Newton Jackson to sail for Europe aboard the Oceanic
Personal notices report Newton Jackson will depart for Europe on the Oceanic. Mr and Mrs T D L Foote of Tunkhannock visit their cousin Wes Foote of Olive Street. Bertha Posner of Mulberry Street hosts a debut invitation for Miss Deawie A Posner to wed Dey Tanai Goodman of Mt. Carmel.
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Newton Jackson
Europe
Mr. Aml Mra
TD. L. Foote
Tunklannock
Wes. Foote
Olive Street
Bertha Posner
Mulberry Street
Misa Deawie
A. Posner
Atlantic Ocean
Wh Sethern
Haut
National Express
Ninonta
Corbondale
Golf Matches Feature Handicap Play at Country Club
Golf dominated Saturday with two handicap matches at the Country club. A 4 Huntington won the gentlemen's match and Miss Sprague stood out as the finest among the ladies as scores were recorded.
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Huntington
Sprague
Ploven
Fuller
Eenenenee Bot
Bhlaler
James Torrey
Stillwell Oennane
Mike Barlerson
Mra
von Storch
Misa
Matthews
Aputogali
Misa Klerstod
Hunt
Helen
Essex Country Club
Rail Wreck Damages Train En Route to Henryville
A brakeman on No 689 suffered a leg injury after a rear collision near Henryville. The eastbound freight under Conductor FP J O Malley was struck from behind by No 689 led by W Pecking and Mitchell. The wreck occurred about a mile from Henryville. Track delays lasted about five hours as wrecking crews cleared debris and one track reopened allowing trains to pass both ways.
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Avenuoe
Sil
Shi
FP. J. O'Malley
Fingbheer Peekine
No. 689
W. Pecking
Mnemneer Mitchell
Henryville
Mass Meeting at Armory Promises Gubernatorial Campaign Highlight
A Republican demonstration at the armory features Congressmen Charles I. Littlefield of Maine and Hugh Cordon Miller of West Virginia as lead speakers. An escort from Hotel Jermyn includes Roosevelt Rough Riders and several clubs, with marching to the armory planned for 7 30 p m.
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Armory
Charles I. Littlefield
Maine
Hugh Cordon Miller
West Virginia
Cclubs
Hotel Jermyn
Lawrence
Roosevelt Rough Riders
Churches struggle to raise funds for the Home for the Friendless debt
A report details a continued effort to reach a $10,000 target through church collections. St Luke’s raised 225. Second Presbyterian 70. other sums pending. An entertainment and annual dinner boosted donations, while plans for a lake outing by Home officials follow donation day.
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Israel
Robinson
Pierce
Giffin
St. Luke's Church
Second Presbyterian Church
Work and Wages Increase in New York State 1899
Data from 3,553 New York state establishments for 1899 show gains in earnings and employment indicators. The New York State Bureau of Labor Statistics notes modest improvements across sectors, with provisional figures pointing to rising wages and more stable labor conditions.
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D Bradstreet
New York State Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York State
Funeral of William Walsh Held at St Peter's Cathedral
The funeral for William Walsh, formerly of the city, killed while on duty in the Lackawanna yard at Buffalo, was held Saturday from Miss Elizabeth Walsh’s home on Monroe Avenue. A high mass of requiem was sung at St. Peter's Cathedral and interment followed in Cathedral Cemetery. Pall-bearers included Owen Chambers Crawley George Hartzell Edward Palmer John Nelson and J. C. Brennan with Richard Kelly and Thomas Reddington as flower-bearers.
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William ©. Walsh
Lackawanna Yard
Buffalo
Elizabeth Walsh
Monroe Avenue
St. Peter's Cathedral
Cathedral
Owen Chambers
Crawley
George Hartzell
Edward Palmer
John Nelson
J. C. Brennan
Richard Kelly
Thomas Reddington
Wreck Near Henrysville In Wild Cat Train Collision
Seven Delaware Lackawanna and Western freight cars wrecked when wild cat train No 51 collided with No 059 early Saturday. Horace Coster of 310 North Lincoln reported the incident.
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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Horace Coster
North
Lincoln
United Brothers Reunite After Long Separation
In a heartwarming Philadelphia Scranton reunion, brothers John and William Coyle, long separated in childhood and raised apart as rail workers, discover each other after persistent inquiries. A Philadelphia engineer with ties to both men helps arrange the meeting at Broad Street Station confirming their kinship.
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John
William Coyle
Gutle
Philadelphia
Coyle
Alleady
Gulle
Tilbet
Broad Street
William
Trothers
Road Street
Belyiders
Willian
Willliam
Milas Cross
Scranton
Kemmerer Praises McKinley for Four More Years in Power
John M. Kemmerer, a former board of trade president and top city businessman, urges McKinley’s re election arguing it ensures continued industrial activity. He says Bryan’s win could trigger a severe industrial setback and harm growth, praising McKinley as a wise statesman and patriot supporting policies for new possessions in the Pacific and Caribbean.
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John M. Kemmerer
Board of Trade
McKinley
Bryan
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Brothers Reunite After Forty Years Across Rail Lines
In Philadelphia and Scranton a dramatic reunion binds two men named William Guile and John after decades of separation. Both brothers became railroad workers and each married musically talented women, revealing a striking kinship amid a shared past of hardship and discovery.
Religious News Notes and Local Gospel Events
Mes. Buin 2 of Moston celebrated temperance lecture last night at the Second Presbyterian church on Christian citizenship. A week of prayer for missionaries in China began last evening at the Providence Methodist Episcopal church led by Pastor C A Cure. A large audience at Kim Park Methodist Episcopal shield heard evangelist Wy ch Willems discuss The Last Wrentage Whity thee Thea. Fr. Honor addressed the Young Men's Christian Association goal meeting on I pray not that thou wilt keep them from evil. Mr Hower spoke on monastic work and security. The meeting was directed by Chore C Maby, with music by Chance and a baritone solo by David W. Davis.
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Moston
Ching
Providence Methodist Episcopal
Meg. C. A. Cure
Honor
Dickson Matchieturing Company
Young Men's Christian Association
Hower
Chore C
Maby
Chance
David W. Davis
Teachers Institute Opens in Lackawanna County
The seventy second annual institute of Lackawanna county teachers opens at 10 o clock in the morning at the court house. Enrollment takes the morning session and work begins after lunch. Superintendent Taylor presides and Miss Connolly speaks on The Home and the School. The program runs through Friday afternoon with a Grand Republican rally at the armory on Monday at 8 pm featuring Charles Littlefield and Hugh Gordon Miller as speakers.
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Lackawanna County
Court House
Taylor
Connolly
Armory
Charles . Littlefield
Maine
Hugh Gordon Miller
Virginia
Charles FE. Littlefield
Observance of the Sabbath Meeting at First Presbyterian
Union gathering at the First Presbyterian Church heard Rev A W Dickson and Rev W W Lathorpe advocate Sabbath observance as essential to moral, mental, and spiritual welfare. Rev Ford argued the Sabbath benefits all, while critics and union leaders urged weekly rest amid modern work pressure. Philadelphia Sabbath association representative explained its mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
A. W. Dickson
Mr. Ford
Christ
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