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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1896

Page

10

Desertion charges and social notes from local court

David Jones an officer of the Salvation Army appears before Alderman Johns on a desertion charge brought by his wife. Bail set at 300 dollars with George Capwell as bondsman. John Davis served the warrant. A separate case: John Samuel arrested for wife desertion. he posted bail after meeting his wife and infant, and the couple settled the matter before Alderman Henney. Also a separate incident where Ada Edwards was struck with an umbrella by May at Weber's Grove. case settled after arrest. The column also lists social visits, upcoming meetings, and local events including baseball, society notices, and funeral arrangements.

David Jones Salvation Army Corp Johns Jones George Capwell John Davis Ike John John Samuel Wace Continental Hill Keyeer Valley Moses Inet

Birthday Visit of Scranton Street Baptist Members

Mrs Anna Morgan hosts a Monday evening gathering on Eynon Street with many friends from Scranton Street Baptist Church. The Young People's Society visited president Rose Phillips at her North Lincoln Avenue home to celebrate her birthday, sharing several pleasant hours with numerous attendees.

Anna Morgan Eynon Street John Hall Smith Mra. Stanton Stubblebine Kayse Edmund Moses Uth Nash W. House Hancock Lotters H. P. Thomas Armatage B, Thomas Cowell Eckert Helmer

West Side Singers Travel to Shamokin for Eisteddfod

A West Side party including David Brevans Abram Evans Will John Davis John W Jones Edwin Bowen Thomas Matthias Phillip Warren and Professor William Jones heads to Shamokin for today’s eisteddfod. Bowen and Jones enter the duet prize and both sing tenor and bass solos. A Taylor party also enters the chief choral prize.

West Side Shamokin David Brevans Abram Evans Will John Davis John W. Jones Edwin Bowen Thomas Matthias Phillip Warren Professor William Jones Rhamokin Messrs. Bowen Taylor

Local Shop Ads Feature Florist and Photographer Deals

Harriet J. Davis Florist at 101 South Main avenue offers cut flowers and funeral designs. Starner's Photo Parlors advertises cabinet photos at $1.40 per dozen with visits to 101 and 3 Booth Male avenue. J C King buys second hand furniture at 1024 and 1028 Jackson street.

Harriet J. Davis South Main Avenue Jackson Street Starner Booth Male Avenue J. C. King

Local Social Notes and Club Meeting Ahead

Residents report travel visits in New York and Wilkes-Barre while Prompton guest Miss Mise Found stays with Delaware street hosts. A W C T U meeting is planned next Tuesday at 2 90 o'clock on Penn avenue to elect officers. An evening entertainment by the W C T A features Wakefield's orchestra soloist Cora Donlin and recitals by Hush Funty and Dorsey.

M.T. Keller New York City W. L. Carr Asbury Park Myrtle Lillian Perry Wilkes-Barre Mise Found Prompton C. T. Bellamy Delaware Street Penn Avenue Marion Street Eh. T. Kellar Hazleton Charles Perry Magdelene A. E. Savage Three Rivers Mich Perry Capouse Avenue Horn Joseph Truthaway Elsie Keller Ashington Moscow Barn H. E. Yost Wakefield Cora Donlin

Patriot voters seek full political handbook with suit purchase

The article praises informed voting across parties and mentions a complete handbook of public political information edited by Lawrence F. Prescott. It notes the handbook will be presented to buyers of any mens suit.

Lawrence F. Prescott

Repairs Finish at South Mill with No Restart Date

The South mill completed repairs but shows no sign of resuming work. Most machinists are laid off and activity likely remains low until after the November election. A small fire at Co P Armatrust’s barn caused by hay ignition was quickly controlled by local fire units. Local residents and officials appear unsettled by the stalled repairs and turnout.

South Stee Dlenean South Washington Avenue Elm Street Co. P. Armatrust Remington Avenue South Side

Social News Briefs from Throop and Nearby Towns

A Throop social gathering honored Miss Jennie Smith with a guest list of Grace Hendrickson, Marie Crown, Lingie Stanton and others. Local happenings include indoor baseball previews at Company Armory, church services by Rev. W G Watkins and speeches by Azhderian on Armenian massacres, plus Welsh Congregational praise meetings introducing a new hymnal.

Jesele Smith Throop Street Jennie Smith Lugerne Grace Hendrickson Marie Crown Lingie Stanton Phoebe Smith Mary Morgan Margaret Patterson Katie Smith Fred Hendrickson Elmer Freeman Evan McGinnia John Kemp George Smith Leroy Calder Clyde Grey Arthur Bright James Smith A. H. Keisling Rachel Mulley's John Haggerty Leggett's Street Thomas Williams Warren Street Oneonta N.Y Annette Davis William Street Lake Winola Eugene Robbins Trilby St. Mary’s Hall P. J. Ruane West Market Street John Evans Daniel Street Emma Humphrey Carbondale W. G. Watkins North Main Avenue Baptist Church A. Azhderian Armenia P. J. Mahon Shamokin Welsh Congregational Church Jones D. G. Lewis Mary J. Prive

Local Society and Community Notes From Brook Street to Albany

Miss George Jones of Brook Street and Mrs Beadley Woothull of Adams Avenue with son Fred visit Rochester and Albany for two weeks. Wedding announced for Stanley Graves and Alles H Koelleen of Hawley. Rev A B ONeill and bride left on wedding tour. guests at the Wyoming on Thursday. Coal company miners paid yesterday. Lizzie Hastings of Potter Street visiting relatives in Philadelphia. Frank GW, hitherto said to die by his own hand, shows signs of recovery. Rev E J Houghton to speak at Loyal Temperance League in Boyle's Hall. Dunmore Nine delayed over an hour last night due to power shutoff.

George Jones Brook Street Beadley Woothull Adams Avenue Fred Rochester Albany Stanley Graves Alles H. Koelleen Hawley A. B. O'Neill Wyoming Pennsylvania Coal Company Lizzie Hastings Potter Street Philadelphia Frank GW E. J. Houghton Temperance Laglon Boyle's Hall Dunmore

Cure a Cold in One Day説 Bromo Quinine Tablets

An old ad promises to cure a cold in a day with laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and offers a money back guarantee. The notice also seeks boys to sell the Scranton World, touting higher sales than any other Sunday paper and inviting applicants to the World office in the Republican building opposite the courthouse.

Scranton World World Office Republican Court House

Philippine Rebels Routed in Cavite Action

Official Manila advices say 2,000 insurgents gathered at Cavite while 600 were routed at Raccore. Nineteen insurgents killed or captured and 18 captured, with reinforcements summoned from unknown destination.

Madrid Manila Philippine Islands Cavit Raccore

Insurrection Rumors Near Bulacan Pampanga and Batangas

Rumors spread that German leaders head a secret society blamed for uprising in the Philippine Islands. In the chamber of deputies Carlists attack General Blanco and Calleja for foresight and censure amid Cuba and insurrection history.

Bulacan Pampanga Batangas Philippine Islands Chamber of Deputies Blanco Genral Genral Calleja Genial Cuba

Confiscation Likely for Arab Supporters in Zanzibar Crisis

In Yanaibar on September 4 authorities expect banishment for leading Arabs who backed Said Khalid in the Zanzibar throne attempt. Property of those involved in the revolt is not to be seized, while confiscation may cover claims totaling about $150,000 from looting of stores and residences.

Yanaibar Khalid Zanzibar

Incendiary Attempted to Cremate Ten Inmates in Altoona

An incendiary attacked the ten residents of Mrs. Laura Groves' boarding house on Chestnut avenue. The lower floor woodwork was saturated with kerosene and set aflame. The blaze was stopped before major damage. Police believe a clue may identify the perpetrator.

Altoona Laura Groves Chestnut Avenue

Transvaal Reformer Lionel Phillips Speaks on Jameson Raid

London dispatch reports Lionel Phillips of the Transvaal Reform Party confirming the reformers protest against the Jameson raid. Phillips, convicted of high treason with Hammond, declines further comments until the parliamentary commission on the raid sits.

London Paris Daily Mail Lionel Phillips Johannesburg John Hays Hammond Transvaal Hammond Phillips

Wealthy Sedalia widow driven mad on train

Mrs. Mary A. Hogue wife of John H. Hogue a Sedalia wholesale grocer became violently insane while traveling by train from Chicago to Sedalia. She believed she was under arrest and her captors planned to rob her of her money and had to be forcibly removed from the train upon arrival.

Sedalia Mary A. Hogue John H. Hogue Chicago Northern

Will Vote for Major McKinley Says Michigan Democrat

Marengo Michigan September 4 Peter Mulvany an old time Democrat who cast his first ballot for Polk in 1841 and ran for state land office two years ago repudiates the Chicago ticket and will vote for McKinley He notes thousands of Democrats voted for Lincoln in 1864 and says none regret it.

Marengo, Mich Peter Mulvany James K. Polk State Land Office Michigan Chicago McKinley Lincoln Mulvany

Seattle Banks Plan Canadian Money Discount Retaliation

The Seattle banks vow to retaliate against Canadian banks by accepting Canadian money only at a discount. The schooner Colonel Ellsworth sank after a collision with the Emily Max near Mackinaw City, Mich, with AM hands saved. Captain Adolph Frietsch, who crossed the Atlantic in the Nina, started from Milwaukee on a world voyage in a small sailboat. Militia guard Ontonagon food supplies after a fire, while a Narragansett Pier society drive ends with a runaway horse that causes no damage beyond the carriage.

Seattle Wash Colonel Ellsworth Emily Maxwell Mackinaw City Mich Adolph Frietsch Nina Milwaukee Ontonagon

British battleship Caesar launched and Ribot visit noted

The 14 000 ton British battleship Caesar was launched yesterday. The Parla paper reports ex Premier Ribot’s U S visit as an official act for the French government in reply to Baron Colvill y’s charges about American liner speeds. In the Solent, company reps say ships aren’t at full speed until they pass the Needles. Buy tomorrow’s Scranton World for exclusive news.

Caesar Parla Ribot United States Baron Colvilly Solent

First Legislative District Republican Nomination Notice

Scranton announces a convention plan in St. David's hall on September 15 to nominate a candidate for the First Legislative District. Delegates are chosen September 12 at district polling places. wards and districts listed. Paine and Reyno sign as chairs with a garbled closing line.

Scranton Lackawanna County St. David's Hall North Main Avenue Firat I. Paine John H. Reyno

Markets and Stocks Show Gains on Gold Flow and Short Covering

New York weathered a late pullback as bank failures and a Kansas land firm suspension sparked slight selling. Strong early buying driven by gold arrivals from Europe and anticipated London demand sent Sugar, Rock Island, Burlington, Northwest, Louisville and Nashville, Western Union, and Manhattan to weekly highs. Grain and livestock prices mixed with quiet cash markets in wheat oats and corn. Chicago and New York stock quotes reflected firm tone at close despite westward business troubles.

New York Montana Kansas Europe London Soam Commission Grangers Loulaville Nashville Vanderbilts Gould Rock Island Burlington Guiney Northwest Louisville Western Union Manhattan West Gurington and Quincy William Linn Aly Len & Cqo Septure Street

Minooka Football Team Forms For New Season

The Minooka club announces a new season with players Joyce P O Ne il T Luddon M Kelly M Joyce P Lud don P Flannery P Philbin J Toole M Kane M O Ne il Jerry Driecoll and P J Lowry. They plan Monday practice at Coyne's then travel Sunday to Pittston to face the Pittston Reds on the brickyard ground Sunday afternoon.

Brickyard Minooka Joyce P. O'Neil T. Luddon M. Kelly M. Joyce P. Luddon P. Flannery P. Philbin J. Toole M. Kane M. O'Neil Jerry Driecoll P. J. Lowry Coyne

Also Mentioned on This Page

West Side Events Salvation Army T. J. Morrla D. Jones Jennie Griffiths Bromley Avenue Pittston LD. T. Evang Hyde Park Castle Ancient Order Knights of the Mystic Chain Reading H. L. Morgan Orpia Assembly Moosic Baseball Club Sugar Notch David Owens South Lincoln Avenue Owens Bloomsburg State Normal School J. Lavelle Pottaville Adna Lloyd Thomas Thomas Luzerne Street M. A. Gallagher Meridian Street Ebenezer Hughes Hyde Park Mary Donnel Dominick McLaughlin Beranton Street Sicale Connor Sumner Avenue Kathe McLaughlin Honesdale Central Grounds West Side Athletic Club Gorls Browns Davis Rehan Carroll Lowery Athletics St. Brenden West Side Business Directory Green Ridge Samters South Side News Amelia Augusta Schuman Birch Street Clark's Summit John F. Woelkers Thomas Hanley Pittston Avenue Holy Crogs College Worcester Mass Bellersheim Prospect Avenue Moses Taylor Hospital St. John’ Church Board of Trade Storr’s Hall Alder Street John Morrison Stone Avenue St. Bonaventure's College Allegany N. Y Providence Philippine Zazibar The Transvaal Reform Party M’kinley Democrat Wall Street Review Wye Pyulives Elaing Wwrye Emall Pennsylvania Buffalo Elmeh Shep and Lambe Union Stock Yards Texano Western Rangers Ol City Am. Tobacco Co Big Ohio St. L St. E Delaware & Hud Pet Dist C.F Lake Shore Louis M. K Texas Pacific J Central Central N.Y. L B& W B&w al Sme Way Nor, Pacific Sereee Ont West Seeveeee Omaha Pacific Mall Phil. & Read Southern RF Southern RB. R Ay Tenn Iron Union Pacific Wabash Beaaee Scranton Board of Trade Exchange Dime Dep. & Dis Scranton Lace Curtain Co National Boring & Drill'g Co First National Bank Elmhurst Boulevard Co Scranton Savings Bank Bonta Plate Glara (Co Oom Po Ranton Packing Co Weston Mim C.seeseenees Ee Fou Lackawanna Iron & Steel Co Third National Bank Ares Throop Novelty M Scranton Traction Co Desea Dickson Manufacturing Co Lacka City of Scranton Bt Imp Borough of Winton Mt. Vernon Coal Co Scranton Axle Works J. Alfred Pennington Elm Park Church Boston Berlin Katherine Timberman Mme. Marchesi Herr Georg Henschel Miss Timberman Conservatory Madina Ave Cor Linden 8 Hil Pierge Penn Ave Atthews Bros Druggis Scranten, Pa Dosic Poder CO Moosic and Rughdale Works Laflin & Rand Powder CO Leetric Battersea Wand Repanno Chetical Co Exelic Maloney CHL cD Hg Co M. W. Collins James Moir Lackawanna Avenue Cleorly the Tribune Callen Spring House Heart Lake Sus A CO E Crofut Sanpete Boranton Montross Deewanna Alford Station Montrose Een Toatei Oa Aeler Dupont Milne County Wileomington Delaware Henry Belin, Jr Wyoming Avenue Scranton, Pa Third National Bank Building Tans 3 FORD Pittston, Pa Ft. Smith & Son Plymo BW Mulligan Wilkes Yea Repaune Chemipany Baldwin al Peergerators Hunt & Connell CO Lackawanha Avenue E. Robinson
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