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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1895
Page
1
The passage asserts honesty as a core principle of a long standing business and claims deception has never been part of the stock in trade. It argues transparency was essential to success over twenty years and that the authors see no reason to alter the system.
The article outlines key facets of a case summarized as startling values. It identifies involved parties and central issues while noting the broader context and potential implications.
A manufacturer offered 300 dozen ladies garments at spot cash. After bargaining we cut the price with a large discount and took delivery last Saturday. We wish there were 600 dozen, but none more are available on the same terms. We feel fortunate to seal the deal.
The notice touts a sale of shirt waists with minimal flaws such as a stray stitch or unfinished seam. It claims fabric, pattern, cut, and make are current season’s manufacture and warrants each garment.
The text outlines three lots of Walists with damage and quality levels. Lot 1 covers damaged or medium quality Walists, Lot 2 contains high class Walists with hard to identify shortcomings, and Lot 3 promises perfect goods. Prices range from $1 to $1.45 overhead.
Auction notice lists sale prices for Lot 1 at 50 cents and Lot 2 at 385 cents. No further details on items or dates are provided.
The Florida coast question prompts debate on a U S Navy response to Cuban rebels aid fears. Secretary Herbert notes no definite action yet while naval officials doubt necessity. Washington relays orders to keep Raleigh at Key West to watch filibusters and contraband.
John Collins, a colored man, claims Princeton students attacked him in a hallway and he fired to scare them. Garrett Cochrane and Frederick Ohl, both Princeton students, are improving after the shooting though still anxious. Reports note town hostility toward Negroes with talk of boycotts and campus bans amid commencement week.
The West Point academic board announced the general merit standings of the 52 cadets in the graduating class. Edward H. Schulz of West Virginia ranks first, with Harry Burgess of Mississippi and John A. Carney of Michigan tied for second. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and other states are represented in the top ranks. Schulz and Burgess, hailed as star members, will choose any branch of service.
London reports June 10 say no confirmation of the alleged massacre of French English and American missionaries at Cheng Tu. Rioting had occurred there and was spreading southward, though conditions were believed quieter recently.
In Poughkeepsie New York June 10 the Pennsylvanias and Col umbia varsity and freshmen crews trained six miles up the river with about thirty one strokes. Peterson remains out with a hand abscess and coach Woodruff steers while Peterson sits in the launch. The Quakers await Peterson’s return before a crucial June 21 race.
Princeton N J June 10 close day celebrated by the graduating class with an Alexander Hall program. President Patton introduced T G Trenchard as master of ceremonies and thanked him for the football championship won under his captaincy in 1803. Speakers included Frank Morse Harry Brown J F P Wells John N Thatcher H E White and W M Urban. Ward named best all around man and athlete. Gus Holly voted handsomest man Otto most popular. Cannon exercises attended by 2000 persons ran from 2 30 p m to 6 p m.
Mrs. Margaret G. Krone of Morrellville was found dead in bed by her husband Louis Krone. They wed a week earlier in Middletown Ohio after a marriage ad in a paper. She had $400 draft and planned to visit a Johnstown bank to cash it and settle a marriage on Krone’s home. Coroner’s verdict: death from valvular heart disease.
A fire at Ninety second Street and Houston avenue in South Chicago destroyed the furniture factory of T. P. Young. The blaze spread to surrounding frame houses and three extra engine calls were sent to fight the fire.
Hazleton Sentinel expands coverage with United Press dispatches. Erie county lawyers back Samuel A. Davenport for Superior Court judge. Warrants issued to stop Sunday drinking by Bethlehem area alehouse keepers. Aghland power plant pipe explosion fatally injures James Carwin and harms William Found. Jersey Central bridge near Hometown being replaced with iron structure. Typhoid linked deaths traced to Reading water spring in Keffer family. Samuel Effrig of Lansdale, Montgomery county treasurer, faces Liabilities 22 000, assets unknown following business failure. W. S. Roger, ex burgess, remains active in Pottstown Patriotic Order Bons of America.
Gustav Rowan, a survivor of the Colima disaster, sends a statement to the Call. He urges publication to reveal the truth, claiming others may be afraid to speak and indicating there are more men rescued who can corroborate his account.
Reports from Shanghai and Washington indicate fears that French English and American missionaries in Cheng Tu may have been killed or harmed. Officials note mob activity and the risk to foreign missions, while observers hope the danger is exaggerated and that protections are in place.
Five hundred sanitary ware potters in Trenton New Jersey quit work to attend a secret wage meeting. Pottery plants closed for the day as workers demand raises from ten to forty percent based on job class and threaten a broader strike if not granted.
Governor of Massachusetts approved Pennsylvania extradition papers for Francis P. Greene an insurance agent wanted in Pennsylvania for embezzlement. Brief hearing conducted. Six-Governor Russell represented Pennsylvania. Greene will be returned to face charges.
Wilkes Barre Pa June 10 Joseph Smith a miner 35 employed in No 9 colliery Sugar Notch was fatally injured in a mine incident while at work.
New York June 10 coal leaders report a demoralized anthracite trade with no progress from companies on settlement and little relief from three days of alternate work. Prices and rates collapse as production nears 2 million tons more than last year and coal sells under 3 dollars a ton at tidewater.
An explosion in a coal mine at Antonienhutte in Silesia today trapped 460 workers underground as 600 were at work. Only 40 have been rescued, with the rest entombed in the pit near Berlin.
The American Iron and Steel Association bulletin says steel rails will rise soon after a year when rail prices held at 22 dollars per ton. Despite declines in pig iron and finished bars, Bessemer rails stayed at four dollars per ton. a prior drop from 24 to 22 occurred in January with the 24 level expected to return soon.
Ten men will sail from St John’s Newfoundland next month aboard the whale boat Kite to reach Greenland and rescue Lieutenant Peary. Fimile Dieblisch, Peary’s brother in law, will lead the party while Mrs Peary remains in St John’s awaiting his return.
Battle Creek Michigan June 10 Rev Lewis Archer was arrested on a warrant charging him with kissing the wife of Hastings resident John H Waters. Archer had been holding meetings in the Bedford schoolhouse near Battle Creek. The saints’ organ warned the public against him.
The item notes Chicago population at 1 605 000 and reports several violent incidents. A fall near Hermosillo, a Benton death. a Pythian lodge dispute in Lynn leading to a fatal bottle blow. John Beneron captured in a child assault case. a double self cost in Keavy involving Postmaster Moore and his brother in law. John Sullivan surrenders in Seneca Falls after Ireland murder. and an alleged engagement of Howard Gould to Katherine Clemmons noted as nine months old with her mother's consent.
King Humbert opens the new Italian Parliament in Rome with a ceremonial speech stressing fiscal restraint to protect Italy’s credit and urging prompt discussion of finances and reforms. He highlights Italy's Africa policy, unity, and cooperation with Britain. Socialists absent.
Rimini dispatch reports Signor Ferrari, newly elected deputy defeating the Socialist candidate, died after being shot during a June 4 dispute. The death comes amid reports of another strong earthquake in Trieste and a deadly fire in Mereny, Hungary, with initial damage and casualties.
In Hyannis Massachusetts June 10 Henry Litkey a German laborer shot Ligale Coleman 11 on her way to school injuring two brothers before killing himself authorities say Litkey had shown infatuation with the girl and was rebuffed by her family.
William B Castle is commissioned as minister to Washington by the Hawaiian government and will move to his post in August with his family. He was the second member of the committee that negotiated the annexation treaty with President Harrison in February 1895.
Reading, June 10. Mrs Jena Bridenbaugh of Gibraltar has been fed only milk for 36 days, dropping from 140 to 40 pounds as doctors fear she will starve. In San Francisco, J K Emmet the actor's murder attempt on his wife was continued in police court to Monday next.
Washington June 10 officials of the state and navy departments weigh sending a warship to deter filibustering voyages to Cuba. They fear a move would imply neglect by the United States toward Spain and invite diplomatic and practical complications. Officials prefer slow action and rely on increased vigilance by the treasury revenue cutter service.
The board of rival academy visitors recommends rebuilding most government buildings at Annapolis. The supreme court mandate in Income Tax cases was yesterday sent to winning attorneys. Sypher & Co. of New York imported silverware valued at 33,207 dollars, underpaid duty settled with payment of the remaining duty and a penalty.
Deputy marshals in Jasper uncover a unique moonshine operation tied to Marahala McLean of Pickens County. The distillery was inactive when Crow and Cope visited. only Jim Haralson remained on site as the woman owner disappeared.
In Chester Pennsylvania on June 10 trustees who opposed W Broomall the receiver of the Wellman Tron and Steel company have agreed to an adjustment. Broomall will receive fees totaling twenty thousand dollars and the prospects for resuming the vast plant look bright.
Montgomery June 10 T M Allen a Calhoun county farmer who left his family twenty years ago to seek fortune in the West has surfaced in San Francisco. He sent letters home for two years then vanished. Authorities report he was attacked and killed by a gang of toughs in San Francisco, leaving a grieving widow who died years later.
Foreign items report Gladstone’s condition slightly worsened after a premature carriage drive. W R R Castle named Hawaiian minister to Washington to replace Thurston. Said Pasha’s nomination as grand vizier linked to none Armenians. British secretary Van Sittart named consul at Chicago. Notables include Miss Brahwen wedding in Vienna to Italian officer. Profound retirement loom for Dusan despite stage appearances. Rome readies garrison for chamber of deputies opening with radicals absent. American bishops in Rome count rises, including Detroit Brooklyn Omaha and others. A portrait of Gladstone in London was damaged by two men.
The forecast notes increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures in eastern Pennsylvania and the eastern section with easterly winds. It predicts partly cloudy to fair skies in New York and the middle states, with a gradual rise in temperatures through Wednesday and Thursday.
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