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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1897
Page
1
A political contest centers on how to conduct a sale of assets or property as part of campaign finances. The issue divides stakeholders, with supporters urging a swift mechanism and opponents calling for more transparency.
The article guarantees watch movements as genuine Et Fing and Walthams, standard American quality with stem winders and setters, full jeweled escapements, and the latest improvements. Makers warrant them fully, promising the best guarantee available.
An aged trade ad describes handsomely engraved hot plated cases veneered with gothic mould ware from a reputed watch case maker. Each case bears a signed guarantee promising five years of wear, with the manufacturer to remedy any defect.
On the eve of inauguration crowds swarm Washington to witness preparations. Visitors fill hotel lobbies and theaters glow with electric light as the capital becomes a tented city of anticipation with trains arriving nonstop.
Major and Mrs McKinley arrived at the Ebbitt House and received intimate friends as floral tributes poured in. General Alger attended while Mrs McKinley praised the gifts and Major McKinley brightened by sunny weather and cordial hospitality at the executive mansion dinner with President Cleveland and the president-elect.
Dr. Swallow editor of the Pennsylvania Methodist received a hearing before Mayor Patterson on two criminal libel charges filed by the Boldier Orphans commission. Delancey and others denied the charges, insisting purchases for soldiers orphans schools were fair and in open market. Swallow seeks trial at the quarter sessions on March 15.
In the Commons Mr Durgeon read a cable from Canea reporting Muslim residents of Crete opposing union with Greece and hoping powers block it. Rioting erupted as Suleiman Bey was fatally wounded when gendarmes were unpaid and marines fired on rioters. crowds dispersed after police and naval escort arrived.
Mr Connell and wife arrive in Washington and stay at the Hotel Regent for the inauguration. The William Connell Anthracite Glee Club arrives and will serenade President McKinley at the White House Thursday night. They will occupy a reviewing stand and sing as marchers pass from the Capitol to the White House. The couple plans to remain until Saturday morning before returning home.
Dr. C Swallow refused to answer questions before the joint legislative committee investigating the Capitol fire at Harrisburg Pa on March 2. He offered a prayer and cited self protection, saying he cannot provide names or testimony beyond what he already disclosed and noting a criminal prosecution against him.
Mrs Cecilia O Reilly stood with a drawn revolver to stop workers from placing a pole in the curb line outside her Broad way home. Three men digging a hole for an alarm system backed off after she protested and blocked further work with a wagon until ordered by authorities to remove it. Mayor Weller authorized the pole, but Mrs O Reilly’s plate stopped all actions leaving her triumphant.
The Meyer Rubber company of Milltown will close its plant and transfer all orders to the New Brunswick factory. Up to four hundred families depend on the Milltown operation, and the shutdown will cause significant hardship for residents.
Washington reports the Senate passed a contagious disease prevention bill and a deficit measure while House amendments to the international monetary conference bill were adopted. The era’s old Senate House control dispute over inaugural ceremonies resurfaced with a rule investigation proposal. The president vetoed the immigration bill citing literacy limits and urged selective, not blanket, restrictions.
New York correspondent reports General Gomes near Hacsa engaging Cuban independence sentiment two years after the revolution. Gomes insists Cubans seek absolute independence without American military aid, condemning Spanish atrocities and urging neutrality while opposing U.S. intervention and sympathy with warships and Spanish enforcers.
Morning weather notes show rain then clearing by night. National legislators push urgent business on eve of inauguration as Cuba discussions and local municipal items appear in the day’s scattered items.
Mine inspectors visit Mount Lookout in Wyoming after a cave-in leaves 93 miners trapped or displaced. Quick sand fills the shaft to forty feet and tunnels eighty feet thick, with debris blocking access. Officials authorize immediate clearing and expect resumption of mining next Monday with safety improved.
Secretary Olney declines to send full correspondence on the Havana case, deeming it not in the public interest. The inquiry tracks Thuly's residence use, his Cuba arrest, and the Spanish authorities role, with investigations and potential further steps by the United States and pending occupation plans.
Washington reports the Marquis of Apeztegula, a Cuban native, will be appointed civil governor of Cuba under Spanish reform plans. A military commander will report to the governor, and the appointment is expected to be officially announced within days while he travels in Madrid.
In Huglton Pennsylvania on March 2 the Lehigh and Wilkes Twurre Coal company and HUTA Co system of retrenchment was announced. Foremen wages drop from 100 to 75 dollars monthly while inside laborers fall from one to 1.40 and other laborers down to 40 cents for breaker workers.
New stock now open at Finley’s featuring silk and linen batiste in stripes and plain styles. Elegant new line includes embroidered chiffons, touted as the most beautiful Scranton has shown.
Report from Curson Nevada details a boxing scene with Fitzsimmons back in action despite joint pain and a busy training camp. Dan Stuart’s troupe, including Rocher and Stenzler, shows strong performances while Billy Smith arrives at training HQ in improved condition.
Weather outlook for New York today is cloudy to partly cloudy with warmer conditions expected. Expect a slight drop in temperature Thursday followed by rain or snow and cooler air returning later.
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