City Notes and Local Events in City
Green Ridge Gun club shoot at Ball Park Friday. Gentlemen's Driving Club races Thursday at 2 pm. The sale of seats for The Great Brooklin Handicap opens at the Academy of Music box office this morning. Mendelaiohn Glee club serenaded Judge HR W Archbald last evening. he gave them a hearty welcome. Several men were committed to the county jail for drunkenness. Mayor Connell will inspect the city police force sometime midday. Chief Simpson leads the force. Monaghan and Kana dissolve partnership at Lackawanna avenue barber shop. Monaghan health improving. Red Riding Hood performed tonight at the African Methodist Episcopal church for Rev. C A McGee’s benefit. admission 25 cents. Gentlemen's Driving Club races Thursday at 2 pm at Pansta Minnavece Bere. cool and sparking at Lohman’s on Spruce Street.
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Green Ridge Gun Club
Ball Park
Gentlemen's Driving Club
Academy of Music
Mendelaiohn Glee Club
HR. W. Archbald
George Wilson
Daniel McCarty
Richard Kelly
Michael Noonan
John Smith
Connell
Simpson
Monaghan & Kana
Lackawanna Avenue
Monaghan Perenetinyr
Kane
Monaghan
African Methodist Episcopal Church
L. E. Morton
Evening Studies Committees Draft Course at YMCA
The YMCA educational committees led by T. J. Foster W. H. Buell and H. W. Rowley met at the YMCA rooms last night and outlined courses including English branches arithmetic grammar reading spelling penmanship bookkeeping history stenography architectural drawing freehand drawing and various trades plus vocal music constitutional law. Management urges applicants for the evening school to apply before Thursday evening to aid accommodation planning.
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Young Men's Christian Association
T. J. Foster
W. H. Buell
H. W. Rowley
Young Men’s Christian Association
Clegel’s Opening Bpocial Announcement
An opening notice outlines weekly schedules from 1 to 8 o'clock daily and mentions a grand apoteg event by Misses Jonkina and J. Frank Siro. The text is fragmented with uncertain names and dates but signals a local shop or event launch.
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Clegel
J. Frank Siro
Vesper Literary Reunion Highlights Scranton Views on Water and Reform
The Vesper Literary association of Scranton held its fourteenth annual reunion at Penn Avenue Baptist church parlors. Speakers praised reform, urged city ownership of water and electric services, and recalled early association days amid humorous and reflective addresses by J. W. Browning, E S Williams, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Scranton
Vesper Literary Association of Scranton
Penn Avenue Baptist
F. M. Koehler
W. E. Schimpf
J. W. Browning
E. S Williams
L. A. Lange
H. A. Smith
Milton
Lange
A A Vonburg
Walter Rank
W. E. Schimpff
Mrs Golden Defies Masons Over Sewer Basin Work
A woman on Railroad avenue between Luzerne and Fourth streets prevented masons and laborers from building a sewer basin on her husband’s property. After warning that no city hireling would enter, she clashed with the workers who then sought police aid. The dispute caused local excitement as work resumed under police admonition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Avenue
Luzerne
Fourth Streets
Mra. Golden
Millinery Opening Promised by Friedlander Co
M. A. Friedlander & Co. announces a fine millinery opening on Touraday September 27. The event marks a major fashion display by the noted shop in the city.
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M. A. Friedlander & Co
Schievera Engages Crowds in Gospel Tent Address
Evangelist Schievera spoke to a large audience in the Gospel tent addressing the masses. He emphasized his lifelong commitment to preaching and aiding the city’s poorer population, recalling bold prayers with street Arabs and marginalized characters amid odds and temptations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelist Schievera
Ferdinand Schilvera
O Darknees
Theaters Feature Wainwright and Warde in Scranton Night
Miss Wainwright stars in Daughters of Eve at the Academy with Rose Wycherly and Rhoda Daintry as twins amid stylish crowds while Frederick Warde and Louis James revive Julius Caesar at the Frothingham earning strong applause. Barney Ferguson and Pauline Fall also slated for upcoming Academy shows in a season rich with operatic comedy and dramatic productions.
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The
Academy
Miss Wainwright
Aintere
Rose Wycherly
Rhoda Daintry
Rose
Slater
Rhoda
Robert Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Lord Talbot
London
Bohemia
Nathaniel Hartwig
Rosea
Frederick Warde
Louis Jamen
Julius Cimsar
Frothingham
Brutus
Cassius
Mr. Warde
Mr. James
Guy Lindsay
Marc Anthony
Scranton
Pauline Fall
Academy of Music
Aingers
Paulton
Dorcas
Misa Hall
Jath
Bright Comedy Rewrites and New Music Draw Crowds
A revamped production features a witty plot and lively songs, with Florrie West and a cast of clever performers, drawing audiences for a vibrant, fresh show. The Burglar debuts Friday at Frothingham, while The Amazone heads to the Academy of Music on Monday Oct 1 under Charles Frohman.
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Fares Comely
An It Down
Florrie West
Charlie Wayne
Luella Wagner
Mason and Ralston
the Dowittalstern
Billie Weat
Grace Ratter
Academy of
Masic
England
America
New York
Charles Frohman
Desperate Fight Ends in Fatal Clash at the Ridge
A Sunday morning melee at a Ridge saloon near Archbald escalated to a fatal beating. Sylvester Rostoski struck Joseph Kincz with a club fracturing the skull. Kincz died within a half hour. Buddo suffered buckshot and a wrist injury after gunfire. Authorities, led by Coroner Kally, routed Rostoski and Klucz while B iddo and Rustoski faced arrest as witnesses described the bloody brawl. The incident follows a pattern of violence tied to the saloon and local disputes.
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Archbald
Mark Rnastoski
Sylvester Rastoski
Joseph Kincz
Kincz
Rnatoski
John Biddo
Rustowaki
Biddo
Klucz
Rostoskia
Andrew Degnatis
Klooz
Kally
Thomas Readington
Andrew Howells
James Davis
James Frame
John H. Sampson
John Laive
Sylvester Rostask
Ridge
Morris
Peckville
Sturges
New York and Scranton Coal Company
Dougher
Merk Rustoski
Advertisement for Havana tobacco pricing and trial order
The notice lists Coursen's Scranton Havana at 28 dollars per thousand and Goursen's Rosebud Havana at 40 dollars per thousand. It mentions large line imported and leading brands Key West and urges trial orders with one thousand sorted at above price.
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Santa Vivia
Havana
Coursen
Scranton
Goursen
Rosebud
Key West
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Rian
Mears & Hagen
Lacka
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City Notes
Pansta Minnavece Bere
Lohman's
Spruce Street
C. A
John Banora Posson
E S&s Williams
Williams
Prohibition
Association
H. C. Reynolds
Nelson Baily
O. F. Press
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Laula James
Marie Wainwright
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Doffy’e Blondera
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Alan Maker
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Philadelphia Evening Star
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Misa Belle Barron
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Eleanor Willard
London Sporta
Paria Gaiety
Mr. Rush
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Milinera
C. Laubach
Chicago
Haskell
Orphans’ Court Cale
Thomas G. Smith
Monroe Avenue
Madison Avenue
Ninth Ward
Atanda
Court House
Scranton Hook and Ladder Company
Acg Hanwe
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Driving Club
Monhowan Hoa Company
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Newark
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Thorp
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D. Sehmitt
C. B. Buckley
G. K. Wilkin
J. F. Koon
K. W. Strab
W. D. Brown
K. A. Stansbury
J. E. Ehisman
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Eisman and Daughter
Daniel Bailey
Mr. Robinson
A. T. Hayes
E Nullen
William Millepaugh
T. N. Little
Gabriel Tuttle
H. Bodine
W. J. MacIlvane
Timothy Monaghan
Philip Mitchell
William Sesheizer
D. C Dusenbury
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Tne Timone
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Southworth
Pillsbury’s
W.W. Berry
Lackawanna Ave
Gnowebi& Sona
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
H. Battin & CO
Penn Avenue
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Woolworth
Washington Ave
Stanley
J. Bolz
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Banister
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