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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1895
Page
1
The passage notes that half of summer visitors have stayed in cool rooms and draughty porches at seaside or mountain resorts during recent evenings. It captures a mood of leisure travel and comfort concerns among travelers.
A fragment reflecting on home and boating life compares a dream home to the famed phrase There is no place like home and suggests readers consider upgrading their furnishings as curtains and stock may be worn awaiting a better chance to improve.
The department announces a full campaign to bring stock to the front with the latest Nottingham Lace Curtains at attractive prices. The note promises savings on all related items and urges practical testing of the new styles and fabrics.
Market offers limited to ten days with Nottingham items in white and ecru and Irish Point Brussels nets and antique c items in ecru. Prices quoted heavily emphasize ecru options and two color pairings with warnings of higher profits after the window.
Sale notes various Chenille curtains with plain and figured patterns. Prices range from 2.25 to 5.75 with special deals noted. Limited description mentions plain Chenille and dado styles and a small assortment of colors.
Harrisburg August 25. The state convention scene grows with hotels decorated and crowds of politicians. Ex Senator Thomas W Cooper Congressman Jack Robinson and David Martin arrive as Far Quay allied leaders map strategy. Hastings writes delegates urging support for Gilkeson chairmanship amid contested Philadelphia delegations and audits.
The roll of delegates from Pennsylvania counties is published by Chairman Gilkeson. Adams to Delaware counties list dozens of named delegates with district allocations and vote entitlements, noting adjustments where counties return more delegates than votes allowed.
Springfield HL Aug 2 George Schilling secretary of the plate bureau of labor statistics reports to Governor Altgeld that imported colored miners caused the Spring Valley unrest. He says town was peaceful before blacks arrived and alleges indecent dancing thefts and assaults followed. The report recommends removing the Negro workers to prevent further trouble.
Ex mayor Frank Magowan, in Trenton, says he will issue a fuller statement. He alleges blackmail behind a $100,000 suit by former manager J A Barnes for alienating his wife’s affections, and says Barnes offered $5,000 to settle. Magowan denies any improper relations with Mrs Barnes and rejects divorce claims as coming from hostile sources.
A meeting of window glass manufacturers in Cleveland tomorrow aims to form the Indiana Glass Combine organized in Anderson on July 1. Fifty four U S plants will join, pooling stock to establish a national selling agency to handle operations. An additional move by the association is expected.
A Diamond Valley report states fifteen Bannocks were killed by cattlemen led by Rye Smith after Indians slew cattle belonging to local stockmen. Troops prepare as sheriff weighs action while the clash is linked to ongoing Diamond Valley tensions and a long vendetta following Smith’s father’s 1878 death.
A mysterious wild man seen near Colebrook prompts a 500 strong volunteer hunt from Winsted and Colebrook led by Connecticut National Guard. Residents arm for protection as they patrol the Indian Meadow mountains chasing the cave dwelling figure feared to be an escaped baboon or berry raider.
The Irish national convention set for September in Chicago stirs divisions among American Irish groups. A forceful appeal signed by Hagerty Garry Battle accuses the American Board and Ancient Order of Hibernians leaders of fomenting a split, warning that Sullivan’s Irish vote could influence the presidential bid and accusing Democratic and Republican factions of orchestrating a leadership contest.
Captain George L. Anderson reports Yellowstone National Park had a mild winter with little snow and a rare June 1 tour of the park. Travel remained light all summer while fish catches surprised him as watchers noted few anglers and strong wildlife numbers.
Captain Anderson warns he may cross into Idaho as a cross state issue. Be advised that at least ten have died in two years and only about 100 of these animals remain. The act of May 7, 18M protected park game, allowing beaver populations to grow while larger game stay undisturbed. The Smithsonian offers 000 to build an enclosure and feed buffalo through winter as moose elk antelope deer and bear are rising in number and bears amuse visitors at hotels nightly.
A long standing Cox and Thomas feud erupts in a one hour shootout near Looney's Creek Cumberland Mountains. Three Cox or Thomas men die William Cox Jack Thomas and John Boyd while Samuel Cox is mortally wounded. John Boyd is killed trying to intervene and Burton Thomas and Hiran Boyd are jailed in Wise Virginia as suspects.
Consul General Melver reports 4,404 cholera deaths and 7,001 cases in Japan by July 19 1885 up from the previous year. Kobe Osaka Hiogo show rising deaths. Yokohama Nagasaki notes add seven deaths and case counts. Marine Hospital confirms the first authentic Japan reports. Kobe declared infected. Hong Kong shows early cholera signals.
Captain Quick of the British ship Stuart recounts being forced from a South Pacific guano island by the Chillan warship Esmeralda. The Esmeralda allegedly dynamited docks, seized the island from Peru, and took villagers prisoner aboard to Valparaiso, with a report to be sent to English authorities.
Judge Wilson dismissed the prosecution against Mira Noe for appearing on the streets in bloomers. He ruled women have a right to ride bicycles with proper dress and dismissed the case at the city’s costs.
Crowds gather at the basin dry dock as Valkyrie undergoes its first trial in American waters. The English cutter rests in the basin with canvass screens protecting fresh paint while decks and rigging become visible to onlookers.
United States Ambassador Runyon faces a careful task as about 216 Franco Prussian War veterans arrive in Bremen then Berlin for fetes. Officials scale a planned national tribute, while Bremen and Berlin host wreath laying, concerts, and a banquet, with the ambassador greeting them as American citizens.
A skull with a bullet hole behind the left ear and several bones were found under an old back stoop on Jackson Avenue in Nyack. Elmer Ackerman’s family occupies the house. a boy pulled the skull from beneath the stoop revealing bones that doctors say belong to a single human body. The bones appear cut and concealed for years, suggesting foul play or concealment. Authorities await further examination and identification of the remains.
Marseille arrival of Provence brings sick and wounded, with returned officers and men pessimistic about Madagascar. About 6400 French troops ill in Nosikomba and other hospitals, many engineers sidelined by unhealthy conditions, while road work suffers.
Governor McKinley and Senator Miller attended morning services in Thautauqua New York where Dr. W. W. Ramsey preached. McKinley left for Williamsport Pennsylvania with Dr. Flood and Miller headed home to Herkimer, while crowds pressed for handshakes.
Daniel J. McLeod a carpenter shot his divorced wife Mary McLeod in Malden Massachusetts, seriously wounding her, then killed himself. The couple had been separated for months after her divorce. He pursued her on a walk this afternoon when she refused to accompany him.
A new collection features Iridescent Moreen for skirts as part of the latest Lomion and Paris line. The on sale offerings emphasize stylish fabric options for fashionable wardrobes.
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