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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1895
Page
1
Store shelves await a mysterious weather challenger described as an invulnerable force against winter. The text hints at a looming cold presence that could melt the frostbound monarch of snow, portraying a dramatic seasonal confrontation.
Our Blanket Display This Week offers many solid White Cotton blankets in good size and weight priced from 10c upward. Prices rise gradually to 38.50 for luxurious warmth as the entire stock is opened for inspection this week.
The ad asserts favorable prices for buyers and sellers, claiming this year’s quotes are more advantageous than any before, inviting readers to infer smart deals and superior value.
Advertises blankets described as the best from looms with colored or white fancy borders priced from 50 cents to 1.25 dollars.
Local sale promotes gray blankets at 2.00 and 2.50 dollars and white blankets from 2.25 to 4.00 dollars. The advertisements claim strong wear and good value, highlighting mixed wool content as a selling point.
Scarlet blankets priced from 1.25 to 24.50 and white blankets from 3.75 to 8.50, offering best standard pure wool. The ad promotes all wool blankets in scarlet or white.
Pure undyed wool blankets advertised as soft, heavy and natural. Prices listed at 3.75 and 4.50 dollars.
We carry a complete line of these celebrated blankets praised for durability and essential features. Each blanket is described as matchless in durability with well rounded qualities.
An advertisement notes a range of high quality elder downs products with prices from 85c to $4.50. It highlights unlimited filings and coverings as the best in stock.
An east bound freight axle breaks at Trimmer's Rock near Newport Pennsylvania causing wreckage across the passenger track. The Philadelphia to Pittsburgh mail train crashes into the freight cars. two engineers die and nine clerks are injured. Fire and hospital crews respond as wreck is cleared and trains resume service.
A rear collision at Hyde Park station on the Providence division of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad injured many and killed two. The Providence train, delayed, struck a stationary Sharon to Boston train, injuring passengers mostly in the rear car. Authorities note likely signaling misreadings and track changes may have contributed.
In Mifflintown Pennsylvania on October 24 an engine mishap on the Tuscorora Valley line crushed one man to death and seriously injured another. Rescue crews and investigators cordoned the area as authorities began the probe into the accident circumstances and safety lapses.
A Ley railroad incident at East Waterford fatally crushed machinist Jer ome Noble and severely scalded engineer Willam Pannebaker. Pannebaker's condition is listed as despaired of.
An October 4 derailment in Vincennes Indiana saw a Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern freight hit by a passenger train near Frichton. The impact wrecked the passenger engine and telescoped the caboose. the caboose and three freight cars burned. Several passengers were shaken up with no fatalities reported.
President and party return from the Atlanta exposition arriving in Washing ton at 812 pm after a smooth trip. Wiley Postmaster General said they were greeted warmly in Atlanta and the group enjoyed the trip. Large crowds met the president at Charlotte Ballbury Greensboro Danville and Lamehbures with uniformed citizens aiding passage at the depot.
Ex-Congressman Gustavo A. Binkelnbere and attorney James Lewis clashed in Circuit Court Room No. 2 during a hearing on motions in the Pulitzer-Taines controversy. Binkelnbere struck Lewis after Lewis accused him of lying, both men fought as court attendants separated them, causing blood to spill and crowd to buzz.
Erie Pa Oct 4 The Young Men's Christian Association of Pennsylvania held its twenty eighth annual convention in Erie with J M Little welcoming delegates. Thomas Citepie of Pittsburgh chaired the opening and J H Y Sullivan of Erie was temporary chair. Lectures on Bible literature followed a quiet hour led by Fr W Pearsall of Scranton and Professor White of Chicago.
San Francia witnesses recount that Cunningham did not relay information to the Chronicl and that she reported the matter to Rastatant Metriet. The proceedings closed with counsel resting after Cunningham testimony and Peixota beginning his closing address to the jury with Loews present.
Louisville Oct 24 Penny Clover of Glover and Daurret travels to New York to deliver options to a syndicate on eastern leaf tobacco warehouses in Louisville. The plan aims to buy out all warehouses to control the world leaf tobacco market. About three million dollars would be required.
Panama Colon October reports 3000 workers already engaged at Culebra for excavation and wharf construction with plans to resume large scale work early next spring. Also noted are a fatal shooting in Bradford Pennsylvania where a bridge workman was shot by a masked robber during a struggle over valuables. In Hassleton a railroad appointment announces L P Smith named to succeed Daniel Coxe as superintendent of the Delaware Susquehanna and Schuylkill railroad pending official notice.
George A. Lake and John Gay, both of Auburn, Pa., were struck by a freight train while crossing the Lehigh Valley railroad at Black Walnut near Tunkhannock this afternoon. Lake and his horse were killed instantly. Gay fatally injured.
John W Kitchen, 17, shot and killed William Coates in Danville as rivals for Ida Meeker. Kitchen claims Coates menaced him with a knife and is jailed. Also notes Brockwayville post office break in with $700 stolen and no clue to the jury.
The Royal School of Naval Architecture at Greenwich will no longer accept constructors from the United States Navy. Officials cite unspecified reasons and suggest British irritation over Americans repeatedly winning top prizes at Greenwich. Postgraduate training remains available in Glasgow Paris and Crewe for U S naval builders, while Greenwich shifts to non corporate admissions.
In Harrisburg Nebraska a masked bandit attacked the Ganner County Bank as cashier Carlisle demanded money and vault keys. A swift counter and pursuit by citizens wounded the robber who fled, later dropping in a doorway and being captured or killed, with only 1.67 dollars reportedly taken and most cash recovered.
Mhkhook Wisconsin reports a plan for a telegraph wedding next Monday at the North Western depot and Cloud. The bride is Miss Liddle Khith of Octkeeh and groom Duncan Edwards, son of the road master at Ft Clow. The couple will wed miles apart as the minister’s questions and answers are transmitted by wire before witnesses. The bride will respond and then travel alone to the groom’s home. lack of a Protestant minister prompts the novel ceremony.
Roads to Johannesburg Montana crowded with prospectors as rush for Parley Creek fells gathers steam. The new camp attracts many, with a fledgling town rising near the claims and Neihert town residents migrating for the diggings. Rock is terra cotta colored, bearing abundant gold.
Quincy Missouri October 4 Mrs Susan Conk died quietly on her 106th birthday after moving from Flaherry Missouri to live with her granddaughter. Her advanced age was known and authenticated and she had been in reasonably good health until recently when she began smoking cigarettes and strong cigars, which are thought to have hastened her demise.
A prairie blaze near Great Nomage Forman North Dakota began by a thrashing machine and, driven by a strong wind, destroyed hundreds of tons of hay and large quantities of grain. Reports say it is the worst fire in years in the area.
Septuagenarian Mary Frohman, eight miles west of Nashville, was robbed of 1500 dollars by a masked man. The thief, who had a vendetta against banks, had hidden the cash in Frohman's house. The incident occurred in October.
Report from Paris notes a dramatic disturbance as a man identified as Francis Hinton from Milwaukee is involved in a scene at a Purine Motel. The fragmentary text describes blows to drains and a tense moment during a voting or public event, with unclear chronology and local color.
A man identified as Mr. Hinton stood on hotel steps and suddenly drew a revolver, firing into his brain. Spectators watched in horror until police and a physician arrived. Hinton was pronounced dead at the scene. A bundle of bank notes was found in his coat pocket.
The couple were united in a nuptial mass at St Marys German Catholic church South Side with Rev Peter C Christ officiating. The groom is Ignatz Imeldopf and the bride Amelia Burger. reception followed at the Robling home Cedar avenue. They will honeymoon ten days and reside at 602 Wyoming avenue.
John A Wagner of the Colliery Engineer School of Mines won committee endorsement for the vacant High School assistant principal post. A $1200 salary accompanies the job. he is a Bucknell graduate who has held varied posts and is married, currently on honeymoon.
It is believed Pasquale Perretto the Jessup murderer, recently convicted in the second degree, is guilty of a prior Roanoke murder. Admissions to Dietrich attorney Dynes by Italian neighbors Mr and Mrs Angelo Carmoto place him at the Roanoke crime. Perretto allegedly spoke of the Roanoke killing before his arrest for the Demarko murder in Jessup and tried to flee north. Authorities plan to pursue Roanoke evidence and confirm Perretto’s confession to Roanoke officials.
The Scranton party traveled to Pittsburg for United States court, Kent pled guilty to making and possessing counterfeit coin, denied the passing charge. BF. Silverstine testified, jury found him guilty without leaving the box, grand jury and petit jury actions followed in the afternoon.
The Haliding Committee of the Board of Control approved bids for the old buildings on the new No. 16 school plot on Cheatnut street, with prices of 300 dollars for the main structure, 140 dollars for the Fairview avenue building to C. R. Acker, and 10 dollars for the adjoining Purr building to A. L. Briggs. The committee noted the high bids and considered further work and a cost estimate from contractor Peter Stipp to be discussed at Monday’s meeting.
Mrs. Rachel Brown of 101 South Washington avenue suffered severe facial and neck burns after an epileptic fit caused her to overturn a pot of boiling water. She was sent to Lackawanna hospital, where doctors reported her condition improving by last night. The incident occurred during household chores. she is a three year old widow.
Lorenz Zeidler Sr of Franklin Avenue was attacked yesterday and stricken with paralysis. Reports last night said his condition was very serious, but he rallied in the afternoon and evening and improved by midnight. He is the father of Councilman A. P. Zeidler of the Sixteenth Ward.
Washington reports that Agent Colquitt’s testimony in the Burke case against Collector Herring has not yet been filed with officials in Washington. Burke plans to press charges of falsifying reports. immorality is a side issue, with possible removal if Burke proves part of his claims. W R Bell notes the secretary Carlisle may oppose Herring.
City Clerk approved measures last week with one exception the resolution allowing the appeals board to appoint the city assessors office. The mayor’s stance is unclear and a special meeting may be called before the fifteen day period ends. If allowed the appeals board would take furniture and maps from the assessors office leaving them without a home as the board argues the office is no longer needed.
The court granted two divorces yesterday. Mary Be French was freed from George K E French, and Electa N Philo was released from Ward Philo. Details recount past marriages and vanished assets, including Philo’s prior wife Martha F. Clark and a planned move after leaving for unknown crime.
Pleasant social event hosted by the women of Penn Avenue Baptist church last evening. Invitations urged each member to enclose in a silk purse pennies equal to their age. Tables spread and refreshments enjoyed. A quartet including Walter Kiple Will Allen Will Stanton and Charles Doersam performed charming selections.
In Chicago on an October morning 18 year old Walker Dobbins, an African American youth, shot and killed lodger Joseph Eer after finding him abusing Dobbins' mother on Lincoln Street. The incident occurred when he confronted the roomer and fired, killing him instantly. The motive appeared tied to the alleged abuse.
Catalog item list describing underskirts in satin and mohairlike fabrics with trims. Details include: Fast Mack satin umbrella shaped underskirt with corded trim and French yoke, priced around $1.19. Moreen underskirts with various flounces and bindings priced from $0.79 to $1.99. Quilted satin and Moashnah styles shown at several price points.
Elegant specimens showcased for wedding presents and birthdays. Opera glasses and spectacles highlighted as specialty items.
Washington list of fourth class postmasters announced with names including N TB Wagoner Ishop Jesse Norconk Cumiskey William McDonald Oliversville Wilson Maresh Sibleyaville 8 A Carpenter Bhoota and others.
Washington reports the death of ex senator Van Wyck of Nebraska in the afternoon.
Eastern Pennsylvania remains fair with mild temperatures while Western Pennsylvania experiences windy conditions and unsettled weather. Forecasters caution of patchy clouds and scattered showers later in the week as a distant cold front approaches.
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