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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1900
Page
8
Household Cottons in New York Mills showcases bleached muslin 36 inches wide in five to twenty yard pieces at 10c a yard. Bleached pillow cases 12%c value offered at 10c. White spreads and comfortables attractively priced with full sizes and quilting options, including crochets, Marseilles and English Latin finished spreads. Prices appear very low for the quality.
At the annual meeting of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, New York, statistics show six months of activity year over year. Coal carried 6,721,353 tons at 1.99 per ton. merchandise 5,? 14 thousand. passengers 12,969,805. revenue per ton and per passenger mile. assets around 4.0 million. surplus near 15.5 million. A Wilkes-Barre man unveils a new brake. silk industry growth noted. D L W board updated. dining car service discussed.
Provisions made to transform cafe cars into dining cars on through trains between Buffalo and New York. Beginning Feb 1908 the Loecka wana railroad took full charge of dining car service, offering three full meals daily. Board makeup for Friday Feb 93 1908 lists officers and station assignments including Wildcats Summit and Pubbers, with multiple engined trains and crews.
Alfred 8 Slyker of Wilkes-Barre receives a patent for a track brake designed to press brake shoes against rails with independent movement. The mechanism self aligns and locks to provide quick frictionan engagement for stopping trolley cars on inclines, effective in wet or dry weather.
The Silk association reports silk factories in 290 towns across 19 states with 730 establishments. New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut lead in silk fabric production. Petersburg Virginia runs mills. The U.S. imports reeled silk yarn from abroad while none of its silk fabrics are exported.
Notice announces a 3 p m March convention at Cooperative Hall West Side to nominate a candidate for the legislature and elect two delegates to the Harrisburg state convention on April 25 1900. Primaries set for March 17 4 to 7 pm with candidate registration requirements and district chairman rules. W A Paine chairman and Joseph Jeffress secretary Scrainton Mu Feb 22 1900.
Voters in the Second Legislative district are notified of a primary on Saturday March 17 between 4 and 7 pm to elect two delegates to the Republican state convention in Harrisburg and nominate a legislator candidate. Convention vote is March 3 at 1 pm in Scranton. Candidates must register full name and address and pay a twenty day prior assessment.
Notice of a Republican standing committee meeting for the Third Legislative District of Lackawanna County to fix time and place for the convention and handle business. Listed members include James O Boyle, J. B. Gardner, Frank Kenyon, Oscar Van Buskirk, J. Northup, and others. Held February 2 at 2 PM in Scranton Arbitration Room.
The Rev J R Bille of Blakely Pa moved to Oswego to lead the First Baptist church with his fifteen pound cat Pansy. Pansy spent the first night with a parishioner, then returned to Blakely 200 miles away at a former neighbor’s home. Mr Wills will travel to Blakely to retrieve Pansy.
A man rushed into the Centre Street police station around 12:80 yesterday morning whispering that he had been robbed of 15 dollars and asking officers to arrest the thief. He claimed the crime occurred at a street saloon, and further details followed as he described his visit last evening.
A intoxicated patron at a venue with a penny drop machine complains that a four jacka game payout should be $15 but pays only cigars. He insists he won $15 and should be arrested for nonpayment. The sergeant tells him to take the issue to Chief Robling.
Herbert Windig of Cross Street narrowly avoided being trampled by a cab team on Franklin Avenue near Centre Street. He clutched the harness and, with spectators watching, dragged himself clear uninjured aside from bruises and a ruined overcoat.
Four boys aged 15 to 16 were arraigned before Alder man W. E. Millar and held on $200 bail for larceny of brass from the North American Coal Company mine at Minooka on Feb 16. Suspects include Joseph Gibbons Thomas Joyce of Minooka William Wallace near city line and James Padden Cedar Avenue. The theft involved brass valves and had been ongoing, prompting swift action to halt the plundering.
No meeting has occurred of the new Lackawanna Telephone company directors due to President W J Lewis being in Florida and not expected back for over a week. Ground cannot be broken until mid April because of frost, so preliminary arrangements are being slowed.
Catalog listing strong durable napkins in German linen and damask. Sizes range from 19 to 22 inches with prices from 1.00 to 3.00 per dozen. Includes heavy silver bleached damask and Snow White Scotch options with attractive patterns.
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