Personal Notices and Local Arrivals in Scranton
Willams publisher of the Scranton City Directory is in town. Dr Anna Clarke of 45 Adams Avenue returns from a vacation in Philadelphia. Flow J B Wrightsour of OU Chis is the Roestor Art and Abts. David G Williams of Ligerne Street. Miss Margaret Gibbs hosted the Dollar club on South Main yesterday. Miss Emmet J Wills of Lafayette Street departs Monday for an extended trip to Washington DC and the Southern states. Rev Albert H Smith of the Worth Alain Avenue Baptist Church, home in Virginia for thirteen weeks, will be in the pulpit next Sunday morning and evening.
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EB. Willams
Scranton City Directory
Anna Clarke
Adams Avenue
Philadelphia
Flow
J. 8. Wrightsour
OU Chis
Roestor Art and Abts
David G. Willliams
Ligerne Street
Margaret Gibbs
Dollar Club
South Mainvenue
Emmet J. Wills
Liatayettetreet
Mondiv
Washington
Piano Tuning Service Listed for H. K. Zerbe
Local notice lists H. K. Zerbe at 607 Prescott Avenue offering piano tuning services with a News phone line in 1904.
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H. K. Zerbe
Prescott Avenue
News
New
They Pay the User in Scranton Tribune Printing
An advertisement proclaims the paper’s half-tone lineout services and updated equipment. It guarantees high quality printing at low prices and invites a trial order to prove the claim.
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The
Scranton Tribune
Gold Medal Studio Babies Receive Free Golden Souvenirs
An item notes babies photographed at the Gold Medal Studio receive dainty golden souvenirs at no charge. It lists Dr. Lindaburg a surgeon in women’s diseases at 215 Connell Building with hours from 11 am to 4 pm and 7:40 pm. It mentions transport options for soldiers’ camp at Throop or Carbondale to Olyphant.
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Lindaburg
Connell Building
Olyphant
Throop
Carbondale
Olyphantom
Foliage Excursion to Hancock by N Y O W R Co
The N Y O W R Co runs its annual foliage excursion to Hancock New York. Tickets cost 1 dollar. Train departs Scranton at 8 30 a m.
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N. Y
Hancock, N. Y
Scranton
Piano Tuning and Duryea Car Offer Notice
Fragments show an advertisement mix for piano tuning and a Duryea car offer. It mentions “phone 1954” and “Take Duryea car,” with a reference to Duryea and Coursen selling Fruited Wheat and a unit labeled Eighth regiment.
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Duryea
Eighth Regiment
Duryea, al
Durye
Duryeig
City Controller Costello Asked Court to Rule on Bills
City Controller P. W. Costello sent a lengthy message to select council arguing bills from the public works and law departments were improperly approved. He seeks a court decision on validity, noting potential contract and bidding issues and urging the city not to pay disputed claims without court guidance.
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W. Costello
Select Council
Department of Public Works
Department of Law
Ecourt
City council debates bills and legal opinions on claims
The controller objects to bills including legal fees for Corneline Comegys and other city expenses. City Solicitor Watson disputes the controller noting Comegys was chosen to assist in the Sturges case, while Attorney M J Martin contends the bills are not legal claims. The council directs appeals and decisions on transfers with railway line issues also discussed.
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Berganton
Det
Gentlemen of Councila
Elby
C. Comegys, Cay
J. B. Sturges
Scranton
Sturges
Paty
Washington Avenue
Voslurg
Comegys
Comegye
Ruddy
Tam
Mulligan
P. W. Costello
Corneline Comegys
Spraks Pres
P.T. Mulligan
Mattes Street
P. T. Mulligan
J. W. Richards
John T. O'Neil
Settees
Nay Aug Park
Watson
M. J. Martin
Comesys
A. A. Vosburg
Costello
Sturt
Regan
Railways Committee
Berapton Railway Company
Bellevue
South Side
City council debates transfers and new public works orders
The council discussed enforceability of a transfer resolution amid merger doubts, with calls to test it in court. Resolutions passed include exonerating Holy Cross church from sewer tax and directing repairs to Broadway and Luserne Street. New ordinances address paving, lighting, annexations, and tax bond terms, while Section EF sewer and Reynolds tract measures move forward. A theft case and a civil action against Scranton Railway saw jury deliberations and a referee appointed.
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O'Boyle
Chittenden
Quinman
Regan
Holy Cross
Jin Nay Ang Park
Nagelt
Roaring Brook
Ash Street
Oliver
Tuserne
Fifteenth Streets
the &St. John’s
Dhurch
Clemons
Traylor Avenue
Olive and
Vine Streets
Front Streets and Bridges Committee
Bureau of Engineering
Barber Asphalt Company
Tuacakawiinna
Adams Avenue
Nagell
Tenth Ward
Lincoln Height
Seventeenth
Reynolds Tract
Non-Suit In Trespass Case Over Fence Incident
A non-suit was granted in the trespass suit of Jesse Travis against Mary Clark Adelbert Clark over a 1806 barbed wire fence on adjoining Benton land. Travis’s injured colt after entanglement led to the suit being dismissed. Attorneys Soper Baylor Balentine argued and Judge Wheaton presided in Court Room No 2.
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Jesse Travis
Mary &. Clark
Adelbert Clark
Benton
Clarks
Soper
Travis
Trivia
H. Soper
W. W. Baylor
C. Balentine
John Clune
Carbondale
Scranton
Murder Linked to Pittston Miners Death at Avoca
John Mullen of Pittston, a non union miner, was killed by a trolley car near Avoca in what authorities call a murder not an accident. Suspect Daniel Kenley of Hughestown, also a non union miner, was arrested as investigators note bloodstains on the scene and a bloodied razor found nearby. Kenley’s conflicting statements and a revolver seen shortly after the incident deepen the case as coroner Berge and County Detective Jones press for details.
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John Mullen
Pittston
Avoca
Daniel Kenley
Hughestown
Heidelberg
Mullen
Kenley
Smithville
Berge
Jones
Judge Newcomb to hear sixteen divorce cases today
Court House News notes that Judge Newcomb will hear testimony on sixteen divorce cases today. In the Warnke v Warnke case a rule to show cause why the withdrawal of a jury trial should not be revoked was granted yesterday. Frank Woelsberger seeks damages from the Wilkes Barre and Scranton Railroad and funds from the Scranton Steel Company for property injury in South Scranton due to the Leekawinna river overflowing its banks. A A Chase is his attorney.
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Newcomb
Rudolph Warnke
Louise Warnke
Frank Woelsberger
Wilkes-Barre and Scranton Railroad Company
Scranton Steel Company
South
Scranton
Leekawinna
A. A. Chase
Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School Catalog Ad
Special work in character building and college preparation demonstrated. Certificate issued by colleges. Co educational with emphasis on ornamental branches. Superior dormitories science hall chapel dining room gymnasium and athletic meld. Tuition 300 dollars per year. Catalog requests to L. L. Sprague D. D. president.
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L. L. Sprague
D. D
Engagement Scam Ends in Wedding Plan Fraud Case
A Scranton hotel waiter Fred Smith is said to marry Mrs. Emma Phillips of Weston after a whirlwind romance begun Saturday. The supposed widow Mrs. A J Ulmer claimed a Baltic piano factory fortune and planned a Kaston wedding next Wednesday, but local records show no Mrs Ulmer or piano maker in nearby cities. Police or local officials noted inconsistencies during follow up.
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A. J. Ulmer
Easton
Fred Smith
Scranton
Mra
Emma Phillips
Weston
Petersburg
Beranton House
Mrs. Phillips
Fred
Walter
Boston
Phillipa
Kooh
Kaston
Euston
the Tribune
Maston
A. J. Ablmer
Tribune
One Hundred Points Scored in Special Contest
Miss Jane Mathewson of Factory ville Lewis Eaton of Scranton A L Clark of Green Grove and Arthur J Thayer of South Scranton all advanced thirteen contestants brought in points Fred K Gunster leads for the first special honor prize.
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Jane Mathewson
Factoryville
Lewis Eaton
Scranton
A. L. Clark
Green Grove
Arthur J. Thayer
South Scranton
Fred K. Gunster
the Tribune
Fred KK
Gunstertices Cess Crece
IB Mies
June Mathewson
Charles W
Dordey
Csss
Ceeeees
Lewis Bates
Willan
Gunster
Kellerman
Standings of 33 Contestants with Scranton Ties
A historical standings list ranks 33 contestants from Scranton and nearby towns led by A J Kellerman followed by Charles Burns and William Rodriguez. Each entry shows name, location, and a decimal score, with several misspellings and illegible lines. The list includes Miss Beatrice Harpur and Miss Jane Mathewson among others from Scranton Glenn, Elmhurst, Hallstead, Green Grove, and South Scranton.
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A. J. Kellerman
Scranton
Charles Burns
Wandling
William T
Rodriguez
Oscar H. Kipp
Elmhurst
Wm. Sherwood
Harford
Herbert Thompson
Carbondale
Green Aaugo Cena
Uuneaea
Fred Kibler
South Scran- Focca
Lee Culver
Springville
Grant M. Decker
Hallstead
Mary Yeager
Green Ridge
Elmer Williams
Hugh Sreco Forest
Arthur de
Thayer
South Scranton
Eddie Morris
South
Scran- Som
Big day in Tribune Educational Contest with high scores
Thirteen contestants scored and one hundred points were earned. Fred KK Gunstertices led early, Jane Mathewson and Lewis Bates key top finishers, while A J Clark Arthur Thayer and others trailed. Lead changes and tight grouping promise shifts before the October 1 prize. Duryea trip details and church supper for Friday at Second Presbyterian church noted.
T A U annual parade
The annual Father Mathew day parade will be held in this city on Friday October 10 under the auspices of the St Pals Total Abstinence and Benevolent Society of Green Ridge. The parade in West Scranton is abandoned. The parade starts 10 am with a picnic at Sanderson's grove Green Ridge and smokers and socials to follow. Grand marshal is H H W Dever of St John's society Capouse avenue. Caterer John McLain of Belle Vue has the refreshments contract.
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Father Mathew
St. Pals
Green Ridge
West Scranton
Sanderson's Grove
H. H W. Dever
St. John’s Society
Capouse Avenue
John McLain
Belleevue
Lyman Located After Sudden Disappearance at Moscow
M. A. Lyman station agent for the Lickiwanna railroad at Moscow has been found after vanishing at noon on Wednesday. Checks he was believed to have taken were recovered at the depot, scraps of torn papers were found in a field, and he had borrowed $150 from John Callagan. Railroad officials will report shortages after audits.
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M. A. Lyman
Lickiwanna
Moscow
Lyman
John Callagan
Reduced fares to Cleveland for Methodist Convention travel
Pennsylvania Railroad offers excursion tickets at reduced rates from all lines for the General Missionary Convention of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Cleveland Ohio October 21 to 24. Tickets valid October 20 and 21 returnable by October 27 from all stations, with details handled by City Treasurer F Barker and references to local tax duplicates.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Account General Missionary Convention of the Methodist Episcopal Church
General Missionary Convention
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cleveland
Ohio
Pennsylviania Railroad Company
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White Key
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Ing Bliss
Repauno Chemical CO
Bcranton ‘Tribune
Nettleton’s Shoe Store
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Abram Nesbitt
Thomas E. Jones
William F. Paling
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New York
OLD Dominion Stealiship CO
H. B. Walker
J. J. Brown
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