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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1896
Page
5
In Susquehanna near the Cascade five miles away workers unearthed a large mammoth skeleton fragment, with a tusk piece recovered. Scientists will investigate while farmers seek relics, amid excitement over ancient remains in northeastern Pennsylvania.
In Bristol Indiana two deputy U S marshals guard a St Joseph river island where a subterranean counterfeiters den was found. The cave twenty five by eighteen feet held bunks dishes and cooking utenils a pocketbook of William Crumpacker and coins totalling over four thousand dollars. Crumpacker, murdered a year ago, had no killers found.
United States Consul in Budapest reports a grand millennial celebration marking Hungary’s 1000 year foundation. Highlights include a historical costumes procession, 600 government schools opening, and numerous congresses in science, literature, and the arts. The events commence May 2 with an imperial inauguration.
London reports Mr. Curzon says Mush authorities ordered all foreign missionaries to exit Asia Minor by Alexandrette. Ambassador Currie says the order targeted sedition groups, not missionaries. U.S. chargé dAffaires notes the order has been repealed.
John Curtis, previously deemed sane, was placed in the Topeka Insane asylum after tickling former Senator Ingalls on the street. The incident, witnessed by the public, led probate authorities to detain him as an insane ward of the state.
Aoki, a Japanese suspect in the murder of Mrs. Minnie Miller and her nephew Willie Truesdell at Homer’s ranch near Denver, was captured at Pueblo and brought to Denver. He admits killing the woman, alleging self-defense after an argument over wages and an initial gun and knife attack. He says he cannot recall how the boy died. police found no gun at the scene.
A Providence man, aged and well known, died in the dentist office of M Y Shamonas after a tooth extraction. He expired while regaining consciousness following nitrous oxide gas used for the procedure. Dr Simmons, the city’s oldest practitioner with forty years’ experience, introduced nitrous oxide here.
Washington signals delay on Cuban resolutions boosts markets. Sterling rate cuts to 489 aid optimism as weather improves trade. Sugar leads industrials with 42,500 shares, Chicago Gas 14,100, tobacco 36,700. Sugar peaks at 125, closes at 12204. tobacco slips after an injunction rumor. Chicago Gas hints at dividend resumption but not confirmed. General Electric weakens to 74. Vanderbilts and Goulds show demand in rail list. Net gains near one percent, late trading weak overall. Report by William Linn Alelen & Co for A. L. Campbell, stock broker.
Market notes show mixed lambs and wethers at about $3.75 per head and wheat receipts quiet with No 2 red wheat near market price. Clover shipments, bag counts at 82,000? with October activity noted at 14.00 per unit.
Cattle receipts 2,500 head with slow steady trade. Heavy shipments and feeders mostly steady with some decline. Prices ranged about 3.00 to 5.00 for mixed lots and selections. Sheep and lamb receipts lighter with prices from 1.76 to 4.00.
London April 14 Mrs Dyer and a man named Palmer were arraigned in a Reading police court over the discovery of infant bodies in the Thames. Five infants were found strangled with tapes and weighted with bricks to sink. Authorities say baby farming was behind the killings. Remanded for further examination.
In Cleveland on April 14 Phi Kappa Psi at a convention condemned reports that fraternity pins were used to ornament garters. Jewelers who produce official pins and badges will be instructed to stop making Phi Kappa Psi pins for this use as the practice of giving fraternity garters to young women has grown alarmingly.
The watch adjuster is among the best paid and most skilled in watchmaking, with some earning up to ten thousand dollars a year. These specialists inspect each new watch, fit parts, and regulate time to a fraction of a minute monthly. They understand every wheel and screw and judge value and feasibility of adjustment before proceeding.
Connolly holds sole agency for the item in Scranton. Experts deem it the best adapted suit for ladies yet produced.
Items for sale include wagons harnesses and riding gear with dates and places to meet at 316 Adams Avenue. Also notices for rental and rooming houses in Dunmore and Scranton areas. Various merchants advertize goods and services with addresses and payment terms scattered throughout the fragment.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty years by mill ews of mothers for their children while teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays pain, cures wind colic and is best for diarrhea. Sold by druggists worldwide. Be sure to ask for "Mrs Winslow's Boothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Twenty five cents a bottle.
The New York market notes flour unchanged and quiet with dull wheat, prices mixed yet firmer closes for some positions. Corn and oats show dull but firm tone with options and spots steady. provisions, lard, pork, butter, cheese, and eggs display varied but generally steady to weak levels across state, western, and international references.
Philadelphia April 14 Provision market rules weak and dull in touch with western conditions. Beef prices show $9.00 to $10 per barrel for smoked and cured varieties. Pork and lard rates cited with multiple subcategories including sweet pickled and bacon products. City refined lard and tallow noted as dull, with prices in various forms such as barrels and tubs.
Duffalo stock market note from Buffalo New York shows cattle quotes: export steers and fat to fair bulls around 2.6k. veal and mixed weights listed with wide typos. Hogs show steady to mixed packers, with prices and weights scattered. sheep and lambs listed with unclear figures and terms.
Bids due by 7:90 pm Monday April 17 for heating and ventilation of a nine teenth ward public school at the corner of pedavvenue and Berch street Scranton. Separate bids invited for sanitary system and dry closet works. Bid security required and board reserves right to reject any or all bids.
A fragmented clipping claims that the Mechem Investment Company at Jackson Street promotes safe investments in consolidations with Union-Geld Mining and urges prompt responses from Colorado investors.
The Central Railroad of New Jersey schedule lists anthracite scans for clean timetable use. It shows trains from Scranton to Pittston and WilkesBarre, Atlantic City, Newark, Elisabeth, Philadelphia, and New York with departure times and parlor car availability, plus through tickets at lowest rates via the ticket agent Baldwin and Olhausen.
Trains depart Scranton for New York and intermediate points on the Erie railroad at 5:00 and 3:28 PM, with arrivals back to Scranton from these points at 6:29 PM and 3:37 PM.
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