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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1896
Page
8
Advertisements for job work and typesetting orders left at Hannon & Co newsdealers North Main Street will receive prompt attention. Office hours 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The Wood's College class banquet will be a grand affair in the city with state and local dignitaries invited. Gov Hastings plans to attend if possible, and Hon. L James ex postmaster general H M Edwards of Scranton and Gene Frank Reeder of Maston will also be present. Toasts will be led by Thomas L James H M Edwards Mayor J J O Neill H J Hockenberry Frederick Forbes W M Lathrope G G Wilmarth and M A Purcell. The event will be held at Hotel Anthracite with preparations by proprietor Gumeer to serve guests in an elaborate manner.
On Saturday Miss Julia Kane of Woodlawn avenue sustained a severe chin wound when a machine part struck her while leaning over an apparatus at Carbondale laundry. Also on Saturday Nicholas Suleano of Electric alley narrowly escaped fatal injury as his hand was mangled after a rope pulled him toward dangerous machinery at the Coalbrook breaker.
The Pittston relief entertainment opens today for Wednesday afternoon and evening. Attendees will witness classic attractions including Miss Pinckett in a skirt dance and the Comedy of Toys with paper dolls jumping jacks and letter blocks, previously well received and eagerly anticipated.
Work resumed as Kiotz Bros Silk Mill plans to reopen this morning after a period idle due to scarce orders. About 200 workers will be recalled, with revival of several orders giving hope for improvements in the unsettled trade.
A vocephone band marched through streets Saturday evening to drum up support for next week at Crystal Lake. The program includes sports such as football, wrestling, and bicycle races. At ten, a game of ball is set between the Deimonicus team from Carbondale campers and the Nationals from this city.
A. J. Wella left for a two week stay in Atlantic City. Mrs Chapman and son Guy and Miss Jennie Vincent visit Glen Summit. Frank Miles spent Sunday with his parents. Charles Hunter of Clifford was in the city. A. L. Gurney returned from Honesdale. Announcement of the marriage of Miss Margaret Duffy of Garden City.
Forest City residents report a swarm of army worms devastating pasture land near Caunuan in Wayne county. A farmer observed the worms massing around an old stump, then fled as the woodchuck watching nearby looked on. Community events and local visits fill the page, including a July hotel opening and a funeral service for Mrs Evans.
Misses Janet Fugits and Polly Davi spent a week in Washington D C and have returned home. The traction company cleaned gutters and reinforced the bridge crossing Keiser Creek to improve safety.
Adolf Wrett recounted how he was induced to buy property from his employer Ernest Schmidt. Schmidt’s wife sought divorce from her cruel husband and arranged a sale for Wrett. Wrett paid 2000 dollars, Schmidt demanded 2500, and after the divorce Schmidt and his wife fled toward Germany. Wrett now faces threats.
Chirion, Pa., July W. Must of Alektowsa became suddenly insane during a night visit to his sister in Homer City. He raved about hidden wealth and was removed to an asylum. A search found a cellar containing a satchel with a diagram of a dethroned enterprise, valued around £1000, and unexplained boxes.
A large search underway near Kecanaba to find a girl named in local records after she was lost while berry picking. Authorities fear a bear or other wild beast may have harmed her. bloodhounds are planned for the next day as over 1,000 people participate in the woods search.
Fudinoa Merchant Bententor testified against John Rowell and John Alfear as the principal witnesses. A revolver was drawn and four shots fired, one striking Tawell’s brain. The injured party remains hospitalized with uncertain recovery as the trial proceeds.
President Isaae Lewis of Sabina Ohio praises Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier that strengthens nerves and digestion. He has lived in Clinton County 74 years and led the Sabina Bank six years, testifying to the medicine’s merit based on personal recovery from pains and debility.
Isaac Lewis of Sabina Ohio describes severe neuralgia and rheumatic pain that worsened at night after hard labor. He credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with curing these ailments and Hood's Pills for regular bowels, calling the remedies true friends.
Allen boasted on the streets that he would kill Burgener before sunset after Rowel was shot. He was captured and taken to Plymouth jail.
Miners at the Chicago mine in Wakefield Michigan report a dry cave discovered at 150 feet depth beside the foot wall. It is said to be twenty to thirty feet high, under the lake, with a floor of high grade Bessemer ore. Engineers William Oppen and William A Monroe set to explore the find.
A mob of about a dozen men threatened Patrick Geraghty at his Menasha home over a quarrel about selling quarry stone. They tarred and feathered him before transport to Neenah where attendants applied tar and other substances. The incident likely stems from a contested divorce brought by his wife.
A man in Pollhie Splut discovers eleven copperhead snakes under a pillow in a bed used by his children. Four snakes fled the scene and several measured over three feet long, creating a dangerous situation in the household.
In Indiana Colunine a coroner reviews a case where Pleasant Pruitt allegedly shot his wife during a disturbance. The shotgun blast tore through her head, killing her instantly. Cousin Mire Cooper is mentioned in connection with the Cooper family. No witnesses present.
Coroner's jury returns verdict finding engineer Montgomery and Conqueror Reed of the excursion guilty of criminal negligence after a wreck that killed twenty seven people near Logan Iowa. Warrants issued for them as the investigation closes. Later text promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children with wind colic and diarrhea at twenty five cents a bottle.
A dated testimonial advertises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for uterine and female health troubles. It cites nervousness, pain, fatigue, and irregularities, claiming the product restores balance and avoids surgery, with a letter from Mrs Mank Buck of Dolgeville praising its effects.
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