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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1902
Page
6
In the Republican primary a large turnout favored Hon. A. A. Vosburg who ran unopposed for the orphan's court judge. Across sixteen districts Farr led Morris and Penman in the race for commissioner while Llewelyn M. Evans and David T. Williams emerged as mine inspector nominees with high overall totals.
The Lake Erie trotting meet opened with strong attendance despite a rain-soaked track. Favorites fell in the 2.24 pace and 2.12 pace events as I the day featured several close finishes and notable horses like Pansy and Dandola Dan.
The Brooklyn carries Lord Pauncefote's body from Annapolis to England. British warships will escort to Southampton where a private interment is planned at Preston Court Gloucestershire. A memorial service will be held in London with Captain Clover attending.
Exclusive wire from The Aspelated Ivesa notes ongoing coast disasters after a recent storm. Whittlespratt with five men and wives lost at Cape Bt. Mary. Mennesey's schooner with twenty-five men and two women barely escaped in Maddox Cove. Eight boats destroyed in Pouch Cove. fish nets and gear near St Johns valued at about $4,000.
Exclusive AP report from Bethlehem outlines the death of Frank C Beckensberger a long time cashier at Thomas Iron Company. He served in Company B Thirty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers as a drummer boy during the Civil War. He died at Hokendauqua of paralysis at age 87.
In a county election, Congressman Connell wins a large share of the vote across districts, including a two to one edge in the Fifth ward and a five to one margin in Green Ridge. Farr trails with smaller margins in central areas. mining districts show strong Connell support while farming regions stay active with haying underway. Return judges set for Friday at 10 in Central Republican club rooms.
Mrs. Burnett W. Pyle, after twenty two years apart since 1881 in Arizona, discovers her husband despondent and dead by his own hand at an Chicago Garfield Park sanitarium. He had moved to Florida, later visiting Chicago, and had bought land amid canal route debates.
Great excite ment grips Tulsa as surveyors report cracks in mountain sides and gas escaping from fissures. A small volcano on the hilltop tosses boulders as experts call the area a vast oil and gas field driven by deep pressure, rattling residents.
Severe hailstorms in Lugo Pontevedra and Orense provinces cause injuries to many people and kill numerous cattle. Hail measured up to a metre deep at Chantada Lugo province, damaging farms and roads in the affected areas.
The cardinalate committee's reply to Governor Taft's note on friars' lands in the Philippine Islands was presented to the pope yesterday by an exclusive wire report from The Associated Press.
The pope praised the rapid dispatch of business and quipped that they were teaching Americans the art of hustling. Cardinals’ reply will be translated into French and printed.
Operators in Des Moines Iowa met this afternoon and decided to take no action regarding the threatened strike in the bituminous region. They said President Reese assured them Iowa mine workers would honor the agreement running until April next. Reese did not attend the meetings.
Managua reports Mirad Valle and Rinwond Vieja volcanoes in Costa Rica are erupting. The vents lie about eighty and sixty miles southeast of Lake Nicaragua, signaling renewed volcanic activity in the region.
In a humorous exchange reported by the Saturday Evening Post, Senitor William Prye boasts of catching a speckled trout weighing eight pounds, sparking a dispute with Dr. Agassiz over the fish’s true species and weight. Prye latersen catches a nine pounder and sends it to Agassiz, who replies that science has triumphed over boastful claims.
A teacher tests a natural history lesson with a student answering in broken English. The boy misnames the animal as “À mwede worm” and “Anoder leetle worm,” prompting the teacher to request a different specimen.
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