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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1895
Page
5
Readers report irregular delivery traced to stolen papers. The Tribune offers a $5 reward for information leading to conviction of anyone caught stealing the newspaper from subscriber doorsteps.
Lavina T Davey probate admitted. Admin granted for Elvas Thomas estate to John J Thomas. D Beck relocates to 27 Adame Ave. Hibernian board meeting planned at Archbald next Monday. No health board meeting this afternoon. John T Hyde funeral at Simpson Methodist Saturday at 2 pm. Marriage license granted Michael Fleming and Susan McGinnis. P H Golden aids Pacific Hotel fixtures at Penn Ave. DL&W mine employer pilot noted. John Kalick injured at Dolph Coal Jessup. leg fracture treated at Lackawanna hospital. Bert Page pleads guilty for theft from Josephson's on Penn Ave. Robb domestic issues draw public attention via warrant. Alderman Fuller involved. Basketball game at 13th Regiment Armory postponed due to NCO school and banquet. Roy Reynolds of Union Transfer dies of pneumonia at Lackawanna hospital. Montrose native, in city year. O’Brien charged with aggravated assault. Cain acts as security. O’Brien to change venue. bondsman obtains ball piece. O’Brien jailed. Weat Ride and South Side boards of trade discuss street improvements. joint citywide meeting proposed for April 34. Easter Millinery Opening announced at Cushman’s 510 Spruce Street.
The Frothingham theatre hosted Palmer Cox's Brownies in a northwest Pennsylvania premiere. The production featured elaborate sets, music, and stage effects with a 31-member cast including Ida Mulle and Charles H. Drew. A dramatic finale left the crowd amazed as Dragonfel’s schemes fall and the Brownies prevail.
Louise Morris wife of Captain B F Morris formerly manager of the Scranton Times died at home 121 Throop street after a week with pleurisy and pneumonia She was born in Lucerne Switzerland April 13 1654 educated in Fribourg Paris and Lucerne She traveled with the Cheney family of Manchester Conn and with English families before marrying in January 1883 and moving to Scranton Survived by her husband and four children Thomas Percy Herbert Everard Benjamin Everard Jr and Louise Maud Beatrige.
Exhibits show a premier jewelry line in Scranton including diamonds watches and silver items. Daviden Bros window displays draw shoppers as Miss Worthingtons School relocates and local exchanges promote Edison mimeograph works and diamond mounting services at Turnquest’s 205 Washington Ave.
In Scranton on April % 1895 Misa Beale Jones aged 19 died at her home on North Washington avenue A funeral is planned for Saturday at 2 p m with private interment at Forest Hill cemetery
Colonel Ripple, recently named commissary general of the National Guard of Pennsylvania and aide to Governor Hastings, bade farewell to the Thirteenth regiment at a Scranton dinner. Officers and ex-officers attended as Ripple received a costly sword and accoutrements. He urged support for a new armory and outlined plans to raise funds through an extended Allatoona performance series.
The Scrapton Common Pleas Court focused on damage suits against the city. Thomas Coniff sued Scranton for 25000 over a Bellevue Railroad avenue fall claiming lifelong injuries. The city asserts Coniff was intoxicated and the fall was a prank. A verdict was not reached by 6:20 PM. Other cases included Michael Murray and wife versus Borough of Winton and Cincinnati Safe and Lock Co versus M. M. DeWitt with juries still deliberating at adjournment.
Mrs T J Richards concluded a lecture series with a survey of the Victorian era from 1817 to 1865 at Mrs Thomas Dickson's Washington avenue residence. She highlighted poetical vitality, expanded romance, historical writing, scientific prose, and the rise of women writers. The talk praised Kingsley for novels with a purpose.
House break in at G W Simons & Son store Hamilton Wayne County occurred Tuesday night. Entry through a window. valuables taken. Mr Simons notified neighbors, pursuit aided by light snow, traced to Dunmore Sport Hill road, found entry at a saloon. Suspects escaped rear door. Simons identified them and will pursue arrest.
A melodrama Temptation of Money played at Davis Theatre to large pleased crowds both last night and yesterday afternoon. The play features a strong plot with engaging scenes and a capable company. Performances repeat this afternoon and tonight and again tomorrow afternoon and evening. Also notices for an April 1 YMCA gymnastics exhibition and local music and jewelry offerings appear.
Advertises rolled oats and Flint Wheat cereal options with price points of 1.20 and 1.50 per package. Promotes pure food products for health conscious consumers seeking better cereals.
Four year old Merritt Lawrence was crushed beneath a trolley car on Olive Street and Adams Avenue as he attempted to bolt across the tracks. Motorman James Cantwell and Conductor Edward Barclay were arrested, then released on recognizance, with coroner and inquest scheduled for Monday.
Weou offers canned fruits and vegetables and evaporated fruits at strictly fancy goods prices designed to astonish shoppers with strong value and quality selections.
The showcase features an adjustable skirt design that doubles as an opera cape. The item is marketed as a grand display in the millinery showroom and notes a sole agency for Eastern Pennsylvania.
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