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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1895
Page
1
Our vast silk department overflows with varieties in shading and novelty effects. To relieve the crowd and clear stock we offer special values for ten days beginning this week. The sale features every kind of silk fabric and related items with reduced prices.
During a bargain period buyers can use our price lists to induce sales with values aimed at long term appeal. The market offers nothing newer or better than the splendid silk stock now available for inspection.
Street Wear and Evening Wear highlighted by a broad stock range. The ad promises stylish waists and nobby linings with silk weaving quality. Customers are invited to view offerings and trust this source for detailed fashion needs.
Denver residents swarm to the Schlatter event with tickets issued in numbered lines four blocks long. Attendees record crowds for the day with 400 to 600 people blessed hourly while trains bring more invalids hoping to reach Schlatter before his public work ends Friday night. Methodist bishops observe the scene from carriages at the missionary meeting.
The Supreme Court delayed the hearing of Theodore F. Brown versus John W. Walker two months to January. The case questions the validity of an amendment to the interstate commerce law shielding witnesses from punishment for testifying about violations while their own conduct may implicate them. Brown, railroad auditor, refused to testify before a grand jury and was jailed for contempt. the circuit court denied habeas relief, and now the Supreme Court weighs whether the amendment is operative and enforceable.
Chicago reports William B. Graham, a Pullman building employee, arrested after threatening to shoot George M. Pullman and superintendent J. B. Griffin. He confessed as a danger, chased through the sixth floor, then examined by a city physician and sent to an insane hospital pending evaluation.
A morning fire on Noble Street, Chicago, destroyed two adjoining buildings at Nos. 890 and 392. John Baramiak died from burns, his wife and 24-year-old son Martin were fatally injured, and three others were harmed as firefighters and a policeman fought to rescue residents.
Army circles indicate the Fifteenth Infantry at Fort Sheridan will move to the Department of Texas. The Twenty third will relieve the Fourteenth at Vancouver barracks Washington. The Fourteenth moves to Missouri relieving the Fifteenth. The War Department has considered the exchange for some time.
The Times Herald and Inter Ocean join the Tribune in announcing a citywide price drop to one cent per copy. The Record and Chronicle have been one cent from the start, and the Evening Journal follows with a similar reduction.
Fragmentary excerpt references Mo Tain Jail and defense by Seana, with mentions of Charies druggist and Mrs. B Lease as prominent Kansas law figures.
A man, labeled a prisoner by some, was arrested in Wichita on a Board of Pharmacy violation claim. He refused the 50-cent annual fee supporting the board, while his wife Mrs Lease asserts the law is unconstitutional and will defend in court.
Five year old Dolores Folwell was seized from her mother at Buffalo Central Depot as an Eastbound Chicago and Boston train pulled away. Mrs Henry Folwell of Boston identified the kidnapper as her former husband’s secretary and urged police to intercept the train.
Richard Amour of Shenandoah sues Schuylkill Traction Co in Common Pleas Court seeking 10000 dollars for injuries from the Gilberton riot of August 1890s. Amour, a police officer, was with National Guardsmen to guard track relaying when a riot erupted. he was wounded and says the wound disabled him from duty. Also recall two Gilberton residents were killed and John J Briggs, a Guardsman, was acquitted of murder after a long trial.
In Prague a 10 000 strong mob gathered at a cemetery to block the benediction for Czizek a former atheist and Omladina member pardoned by Emperor Francis Joseph after his death by suicide. Police enforced order as rioters clashed injuring many and arresting several ringleaders.
Williamsport lumbermen erect a large splash on the Lock Haven dam to create an artificial flood. The aim is to float stranded logs to local saw mills 6,000,000 feet apart, previously blocked by drought. The method has been tried here before with success.
New York dispatch reports John B Johnson accepts J Michael Welsh champion challenge for world cycling championship races. Michael offers 800 expense money to race in Paris. Johnson says funds will be covered if placed with the American Wheelman and arrangements made.
Princeton in New Jersey reports the football squad returning from Delaware Water Gap after a weekend retreat. Captain Lea led Armstrong Baird Rigel Rhodes Church and Poe back to campus, noting overworked players benefited from the mountain rest and recovery.
Journeymen plumbers in Pittsburg reach a conference after a Monday strike began to demand no wage restoration from February. Details on outcome pending.
Pisture PaMov Pens John J Quinn wires from New York that Peter Maher has forfeited the championship claim. Maher ready to defend the title against remaining aspirants in public or private as the Times reports.
A large exten sive plant at North Junction, a suburb, was destroyed by fire tonight. Townsend and Co. owned the facility which housed extensive equipment and a substantial stock, with preliminary reports indicating total loss.
Ambiguous OCR fragment mentions Wellington and an arena context with unclear names and places. The readable content is insufficient to identify a concrete event or outcome.
Philadelphia November 12. State Senatorial committee resumes hearings at the Metropole with Inquisitor Freedley guiding testimony by M R Addis agent of the Citizens Municipal Association. Addis cites contractor failures to clean streets and remove garbage and to pave streets as required, noting the cost overpay of 240000 dollars for unreceived work.
New York November 12 at St Thomas church the wedding of Pauline Payne Whitney and Almeric Hugh Paget united in a ceremony attended by 1000 guests including President Cleveland and Secretaries Lamont and Herbert. A 600 guest reception followed at the Whitney mansion with a noon dinner for 500. Paget, calling himself half American, praised America in remarks to the crowd before the couple departed on their wedding tour.
Boston November 12 Arthur Brewer captain of the Harvard football team is placed on probation by the faculty for neglect of college duties. He will be barred from playing in remaining fall games unless his injury permits. O E Wright will serve as field captain for Harvard in the final two games.
A colossal fly wheel burst in Albany later today at the railroad company power house. No serious injuries. Debris damaged two houses nearby, one just two doors away. Four people were hurt by flying wreckage. Fragments hit the saloon front and upper portions of adjacent structures. Damage estimated around $20.
Fires broke out at Sparrow's Point plant causing damage to a furnace area. The incident occurred in Baltimore on November 1 as crews fought the blaze and worked to assess the extent of the damage.
Indications say the great steel plant will be in full operation within a few weeks, employing about eight hundred men. Sparrow's Point works, run by the Pennsylvania Steel company, are said to receive large orders for steel rails due to the parent company's crowded workload.
Harrisburg November 12 official statewide tallies name Rice as leading Superior Court candidate with a margin of 6 214 over Yerkes. Republican Willard Beaver Wickham Reeder and other GOP runners also show strong totals. Democratic candidates Smith Yerkes Magee Noyes Bechtel Moorhead and others trail.
British novelist Hall Caine addresses a Franklin Street audience at Baptist Temple in Philadelphia urging complete liberty for drama and fiction to reflect the world as it is. He warns that a conscience is essential and calls Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter a great moral book while arguing fiction deserves serious thought and cannot be smoothed over.
William Graue a La Crosse shoemaker with eight children learned his German father had died in Baden leaving him a substantial fortune. Once in trouble in the old country he escaped to America where he built a quiet life as a refined and educated craftsman though not much has changed since news arrived.
Navy department confirms dispatch from United Press of serious damage to the battleship Texas during docking at Brooklyn navy yard. Distortion found in frames 43 and 45, keel strain evident, cu teen cracked, four plates bent inward and drain joints strained indicating substantial damage.
The committee on resolutions failed to change the Freedmen's Aid society policy of the Methodist Episcopal church. They proposed abolishing one secretary and adding a field superintendent in the South with central headquarters. The motion was laid on the table after debate. The general committee adjourned for next year as progress earlier in the Quadrennial was noted. Tonight many delegates head to Denver for the church missionary society session.
In Philadelphia on November 12 nineteen Republican and Democratic election officers arrested on fraud charges related to last election returns were given a hearing before Judges Sulzsberger and Gordon. Sufficient evidence was presented to hold them for trial at the next term. Bail ranged from 500 to 1000 dollars for their court appearance.
Rev. Dr. William T. Lee of Benton near St. Louis has been found guilty of improper conduct with a female member and suspended from the Presbyterian church. A board secretary will publish the suspension in church papers. Lee left his invalid wife and children, and one female member disappeared as they reportedly eloped.
In Constantinople on November 12 United States Minister Terrell demanded protection for Americans in Asia Minor while acknowledging vast Armenian starvation. He cites estimates of 260000 to 250000 driven to starvation, reports 10000 massacres in thirty days, and ongoing massacres and pillaging around Angola and Palu with 1000 killed. Missionaries Herrick Peet and Dwight urge aid. Italy plans to join British forces in the Levant amid mounting tensions.
New York on November 1 reports a second day of a Madison Square Garden horse show where society from Baltimore Philadelphia and Boston attended both day and evening events. Beauty and fashion divided honors with equine contests in the tan bark ring as horsemen from across the United States and Canada praised the exhibition deemed finest yet. The park police led by Sergeant W C Egan performed in gray uniforms as judges and riders showcased horses and mounted routines for a packed crowd.
Senator Allison arrived at the Auditorium Hotel with General B Henderson of Iowa and avoided media as he met Republican leaders. Observers say he aims to counter Harrison sentiment and strengthen his bid for Illinois support for the presidential convention.
New York November 1 The Old Tombs police court at Franklin and Center Streets closed at 6 pm after seventy years. Tomorrow the court reopens in the new criminal courts building as the First district police court. Historic criminals faced arraignment there before its closure.
The fragment indicates a Columbus report claiming a patient is reportedly recovering rapidly from an illness or condition, with an optimistic tone about recovery and improved health. Details and exact condition are unreadable in the text.
Two cases of men's heavy natural wool shirts and drawers at 97 cents per suit. One case of ladies heavy Egyptian fleeced underwear at 75 cents per suit. Full lines of Stutt garter sanitary underwear for ladies, gentlemen and children.
Report from Seashers institute week in Schuylkill county as water shortages stop Ashland electric lights at midnight and leave Kennett Square area in darkness. A local man Jord Forney dies after a fall and John Smith faces a perjury charge with a $10,000 verdict in an ongoing railroad dispute.
Seven miners died in a disaster at the Blackwell colliery near Derby England after an explosion caused by a fire. Emergency crews battled flames as authorities reported the fatalities and mournful aftermath for the mining community.
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