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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1902
Page
1
Theodore Roosevelt argues the presidency carries unique power and responsibility and that the army poses little threat to Americans. He cautions demagogic fear and urges respect for the president while noting the war department’s role and the need for capable leadership.
Exclusive wire from Harrisburg reports a board of inquiry convened by Rev. Thomas March Clark ruled there was no new testimony on charges against Bishop Talbot of Central Pennsylvania. The unanimous resolution stops further proceedings and notifies the house of bishops.
Exclusive AP report from New York describes a jury verdict in the Howard Gould case. The original award of 15,000 to the plaintiff was set aside on appeal, prompting a retrial due to disputed injuries claimed by Mowbray in the incident linked to Gould.
Exclusive wire reports confirm riots in multiple towns on the island during the latest registration day. At Ban Lorengo a mob attacked police. two rioters were killed and fifteen wounded, including three policemen. Patillas saw clashes as Republicans from Guayama seized booths and blocked Federals. In Ponce shots were fired with no casualties. other towns report minor injuries.
Passengers on the Harrisburg express leaving Lancaster at 7 15 p m escaped serious injury when the train at Dillerville collided with a stationary freight car. The engine and fireman were slightly scalded but crawled free. Three freight cars and the engine caught fire. passenger cars remained on tracks.
About twelve hundred performers at a Paris meeting voted for a citywide strike starting tomorrow noon. The dispute centers on wages and rehearsal pay with managers demanding free rehearsals. The strike excludes the Grand Opera and Opera Comique due to government subsidies.
Obituaries from Stroudsburg and Philadelphia report the deaths of William Braalh proprietor of Sociwt Grove, detective chief Charles HH Par ria, Lutheran minister Aron Finbrook aged 72 and former Judge James A Logan general solicitor of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The brief notices note origins ages and careers.
A report from Pittsburg notes an attack as the Fourteenth regiment passed along Fifth Avenue. Workmen on a high floor hurled concrete chunks wood blocks and tools down at the marching troops from a height of 270 feet. Missiles were thrown as the line formed but no shots were fired after an officer ordered a load then countermanded.
Judge Pennypacker spoke to audiences in Doylestown and Lansdale and addressed a large crowd in Norristown. He said he never sought Pennsylvania governor’s office and would accept the role only if elected, stressing responsibility and dedication to duty.
A hunter's dog led Walter Socks to the warm body of a murdered woman near the Wakefield Nine on the Reading highway. Six head wounds, five from bullets, the sixth from a sharp instrument. The victim's dress suggests long journeys on foot. authorities believe the murder occurred elsewhere and the body was moved.
The Second City troop from Philadelphia reaches Audenried and will be quartered in an abandoned frame building with horses sheltered in coal company stables. Two battalions of the Third regiment at Audenried expected to withdraw later this week. Colonel Bowman sends a detail to Hazlebrook to protect non-union workers from an angry crowd.
John A Morgan a leader of the Straight Out party in Norfolk county shot himself at his residence in Norfolk. A servant found him in his room in Herkley with a note referring to smoothing county politics and his daughter being sent to New York. The incident ends a long factional fight with fusionists.
Exclusive wire reports that The Glue Corporation of Jersey City was incorporated today in Trenton New Jersey with a capital of 3,000,000. The 8,200,000 Dearing and 4,000,000 common stock will fund manufacturing of glue and glue related articles. Incorporators include Noel Gale and John F. P. Chiviton of New York and James Rich and F. L. Yolly of Jersey City.
George Leighty, a miner from Kearney, was arrested in Hedford on a murder charge after Eli Chamberlain was found dead near the railroad. Weighing evidence and hearings produced a warrant for commitment.
The Admiralty orders construction of two new cruisers said to be the most powerful and perhaps fastest vessels of their kind. Top speed expected to exceed 26 knots.
Large crowds greet John Mitchell in Wilkes-Barre as mines pause for Mitchell Day. Ten thousand marchers, a central parade, and a mass meeting crown a day marked by banners urging arbitration, unity, and labor rights amid heavy snow and sun.
The Rev. is writing a book on the anthracite coal industry and currently serves as pastor of the Congregational church of Mahatoy City.
President Roosevelt issues the annual Thanksgiving proclamation designating Thursday November 27, 1902, as a day of general thanksgiving. He calls on Americans to cease work, attend worship, and give thanks for the nation’s peace and prosperity under divine blessing.
At Wilkes Barre on October 29 the Eighth regiment stationed at Duryen is recalled. Three companies leave tonight while Company A from York and Company AB from Harrisburg depart by tomorrow night or Friday morning. Pottsville and Shamokin units recalled today. Companies I and G from the Highth at Parsons break camp Friday. Fourth regiment ordered withdrawn from Nantooke and Plymouth. Colonel ONeill says all soldiers will be out by Friday. Ninth regiment expected orders to leave Friday.
A snow storm swept parts of Pennsylvania with over an inch of snow at dawn and continued flurries with freezing temperatures. Western and northern New York reported snowfall today with rapid melt in most areas. Two inches fell in the Allegheny mountains around Elkins Fairfax and Sand Patch with near zero conditions at Viking.
Exclusive report says members of a safe cracking gang looted the Westmoreland Co office in West Irwin. The group was surrounded near New Linesburg after a quarrel over spoils left one Black member near fatally stabbed. Officers rushed to the scene.
An 81 year old man, George W. Harrison Jr., was fatally electrocuted at his home when an incandescent lamp touched a live wire. The current, about 1,500 volts, passed through his body instantly after the external power circuit crossed the wiring. Harrison was the son of George W. Harrison, a West Virginia Central Railroad official.
Exclusive wire reports Joseph W. Mayne escorted the Pitthhon campaigning party from Mauch Chunk to Allentown. Ex-Governor Pattison, James Nolan, W. A. Hensel, John Rilling, John Ancona, A. M. Palmer and Dr. J. B. Shull attended a luncheon at Robert Wirieht’s home. A Lyric theatre audience of up to two thousand heard Pattison, Nolan and Hensel speak.
Exclusive wire reports that Carupano in Bermudez Venezuela faced a weekend attack by revolutionary forces. Rebels reportedly lost a cannon and men. government claims of 43 houses burned are disputed by rebels who say fires arose from fighting. French chargé d affaires Quievreux sails to assess coast situation. Government gunboat Zamora sails with 1000 troops to La Guaira to reinforce President Jimeno at La Victoria.
A Wynne Arkansas report says Mary Sophie and May Gibson aged 7 12 and 10 daughters of Thomas Gibson were killed at home while he was away at a circus. The bodies of two girls were found with crushed heads the third mutilated in the yard. An assailant was named Davis Cross who allegedly confessed witnessing the killings and identified a man named Johnson as the principal.
The Cheat Buns council of the Degree of Pocahontis elected officers including Great pocahontas Sullle Closer and Great mitinehala Bons Millarer. Anna Miller and Anna J. Bulmer were named keepers of records and natipun respectively. Membership listed as 146. The council voted to become subordinate to the national council.
The report contains garbled place names and scattered city tags. It mentions New York Liverpool and St. Louis with partial arrival and departure notes and many unreadable terms.
The crown prince left the city in a special car bound for Boston. He traveled with his suite and party, while attendants and Siamese guards accompanied him.
Exclusive wire reports the western battalion of the Fifth regiment who had been on march at Highland arrived at 2 o’clock this morning in good health.
An inclusive wire report from Reading describes a twenty four hour flow of coal from Reading to Philadelphia. About seven hundred cars carrying roughly 24 000 tons were shifted from collieries and are expected to reach Philadelphia by tomorrow afternoon.
The first snow of the season fell in Hagerstown and surrounding areas this morning with lighter dustings on low ground and a heavier fall on the mountains. The flakes melted quickly in town as reported by The Associated Press wire service.
Exclusive AP report from Gibraltar notes Commissioner Langerman of the St. Louis exposition departs for Tangier and Fes to urge the sultan to mobilize loyal tribes amid uprisings in Mequines Morocco. Kansas missionary George Reed warns the situation could worsen if the sultan fails to act.
The prosecution rested after Justice Lambert ruled that testimony from Maile Melando and Detective Barrell from the first trial was inadmissible. A long examination by a handwriting expert concluded the postal package and Barnet Cornish letters were likely written by Molineux. The defense case is expected to take two days as to whether Molineux will testify.
In a premature explosion at Holden mine Taylor yesterday three rockmen were injured. Gwilym Phouas, Hugh Thomas, and William Beston suffered varying injuries as rock complied and fragments struck them before they could reach safety. Cicilew Thomas sustained a fractured skull and was hospitalized at Moses Vaylor hospital in serious condition.
J M Dwyer defeats J C Cometoack of Detroit in a handicap wrestling match in New Haven. The agreement had Cometoack throw Dwyer four times in an hour without being thrown. After Cometoack won two falls Dwyer pinned Cometoack's shoulders to the mat.
An Aspelated Prew report notes a pension has been granted to Joniuthun 1 ing of Nay AE. Details remain limited in the fragmentary wire.
Fragmentary weather note lists high and low temperatures, humidity and precipitation details missing due to damaged text. Names of locations and exact figures are unreadable, leaving only general weather context.
Forecast calls for Thursday and Friday with gradually falling temperatures and fresh northwest winds. Light lingering clouds appear over parts of the region as autumn air settles in.
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