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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1895
Page
1
Police in Chicago report another arrest tied to the Holmes case as investigators close in on suspects. Officials decline further details pending charges and ongoing inquiries.
Chicago report details 6000 visitors drawn to Holmes castle on Sixty third and Wallace streets for paid admission blocked by police. Detective work centers on Pat Quinlan H H Holmes and associates with new witness Chappelle and a secret vault beneath the building unraveling a web of disappearances and alleged body handling tied to a criminal plot.
George Car von, tied to the Ludlow Street train robbery gang, is believed jailed in Allentown. He allegedly pickpocketed at a Saengerfest picnic, used the name James Moore, and resisted photographing by prison officials. A $4,000 reward awaits the post office thieves' capture.
Steamer Belle Memphis arrived in Memphis at 6 am reporting no accident. Supposed sinking rumors circulated overnight, but delays were caused by heavy river traffic and extra landings, not any vessel loss.
A severe electrical storm hit St Louis on July 29. In two hours about three inches of rain fell. Two buildings under construction at 4620 Cook Avenue were toppled, trapping laborer George Bennett who died. Telegraph and telephone wires were damaged and streetcar service paused.
Philadelphia July 26 Sheriff Clem ents appoints James L. Miles president of the select council as real estate deputy to replace Frank Willing Leach a Quay follower who resigns to oppose the senator The salary is $6 000 per year.
The condition of P F Rothermel the artist of the Battle of Gettysburg painting remains unchanged at his Linfield home near here He shows no signs of rallying and his death at any hour would not be unexpected
Philadelphia July 2 First Vice President Thomason of the Pennsylvania railroad denied the Chicago report that the Pennsylvania and Burlington systems would consolidate.
Fire bugs infest woods in northwest Pennsylvania as protests unfold over filtration plant funding in Allegheny City. In Allegheny County a $400 000 street project is blocked by council opponents. In Fayette County brewers press a challenge to foreign beer sellers. The late M Byers fortune dwindles to about 200 000 amid questions. In the seventh anthracite district thirty two collieries pay about 16 000 monthly on average in wages. A Pittsburg councilman’s son, jealous of his sweetheart, poisoned himself but sought medical help and survived.
London reports election results with 338 Conservatives 72 Unionists 176 Liberals 69 anti-Parnellites and 12 Parnellites. Remaining three districts could tilt the house slightly, yielding a Conservative Liberal Unionist majority of 153 and a nine seats cushion over any coalition. The Unionists lead with a net gain of 110 seats and Liberals gain 20.
An official Manila dispatch reports Caibagan natives in Cagayan province ambushed Spanish troops. In response a punitive column burned the town after a battle in which 116 natives were killed, including their leader, while Spain endured one captain and sixteen soldiers killed and several wounded.
The Irish lugger Zenith burned off Baltimore at midnight with six crew and twenty one passengers aboard. As passengers panicked and a lifeboat swamped, nine people drowned before coast guard rescuers saved the rest. The vessel's skipper ran ashore. others were rescued.
Paris reports show Republicans securing about three quarters of council seats. Riots erupted in Roubaix with gendarmes enforcing order after clashes with Collectivists, injuring several and prompting arrests. Serious disturbances near Marseilles at Barbantane prompted troop deployment.
Charles Enlow and Charles Duffin fought with pocket knives on a road near Marietta, Kentucky, after a quarrel over a girl. Enlow died from wounds, Duffin was mortally wounded but alive and held in bond. a preliminary hearing followed at his bedside.
Lillian Russell spends the summer near Great Neck New York defying local prejudice by riding a bicycle in bloomers away from town with a companion. She travels to a wooded area miles from the resort to exercise unseen. The practice has drawn attention as several young men are seen nearby in the same diversion.
Referee Edward Jacobs awards Mrs Ollie Corbett an absolute divorce from heavyweight James J Corbett. He notes the parties agreed to alimony and that the agreement to pay her a week should be adopted, with Corbett ordered to pay $100 weekly.
Two Pattersonville men William Cameron and William Baxter faced two attacking eagles after Baxter’s dog was whipped. Baxter, crippled, fought with crutches as the birds pounced, suffering deep cuts but expected to recover. companion aided until the pair drove the birds away.
Report from Market Lake Idaho says fires were crest fires not signal fires. Settlers remain entrenched as rumors of Indian attacks spread, though J S Barry reports Indians unseen and no harm since the initial shooting. Exiles travel toward safety as scouts find camps but no widespread violence. Agent Teter's Indian police join the camp.
At Asbury Park New Jersey on a sunny Saturday a woman in an abbreviated swimsuit was ordered off the beach and three young men in transparent white bathing suits faced the same fate. The boardwalk enforcement of Mr Bradley’s modesty standards drew sharp attention from beach officials and patrons.
Phil lip Howland of Moriches reports a vivid encounter with a large eight foot black snake. After work he faced the reptile as it sprang from a thicket and struck him, but he dodged, struck, and finally killed the eight foot serpent after a back and forth struggle with tail strikes and loud hissing.
Phillipsburg Pa July 29 Early this morning Mrs Keith wife of switch man James Keith in the Pennsylvania railroad yards at Osceola Milla gave birth to three boys named Hastings McKinley and Reed Governor Hastings was advised and sent congratulations and a check expected mother and children are doing well twelve children had previously been born to the couple
Potteville July 29 Justice of the Peace J H Fister set Sheriff Alex Scott bail at 600 dollars for the next criminal court term to answer a corruption charge. Chief Thomas Tosh of Shenandoah alleges Scott promised a deputyship before his election and then reneged.
Two companies of the Fifth United States infantry will be sent to camp at the Atlanta exposition. With the closing of Topeka saloons under the prohibitory law, German Turner societies are multiplying rapidly. A hotel elevator in Ocean City Maryland is being repaired after an incident involving Harry Lyman, son of a Baltimore physician, who was badly…
In Bloomsbury and Columbia county events Quay and his allies solidified control. C L Magee led Hastings supporters denying compromise while Allegheny County backs Gilkeson. In Bloomsburg the county convention backed Quay with Sands defeating Reese for state chair. Greene county later supported Quay with a near unanimous convention vote.
In Philadelphia on July 29 supporters of Senator Quay reduced the reported majority by thirty-one votes from 42 to 11. Ex-Chairman Thomas V. Cooper had estimated 166 delegates for Quay with 145 needed to nominate, but the latest interior figures tighten the margin to eleven.
Bucks County delegates elected four to the state convention favoring Gilkeson for state chairman. Gilkeson ticket led 16 to 10 against the Quay ticket in a preliminary vote. Resolutions instructed delegates to vote for Gilkeson, with cheers and a speech from him urging party unity. Districts carried by Quay included Yardley borough Haycock Bridgeton Hulmeville and East Plumstead. Ex Congressmen Yardley and others spoke before adjournment.
In Fall River Massachusetts on July 29 a woman named Annie Mulvey was identified by three neighbors and her son as drowned. The funeral arrangements were being prepared when the supposed victim entered her home with groceries alive, prompting confusion and a request to verify the drowning story by a nephew of ex Senator Howard. The actual identity remains unclear as officials investigate the mix up and determine who the drowned woman is.
From Yokohama to July, 1,183 deaths had been logged since outbreak began. The disease, tied to returning forces from the China Corea campaign, spread despite quarantines and medical efforts. Deaths ranged fifty to one hundred daily across the nation.
In San Francisco on July 29 the court issued an injunction preventing tonight's production of The Crime of a Century. The defense and prosecution joined the request, citing the Emanuel church murders as its alleged basis. Jury voir dire resumed after the ruling.
Lansing Michigan, July 29. Charles La Doebler and his wife have been reunited after more than twenty two years of separation. Each believed the other dead since a report of Doebler's death in battle with Indians. Doebler, a Civil War veteran, went west for government land. pension inquiries led to his location in the Dayton soldiers home. The mistaken death rumor traveled through Detroit and Colorado before the couple learned the truth.
Louisville on July 26 reports Fannie Thompson, a colored woman, has repeatedly vomited teeth since April, totaling about 400 teeth. Doctors suspect a dermoid cyst with a large abdominal protrusion where teeth formed, a rare condition confirmed by physical evidence and observation.
Western Pennsylvania coal operators held a secret conference in Pittsburg with a likely meeting of the coal operators association planned for tomorrow or Wednesday. National and state United Mine Workers officials attended a secret session, while Ohio Indiana and Illinois backs for price restoration were strong. Officials declined to discuss details, but major developments affecting the coal mining industry were anticipated in the near term.
In Williamsburg 57 Liewel Street and 91 Siege Street witnessed clashes as Kaufman Cohen and Solomon Schall shops faced striker protests. About 200 workers at Kaufman Cohen are on strike. non union replacements faced aggression before police intervened.
In Cleveland on July 3 a crew under City Electrician Hoag began cutting telegraph and telephone poles in main streets, aiming to force wires underground. Authorities have long pressed firms to bury lines, and now the pole cutting signals a new push toward underground wiring.
Montreal July 29 Detectives have located Joseph Killoran Charles Allen and Henry Russell who escaped from Ludlow Street jail New York three weeks ago in Montreal with a gang of smugglers. Canadian secret service is keeping the case active and an American reward of 3000 dollars is offered for their capture.
Washington chatter notes Browers pledge stout resistance to any increase in the beer tax by Congress. Thomas H Craven named assistant appraiser of merchandise in New York. The Columbia to speed trial on route Southampton to New York. First National Bank of Mannington West Virginia authorized to begin business. Lieutenant J C Wilson reassigned from Naval War College to the Naval Home Philadelphia. A Chinese restaurant keeper not considered a merchant under the Chinese exclusion act and cannot reenter the U S. Marquis Pierce de Chambrun engaged to wed Mina Margaret Nicholson daughter of Congressman Bellamy Storer of Ohio.
A limited weather note reports increasing price pressure in Pennsylvania amid unclear context. No specific regions or times are provided and details are sparse.
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