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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1895
Page
1
Importer lands swiv el wash silks on American soil at 25 cents a yard. The highest grade, sold nationwide for 50 cents. 76 pieces of new patterns and colorings, full 28 inches wide. Guaranteed to be the best cloth on the market.
Harrisburg debate on a proposed million dollar cut in the two year school appropriation and a like amount for the State college and Penn dormitories pits Agriculture interests against party factions. Supporters plan rapid passage to use the measure as leverage, while Grangers and Democrats unite to block the bill and push reapportionment and administrative changes.
Wichita Kansas May 6 A farmer named Buegene Pusch near Round Pond Oklahoma completed a forty day fast claiming divine revelation. He established a new sect named the Evening Light with forty followers who view him as mediator to God. He preaches in trance and urges followers to renounce possessions and live nomadically with his family joining the pilgrimage.
Chicago on Memorial Day May 3 site Oak Woods Cemetery hosts a grand Confederate monument dedication with Union and Confederate officers present. A reception and reunion aims to unite North and South under American patriotism with flowers, plants, and a Palmer House reception. General John B Gordon will speak at a banquet and a lakefront national salute precedes a march to Oak Woods.
French Guinea reports severe fighting after Brazilian adventurers capture a French settler Trajane. Captain Lunier killed, 60 Cabral followers dead, 5 French dead, 20 wounded as marines restore order. dispatch vessel Gangall sent upriver with troops. M. Chautemps consults governor on next measures.
State snapshots show Stroudaburg population 4014 with 140 more women than men. Other items cover theft of $600 in cigars from PDRK Frank's Store Richland Lebanon county, and a $4 000 land payment to Shenandoah borough for water works.
In Danville Illinois on May 26 a mob of 200 to 300 masked men broke into Vermillion county jail and hanged John Halls Jr and William Royce after abducting them from their cells. The two had been bound over to the grand jury for assaulting Miss Laurk Barrett. The mob's actions followed failed pleas by Sheriff Thompson and Judge Bookwalter to let the law run its course.
In Ann Arbor on May 26 a traveling showman set up an open hack stunt promising photos of viewers. He had spectators draw cards which were placed in a cigar box and later returned with a photograph of the onlooker on the back. The article frames the act as a con.
A man offered a $6 bill to the holder of a lucky card during a street confidence game. Fifty cards sold at $1 each, one buyer purchasing eight. The faker claimed he would return to demonstrate photo tricks and then vanished.
Special to the Scranton Tribune. Avoca May 26 St Marys Catholic church was dedicated this morning by Bishop O Hara with Rev Crane pastor. The structure rose from St Johns Pittston parish formed Nov 2 1875 after windstorm damage delayed repairs. About 200 children were confirmed in the afternoon as a large clerical procession and Mozart mass marked the ceremony.
Mrs Daniel McGrath, aged years, one of Forest City's oldest residents, was killed by an Erie train at 7 am while on the switch near the depot. Conductor Pruner supervised a moving set of cars and the switch allowed additional cars to enter. she stood on the switch awaiting the engine and was struck, one leg severed, death instant.
The Bimetallic League of Tennessee issues a pronunciamento urging nationwide unity and a June convention in Memphis on the twelfth and thirteenth to plan action. Delegates from every state are invited to discuss restoring independent finance free from alien institutions and ensuring leaders unbought by power.
Kentucky Democrats led by John D. Carrell invite W. H. Harvey to Kentucky to speak for free and unlimited coinage of silver. The plan aims to counter Secretary Carlisle on money policy and bolster the silver movement among the public.
Memphis, Tenn May 26 Congress man Charles Grosvenor of Ohio will visit Memphis June 2 for several days. The aim is to start plans to bind the Tennessee delegation to support William McKinley for the presidential nomination in 1896. Local Republicans are split but a majority favor McKinley for now.
Havana May 22 The Spanish government claims Marti is dead but Cuban observers demand independent verification. An American reporter believed to be Woodward of the New York Morning Journal disappeared after joining Maceo Gomez and Marti, with death likely. Martinez Campos shifts to reforms, hoping to disarm insurgents, while Cuban loyalty fractures on different island fronts.
In Versailles Kentucky on May 26 Troy Presbyterian church steps became a dueling ground as George LB Montgomery and Archibald Riley shot each other. Montgomery 26 and Riley 20 died or were dying, after a long feud tied to a seduction and marriage incident. The crowd fled as the two exchanged rapid shots with no attempt to dodge. Montgomery told bystanders he acted out of necessity and his conscience was clear. Both men had carried pistols and threats had persisted between them.
George Dalvin Griffice fired on his son in law George Washington Anderson in broad daylight. The confrontation killed Anderson as Columbus Anderson fled, and a stray bullet wounded two bystanders. Griffice, father of triplets Ruby Garnet and Coral, was warned of a planned killing.
In Chicago, Jacob Miller commits murder for the death of his wife and is sentenced to twenty two years in prison. A gasoline explosion kills Mrs. qd. B. On Lanving, a $10,000 defert leads to a fatal bus accident attributed to A. Ty Brainard of Omaha. The Scotch Irish Society of America plans its Lexington meeting June 20. Mrs. Victorin, widow of Senator Machen, commits suicide in Clinton. Mrs Peary’s National Geographic Society lecture in New York raises 400.
A special meeting of delegates from societies within the Lackawanna County Council of Irish American Societies was held last night at 421. The gathering planned Memorial Day arrangements and coordinated activities among member organizations.
Laurel Hill park opened under J H Laine with Gilmore’s celebrated band in the Pavillon theater. Victor Herbert conducted and performed with Mme Ida Klein Addis J Gery and Ernest Clarke as soloists. despite threatening weather large crowds enjoyed concerted and solo numbers from classical to popular arias and park management earned praise for visitor comfort and police presence.
Samuel Hudson sells his half of the Scranton Times to W R Bell. Bell brings in Charles J Watkins to partner and manage business. Bell takes charge of editorial content. John H Blackwood remains with the paper assisting the business side. M J O Toole becomes city editor with D J Moriarity J D Keator and W G Mover as staff editors. T K Laufer leaves as city editor for a Chicago daily.
James Caygill was laid to rest at Forest Hill Cemetery after a funeral at Elm Park Methodist Episcopal Church led by Rev. W H Pearce D D. The procession from New Street to the grave featured three dirges by the band and a large crowd. pallbearers came from the Accident Fund of Pine Brook shaft.
A. L. Foote a liveryman died at his home 1543 Capouse Ave after a two year illness. Survived by wife Mrs EF Cadasso daughter and son D L Foote. Born in Susquehanna county, he moved to Scranton in 1859 and was a Mason and Good Shepherd Church member. Funeral tomorrow afternoon from Church of the Good Shepherd with interment Forest Hill cemetery.
Full Time at Susquehanna Pennsylvania May 2 reports the New York Lake Erie and Western system will operate locomotives and all shops for ten hours daily for the first time in two years.
An eastern area sees generally cloudy skies with showers and cooler conditions. Northern portions may remain breezy as humedad lowers and temperatures drop across the region.
The ad lists multiple silk and satin fabrics and claims ongoing low prices on a large line of wool dress goods this season to reduce stock at 510 and 512 Lackawanna Avenue. It notes questions of nationality of goods and asserts that customers will always find values in their offerings.
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