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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1902
Page
4
Some baking powder makers claim lower costs by using cheaper materials. Alum-based powders may reduce price but raise health concerns, sparking calls that sacrificing safety for profit constitutes a crime.
A long list of grand and petit jurors is given, featuring Scranton residents such as Janne Post, Edward Davis, and many others across surrounding towns like Dalton and Olyphant. The strike coverage notes 25 workers on strike affecting over 1,500 idle workers, with union demands for an eight hour shift and reinstatement of firemen opposed by the company. The dispute involves the United Mine Workers district board and a Shamokin convention.
Workers at Avondale Woodward and Pettebone collieries remain idle as firemen refuse the company’s swing shift. Pickets surround the mines to sway engineers and firemen. deputies were requested but not sent.
The record lists extras East and West crews with times from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Hoboken and other locations. Notable names include Van Wormer Hoar LaBar Laughney Thomas Ruegg McCatherne Cavanaugh Swarts Fitzgerald Hennigan Fraunfelker Nichols Thompson Moran Bartholomew Murphy Gaffney Singer Secor Stanton Me iovern Carmody Ginley and crew assigned to No 8 April 6.
The Treasury Bureau of Statistics reports imports of manufacturing materials rising to seventy one million dollars as total imports grow by sixty one million. A detailed statement compares eight months of the current year with the same period last year, showing quantity increases outpacing value growth for raw cotton silk wool hides rubber wood tin copper and chemicals. In many cases the per unit cost falls even as quantities rise. Raw cotton imports in eight months ended February reached 4,?04,667 pounds with value 7,406,882 dollars, while India rubber imports jumped in quantity though value fell about a third. Silk imports fell in cost per unit. eight months ended February 1000 show near parity in quantity but higher costs overall.
The report notes a 60 percent rise in import quantities over eight months to February, with costs up about 15 percent. It lists principal manufacturing imports such as copper ore, cotton, fibres, india rubber, silk, tin, tobacco, wool and more, contrasting with the prior year.
An Albany banking department report notes New York City savings banks possess about 3000000 to meet deposits and payments totaling around 1000 billion, enough to run federal expenditures for nearly two years and reduce part of the national debt. Bowery Savings Bank alone ended the year with 5715071 representing 14 000 depositors.
New York April 4 stock activity signals a notable shift in speculative trading with St Paul Union Pacific and Louisville Nashville among the leaders mirroring last year’s boom. Bonds remain in demand with a steady open market and total sales reaching 1,134,200 shares. a potential control reshuffle in transcontinental railroads is hinted. Commodity prices listed include flour 1.40, beans 4H, butter 60c, eggs 17c, potatoes sic.
Irregular and weak closing for futures as May and July contracts reversed earlier gains. Corn and wheat show overall weakness with spot markets firming briefly before a late day decline. Dairy markets highlight strong creamery demand and varied full cream prices across regions.
Wheat prices ease with lower kernels and April grades. Butter and creamery products quoted firm to high quality. Live poultry steady with quiet demand. eggs and corn volumes listed alongside figures for wheat oats and barley receipts and stocks in sacks and bushels.
April grain trading showed bears in charge as crop forecasts weighed on rice futures while May wheat and May corn weakened. Provisions held steady and cash quotations for flour and grain varied little, with no clear price gains amid unsettled market sentiment.
Fragmentary readable phrases include prices and items such as pork lard whisky and various codes like S10.86a10 and M52. The text appears to be a garbled catalog or ledger entry with unclear structure and few identifiable entities.
East Buffalo on April 4 reports receipts totaling 100 begs and 6,800 hed with steady activity. Prices show tops around 872.75 and mixed notes for sheep and lambs with active trade. Listings include various categories such as common, yearlings, and culls with several figures and unclear spellings.
Market report shows cattle steady with prime daily offerings, hogs steady at prime heavies and top trade, sheep and lambs mixed with best wethers around mid six dollars, calves and common stock softer. Prices include 0.80 for some hogs and 5.50 for select sheep. regional bidders respond cautiously.
Credit balances listed for 14 certificates with no shipments. SIMS barrels show an average of 15,000 barrels per run, B20 barrels average 0.068 barrels. Epee features or ceeded remains unclear in the fragment.
Rail timetable effective November 3 1901 shows trains from Scranton to New York Philadelphia and other points with multiple daily departures and special Sunday services. Notes include Bloomsburg division trains from Scranton and various local accommodations and connections to Utica Montrose and Binghamton.
Schedule effective June 2 2001 lists routes and stops for weekly trains from Wilkes Barre to Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and Pittsburg. Notes mention Pullman parlor car service, vestibule trains, and intermediate station stops including Sunbury Harrisburg Harrisburg Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Eagleton with multiple weekday departures. Officials Gen. Myr J B Wood and Gof Das Agt are recorded.
In effect Nov 6, listings detail trains via D and H divisions serving Aeranton Philadelphia New York and other hubs. Includes Black Diamond Express connections to Pottsville Bellic hr Easton Reading Harrisburg and major intermediate stations with Pullman parlor cars on Wilkes-Barre to New York Philadelphia Buffalo and beyond. Source lists multiple agents and offices in New York and South Bethlehem for tickets and reservations.
Scranton rail timetable details listing departure times to Carbondale Wilkes Barre for weekdays and Sundays. Includes connections to New York Ontario and Western lines, with multiple stations and numbered trains, noting arrivals and departures and special Sunday service.
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