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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1895
Page
3
Alfred Hand in New Brunswick and several local figures including Judge Archbald in LaPorte and City Controller Widmayer in Youngsville are listed among numerous personal visits, returns from trips, and upcoming weddings and engagements spanning Scranton and neighboring towns.
The article reports on rail workers like Officer Williams and Michael Coyne on vacation, a railroad team defeating the Senators 13 to 2, and tests of electric lighting on the New York Central. It notes a possible presidency for ex president McLeod at two larger roads, talks on a new Lehigh Valley depot in Pittston, and includes financial figures from the Lackawanna annual report with earnings and receipts.
Inspector Hallstead approves the job after a ceremonial rivet driven at 2 pm on Linden Street bridge. Mayor Connell and city engineer oversee the 45 degree strike amid spectators including Kinsley and Keller. Nickel plated hammers given as mementos. a humorously tense scene ends with smiles and photos.
Frank Mayo will produce Pudd'nhead Wilson at the Academy of Music tonight. The play, based on Mark Twain, ran six weeks in New York and is praised as a major Broadway success. The article notes strong cast, innovative staging, and forthcoming offerings by Katie Emmett and the Stowaway company.
George Turner's vaudeville company led by Mike Leonard was booked for the Academy of Music last night but failed to arrive in time after trouble in Wilkes-Barre. The Beau Brummies trained there previously and contracts were unsettled. The show in Wilkes-Barre earlier this week delayed the troupe’s travel.
The management of the company refused to allow the performance due to a lack of orchestra rehearsal. The billed show in Al lentown tonight has been cancelled, making a credible entertainment impossible without the required rehearsal.
Joseph Hickey of Prospect Avenue faced three weeks of misfortune starting with a compound leg fracture at a mill injury, a 3-year-old son’s death, and a 14-year-old son struck on the head by a stone leaving the boy unconscious with a depressed skull while doctors monitor for possible operation.
The Lackawanna Republicans announce a county convention at the Scranton court house on Sept 17 1895 at 2 PM to nominate a coroner and county surveyor and elect delegates to the 1896 Republican national convention. Primaries set for Sept 14 from 4 to 7 PM with detailed district representation listed. Ripple as chairman and Millar as secretary.
In Providence Bright and Love resist a judge's injunction preventing interference with a city sewer project. Engineers and laborers faced repeated defiance as stakes were reset, with Bright and Love signaling they want arrest as sheriff's posse readies to enforce contempt actions and protect the workforce.
A grease fire in a summer kitchen attached to Albert Biddlingmler’s residence at Pittston avenue was extinguished by garden hose before damage. A separate note mentions Rev. Schiveren’s gospel tent in Scranton, local visits, and a funeral. Also ads for Hood’s Sarsaparilla and a kidney cure are included.
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