Silk Sale Opens With 10 Day Special Values
Silk department displays an immense variety of silks with shading and novelty effects. The retailer announces a 10 day sale to reduce the crowded fixtures and offer special values.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1895
Page
1
Silk department displays an immense variety of silks with shading and novelty effects. The retailer announces a 10 day sale to reduce the crowded fixtures and offer special values.
Buyers during the bargain period will see price lists open for flexible terms and appealing values to entice purchases. The Market offers nothing newer or more desirable than the splendid silk stock now submitted for inspection for stylish waists, linings, trimmings, and related items.
Berlin reports Prince Von Hohenlohe told Count Goluchowski Germany will discuss European action toward Turkey to protect Christians and maintain order. The move signals a shift toward moderate intervention and relates to recent Ottoman tensions. Armenian massacres are described with missionary peril and widespread destruction across Harput and nearby regions.
A violent earthquake shock struck Ramapo and nearby regions on Thursday evening, felt for about five miles south and near the Moon upper Passaic area. Local residents reported a strong jar and vibration disrupting the area in Passaic county.
Washington reports the Life Saving Service saw a record number of disasters in the last fiscal year due to weather and expanded service. Of 483 documented vessel disasters, 5 382 lives were saved and 20 lost. total vessel value saved nears 9.15 million dollars with cargoes at 2.05 million. Seamen’s pay at 465 dollars per month is noted as appropriate and uniform.
Adams Express Company and Pennsylvania Railroad officers persist in pursuing robbers who stole from the Baltimore express car near Merrinville last Friday night. Investigators believe the culprits are familiar with railroad and express work, and the loss may be under $100 though the company vows full pursuit.
The body of German Roman Catholic priest Rev A P Van Antwerp was found beside Buschberg railroad tracks in Degoto Missouri in a pool of blood. An eye wound and rifled pockets suggest murder possibly by tramps. Papers indicate he may have come from Detroit and he once taught at St Louis University.
Governor Brown pardons Renle Beck a life convict with the condition she marry Sanford Young immediately after leaving prison. Beck, colored, promised marriage to Young in exchange for release, and Brown granted the pardon in response to the devotion shown by Young.
Governor Hastings and party arrived in Harrisburg at six tonight after returning from the Atlanta exposition. He praised southern hospitality and the trip as a success. Mrs Hastings received a diamond pendant from the tourists before the party split at Baltimore. In London The Graphic notes a Sydney dispatch reporting English actors Arthur Dacre and his wife both died by their own actions, the man stabbing himself and the woman shooting herself amid tour-related despondency.
A structure on Market Street in Philadelphia suffered fire damage today. The blaze affected the block near the Philadelphia Street area, with extent of damage described as substantial though no injuries are reported. Local responders worked to contain the flames and secure the site.
A Cleveland trolley car plunged from the Central viaduct into the Cuyahoga River killing fifteen and leaving four missing. Motorman August Rodgers was questioned after claiming the conductor signaled the go ahead. The disaster is likely linked to a replaced circuit breaker and a derailing switch.
In Bloomfield near Broad street and Maple place, a woman, Miss Misa Anna Troeber, cried for help as a man with a knife shadowed her nightly for over a year. She fled toward Almira street, while the assailant followed from the opposite curb before vanishing near Greenwood Lake bridge. Miss Troeber, employed at a Newark store, fainted upon reaching home and later recounted the ordeal to neighbors, describing a long black coat and light suit.
James Goings, a young Black man, sought food at a farmhouse near Frederick, assaulted Miss Lillie Jones, and after a fatal beating was hanged by a mob of about 300 farmers. Sheriff Zimmerman tried to defend the jail, but the crowd breached it, dragged Goings to a tree, and shot him. A Salvation Army worker prayed over him before the lynching.
A Tampa report to the Times Union claims Campos instructed troops not to fire on insurgents to allow a price to be paid by Spain. The tale says Gomez and Maceo have been bought, implying an imminent end to the Cuban insurrection, with details circulated by Havana interests.
Williamsport Pennsylvania November 17 A wreck on the Fall Brook railroad one mile above Jersey Shore Junction occurred at 4 AM South bound freight delayed for three north bound sections The engineer slept and the third section collided Fireman William McQuade 21 of Corning New York was crushed in the firebox and killed The other crewman Daniel Kirkendall escaped with minor injuries A coroner's jury examined the scene and found the engineer negligent with the accident likely caused by sleep.
Secretary Morton’s third annual report highlights trimmed expenditures for efficiency, a drastic drop in U S butter supply to Britain to under one percent, and a large cheese quality decline blamed on adulteration. It urges annual agricultural census, warns against misleading advertising of division analyses, proposes model roads on college farms, and condemns excessive department publication distribution after 1804-5 bulk printing reach.
Newburgh tale of John B. Rose a wealthy brick manufacturer who ordered a thirty day death watch and loose coffin screws to awaken if buried alive. After his death the duel graves quarrel led to framing over brick relocation and a contested will. A $35000 monument was ordered for his grave.
Spokane Washington November 17 The rush to the Nex Perco reservation grows as trains and prairie schooners bring homeseekers toward the garden spot. Opening guns at Monday noon are expected to trigger a wild scramble for choice locations with about 6 000 people anticipated to arrive and 2 000 homes soon to be erected.
Weather report notes generally warm winds with brisk declines in exposure. Forecasters expect breezy conditions across the region with mild overnight temperatures and light scattered showers possible in the western zones.
Ten dozen gowns with tucked and embroidered yokes priced at 69 cents each. Six dozen gowns with tucked yoke and embroidered ruffle 85.6 cents. Ten dozen ruffled cambric gowns 98 cents. Empire gowns offered as season bargain amid large stock. Sailor collar and other line goods priced to speak for themselves. Outing flannel gowns for ladies and children also advertised.
United States railways operating Pullman sleeping cars plan a united petition to Lower berth prices by at least 25 percent The Pennsylvania Railroad has begun the move and a secretive effort involves general passenger agents from all lines A meeting of these agents is expected to decide final action soon.
The Ultimate Issue in St. Petersburg reports Russian newspapers deem the Turkish crisis moving toward a disruption of Ottoman power in Europe. Novoe Vremya notes Englishmen are growing used to the idea that Russia's occupation may be the eventual outcome of the eastern question.
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