrs J L Crawford outlines a plan to help women return to better lives. New matron Miss Catlin replaces Miss Thomas, finances show progress with building funds and 37 inmates sheltered, some married or joined churches, and officers were elected for the coming year.
The measure to transfer water supply control to Carbon Dale passed by a large margin. Fourteen of sixteen districts reported 1282 votes for and 1025 against, approving the plan and creating $145,000 more city indebtedness.
Joseph Turkon died after eating wild toadstools mistaken for mushrooms at home in Throop Red Row tenement area. His wife gathered mushrooms nearby and all family members became ill after the meal. Coroner prepared autopsy and will examine stomach contents to determine cause. He was 43 and survived by a wife and large family.
Susquehanna brief notes burglars entered Buckley Brothers general store at Laneshore Saturday evening and carried away goods valued around 100 dollars. The item appears among a stream of local notices and events across Susquehanna.
The Mt Pleasant Coal company joins the Ontario and Western ecoal department, increasing output to over 2,000,000 tons yearly. The deal consolidates l coal from Pine Brook Capituse Mt Pleasant West Ridge Clark Tunnel and other collieries as Ontario and Western seeks additional mines and washeries.
The article notes that the deepest tone audible to humans arises from sixteen vibrations per second and the highest from about 48 000 000. It compares light and sound speeds, stating red light corresponds to roughly 455 000 000 vibrations per second and violet to about TSF 000 000, with a discussion of relative velocities.
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