Northeastern Pennsylvania Republicans name a winning ticket
The 1909 Northeastern Pennsylvania Republican convention named Halsey for judge Mainwaring for register Ranb for treasurer and Jones Hay for commissioners In a session that also adopted direct primaries and passed a lengthy resolution praising Republican policies. The event featured McKinley era endorsements and notable speeches by state leaders.
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Halsey
Mainwaring
Ranb
Jones and Hay
Stone
Quay
Penrose
Wilkes-Barre
Scott
Crawford County
Register
John Mainwaring
Plymouth
Eves Hiram P. Kuntz
Philip T. Raub
Arthur FE. Detro
John M. Jones
Hay
Thomas Smith
Jones
Drummer on the Run After County Jail Escape
Norman Drummer, a nine year old prisoner, remains missing after escaping yesterday from the county jail. He is believed hiding in town and guarded by sympathetic friends. Authorities note his theft history and the escape by others, while led by Vane Vandermark, with little effort seen to recapture all involved.
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Serwyton
Tribu
Stroudsburg
Norman Drummer
John M. Decker
New York and Susquehanna Railroad
Pike County
Welle Olen
Jacot Vandermark
Vane
Bradford County Fair Prep Includes New Rides and Trials
Towanda September 5 The Bradford County fair plans a full week from September 26 to 2 with improved grounds. A new midway and track improvements will enhance racing while the woods and melon section are cleaned and beautified. Twenty new italja will be erected. Daily speed trials scheduled except Tuesday with six harness races and three running races for horsemen.
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Towanda
Bradford
Schuylkill Bond Scandal At Pottsville Court Session
At Pottsville the criminal court will hear Judge Marr decide on an injunction restraining Schuylkill County from issuing new bonds to H. H. Pearson of New York. The Taxpayers' League alleges a bonus to officials and a $2000 payment for influence. The league says 1809 tax duplicates may cover temporary loans, while supporters argue new bonds would cut interest costs despite pending loan needs.
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Pottsville
Rept
Criminal Court
Marr
Muldoon
Taxpayers’ League
H. H. Pearson
New York
Tapayers’ League
H. ©. Bechtel
R. H. Koch
Pearson
Schuylkill County
Eye glasses found in bass after fishing mishap tale
In Stroudsburg on September 6 a Philadelphia attorney J Temple Hopple recounts losing his eyeglasses while fishing for bags. Two days later he hooks a bass, and the glasses are discovered inside the fish when it is cleaned by Adam Transue at Far View. The tale ends with Hopple confirming the glasses were unharmed.
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Stroudsburg
J. Temple Hopple
Philadelphia
Gap
Hopnle
Young Transue
Welcome Trophy Cannon to Conyngham Post Ceremony
Wilkes-Barre reports the formal presentation of the trophy cannon captured at Santiago to the Conyngham post of the Grand Army of the Republic on Monday evening. Mayor Nichola will receive it for the city from the governor. Colonel C. Bow Dougherty of the Ninth regiment leads the planning of a large parade inviting all veterans of the Spanish-American War and allied services to participate.
Man Nearly Severed In Accident At Georgetown Station
William Reese of Laurel Runborough suffered both legs mangled when he fell beneath a moving excursion train at Georgetown around 7 40 last evening after leaving Mountain Park picnic. He was also injured about the head and may not recover. Montrose notes the Susquehanna county Woman's Christian Temperance union to hold its twenty fourth annual convention Sept 12 13 with national lecturer Miss Pelle Kearney speaking on Why Are the Wheels Clogged.
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Wilkes-B Barre
William Reese
Laurel Runborough
Georgetown
Reese
Mountain Park
Wilkes-farre
Henos Alao
Montrose, Ben
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Susquehanna County
Montrose
Mth
Pelle Kearney
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Cole hort colliery idle as 400 miners strike for higher pay
Shamokin Pennsylvania reports the Cole hort colliery opened by the Chipaun Coal company idles with 400 miners, loaders and drivers out on strike. Workers demand salary increases while the company says current wages equal or exceed those of other operators and cannot grant concessions.
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Shamokin
Bept
Colehort
Chipaun Coal Company
Kinner Donates Valuable Private Library to Bar Association
Elliott P. Kinner of Hagleton presents to the Laverne County Bar Association a private library described as among the most valuable in the state section. The gift underscores Kinner's support for local legal resources and scholarship.
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Wilkes-Barre
Elliott P. Kinner
E.q
Hagleton
Laverne County
Claim to Have Found Coal in Staples Property
Stroudsburg residents Charles Frankenfield and Sidney Hohenshilt say they struck coal after a lengthy excavation on the Staples property. The finders are reluctant to discuss details of the mine.
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Stroudsburg
Bept
Staples
Charles Frankenfield
Sydney Hohenshilt
Monroe County Fair Opens With Improvements and Stock Exhibition
The twenty seventh Monroe County Agricultural Society fair opens amid improved grounds and strong stock displays. Cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and horses show robust condition, with notable Pacific coast shells and a wide range of attractions. Races featured with a busy program, stage performances, and a planned elimination of gambling.展示 includes fair activities and parade plans by local fire companies.
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Beranton Tribune
Stroudsburg
Monroe County Agricultural Society
Pacific Coast
California
China
Troi Pearson
Fairview Fire Company
Bethlehem
Phoenix
Acme
Fair Grounds
Phoenix Company
Easton
Bradford Prohibitionists name slate in Bradford county
Special to The Scranton Tribune from Towanda on September 6 reports Bradford county Prohibitionists meeting in Towanda and nominating a full ticket headed by Sheriff O W Fawcett of New Albany and including prothonotary J N Sisson Towanda register and recorder Adin Lyon Tuscnorn treasurer K E McKinney Athens and commissioners J S Canfield LeRoyville and George C Cornell Columbia coroner PA Smith Camp Town and auditors F J Holliday Sayre and F P Champlin Orwell.
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Scranton Tribune
Towanda
Bradford County
O. W. Fawcett
New Albany
J. N. Sisson
Adin Lyon
Tuscnrorn
Ke, McKinney
Athens
Canfield
LeRoyaville
George C. Cornell
Columbia
Smith
Camptown
Holliday
Sayre
Champlin
Orwell
Belled Heron Sighted Near Mount Pleasant
The belled heron, a famous tame seeming bird, was seen near Mount Pleasant on Monday. The creature wears a neck bell with a dial and makes a strange sound as it flies. For years it has infested New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, provoking superstitions of foreboding war pestilence and famine.
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Susquehanna
Mount Pleasant
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Wayne County authorities prepare to run out tramps
Special to The Beranten Tribune reports Monroe county and Stroudsburg authorities intend to block vagrants from the town and surrounding area, aiming to remove the problem promptly. The notice suggests local officials will enforce orders to drive out the trespassers.
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Wayne
Beranten Tribune
Stroudsburg
Bent, B
Monroe County
Vicin
Tramp raid anticipated near Forge Cut unsettles town
The article notes a tramp near Forge Cut shot at Harry T. LaBar, a prominent merchant. It mentions a nearby tramp settlement likely to be raided soon, and townspeople fear for safety as housekeepers guard against further incidents.
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Harry T. LaBar
Forge Cut
Romance in Butter Sparks Wedding Tale in Great Bend Township
In Susquehanna, Mies Delle Laffin, a farmer’s daughter near Great Bend, sent her name and address on a card embedded in butter shipped to Philadelphia. A Philadelphia chef found it, visited a month later, and now a wedding is planned in Great Bend Township during the coming holidays with Lafflin as bride.
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Susquehanna
Mies Delle Laffin
Great Bend
Philadelphia
Mise Lafflin
Lattin
Burglary at Comptown Ends With Missing Watch
Special to The Scranton Tribune reports a burglar struck the J. B. Adams home in Comptown early Sunday after a raid on the mill. The thief took 100 in cash and stamps, was met downstairs by Adams who struck back, the intruder fell onto a stove and dropped a gold watch. He fled without a clue.
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Towanda
Sept
J. B. Adams
Comptown
Adamy
Deaths of the Neighborhood in Bradford County
In Ballibay John Layman age 70 civil war veteran. In Terrytown William Terry age 73 pioneer and brother of Hon A Terry. In Sugar Run Henry Arthur Bartlett M D age 50 percent? native of Towanda. practiced medicine thirty years along Susquehanna. Free Mason, Republican, Episcopal. widow and nine children survive. Funeral tomorrow at 2 p m at homestead. burial in Wyalusing cemetery under Wyalusing Lodge 618.
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Ballibay
Bradford County
John Layman
Terrytown
William Terry
Hon
A. Terry
Bradford Comity
Sugar Run
Henry Arthur Bartlett
Towanda
O. D. Bartlett
Jefferson
Ann Arbor
Susquehanna
Episcopal Church
Wyalusing
Firemen's convention in Tunkhannock praised for orderly visit
WYOMING COUNTY readers note the Tunkhannock firemen's convention drew a large crowd yet remained remarkably orderly. Locals say the event avoided drunkenness and fights, despite a lively atmosphere and some noise during celebrations.
Fire destroys residence of Mr and Mrs Tougher
A Saturday afternoon fire completely destroys the home of Mr and Mrs James Tougher with Mrs Tougher upstairs and neighbors saving some furniture. No insurance covered the building and only a few items remained salvageable.
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Ing
Mra
James Tougher
Tougher
Liara
Margaret
Charlies Reilly
William Rowe
Benjamin Webb
Richard Richens
Wilkes-Barre
WW. Christian
William
A. P. Mollleter
Philadelphia
Hugh Goodwin
Marian
Potteville
Local notes on candidates and firemen’s event in Tunkhannock
Emma Jones returned to Washington D C after a visit with Miss Mary Mitchell. Democratic candidates John W Gray John B Donovan EH M Vaughn and Edward Farrer posed for town photographs. Joseph W Fascett attended the firemen’s convention. N A McKown Henry Harding and A Hempstead traveled to Philadelphia for the Grand Army encampment. Captain N W Reynolds and Company M Thirteenth Regiment National Guards drill on the rifle range on the old hill ground. No sharpshooters visible.
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Emma Jones
Washington, D. C
Mary Mitchell
John W. Gray
John B. Donovan
EH. M. Vaughn
Edward Farrer
Joseph W. Fascett
Homer
Triton Hose Company
N. A. McKown
Henry Harding
Tunkhannock
A. A. Hempstead
Vose
Philadelphia
Grand Army of the Republic
N. W. Reynolds
Thirteenth Pegiment
National Guards of Pennsylvania
Old Hill
News from New Milford and nearby on visits and events
Mr. and Mrs R Gillespie entertain granddaughter Lucl Gillespie of Binghamton. Mrs L G McCollum visited parents in Great Bend. Rev C C Gillett of Clifford lectured at Baptist church on The Crown Jewels of the English Language. C H Wood went to New York. J W Axtell of Stevens Point accepted as clerk in N Wood's store. Charles Brandon visited sister Mrs D Stroud. James Tennant in Montrose suffered a stroke with poor prognosis. Mr and Mrs K Trdertied of Linden, N J visited Mr Inderteid. Mrs Frank Moxley and three children of Dalton visiting town. Mr and Mrs Charles Tucker returned from ten days in Hinghamton area.
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Dalton
Charles Tucker
Hinghamton
Northeastern Pennsylvania Visit Notes
Mrs Milo Wilson of Scranton visited relatives in town last week. Mr and Mrs George Burns left for New York for a week. Miss Bessie Deant returned from Lake Winola. Ralph B Smith of Canton Pa visited friends here. Elbert Darrow and Bruce Titman spent Sunday in Nicholson. Charles Warner and Arthur Smith were in Great Bend Sunday. Robert Raynaford attends school at Ithaca. Fred Birchard of Birchardville was here Friday. William Beck visited Binghamton Saturday. M LaGrange Griffis and family camp at Elk Lake. Mr and Mrs A B Burns visited Tunkhannock Friday. Other Northeastern Pennsylvania News on page 0.
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Milo Wilson
Scranton
George Burns
New York
Bessie Déant
Lake Winola
Ralph B. Smith
Canton
Elbert Darrow
Bruce Titman
Nicholson
Charles Warner
Arthur Smith
Great Bend
Robert Raynaford
Ithaca
Fred Birchard
Birchardville
William Beck
Binghamton
M. LaGrange Griffis
Elk Lake
A. BR. Burns
Tunkhannock
Lehigh Valley Offers $5 Round Trip to Niagara Falls
Lehigh Valley Railroad sells tickets from Scranton to Niagara Falls for 5.00 round trip valid to September 1. Tickets honored on any train except the Black Diamond Express. See a Lehigh Valley Ticket Agent for details.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
Niaara Falls
Scranton
Lehigh Valley Ticket
Susquehanna Rattlesnake Bite and Union Convention
John Riley was bitten by a rattlesnake on Sunday and remains in serious condition but is improving. The Susquehanna County Women’s Christian Temperance Union holds its 24th annual convention in Montrose starting Tuesday morning September 12 and lasting through Wednesday. National lecturer Mixa Belle Kearney will speak Wednesday evening on the topic Why And the Wheels Clogged?
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John Riley
Susquehanna County Women's Christian Temperance Union
Montrose
Mixa Belle Kearney
Women’s temperance meeting at Mrs Hines home
The Women’s Christian Temperance union will meet at the home of Mrs A Hines on Thursday afternoon at 20 oclock with full attendance requested. Several local residents are noted as traveling or visiting, including Mrs E C Kellum returning from Susquehanna and others visiting relatives or attending the state normal school in Manefield.
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Women's Christian Temperance Union
A. Hines
E. C. Kellum
Susquehanna
George Ligier
Lourie
A. Williamson
Percy
Roseland
N. J
Mise
Hattle Bell
F. &. Clark
Patrick McNulty
Thos
Vine Street
Bloomsboro
William Alger
Avora
Chronic Diarrhoea Cured By Chamberlains Remedy
Two Virginia farmers from Fincastle narrate long cures from chronic diarrhoea after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. J R Gibbs and L Shaver report twelve years and twelve years of illness respectively cured by one to three bottles. W K Cosyer of Fincastle supplied the remedy. Matthews Brow handles wholesale and retail sales.
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Chamberlain
Grain and market report shows mixed prices with steady oats
The market notes a heavy rebel movement of futures in wheat, corn and oats with corn and oats prices steady or unchanged. Quotations listed include No 3 spring wheat and No 2 red wheat with varied bids for yellow corn and white oats. Cash prices show pork and lard higher amid notes of dry weather and advisories.
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Chicago
Werkness
Gsuil
Markets show buoyant subgroups amid narrow overall activity
The New York market displayed strength in a few stocks led by Northwestern and Van derbilt group issues while broad trading remained thin. Rail stocks advanced modestly on rumors of enforcement actions, with New York Central and Union Pacific among leaders. bonds were quiet with mixed minor moves.
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New York
Northwestern
Vanderbilt Group
Union Pacific Alga
Union Pacific
Northwest
Omaha
New York Central
Chicago
Fy Louls
Cowlera
Gi Cevand
St. Paul
Olorado Midland
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Hocking Valley
Chicago Great Western
Ne- Public
Federal Steel
Co & Point
Metropolitan Street Railway
American Tobacod
Chicago Terminal Transfer
United States
Questionable OCR item on dairy products and prices
Fragmentary OCR text lists dairy and produce items with unclear Brand names and prices. Mentions Lackawanna Avenue and various food products such as creamery items, onions, potatoes, lemons, and cheese with inconsistent price figures. The passage appears to be a damaged catalog or advertisement from a historical issue.
Philadelphia Grain and Produce Market Summary
Wheat prices steady to lower for September delivery with mixed futures. Corn and oats show uneven demand while provisions remain firm. Butter and eggs steady with Western grainery notes. cotton, tallow, and poultry markets show varied activity and no receipts or shipments reported.
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Philadelphia
Bop
Western Gramery
Prinvette
Maeve Irmer
New York
Market Notes and Prices for Wheat and Dairy
New York report shows wheat futures mixed with steady to firm tones and delivery expectations. Dairy prices for various products, including creamery butter and cheese, are listed with values and station names implying mixed regional movements.
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New York
Durluth
Yate
Tyo
Iigatte
Do Factory
Dime Creamers
Sinte Daury
Iiteawtie
Halltie
Wyall
Lilie
Sale of Sheep and Lambs at New York Market
Local market notes report prices for ewes and lambs with varying quotes. Descriptions mention common costs, feed and fodder, and references to buyers and suppliers in New York.
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Faust Puffalo
Daltile
Jower Yorker
Market Signals Mixed Calves and Lamb Prices
Fragmentary market notes show varied calf and lamb prices with hints of regional buyers. Mentions include prices around 4.50 and references to calves, lambs, and imports from Canada. Information is incomplete but indicates commodity trading activity in New York markets.
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New York
Cleo
Fragmentary Market Notes Show Mixed Livestock Prices
The readable items report cattle and lamb terms with varied prices and descriptions. Mentions beef, veal, lambs, and calf trade terms, showing uncertain values and mixed consignments amid a noisy listing.
Untitled OCR Brief on City Supply Bids and Shipments
Fragmented report notes open certificates for VWs and cash bids. Mentions four day shipments with totals around 41 000 and averages 270 405 or 67 182 per run. No clear dates or full names available.
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Boot
Tiredit Hatuwoen
Hicheat
Cauk
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