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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1902
Page
1
A Barcelona mob attacks a jail as labor unrest spreads across Spain. Soldiers quell looting, printers face shutdown, and various cities report strikes, arrests, and martial law measures with Lisbon and Madrid monitoring the crisis.
Exclusive AP report outlines New York City plans for welcoming Prince Henry of Prussia. Details include arrival by ship at the Battery, procession to City Hall, conferment of freedom of the city, and a mayoral dinner at the Metropolitan Club followed by an opera performance.
Lawrenceburg Kentucky February two gun duel leaves Albert Witherspoon president of First National Bank seriously wounded at his home. Judge Porter Walker is under police supervision after firing three shots. two wounds minor, third likely fatal. Witherspoon from wealthy family. his brother Torace killed two men before being killed by Portwood.
The executive board weighs ordering a strike of 6,000 lignite workers at eighteen collieries of the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal company after two union committee men were discharged at Nottingham and the mine was shut indefinitely.
James Warner a colored man sought admission to Chester hospital but was found to have smallpox. Hospital officials hid the cause and tried to remove him. He was driven to the county hospital at Simi but refused admission, then brought back to Chester and quarantined in a private house while a plan for care was arranged.
Exclusive wire summarizes Lord Rosebery’s letter to the London Times declaring a final separation from Campbell-Bannerman's Liberal group. Editorial reaction in Times Globe Pall Mall Gazette Westminster Gazette reflects mixed hopes of a Unionist Imperial Liberal coalition and possible Tory absorption. Rosebery states he remains outside Henry Campbell-Bannerman’s tabernacle but not in solitude.
London February 21 War secretary Mr Broderick said in the house of commons the trial of Commandant Kritzinger captured by General French in December had not been concluded. The verdict would not be known until confirmed by Lord Kitchener.
On February 21 1930 or 1931 Chief of Police George Black orders a vigorous crackdown in Wilmington Delaware. Patrolmen will remove slot machines and similar devices and saloonkeepers with bar screens will face enforcement. Disorderly houses will be raided without ceremony.
Exclusive wire reports from the Associated Press state Harold BF Thomas, a defendant in a city alimony case, claims he has no means to support himself. General Sormwel Thomas of New York reportedly disowned and disinherited him after he left home. The article notes he once received $50 weekly and was employed in San Francisco, but his father refused to provide further support and arranged for his servants to eject him.
Obscure data shows a high around 6.6.66 with unclear locations and measurements. Relative humidity and precipitation figures unreadable. dew point and temperature readings are distorted in the text.
Secretary Long orders Commodore Richard Wainwright to graduate the first class of naval cadets May 1 and assign them to sea duty. Nearly 100 young officers will join ships at the Asiatic station. other cadet classes remain for summer cruises. The move aims to fill officer needs on ships now in commission.
General Frederick Funston rejects the water cure allegations as vague and unsubstantiated. He notes the charge originated from a soldier without officers' knowledge and doubts any such act occurred in the Philippines.
News from San Francisco reports Rudolph Hinson, an American, murdered at Port Lot on Ponapi Island in the Caroline group. He was ashore after a night on the brig John D. Spreckels. authorities say an earlier argument with islanders provoked the assault and the killer has not been arrested.
Exclusive report states a marauder leader and nine companions fled the area. An armed unit arrived at Miskoyws yvatenday with a group near lonrietta seeking the caphond while police telegraphed authorities at the inland post.
The heirs of Fannie Davenport MacDowell sue Clarence M. Brune IL N Scott and C B Beech to annul a bill of sale of Sardou plays alleged as fraudulently obtained. Judge Bunn has denied a preliminary restraining order and the case proceeds to merits.
Senator Bates of Tennessee argued against the Philippine tariff bill, describing the 20 million payment as commercial rather than sentimental and warning it signals a colonial policy. He cautioned the Republicans risk overreaching constitutional expansion and warned the bill would not bridge the gap between a striving independence movement and conquest and exploitation.
A large crowd in Metropolitan hall hears Commandant W D Snyman speak as Mayor Schmitz presides. Resolutions urge President Roosevelt and California lawmakers to seek congressional action toward international arbitration to end the war and secure Boer independence.
In Shamokin Keb a worker named Harry Kiinger fell beneath a Reading coal train near Alaska last night. He was dragged about 100 feet by five cars before the sixth car’s brake beam caught his clothing and halted the train. He survived with slight lacerations.
Disconnected telegram from The Associated Press in Constantinople reports authorities deny arrest of Mr. Tsilka husband of Mrs. Teikla, linked to the captivity case with Mlae Hilen Stone. Last reports place Tsilkaia and Sofia in Vulguriu.
A House session features Mr Tawney seeking unanimous consent for a resolution directing the War Department to report on land owned by non residents in the Island area. The inquiry covers land areas, residence of proprietors, and customs, with debate over precedent and committee referral. The exchange includes objections from Mr Payne and Mr Mayne.
San Francisco Feb 21 The Merchants exchange lists growing overdue vessels. Red Rock eighty five days out Frazer river for London salmon 15 percent insurance Cape Rock thirty five days from Port Los Angeles for Portland 15 percent Earl Cadogan thirty four days out same route 15 percent Les Adelphes 129 days from Madagascar for Portland 20 percent Ernest Legoure 10 days out Hobart for Portland 20 percent Olivier de Clisson 105 days from Cayenne for this port 20 percent Yosemite seventy eight days out Tacoma for Calhio 1 percent
Washington reports the House approved the Indian appropriation bill. A resolution calls for an investigation of Ma Nardin and the Shoshone Indian school at Mount Pleasant. Superintendent Nardin defends himself, denouncing the charges as malicious falsification and expresses disbelief at his unnamed enemies.
Berlin reports the United States note to Russia and China on Manchuria rights has been conveyed but not answered. Germany reiterates Manchuria lies outside German interests and sees no change in that position.
A Thursday report from Pontelock notes Count Tolstel's Comperature Wag low and that he was suffering from general heart weakness. The entry mentions a feuding ballerin and references a February date and the eventige designation.
A fifty foot flywheel bursts inside the Heronton Railway power house on Providence Road causing a blackout and stopping streetcar service. One man is seriously injured while engineer Daniel Heinazman has non life threatening injuries. The wheel broke into many pieces scattering debris and damaged walls and nearby streets. Fire and power crews work to restore service.
Scranton endures a brutal storm as four to five inches of snow turn to sleet and rain. Telegraph wires sag break while trains and streetcars struggle to move and telegraph service falters amid heavy accumulations and power losses.
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