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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1897
Page
1
The passages describe edgings insertions and embroideries as the most beautiful goods with delicate simplicity. They charm those with artistic taste and possess a freshness like spring flowers that time alone cannot take away.
Across the department and windows the shop presents On Exhi fabrics in seta and single pieces ranging from a fraction of an inch to 45 inches wide. Prices run from 10 cents to 1.50 dollars per yard.
Prices in the market arc higher as buyers flock to available goods. Vendors report solid demand across sectors, signaling continuing strength in the current trading period.
A display features infants wear with delicate styling and charming details. The focus is on sweetness and appealing form likely to attract admirers.
The text notes fabrics in Nainsooks Cambries and Swisses ready for the coming season. It specifies a uniform width of 22 inches and mentions patterns to be used for yokes and set pieces.
Athens reports King George plans to annex Crete to Greek dominions and withdraws army from the island while Berlin asserts European powers seek a peaceful settlement. German and British fleets bombard insurgents near Canea as Athens rallies behind a pro war stance demanding Crete be recovered.
Canon February 21 report says British and other admirals met Colonel Vassos at the Greek occupation camp at Aghia. After the interview, Navvarchos Misoulia was invited to meet them and warned that an attack on Greek troops and the warship would follow if Vassos advances inland. Rear Admiral Harris accompanied the visit.
Governor Bradley and Bishop Walden were the only visitors today as Major McKinley weighs a cabinet. James A. Gary to be postmaster general, J A McKenna likely attorney general, and J J McCook rumored for interior. McKinley ill but not in danger. Hanna expected Tuesday.
Three monitors the Puritan Amphitrite and Terror plus the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius and the dispatch boat Dolphin anchored off the Charleston docks. The Puritan reports a smooth voyage with minor engine trouble and will sail to New York in about a week. George Washington salutes planned with twenty one guns as Georgii naval reserves plan a visit.
Bradford, Pa February 21 A fire at East Main street building occupied by John Vellaly caused multiple escapes. Vellaly grabbed his sister and a younger sister to plunge from a window to safety. James Dominick and wife dropped to ground after smashing a window. Mrs Dominick and Dominick injured. Lodger Sarah Frank leaped from a second floor window with injuries. Loss estimated at about 6090 dollars.
Thomas H. Lewis a renowned hydraulic engineer and contractor who built the Hollidaysburg Gaysport reservoir and county home died here after a bout of blood poisoning at age 67. He led the Aetnal Mining company and served as secretary of the Juniita Canister company, with ties to other industrial plants.
Martin Flaherty of Lowell Massachusetts defeated Frank Erne of Buffalo in a 20 round fight at the New York Athletic Club. Erne suffered a deep cut above the left eye in the fourth round and bled heavily, but Flaherty pressed the action and finished without a mark.
Fire consumed the Gosclasso county infirmary in Warsaw Indiana during the night. The building completed last May cost the county and housed 45 inmates who were turned out. An explosion from a gasoline engine powering the electric lights caused the blaze. three inmates suffered serious burns and the structure was insured for 4000 dollars.
Chicago Feb 21 Jimmy Sparry has been matched by Parson Davier to fight Jack Ward before the American Spoking Club of New York in March 1 for 600 dollars in a 2 round go. They will weigh 12 pounds.
Harrisburg reports a proposed bill to create a general system of penal service in Pennsylvania. It would vest control in prison commissioners and inspectors, end congregate labor, reorganize prisons, and shift state oversight and funding to cover county prisons, with new wards, separate housing for women and the insane, and biannual $30,000 appropriations.
Ex Attorney General Hensel drafted a company store bill to bar mining and manufacturing firms and limited partnerships from running stores that coerce employees. Rep W O Smith of Jefferson will introduce it in the House Monday. The measure, deemed constitutional by leading lawyers, would impose up to a $100 fine and assign prosecutions to factory inspectors.
James Albert Gary a prominent Baltimore manufacturer and Republican figure born in 1885 in Uncasville Connecticut. He led James & Gary & Bon cotton duck mills and presided over merchants and manufacturers groups while serving on the Republican national committee and as a Maryland delegate to national conventions. He holds positions with the Consolidated Gas company Citizens National Bank and other Baltimore firms.
Key West, Fla. Feb 21 Rumors say General Lee intends to resign if the administration does not back him in freeing American political suspects held by Spain or securing them swift civil trials. He pressed for a postmortem in a reported death case, confronted Spanish officials, and demanded U S warship presence to enforce release.
Latimer R R Jones, the American stock farm owner near Scarborough, was arrested in January on forgery charges involving large sums in New York. He appeared in the street police court today and was remanded for another week.
John A. Roy Kentleman long a leading landowner in northern Pennsylvania and southern New York died here yesterday. He once owned the entire tract of land on which Sioux City Iowa now stands.
London Feb 21 The Daily Mall reports from Paris that Emanuel Steinitz chess master has died at Dr Morogott's Institute in Moscow where he was placed after losing all mental balance.
The morning paper reports a strange murder case under investigation. Other items include a plan for a state bureau of mines and a proposed change in prison control. City property offers and editorial notes accompany regional news and church sermons.
Columbus dispatch says Governor Bushnell plans to appoint Marcus Hanna to fill the unexpired term of Senator Sherman once the vacancy exists Hanna would serve until a successor is chosen by the Seventy third general assembly in Ohio Cleveland notes the AP report and Hanna disputes any official confirmation pending an official appointment
General and Mrs Benjamin Harrison welcomed a daughter born today at 3 AM weighing eight and a half pounds. Both mother and child are reported dying nicely. Indianapolis telegrams poured in of congratulations on the event.
Nicholas Jones died in Reading on February 21 at an advanced age. Early in life he worked in the iron industry of the Schuylkill valley and served one term in the state legislature. He pursued genealogical work on the Boones and Line families and established Daniel Boone as a Berks native. He was the son of Captain Jonathan Jones who commanded a company in the War of 1812.
In London on February 81 a meeting of Americans prepared for participation in the four hundredth anniversary of John Cabot's discovery. Seventeen representatives attended, and the session was led by Patrick A. Colling, U S consul general, outlining plans for the Bristol event in June.
Sir Charles Tupper, former Canadian premier, arriving in Ottawa after a lengthy trip to England, urged recall actions if the United States enacts laws hostile to Canadian workers. He said Canada should treat the U.S. as it treats Canada.
Grand Forks North Carolina February 2 a morning blaze leveled Thomas Heare s dry goods Ephraim Bros clothing Rand Brow shoes and Higham Bros hardware in the Syndicate block. The thermometer read 2 degrees below zero and firemen confined the flames to the block. Loss put at 225000 with insurance about half.
Our new stock is now open featuring a line of Silk and Linen Batiste in stripes plain and lace effects. Also a beautiful selection of Embroidered Chiffons offered in Scranton with refined shirt waist options.
Near Southampton Long Island, a right whale was harpooned and killed after a chase by three boats. A cow and calf were sighted, with one other whale eluding capture. News of the failed catches drew a large crowd as crews returned to shore with the harpooned whale.
In the Middle states today clouds and falling temperatures prevail with fresh north to east winds and rain and snow likely heavy as the Ohio Valley cyclone moves eastward. Tuesday brings colder, partly cloudy weather with strong variable winds and snow in the southern districts, followed by clearing by noon.
Steamers La Champugne from Havre Lucania from Liverpool and Queenstown arrive in New York. Steamer Imbria from Queenstown and Weimar from New York for Bremen pass the Lizard. Steamer La Normandy bound for Havre and Blaghted: Passaged notes.
The bicycle race between Starbuck and Webb near New Orleans yesterday afternoon ended with Starbuck winning by about 100 yards after five miles of unpaced riding.
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