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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1896
Page
5
A local business advertises continued sales at 124-126 Wyoming Ave praising customer support and promising greater bargains for the next ten days. It urges shoppers to inspect ongoing savings and claims investigations will prove their value.
Henry Glass of Pipestone Michigan narrowly escaped disaster when a dynamite stick fell from a sheaf he was about to feed into a threshing machine. He later discovered two more sticks in the bundle. Glass suspects malice and wonders why dynamite would be hidden in his harvested grain.
A Michigan report from Sunfield near Detroit notes Mrs. B F Fryfogle, long an invalid with open sores from an accident and prior surgeries, recovered after a prayer by Mrs. Dudley of Grand Rapids. Initial wounds linger but are expected to heal as health returns.
Trustees of the state agricultural college at Brookings South Dakota, under Governor Sheldon, dismiss the entire faculty with support from a small regents group. Regents Adams and Wheaton are accused of strong-arming decisions triggering the walkout by Deacon Shannon and others including Regents Finnernd and Eggleston. Regent Hale remains aligned but must stay until funds are transferred.
John Tappan a private in Company D Ohio National Guard was shot in the leg while on picket duty at Berea quarries around two this morning. The shooter fled and a search by soldiers and deputies in the brushy area was unsuccessful.
The piece surveys how Democratic and Republican committees mobilize press support for the silver issue. It lists boltings by numerous papers across states from Connecticut to Texas, notes German dailies favoring gold, and outlines strategies including speeches and pamphlets to sway voters before November.
The army worm pest devastates oats millet and corn across New Milford and Brook lyn townships with farmers cutting crops early. Residents report rapid spread from unknown sources as worms multiply overnight and ruin winter stock feeds. A farmer narrates trapping four worms only to find thirteen in the dish at home, illustrating the extent of infestation.
In Sullivan Indiana last night William Johnson, recently discharged, shot Frank Medaris a white barber. The two men met on the public square corner and Johnson opened fire, hitting Medaris in the breast and left cheek. the bullet through the cheek could not be located. Medaris wore a silk shirt which prevented greater damage and was pulled from the wound along with the garment.
James Orr’s Trotter Too Fast for J E Harvey leads to a dangerous pursuit along Perrynville avenue. In Allegheny Mrs James Orr is knocked down as Harvey refuses to stop. Orr seizes the buggy reins, catches the cycler after a mile, and is arrested and fined.
New York July 17 The week saw failures in the U S and Canada. Disapproval from Chicago convention plus uncertainty about the financial future depressed markets. Railroad and trust stocks fell. wheat held up on strong government reports. cotton prices declined as speculative buyers reversed bets. Wool and iron industries showed weak demand with slow orders and output cuts.
Philadelphia reports the American Iron and Steel Association’s bulletin with 1896 first half pig iron totals. Production reached 4,796,236 gross tons, open hearth demand rising, basic pig iron at 199,595 gross tons, and spiegeleisen ferro manganese at 83,010 gross tons across the period.
Short notices offer services and job leads from early 1900s style classifieds. Includes small want ads for general housework in a Washington area, a two person sales role promising steady pay, and an ineligible local situation policy for free placement.
Western Union plans a free bulletin service from the Populist and Silver conventions in St. Louis next week. The service cost between 5000 and 4000 dollars daily to operate and deliver, with bulletins sent to about 15 000 offices and the press. Chicago Democratic convention bulletins totaled over 193 000 items from its New York office, totaling about two and a half million words.
Arthur Illinois July 17. Dave Clayton of this place who used the Chicago Children’s Orphan Home to place Alfred Corder nine years ago has reunited with his son after a four year search. The boy agreed to return home when offered a rifle and a pony. The route to Chicago remains unclear.
Advertises Aunt Rachel's Horehound Herb Elecampane Root and Speers Grape Juice as cures for consumption citing thousands of cases and testimonials. Claims the remedy is pleasant and effective and suitable for public speakers. Sold by druggists.
Trains depart Scranton for New York Easton Trenton Philadelphia the South and Buffalo with multiple daily Express and accommodation services. Close connections at Buffalo to the West NorthWest and Southwest. Pullman coaches on all expresses. pocket timetables available at Lackawanna avenue office.
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