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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1901
Page
1
Reported demonstrations at the Cheokio Armor Plate works between soldiers police and strikers in a clash that left several killed and many wounded. Windows smashed and offices damaged as the conflict spread amid growing unrest among workers.ih
Sir Thomas Lipton kept the Shamrock II on course after a conference aboard the Erin. A plan to postpone the New York Yacht Club contest to the first week of October was proposed to allow repairs by Dennys and Ratsey, with the project moving ahead while awaiting the club's reply.
Harrisburg May 25 The general appropriation bill carries 15 945 761 10 for two years of state government expenses and includes eleven million for public schools. Coray tried to raise it to twelve million but failed 52 yeas 108 nays. Senate backs second reading on a bill taxing store orders at coal mines. Fisher’s bill to bar first cousins from marrying was defeated.
A message found in a bottle aboard a wrecked vessel at Granton reports the steamship Croft of 2700 tons, commanded by Captain Lamb, sailing from New York January 20 toward Leith and Dundee with 25 crew, never heard from since and long listed as missing.
A Logan County jury awarded David Rickman 2000 dollars for injuries from a mob attack. Earlier verdicts gave Ridward Jackson 1000 dollars and Mrs. Neil Jackson 700 dollars after a tar and feathering incident that drove them from West Liberty. The suit alleged damages against Logan County.
Exclusive wire reports the International League of Press Clubs Benevolent Association filed articles of incorporation in Union County. The group plans a home at New Orange New Jersey for aged and injured newspaper workers and those rendered unable to work by sickness or casualty.
Exclusive wire reports that Harry Elkes defeated Watson Coleman in a one mile motor race at the Baltimore Coliseum on May night. Elkes finished with a margin of one mile and three and a half laps in a few minutes and seconds, breaking the five ten twenty mile records and surpassing Dia Michael’s prior mark of 11 minutes 2 seconds.
In Harrisburg May 23 exclusive dispatch notes tabling of the Me Antis ban on first cousins marriage. House considers the Coray bill to revoke warrants under the 1848 land act and a Senate measure on notary like powers for justices of the peace. both laid aside. Ulbrich reports from banks committee on a bureau of building and loan in banking. Third reading in House proceeds on plumbers examination and sweeping. bill laid aside by Pomeroy.
President O Connell of the machinists union summarized the strike status noting 1 900 workers joined today and settlements in New England Ohio and Pennsylvania. He forecast a Seaboard Air Line walkout tomorrow and said many small San Francisco shops are ready to grant demands but reluctant to sign. He cited Indianapolis and other locales where employers hesitate to sign while local unions settle.
Exclusive AP report from Harrisburg on May 22 states Governor Stome signed a wide slate of measures. The text outlines bills affecting charters, county roads, public works, taxation, public safety, school certification, water supply, and bonds, with numerous references obscured by garbled OCR.
Bresci, the assassin of King Humbert, reportedly hanged himself in Santo Stefano prison. He tied a rope from blankets Tuesday night and died, ending the case tied to the 1900s incident at The Associated Meet Rome.
Exclusive Wire reports in Dauphin County a court heard an application by the governing body for a receiver for the Laboruster Avenue Trust Company of Philadelphia. The banking department alleges the firm is insolvent and in need of oversight.
A large gathering of prominent Americans met in Buffalo to debate taxation systems for federal state and municipal governments called by the National Civic Federation. Speakers included James A. Garfield and R. A. Seligman with papers on listing personal property and tax inequalities.
The University of Pennsylvania rowing committee accepted a challenge from Dublin University Boat Club for an eight oared shell race on Lake Killarney July 13 under amateur rowing rules. The Penn crew trains in Ireland after leaving Philadelphia June for Liverpool and then to Dublin with coach Elis Ward leading fifteen men.
An assortment of obituaries and death notices from Philadelphia to Wisconsin recount notable figures including Governor John Hiley Tanner and military leaders. Reports mention Governor Tanner’s death at the Leland hotel in Wilite, tributes from family physicians, and notes on his influence in the Republican party. Other items honor Captain Desh of the naval service, Collis Wert Walton, and Arthur Martins Wessels, among various local officials, industrial figures, and medical writers.
A jumble of brief items including weather cooler today, a Presbyterian assembly debate on creed revision, postponement of yacht race, and local council proceedings. Also listed are city assessments, court terms, educational contests, and regional news briefs in Scranton and Northwestern Pennsylvania.
Exclusive dispatch from Batavia reports the Keloet volcano in Java erupting with lava striking Blitar and nearby coffee plantations. Ke diri and Surakarta districts face darkness and danger. Heavy ash rains persist as six districts including Samarang are covered. Population displacement and substantial casualties feared.
The Bach choir directed by Wolfe opened a three day Bach festival in Bethlehem Moravian church with the Christmas oratorio parts on a Sunday afternoon and New Year and Morphiny parts in the evening. The chorus showed unusual precision despite the polyphonic challenges and drew admirers from Boston New York and Philadelphia.
Five West Point cadets Bowly Cleveland Keller Linton and Mahaffey were dismissed and will not appeal to the War Department. One cadet heads to Venezuela while the others are placed according to engineering needs of the company.
Authenticated reports from the northeast indicate thirteen lives lost in a flood that rose thirty three feet above water level. The Associated Press dispatch notes a fire and extensive damage at a steel works district, with officials denouncing the catastrophe and vowing investigations and aid.
An Associated Press flash from New York states Willie McCormick was found guilty after a brief trial. The jury returned a verdict of death by accidental drowning following a contested disappearance.
Exclusive wire reports two pensions named Milo A. Spyder of Duemya and Lealah W. Serber of Slackelinny in Pennsylvania. The Associated Press outlet notes these designations as part of a broader pension announcement.
President McKinley spends a busy day in San Francisco. He asks federal officials to find a position for a Civil War veteran and turns the first sod for a new monument to the Navy honoring Admiral Dewey. He reviews the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth regiments at the Presidio and visits the hospital, then attends multiple receptions and turns the inaugural sod in Union Square.
The fragment describes a presidential party preparing to depart and attend events near a Philadelphia area, with mentions of Max 2 Mrs Mc Kin kes and a window sighting. It notes an eastward start and a planned congregation after a reception, with timing to be confirmed.
A volatile courtroom scene in Santa Po involves a gunman firing at a witness named Wiley who returns fire fatally wounding Park. The incident occurred during a preliminary examination with testimony delivered by A. Wiley and others, as chaos ensued in the chamber.
Widow of Dr. Barnes is cleared of suspicion as the murder case tied to poisoning a patient by a nurse and a physician appears to reach a conclusion. Authorities report a confession linked to the poisoning of September 1 and the chain of events involving the Englishship wire and related parties.
Readable forecast notes indicate a warmer May with a cold front approaching. Light to moderate showers possible in southern portions, with cooler temperatures and a breezy west to northwest wind.
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