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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1895
Page
1
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Washington dispatch notes rising public opinion pressuring the Cleveland administration toward a proactive Cuba policy. Observers say isolationist stance may give way to assertive moves against Spain, with Cuba as a key test of American empire and national prestige amid calls for broader overseas policy.
Secretary Herbert reprimanded Admiral Kirkland for a congratulatory letter to M Faure, written in official capacity. President Cleveland approved the action, deeming the gesture inappropriate as it could be interpreted as felicitating a political defeat. The admiral contested the authorship. the matter drew no further discussion from Herbert.
The St Ann's Roman Catholic Church on Lehigh Avenue Philadelphia marked the golden anniversary of its cornerstone laying. Archbishop Ryan and Bishop Horstman joined a large assembly of priests and fifty robed altar servers. Bishop McGovern presided at Mass with several assistants as Bishop Horstman preached the sermon.
A Philadelphia lodging on the fourth floor reports the death of a solitary woman described as an Apple Woman. The quiet passing occurred as she was kneeling in bed, a sorrowful end noted in terse terms.
Police discovered the body of Mrs. Margaret Lamb at 201 Willow Street after a several day odor alarmed Mae Lamb, a street vendor of apples and notions. A labor house mistress reported the door to Lamb's room, and officers forced entry. Lamb lay kneeling, face buried in a pillow, death likely from drink.
Police in Yokohama report a failed assassination attempt on the Japanese prime minister. A conspiracy to murder the premier on September 27 was uncovered. documents link to the suspect whose arrest was noted yesterday.
A Philadelphia special reports Senator Quay will not admit opposition to Congressman Dalzell for the Ways and Means chair. The piece notes Quay’s birthday events in Pittsburgh and his stance on Penrose investigators, suggesting tensions over investigations into Philadelphia government. Magee asserts Quay would not dare oppose Dalzell.
A four car train on the Long Island Railroad wrecked at Sea Side station Rockaway Beach this afternoon. The engine was uncoupled to take water and the train rode into the station without it. Brakemen failed to stop the forward car which struck the bumper. One passenger William Ne of Green Point, 21, was seriously injured and may die.
Paris reports detail Professor Louis Pasteur’s final hours and modest surroundings at the Pasteur Institute. His wife and relatives were present. the body to be embalmed and public viewing planned. Funeral arrangements and possible Panthéon interment discussed with government officials.
In Pana Illinois Walter Lyford 16 was fatally injured by a fall beneath a cable car at Springside Coal. Catholics lay claim to the body and vow burial rights under their rites. The American Protective Association takes charge of the body and threatens to resist any attempt to move it.
A sworn affidavit received by Leng’s executors in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania confirms Frank Lens a bicycle rider was killed in May 1818 by Kurds in Tehelkain Armenia. British consul Semsman led searches and found bicycle parts near Tehelkaln, with a body later identified as Lens. He disappeared after staying one night in the village, and locals suspected a murder for his silver bicycle.
Three sailors lose their lives as a motor boat capsizes in the Harlem and North Rivers near New York. Samuel Hauptmann, 20, also perishes. Two youths, William Stanfort, 17, and Darry Stanfort, unspecified ages, are reported drowned. None of the bodies recovered.
A fragment reports Charles Leroy Welling, son of Lechars Welling, a retired rubber manufacturer, died by suicide in Trenton early this morning. The notice mentions he hanged himself with a rope in his throat. The record lacks full details and corroborating names.
A riot broke out on a trolley car in Columbia Pennsylvania as Conductor Harry Rohrer tried to eject a man who insisted on smoking. Lancaster men returning from a party joined the fracas injuring several and leading to the arrest of Frank Kowhler Harry Duelter Albert Robe and Johnna Dale with more to come. One rioter suffered a broken whoge and others were hurt. Motorman John Denlinger and a conductor Thomas McParlard aided Rohrer during the incident.
Reading Pennsylvania hosts the State Firemen association meeting this week with about 145 companies marching in a Thursday parade. The event runs Tuesday through Friday with lectures, exhibitions by the New York Life Saving corps, and prize drills offering $1,000 in cash.
Patrick Hannon of Pine Brook severely injured 11 year old Martin Ruddy of Bellevue after drunkenly striking him with a cobble on South Washington Avenue near Lackawanna. Ruddy received medical care and remained unconscious for about thirty minutes. Hannon was arrested by Patrolman Dominick Boland following witnesses John Jordan and Joseph Burkhome.
George Jones and Will Ridgeway of Lake Ariel were found nutting in Nay Aug Park with relatives. Police officer McMannamon caught them in the act and took them to the station, where they remained overnight. Peter Phen was fined $3.80 for hunting in the park on Saturday.
In a Sunday drunken melee two Italian men Salvano Pregnico and Antonio Tasalo fought over a quarrel resulting in Tasalo receiving two stab wounds Tasalo survived while Pregnico was arrested and sent to jail after a hearing before Justice of the Peace Scott. The report also mentions a Carnot monument ceremony at Fontainebleau attended by President Faure and Carnot’s family and notes a steamer Humboldt wreck near Eureka California with all aboard lost.
United States officials amid Cuba revolt weigh actions as Vice Consul Springer consults with Secretary Olney. Spain’s hold in Cuba weakens while Costa Rica-linked tensions rise. a $20,000 damages claim against Spain concerns Gustav Richelieu and August Bolten, who allege wrongful detention in Santiago de Cuba and release after U.S. consul intervention.
Miss Mattie Storms, 18, residents of Swiftweeter Pa, suddenly went blind while attending a Simpson Methodist church on the West Side yesterday noon. Her eyelids closed tightly with pain, leaving her unable to open her eyes, and she was led home by friends. External poisoning was considered but not confirmed. The case is being investigated.
John Mahon a young married man formerly of this city now a New York citizen came here with wife and two children to attend a relative funeral. Last Thursday the wife and children left for Aeane and he promised to join them today but instead broke into his father's Providence road home striking his aged father after being barred. Lieutenant Spellman arrested him and Alderman Millar sentenced him to thirty days in county jail. Mahon feared his family would be destitute in New York without his earnings during the month.
Lieutenant Davis and patrolmen Reese Jones Tom Jones J F Jones and Thomas Lawry raided a disorderly house behind Lackawanna hospital after neighbor complaints. Six occupants were detained three men and three women and brought to police court where proprietress Nettle Stevens was fined ten dollars and others ten dollars each.
A fragmented weather note reports showers in Pentie area with unclear timing and mild temperature outlook. Forecaster mentions potential moisture moving through eastern regions.
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