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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1901
Page
3
The notes report a candidate and ward politics amid payments of wages and delegate selections for a reunion meeting. A postponement and a bankruptcy announcement are noted with court actions and a forthcoming hearing.
The report outlines shifting teams and key players in the Northend club scene with Scranton in focus as Wilkes-Barre and Wilkes County circuits gain attention. It notes athletic parks, league discussions, and hopefuls like Walter Burnham shaping the season amid a crowded field of clubs and prospects.
The passage discusses Burnham’s potential to assemble a fast, disciplined minor league squad using affordable wages. It suggests attracting young players from professional clubs and notes the abundance of capable but underutilized athletes, including Dan Kervin Diggins Campbell and many others, to form a competitive roster.
The article notes the Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah starting tomorrow evening with services across synagogues. It describes the holiday as a time of joy and family reunions, followed by Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, a fast day with solemn prayers.
Police report a theft from Mr. Day’s Wilkes-Barre residence netted several hundred dollars worth of silverware and a full suit case of clothes. Detective Day traced a possible seller at a jewelry store on Tennessee Avenue where silverware stamped with Th was found, and a suspect was observed with the hoard and outfit later seized at police headquarters.
School Board President praises Uncle Sam's new words in a stubborn, garbled report. The piece critiques Philippine policy and hints at local reaction to national language and foreign affairs, noting remarks about Filipinos in Buffalo and political perspectives of the era.
District committee waits for General Superintendent Clarke of the Lackawanna to attend the scheduled meeting regarding railroad trainmento day. The panel will remain until Clarke arrives to discuss plans for revocation of certain hygiene obligations and related tasks.
Richards and Wirth celebrate fall opening and their third anniversary on September 1 with new Pall bear clothing huts and sens furl.
Two suits totaling 109000 dollars were filed against the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Mary Furnett sues for herself and seven minor children after engineer Tnimes J. Bornett died in engine 714’s explosion at Throop. Liggie A. Mechenbach, widow of brakeman William K. Martentine, seeks recovery for her and three minor children after the Pocono wreck of Mae 10, 1900. Both cases claim defective engines and negligent hiring. Attorneys Frank Poyle and W. H. Wedeman represent Furnett. Peck and Comerys for Bechenbach seeking six thousand dollars each.
A contested equity case before Judge Carpenter details the Borough of Old Port's ordinance on electric lighting. Burgess Tees and others challenge the council’s meetings schedule and alleged bribery surrounding passage of the measure. Witnesses including John P. Thomas and Joseph Tvis deny bribery and knowledge. The defense notes minutes showing altered meeting dates, potentially invalidating a veto. The case proceeds with additional pleadings and a continuation.
Judge Vosburg directed the Orphans' Court to prepare a dispensation set and await argument for next Wednesday September 18. The list will be called Wider Route 15 amended by court order. Regular sessions of the Orphans' Court in armament cases proceed weekly while the Union Pleas argument court is in session.
The next session of common pleas will hear a trial by jury in equity court in the case of Joseph Y. Gilroy trustee against Freeman Larned and Freeman Larned Jr. This is the first invocation of this form of proceeding in Lackawanna county.
Freeman Tarned of Daleville petitions federal court to have a bankrupt declared void. J Z Gilroy, trustee for creditors, learned deed transfers to his son before bankruptcy. Gilroy seeks injunction to undo transfer and prevent fraud. Judge Carpenters convened, defense failed to quash, jury to determine if transfer was made to cheat creditors. Attorney T O Duffy represents the petitioner. defendants include L Pins and T W Muttothind.
A Blakely Republican club forms in the borough with Jaymes W. Smith as president and W. W. Watkins as vice. delegates elected and membership enrollment underway as rallies plan to support the banner Republican cause. The group reads a resolution denouncing opposition and pledging loyalty to the party at state and national levels.
The Luzerne County Fairy Association hosts its sixth annual meeting at West Pittston Grounds on the 18th, 19th, and 20th with a brand poultry exhibit and daily races entries. The "Queen of Guide Laws Wonders" will run an exhibition mile each day without rider or driver as management aims to make this the most attractive meeting in the history of the association.
Scranton High School, St Thomas College, and area teams plan seasons with captains Tropp and Weisenfluh among veterans. Strong players like Tripp, Powell, Gallagher, and Williams return. practices underway at Athletic Park. The first game slated against Binghamton. other fixtures possible with Wilkes-Barre schools, Factoryville, and Tunkhannock as opponents. county fair at Harford hosts the opening scrimmage.
A garbled telegram from the New York Tribune reports an alleged bet by a Polish man named Viloter that the president would be shot. Details cite a Camden New Jersey event tied to the New York Shipbuilding Company and a potential interview with De ouresy Man manager.
The shop promotes JOHNSON & MURPHY and STET SON shoes for men claiming the best price. For women a $3.50 shoe titled Dorcas is highlighted as the best value. Children and youths have a "Best for the Money" department with footwear praised for value.
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