30 Sep 1896
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1896
Page
1
Local shop touts staple shelves of silks and satins at deep sale prices. Featured items include 5 pieces black satin duchess, 2l inch black satin, black armure silks, and brocade silks, all offered below regular values with sale prices ranging from 53c to 92c per piece.
Ten pieces of H inch heavy India Procade silks advertised as high quality. Special sale price listed as 50 cents per unit.
Major McKinley welcomes old war comrades in Canton and declares opposition to pension cuts. He urges paying veterans in the best money on earth and stresses the need to keep workers employed through a strong American market rather than destroying credit or road transport.
In Johnstown Pennsylvania September 2 the He- Pullioon conference ended with a plan to adjourn to Harrisburg for a final nomination vote. Hicks of Hair county and Alvin Evans of Cambria counties led a faction seeking Keoser for congress and immediate rail to Harrisburg to file the nomination papers while other conferees opposed.
The Homeopathic Medical Society of Pennsylvania opens in Philadelphia at Halmermann College with Dr TLS Dunning delivering the welcome. Anna Clarke of Scranton advocates bicycle use for women in a paper. Other papers cover gynecology and hospital operations during the six months of the session.
A number of additional papers were read at the afternoon session. The annual address of President William W. Van Baun was delivered tonight. The convention will last for three days.
Ex secretary of the navy William Whitney wed Edith Randolph at St. Sauvier's church Bar Harbor Maine. The ceremony drew a small guest list and Whitney was accompanied by an attendant while Randolph’s daughter and son assisted with duties. The couple had traveled to the resort for the wedding which occurred at noon and the weather was reported perfect.
A $10 500 000 mortgage in Boston involves Tiwe mortgagers and the Standard Hope and Twin mortgage firms of New York securing a lien on Pear son Mill Company and Brighton estate. The Hooxbury site includes nine Lange Driek stone units and four frame buildings on land of vast area. The Brighton property comprises 350 000 square feet of area.
Charles Jewett former Indiana Democrat leader and ex speaker told the Sound Money club in Columbus that tariff duties are needed to raise revenue and protect workers, signaling a shift toward pro McKinley. He plans to vote for McKinley, surprising Democratic hosts.
Colonel M Muldoon returned from New York after securing a contract with John W Mackay for a granite mausoleum in Brooklyn over his son's grave. Aimed as the United States' most elegant structure, the $400000 project features marble interiors, extensive statuary and altars for mass.
Two men, Thomas Corman and Matthew Cohew, were cremated near Lansing after a quarrel ended in fatal wounds and a lamp being overturned during a blaze. Carey and Carmeen, both unmarried, were also mentioned in the incident.
This morning a riot occurred near Greensburg injuring several and beating others with clubs. Patrols and officers intervened as the crowd dispersed. numerous arrests were made including the owner of a hunt club.
The county educational board considers corn as a cheaper fuel than coal for heating schools. At ten cents a bushel the plan aims to cut expenses, though details remain unclear. The proposal involves Witneluen county and the Guitfade Center, with no final decision yet.
The New York Journal announces it will publish news from the telegraphic service of the United Associated Press and the local service of United Press, under proprietor W. Ko Heater of San Francisco Baxaminter, reflecting a change noted in yesterday's issue.
Horrigburg is the scene as State Senator Meredith of Arimetrong county and W. H. Ritter of Butler county each filed a nomination certificate for the late senator seat. The overlapping claims force a court ruling to settle which candidate is officially nominated.
A telegram to the coroner from Temple Berks states the east house of the Temple furnace was blown down by a fierce gale. Two people were killed. Due to poor wiring conditions, further details could not be obtained.
Large audience at Tammany Hall hears William Jennings Bryan speak as George Fred Williams and others listen. The crowd cheers for Bryan after a lengthy program defending Chicago platform and national issues, with Band and banners visible in the hall.
An Armenian correspondent says the Sultan exiled his second wife and palace courtiers suspected of treason. A dispatch says M Camboons mission to Constantinople succeeds with a menacing tone toward the sultan. The Czar and Lord Salisbury confer at Balmoral. The Times notes Gladstone adds no new Armenian massacre proposals. A Crete dispatch reports armed Mohammedans in Candis.
The governor allowed looting and arson in Drapete Kalyvia and Kastelliana and destroyed the church at Regio Apostolos. The vice consulate warned that renewed outrages would bring serious consequences from Mohamadan leaders and regional authorities.
Nomination papers filed with the State department list Luther B. Stebert for Congress in the Sixteenth district. C. C. McConnell J. B. Maxwell and Wallace Pierce of Mercer for the general assembly. John G. McConahy of New Castle for Congress. William J. Hrene of Venango for Congress in the Twenty seventh district. Edwin W. Watson and John G. Wilson of Susquehanna for the legislature. Joseph Sibley of Franklin for Congress.
Cape Town report states Major Watts is acquitted by a superior court in the case tied to the summary execution of Matabele Chief Makoni within twenty four hours of capture. The trial and its relation to the court martial decision are noted without reference to the High Commissioner. Salisbury dispatch reports fresh clashes on the Mie river with fighting described over the last three days.
Havna and London dispatches describe Cuban turmoil with Spanish bank notes at 20 percent discount. Reinforcements aboard the steamer Maxen arrive, insurgents burn Carmen plantation hoses in Matanzas, and firing hits Muriel trocha forts with no effect. The Times Havana letter predicts currency collapse and notes US landings continue.
Chairman Jones of the national Democratic committee rejects a report that the party abandoned the Ohio fight. He says funds are no longer empty and the campaign remains active.
Widespread excitement follows a report that about 500 armed men will demand the return of John Johnson, the Cotton family murderer, from New Orleans. Sheriff McMichael asked Governor Feeter for troops to quell the potential mob. Feeter ordered troops from Heamimnond to Amite City.
Somerville Tennessee September 29 Peter J. Crawford a well known citizen was killed last night by J I Winfrey Jr when he tried to intervene as Crawford intercepted his niece and Winfrey who were attempting to elope. Winfrey was highly connected.
The court of appeals ruled that Dantel Drawbouth was not the inventor of certain filtered new improvements in telephone transmitters and denied patent rights. The Sept date is noted as the decision day in Washington.
Weather brief notes a northeasterly wind shift while a series of local items feature McWitley speaking to veterans farmers and railroad men and Brgan addressing Tammany Braves. Other entries reference Cobain Wir News and Pennylvania progress amid regional updates.
In Philadelphia, experts praise McKinley’s edge in Pennsylvania with yields of 400000 to 900000 votes. Leaders Smith Singerly and Harrity project Pennsylvanias dominance, aiming to eclipse New York and sweep Congress, aided by sound money stance and anti Bryan sentiment.
The Lehigh Presbytery dissolved pastoral relations between the Presbyterian church of Hazleton and Rev. Joseph G. Williamson by a near unanimous vote at a special meeting in Allentown. Williamson resisted the dissolution. he plans an appeal. The split followed two years of dissatisfaction with his preaching and pastoral work.
Shipping notices list vessels arriving from Bremen and Southampton and departures bound for Liverpool Rotterdam and New York. The material mentions the State of California ported via Glasgow and Suulet, with other ships named Majestic and Venetia near Brow Head and the Isle of Wight.
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania September Samuel J Whitman aged 2 years attempted to cut his throat with a ragor the result of his mind being affected from an old stroke received some months ago Slight hopes are entertained for his recovery
S. M. L. Case of Lebanon resigns from the executive department position. No appointment has been made to fill the vacancy as of September.
In New York and the middle states expect cloudy skies today with light temperature changes. Rain and dangerous winds shift from east to southwesterly, with clearing possible this afternoon or tonight. Thursday shows continued unsettled conditions with rain on the New England coast.
A garbled shopping notice lists various blankets with color options white or tan and scattered prices. Items include Plaza Blankets, Alpine Blankets, Kingston Blankets, Hularda Hinnekts, Chaska Blankets, Siberian Blankets, California Blankets, and Grid and Cradle blankets with multiple price points such as 1.98, 3.0, and higher figures, all described in inconsistent OCR text.
This week sales advertise 20 dozen Silkoline Comforta ble bed linens in size 70 by 80 inches with plain edge priced at 1.29 and with ruffle 1.42. The copy claims extraordinary value claiming material could not be bought at the price.
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