06 Jun 1896
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1896
Page
1
A decorative fabric described as a blending of herringbone stripes and antique Dresden effects with plain shades. Marketed as a remarkable value at a special price, offering 12 percent discount.
A brief ad proclaims premium swivel silks in the season’s finest color combinations. Limited stock emphasized with a special price of 22c per piece.
Advertises first quality satines with black grounds only and decorative figures and dots in white or floral effects. Priced at 18e per case.
A local retailer promotes a broad display of color fast domestic goods in stripes checks and plaids with bright leaf effects. Endless assortment highlighted with a special price at 5 cents.
Cheney Bros offers a large variety of Dresden style glassware with 4 inch wide pieces and new effects. The catalog emphasizes high value and a broad selection for discerning shoppers.
A nearly new Walste item measuring 22 and M inches wide offers new effects. Regularly priced at $1.00, it is now offered at 69 cents as a special price for this quality.
The equestrian statue of General George Gordon Meade at Gettysburg was unveiled with Governor Hastings and General Gregg in attendance. George Gordon Meade Post No. 1 and local officials led the ceremony as Light Battery C fired a salute, and remarks praised Meade’s Civil War leadership.
Reports from Milwaukee and Kenosha indicate ex Mayor Frank A. Magowan of Trenton N J and Mrs Helen Barnes have wed. The pair traveled with Mrs Barnes’s relatives as excitement grows in Trenton over the union and potential fallout. Attorney R H Winn also sues Magowan for $2400 in attorney fees.
Colonel Perry Heath ex journalist of Cincinnati warns of a deliberate anti McKinley plot led by Thomas C Platt to seat anti McKinley delegates at the St Louis convention. He states the national committee will shape the temporary organization and seating. He cites press accommodations and seating plans for reporters at the convention in St Louis.
The Ways and Means Committee reported against the senate bill to prohibit further issuance of interest bearing bonds. The report warns that amid revenue shortfalls and distrust it would be a serious mistake to remove support for at par payment of legal tender notes. The recommendation is that the bill not pass, endorsed by thirteen Republican members. two Democrats concur without endorsing the report.
Telegram from J. B. Montgomery confirms U P despatches from Oregon. In Portland the Republican sound money candidate in the First district is said defeated, with about 70,000 votes for bimetallism and 10,000 for gold.
The morning brief notes General Meade statue unveiling and a reported plot to defeat McKinley. It mentions Weyler’s failure, local meetings, and various civic items in Scranton including a new operating room at Moses Taylor and plans for milk purity.
Washington June 6 senate committee on foreign relations moved the injunction of secrecy from testimony on Cuban affairs of Frederick W Lawrence and Rev A J Diaz. The case relates to Laborde and Milton captured on the Competitor, tried by a Spanish court martial in Havana, with US protest and delayed sentences. The proceedings were conducted in Spanish with minimal defense input and no US consular witnesses.
A Pall Mall Gazette dispatch from Pretoria reports Lionel Phillips, Colonel Francis Rhodes, George Farrar, and John Hays Hammond, condemned to death but commuted to fifteen years, released on parole. Hammond plans to sail to Southampton en route to the United States. each man reportedly fined £10,000.
Berlin report states Oehlmann, condemned for killing his aunt and cousin, was beheaded at Brunswick. On the way to the gallows he attempted suicide by jumping from a prison staircase, dragging the warden who was escorting him. the warden was severely injured and near death.
Shipping report notes arrivals: Normanta from Hamburg and Southampton and Cherbourg. Bcandia from Hamburg. Zann dam from Amazonium. St. Paul from Southampton. Departures: Umbria to Queenstown. Mohawk to London. Dresden to Bremerhaven. Furst Bis ambeok to pr hure.
Reports from Havana indicate heavy rains flood the Majana swamp halting Spanish military operations along the coast while insurgents roam freely. Yellow fever spreads widely with smallpox reported in several towns including Sancti Spiritus and Cienfuegos, raising deaths and alarm. General Weyler faces mounting Spanish criticism as Dawley of Harper's Weekly faces Morro Castle arrest with a promise of investigation.
The Scotch-Irish Society of America met in Harrickbur e Pa with papers on Scotch Irish newspaper figures and Pennsylvania bibliography. Col W H Hunter read on newspaper people and Major W C Armor planned a bibliography talk not delivered. Additional papers covered the Manor of Maike and Scotch Irish in York Adams counties. Re-elections and a reception closed the day, with Get tysburg to follow.
A catalog highlights Cheney Bros best quality Printed India silks, 4 inch wide, offered among heritage textiles. The listing notes premium silk patterns and potential restoration interest for collectors.
A family embraces proper shoe fitment with Honest Shoes lifting foot comfort and support. The ad emphasizes widespread fitting services and durable footwear for all members.
Bicyclists are offered a new line of Bicycle Belts by Weichel the Jeweler. The ad touts latest novel ties and invites readers to call and see the collection.
An inventory lists various coatings and finishes including Atlantic Lead French Zinc enamel paints carriage paints Reynolds Pure Colors Reynolds Wood Finish Crockett Preservative Ready Mixed Tinted Gloss Paints Strictly Pure Linseed Oil Guaranteed.
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