Black Dress Goods Sale Notice
For one week beginning Tuesday September 17 the store advertises a sale on black dress goods. The short notice highlights a limited time offer with pricing details not fully shown in the fragment.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1895
Page
1
Mohair Effects and Prices Listed in Text
The advertisement outlines Grace Mohair effects and dull or Zibeline Mohair fabrics with prices from 75 cents to 2.00. It notes petrifying or soft wool weaves with 62 cents to 1.60 priced items.
Last day of dedication at Chickamauga and Chattanooga park
Chattanooga reports the final day of the park dedication, highlighting a grand parade led by General J. S. Fullerton, a reviewing stand with dignitaries, and noon salutes from Orchard Knob. Governor Morton is formally nominated for the presidency amid remarks by Senator Cantor and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chickamauga
Chattanooga Military Park
J. 8. Fullerton
Schuflind
Stevenson
Orchard Knob
Fred
Chittanooga
Samuel J. Nicholls
D. D
St. Louis
George W. Ochs
Mountain City
William B. Bate
Charles H. Oros- Venor
Morton
Edmund O'Connor
F. G. Montague
Senator Cantor
Senate
John B. Stanchfield
Elmira
Hamilton Fish
Archie Baxter
New York Assembly
Army of
Missinsippi
Hooker
Lookout Mountain
Lewis H. Stegman
New York
W. G. Oates
Alabama
Oates
Aterican Politicos
United Kites
Cave Involves Three Missing Men Under Polot Lookout
A report to the police says three men entered a cave under Polot Lookout yesterday morning and had not returned. The cave, never fully explored, is said to have galleries and chambers extending three to four miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Polot
Palmer Cox Honored at New Haven Balloon Greeting
Palmer Cox author of the Brownies received a large reception on the Old Green New Haven Sept 20 with about 4000 children attending Mayor Hendricks and other leaders taking part. Twenty large balloons were released as a key feature of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Palmer Cox
Hendricks
Exchange and gold movements weigh on markets in Sept reports
New York wires report Dun and Co weekly review notes mixed trade effects as August imports exceeded exports by over 15 million dollars and a slow domestic demand persists. Cotton mills gain from higher material costs while wheat and corn fluctuations reflect global crop signals and Atlantic trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
London
Minnesota
Iran
Europe
Fall River
Bradford
United States
Canada
Salt Rush Upends Dartmouth Freshmen Sophomores
Hanover, Sept 20. Freshmen clashed with sophomores in Old Chapel during a special athletic meeting. A salt-throwing contest ended after thirty minutes as freshmen overpowered sophomores and stormed the building in a raucous bid to outdo last week’s football rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
N. H
The
Athletic Association
Old Chapel
Elisees
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth
Conviction In Ruin Case Of Doylestown Clergyman
Rev. Cocker, pastor of the Methodist Church in Doylestown, was convicted this afternoon on charges of having ruined Miss Mary McIntosh. The trial drew wider attention as Miss McIntosh was a singer with the church choir and sensational developments were disclosed. The defense appealed the judge's charge seeking a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cocker
Cheng Tu Outrages Investigation Ordered by U S Government
Investigations by the United States government will begin at Cheng Tu in Szechuen province. Secretary Olney reports the Chinese government withdrew opposition to the commission, which will assess riots that damaged mission property. no American missionaries were killed, but responsibility and possible reparations are sought. The dispatch also notes plans for China to retake the Liao tung peninsula and a second loan for China, with Madagascar unrest described as near anarchy in Imerina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Orags
Washington
Denby
Cheng-Tu
Szechuen
China
Olney
London
Shanghai
Liaotung Peninsula
Brooklyn Woman Attempts Suicide Twice In Chester
Miss J N Tr win of Brooklyn New York aged 0 years made two suicide attempts in Chester Pennsylvania She left 45 at an undertaker’s and later tried to jump from a creek She was rescued by George Oglesby and taken to a hospital She had earlier failed a passenger train attempt and is described as refined but despondent with ongoing thoughts of self destruction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Delgado Parejo
Allier
Marine Hospital
Arderius
Martines de Campos
Barcastegul
de Sield
Colon
Generala Salamithea
Arias
Admiral Leno
Forta
General de Campos
Cuba
Carlos TH
Charles Henderson
Reading Hallroad Company
Henderson
Rose Glen
Schofield
Shoole
Con
Chester
J. N. Trwin
Brooklyn
N. W. Fairlamb and Son
Faihamb
Chester Creek
George Oglesby
Matthew McCrain
Stoner Released in Harrisburg Fraud Case
John C. Stoner of Fidelity Loan and Trust Co Harrisburg was arrested in Washington on a request from Harrisburg officials for obtaining money by false pretenses. Judge Bradley dismissed the case after ruling papers failed to define the defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John C. Stoner
Fidelity Loan and Trust Company
Harrisburg
Charters
Stoner
Bradley
Heiress Named in Trinity Church Estate Case
Mrs Bowles of Rockford has learned from New York attorneys that she is a rightful heir to part of the Trinity church property, a long contested stake. In Havana a large shark yielded two fleshless legs and feet when opened, likely from wreck victims of the Sanches Baroalstegui crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowles
Rockford
Trinity Church
Rockford, l
William Bowles
New York
Havana
Mommaere
U 'P Sanches Baroalstegui
Lunatic Attacks Auburn Doctor During Examination
Dr. Richard Day of Romulous is in critical condition after Ernest Benjamin, described as a lunatic, struck him with a stone while Day examined him in Auburn New York. Benjamin is confined at Willard State Hospital in Ovid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Richard Day
Romulous
Ernest Benjamin
Day
Benjamin
Willard State Hospital
Ovid
Tragic Fate of a Boy on Coal Train Ride
A 16 year old boy, believed from Philadelphia, fell from a coal train near Row Gleh while riding atop a car. He was rescued and taken to West Manayunk for treatment. the incident occurred this afternoon in Reading, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stealley
Reading
Philadephia
West Manayunk
Judge Refuses Stay of Execution on Handley Estate Judgment
Judge Guneter denies a stay of execution against Wyoming Manufacturing tied to a note to Judge Handley. Executed after the note defaulted, sheriff's sale set for Sept 21. George Dimmick, through attorney B Price, sought delay claiming fraud, but the court found no convincing fraud evidence and quashed the stay petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guneter
Judge Handley
Wyoming Manufacturing Company
Handley
George Dubois Dimmick
B. Price
Deliberations Continue in Sovereign Grand Lodge Odd Fellows
Atlantic City N J Sept 20 representatives of the sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows near completion of their session The committee reports favored adoption of memorial pages for deceased members in the revised Journal A by law change to require a uniform badge replacing regalias and color conformity The constitution amendment excluding saloon keepers and bartenders from membership sparks discussion and resignations by some long time members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Grand Lodges
Grassman
New Jersey
Grand Lodge
Judiciary Committee
Grand Sire
Order
Judge Holt's Will Offered for Probate in Washington
The alleged will of Judge Advocate Joseph Holt witnessed by Grant and Sherman was anonymously sent to the register of wills on Aug. 26 and formally offered for probate. Judge Bradley set Oct. 1 for response from challengers as legal dispute looms over hundreds of thousands in estate. The heirs demand discovery of who produced the concealed document and why it was kept hidden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph Holt
Grant
Sherman
Register of Wills
Bradley
Holt
Prominent Ohio man shoots neighbor after finding wife
Hilleshore Ohio Sept Mar W Patton near Leesburg shoots Charles Woodmansee when he finds him with his wife returning home. Woodmansee flees to the front gate but collapses before reaching it. Patton takes him to a Leesburg doctor with his wife present and secures confessions from both. Woodmansee is dying. He is a brother of D D Womanger of Cincinnati, president of the Ohio Republican league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilleshore
W. Patton
Leesburg
Charles Woodmansee
Woodmanser
Patton
Woodmanvee
DD. Woemanger
Clineinnatl
Ohio Republican League
London Man Challenges America’s Cup Race
Charles Rove of London desiring entry, sends a challenge to the New York Yacht Club for the America’s Cup. Ex-Commodore James P. D. Smith, chairman, received the cable message and forwarded it for formal action, but the challenge lacks proper form for immediate consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rove
London
New York
Evening Telegram
James PD. Smith
New York Yacht Club
Charles Rose
John Trove
Clut
White convict recaptured after eighteen years on the run
Nashville Tenn Sept 20 Alex Harris a white convict escaped from the Sewanee mines eighteen years ago with two months left to serve. He was recaptured in Dekalb County and sent back to the penitentiary. He spent much of his liberty in North Carolina and had recently returned to his old home before recognition and seizure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewanee Mines
Nashville
Tenn
Alex Harris
Dekal County
Uberty
North Carolina
Peffer Buys Control Of Topeka Advocate
The Topeka Advocate, a weekly newspaper, is reported to be under Senator Peffer's controlling interest. The purchase, disclosed in Topeka Kansas on September 2, follows his earlier statement that he planned to enter the new business venture after his Senate term ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansop
Topeka “Advocate
Topeka
Kan
Peffer
Topeka Advocate
United States Senate
Durant Trial Brushed Aside As Gas Ring Evidence Emerges
In San Francisco September a key state witness Organist George H King testified the church odor indicated gas before Manche Lamont murder. Janitor Frank Sademan said gas came from a loose chandelier component. Pawn broker Adolph Oppenheim recalled Durant attempting to sell a dead girl’s ring days after the crime. Defense plans to challenge pawnbroker testimony with new witnesses. The defense may delay outlining its case, with opening statements expected next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Durant
George H. King
Manche Lamoent
Thifret
Frank A. Sademan
King
Suademan
Minnie Williame Tourder
Hianche Lamont
Miss Lamont
Oppenheim
Misa Lamont
Lacal
Personal baggage of two young men ar rested in Omaha
Two youths identified as Edward Foster of Milwaukee and Harvey L. Barnes of Baltimore were arrested by Omaha detectives. They deposited several thousand dollars in city banks and used a back and forth check system to net a large sum. Foster was cashing a $1,000 check on Barnes when arrested. Their valises held many bank checks and a dark lantern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Edward Foster
Milwaukee
Harvey L. Barnes
Baltimore
Foster
Barnes
Vallees
Death of Scranton Youth Believed linked to Coal Train
A about nineteen year old youth, thought to be Thomas McManus of Scranton, was found dead on a Pennsylvania railroad track near Trenton. A letter dated July 26 from Scranton and addressed to Thomas McMan Mann in Buffalo was in his pocket. Coroner Bower ordered the body sent to the morgue. authorities seek to identify the deceased and investigate the possible railroad accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McManus
Scranton
Trenton
Trittine
John ©. Gibbons
Tos Gibson Street
Thomas Mc.Mann
Albany
Buffalo
Bower
John C. Gibbons
Gibson Street
Dickson
Parade at Jermyn Transportation Arrangements
The Scranton Diocesan Union of Total Abstinence has arranged with the D and H Railroad to transport members to Jermyn for the annual parade on October 10 commemorating the National Union silver jubilee. Many societies plan evening entertainments, with Jermyn societies hosting visitors. the parade will include societies from Pittston to Carbondale and conclude with a reception on the main streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Government
Scranton Diocesan Union of Total Abutinence Societlo Haa
Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company
Temperance Societies
Jermyn
National Union
Pittston
Carbondale
Atreeta
Aram Pays Fine After Arraignment For Assault At Synagogue
Sandor Aram, a Polish Jew barred from Jewish New Year services at Hickory Street Synagogue, struck the doorkeeper Special Officer Weles. He was arrested on Alderman Millar’s warrant and paid $3.60 at yesterday morning’s hearing on a charge of assault and batter and disturbing public worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millar
Sandor Aram
Hickory Street
Thaureday
Weles
Aram
Fall Still Plain in Far Eastern Pennsylvania
A brief regional note indicates no change in temperatures for Far eastern Pennsylvania during the fall season with steady conditions across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Linen Styles and Quality Excel in Our Range
Our prices will bear out the claim when you examine our linen offerings which we assure are unexcelled in styles quality and variety.
School Shoes for Good Children Sold Here
Local advertisement promotes affordable school shoes aimed at families seeking durable footwear for children. Offers may target parents wanting sturdy pairs for students.
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Crepon
Zibeline
Zon
Chickamauga Park
Supreme Court of the United States
Lberty
Tenh
Akien
Tor R
Admiral Parejo
Pascral
Cheng-Ta
Madagascar
Fiorceston
CNOIR
Marseilles
Antananarive
Imerina
Man
Lunatic Malf
Wim
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows of
Sademan
Trenton, N. J
Thomas McMan
Uram
Finley
Lackawanna Avenue
H. A. Kingsbury
Charles A. Schieren & Co
Spruce St
Wyoming Ave
Iba
W.J. Weichel
Weler
Near Dime Bank
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