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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1895
Page
1
The Harrisburg legislative session heated over the Legislative Record with calls to reform its reporting and hall acoustics. Lawmakers complained of inaccuracies, debated reporter errors, and heard proposals for funding monuments and school reform.
Brooklyn residents face a widening trolley strike as President Lewis and President Morton refuse concessions. Strikers attack workers, five cars damaged, police overwhelmed, and authorities contemplate calling out the sheriff and militia. Mayor Schieren coordinates with the Board of Mediation as talks stall with several lines halted.
San Francisco reports a Hawaiian uprising Friday night near Honolulu led by Robert Wilcox and Sam Newloi. Martial law followed as 150 conspirators were arrested. Charles I Carter, an annexation commissioner, died. Mutinies among Japanese workers and armed resistance are noted, with authorities pursuing Wilcox and securing the city.
Elijah Emerich ex steward of the Pottsville county almshouse faces a serious charge for improper relations with inmate Mangale Noon. The case, tied to a county auditors investigation, drew politicians clergy and officials to a crowded court. Prosecutors Willam Wilhelm and Bachtel led the case with Marr Whalen for the defense as jury selection began.
A report from January 18 describes two truants from Saint Vincent's Industrial School, Thomas Bywelk and Joseph Erminer, found dead in the woods near Herkimer after fleeing a farm. William Pitt, with no other boys, disappeared days earlier and was found nearby. Authorities speculate they died from exposure after sleeping outdoors despite efforts to seek shelter. Ages ranged from 12 to 15. Christian brothers at the school notified.
In New York a split between Parkhurst reformers and political reformers widens. Dr Parkhurst may travel to Albany to reach voters, not senators, amid debates over a new independent party and Lexow investigations. Economic notes show mixed stock prices and rail traffic while urban concerns persist.
Mrs Elizabeth Lovering, aged about 90, died after a kitchen stove fire burned her while at Hasont Grint dvenus white drone. Her daughter Mrs Meddoy was away, and neighbors saw the blaze. She was in frail health and famed as the mother of John Lovering and Thomas Lovering, managers in local mining.
Edward O Quigley of Quigley and Tuttle bond brokers is charged with securing 144000 in loans on forged bonds totaling 166000. Partner William P St John of Mercantile National Bank seeks attachment levies. Quigley pleads guilty and is jailed at the Tombs.
Dun and Bradstreet review notes some positive signs in rail and freight traffic but warns overall business remains tentative. Gold shipments abroad reach 1.55 million this week and the monthly revenue deficit tops 4.5 million, while congress delays borrowing provisions. Clearing house exchanges show a 7 percent year over year rise, yet are 47 percent below last month.
Miss Luin Reed, daughter of C L Reed of Wyoming Avenue Scranton, left the city with actor Wiltom Th Grattings after an engagement with The Indian Hero company. Her disappearance follows talks of her aiming for the stage, with her companion described as a tall, accomplished actor known as a leading voice. The couple had been in Baltimore and Beranton before moving on to Reading.
Paris report says M Hourgeois after two hour talks with M Taure agreed to attempt forming a cabinet. He will report to the ministry tomorrow. Expected appointments include M Poincare to finance and M Lesrues to education, with Peytral Terrier and Cavalenac likely joining.
Sam Hoteling, a farmer near Fairmont Minnesota, killed TR Whitney and his wife and their daughter fled to raise alarm. He barricaded his house and held a sheriff’s posse at bay until dawn when militia fire damaged the home and Hoteling was found dead from a self inflicted gunshot.
A weather note for far eastern Pennsylvania indicates precipitation possible as snow or rain. Warmer conditions are expected with southwest winds increasing.
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