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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1895
Page
1
A local store announces a dress goods sale within a 20 mile radius. The offer highlights five exceptional fall season values, with styles designed to endure beyond trends. The message emphasizes quality staples and the latest productions presented to the public.
An upbeat notice proclaims a season of welcome with a prominent store announcement. The item frames the news as the most welcome update this season and highlights anticipation for shoppers and community interest.
Promotional notice lists mixtures and solid colors of 34 inch all wool suiting fabric. Offers blues grays browns heathers plain shades tan gold seal navy reseda myrtle plum cardinal garnet black with price 25 cents per piece and 75 pieces total. Excellent cloth and value.
At 39c 45 pieces 50 inch Fine All Wool French Serge in desirable fall shades Cardinal Garnet Wine Seal Nut Wood Gold Browns light and dark Navy Slate Myrtle. An unparalleled bargain at 3c.
Five bundles of 40 inch silk and wool novelties offered at 59c with colors Navy Garnet Brown Cardinal Bronze and Myrtle. Bargain value priced at 9c noted as exceptional.
At 59c 10 pieces of 62 inch navy and black storm serges offered ex actly like our regular 75c braid cloth. Sale price ic.
A retailer notes they purchased a staple cloth at a very low price at the close of last season. They could not do better this season and could not buy men at the earlier price, underscoring value in their stock decisions.
Advertises 25 piece inch all wool check diagonal saltings in two tone combos for children's wear or quiet dressers. Colors include Olive Black Tan Brown Olive Brown Tan Plum Cardinal Slate. States guaranteed full value for look and sale price is to be stated.
The One Hundred and Forty-third Pennsylvania volunteers dedicated their monument on Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg. A. J. Colborn Jr. of Scranton delivered the principal address praising living veterans and the fallen, stressing the preservation of liberty and the meaning of equal rights. The speaker defended the regiment against claims it was lost and recalled its actions on July 2 under Dana and Reynolds, highlighting Crippen and the flagbearers.
Ceremonies at Taylorsville Pennsylvania and Washingtons Crossing New Jersey marked the sites where General Washington crossed the Delaware before the 1776 Trenton battle. A Bucks County Historical Society obelisk honors the Delaware crossing, with a bronze tablet presented by the Society of the Cincinnati of New Jersey.
The state convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union adjourned in Harrisburg Pa on October 1. It reaffirmed total abstinence and prohibition, opposed lynching and violence, urged unfermented wine for sacraments, defended parlor meetings, favored Sabbath over Sunday, opposed tobacco and obscene literature, praised Governor Culberson for stopping the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight, supported pure mail service, condemned immoral posters, urged kindness to animals in schools, rejected bodily demonstrations in anatomy lessons, opposed the Boys Brigade drill, vowed to enforce temperance education law, and backed November temperance day in Sabbath schools and continued prohibition to close saloons.
In Norristown Pennsylvania counsel for Rev Samuel Howard Chubb a United Evangelical minister convicted last week of assault filed reasons for a new trial alleging juror William TH Neal of Lower Merion spoke with a woman at the Rambo House hotel during the trial The woman was unknown to the defendants and the overheard conversation allegedly concerned the case merits and was only revealed after the verdict.
Flames swept the Midway at the Atlanta Exposition grounds on October 15 destroying the Hagenback show arena while a portion of the Old Negro Translation concession burned. The fire threatened the plantation building but firemen gained control and halted the spread despite a strong west wind.
Harrisburg Pa Oct 15 The college and university council created by the 1895 act organized with Governor Hastings as president Pro vost Harrison of the University of Pennsylvania as vice president and Dr Schaeffer superintendent of public instruction as secretary The body aims to prevent the useless multiplication of colleges and universities lacking adequate financial support to maintain high standards.
Jeff Ellis, captured in Memphis on October 15, confesses to a series of brutal acts including assault and murder of Mrs. Wilcox and an attempted attack in Mississippi. The case spurs a broader note of tragedy as a Pennsylvania railroad worker, Sayme Blosser, shot himself, amid grief over a child's death.
Pittsburg Pa Oct 15 The resignation and arrest of city attorney W C Moreland and assistant W H House sparked a wider reform push. Clarence Burleigh is sworn in as city attorney and outlines a reorganization to route funds to the city treasurer. Names for new assistant attorneys are Carna han and Niles with a grand jury to review indictments in December.
Miss Frances Willard leader of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union speaks at the Purity Congress in Baltimore Oct 1 inviting applaud. She notes 471 colleges admit women vs 44 that exclude, and cites education and social purity as intertwined. Roosevelt and Comstock send regrets.
George Roberts, one of four murder convicts linked to the Big Four train engineer’s death during the American Railway union strike, escaped from Jeffersonville penitentiary last night. He was a trusty driving a team outside the walls. guard Mahan was assaulted and unconscious. Roberts had eight years fixed for his state service providing information.
Grand jury presents an indictment against Rev John Fitegerald pastor of Holy Christchurch Charlotte accusing arson in the second degree for setting fire May 28 1894 endangering three occupants The charged building belonged to Fitzgerald and the Farrows. Spain was within rights in searching the arms aboard the Harriet G at Havana according to international law.
The president reached Washington at 4 PM with Private Secretary Thurber and KB. C. Benedict aboard the steam yacht Oneida. The sea was calm for the trip though some discomforts were noted during the voyage.
Senator Thurston of Nebraska in San Francisco says the state leans to McKinley while Allison and Reed are viewed as available options. He dismisses Harrison as out of the question, notes other convention sites, and doubts a pure free coinage silver plank will be adopted without considering other countries.
Arkansas Governor plans drastic action to banish the mob at Hot Springs if Corbett enters the state. Brigadier General Taylor and state troops poised for marching orders within hours. A conference with the attorney and citizens’ committee decides the fleet will not be allowed to take place in Arkansas and warns of swift penalties for defiance of the old laws.
Investigation into the Norwegain steamer Leon and its officers claims the ship anchored in Delaware Bay on August 14 and took on board fifteen Cuban insurgents and twenty five tons of arms and supplies. The contraband was landed on Cuba’s northeast coast between Cape Massi and Baracon, outside the custom district. Delaware authorities may not act as the loading occurred beyond the district.
Minneapolis reports that the Episcopal Church in the United States postpones the revision issue. The house of deputies votes to refer the matter to a special committee and to report at the triennial convention in Washington in 1898, citing futility of further discussion in the near term.
Nashville newspaper reports Eugene Vanney, a Black man from near Manchester in Coffee County, was dragged from his cabin by white men and fatally shot after being accused of keeping a young white orphan girl named Daley Copeland at his home.
On Mercy Morgan's deathbed she bequeathed all to her niece Emma Pryor. The box opened after Mira Morgan's death revealed nearly $4,000 in bonds. The supreme court ruled the bequest legal.
Word reaches Chillicothe of a deadly family quarrel in Omega Pike County. A father and son both named Sam Johnson fought over a white woman, Nancy Burne. The father struck the son with a bed slat, killing him. the father was arrested.
The Philadelphia jacket makers strike reports that twenty four contractors have yielded. Strikers say the dispute may be resolved by Saturday but they can fund a prolonged fight if needed, indicating potential extended labor action.
El Paso and Juárez residents celebrate a governor sanctioned concession allowing the Corbett-Mottsimmons fight to be held in Juárez just across the river, with both cities enthusiastic about securing the matchup.
Mrs Cleveland and party reached Washington at 11 10 p m in a private car attached to the Colonial express from Boston. She is reported in good health and resting after a lengthy vacation.
The Pike county commissioners in Menard for Monuseman Pa October 15 offer a reward of 100 for the capture of Houseman who murdered Squire Newburger. It is believed the killer remains at large and is being supplied with food by a woman.
In San Francisco on an October day General Dickinson asked for a continuance until Monday claiming Mr. Duprey was too fit to appear. Judge Murphy granted the continuance.
In Philadelphia October 15 the Association of Directors of the Poor and Charities of Pennsylvania held its annual session. Mrs Francis Swan of Scranton read a paper titled What is Charity outlining charity as love to fellow man and a duty of citizens to relieve poverty and educate the poor. The talk traces charity’s history from deaconesses to modern societies, notes the vast public and private welfare network, and argues for integrating alms into civil policy.
The department’s reputation is known, with a season stock larger and rarer than ever. Full lines of vests, pants, and union suits for men women and children are highlighted. The Stutte Pal A Arisy line is promoted as excellent, with reduced tariffs yielding lower prices and improved quality. Special union suits for ladies and children are listed with price points and men’s health underwear offered at low cost.
Local shop advertises a specialty in fall eye wear including opera glasses and spectacles. The notice emphasizes a wide selection, quality lenses, and expert fitting services for all ages.
Ex-President Benjamin Harrison arrived at a winter residence in Garatoga N Y after travel from the west. His visit is attributed to concerns about the illness of “Baby” Mokkee and follows an alarm raised two days ago. Evangelical Conference in Figin WL notes Bishop Breyfogel presiding and a vote for lay representation.
A brief reads like a weather note from eastern Pennsylvania noting warmer than usual trends and variable conditions for the period. The fragment mentions mild warmth and fluctuating atmospheric patterns.
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