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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1899
Page
5
A broad catalog lists children carriages and sleeping coaches, go carts, express wagons with rubber tires, metal wheels, richly trimmed bodies, and attractive prices. It includes window shades, curtain poles, wallpapers, wall mouldings, Lincrusta imitation carved wood, and designs for churches, halls, offices and stores in all styles and sizes.
An article details Captain A Godwin of the Eighth United States Cavalry, a Civil War entrant later West Point graduate, and his rise to captain. It notes his service in New Mexico Texas Arizona and participation in the Sioux campaign, plus later roles and promotions.
Second Lieutenant James A Higginson formerly of Pinston recently returned from Cuba where his unit the United States Bicycle Corps built over three hundred miles of military telegraph and telephone lines to aid island governance. He notes Cuban natives as curious about commerce while soldiers complain of scarce beef and cattle uses.
Chief Sobling and Captain Warner assign vacation periods for patrolmen across months May to October. Names include Baul Redham Collins Jones Walsh Palmer Johier Matthews Boland Deer Lowery Haeceny Jones Sloat Peeneyaml Potter Gecheri Watkins Perry Parry Hart Peters Burke Evans Sorter Gorkin John Thomas Karlus Nettle Block Peuster Schmidt Marker Motelliman George Jones Quinnan.
Mr Worrell delivers a matinee talk on the entire range of food with dietetics insights and practical points. A platform exhibit features food plants and products from Agassiz Museum and Philadelphia collections. tickets are reserved for housekeepers only.
Mgr Chrol Norton CS 8 PD of New York City is invited to deliver a free public lecture at the Lycee m theater Tuesday April 2 at 8 pm on Christian Science and Common Sense. Norton, member of the Christian Science International Board of Lectureship, has spoken to large audiences in the United States and Canada with favorable press acclaim. The lecture promises an informative, entertaining address free to all attendees.
The Barker bicycle department advertises cuts below street prices with bikes at 50 and 20 dollars. G. Barker & Co. announce discounts for early buyers at 207 and 200 Seventh Street, warning only a few bicycles remain.
Fr L Hitchcock Sons advertiseJet property and residential lots at low figures. They offer business and mercantile sites, with eligibility noted for manufacturing or mercantile uses. Commonwealth Building listed, with insurances and fire coverage. Sata
The undersigned agree to refund money for a seventy bottle of Greeton Warranted Syrup of be if it fails to cure cough or cold. We promise to stop battles to prevent sorrow or money losses.
Hallstead states he has not resigned and cannot predict future actions. He dismisses rumors of Superintendent Bogart ill health and widespread staff cuts as baseless, noting only Green’s resignation and Walsh’s transfer as confirmed changes. Details cite shifts in motive power and machinery operations, with construction moves toward Beranton and Scranton.
A Saturday night common council special session failed to gather a quorum with only ten members answering roll. Attendees included David Reese, Morris Morris, James Grier, P. F. Calpin, J. J. Ruane, J. J. Monaghan, BE Wenzel, F. Morris, W. J. Smith, and Michael Norton. The meeting aimed to address new telephone ordinances.
Mise Effle daughter of ex Sheriff W. J. Lewis married Anna V. Powell of Webster avenue in a 10 o’clock Saturday ceremony at the Lewis residence on Edna Avenue North Scranton. Rev. George E. Guild officiated. guests included immediate relatives. The bride wore white silk. a wedding breakfast followed. couple to take a short wedding tour.
A fragmented price list lists items like Sugar 10c, tomatoes 1.00, Lima beans 1.00, Tuxedo Sugar Peas 1.00, Arbutus Sugar Corn 1.00, Baked Beans 6 lb can 1.00, Olives 1.40, Coffee 1.50, Condensed Milk 0.40, Sardines 0.00, Jam 0.10, and various other groceries with unit prices and small quantities noted in a historic ledger. The fragment preserves names and prices such as Coursen’s Coffee, Curtice Jam, and Farmnowe We branding.
A crowd gathers at Webster Avenue for an event involving the Latkawanni store employee Mr Powell and a highly esteemed young lady. Attending are numerous locals including Mr and Mrs Arja Williams, Edward Buck, John Lewin, George Parsony, Mrs Powell, Mrs Williams, Mrs Jones, Amanda White, Miss Anna Buck, Miss Margaret William, Miss Alice Ziegler, and many others.
Eight prisoners were sent to the county jail from the police court. Five of them were captured by Serjeant Day and Officer Block near the United States hotel for thefts including a hatchet and overalls. The gang, registered as Scranton residents Ambrose Gibson, Michael White, Penjamin John, Thomas Carroll, and James Quillon, received thirty days. A separate case involved Mrs. Grace Jowell jailed for drunkenness and street walking for thirty days after a prior warning. John Connolly and James Dickson were jailed ten days for drunkenness.
Industrial notes report Scranton men heading to Long Island for jobs and local buyouts in Hawley. Investors pursue plant moves to Scranton, including a Terre Haute mine boom firm led by A Neynolds. Duffy Brothers eye silk manufacture site. 30–40 DL&W shop workers suspended, likely to return after Kingston and Bloomsburg moves. Foreman Brown replaces Smith in the boiler shop. A T Wunglett discusses Cuban resources with capitalists. Forest Mining cancels options. Temple Tron group negotiating to buy. Speculation on a vast steel consolidation incl Federal, National, and American Steel Hoop creating a $300 million entity. ex-Gov Lower influential. Reed rumored to join under top adviser.
Natzon Mackold of Waukeesha survived two gunshot wounds from a fatal attack near a Wisconsin farm in May 157. A man named Pouch killed Parner Alex ander Harris, shot Mackold twice, then killed himself after a pursuit. Doctors say both bullets threaten life, yet Mackold recovered enough to work by summer. An X-ray revealed one bullet at the brain base near the spinal column and the other near the orbital root, with physicians noting a likely fatal outcome but the patient enduring beyond expectations.
Cassie Ziegler 15, of 185 Cedar Avenue, died after being thrown from a stone wagon driven by 11 year old Bernard Gilmore on the log truck road near Irving Avenue. The coroner’s inquest is set for tonight, with a jury to view the body. details show a fractured skull and jaw dislocation as the cause of death. The ride involved four companions from a Loyalty club outing. Gilmore claims the team balked and the girls jumped off, leaving Ziegler dead. Funeral arrangements place her burial in Hurntown Cemetery in Pittston tomorrow.
A notice reports a reduction in dental prices and fares affecting patient costs. It outlines which services see lower charges and the eligible dates for the price drop.
The notice promises lower dental work pricing in April with old rates returning after May. It claims customers must obtain an estimate to save money and highlights particularly low prices for artificial teeth and gold fillings compared with higher charges elsewhere.
The old Scranton armory will be decorated in colors and bunting for a Moritorioqua firemen's fair. It will host numerous booths from Old Colonial to Moorish, turning the armory into a transformed venue for the community event in its final days.
The Tribune reports the operation on John Shannon, the wounded burglar, performed Friday at Lackau hospital, is expected to help him recover quickly. Shannon had limited rallying on Friday but showed great improvement Saturday and yesterday felt substantially relieved.
In a Miderman Millar session on Saturday Aldermanitic cases heard Eilon Shine and Mary Beanson of Tine Brook with other defendants. The proceedings included a threat case and a bond set for appearances. Thomas Lyon of Biranton Duty Co faced charges of embezzlement and appeared for a hearing. Aljerman Kapoun and David Dayin were also involved in separate local offenses related to property and car window damage.
A local provider advertises dental services including tooth fitting, gold crowns, and bridge work with a ten year repair guarantee. Free examination offered.
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