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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1899
Page
4
Complete returns from most districts show Gwilym Jones, Fowler and Rinsland leading among sixteen candidates, with Moir as a strong contender. Officials report the district missing from the count cannot alter the results, while the new Crawford county style ballots faced initial scrutiny and delayed tallies.
The Tribune reports Chittenden praising the new system as fair and just, noting broad Republican support and the impact of nationality in local politics. He discusses rule improvements, ballot counting, and Rinsland’s notable showing while raising questions about eligibility and district voting before the city committee meeting.
The 1840s tale of George W. Scranton and Selden T. Scranton saving the Erie Railroad by supplying T rails. Dodge aided funding to equip Slocum Hollow works, enabling 12 000 tons of rails at 46 a ton. Rails traveled via camel, gravity railroad, canal, and road, finishing before the deadline and launching U S rail trail manufacturing.
An historical sketch recounts the rise of Scranton with iron and steel companies at its core, noting vast resources and a growing population that built the city into a thriving center of industry and commerce.
An assembly dance will be held in Mears hall on Thursday evening January 19. A committee of popular West Side men including John W. Howell and J Archhbald Mears organizes invitations. Patrons include Mrs Richards Mrs Edwards and others. Bauer's full orchestra will provide music.
Requisition papers for the surrender of 8S B Hosmer, arrested at Niagara Falls, were approved by Governor Roosevelt. Hosmer is charged with obtaining money under false pretenses here, an insurance fraud case involving physicians and promised medical examiner appointments. Dr F D Brewster received $50 from a friend of Hosmer as payment.
In Martin's Ferry a rivalling track war erupts as the Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling line blocks the Wheeling and Lake Erie from its newly laid tracks. A Wheeling engine is moved, cars are derailed, and a car is submerged after additional damage and blockades. A large crowd observes the daytime clashes.
Miss Anna Mary Hoke Schley, 25, daughter of the late Colonel William Louis Schley and related to Rear Admiral Schley, killed herself at her Baltimore home after her father's death. Attendants had been with her as her mental state worsened following months of inconsolable grief and delusions induced by hallucinations.
A fragment notes that she and her family were being pursued by a mysterious phantom. The line hints at a suspenseful chase surrounding a solitary figure or group.
A Boston Transcript account describes the physalia or nautilus like hydroid as a surface float with a colored sail and long tentacles. Its dread darts deliver a scorching sting, risking severe wounds, asthma, and long healing. One swimmer nearly died after a contact in five feet of water.
A breakfast table dispute over a 326,92 millinery bill leads a husband to confront the French shop owner. The milliner smiles and promises to verify, while the husband suspects overcharge and seeks correction, sensing a possible loophole to escape.
A man recalls a misbilled expense and a French clerk in a domestic domestic scene. He notices his wife wearing unfamiliar millinery and suspects a phone call led to more purchases, while he had already seen the corrected bill.
The piece argues that prevailing stereotypes misrepresent Indians as perpetual warriors. It notes Indians are multifaceted beyond warlike traits, with varied portrayals by soldier missionary traveler and agent revealing partial, misleading images.
Lucillus Miller of Oakland believes a silver thimble swallowed forty years ago is now in his left shoulder. Doctors suspect a cancer like swelling from the missing thimble and plan an operation to remove the object.
Entire house contents offered at auction with no reserve. Items include a carpeted parlor, satinwood furniture, onyx table, French mirrors, oak dining set, bedchambers, bric a brac, china, glassware, and a large white mountain refrigerator. Sale begins 1 PM after house opens 6 PM. bidders arrive early for best lots. An ice lunch at 1:30 PM. Deposits required.
Dubuque Iowa advertises as the state’s largest commercial industrial hub with cheap fuel lumber and rail access. The Dubuque Business Men's League promotes manufacturing advantages and invites interested manufacturers to contact secretary C I Nav for details.
Mr. Miller and his sister Miss Lavonia Miller stay on Trent avenue in San Francisco. They believe a small silver thimble has migrated into his shoulder and now fear a rare surgical mystery. Doctors say finding it would be remarkable. Miller fled a hospital to avoid operation.
Republican caucuses in Olyphant's Second and Fourth wards named a slate for Council school director and constable. A borough caucus nominated auditors and a high constable. The meeting adopted the Crawford county primary system. Social notes mention visitors and a wedding tour.
A dialogue from the Syracuse Star shows a first citizen questioning whether to support the candidate for the legislature while the second citizen notes his wife backs him. The exchange captures wartime era political sentiment and public scrutiny of campaigns.
John Burroughs reflects on patience and destiny as he folds his hands and trusts time. The speaker asserts that what is meant for him will arrive, urging a calm pace and a harvest of what has been sown, regardless of wind or tide.
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