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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1897
Page
2
In Withee Barre on April 20 a cyclist halted two Hungarian robbers who attacked Anthony Belesky’s home and assaulted Salenky. The wheelman chained the suspects back to back with a bicycle chain until police arrived, while bystanders watched. Several were reportedly injured.
A gang of tramps roamed Duryea on April 20. They robbed a saloon on Stephensen and Donnelly Streets and then attacked the store of Charles Werkheiser. One tramp was struck with a bottle and injured. Werkheiser received a black eye. The second tramp escaped.
Zemitis murder case opened with jury selection in Wilkes-Barre. Judge Savage of Northumberland presides in courtroom 2 while Marty Crow of Nanticoke faces rape charges. defense attorney Shea appears for the defendant. Eugene Mathews of Hazleton undergoes trial for robbery in courtroom 1 before Judge Bennett, with Hd Lynch and Prank Lynch as defense counsel.
In Wilkes Barre April 24 the families of Henry Devlin and Thomas Adama of Plymouth narrowly escaped death as a miner found their lower floor ablaze at 3 am. Fire cut off stairs forcing a rooftop exit and a ground escape by ladder. The house and its contents were destroyed and four children fainted from smoke but recovered.
A four year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Johnston, suffered severe burns when she fell into a bonfire at about five o'clock in Hellstead. Rescuers freed her but she remains seriously burned on her arm and head as other children watched.
Hundreds clash in a Sunday night brawl at the Ningston boardinghouse settlement in Wilkes-Barre. The long-running feud between two innkeepers erupts into more than an hour of fighting with fists clubs and stones leaving a scene of chaos and injuries.
The text urges consulting a physician for medical guidance while warning not to seek druggists for medical advice. It endorses Scott's Emulsion as a reliable remedy for wasting and recommends following the doctor's prescription.
Fire broke out in Mrs. William Gillespie’s house early yesterday as a stiff breeze fed flames. Bucket brigades saved the town but six buildings were destroyed with an estimated loss around 4,000 dollars and each structure partially insured.
The Hazleton Sentinel reports on a range of local happenings. Wilkes-Barre hosts meetings on water questions and evangelist Fay Mills lectures. A crane was shot near Red Rock. trout catches are noted at Bear Creek. The Delaware and Hudson orders rail cars. a county auditor is abolished in Luzerne. A worker dies near Match Chunk. a dive-in cave-in occurs at Plymouth. Mercy hospital plans in Wilkes-Barre. a Lexington anniversary event. a kerosene oil accident causes a death in Plymouthtown.
A tree fell on Mr. Farrar in Pleasant Mount, breaking his leg. Pleasant Mount’s creamery project moves forward. Reymond & Sons close their Dedlas general store. A North Western Lugernea group plans a May 8 meeting in Hunteville. A barn on Landmere estate near Wilkes-Barre damages by fire, losses about 150 dollars. Port Glanchard hotel burglarized with window entry. whiskey, beer, and cash stolen. Rev Dr Kilgore accepts Kansas City university pastorate, will stay in Wilkes-Barre for a while. Mayor Nichols vetoes tax increases for Music Hall and Grand Opera House. council sustains veto. Wyoming Seminary summer school to run 30th year with study at 1x weeks starting June 17 under Prof. Wolfe. George Goucher, famed “hero of Stroudsburg,” dies. he once warned a Delaware and Lackawanna train of a broken rail, saving passengers.
The official church board met Monday to discuss Rev. John Davis's tenure, with a decision to be made at a Wednesday prayer meeting held at the Baptist church. W C T U met at Mrs. C N Vinness’s home. The Presbyterian session invited the Lackawanna Presbytery to meet here next fall. Other notes include home additions on Main Street, travel of Bb. EF. Tuttle to Binghamton, scarlet fever in the Brish family, Tracy Phillips's tenth birthday, and visits from Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Capwell of Binghamton plus Amelia Trowbridge and Mrs Eugene Aldridge visiting locally.
In Honesdale on Easter Sunday all church congregations drew large crowds. The Presbyterian church will hold a pew letting on Tuesday evening April 27. Architects T I Lacy and Son of Scranton to prepare plans for a new savings bank building. Mr D Bishop of Hancock New York visited town on Monday.
The Central Railroad converts cars into bicycle vans and begins a Columbus Day like run to Chicago. Lackawanna adds a triple train to Chicago in twenty six hours. Delaware Lackawanna Western plans double tracking Morristown Dover. Hallstead shops shift to seven hour days. An April 2 cheap excursion to New York for parade by New York Susquehanna Western. 40 laid off at Dover back to eight hours. shipped hippo to Chicago failed due to car door size. US Express failed to move beast. sent to Baltimore and Ohio. New U S mileage 196 rises to 1802 miles. smallest since 1890s. Layoffs hit carpenters car workers and helpers. Ashtring strike. ten carpenters laid off. retrenchment amid mine losses in Delta and Wyoming Valley.
A historical note outlines that tongs were allegedly invented in China around BC 1124, but Egyptian monuments show them as early as BC 2200. India also claims early usage, primarily for handling corpses on funeral pyres, with seventy pairs of tongs found among ruins at Pore.
A brief market update notes no change in credit balances and shipments listed at 81.00 barrels with reference to Walt barrels. The fragmentary item mentions Ol Market and Ol City in Pennsylvania with an April 2 dateline.
New York on April 2 reports London prices for American securities above New York levels amid war news. Stocks see a feverish bid buyback, with total daily volume about 2.1 million shares as traders reverse yesterday’s selling. Wheat and grain futures show mixed but active trading in Chicago and Philadelphia markets with price shifts and steady provisions and livestock sentiment.
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered patent amounts and locations such as New York and Minne apportionments. The text cites winter patents with sums like 21645 and 482, and references to bakers and mills. Details are garbled and incomplete.
New York April reports show beef and veal prices with beef at Willige and Pyate, calf receipts at 16 heads and veal at 105.25. Sheep receipts 888 head and lambs 9. pending nominal quotas and steady sheep trades. Poultry and other livestock receipts noted with state spring markets and steady prices around 4.00 for steer exchanges.
Fast Buffalo April 20 reports cattle receipts steady to dull with veals steady to extra and hog receipts six cars very dull and slow. Sheep and lamb receipts seven car slow with lambs from good to prime and prices around 33.73 for certain classes.
Chicago April cattle prices show little change across grades. Native beef cattle bring varied bids from 3.50 to 4.00 per hundredweight with majority near mid range and fat cows and heifers fetching higher rates.
Bulls and calves showed mood for higher prices while hog buyers waited for better terms. Cattle totals reached about 29,000 head with packer sales around 2.7 million dollars. hogs averaged near 4.75 per cwt and sheep were steady with lambs at about 8.10.
Our stock remains ample for exacting buyers with prices at half Kerr, Son & Co. rates for some items and two thirds of former prices for others. Inspect rooms or let our designer submit estimates. we make and hang draperies and Holland shades.
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