Saratoga Conference Backs Expansion Policy Unanimously
The Saratoga conference on U S foreign policy closed with an unmistakable vote in favor of expansion. Resolutions urged continued war aims and the civil reorganization of newly acquired territories, including education and self governance, with arbitration and anti privateering measures endorsed. Chancellor Mac Cracken chaired the twenty-one member panel and urged a philosophy of conquest rooted in education and liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
United States
Spain
Ford
teHewal
Olone
MacWhinley
Unite States
Paris
Henry Mitchell MacCracken
New York University
Polley
Les
Milstone
Wim Mann
Admiral Dewey
Philos
Alger Explains War Efforts and Victories
A letter from R A Alger details the Santiago campaign, praising General Shafter’s audacious attack and outlining the vast logistics behind army success. He cites hospital, transport, rations, and personnel efforts, noting millions spent on harbor defenses and the extensive distribution of supplies to troops in Cuba, Porto Rico and Manila.
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Shafter
Viger
Santiago
Adjutant General's Department
Enginesra
Porto Rico
Manila
Honolulu
Quartermaster’s Department
Signal Corps
Eld
R.A. Alger
Chauncey M. de Wee Pew
New
Navy promotions reveal new rear admirals and captains
Officials announce changes in rank with a star indicating those promoted. Rear Admirals listed include Joseph N. Miller Montgomery Girard and B. O. Matthews among others, reflecting the recent promotions within the naval hierarchy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admirails
Josep N. Miller
Montgomery Girard
B. O. Matthews
List of Navy Officers and Captains Names
A long OCR fragment lists numerous naval officers and captains with surnames and initials, including Bunce Dewey McNair Hows el Bampion Robeson Cromwell Higginson Pickinga Rodgers Kemp Bumner Day McCormick Darker Wadleigh Sands Stirling Cook Wire Clarks Coghlan Harrington Ludlow Dyer Chis ter Barclay Bigsbee Chadwick Lamberton Leary Whiting ONeill Goodrich McCattan Jowell Folger Schouler Dickine Wilde Davie. The partial names suggest a roster of officers and captains likely from a historical naval context.
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Francis M. Bunce
George Dewey
Frederick V. McNair
Joan A. Howsel
William T. Bampion
Bciley
Commodorer
Henry W. Howlson
Frederick Rodgere
Jawis Kemp
H. Farquhar
John C. Wateca
John W. Philip
Mery W. Robeson
Charles Oneill
Casper F. Goodrich
B. Ef. McCattan
Theodore F. Jowell
William ML. Folger
John Schouler
Francia W. Dickine
George F. F. Wilde
Charles H. Davie
Ferocious cow elephant stalks hunter in nineteenth century recount
A hunter recalls a close encounter with a cow elephant while picnicking under a shrub. The animal approached to about forty yards, briefly vanished, then charged, forcing the narrator to fire his eight-bore gun. The elephant turned but narrowly missed overturning the tree as it roused.
GA R En Campment Excursion Rates Cincinnati 1898
The Thirty Second National En Campment of G A R will be held in Cincinnati Ohio September 6 to 10 1898. The Pennsylvania Railroad offers excursion tickets at a single fare for the round trip. Tickets sold September 4 and 5 are valid to depart Cincinnati after September 6 and before September 13. A deposit at Cincinnati joint agent on September 5 7 8 or 9 plus twenty five cents extends return to October 2.
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GA. R
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Markets Close on Batorday Holiday in New York
The Market summary notes Black exchange holiday in New York with quotations on bonds and railways such as Scranton Pass Railway first mortgage due, People’s Street Railway first mortgage due, and General mortgage due 121, alongside listings for Dickson Manufacturing Co and Mt. Vernon Coal Co among others.
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Batorday
New York City
Black Exchange
Scranton Pass
People's Street Railway
People’s Street Railway
Dickson Manufacturing Co
Lucky
City of Scranton
St. Imp
Mt. Vernon Coal Co
Scranton Axia Works
Ae One
Asa One
Wheat and corn prices and supply in Philadelphia market
The Philadelphia market reports lower prices for wheat and corn with August and September contracts listed. Mixed No 2 and No 3 white varieties show declines while refined sugars, cotton, tallow, live poultry and dressed poultry exhibit firm or steady tones. Receipts include 100 barrels of flour and 24,000 sacks. grains shipped: wheat 1.00 bushels, corn 219,000 bushels, oats 13,000 bushels.
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Philadelphia
Yalon
ToyuTye
Hutter—Bready
Janes Western Creamery
Fancy Priits
Eliy
Ofec
Doull and Lowe
Malis Western
New York Produce Market Prices Mixed for Dairy and Butter
The New York Produce Market report lists creamery products and dairy items with varied bids and prices. Notable entries include butter types, white and colored dairy goods, and regional market references such as Long Island and Pennsylvania, with price figures indicating fluctuating values.
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New York
Weelorn
Mijulie
fMutie
Elgins, We
Hlalie
State Dairy
Maulie
Tiigalitye
Chécene
Egie
Pennsylvania
Mwiahoe
Ge. Polatows
Long Islands
Chicago Produce Market Sees Sharp Decline After Selling Virus Hit
Chicago traders faced a troubling session as spring crop inoculation fears spread through the wheat pit. Prices fell across the board with September contracts pressured and December sliding further amid the market wobble.
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Chicago
Classified notices and help wanted from Scranton page
A jumble of notices includes lost gold watch with monogram M E I, rewards and contact details for several professionals, and multiple help wanted and situation wanted entries. Listings mention doctors, a veterinary contact, a competent cleaner, a delivery driver, cooks, and clerks with various addresses in Scranton and Hyde Park. Warnings of Philippine Islands news and shopping deals appear alongside local ads and employment requests.
Philadelphia Livestock Prices Reported for Week
Receipts show 2000 cattle, 200 hogs, 1205 beef cattle head with firmer prices. Sheep and lamb markets steady to active, with common supplies easing slightly. Cows demand firm for fat cows and thin cows selling readily around 22.00, dairy cows about 25 to 50.
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Philadelphia
Alge
Dai
New York Live Stock Market Report
New York market update shows beaves and culves with limited trading. Veals and sheep receipts hold at firm to slow levels as lambs ease. Hogs receipts around 1 068 band with prices near 4 dollars, western dressed veals noted.
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New York
Elth
Galle
Buffalo Live Stock Market Report
Buffalo New York August cattle market showed light receipts with about 75 head. Best cows sold around 1.20. good to choice cows and calves eased. light Yorkers about 1.10 to 1.15. Sheep and lambs closed dull and lower with choice to extra ewes and wethers near 5.7 to 5.15 per head and range of 4.00 to 4.10 for other grades.
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Buffalo
Central Railroad of New Jersey Timetable Summary 1898
Timetable notes for the Central Railroad of New Jersey Lehigh and Susquehanna Division show June 26 1898 schedules from New York and Newark to Philadelphia Harrisburg Allentown Bethlehem Easton Mauch Chunk and Reading with daily and Sunday departures and connections to elevated railways ferries and other lines. Baldwins station and general supervision details listed.
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Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Lehigh and Susquehanna Division
New York
Foot of
Liberty
N. A
Southberry
Truina
Scranton
Pittaton
Wilkes-Barre
Mountain Park
Lakewood
Hilande
POE
Newark
Elizabeth
Soxerensi
Whey
Heapresa
Mauch Chunk
Allentown
Beethlehem
Easton
Philadelphia
Belmore
Washington
Bethlehem
Ae Branch
Ocean Grave
Brondwa
Brooklyn
Bieton Islands
Grand Central Depot
Miladelphia
All Pointe
Baldwin
Fass Agt
Tata 'Sitn
Chicago Live Stock Prices and Trends
The Chicago Aug market reports mixed live stock values across cattle sheep and hogs. Prices show choice cattle around 4.10 to 4.75 for various grades, western steers near 4.40, hogs and butchers at multiple odds and ends, with sheep and lambs listed from common to prime grades and ranges extending into mid four figures for certain runs.
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Chicago
Aug
Western Rangers
H.hiodo
Pockers
Pghadoy
S.gedwite
Scranton Businesses Advertise Services and Schools
Local notices advertise Elk Cafs at 127 Franklin Avenue and Scranton House near the D L and W depot, offering European plan meals and lodging. Also listed are a midwife Mrs Gable at 418 Washburn Street, and Ed Clark and Co nurseries with greenhouses and phone service. The Lackawanna School promotes preparatory courses for college and professions opening Sept 12.
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Gable
Washburn Street
Scranton
School OF the Lackawanna
Thomas M. Cann
Walter Buell
Cattle and Hogs Prices in East Liberty Auction Notes
East Liberty August auction lists cattle with terms like prime, common, and heavy grades. Hog prices show variation by grade such as best Yorkers and fair Yorkers, with listed per hundredweight figures and several dollars noted for different lots.
Credit balances and bids in August City financials
Unclear OCR text notes unchanged credit balances and certificates opened, with a line about bid for cash oil at Oke and a reference to 1,000 barrels. Names, dates, and precise details are damaged. summary reflects the fragmentary financial note.
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OW City
Clonnd Oke
Wales
Railway Timetable Fragments for Erie and Wyoming Valley Travel
In effect June W1 1508 routes listed: leave Scranton for Hawley and Erie area with departures at 6.00 am and 2.25 pm. A connection to Lake Ariel via Scranton shows an 8.45 am and 10.00 pm departure.
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Scranton
Hawley
Or Vie Erie
Lake Ariel
Rerit Scranton
N. Aig m
Bunda
Ariel
Wire Screen Maker Jo Kurttel in Boranton Pa
Jo Kurttel of Boranton Pennsylvania is described as a rear 511 Lacka Wanna Avenue manufacturer of wire screens.
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Kurttel
Lackawanna Avenue
Boranton
Sunday Train Schedules and Connections for Scranton Area
Sunday July 3 schedules list departures to Carbondale Albany Montreal and western points via Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania Railroads. Connections include Wilkes-Barre Philadelphia and Canada routes. times show morning and evening trains with several daily stops and express options.
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Scranton
Carbondale
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Black Diamond Express
Pennsylvania Rat Railroad
Ete Diamond Expresa
Moai
Meranton
Orto Om Carbondale
Orn Ge Ee
Wilkes-Barre
United
Herdicr
P. A
Albany, N.Y
H. Ww
Choss
Beranton
Lehigh Valley Railways Coal Route Timetable Notice
Lehigh Valley Railroad announces timetable details with trains to Philadelphia Wilkes-Barre and intermediate stations. Black Diamond Express intensifies service with multiple departures. Parlor cars offered on all trains between Wilkes-Barre and New York Philadelphia and Reading connections.
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Scrantonay
New York
All Points
Pacs
Easton
Trenton
Philadelphia
South
Manunka Chunk and Way
Tobyhanna
Binghamton
Oswego
Hilmira
Corning
Hath
Dansville
Mount Morris
Buffalo
Hinghamton
Way
Niechotyville
Nanticoke
Plymouth
Kingston
Pullman
Bf. L. Smith
Ser
H.R. R
Piraton
Wilkes-Barre
Me R. R
White Haven
Hazleton
Pottsville
Epee
Pike Euston
Reading
Risburg
TD. It. R
Hat
Black Diamond Express
Pene Tunkhannock
Towanda
Elmira
Ithaca
Geneva
Priviel Malntermediate
A. m
Cortlandt
Nonemacher
Bethlehem
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Henry Wade Rogers
Northwestern Universality
Ralph M. Hasley
McKinley
W. P. Wilson
Philadelphia Commercial Museum
Philippines
Cuba
Gail Borden
Eagle
Alger
Pennsylvania Railroad
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Scranton & Pittston Truc
First National Bank Sevenee
Elinharet Boulevard
Beranton Savings Bank
Seranton Packing Co
Eee
Lacka. Iron & Steel Co
Aoe
Third National Pank
Throp Novelty Mfg Co
One Po Scranton Traction Co
Ekronomy Light Heat ~ Power Company
Scranton Illuminati Nes “Heat & Power Company
Eeee
Scranton Forging Co
Oease Dw
National Bank
Ia Ee Lavka
Luck
Trust & Safe Dep. Co
Moco Mountain Coal Co
Scranton Paint Co
Nenecoee
the Tribune's Opportunity Bureau
Lacka- Wanna Avenue
Rata Chance
Madison Avenue
Adams
Secont
Hoan
Gammon Blue Ridge Cunt Company
Om Mahon Court
FL H. Clemons
Blue Tdge Coal Company
Mears’ Building
Washington Avenue
MM. W. Guernsey
Chpiciuse Avenue
LEGAL
George N. Yarrington
Throop
Lackawanna County
Mary J. Yarrington
Beers & Gramps
Washer Co
Penn Avenue
T. Keller
Quincy
A.T. Briggs
A. Briggs
North Main Avenue
Elckes
Adams and Mulberry
Ripans Chemical Co
Chiropodist
Edward T. Davis
Connell Building
EB. L. Walter
Lewis Hancock, JR
Spruce St
Cor, Wash
Seranton
Frederick L. Brown
Price Building
T. Lacky & Son, Architects
Raiders’ National Bank
J. O. Lyman
Pri
Yate Hospital
Cor, Wyoming
Mal Orry
H. F. Reynolds
Laubach
Wyoming Ave
Snover
Frank Fr, Boyle
Burr Building
Tooms 13
Okels
Spruce Street
E. M. Hetzel
Price Street
City
Brazillan Altg. Co
Adorers M
Fiske Street
Csty
James H. Torrhy
Commonwealth Building
Resup & Jessi P
Cereitae
Commonwealth Wealth Building
Snes W
Oakford
Attorney-Atlaw
Board of Trade
D. B. Replogle
Mears Building
Washington Ave
Horns Hotel
Tribune Office
J.D. W. S. Penn Avenue
Jas, J. H. Hamilton
Bispetemis
Filerman
J. H. Malvern
Liacku Warha Avenue
Franklin Avenue
Ethietty Solar
Poerd of Trade Building
Ranton, A
Tribune
Edward W. Thayer
Mears
Joseph Jeffreys
Iand & Burr Building
L.A. Watres
Attorney-Atll
Lackawanna Ave
Scranton, Pa
CR. Pitcher
Pius
Patterson & Wilcox
Traders National Bank Building
C. Comegys
A. W. Bertholp
Atty. Mears Bide
Physicians and Surgeons
C. L. Frey
Scranton Savings Bank
Wyoming Avenue
Mary A. Shepherd
M. D
Adams Avenue
W. E. Allen
North Washigton Avenue
Mort Fogee
Brown Atty, Meirs Building
Fiour—Kaey
Minnesota
Uwkie
N. W
L. G
EA North Sumner Avenue
B. D
Peckville
A. F
Railroad Avenue
River Street
KR. Trapold
Pr. C. L. Freas
South Main
W. GG
Rook
Orser
Linden Street
J. EH. L
Jackson Street
Cook
Addroza
A. E
Edwards Court
Hyde Park
Philippine Islands
Uetan
Washington Avenues
Bruder
BR. J. Bauer
Hulbert
Bh. K. A. Tribune
Megargee Brothers
Siddreas Comer
E’’ Liu
Moltke Avenue
Harry
Philadelphia Stock Market
Hatel
P. Zeigler
Scranton House
Victor Koch
F. Ed
Clark & CO
Eeedmen
Green House
East Liberty Cattle Marit
East Liberty
Hod
Glduso
Gia
Erie and
Wyoming Valley
Crane
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Pittsburg
West
Pottaville
Norristown
Sunebury
Harrisbur
Altimar
The
Wood
J.B. Mutchinson
Del
Lacka
Delaware and Hudson
Lehigh Valley Railroad System
York
Antari
Gorda
Padosla
Hasewk
Peariahs Poyntelle ‘Organ Pleneant MI
Uniondale Foreat City
Carbondai
White Brich Mayfield Dermyo Archibald Winton
Provinenos
Tradns Etey
feuKers
Heowre
Vic Ontario & Westen
Dick Wagner
Kates
C. Anderson
Iorott
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