This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1901
Page
7
A Towanda to Wilkes-Barre excursion by a large boat engages local readers. Reports cover county events including fairs, reunions, political notices, church gatherings, and notices of deaths and receptions. The piece notes Susquehanna Collegiate Institute closure plans, a library donor event, and various social visits and campus prayer meetings.
New Milford reports Mrs E R B Moas visited friends in Montrose last week. Mrs P D B Replogle and daughter Mildred are guests of her parents Mr and Mrs V Trumbull. Miss Elia Peck is in Alford spending time with relatives and friends.
Scranton residents and neighbors gather Sunday at various homes in the Nicholson vicinity. Mentioned are Dr. Maud of Cooperstown, NY visiting with family, and Judge J. Howell of Scranton visiting relatives. Several ministers and townspeople noted for church services and local business activity.
Binghamton today and Frank W. Lewis is looking after business matters in Honesdale today.
Wrelal to the Serantin Tribune reports Ana Nicholson and Mise Biean Thack visited friends in Great Bend and Binghamton before returning home Monday. Pruce MaccConnell of New York City visited his brother H MacConnell last week. Cora Green of Fleetville spent Sunday with Ruth Johnsen of State Street. Auguste Benjamin of Led Street hosted by brother M Nichols in Bingworton. Mrs V I Smith at home on Main Street. EH MacConnell with F C Driges at Lake Nicholson Sunday. Reesie Stephens returned home after visiting Scranton friends.
Mrs Dominick McAndrew aged 44 died after being struck by a south bound engine while picking coal near Woat Avocn Junction. A wheelbarrow on the track entangled, she was hurled by the train, with fatal injuries. Survived by husband and six children. funeral arrangements to be announced.
The Buckingham reunion at the home of Mie ain Mus and others on August 1 featured a reception, a lunch, and an engaging program. Attendees enjoyed songs, a vocal solo by John W. Buckingham, poems, a welcome address, and remarks by Byron Buckingham. Officers were reinstated for the coming year, and a skit titled The Manufacturing of Granulated Sugar from Roots was performed by Lillian Helle Andrews with other readings and musical numbers throughout the evening.
Wombacker from Daleville presented a recitation Tom Jones by Cora Alt of Hamilton. Isabelle Buckingham, Newark High School graduate, read The Guardian Angel. Jerome Buckingham of Dunmore gave an address. Emma May Tuckingham of Hamilton read an original poem.
At Camp Comfort on Pie Creek a diverse group of campers from Scranton New York and Honesdale records a lively start to Aug 1. The camp runs on military lines with 6 pm reveille and 10 pm taps. Key roles appointed include William Dunn treasurer Edna Johnston secretary and F L W B Keene judge. Bylaws approved and minor infractions disciplined with light penalties.
Special to the Scranton Times reports on residents visiting family and relatives in Kiteston Doranceton Carbondale and Saore. Mrs Kina Corer visits grandparents in Carbondale while Mr Piatt and others reside along Second Street and Tremblay Lake Carey events noted.
Trading in Veh Ala and New York showed a subdued start with gains for some issues and declines for others. The steel sector drew steady buying interest while overall volume remained light with total sales around 22 000 shares. US bond values remained unchanged.
Classified items list several rental spaces in Scranton area including a 1200 square foot fourth floor space in the Tribune building with heat and power, a 9 room house in Green Ridge, and modern rentals on Washington Avenue. Also listed are multiple sale items including lots for sale at Glenburn Station, farm equipment, a Cottrell & Lone cylinder press, and a single-horse carriage with associated details from local providers. Keywords include Tribune, Washington Avenue, Green Ridge, Glenburn Station, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre Times, and various vendors.
The readable fragment mentions a wire man and a Remington typewriter with references to out of town practice and someone named Morrin. It includes partial names and street-like terms, but the complete event, persons, dates, and places are unclear from the fragment.
Classified snippets appear for jobs and helpers with numerous misspelled lines. Entries mention a loan offer, office work, domestic service, washer jobs, stenography and a city address in an uncertain locale. The readable names include Irena Walker and N V Walker with unclear details.
The readable text shows a fragmented list of food items with prices and units, including beans, potatoes, and other produce. Several proper names and locations appear in garbled form, indicating a catalog-like snippet from a historic market page.
An OCR muddle from a New York market page notes fluctuating wheat prices and regional references. It mentions various brands, states, and tones of trading activity with scattered figures and incomplete lines.
Fragmentary pricing details show mixed demand for wheat oats and corn with several grain grades listed. The report notes a fluctuating market and mentions prices for categories like No 2 Red Wheat No 3 Hard Red Winter No 1 Northern Spring and assorted pork and meat items with varied figures.
Baseball score notes list teams including Cleveland Philadelphia Boston Washington Baltimore Milwaukee Detroit with various batter names and umpire observers. It records schedules and non scheduled games with umpire assignments and player mentions across leagues.
The page records cattle market activity with Texans and steers mentioned, noting slow trade and higher price points in parts. It cites buyers and sellers, including meat trades and processing concerns, and mentions openings and rising bids amid mixed demand.
Fragmentary report lists players and venues including New York and Chicago with names like Ratteriee Nichols Wittridge and Morphy. The garbled text mentions umpires, empire Kemetic and various periods, with no clear outcome or schedule.
Market summary notes offerings including veal at fair to prime handy levels, with several items labeled by names like Fuflalo and Hoge-Offerings. Prices appear steady and unchanged, while related goods such as cars and pies show minimal movement in this period.
OCR text fragment mentions credits, certificates, no bid shipments and several numbers but no coherent event or entities. Unable to determine a concrete news item from the fragment.
Hartford beat Buffalo 4 to 3 and Providence defeated Montreal 4 to 3. Brockton topped Rochester 4 to 2 while Toronto beat Worcester 5 to 2.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.