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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1900
Page
8
Cleveland's Baking Powder claims to improve healthfulness and flavor of flour foods by making them lighter sweeter and finer flavored. Buyers are warned to avoid imitation powders often cheaper but made with alum which are unsafe for food use.
The Scranton school board unanimously approved paying coal contractors an extra ten percent over contract prices to match wage hikes given to their workers amid a coal strike. Debates centered on Clark Tunnel Coal and bid advertising versus contract continuance, with Dr. O'Malley opposing the ten percent rise as imprudent. The board also warned about budget deficits and approved building plans and janitorial staffing for No. 5 and No. 16 schools, with a next day closing for all city schools.
The board adopted a recommendation to allow children to attend the unveiling of the Soldiers' and Sailors' monument and approved appointing an assistant to the principal of No 14 School. They accepted Mr Walsh's invitation to inspect the new No 2 school building on Saturday afternoon and adjourned until Monday night.
Howard Gould ad vance agent for Bennett Moulton wed Edith Garney in a Windsor hotel parlors ceremony witnessed by company colleagues and friends. The bride, widow of Scranton resident James Garney, is a blonde. The groom previously married, with divorce papers cited. A laundry delay briefly paused the event.
The groom chose a five inch collar for the wedding but it failed to return from the laundry. After chagrin he wore a four inch collar and the ceremony proceeded. Mr. and Mrs. Gould celebrated at a hotel then left for a short wedding trip. Mrs. Gould will join her husband on tour for weeks.
City Detective John Moir brought William Ivory, alias colored, from Dayton Ohio to face an Alderman Millar hearing for an attempted murder on Harvey Irving at the Satters home in Raymond court on September 4. Ivory admits the strike and shooting but claims self defense.
The Pennsylvania Christian Endeavor convention runs November 20 21 22 with active preparation in place. A Quiet Hour opening service will begin after devotional exercises, focusing on cleansing and consecration as preparation for service and commitment to God’s work in His way.
The convention will feature a Quiet Hour led by Rev. Floyd W. Tompkins D D rector of Holy Trinity church and resident trustee of the United society. His magnetic personality is praised and readers are invited to attend the supreme meeting under his guidance.
A young colored boy known as Vanderbilt Lampoon, who won Saturday morning, was caught stealing items at the Fourwent store and handed to Patrolman Party. He will likely be released today after a store manager sent a fetter offering to save him from further charges. Theory Hall was arraigned in police court on larceny. he was seen with a Globe store employee, and after investigation the patrolmen recovered stamps and discharged him at central station.
A dated train schedule style listing for the Delaware Lackawanna and Western board on Monday November 1 includes WILD CATS SOUTH and SUMMITS sections with crews, times like 6p and 7p, names such as Devine Mallett Nichols McLane Singer Movnt Colvin and others, plus passenger engines and various arrivals and assignments throughout the day. The dense OCR reads as crew rosters and timing markers across multiple divisions and trains.
The shop proclaims superior facilities and workmanship while promising the lowest prices, arguing rivals either charge more for equal quality or offer cheaper work.
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