09 Jan 1896
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1896
Page
1
Local store reports steep price reductions on blankets and fur capes after forecasting mild conditions for the season. As temperatures drop, shoppers may find deeper discounts as the retailer moves stock before next season.
The note reports a fur and blanket sale under difficult conditions. It mentions a deal about furs during last week and a price list repetition now required. Sales to This Department exceed prior records though stock is running low.
Bargains in fur capes with drastic markdowns. Astrakhan capes reduced from 14 to 14.00 and from 0 to 18.4. Electric seal capes drop from 29 to 15.90 and 95 to 19.40. Wool seal capes cut from 20 to 12.00. Several other capes listed with varied discounts.
Prices on our entire blanket stock are deeply cut. Examples include white cotton blankets in pairs at 10-4 now $1.25, all wool scarlet and white blankets at 11-4 now $2.25 to $4, California blankets at 11-4 now $6.50, and remaining wool options with bold savings.
The Fifty minute House session marked Jackson's Day with a short address on silver coinage by Senator Jones and several routine matters. The Senate spent under an hour, with Sherman hinting at adjournment while Stewart pressed to extend for a speech on free coinage. Notable incidents included Senator Wolcott's swearing in and naval affairs updates. Amendments to the bond bill proposed a silver and greenback payment option and a ban on bond sales without Congress approval.
Washington news tells of the senate foreign relations committee planning to take up recognition of Cuban belligerency as the first order of business Saturday. Genera Palma and Cuban revolutionary leaders met Secretary Olney in an informal talk, with no formal envoy status conferred.
An illuminating gas blast at 170 Bloomfield Avenue wrecked Karl Kleiner’s store front and caused extensive damage to surrounding properties. Kleiner and his plumber, unharmed, escaped as the porch and building were hurled upward and engulfed in debris and noxious vapors.
A draft plan for Hawaii to join the United States as a state is to be adopted by the government’s officers and deputies in convention with the existing government’s consent, enabling admission to statehood.
An upright six horsepower boiler exploded at C. F. Fenton’s butcher shop in Mount Joy, blowing apart the frame building. Owner C. F. Fenton was fatally injured with a leg blown off and other severe injuries. Worker Christian Gingrich was injured and in precarious condition. Property damage is heavy.
Mrs. Mattie Myers testified about paying police weekly for protection at her resort. She said a halt to payments led to arrest and brief imprisonment, later dropped after paying 24 to a private detective to secure bail. The hearing also covered politics and hush money related to policy gambling and police conduct.
Philadelphia reports rising tension as Amalgamated Association from street railway workers seeks reinstatement of 111 laid off men and resuming old runs. General Manager Beetem refuses to bargain, central committee calls all divisions to vote on strike instructions, signaling a likely walkout. President Mahon says the crisis is the most serious since the initial walkout three weeks ago.
Washington reports a 415 ton eight inch turret armor plate for the Iowa and Brooklyn failed to meet standards at Indian Head proving grounds. A Wheeler 1060 pound shell at 700 feet per second cracked the plate into three pieces, delaying the group’s acceptance and prompting a second test.
Secretary Herbert lauds Andrew Jackson and urges a sound money reform led by a sound money president and Congress. Secretary Smith argues the government can meet current expenses, cites deficits and gold withdrawals, and urges Democrats to unite on Jacksonian financial principles.
Republicans in the Senate Finance Committee face a potential deadlock over the tariff bill as Mr Jones may demand the 1 percent increase given to other schedules. A caucus resolution urged reporting the bill from the committee, with silver Republicans split on adding a free coinage rider. Senator Teller pressed for backing free coinage, while conservative silver men and hard money proponents shape the vote. Pettigrew urged action on elective officer reorganization as Mitchill moved to table.
Washington January Representative Pickler chairman of the committee on Invalid pensions introduced a bill in the house to prevent pension discontinuances restore pensions discontinued establish uniform rates and ease the allowance of pensions in matters of proof.
The three story igenbrot Brewing Company building on Wilking street near Frederick Avenue burned tonight. The brewery malt house was gutted with grain and malt destroyed and machinery ruined. Insurance covers the loss estimated at about $75,000.
Congressional record notes a joint resolution concerning Hawaii, presented by Representative Spalding, read in the House, and referred to foreign affairs. The measure affirms consent for the Sandwich Islands to be admitted as a new state under the U S government.
Allentown hosts a large poultry show with nearly all entries unreported. The state convention of school directors opens in Harrisburg today. A charter is granted to Capital City Shoe Manufacturing in Harrisburg with a $20000 capital. The robber Harry C. Johnson of Berlin County churches is jailed in Reading and confesses. Meriden Curtain Fixture of Meriden Conn gains license to open a Philadelphia office. Henry Close, who loaned Hesks county three years ago, earns 40 and treasury counts itself richer.
Fragmentary note states journals carried leaving no silver and new senators in the arch. The text hints at a ceremonial or archival moment with unspecified details about objects and participants.
Secretary Herbert, before departing for New York, ordered inquiries into how quickly the coast defense monitors Miantonomah Terror and Monadnock could be ready. Miantonomah could be recommissioned in two weeks, Monadnock by Feb 1, and Terror within sixty days, with Monadnock at Mare Island and Terror at Brooklyn. Reason for the request remains unclear.
London reports Lord Salisbury notified Germany Britain will maintain the 1884 convention rights in the Transvaal at all costs. Pretoria notes Boer prisoners praised their treatment. Jameson and followers face banishment rumors and indemnity demands circulate, while German press peace hints rise.
The Chronicle lauds a practical move toward settling US Britain differences by a joint arbitration commission of American Supreme Court judges and British court of justice. It urges public backing, mutual understanding, and the creation of a permanent court to resolve disputes, potentially sparing future conflicts. The piece suggests the English government should act and cites Kantian perpetual peace as a model.
Thomas Grier of Wilkes Barre and Thomas J. Grier of West Pittston die at an advanced age. The prominent Wyoming Valley figure was born in Orange County New York in 1812. He served in the Wayne County legislature and later ran a Pittston milling business.
Pittsburg group composed of Padan Peter Maher and Jerry Marshall along with J Quinn and three trainers Lowery Burne and Quinn left Pittsburg last night heading toward the southern battle ground.
Summary of varied items including Tracy W Douglass arrested in Cananchaigua Peru law banking case. Robert J Fleming elected mayor of Toronto by large margin. Whitney Cotton mill near Atlagga Ga begins operation with fur spindles. Wenlson of Wockford Wash kills woman due to jealousy. Jefferson Davis mansion Richmond Va turned over to Confederate Memorial Literary Society. New York city court judgment about 2229 dollars for Paul M Mott. EW Agnew found guilty of misapplication of bank funds. Louisville and Nashville freight train derailment near New Orleans kills fireman injures brakeman and drowns several tramps. John G Dalley dying and stipulates payment to Robert G Ingersoll for a funeral cestinge.
A Madrid Madrid dispatched cable describes General Navarro engaging Maceo and Gomez near Celba del Agua with forty killed or wounded on both sides. Describes Havana quiet with siege guns arriving at La Machina and rebels burning sugar estates. Reports from Madrid note ongoing raids by insurgents and occasional Spanish counteractions as reinforcements move to Pinar Del Rio and Colonia.
In Grand Rapids Michigan Rev. HH H Johnston a member of Dunley lodge of Hikes announced after the service that he would fine each late brother $1 as the offering boxes were passed. The congregation paid, and the collection totaled a notable sum.
In Jefferson County near Kennedy Alabama James Runyon and Robert Young climbed a tree to catch an opossum. A quarrel on a limb ended with Runyon pushing Young off the limb and both men dying shortly after, each able only to relate how it happened. Meanwhile in Harrisburg Pennsylvania Governor Hug Inge reportedly improved in health from Hot Springs.
John E. Redmond in a Wexford speech declares the British government has no friends in the world. Compte Ceatl is arrested in Paris for fraud involving $200,000 from the late Max Lebaudy. M Francois Deville, deputy for Aisne, dies by suicide. London Board of Trade shows December trade rise, imports up 3000 and exports up 400 compared with 15M.
Finley announces a ten day sale before inventory with deep discounts across table linens. Highlights include table linen 25 cents a yard and double damasks at two dollars and a half, napkins from one dollar a dozen, plus German silver-bleach damasks and Brown & Sons linens. The store invites personal inspection to prove value and promises savings of at least twenty five cents per dollar.
Unclear readable text notes a proverb about daily effort and footwear. It suggests activity grows as days pass and good shoes aid social ties. No identifiable persons organizations places dates or events are present.
In a Second Avenue resort Hortense De mora woke to find her bed afire after falling asleep while smoking a cigarette. She died from burns and inhalation. In McKee's Rocks Dominick Switzer stepped in front of a train near his home and was killed before his wife and children, one child convulsed and another is said to be shocked by the incident.
New York Jan 4 The Delaware and Hudson Canal company directors decide to pay the regular 7 percent dividend in quarterly installments for the year 15.
The forecast describes full warm air advection across eastern Pennsylvania with southern to southwestern winds strengthening. Expect mild temperatures and gusts aloft, with potential localized heat.
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