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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1896
Page
1
In springtime 1896 shoppers plan home refreshes as frost thaws and days brighten. The piece notes buyers seek wide variety and best value for money, with the store claiming to offer comprehensive stocks and complete presentation to meet these aims.
Readers are invited to view new Arri vals though lines are incomplete and shipments delayed. A spring exhibition is promised to be worthy of critical inspection, with most details expected to fill in within a week.
Sale of chenille curtains highlights Oriental effects and Turkish dados. Some patterns are all over while others feature soft tones and Japanese fringes. Prices range from 2.50 to 2.00 dollars.
Local Scranton shop advertises lace curtains MADE RIGHT IN THIS CITY with elegant patterns and quality rivaling imported goods. Prices range up to 4.50 per pair in this affordable offer.
Advertisement lists draperies in gold illuminated fabrics with floral effects in multiple shades and weaves. Prices begin at 10c per yard and up.
Denis floor coverings rise in daily popularity with unmatched durability and color fastness. Prices are described as modest and the assortment considered excellent across the line.
An advertisement extols new upholsteries including tapestries brocatelles and corduroys offering attractive prices. It invites shoppers to compare with car pet houses and notes a full line of sash curtains brass rods poles fixtures ensuring nothing is left to be desired.
Harrisburg Feb 17 Every city borough and township in Pennsylvania will hold an election today with mayors assessors read super visors and other offices on the line. Scranton features a lively contest as Congressman Sexton joins Democrats to defeat the regular Republican ticket.
Philadelphia voters head to polls tomorrow for city solicitor magistrate and council seats with Republicans hoping for Kinsey to win solicitor by about 60 000 and Devlin for magistrate while factions in wards could swing several council contests and reshape party control in the city.
In Greencastle Indiana on February 17 a murder case shocks locals. Pearl Bryan's death spurs petitions to Governor Matthews for a reward. Mrs Jackson, mother of one accused, lies near death and has not slept since the arrest. Her son’s letters and character are sources of prayer. Reverend Wood returns from Cincinnati to gather supporting testimony.
Philadelphia February 17. Shipping circles fear the British steamship Aswanby of Captain Cameron, sailing from Hamburg January 14 to Philadelphia with a crew of thirty five men and 4200 tons of beet sugar worth over $100,000 has foundered at sea.
Since Jan 19 no word from the vessel after passing Dunnet Head via the Portland Firth route. The ship carries the largest beet sugar cargo ever sent here for Spreckels Sugar Refining, insured, plus about 150 tons of general cargo. If the ship foundered the loss may reach over $500,000.
In the Senate the Delaware senatorial election case favored Dupont’s seat. A House memo proposes a June 4 memorial holiday for Sebastian Cabot’s 1497 North Atlantic sighting. Davis speaks on Monroe Doctrine, pledging U.S. restraint unless foreign threats endanger the United States.
The thermometer dropped to record lows this winter with Li degrees below zero in many areas. The Delaware and Lehigh rivers froze overnight, and towns like Bangor Pen Argyl Tatamy and Walters saw 16 to 13 below readings. In Reading Dr. Wilson M Snyder was found frozen on the commons and taken to St Joseph's hospital after an apparent apoplectic episode.
A Terre Haute man using the name Howard is wanted in Effingham Illinois and Seneca Kansas for swindling women by posing as an employer seeking a housekeeper. He is also linked to a Mrs Wilmoth and a marriage in Effingham under H C Howe. Authorities expect to return him to Effingham to answer bigamy charges.
In Lander Wyoming on February 17 reports claim agents linked to ex Secretary Whitney and others are chasing calf elk in the southwestern county near New York. They run down calves under a year old, with many dying during pursuit. overall elk losses are said to be large. Prosecuting Attorney Video plans to take immediate action.
In London Feb 17 the House of Commons debated arbitration over the Venezuela dispute. Sir William Harcourt and Mr. Balfour warned against prolonging debate while urging arbitration. The article notes Lord Salisbury's dispatch did not reflect American public sentiment and praises US restraint. It also mentions a presidential astrology forecast ranking McKinley, Morton, Reed, Allison, Cleveland, Whitney, Carlisle, Pattison, and Hill as unlikely.
Washington reports scientists skeptical of the Jeannette relic theory and Nansen’s pole crossing. Dr Dall of the Arctic Institute argues no relics from lost vessels have been found in Greenland, and currents or pole drift theories remain unproven.
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania on February 17 Theodore Eisenhower mistook John Swint for his brother William and shot him in the back. John Swint is fatally wounded and Eisenhower is jailed.
New York report says an astrologer with horoscopes of the presidency is at center of a puzzle linked to the national race. The piece sketches public interest and caution about astrological forecasts affecting voters.
El Paso reports a cleared fight outlook as Peter Maher shows commitment and Bob Fitzsimmons vows to fight. Backers add forfeit money while authorities, clergymen, Governor Ahumada signal cautious tolerance amid border tensions and security orders.
A 5-year-old girl, daughter of Michael Lynch of Oak Hill near Minersville, died after her clothing caught fire while she and her 3-year-old sister played with matches in the mother’s temporary absence. Neighbors extinguished the blaze. the mother was prostrated by the shock.
In Grace hospital Toronto on Friday February 17 Professor Wright of University College conducted a Roentgen ray demonstration. A woman patient with intense foot pain had a needle located by X ray, guiding surgeons to the foreign body and confirming the photograph.
In New Bloomfield Pennsylvania on February 17, William A. Spenster former Perry County Bank president and Ephraim Clouser committee, was jailed for contempt after collecting over 3000 dollars of Clouser’s funds and failing to account. He was ordered confined until he purges himself.
Albany February 17 Governor Morton signed the Husted retaliation Insurance act giving the state superintendent power to treat foreign insurers the same as New York firms as a response to foreign action against U S insurers. West Chester Pa February 17 Laura Barton four year old girl burned to death after her clothing caught fire leaving three younger children unharmed as house was gutted.
A blaze at Van Zandt Jacobs & Co in Troy on Broadway and River Street traps 300 workers. Five girls jump to their deaths, with about twenty perishing and many injured as firefighters battle the flames for hours. The fire starts in the Stetheimer sewing department and spreads rapidly through the six story Burdet building housing several firms.
Police in Altoona Pennsylvania report spotting a suspect dubbed the Squeezer who targets women alone by offering a squeegee and following them. Despite multiple sightings, officers have not yet captured him.
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