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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1895
Page
1
The article claims no deception in their business for shirt waists, stating they have long relied on a transparent system. It asserts years of successful practice and explains the need to justify displayed products with factual basis.
A manufacturer offered 300 dozen at spot cash. After negotiating we improved terms with a good bid discount and took delivery last Saturday. We wish for 600 dozen but none more are available on the same terms, and overall we feel fortunate to have struck the deal.
The damaged lot of about 200 shirt waists shows only minor flaws such as oil stains or unfinished seams. Cloth, patterns, cut, and make are as good as any in stock and guaranteed to be this season's manufacture. Now for the sale details.
The notice outlines three waists lots. Lot 1 covers damaged or medium quality pieces. Lot 2 lists high class waists with shortcomings. Lot 3 offers perfect goods suitable for prime counters. Prices range from 50 cents to $1.95, with overhead costs noted.
Delegates from the International League of Press Clubs gathered in Independence Hall for the fifth annual convention led by Joseph Howard Jr. and Mayor Warwick greeted attendees. The session reviewed credentials, heard notes from Murat Halstead, and saw plans for next year’s host city with a Buffalo bid gaining momentum.
The new Attorney General outlines views on the silver question. He reiterates remarks from a March 4 Cincinnati banquet honoring Bellamy Storer, emphasizing the dollar should be as good as any other currency regardless of its material.
A public quarrel escalated at Fifteenth and Market when Col A Loudon Snowden and Col William M Runkel clashed with an umbrella and cane. Runkel was bound over in 5300 bail after a hearing. Snowden suffered a cut ear and forehead bruise. The dispute stems from Snowden firing Runkel from the mint years ago.
In Philadelphia at the Academy of Music Governor Hastings attended the one hundred and thirty ninth Penn commencement marking the end of the 155th school year. Over 200 degrees were conferred across arts science law and philosophy. The ceremony included a portrait presentation for Professor Samuel S Hollingworth and honors and prizes. A procession with the State National Guard escorted the governor and graduates.
Kansas silver Republicans in Topeka signaled a meeting for June 11 to align with free coinage policy ahead of the state convention, aiming to secure Republican endorsement of free silver.
A chaotic fragment lists events from Wilkes Barre Stoddfod preparations to Bradford forest fires. It notes Major Sam Lorch’s candidacy for Schuylkill County treasurer, a fatal laudanum dose in Mahanoy City, injuries from a runaway car in Pittston, and a man crushed in a Davitt Mine accident.
Memphis prepares for the National free silver convention opening tomorrow at the Auditorium. Delegates from about twenty five states are expected with leaders including Turple Harris and Sibley among principal speakers. Organizers anticipate large attendance and a mix of Democrats Populists and few Republicans.
An army rider left Fort Hamilton at 6 this morning in full fatigue uniform with gear weighing 200 pounds. He carries a dispatch from Major General Miles to Major General Merritt, heading toward Fort Sheridan. The journey, planned for about twelve days, follows the League of American Wheelmen route.
The Oratorio Society festival opened at the Ninth Regiment Armory Wilkes-Barre with strong crowds and smooth arrangements. Officials, conductors and adjudicators from Scranton Wilkes-Barre and New York guided a full day of competitions including piano under 14, baritone, women and male choir contests. Scranton gained first prize in the baritone and the day concluded with Haydn Seasons performed by the society with a large orchestra.
The June 1 Denver gathering of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America passed a resolution calling for a constitutional insertion acknowledging Almighty God as the source of all power Jesus Christ as prince of kings and the Bible as the supreme rule. Speakers linked national financial woes to the absence of such acknowledgment and argued parties are dissolving for lack of a God-centered foundation. The Geneva College board reported urgent repair needs and a 237 total enrollment with 18 in the collegiate program.
The Evan fellow Lutheran ministerium at Philadelphia considered a Jubilee fund proposal and then withdrew it. Rev J J Relts was proposed for exclusion. Rev M J Kuehner confessed to imprudence and impropriety and was publicly reprimanded and asked to resign by Jan 1, 1808. The accused clergyman accepted the verdict with sorrow.
Private A Mat tey of Company G First Artillery United States Army begins a transfer journey from New York to Chicago standard military movement announced in city notices June 11.
About 100 African American citizens from across Missouri met at Turner hall in Kansas City on June 11 to form a permanent organization aimed at advancing the welfare of the colored race. Delegates included ministers and teachers, with talks on topics from crime to education. The organization’s name was not yet chosen.
The thirteenth annual convention of the National Association of Master Plumbers of the United States opened at the Walnut Street theater in Philadelphia with about 600 delegates. Mayor Warick gave a welcome, John Mitchell of New York replied. Committees were appointed and sessions planned for today and the next two days. Presidential succession rumors center on William H. Doyle, James Neathe, and L. D. Crogs as leading candidates.
William R. Laidlaw sues Russell Sage for 50000 over injuries from being dragged before Sage to shield him from a bomb blast in Sage's office by Norcross on December 4, 1801. Four trials have occurred with mixed rulings and a jury verdict of 45000 before.
San Francisco June 1 The coroner s jury in the Nellie Harrington murder renders a verdict killed by persons unknown The police attempt to implicate late State Senator L W Huck failed as alibi is complete Huck died en route to the murder scene last week
A freight train on the Philadelphia and Erie railroad was derailed near Sargent station last night due to a broken axle. Twenty cars piled up the wreckage. an unknown man, attempting to hitch a ride, was killed.
The Laidlaw suit against Russell Sage resumes in New York for the fourth time. A British Columbian sealing fleet faces heavy losses with only one vessel paying expenses. A man named John Robinson is fined in Brooklyn for assaulting Mira Ida Murphy. Burglars rob J. A. Hutchinson’s grocery in Lovell Maine of cash and securities. Walter Kennett, 17, drowns in the Niagara River after testifying in a Gibbs murder case. A Columbus ice plant fire kills Fireman Fletcher Sella and injures Engineer Oliver Reems. Ex-President Harrison refuses a $10,000 retaining fee from the Tadana Liquor league to oppose temperance law. Bangor’s Columbia Street Baptist Church fire prompts orderly evacuation during Sunday school.
The failure of County Treasurer Samuel Ettriz of Loanda dale is reported much larger than earlier. h abilities exceed 100000 dollars while assets stand at zero. The Montgomery National Bank of Norristown allegedly loses about 43000 dollars.
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