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Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1895

Page

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Impeachment Petition Highlights Harrisburg Session

Harrisburg report notes James W. M. Newlin of Philadelphia seeking to impeach Judge James Gordon, with petition referred to Judiciary General. Memorials fill Speaker Walton's desk as Frank features include a homeopathic hospital bill and a tax conference measure.

Scranton ‘Tribune Harrisburg James W. M. Newlin Philadelphia James Gay Gordon Judiciary General Committee of House Newlin Martin Lawrence Gordon Walton Penniwell DNL Jaaine Riter

Rooster Attack Saves Boy in Womelsdorf Yard

In Womelsdorf Pennsylvania on March 29 a large rooster attacked a Slig family boy in the yard as he fed the chickens. The rooster bit the boy on the neck and used its spurs until a family member struck the bird with a club, saving the lad.

Resere Womelsdorf Samuel Wiig S. W. Slig Familly

Scranton Actress Dies in Morphine Overdose

Ndith May King, 21, an actress from Scranton Pennsylvania, died at 4 West Thirty-fourth Street New York from an overdose of morphine in a personal crisis. Police say the dose may have been taken with the intent to end her life.

New York

Ministers Must Appear Under Oath in Violation Probe

Columbus Indiana March 29 a week ago J I Quinn the reformed gambler bunco steerer and ex convict formerly of Kansas City St Louis and Chicago backed by local ministers to testify under oath about violations of law in progress.

Columbus Ind J. I. Quinn Bunco Kansas City St. Louis Cileamo

Nightly Attacks Prompt Court Inquiry On City Leaders

Citizens conducted nightly attacks exposing and denouncing pemblers and salionkeepers and charged the mayor and police with dereliction of duty. Mayor Beck denounced them as the court of inquiry orders ministers to appear and testify under oath about alleged law violations.

Beck

Four Men Held Without Bail in Reick Murder Case

Four suspects Hendricks Robinson Kearney and Fisher are held without bail in Wilkes Barre Pa as the Reick murder case nears resolution. A stepdaughter testified she saw Fisher an hour before the killing and Policeman Dauer reported finding Heick dying and transporting him home. Reick named Jim Fisher as an instigator during the ambulance ride. The arrests suggest breaking up an organized gang of thugs and thieves in the city.

Ball Wilkes-Barre Barney Reick James Fisher Teint Fisher William Dauer Heick Reick Jim Fisher Chlevyer Cley

Morrill Expected to Guide Senate Finance Chair Switch

Washington report says the senate finance committee will be reorganized when it next meets with a new chair likely to be Senator Sherman. Senator Morrill may retire after long service as chair while Don Cameron and Senator Platt are named as additional Republican members to appease silver factions.

Washington Senate Morrill Nestor Sherman Don Cameron Pennsylvania Senator Platt Connecticut

Georgetown Wins Opening Game 19 to 2 Over Vermont

Georgetown defeats Vermont 19 to 2 at Capitol Park in its season debut. Mahoney leads with a home run and multiple hits while Murphy, Sullivan, and Carmody add strong batting. Vermont musters three hits as Woodward and Harley make notable defensive plays. Umpires Betts and Sheedon. Hot March day in Chicago noted separately.

University of Vermont Scranton Tribune Washington Georgetown Capitol Park Mahoney Murphy Sullivan Vermont Woodward Harley Carmody Bullivan McCrer

Emperor of Japan Suspends Hostilities Over Li Hung Chang Attack

London dispatch reports from St. Petersburg that the Japanese emperor, furious over the Li Hung Chang attack, has ordered a temporary suspension of hostilities. The authority cited is an authoritative source via The Morning Post.

London The Morning Post St. Peterabura Japan Li Hung Chang How Tilltles

Liquor Leagues Form Across Pottsville Region

State Liquor league organizer P. H. Nolan helped create a hotel and saloon and liquor men league in Pottsville with August Wachier named president. Similar leagues were formed in Mahoning City and a planned meeting in Ashenandoah was set for Monday.

Liquor League Pottaville P. H. Nolan State Liquor League Pottsville August Wachier Tonleht Mahinoy City Ahenandoah

Unclear OCR State Paragraphs From Connetaville Region

In the Connetaville region, 16 268 ovens are in blast and 21 like Preachers of Reading are making a volted effort to rescue fallen women. Frending's rool osterele naweswod at 1 44 00 m more than it was three years ago. An injury received while aleighing last month at Pwreville liie proved fatal to Daniel Fisher. A considerable reduction in the number of skilled employes at Carneste's Brad dock wteel mill has been made Bonnyskill county commissoner hope to save 80 a month to taxpayers by dis discharging part of the clerical force. Mrs Town Kapapski aged 1 years of Tartletown fell down a fight of ataire jast night breaking her neck. She died a few minutes Later William G. Byrich but recently dis charged from a state Insane asylim has Arin come into prefession of le ga0 000 estate at Heading George H Tench superintendent of the York Farm and Blackwoodvollle has been appointed outside superinst of the six Lehigh Valley collieries at

Connetaville Reading Frending Town Kapapski Tartletown Ataire William G. Byrich Asylim Arin Heading George H. ‘Tench York Farm Blackwoodvollle Lehigh Valley

Spain Crisis Quiet as New Minister Aims at Cuba

The United States considers the Alliance Affair essentially closed as Spain plans a new minister to Cuba. Officials expect diplomatic adjustment, while New Orleans recruits for Cuban insurrection spark debate over belligerency recognition.

United States New Orleans

Sleeper in Coffin Buried at Age 100 in Oshkosh

Oshkosh Wisconsin March 20 The body of Mrs Resch aged 100 was buried yesterday in a coffin she had slept in nightly for many years. She purchased a new casket twenty years earlier and requested burial in it after using it as a bed for decades.

Dead Juror Platt Fined Posthumously in Philadelphia Case

At the Chester court term the name Thomas Dp Platt was drawn as a juror. When called he did not respond and Judge Clayton fined him 40. The fine cannot be collected because Platt has been dead ten years, drowned in the Delaware River.

Chester Thomas Dp Platt Clayton Delaware River

Burglars Fail to Get Money in Springfield Home Invasion

In Springfield, March 29, about 10 o'clock yesterday morning two burglars broke into the residence of Mrs. Mary Berger, a 56 year old woman living alone, bound her, but failed to obtain the money they sought and fled the scene.

Springfield Mary Berger

Woman Slays Self After Religious Mania in Hichester

In Hichester Mariae Comber throw, Mrs. John Gate fatally wounded herself with a throat cut after a morning of religious agitation. She wandered the house with a bleeding wound and wrote scripture on kitchen walls while the children were home, dying in the afternoon.

Hichester John Gate Gate Singer Ahe Lele

Arrest Saves Man From Planned Suicide in Anderson

Gage Yougley of Anderson, Indiana, was jailed after he told officers he planned to kill himself with a note for those to find him. The incident followed his wife leaving him, and he intended to use a pocket device to end his life. Thurston Arrives in Chicago En Route to Honolulu from Washington

Thurston Chicago Lorrin A. Thurston United States Washington Honolulu Job

Various Reports of Distress and Crime Across Regions

News notes report smallpox quarantine in St Louis diversions and a Baltimore fall causing fatal neck fracture. A New York bride dies by carbolling, five county board members detained on collusion charges in Michigan, a crewman drowns after John H. Thomas wreck near Cambridge. A mill explosion kills two in Georgia. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad cuts a quarterly dividend. A Kentucky murder yields cousin suspect, gold mine near Hermosillo chased by Vaquie, engagement of A J Marchbanks to Miss Myrie Brows announced, and a NY publisher saved from burns as a clerk faints.

St. Louis Hiram Hall Baltimore Mil Cor Shear New York Kew County Mich Butler Jackson County John Lonc Eton Edward Goode Molly Grant Delawary, Shkwawank and Westen Railroad Oo Rexuhay Mix Mollle Kayley Princeton Tae Darrah Yr Wilson Frank Middleton Pennsylvania Hermozilla Mex A.J. Marchbanks Lady Aberdeen Feneral Canada Myrie Brows Nashville Tenn Dr. McConnell Union Publishing Company Josephine Sawyer

Man Kills Wife Then Commits Suicide After Domestic Tragedy

In Philadelphia a salesman named John A. Brown shot his wife Bertha Liebert Brown in her father’s home at 600 South Forty-second Street and then killed himself with three bullets to the head. Mrs. Brown, 20, is seriously wounded but expected to survive. The four-year abuse era ended with Brown’s own fatal act as onlookers and family witnessed the struggle and escape attempts.

Philadelphia John A. Brown James Talcott Franklin Street New York South Forty-second Street Brown Bertha Liebert Misa Liebert Miss Stockton Town Mrs. Brown Forty-second Street Navy Russell

KEEP AMERICANS IN PRISON Letter from Cuba Confirms Charges

A private letter from Santiago de Cuba reports two American citizens held on suspicion in Cuba for a month. The men, a mate and a steward, were allegedly recruited for turtle fishing but fled failed ventures and were detained after being blown ashore.

Cuba New York Santiago de Cha

Dun and Company Trade Review Sees Early Improvement

Dun and Company’s weekly trade review notes signs of improvement across railroad earnings bank clearings and industrial indicators. It states prices rise with wage increases and that commodities begin at low levels before demand expands, while overall production and orders remain cautious.

Various World News Flashes From Europe and Asia

Reports from distant regions describe Italian forces repelling a foe at Kasaala with heavy losses and a trial date set in London for the Wilde-Queensberry affair. The sultan vows protection for Christians in Diarbekir. a new justice in the Hraatilan supreme court is related to a minister in Washington. Hamburg burghers send congratulations to Bismarck, and the pope plans to dispatch a cardinal to convey cordial wishes to the aging chancellor.

Kasaala London Diarbekir Hraatilan Supreme Court Mendonca Washington Hamburg Bismarck

Government officials tour and appointments reported

Mr Wilton toured the post office department yesterday. Comptroller Eckles end day returned from a hunting trip. Secretary Carlisle travels to Kentney for a brother’s illness. Airant Secretary Hamlin in charge. The president appointed Carl B Hurnt and Charles Jonas to new consul posts in Prague and Crefeld as exchanges of consulates. In Bethlehem a nickel plate armor model for the battleship Iowa will be tested with an S inch rifle for ballistic acceptance.

Wilton Post Office Department Ecklessestenday Roanoke Leland N.C Geen Carlisle Kentney Bethlehem Lowa Oregon

Weather Update for Eastern Pennsylvania

For eastern Pennsylvania generally fair conditions prevail with some local showers in northern areas. Temperatures are slightly warmer as southeast winds develop across the region.

Pennsylvania

Mull and Lawn Caps Featured in New Lineup

A local retailer highlights Mull and Lawn Caps as part of a broader seasonal headwear collection. The shop promotes durable fabrics and casual styles aimed at outdoor use and everyday wear.

Mull Toques For Misses Caps Feature

Local shop showcases a wide range of caps for misses with a promise of popular prices and a guarantee of value.

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