Speculation on Thirteenth Regiment leadership prompts changes
With Lt Colonel Mattes's resignation rumors swirl about a regular army officer taking command. Major Stillwell likely would become lieutenant colonel, with Captain Robling possibly stepping in as major. Possible vacancies include Adjutant Mattes and Quartermaster Cox, creating a wave of anticipated promotions within Camp Meade.
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Robling
Stillwell
Camp Meade
Middletown
C. C. Mattes
F W. Stillwell
Reerulia
Hin
L. T. Mattes
H. B. Cox
David J. Davis
Walter B. Gunster
Thirteenth
Reunion After Forty Years Splits and Restores Love
In 1858 Samuel Gassaway of Moome lure married. War enlistment separated them. both believed the other dead. He was wounded and later moved to Ohio where he remarried and had six children who all died in childhood. His wife later married twice more, returned to Bloomsburg, and only recently learned he was alive when they met again.
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Hotel National
Hummockstown
Hummelstown
Thirteenth
Pennsylvania
Scranton High School
Ancle
Edward Frear
Richard Kelly
Charles Geary
Rowland Rice
J. Donald Aull
Charles Wrigley
Oliver P. Williams
Frei) Moser
Samuel Gassaway
Moomelure
Lid
Warh
Cassaway
Bloomsburg
Williameport
Gastaway
van Wert
Ohio
Grammar A Pupils Examined Across Grades
All Grammar A pupils were tested yesterday in history and geography before noon at their schools and in the afternoon at the high school under Superintendent Tiowell with principals. Over six hundred pupils examined. afternoon subjects included grammar arithmetic and spelling. Assistants named include J E K O Malley H L Purdick D A Stone Lizzie Mackey Lizzie FE Penman M J Ketrick BD W Phillips Professor Cruttenden Miss Stephenson J B Hawker Henry Kem merling Miss Clark and Miss Lillie Mackey.
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High Schow
Tiowell
Mr. Howell
J. EK. O'Malley
H. L. Purdick
False Imprisonment Suit Filed Over Piano Purchase
Ward and Horn for 8 H Klurko of Honesdale sue KE Co Ricker piano dealer claiming false imprisonment after Klurke defaulted on a piano contract. Ricker had the piano removed to Luzerne county and Klurke was arrested on a larceny charge. Baker sues Beranton Traction Co. Attorney George M Watson represents the plaintiff. No declaration was filed.
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Beranton Traction Company
Baker
George M. Watson
Ambiguous OCR fragment hints a warlike emblem
Fragmentary text describes an emblem linked to Spanish hordes and a vain shout of battles. It mentions an inky bit and a streak of yellow seen in a fight context, with unclear references to Wis Mug or similar terms.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Health Return for Child
Alfred JamsHberger of Altoona recalls his youngest son's illness blamed on malaria or stomach and liver issues. After two years of decline, the family tried Hood's Sarsaparilla, noting improvement from day one and full course of three bottles, with the child now strong and active.
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Hood
Alvred
Jamshberger
Washington Avenue
Altoona
Mutinous Mood in 201st New York Regiment at Camp Meade
Soldiers of the 201st New York complain of hunger and mismanagement as bread ovens fail and pay is delayed. Rejected discharge requests spur distrust of officials while preparations for a Philadelphia jubilee parade include multiple corps elements.
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Camp Meade
Middletown
Two Hundred
First New York Regiment
Second Corps
Philadelphia
Graham
War Department
Engineer and Signal Corps
Ninth
Ohio Colored Battalion
Division Hospital
Cigar Boxes Tie City’s Industry to National Trade
A New York manufacturer notes about 14 million cigar boxes are used annually in the United States, nine-tenths made in this city, with Spanish cedar from Cuba prized for flavor. War cut cedar supply and price, leading some to cheaper woods. Attempts to use Paraguayan or U S cedar face quality and flavor challenges.
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The
Washington Star
United States
New York
Cuba
Spain
Florida
Mexico
McConnell Ends Green Ridge Lecture Series Tonight
Will J. McConnell wraps up his fifteenth Green Ridge lecture on temperance duties for youth. Attendance stayed strong despite bad weather as the series closes with a grand temperance jubilee and a farewell testimonial gift.
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Will J. McConnell
Green Ridge
McConnell
John B. Gough
Goor
The Wateralty of the Liquor Traffic and the People
A brief notice previews a Sunday program themed The Mat Who Sticks focusing on liquor issues and public attitudes toward prohibition era topics.
Expensive Mine Fire Still Burning in Pennsylvania Region
The Conyngham mine at Delaware and Hudson near North Wilkes-Barre faced a long, costly fire after an 1881 discovery. Water pumping, sealing, bore holes, and later flooding failed to stop the blaze, with conditions worsening as air grew hotter and caved workings flooded. The adjacent Hollenback mine, owned by Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal, faced legal challenges over pillar thickness as attempts to contain the fire continued. Thousands of dollars have been spent with no resolution in sight.
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Rovine
Pittston
Pennsylvania
Conyneham
Delaware and Hudson
North Wilkes-Iarre
Hollenback
Lehigh and
Wilkes-Barre Coal Company
Wilkes-Barre
Conyngham
Social Notes From Clark's Green And Surroundings
Mrs Booz and daughter from Stroudsburg visited Ed ward Lutsey and returned home Tuesday. Clarence Loder visited his mother last Wednesday. Mrs Elizabeth Keller of West Side visits brother A S Ackerley. W P Coon faces fever threat but shows slow improvement. Meldom M Swallow reports damage to steam threshing engine crank pin, denting the piston and cylinder head.
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Meldom M. Swallow
Holmes Electric Protective System Guards Bank Vault
The bank vault is secured by Holmes Electric Protective System, a wired security setup claimed to deter intruders and protect assets. The note highlights the system as the vault’s protection method.
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Holmes
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