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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1895
Page
8
The housewife may be persuaded to try another kind but after using Cleveland's Baking Powder she recalls light flaky biscuits and moist cake and will return to Cleveland's. No baking powder costs so much to make as Cleveland's and no other provides such value.
Five dollar reward announced for information leading to conviction of anyone stealing The Tribune from subscribers doors. The notice notes irregular deliveries traced to stolen papers and aims to curb theft.
City notes report injuries at Storrs No 3 and a Dunmore assessor submission to county, plus a court execution against Thomas lope and a sermon on Agnosticism at Elm Park. Items include a jail stock sale at Gillespie store, teachers appointment debates, Young Women meetings, a signal system for street swage in Carbondale, marriage licenses to several couples, a detective note on a Holt shooting case, and obituaries for Feeley and Simons with funeral details.
In May Field the well known resident N. G. Baker was arrested for outraging his one year old daughter. He appeared before Justice of the Peace Sullivan who, faced with sufficient evidence, ordered Baker held in county jail pending trial. The accused was jailed last evening.
The South Side board of trade held a lengthy meeting to denounce public abuses tied to street repairs and trolley traffic. Members blamed council neglect and Scranton Traction for unpaved streets and lack of plank on rails, with calls to inquiry and a wary stance on consolidation. A resigning member cited city priorities, while officers approved a $25 half-year secretary salary and noted excursion rates to Harrisburg for the governor election inauguration.
Large crowd at the food expo enjoyed bread baking prizes for Snow White flour entries and seeds in the pumpkin guesses. Winners included Mrs. H. J. Hughes and Mrs. George Doyle with cash awards. H. Jacoby won a box of samples for best pumpkin seed guess, while many loaves were donated to charities.
A dated notice praises Prof. A B R Whitmore as a leading penmanship teacher. It mentions his role at Scranton Business College and a political caucus planned in Slath ward for alderman nomination. Also notes an Albany shoe sale and a Columbia Avenue school house project with remaining late items.
The Tribune reports events at the armory exposition in Wilkes-Barre area. Saturday issue sales at the Miller company booth, prize loaf from The Dockash range by Scranton Stove works, next week prize bake contests by W. E. Baker & Co., caramel wrapping contest by Scranton Caramel works, and special lodge night with a silver water service prize. Oranges evaporated drink featured. visitors pay 10 cents for schoolchildren, 2 to 6 pm matinee for ladies and children. Henry Abbot and Joseph Devine supervise a drink booth. votes on organizations taken by blank clips. Caramel night Tuesday includes souvenir caramel boxes for visiting ladies.
A mass meeting at Elm Park Church tonight will denounce Turkish atrocities in Armenia. Mayor Connell will preside with speeches by E B Sturges, William Connell, W W Weston, Judge Alfred Hand, and others. Bishop O’Hara may also speak. clergymen are invited. The event starts at 8 o'clock and is expected to draw a full house.
William W. Weston of Honesdale faces four New York grand jury indictments for aiding and abetting altered notes signed by H. K. Simmons and a New York merchant. He posted bail and was released after appearing before Recorder Golf. The case ties to a whiskey speculation tied to tariff changes and a scheme led by D. J. Kellam with Simmons signing four $6,000 notes later altered and hawked around town. Weston voluntarily traveled to New York and is a known local figure.
Scranton theatergoers praised Wilfred Clarke's company at the Frothingham last night in A Widow Hunt and look for Tit for Tat this afternoon and evening. D W Scism, a former Scranton resident, appears as Baron Ellsbrook, drawing cheers from family and friends. The cast, led by Clarke as Major Wellington DeBoots, drew praise for artistry over gimmickry with a strong supporting balance. Local interest centers on Scism's rapid rise since leaving the city.
Mrs W D Kennedy reports on the Home for the Friendless annual meeting at Young Women's Christian association rooms presided by Col BE Ripple. The 23rd annual report cites admissions of 33 boys 31 girls and 6 women with four deaths. Funds raised on Thanksgiving and donation day reported. urgent appeal for funds for a new home. Officers elected include President Mrs J A Robertson and Treasurer Mrs D E Taylor.
The new slate includes Mrs. E. B. Moffat, Mrs. F. W. Mason, Mrs. C. B. Scott, Mrs. D. Lang-Staff, Mrs. W. Blume, Mrs. A. E. Hunt and Mrs. B. E. Chamberlain.
John Rogers Thomas Finnerty Elmer Hopkins and Benjamin John were arrested for drunkenness insulting language and vagrancy. The mayor postponed judgment to 5 pm giving fifteen days in jail or a 3450 fine. Witnesses supported the officers account including Enoch Page and Mr Gallagher.
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