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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1896
Page
6
A narrator recalls a grim morning when a royal court scapegoated him for a census error. Brutal punishment follows as he escapes into the streets, aided by a chance encounter with a woman, then flees across Paris pursued by agents of the bishop. He abandons a safe life to mingle with danger, racing toward the bridges as night falls.
A pursuer recounts a tense chase through dim streets. In a sudden clash a man collapses into the narrator’s arms with a mysterious parcel, then darts into an alley as the chase closes in. The episode ends with “To Be Continued.”
The Storms and Signs column forecasts unusual March weather with tornado threats, electric phenomena, and Moon phases. It claims planetary positions indicate high vitality dates and warns of epidemics unless carrot and tomato seeds are sown on specific days. Professor C Coles invites reader support for his theories from Kingston, Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Railroad awards a contract to realign the middle division east of Duncannon removing a sharp curve to straighten the line. A Lin a special notes a possible Lake Erie and Western general strike. Car inspectors’ wages are cut as a committee visits Indianapolis to seek redress. If not resolved, escalation may occur up the line. New York and English capitalists reportedly securing funds to build Mobile and Kansas City railway from Mobile to Jackson with local aid pledged. Georgia Central ships a large group of African American migrants to Savannah for Liberia, with $41 passage and no promised forty acres. Western Passenger Association detectives sweep markets to reclaim tickets, noting improved passenger rates. An English Great Western trial uses bulk shipments to lower tariffs for producers sending at least three tons, aiming to smooth producer transit.
A proposal aims to carry farmers' produce at lower rates and also to collect and distribute it, outlining the circumstances under which this service would operate.
The Bear Run colliery at Wiggens near St Nicholas Pa owned by Pennsylvania and Reading Coal and Iron is abandoned and torn down. Shipments to Tyrone division show a 7980 ton drop week ending Feb 22 while year to date gains 5009 tons. Richards colliery may resume soon and Burnside colliery will get a new shaft to tap a rich unworked basin. G B Markle & Co plan an iron breaker at Jeddo to process coal from Jeddo Oakdale and Ebervale mines. Continuous improvements target faster prep and new movements with favorable weather.
In Rome Georgia on March 1 a fierce street confrontation left Sanford fatally shot Po licen Mulkey who was also mortally wounded. Mulkey shot a friend of Sanford, then both fired. Mulkey was shot in the back while retreating. Ex Sheriff Morgan Mathias was struck by a stray bullet and may die. Bud White had an arm injury and a finger blown off.
In South Carolina Blackville district a mob of masked men boarded a west bound train and abducted Calvin Kennedy, held on a charge dated eight months prior. Kennedy was seized from two constables and taken to an unknown fate. The accuser was Sally Webb who says she was deterred by threats and only now disclosed the assault while in ill health.
A list of local dentists with offices on Washington Avenue Wyoming Avenue Spruce Street Penn Avenue and Madison Avenue. Includes names such as Dr William A Taft Dr C C Laubach Dr R M Stratton Dr A Trapold Dr Ug Edgar Dean relocated to Spruce Street Scranton Dr Kay Dr W E Allen Dr C L Frey Dr L McGates Dr J C Bateson Dr W Lammerbattex notes hours and specialties including diseases of women eye ear nose throat and chronic heart kidney liver and urinary diseases.
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