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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1894
Page
1
The Chicago rail strike triggers massive losses across the system with Rock Island reporting up to 1400000 dollars in total damages. California fruit trade suffers as delays scatter perishable shipments, while ten lives and numerous injuries mark the violence in Chicago and surrounding towns.
July 15 report shows Chief Deputy Donnelly and 25 deputies on reserve at the government building with no calls. Requisitions sent for ten men to guard the Chicago and Western Indiana road and six at Erie yards at 7 am. 6 am depots reported and dispatched. About 3,409 oath-takers noted, including 2,000 railroad workers sworn in as special deputies. remaining roughly 1,400 paid at 2.50 per day for six to seventeen days.
Lascasten Pa July 15 The managers of the State Rage Bull leagues met in special session to arrange a new schedule and elect a man to Provident Meyers of Hurricane. Managers Witmer Reading and Hanlon Hazleton are candidates for president but Secretary Diddleton may be chosen. A heated debate over the new schedule and a proposal to evenly divide gate receipts is expected.
The Cleveland convention closes amid high praise. The thirteenth annual gathering drew 40,000 registrants with 16,700 from outside Ohio, reflecting strong interest and wide participation in the Society for Christian Endeavor meetings.
Washington July 15 House and Senate debate focus on tariff and anti option measures as conservative Democrats align with Republicans. If conference reports reinstate objectionable features, adjournment pressure grows and a March deadline looms. Daylight in the House seen on bankruptcy and judiciary salary bills while interstate commerce pool legislation faces strong scrutiny.
A colored Pennsylvania Steel Works employee named White traveled to Punxsutawney to seek a strike’s price in the coal mines. He ignored threats about blown hours. Early today a dynamite cap with fuse exploded outside his house window, wrecking the place and leaving no clue to the attacker.
Bernhard F Geutach, a longtime Burrano resident and former postmaster appointed by President Harrison, shot himself to death today. He had just relinquished the post to Howard H Baker two weeks earlier and was widely regarded as the likely Republican mayoral candidate this fall.
A July 15 fire in North Beach destroyed twenty small dwellings and cost two lives. Most homes on the Broad way Leavenworth Jonca and Glover block were wiped out, with families losing nearly everything as property valued around $50,000.
The two young siblings, aged 2 and 4, identified as Sona of HB Leidecke, were found dead after a blaze that badly burned their residence. Authorities are investigating the cause and circumstances surrounding the fire.
A passenger train from Louisville to Nashville collided head on with a northbound freight at Colenburg Kentucky killing engineer Frank Dailey and injuring fireman McCormick. None of the passengers were hurt despite being badly shaken. The crash was caused by a misunderstanding of orders by the dead engineer.
Advices from Hong Kong to the Northern Pacific steamship Victoria indicate cholera is spreading across the Chinese empire with government officials unable to curb deaths. Canton reports around 40,002 deaths with rising tolls in other cities.
City of Mexico reports a government inquiry into postal service fraud. Six postal workers are under arrest as shortages exceed 100000 in the capital and stretch to other offices, with Post Master Navas still a fugitive.
Chicago July 15. The American Railway Union is not bankrupt and is financially strong. A top officer estimates weekly office running costs at 1000 dollars, with a single day telegraph bill of 3500. June dues receipts exceeded 10,000 and this month’s receipts near 1,000 daily, while local lodges cover incidental expenses and assessments rise about 5,000 weekly, bolstering funds to press on with the strike.
California train service men in Sacramento vow to remain at work only when strike ends. The local American Railway union branch adopts a peaceful stance and urges members to avoid violence and interference with train service. A Sacramento dispatch reports a meeting pledging to stand by the union and BV. Dobe to the last, indicating no work until the strike concludes.
Raids caused trouble in the belt line yards at 21st and Wallace streets. Switches were thrown from the Western Indiana main tracks into the yards causing two freight trains to divert. No damage reported but the track was blocked for hours and the road remained tied up after further switches were found.
At 1:10 a.m. a thirty car freight train on the Pennsylvania track was cut loose by strikers in Inpraxa pollis Indiana. The runaway train struck the Home Brewing company's stables causing a complete wreck. About a dozen brewery wagons were demolished and horses killed. Losses run into thousands for both the brewery and railroad.
Dr Jol Williams a Welsh physician linked to the York dispute is created a baronet. French police at Corsich report from Italian authorities that anarchist Lucchesi has been arrested in Bastia as the alleged Leghorn editor Giuseppe Bandi killer. Lucchesi denies knowing Bond.
A Troy senate inquiry last week exposed alleged police protection for disorderly houses. Testimony marked by payments for licenses and bribes shows officers aiding vice operations, with eleven officers indicted for various offenses. The investigation links Troy corruption to New York’s prior reforms and Senator Edward Murphy’s network.
Wilkes-Dane July 14. In Memorial hall Colonel Incole and Russell of Tuy ton organize the local branch of the Union Veteran Legion. Seventy seven charter members are enroll ed. Membership limited to volunteers who served the last two years of the war and excludes draftees substitutes and many with late drafts. Charter officers include KR Bites Rickstti Lamet Liurdevant H A Laycock George N Reichard KE Beaumont J W Gil christ M Gordon KR W Marey Byron C Davis Sylvester D Rhodes SP Bossard A M Bull John D Colvin HL Grash John Robinson and others.
In Hazetos Pennsylvania during a Landsmaster party an Italian Gustavo Perna fired on dancer Benjamin Fancock after perceiving danger. Ten people wounded including an 11 year old boy Cook and several adults. Perna was captured after a mob attacked him. he was held on $1,000 bail.
The American team delivered strong performances at the Velo drome De La Seine. Harry Wheeler placed second in the Seige prize race won by Louvet, Zimmerman's day highlighting a decisive win in the day’s main event. Zimmermann led early in a one mile heat and won the overall race, with final times noted.
Daniel Hagan, 11 months old in a Norwegian hospital with a fractured skull after being struck by his father with an iron pipe during a late June dispute. The father was later arrested. the boy’s prognosis is poor.
J Worthington C Bord head of the bureau of statistics reports that the income tax provision in the tariff bill could raise 12 million to 20 million dollars annually. He cautions the first year will likely hit the lower end of this range.
Forecast for Monday calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures in eastern areas. Western Pennsylvania expects partly cloudy conditions with possible showers in the south and cooler air, variable winds and cartable breezes.
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