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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1894
Page
1
Reported across cities from Cincinnati to Denver the railroad strike tightens. Debs proclaims resistance against Pullman and railroads while federal troops prepare to guard lines and towns like Trinidad Pueblo and Denver.
July 2 reports detail widespread railroad walkouts and lay offs. Omaha and Des Moines rail unions push out workers while lines like Rock Island and Wabash face shutdowns. Police and federal orders loom as crews threaten action and trains stall nationwide.
Pennsylvania Grand Army of the Republic veterans welcomed by Post Department Commanders Frank McGee J P Gobin and others. Afternoon performances by the Limbs of Pearl Philadelphia and a dress parade followed by a lecture and band concert. Early morning youths Jonathan J Cuddle Jacob Kling and Charles Heolit played soldier. Cankle wounded Hecht in the arm with a butcher knife and was held on $1000 bail.
The tariff bill awaits Senate passage and rumors say the old meeting hour will not return. Postal notes ended yesterday and new money orders went on sale. Representative Covert reports favorably on amending copyright laws. Senate commerce weighs river and harbor bill with hopes to report soon. A B Wells of West Virginia named principal examiner of land claims. S B Weeks of Maryland becomes confidential clerk to the education commissioner.
The Italian government proposes punishing public approval of anarchistic crimes. Chancellor von Caprigi plans a Wednesday departure from Berlin for a North Sea Baltic cadet works tour. Peruvian troops clash with revolters in multiple country quarters.
The senate resumed work on the tariff bill with amendments open to vote. Key changes include a sugar schedule shifting repeal to effect on passage and a 40 percent ad valorem duty plus additional per pound charges. Rail strike remedies spark two resolutions by Kyle and Call, both to be considered tomorrow.
Howell Thomas, solicitor for Colonel Jacques the American claimant of the Townley estate, was found guilty of obtaining money by fraud. He received a five year sentence at hard labor in a London prison.
A man released a horse while sustaining a bullet in his wrist. A young woman fired at a second man who pursued the horse but missed. The animal bolted down the road as two tramps escaped. A diligent search has since continued without capture.
Pittstonians supported bond funding for Main Street paving and new sewers with 1142 in favor and 222 against. The light turnout still clearly showed public support for municipal progress and reform, with the election proceeding without incident.
The Pittsburg area sees a broad reopening as several furnaces restart. The Monongahela blast furnace at McKeesport will start next Thursday, with Edgar Thomson furnaces in Braddock resuming gradually. Coke wagons and coke works ramp up, with about 800 workers returning across Portage Iron works Duncanville, Roaring Springs paper mill, Hollidaysburg iron and nail works, and the Columbia and Susquehanna iron mills. In total roughly 1 000 men and boys are back at work after the coal strike layoff.
New York dispatch states Jim Corbett will depart England on July 13 for New York after success abroad. He will pursue Jack Jackson in a bout in Florida if Jackson accepts, with Fitzsimmons receiving first chance if Jackson declines. Jos Wendig of the Florida Athletic Club proposes a $35,000 purse and $2,500 training expenses for Jackson and Corbett and will press for signing the match articles.
A granite monument was dedicated on Hawt Cemetery hill in Gallyabure Pa by the Ricketts Pennsylvania battery. Colonel John Nicholson, chairman of the United States Gettysburg commission and secretary of the Pennsylvania Monument Commission, transferred the monument to the Memorial association. Secretary of Internal Affairs Stewart received it, and Captain Sayres gave a benediction. The battery at this battle was commanded by Colonel R. Bruce Ricketts of Wilkes-Barre.
A passenger train on the Florence Cripple Creek line left the track near Cruree Creek on July 2. Reports say one life is saved. The Florence line, rebuilt recently, resumed regular service with the first post accident train into the city on Sunday.
Among the fourth class postmasters appointed today were J. H. Timlin Jermyn Penn sylvan. A thunderbolt killed James Heller while driving cows home near Bethlehem and Eli Kellar near Reading. Four cattle perished. The state medical council completed the allopathic board review with 265 passes and thirty fails. Delegates from Pennsylvania were named to aid in locating regiments at Chattanooga and Chickamauga. Abram Deshong and family were discharged after murder charges in 1804.
Miss Lizzie Painter, a music teacher from Hopswell, was ambushed on Saturday evening while driving in a rural stretch near West Chester. A tramp demanded she exit the wagon. she fired a revolver in response, striking one assailant in the arm.
Senator Du Bois returns from the Denver Republican League meeting with encouraging signs for the GOP as to Populist decline. Western Republicans embrace a silver resolution seen as a precursor to restoring silver in the national platform, while Populists face internal discontent and weakening lines nationwide.
A stormy Pierston council meeting on July 2 dissolved amid heated rhetoric over a partisan resolution pushed by Councilman Kearney. The chair refused recognition, a police officer was considered for calm, and the resolution reportedly related to a compromise with the minority, though no proof existed as it was pocketed. The session adjourned amid disorder with expectations of further developments.
Immigration statistics for eleven months ending May 31 show 283 020 arrivals, down from 30 210 last year. Poland led the drop with 1 470 arrivals versus 18 046 in 1893. Italy fell from 62 227 to 40 95. Ten months to April 30 1904 saw 2 108 barred entrants including 1 426 contract laborers and 652 prpera. among the barred 1 149 were men, 88 women, 70 children.
Privapscrita from Altoona reports there is no truth in the claim the Altoona club will disband. Manager Donoghue repudiates the assertions and says the club is in strong financial shape. He is supported by Mr. Bentley who has backed the club from the start.
A Montreal bound eastern express on the Canadian Pacific line left the rails between Askwith and Milton station killing five persons. The crash occurred early this morning and involved passengers from the Halifex service. Rescue and investigation teams staffed the scene.
Forecast for Tuesday shows Eastern Pennsylvania with local showers but most of the day fair, winds shifting from south to west. Western Pennsylvania should be fair and slightly warmer with west winds.
Our manufacturer sent limited stock of muslin underwear offered at cut prices. Ten dozen embroidered gowns and assorted gowns priced around 1.00 each, six dozen plain and cambric skirts, six dozen moslin skirts with embroidery, ten dozen embroidered drawers, ten dozen misses gowns, and six dozen infant and children's white dresses priced from 0.50 to 0.60.
A classified notice advertises special job lots of ladies and children's wear for sale or auction. The listing emphasizes bulk quantities and attractive prices for resellers and bargain buyers.
The article highlights the summer collection of Service and Komfort Shoes offering various colors and black options. It emphasizes availability and style choices for warmer months.
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