City Notes and Local Society Updates
The Scranton City Pastors Union meets this morning with Rev. D Jones presenting The Diaconcert. The Olyphant Gazelle marks its first birthday under Jonva brothers management. An India lecture by George W Leitch in the YMCA hall featured about one hundred views. A women and girls initiation opens a YWCA meeting led by Miss Mary Hill of Moody Institute who goes to Madras October 1. A reunion committee for the 132nd Pennsylvania Volunteers calls a meeting at Alderman Wrights office tomorrow evening to appoint coordinators for the September 17 reunion in this city.
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Scranton
Alderman Wright
Washington Avenue
Moir Named Police Captain amid Promotions and Dismissals
Patrolman John Moir will become police captain as current captain Richard Edwards is reduced. Lieutenant Thomas L Williams of West Side will drop to the ranks, while Patrolman Martin Gurrell, who Williams followed, is reinstated as lieutenant. Providence patrolman Thomas Thomas faces dismissal. James Quinnan of the Twelfth ward, brother of John P. Quinnan, will be appointed patrolman. Announcement vouched for by Mayor Balley.
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John Moir
Richard Edwards
Thomas L. Wiliams
West Side
Martin Gurrell
Williams
Thomas Thomas
Providence
James Quinnan
Twelfth
John P. Quinnan
Balley
Narrow Escape At Lackawanna Avenue Crossing
A Luzerne street car narrowly avoided collision with a westbound 6.10 train on West Lackawanna avenue. The Eynon car had crossed the tracks and began downhill when the Luzerne car conductor signaled. The motorman reversed, the gates grazed the front platform, and the car backed to safety as the train thundered by moments later.
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West Lackawanna Avenue
Luzerne
Eynon
Coal Exchange Is Safe After Fire Damage
Building Inspector Nelson examined the Coal Exchange office building after a Saturday fire. He stated the walls remained sound and the main structure intact, but recommended new floor beams for repairing bent upper floors due to water and stored contents.
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Coal Exchange
Nelson
Base Ball Today Wilkes-Barre Faces Scranton in Doubleheader
Wilkes-Barre plays Scranton in a 2.16 p m doubleheader with two games and one admission. Final Wilkes-Barre games of the year at home.
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Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Wilkes- Barre
Read Williams' Business College Ad Promotes Local Courses
Dr C W Colborn Dentrat Rooms 144 North Main Avenue Steam Heating and Plumbing P F M T Howley 231 Wyoming Avenue advertise business college offerings.
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C. W. Colborn
Dentrat
North Main Avenue
P. F
M. T. Howley
Wyoming
Riot at Polish Church Ends With Arrests and Injuries
Large crowd at St Marys Polish Catholic Church clashed with police over pastor Rust. Eleven men and three women were arrested for rioting after officers, aided by a patrol and mounted unit, battled with protesters using clubs. Several prisoners required medical care and a police guard remained.
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Prospect Avenue
Elgct
Father Aust
Olchefski's Hall
Pittston Avenue
Flaherty
Father Rust
Schmitt
Gscheidle
Park
McManamon
Dyer
P S Pages Injured In Train Accident At Lackawanna Depot
Plummer Page a prominent city contractor and stockholder was run over by a No 3 train at Lackawanna depot 1 42 pm Saturday. His left foot was crushed and amputated after he attempted to board the moving car. He lapsed into quiet fortitude as doctors and attendants moved him to Moses Taylor hospital for operation and recovery.
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O'Hara
Father Rust
Father Aust
Halley
Flaherty
Sartor
Plummer
Page
Lackawanna Depot
Slaterville
N. J
Lackawanna Avenue
Mr. Page
B. Stillwell
Waldron's Canadian Horses Set for Cusick's Stables Sale
Waldron, famed as selling a horse a minute, arrives Tuesday night with two carloads of Canadian stock. Draft teams, readers, coaches, pacers and trotters will be offered rain or shine next Thursday at 1 o'clock at Cusick's stables. Every horse to any bid.
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Waldron
Orse Shipper
Cusick
Wilkes Barre Faces Scranton in Doubleheader Today
Two games scheduled at 2 15 p m with a single admission. A Handsome Upright Sohmer piano is offered for sale by Miss Hardenbergh at 633 Madison Avenue.
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Sohmer
Local Democrats Split as Boland Seeks Center of Scranton Rally
Scranton Democrats assemble in Music Hall amid muddled factional tensions with Christy Boland described as the party pillar. The county convention may nominate A. W. Dickson for congress, with five county commissioner hopefuls and five auditors jockeying for race spots amid sparse primary interest.
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W. J. Burke
Geo
Michael E. Clarke
Sixth Ward
John Demuth
Henry Koebler
Scranton
M. F. Gilmartin
Carbondale
James Butler
Moosic
P. W. Costello
F. W. Warnke
William Koch
James J. Coleman
R. E. O' Boyle
Judson Callender
South Abington
E. J. Ward
Monai
Archbald
Firat
Filgan
John McHale
J. Kearney
Carbondale City
Taylor
John McDonald
George L. Timlin
Felix Day
John Shields
Prohibition Convention to Nominate Full Ticket at Academy
Prohibitionists plan a county convention Thursday at the Academy of Music to nominate candidates for county commissioners, county auditors, the legislature, and a congressman. In the evening John G. Woolley will deliver an address.
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Academy of Music
John G. Woolley
Labor Day Parade and Park Picnic Highlight City Observance
Labor Day activities center on a monster afternoon parade through Franklin avenue and Lincoln park Dunmore, followed by a large picnic. Three theatres offer matinee and evening shows while Athletic Park hosts baseball between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton clubs.
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Lincoln Park
Athletic Park
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Franklin Avenue
Lackawanna
Adams Avenue
Linden Street
Washington Avenue
Vine Street
Jefferson Avenue
Pine Street
Madison Avenue
Hne
Stephen B. Price
Staf
James McLane
Aldes
Charles Wilhelm
John Emerich
M. R. Stone
Lawrence Band
Central Labor Union
First Carriage
James G. Bailey
John Willams
Utiea
N. Y
C. Ben Johnson
Philip J. Thomas
C. G. Boland
Echmund Robinson
Nelson G. Teets
Labor Day Committee
John M. Knowlton
Slaters’ Union
Stone Masons’ Union
Lakeweavers’ Union
Cigarmakers’ Union
Tinners’ Union
Painters’ Union
Carpenters’ Union
Stonemasons’ Union
Plumbers’ Union
Tron Moulhlers' Union
Dunmore
Assessors to Meet on Mandated City Assessments
Councils are urged to provide for the assessments as law authorizes the board to order them and requires an appropriation for expenses. A meeting of the board of assessors is scheduled for tomorrow to decide the matter.
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Board of Assessors
Reserved seats chart opens for Wolley lecture at Academy
Tomorrow morning the diagram for reserved seats will open at the Academy of Music for the lecture by John G. Wolley on Thursday evening. Seats are 25 cents. Notable praise from Joseph Cook and Frances Willard cited. Stores closed today September 8 for holiday at Penn Clothing and Shoe House. Read Williams' Business College ad.
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Academy of Music
John G. Wolley
Wooley
Joseph Cook
Woolley
Frances BE. Willard
Penn Clothing and Shoe House
Penn Avenue
Assessors Hesitant on City New Assessment Order
City assessors show wariness over an order for a fresh assessment as urged by the board of revision and appeals. City Solicitor Torrey suggests successors could face costs for hiring assistants, noting no appropriation has been made for the purpose and signaling possible refusal to act.
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Board of City Assessors
Board of Revision and Appeals
Torrey
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Ackawanna
THE___ maundry
A. B. Warman
Penn Ave
Wis
City Notes
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Gurrell
Williams’ Business College
South Side
St. Mary's
Captain Edwards
Zang
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McMullen
Block
Sloat
Evans
Ridgeway
Palmer
Hay
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Perry
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Neais
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Stanislaus Strumonic
Kasimir Bondgius
Anthony Suviska
Joseph Urbanowicz
John Pedrick
Bondzius
Pedrick
Annie Siukaski
Voluntina Ventine
Josephine Chonoska
Charles F. Olver
J. Olchefski
P. S. Page
Democrats
ALL AT Sea
Christy” Boland
King
Bailey
Christy Boland
Music Hall
Bryan
The
Tribune
A. W. Dickson
Dickson
Scramton
M. J. Clark
O. P. Miller
Thomas P. Mullen
Thomas Golden
James J. Golden
James F. Kelley
Anthony Knight
Dennis Gannon
J. C. Allen
John A. Mohinger
John Matin
Frank Johnson
F. J. McAndrew
Peter Regan
M. FE. McDonald
John M. Corbett
George Kinback
Anthony Flech
Joseph Rosar
M. D. Flaherty
Michael McGrail
Michael Hale
Joseph McNally
M. J. Coleman
Thomas J. Langan
T. J. Jennings
John O’brien
Nicholas Rourke
John O' Boyle
Ed Fitzsimmons
M. Gillispie
Seventeeth
Patrick Boland
Thomas Rooney
Stephen Spraka
Frank Manley
Chris Kellerman
John Snyder
William Smith
Patrick Roche, Jr
John Christie
Thomas Smith
Legislative Democratic
Court House
Koehler
P. J. Kelly
M. J. Donahoe
Frank Moeller
P. J. Quinnan
Seventh Ward
James J. Padden
P. V. Beanton
F. J. Fussimmons
Peter Reean
M. E. McDonald
Joseph Michae
George W. Rockwellr
William Dougherty
George Fashold
James P. McCann
First District
Democratic Committee
William R. Luce
Luce Brothers
M. F. Fadden
Priceburg
P. A. Philbin
Philbin
C. P. O'Malley
Labor Day
Berry
Clarke Bros
Berkshire
Isis
A. R. Sawyer
Wyoming Avenue
Powell
Music Store
Ivers & Pond
Lacka. Ave
Ladies’ Capes
Milan Braid
J Bolz
Piands
Shay
Waterloo
Emerson
Clough & Warren
Carpenter
Malcolm Love
J, Lawrence Stelle
Spruce Street
Steinway 2 Son
N. A. Hulbert
Scrantos
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