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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1897
Page
1
The note discusses postponing sale of staple goods like wood blankets due to pending tariff measures likely to raise prices. It states no big stock to dispose of and suggests carrying over items to next season to avoid sacrifices.
The note states that blanket sales will proceed as in prior years and will not deviate from the established rule. It explains that any decrease in quantities offered is tied to known reasons, with no change in practice or pricing.
Regular patrons urged to order early for the quilt sale as stated quantities will not be extended beyond the specified figures.
A local sale is announced to run for one week starting Tuesday January 1st, with items available at auction or reduced prices.
A dealer lists lower quality cotton and wool blankets with reduced prices per case. Items include 11-4 and 12-4 cotton blankets and white wool blankets with marked decreases from prior amounts, noting one lot as extra cull size and heavy.
In a warm sale buyers find 10 pairs of extra heavy 1-4 white wool blankets priced at 5.75 after a sald $8.50 tag. another 10 pairs of 11-4 finest all wool white blankets offered as the best value at 5.75, down from 8.50.
An OCR fragment lists discounted blankets including Grey Cotton, Grey Wool, and New England Scarlet All Wool blankets. Items show quantities such as 1 case and 86 pairs with sale prices around 4.25 to 4.00, noting sizes 11 4 and full 11-4.
Describes a fourteen day siege at a Cuban fort on the Cauto river with Spanish forces under Colonel Tovar and General Molin repelling rebels who tried to cut water supply. Rebels attacked from both river banks and blew a pontoon before retreating as reinforcements arrived. General Weyler nearby at Matanzas region amid sensational local scandal involving Mrs. Nellie Jones and her husband’s alleged divorce plot.
A young fashionably dressed man was found dead with a bullet wound near the Mississippi bank outside Alton. A smoldering fire and stripped belongings suggest a deliberate self destruction to hide identity. An undetermined worn book listed several New York and Providence addresses, aiding investigators.
In Columbus the push for Hanna as Sherman’s successor fills the General Assembly gathering with Governor Bushnell presiding. A private conference involving Will Day, Lt Governor Jones, and Dayton insiders signals maneuvering, while sources doubt a Hanna Senate appointment and hint at a possible labor representation shift.
Edward Those water, chief of publicity, announced the plan for a silver palace at the Omaha exposition to be built June 0 to November 1808. The 400 foot high structure will feature a towering ornament and be clad entirely in silver, with silver from the West contributing to exterior and internal surfaces.
Johnstown Pennsylvania January 22 The Organization of People's Alliance held a meeting during which State Chairman Garman sent a letter predicting McKinley will be swept from power in four years He urged support for the free silver and anti trust platform and pledged full effort to advance the cause. the letter also touched on education fines.
London reports an interview with Sir William Houldsworth, the Brussels delegate, noting bimetallists in Parliament favor Montague’s plan for a dual standard. They expect the United States to take the lead and persuade other nations by example, initiating a ten percent concession.
Miss Christine Belmeffer of New York City died in Newburg after taking Paris green with suicidal intent. She fell to her death at her sister Mrs. A. I Woodus’s home in Dubois Street. She was thirty seven and had recently been deserted by a lover.
In the House of Commons Lord George Hamilton said Lord Sandhurst reported via telegraph that alarmist coverage of the plague exaggerated its spread. So far four Europeans had died, none of them a physician or a nurse, with the contagion believed limited to Bombay to Europe.
Washington January cabinet meeting declares foreclosure proceedings against the Pacific railroads immediate. Attorney General reports grave doubts over government ability to preserve the current situation without passage of the funding bill. He warns of seeking terms for appearance in court to ensure fair realization of the lien value if no bid arises in a judicial sale.
Washington reports a president transmitted to the senate a list of claims by American citizens in Cuba related to the insurrection. The document includes correspondence on the schooner Competitor and questioned citizenship taken on that vessel. The total claims amount to nearly ten million dollars.
Madrid dispatch states Captain General Weyler ordered destruction within three days of all plantations and buildings in Hal that could aid rebels. The Madrid chamber of commerce and others protest, saying it harms valuable property without benefit. Weyler recalls General Pitn from Santa Clara, cited for meetings with landowners over the edict to starve rebel support.
George Dixon defeated Australian Billy Murphy by knockout in the sixth round at the Broadway Athletic Club. Dixon showed improved form, delivering a strong attack and rapid rushes, while Murphy countered with a right hand but often grew wild and fatigued. Prior to the main bout, Frank O Neill defeated Paddy Venton in the seventh round after Venton was knocked out by a left uppercut.
Washington reports deny claims that Mir Bekell, Comptroller of the Currency, would take a Chicago trust company presidency. The term of office under the tainted statutes runs five years, begun April 1. it is probable Bekell remains in his post at least until 1925.
The Papete in the South Pacific brought the first officer and eleven crew from a wrecked vessel after it was driven ashore in a typhoon and sprang a leak. The captain stayed at Tahiti as the Jabet ran aground and was abandoned. The Jabet had departed Sydney for Rotterdam last August with a cargo of woods.
New York on January 22 reportsMichael Egan once from the Port Eire area has been captured by state authorities after a jong street incident.
A fractured OCR page lists weather indications and cold wave notes alongside scattered items about cabinet favours, alliances, trade boards, religious and charitable notices, and various regional snippets. It mentions a convention in Williamzport and Spain's extortion from Cuba with other miscellaneous items.
Ithaca delegates report freshmen and varsity crews preparing for the season. The group will train continuously through the winter recess, then likely dismantle shells and move to Cayuga Lake. Captain Freyhorn and Chriswell indicate they do not plan to train this year unless urged to reconsider.
New York January claims Oscar Hammerstein music hall owner indicted by grand jury for maintaining a nuisance. The charge stems from a travesty at the Seeley dinner advertised as the Sydliniver at the Olwynight Music Hall.
Lynn residents were startled by the arrest of the wife of a leading local shoe manufacturer and a traveling salesman from Worcester for adultery. The two were taken into custody at the Beymour Hotel amid public interest and police action.
In San Francisco on January 22 a local story about St John Island in the South Seas being inhabited solely by women seeking husbands has led to the formation of the United Brotherhood of the South Sea Islands. The fundraising stack is set at $20,000 and more than thirty men have subscribed.
The Center sires Court heard that a man calling himself Nicholas I Nebeat, 44, was detained by Detective Camtrell. The officer stated the main suspect, Arthur Fulmer, who mentored his mother and brother and fatally wounded his sister at Mumurcneck on the 1th beta.
The Arkansas State Senate approved a bill introduced by Senator Will that would restrict future officeholders to qualified electors, a move seen as aimed at excluding women from official roles. The article notes strong female lobbying at sessions and links it to the legislative action. Also reported is Miss Sophron Breckinridge's admission to the bar by the Kentucky Court of Appeals in Frankfort on January 2.
Arrived in Virginia from Bietta and Luenni at Queenstown. New York suited vessel Pula from Genoa and Cheasia from Glasgow. Phoenicla from New York bound for Hamburg sighted, passing Ligrd Island en route to Copenhagen, with Dunnet Head passage noted.
John Dowd, a University of Wisconsin instructor and former Glasgow University graduate, committed suicide in Madison after drinking and heartbreak. Dowd had served as private secretary to a Boston figure and was a former professor of kinetic literature at a South Dakota university.
The June lumber report notes shipments from Skaeh to the city and includes figures for total sawed timber, rafted outputs, and materials like hemlock. Details about specific rail routes and quantities are filed with city records.
A Nahum Chapin wreck near Quogue Long Island prompts an early daylight search for victims. Only Captain So Arey’s body identified. others remain missing as life savers and local farmers scour the shore for debris and signs of survivors.
A chaotic event near Atlanta involves Willie A White and Charles Pots eXth being assaulted and taken to a hospital after a confrontation over a religious matter. The scene ended with the suspects rifling the area and firing bullets, leaving local authorities to investigate.
The Herald reports a developing cold front across the upper Delaware Valley with a following cold wave. Sunday will be clear but much colder with fresh northwesterly to northerly winds and temperatures dropping below zero in northern areas.
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