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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1895
Page
1
The article notes an opening of New Fall Dress in odds and ends with aims to appeal to both those seeking novel, stylish pieces and those preferring moderate tastes. Markets have been ransacked for the choicest deals, offering a lavish selection for all shoppers.
The display opens tomorrow and runs for one week featuring novelties such as Illuminated Persians Aurora Suitings Lizard Crepes Crepille Suitings Silk and Wool Barrel Bayadere Cloths New Jacquard Weaves Boucle Effects Crotchet Mohairs Mohair Mosaic Effects Chevrotte Suitings Irregular Checks.
In staple fabrics like Henriettas Cheviots and Garges the line offers a comprehensive selection with popular colorings well represented.
Mohair effect plaids appear alongside silk line effects and ribbon stripe patterns in a textile catalog. The listings describe rough effect plaids and various weave styles highlighting texture and finish for fabric designers and buyers.
Chauncey F. Black presides as over six hundred delegates gather in Lancaster for the Eleventh Annual General Assembly of Pennsylvania Democrats. The platform attacks Republican policy, endorses Cleveland and McCarthy for court and seeks party rule reforms amid tense debates and major procedural moves.
In Philadelphia a conference of leading Democrats discussed the state convention next Wednesday at Williamsport to nominate all superior court judges. The Philadelphia delegation backs ex Judge Theodore F. a, while Jenkins' chances fade. McCarthy of Philadelphia, the judiciary minority, will not be renominated due to Hastings not consulting party leaders.
Rumors of dramatic turns in the Dr. Fraker Insurance case swirl in Liberty Missouri as a Minnesota detainee is questioned as a possible misidentification. Judge J H Sandusky says no admission made that the prisoner is Fraker and locals from Excelsior Springs confirm a key identity dispute. Woodmanseee, who knew Fraker for 15 years, identifies the jailed man in Topeka as not Fraker.
Washington report states Chairman Carter will issue a call for a Republican National Committee meeting in October. Delegations from many cities in the race for the convention will attend, with Chicago viewed as the likely host much to the surprise of some.
William Beaverson, recently released from jail, shot his wife at Pleasureville near York, then killed himself. The double tragedy occurred this morning as Beaverson, who had deserted his wife six months earlier, apparently acted from jealousy.
The Bucktail regiment ninth reunion closes in Lock Haven with a camp fire in the courthouse. Emporium is named as next reunion site. Officers elected include President B F Kirk, Vice President Lewis Soover, Treasurer E A Lewin, and Secretary William H Rauch.
Peter Otyera, 73, of Bethlehem Pa died after months of angina and gangrene. He had a long career as a locomotive engineer for the Lehigh Valley Reading and Jersey Iron, and was regarded as the county’s oldest engineer with a career spanning around forty years.
At the New York Republican league meeting in Binghamton on September 5 delegates argued over a Conkling local option resolution proposing county by county sales and Sunday voting. The committee sent the issue to three leaders for report while other actions included canal bond talk and the reelection of President George E. Green.
Philadelphia detectives arrested Ritson in a pivotal move in an ongoing swindle case. Authorities believe a wide bank scam has been nipped in the bud, with the arrest marking a key breakthrough in the investigation.
The Washington National Guard won the Hilton prize with 1,097 points, beating New York 1,051 and Massachusetts 1,051 in a wind hindered match. Twelfth regiment of New York finished second, followed by Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and New Jersey.
Letter carriers discussed a pension bill and protection from politics with a back pay seek of 10000 dollars for raised post offices after the census. City representatives from Omaha Syracuse Paterson New Haven and Scranton attended as officers were nominated for key posts in a heated convention.
Lima reports the new government moves to nullify 1894 acts, expunge generals Caceres and Borgono from army lists, and prosecute coup leaders and ministers before the supreme tribunal. Washington note: Bowler's sugar bounty case referred to the court of claims. Sept events include convention votes and donations for the Historical Institute in Nashville and Brooklyn.
A Piedras Negras dispatch reports Roderiguez and Abastor near the Salido river erased by a cloudburst in the San Blas mountains. Adobe structures vanished, Abastor’s 1600 residents fled to hills, Roderigues 700 residents saw their town washed away, no confirmed fatalities, property losses around twenty thousand dollars.
A rattlesnake bit Collier during a camp meeting at Paris Texas yesterday evening. As the snake appeared in the congregation Collier lay in religious fervor and warned others to let it go before it struck his hand. He tried to throw the reptile into the crowd, triggering a panic.
In San Francisco on September 6 W W Rippey once shot John W Mackay and wounded him seeks revenge on Charles L Fair. The embittered mining speculator, though partly demented, haunts Fair’s residence and targets the bonanza ring heirs for his lost fortune.
Chicago faces an urgent school shortage with eleven thousand children lacking adequate public classroom space. Buildings are overcrowded, staff are stretched beyond normal limits, and many applicants are turned away until temporary provisions can be made. The city’s enrollment is up about fifteen percent from last year amid rapid growth and child labor law enforcement.
Miss Kate Conde of Anderson valued at fifty thousand dollars elopes with Lou Reed a prizefighter. Reed once faced goose assault charges and is under bond to appear at the current term. The marriage took place in Connersville Indiana.
In Plymouth township near Earnest Station a large Pennsylvania Railroad barn burned early today. At least eight tramps died. six bodies recovered as debris remained. The barn had long served as a tramp rendezvous with up to seventy five sleeping there at once. Cause of the fire is unknown.
In a fight near Uniontown Miss Sis Ran kin chewed the rings from Miss Badle Hulls ears. Falling from a window at Bald Wagie Clinton county Miss Margaret Berry ht both wrists broken. Burglars blew up the safe at the Chadds Ford railroad station while the agent was at SNe and carted away about 100 In cash.
A cafe at the Cambridge Massachusetts post office was robbed, with thieves securing twelve hundred dollars. In Fort ae sue local option election, the city voted wet by four thousand hechower. A stranded cargo vessel carrying mahogany off Padre Island was salvaged and her crew rescued.
Finley's Blankets announces a new line of blankets bought before the wool advance, offering many styles at reduced figures. The sale lists Norway, Snowflake, Alpine and Jewels lines in various counts and colors at noted low prices with a full range of California and wrapper blankets.
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