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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1895
Page
1
A brief note reports Silks Shading and Novelty Effects now overcrowding store fixtures. Shop layout constraints affect product displays and customer flow. No further details on dates or locations are given.
During the bargain period buyers have wide latitude to choose, with values designed to induce sales even if not for immediate use. The market presents nothing newer or more desirable than the splendid silk stock now offered for inspection.
A vintage styled ad promises a vast stock for street wear and stylish waists with fashionable linings and trims. It touts versatile fabrics and broad selections to fit the latest grooves in fashion.
Special correspondence from Lookout Mountain Tennessee reports the Pennsylvania party led by the governor enjoying a grand excursion. The group feeds on fine meals aboard a Pullman palace train of 162 travelers, visits Lookout Inn on Lookout Mountain, and witnesses a reception with Chattanooga papers praising the event. The trip features scenic views, a perilous electric ride, and a mix of cordial hospitality and light misadventure.
In Owosso Michigan on November 1 Judge Byerly fled the courtroom via the fire escape as a five foot rattlesnake and a raccoon were involved in a theft case. George Stevenson accused Robert Sideworth of selling the animals to saloonkeepers. Police secured the crate and the snake after an hour. the case postponed until tomorrow.
Harrisburg plan to secure local cooperation in enforcing sanitary rules adopted. Graves in populous areas to six feet depth and rural four feet. Investigates tannery nuisances and unearthing corpses by dogs. Fulton’s Williamsport flood plan endorsed. bank raising to highest flood mark with railroad changes, cost about 550000. Water supply protection and legislative action urged.
Rumor says Treasury may ask New York bankers to restore the port reserve by banks supplying 25 million in gold when reserves dip to 875 thousand. Banks favor the scheme seeking stability and interest at 4 percent bonds. Speaker designate Reed opposes greenback retirement without substitute money.
In Lansing on November 15, the state board of agriculture dismissed President Gorton after he refused to resign amid clashes between the college faculty and students. C. J. Monroe of South Haven was appointed interim president as the college faced discipline and leadership turmoil.
Governors Hastings of Pennsylvania and Lippitt of Rhode Island addressed the Georgia General Assembly in joint session with Lt. Gov. Lyon, the speaker of the house, and the Georgia Supreme Court bench. The two houses adopted a resolution praising the patriotic, nonpartisan remarks. An afternoon reception and luncheon followed at the exposition grounds hosted by Massachusetts state commissioners for invited guests.
In Phenixville Pennsylvania Thomas Elwyn aged 50 killed his two younger children and wounded himself after his wife left him. Neighbors saw the children Agnes six and Thomas five alive earlier, while older siblings Robert thirteen George eight and Nora eighteen remained with friends. Elwyn planned to drown the children and end his life, then sought his wife in Norristown.
The Laurada's commander Captain Hughes denies Spanish claims the American steamer violated neutrality by landing arms in Cuba. Secretary Carlisle and officials coordinate to locate and detain the vessel if found. Laurada arrived Charleston with a libel suit over delayed freight and passenger delays in Cuba.
Workmen clearing debris in the cellar of a destroyed building unearthed a Maltese kitten after a wall shifted in the rubble. The animal had survived seven days without food or water amid the disaster that killed thirty seven people. It moved briefly before dying. workers planned to bury it, marking the grave with bricks from the ruin.
Elkhart Indiana November 15 Mins May Collings a well known young woman was assaulted last night while returning home with BE EF Brandon through the eastern suburbs. Police captured one man who was identified by the girl. A similar incident occurred nearby a few nights ago and there is much excitement over the matter.
Chief Claude Johnson of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing testifies that deficient currency conditions foster counterfeit activity. He cites flaws in currency design and enforcement as factors enabling forgery schemes, underscoring need for tighter controls and modernization of notes.
The writer argues that counterfeiters imitate existing notes, not new ones. Frequent currency renewal would reduce successful counterfeiting significantly by diminishing the appeal of old notes and making fakes easier to detect.
Admiral John G. Walker presses for broader coast defenses and a larger navy. He warns the United States is unprepared to fight any first class power and argues Congress must fund more ships, insisting seven additional battleships are needed alongside the four building and two funded.
R G Dun and Company report in New York that gold export fears have little real effect as $2,260,000 more leaves. Stock market steadies, pig iron output rises, iron and steel demand weakens, and domestic trade shows mixed gains with higher railroad earnings but falling prices.
A Philadelphia jury found George Burnett entitled to 20,000 in damages from the Pennsylvania Railroad for personal injuries from a June Harrisburg collision. Physicians supported Burnett’s claim that his injuries would prevent him from ever earning a livelihood, while the defense argued he rode on a free pass and overstated injuries.
In Denver the missing healer Schlatter remains unseen. Mailike messages flood in. 2,104 letters arrive that morning and over 42,000 letters in the last month. Money letters are returned. Fox, a deaf ex-alderman hosting Schlatter, says Schlatter is the second Christ and may not hear from the Messiah for two years.
Three Mush prison officials who were dismissed at Britain's insistence are to be reinstated, a move seen as another British snub. The Sultan may recall Shakir Pasha as grand vizier, though not confirmed. A serious outbreak at Sivas with bloodshed is confirmed, while a dispute between Albanian and Tripoli regiments at Yildiz Kiosk remains unconfirmed. American missionaries fear for safety. Judson Smith and Henry D Hyde depart Boston for Washington to seek protection assurances from Secretary Olney.
Detroit dispatch reports ex Congress member Tom Johnson denying truth to a New York Sun claim about his frank usage. He explains stamps cost 25 cents and reveals trades of agricultural reports with a Missouri congressman. Johnson condemns public document waste and notes he sent millions of speeches via his frank.
In Lincoln Nebraska on November 15 the George Davia trial for wrecking a Rock Island train and causing eleven deaths halted when juror C B Yates was found insane. He escaped the Capitol Hotel and sought police protection before being sent to a hospital. The jury was discharged and the trial resumed on November 26 with the other jurors.
A leading dispatch from Whitney's Point says Silimor Thurston, 40, died at his home in Barker this morning. His wife has been arrested on a warrant charged with murder in the first degree, and a man named George Hale is mentioned in connection with the case.
Peter O Neil, a farmer near Clayton Delaware, played poker with two men who swindled him out of his $200 after he won $6 000. He traveled to Smyrna to bank the funds and the rest of the money disappeared.
In St Louis on November 15 Judge Woodward granted Annie Elliott Jones a divorce from Jacob Elliott. The bearded show figure testified by veil and kept her identity concealed until later revealed in court proceedings. Court records show she resumed her maiden name and cited professional freak status, with clerk HuthesBraden confirming she had traveled with Barnum.
For Eastern Pennsylvania a light to moderate cool spell continues Saturday with light winds and dry conditions. Temperatures remain mild for the period, with no major storms expected through the day.
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