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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1896
Page
2
A long list of deep reductions on trimmed and untrimmed hats, flowers, caps, jackets, and belts dominates the sale. Items include hats from 5 to 9 dollars, trimmed hats at reduced prices, flowers marked down to fractions of a dollar, and ladies wear with substantial cuts.
Washington reports the secretary of agriculture will establish a Biological Survey on July 1 led by Dr. C Hart Merriam. The unit will map suitable climates for crops and livestock, publish land and species charts, and study climate altitude and soil effects across counties and states to aid farming economically.
Mrs. Mary Smith Heywood of Chadron Nebraska sues the Sisters of Mercy operators of St Bernard's hospital in United States circuit court seeking 810000 for wrongful detention cruel treatment and damage to business She alleges she was confined for sixty hours with no food while five or six attendants attacked her and she was placed in a strait jacket after attempting to escape and attract help.
Rockford Illinois June 17 Charles Strong a young mechanic has become a noted healer claiming the spirit of an old Indian doctor guides his cures He works at the bost works and nightly crowds seek his treatments He reports success in paralysis cases and occasionally utters a war cry in trance
The White Star Line steamship Majestic sails from New York to Liverpool. Among her passengers are Mr. and Mrs. Burden of New York returning home.
Report from Athens states over 300 Turks killed in a recent confrontation with Cretan insurgents at Comoneri. No Turkish fatalities reported in the same engagement.
The convention upheld the majority on the Delaware Addicks case and rejected the minority report, with cheers as the rules were read and Alaska and Indian Territory voting changes approved. Adjournment set for tomorrow at 10 o clock after a split vote on adjournment.
Report from St Louis on June 17 notes Virginia may vote solid for General James A. Walker on the first ballot as a Confederate hero honor. After that, Morton could win nearly all votes if nominated, Hobart expected to draw about 20 of 24 if Morton not a candidate. Ohio delegation undecided with no caucus. Hanna silent on running mate but pledges to McKinley remain, Nebraska endorses individual choice, and Hobart and Evans garner support elsewhere. An eastern observer calls the contest a free-for-all race with no clear frontrunner.
In St Louis on June 17 a subcommittee of the rules committee favored a plan for future Republican convention representation. It would base representation on the vote cast in each district for the electoral ticket in the previous election. The report passed five to one with one member absent and would be reported to the full committee tomorrow night.
The proposal increases the convention delegates to nineteen hundred with one delegate per seven thousand Republican votes. It provides a fixed representation ratio for future conventions and outlines a scheme aligned with the national committee’s submission, though developed with differences in details.
In Canton on June 17 a lively gathering of newspaper people and friends, led by Mrs. McKinley, discussed convention bulletins at Major McKinley's residence. The Major remained outwardly calm though signs of strain appeared in his eyes as talk focused on the timing of the nomination. Public sentiment favored a light nominating process, with many agreeing St. Louis should have at least three days.
New York June 17 Miss Caroline Chudoba an assistant teacher at grammar school No 62 Courtlandt Avenue and One Hundred fifty seventh Street will resign to the board of education tomorrow because her religion forbids her to teach temperance physiology. As a Christian Scientist she says alcohol lessons incite belief in diseases that do not exist and may give children a taste for whisky. Her family opposes her action.
Famine in Tonkin, China devastates harvests and worsens misery across the region. In Hanoi a mother sold her three infants for eight cents to spare them from hunger, as people flee the countryside and panic spreads amid cholera reports. Violent plundering becomes common in hardest hit areas.
A fire broke out in No 8 slope at Stockton, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, burning timber and coal within an hour. Firemen fear extension to the adjoining Laurel Hill mine. with machinery removed, firefighting is hampered. The slope, recently sold to Lehigh Valley Coal Co, origin unknown.
The article reports on the silver bloc at a Republican convention, detailing Lafollette’s amendment to strike “now in circulation” from the monetary plank, the opposition by Lodge and others, and the adoption of the gold plank. It notes Senator Carter’s defection from the insurgent faction and hints at Mantle’s likely stance.
Stockholders of The Collier Company will meet at 160 Scranton Avenue. Various help wanted ads list a middle aged gardener, a young cashier or books keeper, an experienced bookkeeper, a gardener or groom, home washings, housework, and a colliery clerk with payroll experience. Addresses include Tribune office and Sumner Avenue Scranton Hyde Park.
Lehigh University conferred degrees and diplomas on 102 graduates. Warren J. Bieber was valedictorian and Robert B. Laramy salutatorian. Prizes included the Wilbur school scholarship to Harold John Horne and awards to Grace, Grace, Allen, Kimball, Carman, Klein, and Jackson for disciplines ranging from mathematics and rhetoric to German and general chemistry.
The Vermont Republican state convention in Burlington on June 17 nominated a state ticket headed by Josiah Grant of Derby for governor. The platform denounces free coinage of silver as harmful to the public and calls for currency worth one hundred cents on the dollar worldwide, pledging to block government control of any other currency.
The Hawley collection of twelve violins including the famed King Joseph violin sold to Ralph Granger of San Diego for about $20,000. Judge Hurlburt, as administrator of Laura Hawley's estate, arranged the sale in Hartford.
The Democratic state convention in Little Rock Arkansas on June 17 nominated Colonel Dan W Jones of Little Rock for governor without opposition. A heated fight arose over a resolution endorsing Bland of Missouri for president. The roll call showed Bland led among delegates but could not reach the two thirds required to suspend rules for its consideration.
In Washington on June 17 a lawyer seeking to save a man from hanging urged a new trial after alleging juror Oliver L. White fell asleep multiple times during the murder trial.
Trains run from Scranton with express and local departures to New York Easton Trenton Philadelphia the South Washington and nearby towns. Evening and overnight services connect to Buffalo Cortland Syracuse Elmira Binghamton and nearby destinations. Pocket timetables available from M L Smith city office or depot for full details.
Governor orders First Regiment Oregon National Guard to Astoria to preserve peace as fishermen strike intensifies. No bloodshed reported yet, authorities say guards are needed to protect non union fishermen and cannery property.
An advertisement offers $20 to SIMO as an investment in turf speculation. It promises good returns and states that a book titled Successful Turf Speculation will be mailed free. The address given is Morris & Co. at 2 Dearborn Street, Chicago.
A collage of job ads and rental notes from 215 Lackawanna avenue and multiple firms including Figaro Cigars, Michigan Mfg Co, Consolidated Mfg Co, and GaleBurn. Entries seek salesmen for cigars and decorative platers, with salaries, expenses, and stamping replies, plus furnished roofed rooms and bath facilities offered in Rochester and Baltimore. The items read like early 20th century classified notices with contact hints and pricing.
Train schedule for Central Railroad of New Jersey Lehigh and Susquehanna Division lists departure times from Beranton Pittston Wilkes Barre and connections to New York Newark Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Returning trains to New York and other points run at specified intervals with Sunday services and special express options noted.
A group of a dozen or more workers were piling lumber at Knapp & Brout yards when a tall stack of heavy timber toppled. Two boys, Philip Slusman and William Stoll, were instantly killed and four others injured: John Miller, John Nagel, Fred Dougherty and William Lakebrink.
Trains depart Scranton for New York Newburgh Hawley and intermediate Erie points at 7.06 and 2.28 pm and arrive from those points at 10.45 am 3.18 and 9.38 pm. An extra train runs to Lake Ariel at 6.15 pm returning to Scranton at 7.42 and 8.16 am.
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