Fashionable Black Dress Goods On Display This Fall
A department preview showcases black dress goods for fall and winter wear with a walk through display promising to reveal fashion’s latest decrees on correct styles for the season.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1895
Page
1
A department preview showcases black dress goods for fall and winter wear with a walk through display promising to reveal fashion’s latest decrees on correct styles for the season.
A fragment notes varied prices ranging from forty five cents to one dollar twenty five cents. No further context or details are readable about items, dates, or sellers.
At Chickamauga on Snodgrass hill, governors McKinley Morton Stevenson and others join federal officials for a national park dedication. Speeches by Stevens on, Palmer, Gordon, and Longstreet praise union, heritage, and naval strength amid a crowd of thousands. relic presented to Harmon's Cincinnati family.
The Spanish cruiser Barcastacal wrecked at midnight in Havana harbor after colliding with the merchant steamer Mortera. General Delgado Parejo and 36 crewmen drowned. rescue of others saved most of the crew. Bodies of Parejo and Captain Yhanez recovered in damaged condition.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows chose Dallas Texas as the site for next year’s annual meeting after a heated debate at Atlantic City New Jersey on September 1. Officers will not be elected this year. a new roster will be formed at the Dallas gathering. An amendment to repeal the Rebekah degree code was rejected after discussion. Past Grand Sire J A Nicholson of Pennsylvania received an honorary chair from the Odd Fellows Souvenir publishers. a sail on the ocean was invited for tomorrow. Mrs Theodore Moss, grand secretary’s wife, sustained a fractured leg but improves though age raises concern.
Mrs Langtry’s jewels valued at about 200000 pounds vanished from the Union Bank of London after a forged withdrawal order. The box contained most of her famous gems including Yaras and various necklaces. Scotland Yard alerted. no trace found as yet. the order used was drawn on her Pont Street address.
A Belgian firm reports to Brussels that a large shipment of rifles swords and cart ridges intended for Cuban insurgents was seized on Andros Island in the West Indies. The cargo had been secretly brought from New York and Andros lies about 160 miles north of Cuba.
The New Jersey Republican State Convention in Trenton names John W. Griggs of Paterson as gubernatorial nominee on the third ballot. The platform vows reform, opposition to misrule, protectionist tariffs, and preserving public schools while pledging to purge corruption and reduce executive salaries.
The article notes measures to advance a statewide campaign and signals that the June national delegates will be chosen. It suggests Philadelphia will shape policy lines likely to be followed by the Quay faction at the meeting.
San Francisco dispatch reports police foiled a murder plot by a criminal awaiting sentence. A sharpened table knife was found in a cell and the convict, later sentenced to twenty years, admitted intent to kill Durant but claimed no chance to use the knife. The suspect’s name was not released.
Philadelphia officials report pressure mounts to have Senator Penrose's investigating committee travel to Pittsburg to examine municipal affairs. The panel plans active work in Philadelphia the first week of October and may visit Allegheny County to compare city governments, with a report due in January 1907.
Ninety survivors from the Edam landed at Plymouth after the ship foundered in fog off the coast. Captain Bronsma said the vessel was struck amidships on the port side. The Edam had a smooth voyage until the channel where dense fog appeared. A lookout spotted a vessel bearing down, engines were reversed but too late, and the Edam sank. Passengers and crew were ordered to launch lifeboats.
From LaPorte Indiana on September 19 a spate of livestock thefts frightened farmers near Stony Creek. A farmer shot at a shaggy intruder seen near a sheep pen, as a fire smoldered where chickens and sheep had been roasted. The man escaped, neighbors pursued him, and locals speculate the missing farmhand James Sweet, last seen years ago, may be the deranged culprit.
In La Grange Indiana Blamehe Bingham a 14 year old daughter of Milton Bingham endured five years of pain with her head bent and no diagnosis could be found. Yesterday a physician removed a large wire hairpin embedded with lime buildup said to have been forced in infancy and stifling growth. Medical experts believe the pin entered her body in infancy and prevented development.
A large altercation erupted at the Kennedy Street Orthodox Hebrew Church as Gartickls brothers demanded seat changes during Rosh Hashanah. LorL Cohen refused and was threatened with a knife. Morris Herrin intervened but was struck, triggering police intervention and the arrest of the Gartickls brothers.
Francis Schlatter, the cobbler healer, continues his public healing in Denver. After four days he endures intense strain as crowds line the street to receive the touch, with reports of cures among deaf, blind, paralytic, and rheumatic individuals. Public interest and ongoing case tracking follow the healing exhibit.
White Metal Men propose a national ticket with headquarters in Chicago. General A J Warner to lead the consolidated bimetallic movement and Edcard Tr Light to hold a similar post. A nine member committee launches plans for early conferences to form a national convention and nominate presidents on an Independent bi metallic platform.
In St. Cloud three women covered teacher John Welna with molasses and feathers at Olding Fort school district No. 8. His hands were bound, he was struck with a pall, and injuries left cuts. Warrants issued for Mrs. Katie Ainner, Mrs. Stephen Dieterich, and Mrs. Luther Nimrood. Authorities cite past arrest of Welna for whipping a child as motive.
A 26 year old man from Pittsburg shot himself in the Cottage hotel Fort Erie last night. He had been employed at the Western House in Pittsburg and arrived Monday with a young woman. A woman’s portrait and 45 cents were found in his pocket. the collar bore the name Possenden as the only clue to his identity.
Reports from the coke region show increased strikes over the last day with many workers at Oliphant Kyle and Win works of Frick company leaving. Oliver's plant illans were discharged after threatening replacements and housing evacuees were removed. Meetings last night reveal growing sentiment among coke workers across southern sites.
Authentic reports say cholera is widespread in Japan and North China with over 17 000 deaths in Japan. At Che Foo the disease spreads rapidly and foreigners face illness with many forced to leave. A Miss Turner and the child of Dr. and Mrs McFarlane died. In Chattanooga Governor's leg broken after carriage accident on Lookout Mountain.
Harrisburg dispatch notes President Pro Tem McCarroll will not call a special election to fill the vacancy from Senator Lemon’s death. Voters in Blair and Cambria counties oppose immediate election, preferring deferral to next year amid county rivalries.
Word from San Taidia, Florida, says Senator Quay will leave there on Saturday and reach Philadelphia by Sunday night. He intends to come directly to Beaver, Pa. A meeting of the state Republican committee may be held in Philadelphia around October 1 to review his appointment of an executive committee with Frank Willing Leach as chairman.
Chester Pa Sept 19 The property of the Chester County Agricultural Society will be in the sheriff's hands tomorrow Two executions were issued against the society for 400 and 8000 Mortgages are held by Charles Mirehall and Sarah A BIN of Kennett township Scotland Will Build a Yacht New York Sept 18 The Evening Telegram reports that a challenge by a Scotch yacht club to the American yacht season is practically assured for next year with a probable 891 fee in play.
In Pittsburg on September 19 the Wisconsin Labor with the Monks faction plans a new bid to close the Latrobe breweries. Catholic Abstinence societies will present a plea in person to the Benedictine monks. Delegations of temperance workers will circulate among abstinence members before delivering a special plea to the Latrobe brothers.
Washington dispatch reports Collector Brown at Key West released the schooner Lark detained on suspicion of intending to join a submarine expedition due to lack of evidence.
Forecast indicates fall warmth in eastern Pennsylvania with a warm Friday followed by a likely shower risk on Saturday. Southerly winds are expected as conditions shift.
The ad notes orders placed early with British French and German manufacturers to secure desirable staple goods and novelty ties at favorable present prices. It asserts Mohair prices have risen nearly 100 percent elsewhere, claiming its own lines offer unmatched style quality and variety at manageable prices.
Local retailer advertises school shoes for children with affordable pricing and ready stock. Store promotes durable designs and wide sizes aimed at students returning to classes.
A local shop highlights its focus on fall season eyewear including opera glasses and spectacles. The advertisement emphasizes a specialty in a range of optical products for readers seeking style and function this season.
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