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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1896
Page
2
The Leader advertises extraordinary Monday through week long values across new merchandise. It highlights deep cuts on ladies shirt waists, infants outfits, trimmed hats, flowers, and untrimmed straw shapes. The sale touts marked-down prices and urges customers to see for themselves.
Lenox man Charles Nodine, 38, was married Wednesday to Eveline Mather of Howard avenue while a breach of promise suit by Esther Wood of Norwalk for $5000 was filed just before the ceremony at St. John s church. The bride learned of the suit only after the service.
Indianapolis reports Allison Dewitt of Battle Ground an octogenarian bachelor who spent over a year digging his grave and walling it up. He commissioned a Logansport firm to carve an epitaph with no capital letters and the line do not live a bachelor as I did. Hyve-regret.
Waterloo Iowa June 15 farmers in Maxfield township Bremer county organize to stop army worms. Furrows ten inches deep and four to five feet wide encircle fields. Worms are collected in wagon boxes driven out and cremated in straw with kerosene. Farmers hope this method clears the pests.
The article discusses Senator Teller leading free silver efforts and threats of protests at the Republican convention over the gold standard. It notes caucuses, proposed planks for free coinage, and anticipated debates on representation and the party platform.
At a National Republican committee meeting in St Louis on June 15 Col. Youngblood of Alabama denounced northern influence as corrupt and accused it of disrupting the southern Republican ranks. The session, crowded in a small hotel room, debated boosting District of Columbia delegates and adjourned after a terse vote. General Longstreet, in town, was also mentioned in the lively exchange.
Ex Senator Warner Miller attacked Platts denunciation of McKinley and urged against appointing him chair. Thurlow Weed Barnes and Senator John Barnes rebuked Miller as Platt factionists cheered. Platt's side won 63 votes to 17 for Miller, 8 for Gibbs. Luncheon lineups named Lauterbach, Sutherland, Mott, Proctor, Raines for key posts.
At St Louis on June 15 the Ohio delegates urged voting for McKinley with a fired resolution. The Pennsylvania group convened later and harmoniously backed Hastings as chairman while Quay won national committeeman. A finance stance upheld gold standard and bi metal cooperation with world powers.
General Reeder voiced concern that in Chicago and Minneapolis delegates received five extra seats while the current hall would still hold 11,000 unaccounted seats. A protest was unanimously approved with a committee named to present it. The convention adopted a gold standard plank 42 to 6 and Chicago was chosen as Republican committee headquarters.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts announces that a gold standard will be adopted by the convention after states pledge to the resolutions committee. He cites Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and others as supporting gold, with Ohio and Indiana expected to follow. He claims the Republican party will be saved by a gold plank and that New York’s weight supports the move. The McKinley camp signals tacit acceptance amid eastern pressure.
Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania held class day exercises on campus in the park with about five thousand people in attendance. The report notes the event as a ceremonial highlight for graduates and attendees.
A cluttered classified page lists furnished rooms with gas, baths, and reading rooms at 215 Lackawanna Avenue, Clairvoyant Aubrey promoting past present and future readings. It also includes multiple help wanted and product ads for salesmen, cigars, electroplating, and various agent opportunities across Chicago, Rochester, Baltimore, and New York with stamp-ended replies.
Classified ad from Nanticoke Pa seeking retirement sale of business. Includes contact address C A M Lock Box IM and a young bookkeeper with years of experience, General Delivery Wadety listing a Colliery clerk role handling payroll and coal office work.
Central Railroad of New Jersey timetable effective June 7 with routes from Scranton to Pittsburg, Mountain Park, Atlantic City, and New York. Express services include connections to Philadelphia and Newark. specific departure times listed for weekdays and Sundays. Through tickets available at lowest rates via advance purchase.
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