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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1896
Page
1
Spring arrives as warmth returns and households plan brightening changes. The article asks where buyers can find the largest selection and finest styles at the best value, noting the store’s reputation for complete, well-chosen stock.
The ad announces new arri vals with draperies curtains upholstery fixtures and more. Though lines are not complete shipments arrive daily and within a week most details will be filled. The spring exhibition is promised to be worthy and shoppers are urged not to delay their visit.
Oriental effects dominate with all over patterns and Turkish dados. Some curtains are plain in soft tones while most feature the popular Japanese fringes. Prices range from 2.50 to 9.00.
Elegant Patteinns in quality comparable with expensive imports sold locally. Prices range from 374c to $4.50 a pair, offering affordable options for home decor.
A sale notice announces Japanese draperies featuring gold illuminations and floral defects across all shades and tints with several weaves. Prices start at 10 cents a yard and up.
Denims show daily gains in use for filack coverings with durable material and color fastness. Prices remain trifling while our assortment remains excellent with strong color retention and wear resistance.
Our new upholsteries in tapestries brocatelles corduroys etc. will please you while the figures asked will delight you. Compare our prices with those of car pet houses. In sash curtains brass rods poles fixtures etc our line leaves nothing to be desired.
Pittsburg Feb. 19. Senator M. S. Quay declares he is a candidate for the presidential nomination and will stay in the race to the finish. Frank Robison of Cleveland reports Quay is serious and seeks to win. McKinley backers push to know his stance. Judge Wickham says Quay is earnest, aiming to secure the Keystone state delegation, with attention to New York and the West.
A masked ball in Bantarem near Lisbon ended in tragedy as a fire swept a building during the Artists' club event. The rush to escape caused deaths among guests and rescuers, with about forty bodies recovered.
Philadelphia February 19 honors to Martin Luther the great reformer were paid at the Academy of Music in a Lutheran service arranged by the Lutheran churches. The event marked the sixth anniversary of Luther's death with the General Synod and General Council uniting in organizing the gathering and speakers from leading Lutherans addressing the audience.
A celebration featured a 200 voice choir performing Lutheran hymns during the religious exercises. The event highlighted choirs and congregational singing as central to the observance.
William H Tams famed for Homestead strike acts ending with his thumbs being used lies wounded at Maryland University hospital from a gunshot to the abdomen doctors fear he will die After returning to his boarding house he scuffled with neighbor Charles Arndt who threw him down stairs Arndt then retrieved a revolver and fired when Tams attacked again hitting him in the lower abdomen
A famed man-eater lion at the Nickelodeon in Wilkes-Barre escapes its coop during a performance. Panic erupts as crowds flood exits, glass is shattered, and staff subdue the creature with bags and clubs. The lion is recaptured after the cage is repaired and the trainer re-enters.
The Daily Chronicle reports Great Britain will arbitrate the Venezuelan boundary dispute directly with the United States. The method and details remain under consideration as officials seek a speedy settlement urged by influential voices.
Millville New Jersey February 19 President Truth of the Green Bottle Blowers association reports reports from Pittsburg denial of merger plans among window flint and green glass unions. Each trade retains officers. joint work planned. local votes determine adoption or rejection.
Philadelphia election results show Kinsey, Republican, won the city solicitor post by a substantial majority. In a total vote near 17,000, Warwick, also a Republican, carried February ballots with around 214,000 votes and a large lead, indicating strong GOP support in the local race.
The National Republican League executive committee met at the Auditorium Chicago February 1 and decided to hold the national convention at Milwaukee on August 4 27 and 29.
London Feb 19 Constantinople reports that all powers have asserted recognition of Prince Ferdinand as the lawful ruler of Bulgaria. The advance strengthens diplomatic unity amid Balkan tensions and reinforces Bulgaria’s political future under Ferdinand.
From Havana Feb 1 report General Linares claims success against Maceo and Gomes in Porvenir hills near Belluleal. He details Cuban rebel losses and Spanish cavalry charges, with further dispatches noting Maceo dislodgement, Gomes defeat in Lomas Del Porven, and ongoing engagements across Santiago de Cuba and surrounding rail corridors.
Boston leaders push a bill to create a state commission regulating chiropodists. Prominent practitioners back the plan arguing it will curb immorality in the trade and protect legitimate professionals. Officials note Boston hosts about 75 legitimate practitioners serving about 10,000 residents needing treatment annually.
Four men were killed and seven injured at McBay's lumber camp near Seney Michigan when a steam log handler went out of control on a narrow snowbound road. Workers were clearing a path, a blizzard hindered rescue, and the names of the dead and injured could not be learned.
In a Milwaukee four room cottage at 1 Plymouth avenue Jacob Mower 65 shot and killed neighbor Marguerite Senger 32 after a long feud then wounded himself. He entered the kitchen fired a neck wound then went to his room cut his wrists and throat and shot himself in the head.
Harrisburg February 12 The board of pardons announced decisions refusing pardons in several cases. Pardons recommended for Jacob Hurst Cumberland aggravated assault and battery William C Miller Somerset murder in the second degree Abe Perelatine Allegheny conspiracy and Daniel Stough Beaver larceny and receiving stolen goods.
A fragment reports charges including Charles Jennings of Allegheny for felonious rape attempts, Abraham Houder of Franklin on rape, William Yeager of Philadelphia for assault and battery to rob, John Rosenberger of Armstrong, Adam Bankes and Henry Bankes of Schuylkill for assault and battery, a re-hearing refused in FE H Townsend’s care for horse stealing in Armstrong, and a case of 5 M Brown in Huntingdon for attempting to procure abortion.
The Pekin arrived from Yokohama at San Francisco on February 19 reporting a fresh Korean rebellion. Rebels captured the Tan-Yang district governor, while Korean forces won two engagements but remain unable to quell the uprising sparked by a royal edict demanding Koreans shed their queues and adopt western hairstyles.
A day of rumor and anticipation surrounds the Maher versus Fitzsimmons boxing bout. Maher's backer says he is in fair condition with eyes nearly healed, while Fitzsimmons is reportedly fit and eager. Principals were notified of event location, timing, and terms as talks shift toward Sonora, Mexico, amid ongoing fight arrangements and broadcast logistics.
Frankfort Kentucky February 1 The supporters of Senator Blackburn react to Secretary Carlisle’s rebuff intensifying the rift among factions over the financial question. Gold supporters laud Carlisle’s stance, arguing it prevents a sound money delegation. The twenty sixth joint ballot shows Planter 60 Blackburn 60 scattering and necessary choice 66.
A large dynamite blast at Wiedendorp suburb leveled homes and shattered every window in Johannesburg. Police and residents search wrecked buildings for victims amid a spreading fire as rescue teams comb the rubble for bodies.
A team of horses behind a funeral hearse in Akron Ohio bolted and struck the hearse casket, nearly overturning the wagon. The delay lasted about half an hour before the procession resumed. The incident appeared in an Akron dispatch with other early 20th century items.
Edgar W Nye near Buck Shoals eight miles from Asheville was stricken with paralysis last night and doctors fear he cannot recover. The news item notes his illness as a serious condition and indicates concern over his prognosis.
Pittsburg Pa Feb 19 complete returns from yesterday's city election show Republican wins for mayor Ford by 1918, controller Gourley by 2001, and treasurer Torrence by 2597.
A Harrisburg resident, son of Alderman Walter and former mayoral candidate, died after drinking poke by mistake. Theodore Bell, a plasterer jobless and despondent, shot himself through the head at his Harris Street home, leaving a family behind.
Washington Feb 19 The senate debated temperance petitions from the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union criticizing beer sales to immigrants and Sunday rest laws. Mr Hill denounced the petitions as paternalistic while urging no direct impact on health. A bond investigation resolution by Mr Lodge and Cuban resolution timing by Mr Morgan were noted. house business centered on land patent lawsuits and military appropriations.
At Cassville the boiler of the New York and Philadelphia express on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western line exploded. Engineer John Keech of Binghamton was killed, fireman John Lewis of the same city died from injuries, and the engine was torn apart while passengers suffered severe shock but few serious injuries.
Washington reports Miss Clara Barton has won full success in preparing the way for alms distribution to Armenian sufferers. United States Minister Terrell at Peru Turkey cabled Olney that Barton was presented at the Sublime Porte and received renewed protection and aid for her agents. His telegram notes the door is opened wide for charity.
Zanceville Ohio February 10 Henry Boring of Crookeville was killed by his son Howard Boring a youth of 15 or 16. Returning home drunk he found the doors locked and fired twice through a drawn blind window after waking his wife and son. The shots struck Boring in the forehead. The boy surrendered to authorities.
Washington Feb 19 Representative Huling of West Virginia said there is strong Republican sentiment for Senator Quayne as a presidential candidate among the state's GOP. The West Virginia delegation will likely back Senator Elkins in St Louis, with Quay as their second choice.
In Wichita a hardware dealer Emil Warner was ordered to pay 400 to Rorella Vorelaind after she sued for damages. The case alleges he blacklisted her for being delinquent to his firm, with Warner noted as a member of the Merchants Protective association.
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