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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1902
Page
7
The anniversary of Swiss independence will be celebrated in Musto Hall tonight by the Gruthlverein. A city audience is invited to join the program marking the historic date with songs speeches and communal spirit.
A Musical Romance is planned by Professor Buck and Sunday school members for next Monday evening in the choir of Elm Park Church. The program features a musical romance theme with community participation and student performers.
The Young Ladies society of Pirot Presbyterian Church plans a cake sale Friday morning in the Guernsey building and will also offer a bake sale with homemade goods.
Two youths Archie Willard of 3 Breckcourt and Lewis Jones of 514 Vine street were taken into custody in connection with an unspecified incident. Details of charges or location were not provided in the readable text.
Police records show three individuals arrested for disrupting public order near their neighborhood. Each was fined one dollar yesterday by Magistrate Mows for disorderly conduct.
The No 2 Smith Premier typewriter No 1707 stood in the agency window at the Arcade and was stolen Wednesday night after the door was forced. Police were notified yesterday.
The Pattison meeting failed to attract a quorum of Democratic party members in the select council last night. An adjournment was taken by those in attendance until next Wednesday night.
Martin Brigan jailed ten days for drunken ness after defaulting on a fine. George Anderson and Patrick Lally, vagrants, were each sentenced to three months by Alderman Ruddy for arrests on the Lackawanna railroad.
Early yesterday a fire destroyed the Lackawanna railroad station at Delaware Water Gap and its contents including freight. Loss runs to several thousand dollars and the cause is still unknown.
Stanley Zilinski of Bellevue was arrested by a Delaware Lackawanna and Western detective for complicity in the Dodge mine riot on an October date. Three men were injured and another chased into the Lackawanna river. Alderman Ruddy jailed him for thirty days in default of a $10 fine.
The Scranton Liederkranz minstrels held their second appearance at Music Hall last evening before a good crowd. The show lacked some polish due to member carelessness, though many numbers were well received. Manager Nulsaneds received a flower basket from the company as thanks for his services.
Testimony in the Thornton insurance case in the United States circuit court details a Kingston house fire. The fire department arrived to heavy flames and two 2.5 inch hose streams, gained control after two hours, origin traced to clothing under the hall on the first floor, with a mattress seen blazing in the hallway by the police chief.
The author argues that between 1896 and 1900 protective tariffs spurred wheat hay and oats growth and doubled farm workers and crop value. He credits Republican foresight and Western homestead laws, noting Lincoln’s era as pivotal to wealth and industry, led by an army of free men.
The Delaware and Hudson company outlines special Sunday trains for November 2 from Scranton to Olyphant and from Carbondale to Olyphant, with stops at Green Ridge and Dickson and later return trips after dress parade. Local stools at Tinsley’s storefront opposite the camp are included.
Effective half tone and line cuts for cards and ads are available at The Tribune office. They claim prompt, high quality work at the lowest rates and invite a trial order to prove their value.
A mining strike commission visited Forest City No 2 colliery and the Coalbrook breaker in Carbondale to study physical mining features. The group toured underground, observed veins, and noted safety issues while a Polish miner’s death was reported to the party.
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