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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1895
Page
6
A soldier named Collins faces a perilous mission to fetch water from a well under heavy artillery fire. He overcomes fear, retrieves a bucket, and returns to his unit with mixed reception as others mock his courage. The scene contrasts personal doubt with battlefield courage.
A fragment mentions a spanking observed by four people, with the event described as unforgettable by those observers. The text lacks details on location, time, or involved parties.
Across Pennsylvania and nearby states, plants such as Pennsylvania Tin Plate New Kensington and Ferguson Tinplate near New Kensington resume or expand operations. Reading Coal and Iron, Carnegie Steel Homestead, and Union Draw Steel Beaver Falls announce new capacity, wage moves, and hires while mines like Schooley colliery suspend work due to weak demand.
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange totaled 262600 shares with Chicago Gas rising over four percent to 58 but retreating to 67 later. Rail issues showed early weakness but recovered some as grangers climbed and key rails like Rock Island Burlington Northwest St. Paul Western Union Canada Southern Michigan Central advanced. By close losses ranged from percent to percent on many rails. Prices for active stocks and various commodities including dried fruits, meats, lard and butter were listed with broad fluctuations amid dull broader markets.
Wheat receipts reach 67 000 bushels with 2 000 bushels shipped while corn receipts total 16 72 bushels and 1 500 bushels shipped Market described as easy for No 2 red cash and August futures for wheat and dull for corn Oats receipts 6 000 bushels and rye market firm with No 2 cash and August quotes.
Buffalo and Chicago markets report cattle hogs and sheep data. Buffalo receipts include 0 cattle on sale and 80 head traded, hogs 3400 head with steady market, and sheep and lambs 6000 head with firm tone. Chicago shows cattle receipts 8000 head with firm market and hogs 12000 head with weakness. Other city notes include overnight stock quotes for O1 Open.
Philadelphia August 1 Tallow is dull and unchanged with quotes for city prime in bride 4 cents country prime in barrels 54 cents in barrels 9 c cakes 44 cents waste ic
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