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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1902
Page
2
The Kiel regatta featured the Meteor and Northwest yachts in a tense contest marked by protests over time allowances and accusations of foul play. Captain Parker led weathered crews as Emperor William watched, while court actions in the background reflected wider tensions at port.
Foreign markets showed disarray with liquidations as prices slipped and supplies eased. Manufacturing rose in iron and steel while coal regions lagged. steel workers gain wage advances benefiting Carnegie and American Steel, with broad implications for payrolls and labor.
Fragmentary OCR text mentioning trains and a game with poetic lines. Names and clear facts are scarce. readable portions reference a coach or player and a vague event, but details are unresolved.
A fragmentary humorous note mentions the Tone Jack Recorder editor missing after rabbit hunting, a cross eyed man named Potts arriving in Reg Cove Me to start a weekly paper, and unrelated witticisms about birthdays and social scenes. It reads like stray chatter from a late 19th century column with scattered names and jokes.
An advertisement proclaims a cooperative coal company led by T V Powderly and Edward Payson Cone offering stock at 50 cents per share. It touts a Pennsylvania undeveloped coal field near Heading and Lehigh Valley, with over 100000 tons of high grade coal, a 1500 ton daily breaker, and potential royalties of 40 to 60 cents per ton. Profits are claimed to exceed 140 dollars per ton net, with quarterly dividends. first stock allotment pressed for immediate subscriptions.
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