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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1895
Page
1
Curtain and Drapery Department offers are odds and ends from early season at reduced prices. Six pairs priced down from 30 to 5 dollars, five pairs from 40 to 6.50, six pairs from 40 to 4, tambour curtains cut from 4 to 3 dollars, other items slashed to 4 dollars.
A fragmented OCR list shows varied spair prices and counts with inconsistent formatting. Entries include multiple pair counts and currencies, noting transitions from old values to new figures such as 175 for two pairs and 275 for eighteen pairs, among other mixed figures.
Harrisburg dispatch reports lawmakers wrestling with legislative apportionment as Allegheny County seeks twenty House seats and five Senate seats. The plan faces opposition from western counties and Philadelphia factions, amid debates on senatorial and judicial districts and looming conference talks before Monday deadline.
A 14 year old Miss McKeeby drove a steep Birchardville hill wagon when the harness failed. Mrs Burr and two children fell before the Birchardville post office. both horses ran free. Miss McKeeby and Mrs Burr's child were injured with the latter in critical condition as Miles McKeehy lay unconscious at home after a severe head wound.
A dwelling at the corner of Poplar Street and Penn Avenue owned by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Turner burned last night at about 9. The William Walker Hose Company fought the flames but only saved the building. The Turners were away visiting. Turner’s furniture was insured with Lancashire Insurance Co. represented by T. B. Crawford of Jermyn. The building’s owner Mullaly had no coverage. Separately in Beaver, Richard Quay son of United States Senator Quay announced engagement to Miss Bessie Walters of Be wickley. The wedding is planned for next month.
Henry Schultz longtime head bookkeeper for H. A. Chenor & Co dry goods 2 Greene Street was arrested and brought before Justice Tainter in Jefferson Market court charged with stealing 8082 from his employer Coxe Saetter reportedly of Driften Ma May 14 Bekley Pt Coxe the millionaire road operator improved today doctors express strong hopes for recovery after pneumonia consultation with Dr Da Costa Philadelphia specialist in lung diseases called for consult.
George Miller a brakeman on the Reading and Columbia railroad was crushed between two cars in Reading Pa and died after being taken to the hospital.
Conshohocken will tax telephone and telegraph poles. Three thousand Knights Templar from the state will march in the parade at Reading May 2. The Royal Arcanum adjourned at Reading after electing J. H. Leisenring of Chambersburg. Bishop Phelan sues Pittsburgh to recover $20 for damages to St. Stephen's Church from a street grade change. A fire accident at Kingston seriously burns Jamon Price, a Wyoming seminary student. Mrs. Anna Hammer of Philadelphia lectured at Pottstown for the Montgomery County Christian Temperance union. Funeral services for Charles Lebanon murderer were held at night and the body buried yesterday.
New York May 10 R G Dun weekly review notes bond sales abroad driving exchange demoralization and a $50,000,000 bond flow. Railroads report higher earnings, stronger demand for steel rails, and improving crop prospects, offset by strikes slowing some industries. Seventeen of eighteen rail robbers jailed for sixty days as instruments and weapons seized.
May 10 reports warn of smallpox among Washburns circus employees in Honesdale. The show plans to exhibit May 15, prompting health officials to consult state authorities who found no confirmed cases. Corning officials concluded the circulars were likely malicious blackmail by a discharged worker.
Two masked highwaymen halted a stage carrying San Francisco travelers on the Calistoga to Clear Lake route. They robbed the passengers of about 1300 dollars and looted the Wells Fargo box, with the exact take from the box undetermined. The theft occurred one and a half miles from Mirabel after the stage left Calistoga at noon.
Charles Dibble of Sydney Delaware county killed himself by cutting his throat with a razor on Sunday. He suffered fits. His wife previously died by drowning in a bathtub, and two years ago his brother took his own life at Afton.
Ex Senator Eckley B. Coxe once a coal magnate is ill at his home in Drifton Pennsylvania with pneumonia. Doctors report his condition alarming to friends but hope for recovery according to Dr Neale his physician.
Newark police under Chief Turnbull rushed from the city to the Meadows in a special car and captured eighteen alleged highwaymen this morning. Nine officers led the operation in a notable crackdown.
August Tepper, 36, a pocket books maker, fatally wounds Clara Herbold, 26, on Seventh and Noble Streets, then shoots himself. Herbold dies two hours later at Hahnemann Hospital. Tepper dies instantly. The couple, once lovers in Berlin, clashed over her marriage plans.
An early morning blast in mine No 10 South at Sopris near Trinidad Colorado killed four workers including track cleaners Sylvester Cox Albert Leininger John Luby and Blas Lahamarish. Foreman Reynolds survived after being blown thirty yards from the shaft. The Colorado Fuel company owns the mine and reported no large losses.
Rumor spread in London that Queen Victoria plans to abdicate on her sixty sixth birthday May 24 after a meeting with the Prince of Wales Lord Rosebery and cabinet members. If true she would end a fifty eight year reign, the longest of the nineteenth century.
Harry Robe of Buffalo lodge No 23 spoke on the expected Elks reunion at Buffalo on May 20 called by the Chicago executive committee. He said many lodges will be represented and expressed confidence in restoring harmony between the opposing factions.
Judge William H. Cool of West Pittston vanished during a fishing trip with his son Cameron and two friends in Bear Creek region. A search party scoured woods for days. late report says he was found exhausted and brought home in the evening.
Carlisle Pa May 10 newspapers sought a rule to publish marriage license docket entries. Judge Biddle denied the right saying publication is by grace not by right. The ruling contrasts with Judge Blank of Reading who had ordered open access.
Paston May 10. While the Central Railroad of New Jersey train surged at 645 AM Engineer Isaac Miller suffered paralysis at the throttle and collapsed. He dropped beside the boiler and died instantly. Fireman brought the train to Mooresburg and the body lay there. Miller was among the oldest company engineers. He aided at Phillipsburg, N J.
Examine the goods and you will appreciate their value as the item catalog suggests quality pieces for young wardrobes.
Bicyclists in Quakertown and Richlandtown bypass tolls by carrying their wheels through toll gates, after a Supreme Court ruling set a one cent per mile charge. The two towns apart two and a half miles, and wheelmen reportedly tuck wheels under arms to avoid payment.
The New York senate defeated the Greater New York bill by a vote of 1h to Mh. Annie Shodgrase and her husband Mrs Frank Collins of Monett Missouri were reported shot dead. Other items include a Baltimore wage dispute ending, a Coventry Kentucky bribery indictment, and a fatal shotgun duel in Arkansas.
Thomas Matszugo a six year old Italian boy was struck by a Ferry Street car in Newark New Jersey. The Fender of the car failed to absorb impact and the child died instantly from chest injuries. Separate fire report notes Langdell gingham mill on Franklin street burned completely with losses around 100000 insured. cause under investigation.
Jersey City May 10. The jury in the Thomas McLaren case retired at 10 AM and returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree at 3 PM. Sentence was deferred.
For eastern Pennsylvania, increasing cloudiness and showers are expected with possible thunderstorms. Cooler air moves in from the south as winds shift northerly later.
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