16 Mar 1896
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1896
Page
1
A store promotes an annual spring sale of muslin underwear with careful selection and assured finishing. The message promises quality fabrics cambrics and trimmings chosen as if by a knowledgeable buyer and urges immediate attention to the bargain event.
Muslin Under Wear announces its annual sale opening Thursday March 2 and running for 10 days with discounts on muslin undergarments and related garments.
Special prices have been placed on Misses gowns and children's crewere in which our line is complete. The offer highlights affordable fashion as the store showcases a full range including misses and children's wear.
A garbled item lists waist prices with several misread values. It mentions new waists at 6 for a dollar, 5 cents each, and various prices per dozen or pair, including higher quotes like 125 dollars and 1.50 to 1.75 for multiple items.
Havana reports Gomez and Maceo separated in Matanzas with Maceo west of Jovellanos. Spanish columns encircle Maceo to stop entry into Havana, while Maceo and allies strike near Los Palos and Paso Hondo burning bridges and disrupting rail lines. Weyler condemns delays as insurrection grows across provinces.
The obituary notes the death of Mrs Bertlett, mother of St Ellis Ashmead, with references to family ties and local prominence. The fragmentary text confirms her status as a respected matriarch in the community and mentions unnamed relatives.
M P Bartlett, longtime dynan lor of the admiralty, and W L Ashmead Bartlett MP, married Baroness Bartlett-Coutts whose name he adopted.
In Aurora county, amid sacked Mitchell Mail office fires, Plankington presses the conflict with editor McBride leading attacks. The Mitchell Standard issues extra editions targeting him, while threats of further arson loom, with local undertaker coffins implied.
Reports from Jamestown York Providence Buffalo Gouverneur St Louis detail Republican delegate selections across states. McKinley gains dominate in most contests with Morton and Reed limited. Rhode Island and St Lawrence caucuses show machine influence and varied preferences for the national ticket.
A mine explosion in Rossland B C near Spokane Washington yesterday killed four men and fatally injured two others. Eight workers were present as two boxes of giant powder thawed in a hot water tank ignited in a cross cut about seventy feet from the tunnel mouth. One man who knows the cause is dying, leaving the mystery unsolved.
Pittsburg Pa March 14 The entries for the twenty eighth national atenger fest to be held in Pittsburg in June have closed with 111 societies on the list Secretary C Saam has not received a complete roster of the individual singers but there will be about 2600 singers This guarantees the Pittsburg fest will be one of the largest ever held At the fest held in Cleveland Ohio in 1898 there were seventy six societies represented.
Major John C Canty Fenian leader died at council land yesterday. He aided plans to invade Canada by Irish men in 1915 and played a central role in revolutionary activity.
Los Angeles on March 1 hosted the formal opening of the Allison boom. Hon. John Clarkson of Iowa, touring California, led the event to drum up support for his candidate.
March 15 report states William Inhele, aged, committed death by own action not cutting his throat. He leaves a widow and three children.
The morning issue outlines rain or snow with slight warmth and discusses Maceo and Booth in presidential horizons. It covers Turks seeking to abolish Christianity, a congressional forecast, market quotes, church consecration of Hoban, and a local license list amid town life notes and regional updates.
Berlin reports a shift toward peace terms from Abyssinia and Italy. Menelik seeks an autograph letter from King Humbert for peace and urge Italian withdrawal to treaty frontiers, plus no new fortresses or outside alliances.
A United Press dispatch from London reports Harpoot and surrounding provinces show forced conversions to Islam continue. Authorities in cities ease force while villages ignore orders. massacres, arrests, and systemic debauchery of Christian women persist as Christian governments fail to intervene.
In Frankfort Kentucky politicians gather ahead of tomorrow’s senatorial ballot amid heavy security orders. Governor Bradley directs deputies and a militia detachment to keep peace while Populist leader Poor holds the key as he shifts between parties. Blackburn Boyle and other loyalists monitor developments.
An unidentified voter shifts between Republican and other affiliations, claiming to vote freely for Blackburn or Hoyle. In Kentucky, Governor Bradley orders troops to Frankfort at once, directing Colonel Clither to mobilize a special train for transport tonight.
In Yonkers New York Alexander Nemetty proprietor of a meat market shot his stepdaughter Mary Nitkowsky then killed himself after the act. He had long opposed the girl’s affections and attempted to control her. Police and coroner took charge as a crowd gathered and the bodies were moved to the morgue for inquest.
In Seneca Falls Edward Mynderse's residence becomes the scene of a double tragedy as Thomas Pelkiton shoots Minnie Mangelle in the head after she rejects him and then fatally shoots himself. Pelkiton had been drinking and had shown disreputable behavior prior to the incident.
Altoona Pennsylvania March 15 snow covers ground twenty inches and high winds in the mountains hinder Pennsylvania Railroad operations. Ongoing heavy snowfall threatens to block night traffic as crews work to clear routes and keep lines open.
The Age of York suffered fire damage to its Democratic evening paper offices on March 15 in York Pennsylvania. Officials suspect incendiary origin and the extent of damaged machinery is not yet known.
New York March 15. Ballington Booth and his wife announce the name Quils American Volunteers for their religious movement aiming to imitate the G A R in initials. They describe a proposed uniform and a rededicated standard featuring a white flag with a blue central star and a white cross, plus national stars in the corner. Colonel Nicols departed for England aboard the Lucania after a brief halt in New York, amid ongoing disputes over leadership and organization details.
An Indiana report by Charles W. Stone urges adoption of the metric system by U S departments. The House committee notes foreign terms pose no obstacle and cites Germany and Austria switching with ease. They recommend adopting metric measures by July 1888 and synchronizing with the new century starting January 1, 1901.
Washington dispatch reports Kansas City postal chief Frank Mates reportedly died by his own hand after a $4900 shortage surfaced. Inspector Wheeler received telegrams from Inspectors Sutton and Reed detailing the loss and the Kansas City office findings.
Cleveland resident John Mranete, aged unknown, currently in a city theater, is reported to be sole heir to 5000 pounds from England after learning a relative has died. The notice confirms his inheritance claim and ties him to the English estate.
The announcement notes the opening of a second spring stock and asserts clear proof of its popularity, promising excellence in style, quality, and finish of the goods.
Soliciting inspection of muslin gowns trimmed with insertion and cambric ruffle priced 69 cents to 2 dollars. Silk and linen garments including sacques and embroidered collars listed with various prices. Children's gowns and drawers offered, with house made gowns from the Home of Good Shepherd noted.
In Hagletin Pennsylvania on March 1 a coal bed 100 feet thick was found at the Buck Mountain colliery by Wie Strack. The tract was leased by Mekley BL Croce before Heath’s discovery. The colliery, abandoned for years, had been doubted to yield more coal, but the find fulfills prior predictions and revived local prospects.
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