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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1895
Page
7
Primaries Sparked Tight Races In Scranton Wards Four Five Fifteenth
Result of Saturdays Republican ward caucuses in Scranton covered close votes and dramatic margins. Horatio Fellows beat Elias Evans by 57 votes in Fifteenth ward select council. Richard Nicholls defeated by James Evans in Fourth ward school controller. Simon Thomas prevailed for common council with 622-vote edge. Fifth ward shows Robathan and Williams contest with narrow margins. Fire at 125 North Hyde Park Avenue. officials report insured losses around 5,600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Select Council
Horatio Fellows
Elias E. Evans
Michard H. Williams
E. E. Robathan
Common Council
Simon Thomas
William T. Jarmes
William V. Griffiths
Richard Chols
James A. Evans
William C. Jones
Hantel . Edwards
Morris T. Watkins
Constable
John Wat
John J. Davies
William Hughes
Davis
John Pedrick
George Watkins
Edward Williams
Thomas
Watkins
Pedrick
Griffiths
Nichola
Evans
Jones
Edwards
Neat
Daive
Hughes
Christopher Robertson
John J. Hughes
Thomas G
Thermmas
Nichols
Fifth Ward
FE. E. Robathan
Richard F
Williams
Timothy Jones
Howell Reese
Thomas Williams
Register of Voters
Lewis A. Howell
John Rh. Edwarda
William Campion
Robans
Robathan
Thomas Willam
Reese
Register
William 8. Davis
John Phillips
Reese Bryant
Fifteenth
Horatio T. Fellows
Elias &. Evans
Eben P. Davis
John Wagner
Davidee
William D. Thom
North
Hyde Park Avenue
A. B. Eynon
West Side Bank
Thomas B. Daniels
Mr. Kynon
Franklin and Columbia Companies
Ferber
Congregations Postponed and Guild Fair Preparations Noted
The congregations meeting at the Presbyterian church tonight is postponed. St Agnes Guild of St Mark’s Mission begins tomorrow night with extensive fair preparations and nightly entertainments. Mrs Messenger and Miss Savage, of Greenhouse Street, visited New York City last week. Rev Bower preached at the Presbyterian church delivering two instructive sermons. Next Sunday Rev Ralph Gilarm and William Gengreaves from Clay Avenue will be in the pulpit amid renewed typhoid fears. Fidwart Krause of West Drinker Street left Palmer Bros. after severing ties. Victor Beemer has returned from Lake Winola after his father’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Artemus Butler
New York City
Cherry Street
St. Agnes’ Guild of
St. Mark's Mision
William Messenger
Misa Maud Savage
Green Hhige Street
Mr. Bower
Ralph Gilarm
Wiliam Gengreaves
Clay Avenue
Fidwart Krause
West Drinker Street
Palmer Bros
Victor Beemer
Kinkely Street
Lake Winola
Swindler Arrested in Altoona After City Check Swindle
George Parker, posing as a telegraph lineman named Decree Parker, was brought to Altoona by Chief of Police Cherry after defrauding merchants with forged checks drawn on James Black at the German National Bank of Pittsburgh. The suspect operated in Tyrone, Huntingdon, and Lancaster before being nabbed while attempting to pass a bad check at Turnquest's Christmas Jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Parker
Altoona
Cherry
Decree Parker
Postal Telegraph Company
James Black
German National Bank of
Pittsburg
Parker
Bla Wuld
Tyrone
Huntingdon
Lancaster
Blewre
Trwin
Scranton Athletic Club Nominations Stir Ranks in Local Contest
The Scranton Athletic Club will nominate officers next Thursday with elections set for January 9. Incumbent Charles Rosar faces George Wirth for president while Willam Smith and Charles Marshh vie for vice president. Several others compete for treasurer recording and financial secretary roles as two factions clash in a spirited but cordial campaign. Separately, Mrs. James Carmichael of Prospect Avenue died in Norfolk Virginia after an illness requiring surgery. Funeral is today at 2 PM from her mother's home with Forest Hill cemetery interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton Athletic Club
George Wirth
Charles G. Rosar
Willam Smith
Charles Marshh
Robert Robinson
Willam Koch, Jr
John Schunk
Emil Bonn
George (. Griswold
William Johnsen
Peter Neula
Peter Marker
Jacob Ballus
Chares Sohns
Edwin Frable
P. J. Hickey
P. P
Mra
James Carmichael
Norfolk
James J. Dyer
Prospect Avenue
Marlon Dyer
Forest Hill Cemetery
Man shoots wife after jealousy claim in Amsterdam
William Youngs of Fort Hunter aged 28 shot his wife at Colore Archibald A. McLaughlin's home after alleging she was intimate with McLaughlin. He fired twice, wounding her near the neck and spinal column, then surrendered to a Justice of the Peace. He is committed for examination. McLaughlin, a 60-year-old civil engineer and veteran politician, was deeply connected to local Greenback politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie
Amsterdam
William Youngs
Fort Hunter
Archibald A. McLaugh
Youngs
McLaughlin
Steutk
Bhiavei
Justice of the Peace
Howard
Montgomery
Conysera
Montgomery Geonty
Laser Wits
Xie
Mayor clears Davia Block case and censures Block
Mayor Connell dismissed the charge against Lieutenant Davia and Patrolman Block after a long review with advisors. Patrolman Block receives a reprimand for indiscreet conversation. Dr. C E Robinson remains silent on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connell
Dr. Robinson
C. E. Robinson
John Davia
Block
Thomas J. Foster
Luther Keller
W. A. May
Davia
Tribune
Black
Simpson
Robinson
Famous Lung Healer Promises Cure for Lung Disease
An advertisement touts a medicine compiled from a prescription by Dr. Alex O Malley of Wilkes-Barre Pa. claimed to relieve lung diseases and coughs, prevent consumption, and benefit the sensitive bronchial tubes. It asserts thousands saved and urges purchase by all dealers at 3 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandr O'Malley
Wilkes-Barre
Elaine
Reading Clerk Hatcher Named for House of Representatives
Washington December 11 Robert Brackwell Hatcher of Lafayette Indiana will be appointed reading clerk of the house sharing duties with ex Lieutenant Governor Lampson of Ohio The choice has Speaker Reed’s approval and follows a fitness demonstration Hatcher previously served as Indiana Senate reading clerk and is described as having a clear sonorous voice and cultured manner He resembles Governor McKinley of Ohio in appearance. Fire destroys Boston Clothing House Booler Bennett grocery store and W D Wilson cafe in Hagerstown Maryland total loss about 90000 with two thirds insured The blaze started in the cellar of the Boston Clothing House owned by M E Jacobson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Brackwell Hatcher
Lafayette
Ind
House of Representatives
Lampson
Ohio
Reed
Hatch
Indiana State Senate
McKinley
Hageratown
Boston
Booler & Bennett's
W. D. Wilson
Boston Clothing House
M. E. Jacobson
Robbers shoot farmer after demand for money in Pike County
In Pike County Kentucky two men came to the home of William Creeeman, a wealthy farmer, at eight this morning and demanded cash. Creeeman refused and was shot dead. The assailants fled, and authorities pursue possible leads. Weather and local notices appear in the same column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
W. Va
Pike County
Wiliam Creeman
Chicago Jury Acquits Ketchum in C and NW Blacklist Case
A Chicago jury disagreed in the Ketchum versus Chicago and North Western railway suit arising from alleged blacklisting after Delta strike participation. The report also notes the execution of Abe Taylor, murderer of Marshal Emerson of Alamosa, Colorado, at the state penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ketchum
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Abe Taylor
Marshal Emerson
Alamosa
Wes
Colorado
Carbon City
Bait
Also Mentioned on This Page
News of the Suburbs
Pari
Luce Bros. Scranton and Taylor
West Side Events
Rotethan
Willams
Gomer Jones
Joseph Davis
G. A. Wii
Aa Williams
Fifteenth Ward
Fellows
William F. Beynon
Ieaac
Ings
Mr. Eynon
Jane Eynon
Eynon
Army Barracks
William Evans
Adjutant Wood
Salvation Army
Price Street
Captain Mastind
Lieutenant Green
Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr Evans
Second Presbyterian Church
Mount Pleasant Ravine
North Main Avenue
Lackawanna River
Republican Club
Barrowman's Hall
Ella Gordon Ged
Pleasant Street
James Gibney
Lafayette Street
Gweanie Reynolla
Jackson Street
Main Avenue
Lugerne Street
West Side
South Main Avenue
Harriet M. Davis
FL J. Hughes
W. J. Steenback
Gur
Tarner
South Main
John H. Reynold
Pikrenid
Revere
Eale
F. Mason Oe
J. C. King
Midland
William D. Griffiths
James F. Bests
Cedar Avenue
Dunmore
Turnquest
Turnquest's
South Side News
James Carmighael
South Side
Bons of America
Avis
Pete
Olof Turnquest
Reynolds Bros
Washington Ave
Turnquest’s
Dr. Alexander
Capital
Scranton
School of Elocution and Oratory
Mercereau & Connell
Mrs. L. J. Richards
Buar Building
Hammond
Hammond Salea
Philadelphia
Hamamond Typewriter Co
F. A
A. J. Branda
Spruce St
Dupont
Benafactate
Ise Yuan
Wi Milla
Henry Belin, Jr
Wyoming
Wyoming Ave
Scranton, Pa
Third National Bank
NBS
Pgs
Burl Hon FF
Prny
Reading
Aylesworth's
THE
Washington Avenue
Nex-Aug
W. V. BB
M. H. Dale
Lackawanna Ave
William S. Millar
Setan
Gas Water Co
Wyoming Ave Ave
Ceaier Sf
Lalies
Kersey Jarista
Vale
Jen’ Boucledackotn
Laslies
Kersey
Bo Valuy
Elie Nobel
Lackawanna Avenue
General Household Supply
Penn Ave
China Department
China
R. Bloeser
TRE Frotaingham
Canary and
Lederer
New York Casino
Merry World
Markos
the Frothingham
DR. Parkhurst
Frothingham Qpen
Yan Peay
Savas
Yekyll and Me
Pillay Etenig
Mateo Ars Patan
Annem
Davis’ Theater
Retern
Ergarerent of
America
Represente
Dan M’carthy
Mermag
Uw. W. Collins, Mig
Matthews
Ige Skates
W. Ouhlokh
Sporting Goods
Bliver Fish
WM. T. Ae
Igor
the Tribune
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