10 Nov 1896
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1896
Page
1
Advertising blurb promoting fall winter weight shirts and drawers sold as fine underwear. Claims the product is celebrated and produced at a cost higher than the sale price. Lists item numbers No. 124 95c Nos 811 481 and a dollar twenty five.
The Lackawanna Mills offers all wool natural underwear with a sale price of 59 cents, down from the usual 1.25 dollars for a quality item designed to sell at 1.25 dollars.
Advertisement for underwear in assorted sizes from Switz Condo. Natural shirts and drawers priced at 50 cents each, other shirts and drawers commonly selling for one dollar now offered at 69 cents.
Reports from Pittsburg to Des Moines and beyond describe factories resuming full schedules, hiring thousands of workers. Mills reopen, orders pick up, and transport firms plan new projects as confidence returns following the election.
Washington reports Gov O Ferrall of Virginia speaks in a published interview praising the election outcome as saving the country from disaster. He declares loyalty to the Democratic Party yet rejects the Bryan Populist silver platform. He notes his past vote against Grover Cleveland and against Bryan and hints at senatorial ambitions. Consul General Lee is also mentioned as a possible candidate.
In Atlanta on November 2 the Democratic house and senate caucused to nominate a senator. After several ballots Atkinson led early, Clay gained strength, and the vote stalled with no nomination by 6:30 PM. Balloting may continue past midnight as caucus votes are coerced to block the Populist from a nomination.
The Evening Telegraph started a relief fund with an initial $100 contribution. Funds will be transmitted through proper agencies to Cuba to provide medicines for the sick surgical aid clothing and food for the starving. The money will not be sent to Weyler for distribution.
AR 8 Taylor led government action in the U S Supreme Court as arguments began over Emil Meyiners patent for a transmitter, challenging the long standing telephone monopoly and its legality in the United States.
Reading Pa November report states the large implement warehouse of H K Miller of Columbia at Shoemakersville burned yesterday along with machinery and tools. Loss estimated at £7000 with insurance listed as 00. The building was reportedly set on fire and run by Mr Momel It i Pees.
Warren D. Mason president of the Chicago Acetylene Gas and Carbide company was killed at his residence when the bed toppled as he rose at dawn. The top jarred him breaking his backbone in a fatal accident reported this morning.
Lord Salisbury declares the Venezuelan controversy ended and urges coordinated action on the Turkish issue. He rebuts isolationist moves, supports a concert of Europe, and defends Britain’s policy while praising US-UK cooperation.
President elect McKinley has resumed his routine life in Canton Ohio after election fatigue. He walked with Clark Tanner, visited his mother's home, then read newspapers at his residence. No prominent reporters visited early. he plans to meet correspondents en route tomorrow at the depot.
Two armed robbers entered J Hermann & Co on the tenth floor of Chicago's Masonic Temple and took about 5000 in diamonds, a watch, and 100 in cash. They bound the proprietor and a clerk, then escaped as officers rallied to the scene. no suspects yet, and the youths are believed to be under 21.
The Columbian Liberty bell, cast by Henry McShane Manufacturing Co of Baltimore, is held by a sheriff in Chicago after an unpaid debt claim. The firm plans to exhibit the bell in Baltimore, with a prior attachment note for 120 dollars. The company valued the bell at 1,200 dollars.
A report to Mr Hanna from Edward Waddell and James G Brady claims election frauds in Virginia with whole counties allegedly stolen by Democrats. National committees may probe and act. Elmwood Ark fire destroys Miss Olivia French library and residence, valued around 12,000. the writer Octave Thanet narrowly escapes.
Ex US minister D. P. Thompson reports from Japan that the nation aims for naval strength and domestic shipbuilding. He notes 6000 Osaka cotton factories buying American cotton and selling cloth abroad without tariffs, risking cheap competition if Bryan favored free trade. Coal at Nagashi ships loaded for 2 per ton.
London reports Prince Khilkoff Russian Minister of Communications visited the United States. The Times dispatch notes a sharp rise in American trade with Russia. American locomotives are imported. A locomotive works is rising on the Volga and naptha pipelines are being laid in the south. Armor plates for the navy are manufactured in the United States.
Two main bouts concluded with Eddy Garry defeating Jack McDonald after fifteen rounds while George English beat Sam McCrea in six. Harvey Parker threw Adam Miller in a nine minute catch as the central New York title tilt capped the program. In the feature, Scaldy Bill Quinn and Dick OBrien battled twenty rounds with OBrien earning the decision after thirteen.
A local retailer advertises a limited time sale featuring ladieswear and children's clothing. The notice highlights discounted prices and weekly specials.ង្ក
A local advertisement lists Cambric and Cambria gowns in dozens, with embroidered yokes, collars, and cuffs priced from 1.0 to 1.50 per dozen, plus Misses and Children's gowns, drawers, and full line of Sole Fuller Drawers. Also corset covers, out ing flannel gowns, and wrap pers at low prices. We call special attention to our display.
The Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin reports October United States and Canada fire losses totaling 5,909,000, a sharp fall from 1895. The ten month total compares favorably with 1896, spurring underwriters to seek new business and potentially spark rate contests delivering bargain insurance in some regions.
A St. Petersburg despatch says a railway train carrying the Dowager Czarina Grand Duke Michael Grand Duke Nicholas and Grand Duchess Olga was stopped between Seumbatowo and Mikalewejo. The engineer found the locomotive wheels tampered with and the occupants ordered to walk to Mikalewejo. Several railway workers have been arrested on suspicion of involvement.
Sol Smith of Los Angeles defeats Willis Smith England featherweight champion by decision in the eighth round at the National Sporting Club in London. Purse listed as 6.00.
The morning paper reports growing industrial activity and a broad outlook on global markets. It notes debates on tariffs and international rivalry, with observers predicting a new tariff session and policy shifts affecting trade and industry.
A one story frame bakery shop in the rear of Franklin avenue near Lackawanna Hospital caught fire about 2.40 this morning and was partially destroyed before firefighters stopped the blaze. Owned by the father of Police Chief Robling, the loss is estimated at two to three hundred dollars.
Steamship arrivals list multiple vessels docking in New York and departures in Bremerhaven and Southampton. Mohawk from London Circkesta from Glasgow and Moville Friesland from Antwerp Sausse arrived at Bremerhaven Kaiser Wilhelm II from Gibraltar and New York from Southampton are noted.
Eight to ten inches of snow have fallen in Chautauqua County as a fierce storm continues across Jamestown and surrounding towns showing persistent snow and worsening travel conditions for residents.
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