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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1895
Page
1
The ad notes closing out bargains on parasols with updated tags and emphasizes careful pricing. It claims previous stock sold at fair prices and that the remaining quantity is limited to ensure a thorough clearance.
London officials order Pekin to secure British subjects safety and demand a full inquiry into the Kucheng killings. A Chinese imperial proclamation orders punishment for murderers while a independent inquiry by Kuchengen's consul proceeds.
Secret service agents seized a large gang of counterfeiters in West Hoboken after weeks of surveillance. Authorities say the operation prevented major losses by capturing finished notes and those in progress just as they planned to flood the market.
Authorities describe Dr. Bradford as a shrewd operator and Brockway as one of the country’s most dangerous counterfeiters. The latter’s work targets large notes and securities and has circulated many times in the past.
Elizabeth Flagler has been located at a Baltimore physician's home on Lexington Street. The coroner's jury cleared her in the Ernest Green killing, and she remains ill and may be moved to a private Baltimore sanitarium before returning to face any charges.
Reports from Princeton Illinois describe Italian miners and local officials aiding in expelling Black residents from Spring Valley Onlookers recall women and children driven from homes and trunks dragged in a clash tied to coal employment Governor Altgeld and Sheriff Clark seek information while refugees board a Chicago train seeking safety Telegraphed support from Chicago and Peoria encourages firmness among the Black community and potential armed return to reclaim homes and work at the coal company
Charles H. Slander, 60, Morrell boarding house keeper, was found dying near Fayette station Connellsville Pa. He had $100 and a gold watch on him. pockets rifled. He bore numerous bruises and both legs were cut off below the knees. He died a few moments after discovery leaving a widow and grown children.
Sallie Stoyer aged 18 is jailed in Reading on forgery charges for obtaining a Bible from an installment house with a forged order. Prosecutor William Rothenberger, who was to marry her, says she forged his name unauthorized. In Philadelphia Senator Quay vows ongoing, unwavering fight to the finish against opponents.
A unnamed boy wandering the streets of Easton refuses to identify himself. Sunday storm dropped hallstones as large as hickory nuts near Lancaster. Eckoria furnaces Reading workers receive ten percent pay increase notice. Governor Hastings appoints Gwilyn M. Williams of Wilkes-Barre as inspector of mines in the Fourth anthracite district. Leisenring Co colliery miners at Minersville vote to donate one day’s wages to families of coworkers killed in accidents.
At the Montrose gathering the Susquehanna Republican convention endorsed Quay delegates and Hastings opposition, denounced outside influence and Scranton Tribune tactics, and called for loyalty to M S Quay. The event featured acclamation for county officers and a plan to pursue the state committee chair.
Montreal August 6 reports say three post office thieves Killoran Allen and Russell who held up a guard at the Ludlow Street jail New York and escaped to Canada are believed at the Sorel Islands near Montreal In company with smugglers a Today secretary city detective department man was with them and the group traveled together.
Reports from Lock Haven Chambersburg Meadville Huntingdon and Harrisburg detail Republican meetings. Delegates chosen to the state convention express support for Senator Quay with various local nominations and instructions.
The seventh annual convention of the Order of Sons of St. George of Pennsylvania met in Wilkes-Barre with Richard Leeds of Philadelphia presiding. James Trembath gave the welcome, followed by routine business. Officers elected for the next year include EB. J. House as Worthy grand president, William Henson as grand vice president, G. Henry Williams as grand secretary, William Beaumont as grand treasurer, William Armstrong as grand messenger, and Abram Hill as inside sentinel.
Ex Governor Bullock of Georgia asked President Cleveland to press the electric button to start the Cotton States and International Exposition wheels in Atlanta on Sept 18 and to add the Gate City guards as an honorary escort for a Washington to Atlanta trip on Oct 23. The president said he would press the button on the 18th from Gray Gables or elsewhere. Also noted is the frail condition of Justice William Strong of Pennsylvania after a fall.
A gang of short items reports a Harriman Tenn. assault on a 12 year old girl with lynching threatened if captured. Joseph Winger arrested in Austoria Ore. for posing as the Bishop of Honolulu. A Michigan town is ruled by two mayors. Carrie B. Pembrey found dead in Denver heart disease. Durant murder trial near San Francisco nears real work. An anti Catholic evangelist on Boston Common is knocked from a platform as police avert riot.
Reports from Santiago de Cuba recount insurgent operations around Baracoa and Bayamo. Captain General Martinez Campos arrived by gunboat but did not land. Spanish troops withdrew after heavy fighting while rebels claimed successes and freed political prisoners. Insurgents burned Sabana and Jamal after removing church artifacts. A Baracoa gunboat carried orders as rebels mass near San Luis.
At Vandercook's lake resort near Jackson Michigan Professor Elliott and Mary Peak fell from a balloon during a parachute drop. The balloon split at about 100 feet and the aeronauts fell headlong. Miss Peak suffered broken arm and leg and neither regained consciousness by late evening.
Senator Stewart of Nevada will be chief editor of the Silver Knight a weekly aimed at promoting free coinage to be started in Washington. The Jargent dry dock in Port Royal DC is ready for use and will be tested on the 16th with the monitor Amphitrite. Salaries for hull and boiler inspectors set by Secretary Carale include Wheeling 1200 Pittsburg 1400 Norfolk 2000 and New York Philadelphia and Baltimore 600. B W Barrett Atlanta Constitution correspondent returns from China and Japan noting ministers there seem more Orientals than Americana.
Showers move across eastern Pennsylvania with cooler air following, and southern regions expected to see a fall in temperatures. Weather shifts likely bring brief rain, then settling conditions later in the day. Local residents advised to carry umbrellas and monitor updates.
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