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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1894
Page
7
The grand jury met in the main court room with Judge Edwards briefing members on duties and impartiality. Foreman F J Dicker was appointed as sessions focus shifts to petitions for bridges and a Dalton borough creation.
Two foreigners Jacquis the Frenchman and Serafina Canate Italian woman were released by Judge Mdwaris after evidence from the Argentine consul general in New York failed to arrive. The court found the arrest justifiable but ordered their release. Joseph Church of the North End secured habeas corpus through Hals lander Vonburg and John M. Corbett.
The board of health reports an unusual surge in contagious diseases with more cases in the last three days than the whole previous week. Diphtheria and typhoid appear, typhoid cases rise through November, scarlet fever centers on Adams avenue, but officials say the spike may be temporary and not citywide.
Reports describe a German looking man posing as a generous stranger, claiming endorsement by notable locals to solicit money. He says he seeks work as a printer and other trades, often earning small sums before failing to work, and he struggles with English.
Iriving avenue resident Frank Moran, an ardent Democrat, faced Lt Zang near a South Side polling station and demanded the officer eject him. Moran challenged arrest and paid a $3 cost for his pompous display.
Fred Gardner and brickinger of 419 Alder Street were fined $5 by Alderman Fiteslimmone for drunkenness and assaulting his aged mother Michael McDowall who drank on election day on the West Side and produced a revolver to emphasize his arguments. McDowall was fined $0 yesterday.
The seventh annual convention of the State Y W C A will meet in this city tomorrow and run through Saturday and Sunday. Reports from the state executive committee mention new life, more rooms, stronger junior work, increased Bible study, and over 200 conversions. Prominent workers will attend, making sessions promising and busy.
Herbert Cawthorn shines as LM Looney in A Dork Man at the Frothingham theater. John Kerneil's farce McFadden's Elopement opens at the Academy of Music with strong reception. The Stowaway melodrama and The Count of Monte Cristo add to a busy slate at Frothingham and Academy. April Fool stars Gus Williams Monday with a strong supporting cast. The Counterfeiters opens at Davis theater with Marcello Forreste and Misses Holmes. A wedding gift showcase and price exhibits follow at local merchants.
Special Correspondence from Llandaff Wales recounts cathedral sights and ancient ruins, with tales of castle climbs by tenor Anwyl and a humorous overshoe mishap. The troupe tours Abertillery Newport Cardigan and meets gentry crowds, noting Arbedare and Neath abbey as stops and Dublin opera en route home.
Music boxes and orchestral organs advertised for sale and repair. Gautecht & Sons at 1090 Chestnut Street Philadelphia claim improved reels and new tunes. Day idow Bros promote discounted prices and broad selection with claims of conquering high prices.
Beecham's pills marketed for biliousness bilious headache dyspepsia heartburn torpid liver dizziness sick headache and loss of appetite caused by constipation notes constipation as the most frequent cause. Free book offered and pills priced at 250. Available at drugstores or by mail from B F Allen Co 365 Canal St New York.
An 19th or early 20th century ad touts Gilmore's Aromatic Wine as a tonic for women suffering weakness and exhaustion. It claims to restore flesh, plumpness, and rosy cheeks, noting use for daughters and as a regulator for ailments of womanhood. Sold by Matthews Bros. in Scranton.
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