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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1895
Page
1
UR WINDOWS and the general display throughout the store give ample evidence of our capability as cater ers for the Holiday Trade. the daily increasing throngs of buyers at our scores of tables and cont ents tell with unerring certainty the story of exceptional values and well satisfied customers. Stocks are still full and complete in all holiday lines, but cannot long remain so. Sensible, thinking buyers will take the hint.
The notice claims a sharp rise in cloak department activity as cleaning time arrives two months earlier than last year. Shoppers are advised to expect busy sales for the next eight to ten days.
A special sale advertises a junior coat from a shop with reduced prices for youths aged 12 to 18. The item is described as the flower of the line and is priced at 7.50 dollars.
The item showcases a full range of sizes with the latest cut and faultless fit at every point, priced at 12.50.
Trade ad lists fur cape prices with dramatic savings. Capes priced from 19.90 to 31.00, original tags 30.00 to 50.00, lengths range from 2 to 24 inches, claims products are perfect and desirable with premium cut and sweep. Local promotion emphasizes limited stock and strong value.
Senator William A Peffer exposes rising costs of congressional funerals detailing the Plumb and Chipman obsequies with itemized bills and calls for public decency and reform. He cites Garfield's death expense of 39799.01 and urges bills to cap future costs and avoid public money for such events.
Port Townsend Washington December 14 The steamer Al Ki from Alaska reports rich finds in Cook's Inlet and Yukon districts. Miners expect to winter there to start prospecting early next spring while relief plans are rebuffed. The Al Ki carried $76000 in bullion from the Treadwell mine.
Paterson dispatch reports police under Chief Praul raided a camp of tramps, capturing a notorious offender. Authorities recovered money and stamps during the operation conducted after weeks of surveillance.
Reports from Ferlin say Germany seeks to avoid European conflict though Berlin backs the sultan while pressuring for reforms in Asia Minor. The sultan agrees to firmans for guardships under German influence, aiming to prevent a broader war and preserve reform promises.
Funeral services for Allen G. Thurman were held at his Washington avenue residence in Columbus with Governor McKinley and other officials present. The private ceremony included Rev. J. L. Grover and pallbearers from Urbana Boellfontaine and Columbia. the casket lay in the hall while many waited to view the remains before interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.
President Cleveland and companions arrive in Washington at 2 30 p m aboard the Maples with sixty ducks thirty two partridges five geese and four banded game. The reception at the wharf mirrors prior visits with Thurber and Sinclair present as the party heads to the White House.
Washington reports the third Senate week to test party strength over the reorganization of elective officers while Secretary Carlisle reports trigger a flood of financial debate. Stewart delivers his first silver speech and Sherman may press monetary questions as House committees are announced for the holidays.
The Republican caucus assigns majority chairs for senate committees. New chairmen include Poffer for Civil Service, Stewart for Mines and Mining, Allen for Forest Reservations, Shoup, Nelson, Wetmore, and Carter among others. Several panels remain undecided for future appointment.
Altoona Pa December 14 a semi official note reports W A Ambrose city accounts audit nearly finished showing a shortage over 7000 dollars. It is expected to reach ten thousand upon completion. It is also disclosed he left with the daughter of a former Methodist teacher with whom he has been living.
Governor Bradley appears solid for the presidential nomination as southern support is set to firm up at the convention in Frankfort Kentucky with delegates expected to rally behind him.
John Macey, 22, injured in the Central fast mall train wreck on November 19, remains critically ill at Rome hospital. His head injuries and an amputation below the knee endanger his life. Bond, who died in the wreck, was his companion on the ride. If he dies, Macey would be the third victim of the act by four youths who derailed the train to rob passengers. Family members from Syracuse and Byzacuae are by his side.
A Milltown New Jersey kitten wandered into the Brunswick Traction power house and was fed by engineers. It fell into a flywheel, where centrifugal force pinned it to the rim for eight hours at eighty six revolutions per minute, likely dying after one or two turns.
Omaha dated December 15 reports Agent Hugh Aston of the Adams Express Co at Hastings was convicted in Federal court of selling whisky without a license. Sentence not yet pronounced. The ruling could transform express companies nationwide as federal law requires licenses for all persons handling spirits.
Senor Garcia recounts brutal methods used by Jose La Torre chief of police to extract insurgent locations. A gardener Jose Aguilar was tortured to death after his brother joined insurgents, while his wife and father endured confinement and fear. Other incidents describe mass cruelty by Spanish officers Lands and Landa ordering killings of laborers who refused to reveal camps. Churchill and Barnes chronicle Cuban reconnaissance and cautious Spanish tactics amid ongoing conflict. Madrid reports 800 insurgents ambushed 72 Spanish troops near Nilas. heavy losses on both sides.
George Taylor, a 70 year old stone mason, built and hewed the Lycoming Centre Presbyterian Church in Hepburnville Pennsylvania over six years without pay. He bequeathed his wages to the church, and his heirs dedicated the finished stone building and a memorial window today. The church stands seven miles north of Williamsport and serves farmers and families.
Two other boys escaped as three slipped through thin ice on the Passaic River near Dundee Lake. Ten year old Harry Neinhouse drowned after his toe broke from skaters leaving him in mid stream. A search failed to recover the body, likely until warmer weather. Meanwhile Robert Paxton, 11, was seriously injured when a tree fell on him near Red Rock Bridge after heat from a fire loosened roots, and he was taken to St Joseph's Hospital.
Stormy seas and high tides devastate Cape May shore with heavy surf biting into the coastline. At Madison Avenue, trolley company lands and repairs are put at about 1,600 dollars as waves pound toward Cape May Point.
A note suggests a good silk dress as a suitable gift for a lady during holiday celebrations, highlighting Finleys as the source. The phrasing emphasizes elegance and appropriateness of such attire for women during festive occasions.
An ornate listing showcasing attractive black and colored silks and satins, elegant Persian silks, waists, velvets, laces, handkerchiefs, gloves, stockings, underwear, dining sets, linens, shams, pillows, and a wide range of ladies and gentlemen umbrellas in latest designs.
An express train collision near Lima injures a man driving a horse and wagon. The incident occurred on the Philadelphia and Baltimore railroad, with a butcher named Robart among those involved.
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