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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1895
Page
1
There are only a few pieces of fine fabrics left in wash goods and the store must move them at reduced prices. They expect a large fall trade and have stocked accordingly, fearing no room in two or three weeks to spare for carrying stock across their acres of floor space.
A fragmentary market record notes How Will It Pay You Lovely producing emborsed Swisses with dark printed designs. It mentions a closing price of 12 1-2 cents and a value of 20 in the text.
Philadelphia voters head to the Republican primary amid forecasts showing Quay and the administration contesting delegates to the state convention. In Wyoming County, a separate convention selected Quay supporters while a cave-in near Dushore damages multiple Walnut street homes and nearby land.
The Defender and Vigilant meet off Randy Hook for the first trial races to decide which yacht will defend the cup. The Defender, newly rigged and painted, sailed from New Rochelle to New York and down the bay to the horse shoe anchorage. The Vigilant remains at anchor. supporters praise Willard and Gould for mounting a strong defense and warn against rules violations as races determine the defender against Lord Dunraven’s challenger.
A large cave in at Luzerne borough near Ben nett and Walnut streets wrecked five houses though the Haddock mine section is inactive. Residents blame pillar robbing in the old Hutchison workings and note this is the third collapse in the same area, with earlier incidents decades ago.
Miss Lida Jane Vance of Pittsburg died in Allegheny City at 55 West Diamond Street after consuming a herb tea. Dr S C Anderson of New Brighton reported involvement with A B Gilbraith, a married man, with allegations of injury and delirium prior to death. The 27 year old woman was reportedly pregnant.
Chicago reports the death of Leonard W. Volk in Osceola Wisconsin. Born 1834 in Wellsburg New York he moved to Chicago in 1857 and became a renowned American sculptor. His works include a Lincoln bust regarded as the best, the Doughes monument in Chicago and statues at Watertown Springfield Iowa and other portraits of notable figures.
In Schuylkill county’s Mahantongo Valley, miners drove 100 feet into a mountain drift and sunk a 30 foot slope. Assays from Philadelphia and New York indicate ore at seven dollars per ton. A half dozen stampers have been erected as work continues.
In Norristown Pennsylvania the coroner's jury in the Hovenden case concluded the inquest into the death of artist Thomas Hovenden and Beale Pifer on the Pennsylvania railroad at Plymouth township. Nineteen witnesses testified and the jury censured railroad officials for neglect in not providing a watchman or safety gate at the crossing.
Mauch Chunk, Pa Aug 19 Chief of Police South captured George Metzger accused of murdering an Arabian peddler on the Wilkes-Barre mountain. He was lodged in jail last evening. William Penn Bowman, a young man, was convicted at Wilkes-Barre of being one of the murderers and is under death sentence pending appeal to the state Supreme Court.
Indiana farmer finds mastodon remains five feet below ground on Charles F. Weems farm near Vincennes. Discovery includes a four foot tusk and half of a lower jaw while other fragments are gathered.
Reading Pennsylvania hosts the twenty seventh annual session of the order with about 10 000 participants expected to attend. In Harrisburg Dr Schaeffer announces new education rule requiring teachers of music or drawing in public schools to hold a certificate from school authorities.
Fragmentary text mentions Patrick Howe and a board vote but lacks readable details or context. No clear event, date, or location could be established from the provided fragment.
A Denver hotel boiler explosion at the Gurney on Lawrence Street killed about twenty five people and injured many others. The 17 year old Dinner Pierce was blamed for triggering the blast by opening the water when the boiler was nearly hot.
Philadelphia Aug. 19 James Elverson Jr general manager and Charles H Heistin editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer appeared before Magistrate South to answer a criminal libel charge filed by State Senator Charles A Porter. Porter testified the Inquirer publications defamed him regarding a contractor and a citizen. Elverson Jr publisher is in Europe. Bail set at 1000 for each. Porter also filed a civil suit for 100000 damages.
Garrett Cochran son of State Senator J Henry Cochran and a Princeton student cruised the countryside on a freight train tour from Aug 8 with $8. They rode boats and rails to Cleveland and back, surviving a gunshot from a tramp in Ashtabula and a mad dog in a freight car while noting the trip was delightful.
Chicago on August 19 police and fire crews investigated a hidden storage area beneath a seven step stairway after a tip led the fire department to search a building. Authorities examined the site for gasoline and potential hazards.
Providence August 19 Inspectors in the Providence police department revealed that Hatch alias Brace once linked to H. H. Holmes is living in the city with his deserted wife. Records show Brace’s thieving past from Mavern Forks New York to Cambridge Boston and Chicago with multiple name changes and marriages culminating in disappearance after embezzling cash and boarding with Dr Mudd.
London reports a Wieste despatch claiming an explosion at the artillery barracks in Toola, capital of Tooln government, killed about three hundred persons including many officers. Barracks were undermined widely and arrests of suspected Nihilists are noted.
Salt began in Bloomington to recover 4000 dollars for twelve enslaved people sold in 1858 at Geneva. William Ferre is defendant, William Lewis seeks 5000 dollars claiming no transfer of interest by Samuel Lewis, Chicago resident and heir to the Tennessee slave owner. Service obtained on Ferre as he visits Bloomington.
Special to the Scranton Tribune The Fowler Johns grist mill a three story frame building on water power burned tonight destroying the mill and its contents. Two men running to the blaze Fred Rappert and A Van Driegen were injured after falling through coal chutes. Loss estimated at 12 000 with 2 000 insurance on stock and 10 000 on building. The origin of the fire is unknown.
In Mehoopany township near Tunkhannock Pennsylvania a game of wild west play turned fatal when 9 year old Lenford Love played the redskin and 11 year old Fred Doty the cowboy. Doty fired a loaded revolver into Love’s mouth, the bullet severing the spinal cord and killing him instantly.
Four men found dead in Highland Lake Sullivan County at a summer resort. The Dover alias Dodiles of Charles P. Taitrow, William Pilgrim, and a man named Phillips were discovered with knife wounds. Authorities believe the boat capsized, causing drowning.
A Pittsburg storm caused two drownings and multiple injuries as flying debris and falling timbers damaged buildings. A brick house collapsed near Bedford avenue trapping residents. Pryor family members and Mrs Daily were rescued. Millie Linbaugh drowned from the steamer Lud Keefer. Fireman Patrick Shea injured, conductor John Adams shocked, two shanty boat occupants missing. Total damage about $100,000.
Eminent jurist Justice Strong dies at 2.15 PM at Lake Minnewaska. Born May 6, 1808 in Somers Connecticut, educated at Yale, served as Pennsylvania judge and U S Supreme Court nominee, helped decide legal tender cases, retired to Washington. Funeral plans set for Reading, Pennsylvania with interment to follow.
Samuel Watts, alias Coxey of Reedsville Pa, was arrested in Toledo for attempting to pass a forged check on an East Toledo bank. Telegraph confirmation labeled Watts a national forger.
Citizens report a winter break in Fond du Lac Wisconsin where burglars seized cash stamps and a registered mail item after entry. A court order compelled the Western Union Telegraph company to produce records in a Chattanooga railroad suit.
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