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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1894
Page
10
Chris Elberson, a respected neighborhood grocer and civic volunteer, joins the Cook County Democratic scene to topple the McClintock gang. He endures backroom pressure, liquor-fueled missteps, and a rigged convention, then decides to withdraw from politics after the upheaval.
A Baltimore man recalls a jury case where 11 jurors favored conviction while the foreman held out. The accused was acquitted after the foreman’s stand. Later the foreman admitted he killed the man, and the field scene included a dead body and a knife.
During bridge debris clearing at Louisville a submarine diver stayed underwater over an hour with no response to signals. A relief diver descended to assist and both men surfaced shortly after. the first diver was found seated on a pile of iron fast asleep.
A gallery displays photographs of about 115000 criminals captured over 80 years, with 70000 labeled as recent. The collection highlights long running efforts in crime history and identification by Scotland Yard.
A Christiania scientist proposes an electrolytic test to recover gold and silver from seawater. He outlines selecting a sheltered sixty meter channel with a four meter per minute current. Sixty galvanized iron plates, two by three meters, would be angled 40 degrees to the stream and energized to precipitate metals.
The New York Weekly reports a tense exchange about meeting with Jack Goodheart at a restaurant. The note mentions Jack is now married and notes it has been three days since payday.
Captain Henry W Howgate rose from signal service chief and Army officer to a fugitive and accused embezzler. He devised a polar expedition plan, fled Washington with a socialite mistress, and lived twelve years abroad before a New York arrest led to his long pursuit. His career spanned the Army of the Cumberland, weather service leadership, and a dramatic downfall.
A 1704 Connecticut Gazette note from New London announces a lottery to raise funds for constructing a meeting house at Stonington. The item appears in a depaked set of ancient documents via Westerly Library medotation.
A London cat allegedly rode an axle of an express train on the Midland Railway to Kettering, about 74 miles away, reaching high speeds. Engineers calculated 44 500 revolutions in 1 hour 27 minutes and estimated the cat’s grip and weight effects, noting the remarkable endurance of the animal.
In Dyer County Tennessee Jock Lansdon cut off a porcupine tail to stop it from climbing a tree. A local showman then fenced the animal and charged visitors 10 cents admission earning several dollars daily. The porcupine remained perched and reportedly ate from the keeper’s hand while the crowd gathered.
A legend from the Grenoble region attributes the enclosing wall of the park at M Casimir-Poirier’s Château de Visillo to supernatural origin. The tale links the ancient barrier to infernal construction in the district.
Bank holidays were first created by statute in 1871 to relieve banks. The law later extended the holidays to customs inland revenue offices and other offices.
Allanson de Witt a recluse living near Battle Ground has dug his own grave and ordered a plain granite monument. He wrote a self styled epitaph with no capital letters except the word God and plans the inscription for his final resting place. His bizarre act follows years of melancholy and rumors of a love heartbreak.
B M Wooms a Memphis society figure and cotton dealer has been indicted for conspiracy to commit arson after an alleged plan to burn his shed to cover up stolen cotton. He promised a $200 payoff and two-year post for two workers who would light the shed, while insurance interests watch for his potential recovery of advances from lenders.
A mother recalls how her two daughters aged 11 and 1 learned to read the Bible in a year by completing three chapters on weekdays and five on Sundays. With only one Bible, the siblings faced daily scheduling clashes while chasing the goal, culminating in a playful race to finish first amid a game they call boomino.
A London Graphic reflection notes musicians persist with long hair while others shed it. The piece cites a pianist’s tour clause forbidding haircuts and jokes about baldness linked to years of close cropping. It muses on portraits of celebrities showing elaborate coifs.
In Harper's, T. Mitchell Prudden notes space is an almost unfathomable vacuum that continually drains the earth of heat. He warns a 7 percent drop in solar heat or more winter days could plunge our hemisphere into desolation, stressing the fragile balance sustaining our seasons.
London clergyman Rev. Stewart Headlam, secretary of the Church and Stage guild, champions ballet as art not vice. The group, about 40 members, aims to educate clergy and public about stage dancing while hosting meetings, dances, lectures, and discussions to foster a broader, truer view of ballet.
Clergymen oppose but allow the annual raffle on the communion table of St Ives parish church in London. Wylde's charity funds six Bibles awarded to the top three boys and top three girls who reach highest scores in the raffle.
A Boaton Transcript inspired tale claims King Solomon in Tarael introduced horse racing across twelve provinces. It suggests each governor hosted a monthly race and that a yearly Derby was run under Solomon, who supposedly owned vast stables and sports interest.
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