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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1900
Page
3
Community bulletin lists upcoming events including a Ladies auxiliary social at Snover's hall, a joint city council session to select a city engineer, and candidates Joseph P. Phillips and Patrick Blewitt for the post.
A Statenville style local page reports a domestic assault case arraigned by Alderman Illar with a friendly settlement. It notes the Anti-Saloon League appointing Rev. Williams as regional representative and lists multiple community notices from churches to veterans groups.
Washington April 8 Several bills introduced in Congress have been sent to Commissioner Herman of the General Land Office for his judgment on their merits. One bill would grant exclusive mining leases within U S territory below high water mark upon a five thousand dollar bond. Herman opposes as Cape Nome may be included and the policy bars exclusive leases to gold diggers and poor miners.
A massive blaze gutted the eight story dry goods building of Joseph Morne & Co at Fair street and Penn avenue in Pittsburg. Firemen lost control after midnight as flames spread from the eighth floor to every level, destroying stock worth about 1 million dollars and threatening a 2 million dollar loss if the structure proves unsalvageable. The firm valued the building at 750 thousand with 410 thousand insurance and stock near a million with about 800 thousand insured.
Hartisburg resident George Heer home at Halleyn station Perry county burned early Sunday. Mr Bown lowered his two children from the second story window and escaped with them. His wife, aged, perished in the smoke.
The notice states the death of Mrs Mary FR Muford, wife of M M Muford, at Clark's Summit on April 7. Funeral services are Tuesday morning at 16 o'clock with interment in Clark's Room Cemetery.
Captain Charles C. Pierce U S A spoke at Penn Avenue Baptist urging funds for a free Manila cemetery and a proposed Soldiers' Home modeled after Y M C A buildings. He recounted past abuses where burial fees denied families and called for endowment to maintain the cemetery and support the home.
Clergy members preached on subjects including The Death of Christ and The Gospel's Answer to the Deeper Needs. Services were held at various churches such as Washourn Streets Macedonian Presbyterian Simpson Methodist Episcopal Providence Presbyterian and St Peter's Evangelical Lathorin with pastors delivering morning and evening messages. The Lord's Supper was celebrated in several congregations and notable speakers included Rev J W Sweet Rev J J Austin Rev Luther Most Marian Rev David Spencer and Rev John Handelph among others.
Local resident G N Childs of 1503 Von Storch Ave testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved dull back pain near the Small of the back and kidneys after trying many remedies. The ad notes four sales by Troster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole agents in the United States and urges readers to remember the name Doan's and avoid substitutes.
The April Ledger notes the anthracite coal trade remains dull with producers curtailing output to avoid buildup of stocks. Some collieries shut down entirely while others run at reduced capacity. Shortage of available coal at upper lake ports may slow shipments until lake navigation opens. March output hit 3,108,000 tons, about 251,000 tons below March 1899.
A West Virginia couple reports that a three year old rheumatism attack confined the wife to bed and kept her from walking unaided. After using Chamberlain’s Penn Balm as directed she walked to breakfast the next morning and has had no similar attack since. Sold by druggists, Matthews Ros as agents.
Three murder trials set for the crimina l court session include Thomas Luddon charged with killing Police Officer Patrick Rafferty at Old Forge after a mine strike dispute. The shootout followed a breaker incident with a crowd and armed confrontation ending with Rafferty mortally wounded.
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