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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1896
Page
3
A local shop invites readers to browse its large stock of books and stationery, emphasizing the breadth of offerings so customers will know where to obtain a wide variety.
Miss Alin Harvey visits with Dan Ville friends while Colonel and Mrs Pryor travel from Aebury Park. Renshaw of Washington visits North Mitchin Avenue relatives as other locals tour NYC. Rev Parson Nicholas preaches in Binghans ton. Adame avenueire relatives host in New York.
The lumber industry in this section faces severe strain as planing mills idle. Only two mills operate with meager output while dull trade and weak demand affect builders and board-makers. overall prospects are dim.
A special train via Nickel Plate to serve a Grand Army of the Republic encampment leaves Buffalo at 11 55 pm Saturdays with departure options for eastbound arrivals. Sleeping cars and first class space available. reservations through local agents or F J Moore Buffalo NY. Ladies party seating noted. Tickets must read via NY Chicago and St Louis railroad.
In winter 1892 a diphtheria death occurred in the Moore family of Kokomo Indiana. An old lounge stored away allegedly caused two visiting children to contract diphtheria after they used the lounge. Mrs Samuel Sipe of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania visited the Moores with her children, and the lounge was brought out for the kids.
County politics spread through the city as Chairman James J. ONeill travels to Williamsport for the municipal convention and promises a party gathering this fall. Local names like Campbell, Mercifield, Toland, and Quinnan surface as potential congressional and county race contenders amid party maneuvering.
The Board of Revision and Appeals will convene Thursday afternoon to discuss a proposed new assessment. Members favor making the assessment but may be restrained by the council's refusal to acquiesce.
In Peckvill the son of John Carr aged V years was struck by a moving car while attempting to show a dog cart. He fell under the vehicle and suffered fatal injuries. Unidentified undertaker Sweeney prepared the body for burial and the family arranged funeral plans.
Fragmentary genealogical sketch recounts McKinley’s Revolutionary-era ancestry, Civil War service, early legal career, Ohio governorship terms, and 1871 marriage to Ida McKinley with two infant daughters noted as deceased. The garbled text mentions Springfield Canton's McKinley ties, tariff stance, and religious affiliation.
County Detective Leyshon says Thomas Carroll of Carbondale was found unconscious in Olyphant near Delaware and Susquehanna streets with head wounds and a base skull fracture but believes the injuries resulted from a fall, not foul play. Residents agree, noting he was intoxicated and wandered about, striking his head on the ground with no provocation or robbery motive evident.
A Montgomery woman known as Mrs Aluggie Montgomers, living with Mrs Moran, rants on Clik Street provoking bystanders. Police attempt to arrest fail as she retreats inside her hovel, with constables Walsh and Hower eventually approaching and seeking a warrant while neighbors watch.
Report of a chaotic scene at a spiritualists camp in Detroit where soldiers and spectators fled as horses stampeded the hall. Major and captains toppled during a scramble to exit while Governor Teh attended the event and a recommendation was made to suspend further purchases to save funds.
Local party activists in Wilkes-Barre placed the county ticket in nomination including Ridolph C. Hueler of Nanticoke for treasurer John Rustin of Sugar Notch for clerk and John Guinnes of Wilkes-Barre with Patrick Finn of Miners for county commissioner The item also advertises McGarrah's Insect Powder and Williams Business College ad text appears at the end.
Wilkes-Barre Caledonian club hosts its thirteenth annual event at Mountain Park with about $600 in prizes across 31 events including sprinting vaulting hammer throwing and bagpipe contests. North American Caledonian prizes feature the Ute Silver Cup and Kinnear Wreath among others while Highhand Pipes and Thistle Band provide music and a Westminster-style program attracts regional Scots. Trains from Scranton depart at 8 and 10 00 o clock in the evening for attendees.
A manufacturer pressure sells discounted dinner sets at today only prices. Sets include Style No. 613 Acma 12 piece for 7 dollars and Style No. 651 112 pieces for 7 dollars with violet and gold decoration. Additional sets priced at 7 dollars or 7.90 with some imperfect pieces. Limited quantities remain and window display shows remaining stock.
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