Republicans set tomorrow for primary ballots
WcANULTY reports primaries due tomorrow afternoon while local politics feature William Hannaway named as deputy treasurer at the Lyceum theater and ongoing city court actions. Also noted are mine company payments, sewer viewer petitions, a Zenith missionary meeting, and multiple marriage banns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hannaway
Lyceum Theater
Martin Gehren
Allentown
Flick
John Meyers
Ball
Alderman Howe
Charles Lebert
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
Sloan
Himpton
Delaware and Hudson
Legcetts Creek
Marvine
Providence
Zenith Missionary Society
Young Men's Christian Association
Oscar L. Colvin
Sarah A. Asker
Scranton
William Potten
Mary McCormick
Olyphant
William Riley
Katie Hassell
N. Ws. Brooks
Manor of Music Hall
Wilkes-Barre
Mrs. Ke
New Silks and Dress Goods Display at Mears and Hagen
Fall goods showings by Mears and Hagen feature fine silks and dress fabrics. The public is invited to view the latest styles and examine the selections.
Duty on silver abolished and Peru retains gold duty
The Peruvian government abolishes duties on silver coin bullion and plate while keeping duties on gold dust coin and bullion. A telegraph from the prefect of Puno disputes reports of invasion by Holmansa, and the senate approves the silver duty abolition.
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Government of
Peru
Lima
Galveston
Tex
Puno
Holmansa
Senate
Scranton Conservatory Ad Seeks Fall Term Prospectus
Fall term begins Wednesday September ? Scranton Conservatory of Music invites inquiries and sends a prospectus. Advertisement notes page 6 for details and how to request information.
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Scranton Conservatory of Music
Display of fruit at Tur Scranton Cash Store
A local shop advertises Fancy peaches and luscious melons with rosy and crab apples. Shoppers are invited to view the display and check prices before purchasing.
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Tur Scranton
Mayor Bailey Faces City Council Over Bellevue Appointees
Select council refused to confirm Mayor Patley’s choice of Mesara MacCann Scranton and Bedford as park commissioners. The park committee urged confirmation. Burns argued improper notice and legality concerns. Bellevue riot hearing proposed. council split on authority with tie vote.
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McCann
Bailey
Bellevue
Patley
Mesara
MacCann
Scranton
Bedford
Finn
Robinson
Chittenden
Burns
Messrs
Clarke
Wagner
Lansing
Adminster
Manley
Thomas
Mr. Clarke
James Walsh Dies Prominent Pittston Leader
James Walsh, prominent Pittston citizen and former Luzerne County official, died in Pittston at 4 p m from a paralysis stroke. He served as county treasurer starting 1862 and was Pittston postmaster under Johnson in 1867. Survived by son and daughter, funeral Monday at St John s church with high mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Walsh
Pittston
Walsh
Luzerne
Lackawanna County
Johnson
Ireland
America
Father Walsh
Moscow
Mary Ann Walsh
St. John’s Church
Bryan on Prosperity in Next Sundays Philadelphia Press
William Jennings Bryan writes on dollar wheat prosperity and the silver issue in an exclusive Sunday Philadelphia Press feature. The piece follows his Western tour and presents bold views of silver supporters amid returning good times.
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William Jennings Bryan
Philadelphia Press
Ryan
Good Times
England
America
Prince of Wales
Franco Russian Commerce Gains and Limits Highlighted
Paris reports M. Boucher, France's minister of commerce, says France and Russia seek to expand trade within each nation’s interests. Russia will not abandon protectionism, aims to attract capital, with French Swiss and Belgian firms already investing. France seeks export growth, securing contracts for locomotives and a Neva Bridge, while private enterprise remains essential.
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Paris
M. Boucher
The
Gaulois
France
Russia
Mainy
Neva
Possible Lynching Report From Pine Bluff Ark
The body of a black man was found hanging from a line in the Arkansas River near Rob Roy, with a rope around the neck and head injuries suggesting lynching. Identifying marks were absent and no local lynching had been reported recently. The report also notes striking miners at Hamilton and Braderwood shaft No. 1 in Welr City Mo protesting wage cuts tied to dirty coal.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Arkansas River
Rob Roy
Welr City
Hamilton and Braderwood Shaft
Republican County Convention in Beranton for McKinley support
Republican county committee sets a county convention for September to nominate candidates for sheriff prothonotary treasurer clerk of courts district attorney recorder of deeds register of voters and jury commissioner. Vigilance committees will hold delegate elections September 4 with two delegates per district. Delegates chosen based on McKinley’s state vote in the last election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican County Committee
Court House
Beranton
Tresaurer
Clerk of the Courts
Recorder of Deeds
Register of
William McKinley
United States
Scranton Water Works Showcases Superb City Supply
Scranton Health Officer and board members toured the Scranton Gas and Water company dams and reservoirs. They praised the water as the finest on earth and observed a new screening system and Venturi meter. The tour covered No. 7 dam Elmhurst Stafford Meadow and Burnt Bridge projects with a planned 1808 completion and a 15 million gallon daily supply.
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Board of Health
Scranton
Scranton Gas and Water Company
W. E. Allen
W. A. Paine
R. J. Murray
George 8. Horn
J. K. Bentley
M. J. Kelly
J. G. Malley
W. BE. Allen
W. H. Burke
Thomas Cullen
Robert Reeves
No. T Dam
Reeves
New York
Boston
No. 7
Roaring Brook
Elmhurst
Erie and
Wyoming
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Oak Run
Park Hotel
Stafford Meadow
Williams Bridge
Capacty
Hill
Hyde Park
Burnt Bridge
Trade of wives leads to arrest in Catherine case
Eugene Foster was arrested in Catherine after his wife accused him of disorderly conduct. He allegedly traded his wife to William Hawkins for Hawkins to trade his wife to Foster’s then wife. Hawkins later relinquished the bargain and his wife fled to Beaver Dams seeking aid. Foster was found in Catherine living with Hawkins’s lawful wife. Hawkins vanished after a warrant was issued.
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Elintra
N. Y
Eugene Foster
Catherine
Shhulenberz
Foster
William Hawkins
Hawkins
Forster
Beaver Dams
Shulenberg
Foster's Place
New Chinese Loan Talks Under Hong Kong Bank
Advices from the Orient say the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank is negotiating a loan of 140,000,000 taels for the Chinese government. Disputes that blocked the Belgian loan to Shang Tai Jong have faded and the Hong Kow railway project is expected to start soon.
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Vancouver
B. C
Orient
Peking
Shaghai
Hong Kong
Ways of Serving Eggs from a New York Journal
A step by step guide to preparing eggs and related dishes. It covers scrambled eggs with butter and toast, adding ingredients like green peppers and chopped parsley with anchovy butter, and a gratin style mix. It also explains boiling eggs with timing ranges for soft to hard, and tips to prevent cracking.
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New York Journal
Theatrical Couple Cited for Unequal Pay
A Chicago Record excerpt notes a theatrical couple where the wife earns £0 a week and the husband $50, yet he must support her. The exchange highlights pay disparity and gender roles in the industry.
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Chicago
Nothing Worked, But the Girl Earned It
A Chicago Tribune quote notes a young Higginside who married on ten dollars a week, asking what he did for a living. The punch line reveals the woman was the breadwinner, earning the entire ten dollars while he did nothing.
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Higginside
Chicago Tribune
Reward Offered for Crosier in New Jersey
The Trenton Common Council authorized Mayor Sickel to offer a reward for the apprehension of P. W. Crosier the defaulting building and loan treasurer. There is no clue to Crosier's whereabouts.
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Crosier
Trenton
N. J
Common Council
Sickel
Pp. W. Crosier
Hood's Sarsparilla Promises Pure Blood Cure
Health warning and advertisement claim that Hood's Sarsparilla purifies blood and cures skin eruptions and scrofula. It urges readers to take the remedy to preserve health and vigor.
Hood's Pills Purely Vegetable Remedy Promoted
Advertisement asserts Hood's Pills are purely vegetable and do not purge pain or gripe, claiming no harsh effects and urging readers to buy from all druggists.
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Hood
Price of Electric Light Reduced in City Limits
The Suburban Electric Light Company announces a price cut effective September 1 for incandescent lamps within city limits. The rate drops to five tenths of a cent per lamp hour with a 10 to 20 percent discount based on current usage if the bill is paid by the 20th of the month of issue.
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Suburban Electric Light Company
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Schank
Spencer
Spruce Street
Wcanulty
City Notes
Tractor A. Apostolico
C. B. Gardner
Pitcher
B. F. Tinkham
Iown
T. C. Melvin
St. Charles
Augustus A. Hoyle
LC. B. WU
Union
Mears & Hagen
Mesers
Kearney
Williams
Roche
Schromler
Frable
Coyne
Andrew
Nays
Meesis
Ross
Fellows
Sanderson
Mr. Durr
Ayes
Mesars
Schroeder
McAndrews
M'Ginley
McGinley
James H. Torrey
Supreme Court
Jermyn
Torrey
Board of Revision and Appeals
MacGinley
Dunning
West Market Street
Garfield Avenue
Michael Reap
Council
Judiciary Committee
John and
Henry Welsenfluh
Lugerne Street
Phelps Street
Capouse
Washington Avenues
Weat Market Street
Streets and Bridges Committee
Prospect Place
Second Ward
J. Burke
Seventh Ward
Flanaghan & O'Hara
Cherry Street
James M. Tompkins
Sanderson Avenue
Cherry Place
Bromley Avenue
Price Street
Fred Bauer
Hugh Gillmore
Sixth Ward
Messrs. Grier
Regan
Gilroy
Jackson
Zeidler
Noone
Nealis
Old Luzerne
Bryan ON
Free Silver
Republican County Convention
Scranton’s Great Water Resources
East Mountain
Thes
Stafford
Hong Kong and Shangai Bank
Castoria
Iar
Iso Wiayon
Chnaval
Haviland
China
Wyoming Avenue
Madrid
Bonna Dresden
Rexford Company
Lackawanna Ave
Ccs
Eer
J. I. Ladwig
Prop
Snow
Weston Mill
Jersey
Lackawanna
Avenue
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