Holiday leftovers spark a dwindling clearance push
Retail notes reveal leftover holiday goods being cleared out. Sparse stock includes odd items not worth carrying over into the new season.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1895
Page
1
Sharp Senate Clash Over Bonds and Gold Policy
The Senate debated a Hill joint resolution proposing bonds payable in gold or silver at holder option with a 3 percent cap. Teller clashed with AIN’s stance, Treasury officials drew sneers, and Putier and Kahtadin topics surfaced. Debate continued as Dingley spoke for bond protection and later votes delayed to allow extended discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Hill
Dem
N. Y
Treasury
Teller
Ain
New York
Mint
Thames
Colorado
North Carolina
Me Putier
Committee On Naval Affairs
Sind Yunesed
Patents Granted for Lands in Center Clearfield Counties
Harrisburg December 27 Internal affairs issues four patents to Clearfield Bituminous Corp for 1000 acres in Center and Clearfield counties with no prior owner save the commonwealth and acquired cheaply. Another patent goes to Edward A Meyer for an island in Susquehanna county Unis Island never before patented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Department of Internal Affairs
Clearfield Bituminous Corporation
Center
Clearfield Counties
Commonwealth
Edward A. Meyer
Susquehanna County
Unis Island
Harvard Professor Explains Star Found by Mrs Fleming
Cambridge December 27 Professor Edward C Pickering of Harvard College Observatory cites a circular announcing a new star in Centaurus found by Mrs Fleming on December 12 1896 from Draper memorial plates and examined near the approximate position for 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Fieming
Cambridge
Mass
Edward C. Pickering
Harvard College Observatory
Fleming
Secretary Carlisle’s Views on Tariff Finance Policy
Secretary Carlisle stresses that tariff measures cannot fix financial distress and urges swift retirement of legal tender notes. He criticizes the bond bill for lacking gold-pay provisions and warns that demand for bonds could strain credit without gold payment guarantees. He weighs public sale rules and possible need for prompt action to preserve government credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carlisle
Congress
House of Representatives
Ita
Committee On
Secretary of the Treasury
Mystery at Owosso: Prominent Official Vanishes
Colonel George F. Robinson, a deputy sheriff and Grand Army of the Republic staff member, disappeared from Owosso Michigan on a Saturday night. He was last seen walking with his wife near their home after a conversation with a stranger. The 60 year old, 5 foot 8, 160 pound figure wore a dark blue overcoat and a Grand Army hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owosso
Mich
George F. Robinson
Robinson
Company C
Second Michigan Cavalry
Daboldt
Michigan Department of the
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
Flood damages and famine threaten farmers in Missouri struggle
Sedalia Missouri reports widespread flood loss estimated at five million dollars as Oonge and Gastonade river valleys flood. Famine looms in Eldorado Springs with no groceries for ten days while Lynn Creek and Camden County suffer extreme destitution and a relief fund is launched. Hayward's body cremated after cemetery incident at Graceland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Oonge
Gastonade
Eldorado Springs
Lynn Creek
Camden Ety
Tragic Theater Stampede Kills Thirteen in Baltimore
A crowded Hebrew opera at the Front Street theater ends in a deadly panic after a shout of fire. Thirteen people die and about twenty are seriously injured as doors jam and crowd crushes ensue. Police and fire units restore order while victims are taken to the morgue and hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
City Hospital
Front Street
United Oriental Opera and Dramatic Company
New York
Hberty
Patrol Warone
Amana
Woma
United Oriental Opera Dramatic Company
Boston
A. Schongold
Darktem
Anrelnthren
Rathan
Car
Misa Jennie Tiinkienstoe
Loula Mop
Test of a Mind Reader Makes a Suspect Nervous
Kokomo Indiana December 27 officials investigate a noted murder case as a mind reader test unsettles a suspect who grows nervous and shaky during questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
The Alden Smith Bill Seeks Treasury Relief Through Note Reserve
A proposed Alden Smith bill relieves the treasury from greenbacks by mandating reserves in United States and treasury notes. John Sherman and other experts approve the measure, proposing banks in major cities hold large note reserves and restrict lending until compliance. The plan aims to free $162 million in gold tied up as a legal reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
John Sherman
Washlington
D.C
Smith
United States
Michigan
House
Treasury Reserve
Dingley
Walker
National Banking Association
Albany
Haltimore
Boston
Cincinnati
Chicago
Chiveland
Detroit
Louisville
Milwaukee
New Orleans
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
St. Louis
San Francisco
Washington
Ita
United States Notes
Treasury Notes
Secretary of the Treasury
Banking Association
Ast
Comptroller of the Currency
Wuld
San Francisco Hold-Up Leads to Three Arrests
Three Highwaymen were arrested after they robbed Reuben lark, an Ingleside race track employee, of 1000 pounds on Mission street. A buried pouch and sand-hidden sack led police to the capture as detectives waited with Winchesters. John Middlemagn Harry Gardiner and Patrick Welch were detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Dec
Mission Street
Reuben @lark
Ingleside Racetrack
CH House
Winchesters
John Middlemagn
Harry Gardiner
Patrick Welch
Oklahoma Divorce Severs Bond of English MP’s Son
Wm J Connor son of a member of the English parliament won a divorce in Oklahoma City yesterday from Emma Connor on grounds of incompatibility of temper and neglect of duty. Mrs Connor formerly led Maud Avery in Sir John Astley’s troupe in England. The couple separated after the birth of their first child when she returned to the stage and refused to give up show life. Connor then traveled to Oklahoma and secured the divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Wm. J. Connor
Emma Connor
Mra. Connor
Sir John Astley
England
Connor
Oklahoma
Maud Avery
Fatal shooting after bar quarrel near Potande limits
In Wilkes-Barre on a December night a drunken scuffle broke out near the Potande area. Steve, a man about 30, was shot fatally by a country man named William who fled but later reportedly turned himself in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Steve
William
Nde
Insurgent retreat eyed as Spanish fortifications rise
Reports from Havana on December 27 say Cuban rebels under Gomez and Maceo retreat from Matanzas toward Jaguey Grande while Spanish defenses around Havana accelerate. Authorities estimate 10,000 to 26,000 insurgents with large ammunition stores, and Madrid claims the insurgent movement has been checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helvana
Matanzas
Sidra
Navajas
Corral Falso
Jaguey Grande
Union Reyes
Acebo
Cienfuegos
Havana
Santa Clara
Gomez
Maceo
Gomex
Jin Tt
Gomez and
Outlook hopeful as new year dawns with rising exports
K G Dun and Co reports a hopeful year ahead with exports increasing. Week figures show U S imports down, New York harbor coal price at 4.40, textiles dull, and rail earnings up 64 percent versus last year. Foreign trade posts a 19 percent gain while December exports rise in New York despite broader declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
K. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
New York Harbor
Bonds for Sale and Possible Relief Measures
The article reports that renewal of bond sales seems likely with President's approval seen as probable. Isle spent long hours with the president and briefly at the treasury as discussions continued. Opinion suggests the president will authorize selling 100,000,000 dollars in bonds unless swift relief legislation passes Congress, though chances for quick congressional action appear slim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carlsle
Treasury
Congress
Senate
House
Failed to Become Holy Aged Man Hangs Self in Barn
Goshen Indiana December 27 John Smeltzer aged 60 a wealthy early settler of the county attempted self harm by hanging to a rafter in a Wakarusa barn He underwent the act in the hope of sanctification The attempt stemmed from a long interest in religious reform and ended with him in a dying condition
Finley’s Great Annual Linen Sale
Finleys announces a ten day sale of table linens with low prices and extensive stock. Prices include twelve cent per yard for table linen and two dollars fifty for damask pieces, plus napkins from one dollar per dozen. Sale starts Monday morning with emphasis on value and in store inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John 8. Brown & Sons
Ens
Begin the New Year in a Pair of Honest Shoeg
An 1895 advertising note promotes New Year happiness with a pair of Shoeg shoes. The brief urges readers to start the year with quality footwear, highlighting comfort and satisfaction from the store.
Holiday Couds Ladies' Watches Sale
Holiday coups offer ladies' watches priced from five to seventy five dollars in a period sale. Watches include assorted styles and brands with wide selection for gift buyers.
Explosion of powder rocks region around Romeo Illinois
A four ton powder blast near Romeo Illinois shattered windows across fifty miles square from Waukegan to Kankakee and Michigan City. No fatalities reported though the blast rattled buildings and followed a prior similar accident that killed and injured workers last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romeo
Chicago
Waukegan
Kankakee
Til
Rockford
Michigan City
Ind
Chica
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GLOBE
Mr. Teller
President
Will
Kutadhin
Mr. Dingley
Messrs. Crisp
Batley
McMillin
Grosvenor
Citep
Ohio
Lacey
Pten
Johnson
Rep
N. C
Turner
Gad
Patterson
Dem. Tenn
Messrs. Swanson
Wheeler
Ala
Johncouw
Cala
Asaeclantes
Hugh Bellamy Wes
Mlinois
Lawrence McGann
Bellamy
Noy
Quay
John Roach
Dolphin
Hoston
Atlanta
Quayaleo
Te Dee
Arequipa
Bache
A. G.C
Norma
Carina
Ile
Missouri
Hayward
Harry Uttara
Graceland Cemetery
Charlies Lowry
American Straw Board Works
Harry Hoffman
Rezue
Willard Campbeill
John Thompson
Campbell
Thompson
Miter
Fatus
Paul Alexander Johnstone
Dr. Johnstone
Johnstone
Alden Smith
Wimeself
Harn
Finley
Lackawanna Avenue
Couds
W. J. Weichel, Jeweler
Spruce ST
Dime Bane
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