Penrose Fight Looms Over Lexow Probe in Philadelphia
Harrisburg reports a three‑way political clash as Penrose faces a Lexow style Philadelphia probe. Quay aims to preserve harmony with Magee Hastings and Cameron plotting, while Watres Wanamaker and Porter influence key factions in Harrisburg and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton ‘Tribune
Harrisburg
Penrose
Philadelphia
Martin
Porter
Hastings
Hris Magee
Lnt
Quay
Austine
Durham
Colonel Quay
Lexow
Lyon
National Capital
McKean
Pittsburg
Washington
Penrost
Mr. Penrose
Dave Martin
Charley Porter
Warwick
Pennsylvania
Cameron
Heaven
United States
John Wanamaker
Hestings
Quaker City
Watres
Wanamaker
Scranton
Chris K. Magee
Magee
Lens for Dr Peates telescope completed in Butler works
The Standard Plate Glass company in Butler completed its third attempt to craft a lens for Dr. Peates telescope. The lens measures sixty two inches in diameter, weighs about 2,400 pounds, and was removed from annealing and inspected as perfect by Dr. Peates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
May
Dr. Peates
Peates
Collision Injures Thirteen on St Louis Iron Mountain Route
A wild engine collided with a passenger train on the St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern road near Clarkaville yesterday afternoon. Thirteen passengers were injured though none died. The crash was blamed on careless operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Tron Mountain
Southern Road
Little Rock
Ark
Iron Mountain
Clarkaville
British Fleet Evacuates Corinto Restoring Port to Nicaragua
The British fleet quietly evacuated Corinto and handed control to Nicaraguan authority. A cable to Minister Cueman confirmed preliminaries with the British admiral via Senor Palacios of Honduras. Nicaragua accepts indemnity terms in London within two weeks and Zelaya’s leadership earns local support amid rumors of unrest. Zelaya previously led a rapid 15 day revolution and was chosen by a constitutional convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Corinto
Cueman
Messare
Senor Plalios
Honduras
Nicaragua
London
Nicaraghua
Zelaya
Fatal streetcar crash near Troy Hill ends in one death
An unidentified young woman died when she fell from a Pleasant Valley streetcar on the Troy Hill line in Allegheny. Mary Weldner and Victor Andres were injured as passengers jumped or were knocked off during a panic caused by a sprinkler car and a loss of control by the motorman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pleasant Valley
Troy Hill
Allegheny
Smorting
Misa Mary Weldner
Victor Andres
Valley of Death Cyclone Funeral Tragedy at Alton
Funerals for Friday cyclone victims held amid a fierce storm in Alton Iowa. The valley from Ireton to Sioux City remains strewn with debris and wreckage as horses cattle sheep clothing and farming implements lie along the route. Most deaths are buried in Sioux County with Marsden siblings sent to Wisconsin. additional fatalities today among the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Ireton
Sioux City
Sioux County
Marsden
Wisconsin
Justice Jackson Arrives for Income Tax Case Reargument
Justice Jackson arrives in Washington to hear the reargument of the income tax case. He traveled from Bellemn Tenn and despite fatigue looks well though weight has changed since his winter departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jackson
Supreme Court of the United States
Bellemen
Tenn
Japan in Trouble Ports May
St Petersburg correspondent reports Japan in reply to protest consents to abandon Liao Tong except Port Arthur. No final agreement yet as exchanges of opinion continue. European Herald says Russia warned Germany it will declare war if Japan violates Bhimonoieks treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
St. Petersburg
Tempe
Liao Tong
Port Arthur
Asverta
The
Herald
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Hungarian Crisis Settled Temporarily in Vienna
The Standard's Vienna correspondent reports the Austrian and Hungarian cabinet crisis settled temporarily. The emperor told all ministers who had audiences on the affair that he would not allow Rome to appear able to overthrow Austrian and Hungarian ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
May
The
Standard
Vienna
Rome
Strike Looms as Sharpeville Furnacemen Demand Lad Wagon Restore
Sharon Pennsylvania on May 5 reports an imminent blast furnace strike. Sharpeville furnacemen threaten to bank every furnace if officials do not restore the Lad wagon by May 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Sharpeville
Denison Cyclone Spreads Damage Across Region
A cyclone moved through Denison Texas yesterday morning blowing down timber and fences and killing livestock. No casualties were reported as the storm crossed the Red River into the Indian Territory leaving a path through the forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Tex
Red River
Indian Territory
Mrs. Parnell Improves But Mind Remains Clouded
Bordentown New Jersey May 6 Mrs Parnell’s condition shows some improvement today but her mind remains clouded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bordentown
N. J
Presbyterian Assembly Faces Briggs Case and Liberal Shift
Pittsburg May 6 The 107th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States will convene in May with 600 commissioners. The Briggs deposition battle heads a busy agenda alongside seminary governance and Union Theological Seminary ties. Liberals show strength with younger delegates and a possible moderator contest between Dr Beecher or Dr George Alexander, while conservatives back Dr Robert Ruswell Booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
United States of America
Francis L. Patton
Princeton
Briggs
General Assembly
San Busines
Presbyterian Church
Union Theological Seminary
Relea
Niscoterleti
Pittvbure
Dr Beecher
Auburn
N. Y
Beecher
Uberals
George Alexander
University Place
Ehurch
New York
Alexander
Briggs Party
Union Seminary
Robert Ruswell Booth
New York City
Rutgers
Nrngee
Brice
Dr. Brice
Theological Seminary
Presbyterian Theological Seminaries
Omaha
Allegheny
McCormack
Union
Fiery Debate Expected Over Presbyterian Policy at Assembly
The assembly is to decide how Presbyteries should handle endorsing students, a dispute tied to the Briggs case. Overture asks for policy, promising a heated discussion among commissioners on the floor, with minor issues likely to be settled.
Mrs. Froundine barely escapes fiery brush incident
Mrs. Brown dine, a German resident on Mhomia Street, nearly burned alive when her brush fire caught, a neighbor and carpet smothering her flames. She suffered severe burns to her back and arms but was saved and resting under care.
Story Denies Crooked Officials Denounced by Doyle
The Times reports alleged two year freight thefts and rebates at Lehigh Valley lines, claiming losses around 50000 dollars. General Agent Doyle calls the sensational tale false and declares Lancelot and other staff trustworthy and fully supported by the company and its patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuffalo
the Times
Diesel
Lehigh Valley Railroad Campany
Hines
Lehlich Valley Transportation Company
The
Times
Bethlehem
Buffalo
Bissell
Demetives
Lancelot
Tt Ia
Lehigh Valley
Doyle
Sul
Boach
Fear of War Grows Norway Sweden Tensions
Reports from Christiana and Brockholm indicate ongoing fear of conflict between Norway and Sweden. The Christian defense committee plans to buy torpedoes in Germany to defend the harbor if the Swedish fleet attacks. Funding comes from Norwegian women contributing to national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Christiana
Brockholm
Norway
Sweden
Christan Defence Committee
Germany
Waddles awful act ends in tragedy in Atlanta Texas
William T Waddle gave poison to his three children aged 6 to 10 then took a dose himself all dying within minutes. His wife died months earlier and his motive is linked to that loss. The incident occurred May 4 in Atlanta Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Tex
William T. Waddle
Waddle
Secretary Gresham Suffering Pleurisy Relief Reached
Secretary Gresham rests more easily after changing doctors to treat pleurisy. Immediate relief followed, though he remains very ill. In Orlo Tl a bank in the town was robbed by three men who stole about $5000 in gold and bills, breaking the vault and blowing a safe with nitro glycerine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gresham
Wushington
State Bank
Orlo
Bombs Explode Outside Rome Law Courts
A bomb exploded today outside the law courts building in Marcerata capital of Marcerata province. It caused considerable damage but no loss of life was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Law Courts
Marcerata
Capitad
Tragedy in New Orleans as husband shoots rival lover
In New Orleans on May 5 a husband, Dr Samuel P Swain, shot and killed Dr Emile Wirart after catching his wife with him. Mrs Swain, seated by the bed, confessed only that the man was a deserter from a parish. Swain was arrested. Wirart died in hospital. The couple had registered under assumed names and a crowd at the scene grew large before police intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
de Samuel PF. Swain
Emile Wirart
Plaquemine
Mirart
Swain
S. F. Swain
Dr. Swain
Mia. Swain
Therville Parish
Harart
Fire Hits Glen Hazle Sawmill and Town in Elk County
Destructive forest fires sweep Elk County, destroying Ridgway area. Fire near Glen Haale destroys Ridgway saw mill, sixteen freight cars, six dwellings, and stretches along twelve hundred feet of the Erie railway. Estimated log loss reaches $125,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgway
Elk County
Glen Haale
Bradford
Erie
Tauss Defrauded by New York Sharper In O D Package Scam
Abraham Tauss a Seventh street Arabian peddler was duped by a New York sharper who sent a package of Tenkers C.O.D. to Scranton. The contents turned out to be sawdust and other junk. Adams Express company will seek to recover the $5545 and forward funds to New York. Attorney Joseph O'Brien represents Tauss to protect his rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham ‘Tauss
Seventh Street
New York
Taus
Adams Express Company
George Saba
Broadway
New York City
Express Company
Scranton
Tauss
Jooph O'Brien
Alderman Millar Takes Office With Staff named
Alderman Millar becomes a full alderman today with T J Jordan as clerk Consute Jefferson Roesev and Deputy Constable Charles Q Carman assisting. His first official act will be to issue no summons. He met many social callers at his office in the Scranton Gas and Water company building on Wyoming avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Millar
T.J. Jordan
Jefferson
Freight Car for a Pulpit Attracts Large Crowd
A young preacher on Lackawanna Avenue near the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railyard drew a large crowd. He urged listeners to abandon sinful paths and devote themselves to God, delivering a movable pulpit sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackawanna Avenue
Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western
Warmest Day of Year Sparks Fashionable Street Scene
Dense heat drew crowds outdoors as sun and clouds clashed, then a torrential afternoon rain cooled the air. Evening brought milder temperatures and a parade of spring attire as fashion notes and parlor comforts replaced churchgoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Triby
Napoleon
Dyteh
Emile Hkowlee
Scurfmaker
Salt Companies Form Unified Plan in Western New York
Four salt firms with western New York mines, largely Scranton owned, join in a cooperative plan. The merger aims to curb past losses and align future output with agreed prices and profits. A single office in Scranton will oversee the consolidated business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
New York State
Te Elsimed
Tribune
Commonwealth
True Irish Hearts at Davis Theater this week
During the first three days the Triuh comedy drama True Irish Hearts plays at the Davis theater featuring Fodward Row land Miles Lillian Keyne Mize Mollie Mores and Miew Mane Fisch with scenic effects like Miser's Cave ruined abbey and Lake of Killarney. A later storm report notes a lightning strike on Cayuen street causing interior damage and a family scare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Theater
Amon
Fodward Rowland
Miles Lillian Keyne
Mize Mollie Mores
Charles Prohman
Miew Mane Fisch
Killarney
May Sale on Gowns and Children's Dresses
Our May sale highlights special numbers in gowns with tucked yoke muslin and ruffle details, plus drawers and underwaists. Also featured are children's gingham dresses and boys kilts in galatea and pique fabrics. Examine the goods to appreciate their value.
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Trey
Uitte
Lexow Philadelphia
Osis
Governor Hastings
Chris Magee
Pilan
Gilkeson
Joo
Corinte
Deati
Iowa
Justice Jackson
Texas
General Assembly of
Drr. Briggs
Dr. Iriges
Lane
Lane Seminary
New York Presbytery
Haddle
Keeley
Milwaukee
Wis
Seaman
United States Court
Yeutenly
Lantie J. Keeley
Wisconsin Keeley Institute Company
Dwight Company
Keeley Company
Ayers
State Court
Leavenworth
Kaw
Samuel P. Swain
Emile Alrart
Gue Nelbell
Sorogs
Savenue
Polles
Acsin
Foryuid
Horton Pit
Nelsell
Glen Hazle
Alderman Millar
Neibell
Wis Andrenece
Wavis’ Theater
Nonse Strick
Michael Moire
Cayuen Street
Mehdy
Onehanan
Bing Bing
Sage
Mye Muchonan
Amos Gartside
Chester
Delaware County
Hureka Steel Works
Cheater Switch Works
Ait
Gartside
Altpon O Pieslo
Bluefeld
W. Va
Pocahontas
Nhanc
Éastern
Penhsylvania
Finley
Lacka, Avenue
H. A. Kingsbury
Chas
A. Sgrieren & 60
Spruce ST
Ryrm
Wyomingtva
Weichel’s
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