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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1895
Page
1
URWINS notes show the store’s display and extensive holiday tables and contents drawing daily crowds. The article claims abundant stock across holiday lines but warns supplies cannot last, urging sensible buyers to act now.
A curious item from the trade desk notes a remarkable bustle in the most popular department as activity surges for the next eight to ten days. The report underscores unexpected interest and brisk exchanges shaping the shop's pace.
Sizes 12 to 1 years. The flower of the junior coat family sold at fifteen dollars. Special Sale Price seven fifty.
Full range of sizes available in stylish boucle jackets. Latent cut and faultless at every point. Originally priced at $12.50, now offered at a special sale price of $6.50. Stock advertised to attract shoppers.
Advertises fur cape discounts with lengths 30 to 34 inches and price cuts. Capes priced at 19.90 for 30 inch to 34 inch, 22.50 for 35 inch, 29.50 for 45 inch, and 31.00 for 50 inch. Promotes skins as perfect with superior cut and sweep.
Washington dispatch reports Republicans plan a revenue focused tariff bill aimed at boosting treasury income. It notes the cash in the treasury at $176.6 million, a bond sale history, and a shrinking gold reserve. The piece highlights speakers Reed Payne Dalzell Dingley Grosvenor backing a wool schedule increase to raise at least $30 million, the possible Cleveland veto, and party resolve to act before March 1.
Mia May a Knightstown widow died several weeks ago leaving an estate of 25000 dollars. Her only son John May, a tramp bricklayer, was found in Rushville by a traveling salesman. He had wandered away years earlier to avoid arrest for a minor misdemeanor and did not know of his mother's death.
In Frankfort Indiana authorities report butchers sold unwholedome and diseased meat. Mayor Sima directs a morning investigation that already supports charges against two firms. Slaughterhouses are described as filthy and one has been ordered burned. Tomorrow’s completion could lead to three market-keepers' arrests and prosecutions.
A fire reported about 6 a.m. gutted the Susquehanna House on South Main Street Pittston owned by Oliver Burke. Firemen battled flames quickly but the bar room and upstairs rooms filled with smoke, forcing a narrow escape for a family residing above.
Philadelphia reports Chairman F. Harrity has issued a call for the Democratic national committee to meet at the Arlington Hotel in Washington D C on Thursday January 16 1896 at 11 oclock am to fix the time and place for the 1896 national convention and deal with a resolution proposed by General P A Collins regarding accommodations for delegates alternates committee members and press officials. The measure is in the hands of a sub committee chaired by Harrity with Smalley Gorman Cable and Wall as members.
Wellsboro reports Mrs Chauncey Howell freed after a not guilty verdict at 6 pm closing a twenty day trial. Jurors deliberated about an hour and the courtroom showed little ceremony as supporters and family congratulated her. The case remains a murder mystery regarding Elizabeth Knapple.
At a Republican executive meeting in Philadelphia on December 13, policy discussions focused on the convention site. Senators Quay and Cameron were central figures as Pennsylvania aims to secure its delegates and push a reform plank through the state structures. The group favored electing district delegates by April 7 and solidly voting for Pennsylvania’s preferred candidate at the convention or on the first ballot.
An intense session closed with Colonel H M Boles protesting attacks on Dr Charles E Robinson as Mayor Connell and counsel prepared to meet again. Scragg defended officers Davis and Block amid remarks from Robinson and Guernsey, while Mayor Connell noted public scrutiny and praised Robinson’s motives.
Indianapolis December 13 Hon John Co New hosted a dinner in honor of General Harrison. Guests included W R McKeen of Terre Haute and Judges Woods Becker Monks and Jordan of the Supreme Courts James Whitcomb Riley and Harry S New. The gathering avoided discussion of presidential prospects.
Advices from Antananarivo dated November 3 report an anti European mob of about 6000 destroying the Ramachandra mission station. Missionary Rev. Mr. MacMahon and his family escaped hours before the riot. Europeans in country districts were recalled to the capital as troops were sent to quell the unrest.
The navy will publish Admiral Bunce s squadron itinerary for a tropics voyage in dispute with Venezuela and Britain. St Lucias near approach and six day stay on return mark strategic points aiding supply. The ships include New York Columbia Raleigh Cincinnati and Maine with Carlisle to present to Congress Monday unless delayed.
Testimony before the senatorial investigating committee reveals police involvement in party politics in the First ward. Witnesses say officers barred voters from polling places and ejected delegates from the convention hall, with a sergeant claiming orders from ward leaders opposed to Quay. Additional testimony alleges a policeman with a pull could commit crimes and keep his post. The panel plans to reconvene Wednesday.
In Syracuse on December 13 De Oro defeated Keogh by thirty two balls as the pool tournament nears completion with only two matches left. Standings show Clearwater 6-1 Keogh 6-2 De Oro 6-2 Sutton 5-4 Stofft 4-4 Eby 3-5 Sherman 2-6 Walsh 3-4 Horgan 2-6.
J L Cuthbert reports thirty graves checked in Rochester and Catholic cemeteries with twenty one found empty. Medical college van left town to avoid mob violence. Governor Morrill offers a $300 reward for grave robbers.
Williamaport, Pa. December 1. D A Snover and W T Shibe, local produce merchants, were arrested on dairy and food commissioner warrants for selling oleomargarine as butter.
At 8 this morning the thermometer in Williamsport Pa registered 7 degrees above zero. The cold wave has frozen streams and promises another frigid night with very cold conditions ahead.
A fragment notes the Susquehanna area channel being entirely closed along the western side. Details are incomplete but indicate a significant obstruction or shutdown affecting passage.
Silk dresses and a wide selection of silks and satins dominate Finley’s Holiday Goods. Laces, handkerchiefs, gloves, hosiery, dinnerware, linens, and embroidered pieces fill the inventory alongside down comforters, pillows, cushions, and stylish umbrellas. The store emphasizes ladies fashions and elegant accessories.
A terse interior note from eastern Pennsylvania mentions fair conditions with a note on photos and winds from the north, indicating a brief weather or scene caption. The fragment blends fleeting imagery of an on the go photo and a chilly breeze from the north.
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