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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1895
Page
1
Mid summer clearance drive highlights drastic price cuts on Novelty Wash Goods as the store sweeps through summer stock. The notice emphasizes a strict merish clearance policy with deep discounts on remaining items.
A dreamy fabric called dtripe Crepes Cream features a pretty woven effect with pim and light tan stripes in contrasting colors. Described as elegant in appearance and previously sold for 25 cents.
Lightweight and comfortable novelty Zephyrs prove ideal for hot weather. Priced at 18c, the airy fabrics keep wearers cool while maintaining a quirky style. Fans praise the soft texture and breathable design for all-season use.
A Harrisburg sourced dispatch to the Philadelphia Record reports that the Republican state convention will likely steer itself. Supporters of Governor Hastings and Senator Quay hold the line, while Bank Commissioner Gilkeson is described as cutting no lee. Delegates favor a peaceful settlement and a neutral convention chair, with Hastings backed as permanent chairman and Quay as state committee chair.
Philadelphia mayoral politics inflamed by Senator Quay and National Committeeman Martin. Voters back Mayor Warwick and Martin as Home Rule feuds over control of municipal appointments fuel intra party strife. Quay blamed for dragging state into a purely local Philadelphia dispute.
United States Senator Quay, returning to Pea ver for rest, appears in excellent spirits as he faces the convention with a seventy nine vote majority expectation for the state chairmanship. A careful review of his candidacy precedes further campaigning.
The Pennsylvania executive committee for the Cotton States exposition in Atlanta meets in Harrisburg and fixes November 1 as Pennsylvania day. Governor Hastings may attend with National Guard. a $10,000 frame building is planned. Senator Cochran of Williamsport is chairman. sub committees cover agriculture, forestry, transportation, machinery, public institutions, manufacturers, petroleum, mining, and women’s work with named members from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Williamsport, and Erle.
In Roseburg Oregon John Case and James Poole face a preliminary hearing for robbing a Southern Pacific train on July 1. Case identified as the principal robber by the brakeman and several passengers. Poole’s examination not yet completed. Separate note reports molders at Marietta Hollow Ware and Marietta Casting in Lancaster Pa went on strike July 9 seeking a 10 percent wage increase affecting about 170 workers and briefly suspending works.
Ten delegates from Lancaster county declare unreserved support for Benator Quay as chairman of the Republican state committee. Lancaster, Pa., July 10. The group voiced firm backing in a public expression.
Junius Miles a Chester county drover hanged himself near Hammerton. James Long died at York from emery wheel fragments. Clarence Wood stabbed Lewla Hernhill during a rose fight in Reading. Girardville faces annual water famine and seeks Shenandoah water main connections. John Verbesky, handling a revolver at Shenandoah, shot and seriously wounded Adam Shamausky.
The government is said to favor postal savings banks while the state department asks French authorities to hold Tom O'Brien, a fugitive from Clinton prison. Indian Inspector McLaughlin reports speculators have defied the government by illegally leasing Indian lands in Nebraska. Collector Wine appeals in federal court against a duty of one and a half cents per pound on non zinc currents.
A floor collapse at Inlet Casino in Atlantic City during an Elks event sent nearly a thousand guests to the lower floor, with many sustaining serious injuries. Initial help came quickly from physicians. victims were taken to hotels and hospitals, and a long list of injured individuals across multiple hotels and professions was reported.
The Grand Lodge of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks ratified a compromise agreement amid Elks at Atlantic City. The plan calls for amending the Atlantic City constitution to lodges for ratification, consolidating Punxsutawney lodges, dismissing suits, surrendering property, and submitting indebtedness to a special committee. A street parade followed with judges from major cities and lodges winning prizes for parade entries.
The Omaha police reveal how John Seljan’s body was moved after his murder last week. Three men carried the corpse through town in a banana cart while a Union Pacific engineer Thomas Kinney watched. Two men walked ahead as lookouts and a third pushed the cart at top speed, a wrapped object extending beyond the cart suggesting a human body. This confession closes the case.
Dr H M Trollinger details 900 enslaved African Americans in the Tlajujillo colony Durango Mexico. He notes walls and guards, 60 percent with malaria like illness, and many deaths. The colony expands with 62 000 acres of agricultural work. He will request a State Department inquiry due to U S citizenship of the enslaved.
Rev H Phillipa of Durham aged 31 died at St Luke's hospital from blood poisoning after parishioner Miss Cope pricked his leg with a hat pin for a test six weeks earlier. Amputation of the leg was required but did not save him. He studied at Ursinus College and taught mathematics there for two years and was a prominent Reformed clergyman in eastern Pennsylvania.
Indianapolis July 10 Philip Fitzgerald started for Georgia to close land purchases for an old soldiers colony. He has 125000 in bank to begin business. The colony has options on 125000 acres in Irwin and Wilcox counties with some expiring Wednesday. Lands will be purchased outright and title will be lodged with ex-Governor Northen of Georgia until incorporation and possession.
At the State Council meeting in Reading Pennsylvania on July 10 Daugh ters of Pocahontas elected officers for the coming year President Bessie Heuser Philadelphia first vice president Emma Diener Pottsville second vice president Emma Keck Allentown past president Sophia V Rogers Easton secretary Mia J D Thomas Wilkes-Barre treasurer Clara Bellows Philadelphia The next annual convention will be held in Harrisburg.
Settement at Villetta gold camp southwest of Silver Cliff reports rising activity as new strikes emerge daily. Local businessmen and households join the prospectors while a miners' meeting is called to establish camp rules and organize the district amid widespread use of picks shovels and Winchesters. Carpet Weavers Strike in Philadelphia aims for wage gains. 1,448 weavers in 22 mills walk off.
Reports show a highwayman near Redding California securing nearly 400 in loot. Ludlow Street Jail names James T Archbald warden. An oil warehouse blast at Harlem causes 50000 in damage. A Russellville Kentucky festival ends in the shooting death of Luther Ryan by Walsh and Rufus Lyon. The Interstate Commerce Commission plans a test case on railroad tonnage agreements. A Sioux City bookkeeper’s missing funds total 20000. Charles Schlasinger arrested in San Francisco for selling New York diamonds. Debs and companions have their sentences reduced by half by Judge Woods in Chicago.
Christian Endeavorers pour into Boston for the convention as crowds greet trains and boats. Delegations come from Maine to California with Canadian provinces and the Christian union aiding reception. Railroads run extra cars, delays mount, and Union Station sees the largest crowds as delegates head to quarters.
Montrose July 10 robbers blew the safe of Mr. Jeffers in his feed store but inner doors blocked access. a separate break in at Lackawanna and Montrose station yielded tools. Mr. Doran’s barn was entered with no loss. Authorities suspect game parties active in LeRaysville on July 8.
Mrs. Mattie Chambers of Centralia received a box device believed sent by Rev. B. F. Fuller, a minister once engaged to her. The box held a thermomenter, sandpaper, a fulminating cap, a parlor match and rubber band arranged to ignite and explode. A postmaster’s curiosity likely saved her life when he pried open the box.
A Wells Fargo box and registered mail were stolen from the Redding and Alturas stage two miles above Morley’s station. Supervisor Bass and a female passenger were uninjured. The robber, described as six feet six inches tall, is suspected to be the veteran Brady.
The War Department grants an eight day stay to Sandy Hook fishermen facing eviction after government action. Intervention by the American Humane Society through its vice press omitted further details.
Attorney General Harmon received a letter from Special Attorney McKissick reporting Judge Ross's ruling in the government suit to recover 15 million dollars from the Stanford estate. McKissick believes the court erred and plans an appeal to the U S Court of Appeals for the Pacific Coast circuit if instructed.
In Economy Pennsylvania last night John Weggle accosted John B Duss senior trustee of the Economite society demanding five thousand dollars. Weggle struck Duss with a crutch and assaulted Mrs Duss before a fourth party intervened. Duss then struck Weggle multiple times and had him ejected. Weggle accuses Duss of beating him with his crutch. Duss has charged Weggle with assault and battery before Beaver county justice.
Twenty Kingfisher county farmers arrested at Hennessey for whitecapping John Flynn uncle of Oklahoma Delegate Dennis Flynn. They say Flynn took grazing land six months ago. last night neighbors pulled down fences broke furniture drove him from the neighborhood after quarrel between Mrs Flynn and Mrs Maxwell.
Samuel C Carpenter of Euston Pa, jailed on suspicion of malicious murder in the death of Mrs Ray Blackwell in Phillipsburg N J, was discharged by Judge Morrow after a lengthy preliminary examination. The judge’s analysis concluded Blackwell died by her own action, triggering public indignation in Phillipsburg.
The Kile shaft for Peary’s Greenland expedition is hoisted aboard at St Johns and being connected with machinery. Ship readiness advances, with completion expected by tomorrow afternoon. The Kite will carry eighteen months of provisions and plans to sail promptly once work finishes.
Emperor William of Germany dined with King Oscar of Sweden aboard a yacht in Stockholm harbor. Reports deny Lord Roberta refused appointment as commander in chief of the British army. The Bergian cabinet orders the removal of radicals convicted in royal conspiracy cases. The U S gunboat Mopocacy has left Tien Tein for the Taku forts. Campbell and Lewis are promoted to draughtsmen in Harrisburg with replacements named Lemon and Perry.
Finley S. Finley S announces a special sale of Scotch ginghams with about 150 pieces offered at 19c a yard. The event features Clan Plaid Silk Ginghams, 35 dress patterns, lace stripes, printed brocades, and dresses at 4.68 per pattern. Also included are Irish Dimities, French Corded Piques, Organ lindas, White Persian Lawns, dots Swisses, and French Linen Batiste with matching embroideries.
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