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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1902
Page
8
The advertisement extols Cleveland's Baking Powder as the highest reputation powder, strongest and purest. It claims healthful, palatable results and economy, denounces sampling schemes, and asserts housewives receive full value for their money with Cleveland's. It urges choosing Cleveland's for good and pure food.
In the Clark's Summit cases the orphans court heard heirs argue that horses, wagons, stock in Clark's Summit Manufacturing and household goods were omitted from the decedent Joseph L. Ribble's estate inventory. The widow claims the items are her property given by others. Arguments set for Saturday at 10 a.m. Attorneys A A Chase and P P F Loughran represented interested parties. A separate matter concerns removal of executor Mary Simon in Fred Simon estate with a citation returnable April 12 at 10 a.m. Saturday will be argument and motion day.
Court directives publish to the docket in the case of Kittle and Mollenbwek ex parte and other matters. Orders grant show cause hearings, possession actions, divorce inquiry, guardianship threads, and license application refusals with further arguments set in the upcoming sessions.
The page lists D L W railway board crew assignments for Wednesday April 2 1903 with numerous Hoboken and Mt Finnerty stops. It names workers such as J W Devine J Doherty Brady Gilligan Bishing Lane Hagerty Bush Patrick Carney McCarthy Larkin and others across shifts from 6 a m to 10 p m and notes special runs No 63 and Gilligan's crew April 3 with crews on No 2 April 5 and organizational details.
John Fallon of Wilkes Barre becomes national board member of United Mine Workers District No 1 succeeding Henry Collings of Carbondale who served a year. Collings may be named district organizer. A mammoth fence is being erected around Stanton colliery by Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal to secure the yard and air shaft area between the Empire and Stanton culm banks, eight feet high of hemlock boards. The Coxe colliery disputes in Hazleton peak with suspensions at Derringer and Oneida and wage cuts at Beaver Meadow likely to be reviewed by the conciliations committee for a possible demand for a written agreement between the UMW and coal firms.
Bethlehem dispatch reports Charles Ty Schoen and Charles M Schwab backing experimental presses at Hedlerhem Steel plant to produce pressed steel wheels and cars. The venture promises multi million costs and potential revolution in auto manufacturing amid industry consolidation. United States Steel shows strong earnings and plans to use funds for dividends and bonds, while lobster trust proposals surface among New York and Boston capitalists.
Reports from an era of rapid rail expansion describe Pontevilleia railroad’s 1.0 million dollar appropriation for new high speed brakes, and tests showing stopping distances differ with brake type. Intercity commission hints at fines over freight rebates. New York Produce Exchange adds a low commission for nonmembers and five out of town firms seek membership. Norfolk strike ends without employer recognition. Rail equipment stocks gain listings and a capital hike is proposed for Chicago to Rock Island and Pacific Rail road. President Ingalls predicts 400 million dollars will be spent this year on permanent improvements.
The New York market today displayed uneven activity with United States Leather and Amalga Copper among the most active. St Paul and Louisville rail stocks were notable yet largely unchanged. United States Steel fluctuated with a small gain despite expectations tied to new capital, while Rock Island and coal sector plays weighed on sentiment. Total daily volume reached 410,700 shares with bonds in steady demand and par value about 2.45 million.
The fragmentary OCR notes a mix of terms including OTL ware and EBT related mentions with unclear context. No coherent event or names emerge to form a clear news item or publishable summary.
The document lists deposits and balances in the General Fund for numerous banks and trust companies across Pennsylvania, totaling 86 057 677 13. It records sums for Allegheny National Bank Pittsburgh and many others, and includes sworn attestations by Auditor General E B Hardenbergh and State Treasurer James E Barnett, dated March 1, 1902 and published in Harrisburg.
A corrected inventory listing items from North Jersey and Pocono Joe Co and related markets shows dairy products including butter and creamery goods with per unit prices, eggs, cheese, peas, beans, potatoes and onions per bushel or per bin. Prices noted include flour 4.40, dairy 22c, butter 20c, cheese 1240?e, peas 1.75 per bushel, marrow beans 2.25 to 2.40 per bushel, onions 1.60 per bushel.
In New York on a fluctuating trading day, wheat and corn futures firmed while spot prices held steady. Butter and cheese prices remained strong with creamery and state dairy varieties showing modest gains, and eggs steady across regions with mixed regional quotes.
Wheat firm and butter steady while cotton weak define Philadelphia market for April contracts. Corn and oats show mixed moves with steady eggs and dairy, receipts list flour and large corn shipments.
Market mood remains bullish with May wheat and corn up while May oats gain on the day. Cash quotes show steady flour and varied grain prices with flax seed at 81.05 and prime timothy seed at 7.10 as pork and lard values edge higher and dry raked shoulders and other cuts listed at multiple prices.
Cattle receipts reach 15000 with overall higher demand and strong to prime steers. Prices show mixed ranges for stockers, cows, calves, and calves with Texas feed steers noted, while sheep receipts tally around 15000 with woolly and lamb offerings varying in price and demand.
Market notes from East Buffalo show cattle offerings of around 6 500 head with veal tops and mixed heavy cattle trading around 5 to 9 dollars per hundredweight. Sheep and lamb listings include 7 000 head with top lambs at 8.65 and yearlings around 0.25 to 0.50, with overall fair to good quality.
A fragment lists various livestock items and prices including hogs higher at prime rates around 97, calves and veal prices, sheep steadiness, and cull figures. Mentions locations like East Liberty with scattered figures such as 6.00 and 5.05, plus references to buyers or stock types.
Fragmentary OCR describes an auction of beads with no bids received. Remaining details unclear due to garbled text. Local officials may reschedule or adjust terms for future sale.
New Jersey Central timetable lists trains from Scranton area to New York Philadelphia and other points. Times include 7 00 a m and 4 00 p m via Quaker City Express with Pullman accommodations. connections to Baltimore Washington and south routes and stops at Wilkes Barre and Avondale among others.
Partial OCR shows Leave and Bound trains between Carbondale and New York area with connections to Middletown Walton Norwich Quakertown and westward points. Timetables list departures from Carbondale 7.40 pm and other evening times with weekdays and Sundays service. agents U Anderson and Whish referenced for ticket inquiries.
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