Troops to Manila and Honolulu Mobilization Plans
Formal charges are filed against Privates Davis Clark Vander son and Scemiges of the Tennessee regiment for assault on Dan Thomas a Black man. Troop movements include ships Scandia Australia City of Sydney and City of Peking en route to Manila and Honolulu with two brigades under General Miller and Colonel Punster. General Merriam plans barracks and hospital facilities at Honolulu and surveys the harbor for fortifications.
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San Francisco
Tennessee Regiment
Gesault
Dan Thomas
Davis
Clark
Vanderson
Scemiges
Scandia
Australia
Sydney
Peking
Manila
Honolulu
Merritt
Philippines
Miller
California Heavy Artillery
Nevada Cavalry
Hospital Corps
Punster
Kansas
Iowa
Oregon Peeruits
King
Arizona
Department of California
Merriam
New York Regiment
United States
Towanda Notes Crowded Shows Amid Rain and Local News
Welsh Brothers presented two days of performances in Towanda with trapeze and juggling acts to crowded crowds despite rain. George Boies sang superbly, with praise for Professor Mohr's ponies. A wedding at Baptist church joined G. B. Brister’s family. An accidental shooting in Clinton wounded William E. Davis fatally. inquest ruled accidental. Local events include a naval parade sighting, a carp catch, and July plans for Prof Cronk's business college opening.
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Towanda
Mohr
George Boies
Gener
Bob Hunting
Baptist Church
G. B. Brister
le Raysville
Vissted
B. W
C. A. Stowell
Wyalusing
New York
P. T. Sullivan
Pittsburg
William E. Davis
Clinton Town
Uridge
Thomas H. Russum
Davis
Mr. Davis
George B. Davis
Athens
Union Bridge Works
Clinton
Plymouth
Josephine Ransom
Dervey's Lake
Sheemu News
E. L. Smith
George L. Campbell
Binghamton
Campbell
Cronk
Popular Reading of the Day at Scranton Bookshop
Scranton shoppers flock to the latest shelves as top sellers shape the season. Quo Vadis by Henry Sienkiewicz dominates, with In His Steps and Penelope's Progress also selling briskly. Other notable titles include The Red Bridge Neighborhood and Prisoner of Zenda. Local readers praise Kate Douglass Wiggins and Maria Louise Poole for tuneful romances and pastoral tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. 5
Welr Mitchell
Hugh Wynne
Crase
Grey House
Henry Sienkiewicz
Kate Douglass Wiggins
Penelope
Maria Louise Poole
Red Bridge
Dixie
Sean
Humphrey Ward
Helbeck
Bannisdale
Emile Zola
Paris
FE. P. Roe
Amelia B. Barr
Elsie Dinsmore
Henry
Railroad Offers Excursion Tickets for G A R En Campment
For the thirty second National En campment of G A R to be held in Cincinnati September 5 to 10 1898 the Pennsylvania Railroad will sell excursion tickets at single fare for the round trip. Tickets usable Sept 3 4 5 and good to leave Cincinnati returning not earlier than Sept 6 nor later than Sept 14 with extension option by depositing with a joint agent in Cincinnati on Sept 6 7 8 or 9 for a 25 cent fee to allow stay until Oct 2.
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Fronte
Towanda
Sue Stevens
Scranton
Jennie Howell
Thousand Islands
Hudson
Rummerfield Creek
G. H. Chileon
Jesse Chileon
Hall
Towainda Flats
Monroetown
Louis Picllet
Asylum Township
F. BD. Kerrick
Bacon
R. B. Kerrick
George Frutehey
BE. L. Johnson
I. N. Cowel
Asylum
Sk. May Alden
P. FE. Alden
Glen Riddle
Miss Alden
Sheridan Cavalry Association
Athens
New Albany
New York
Pennsylvania
Elas
Hfe
Beverly Ford
Keenan
Santiago de Cuba
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Markets Open With Mixed Strength and Heavy Granger Sales
New York stocks opened jittery with early gains in Grangers eroding as profit taking widened. Minne sota and Illinois Steel moved sharply, International Paper rose while Consolidated Gas dropped, and Manhattan remained weak amid broad profit taking. Total today's volume reached 611,400 shares.
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New York
St. Paul
Pacific
Minnesota Hon
Imols Steel
International Paper
Consolidated Gas
Manhattan
People's
Bears
William Linn Allen & C O
Mears’ Building
Fooma
Philadelphia Wheat and Commodities Report Near August Prices
Wheat prices ease while corn slips amid mixed signals for August and September contracts. Flour markets show steady to dull tones with roller clear and patent grades. poultry and butter hold firm or soften marginally. Receipts total 2.0 barrels of flour and 82,000 bushels of corn, with shipments of wheat 149,000 bushels and oats 13,000 bushels.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Ife
Corton
New York Produce Market Report Aug 22
Flout durably weak on choice grades while wheat and corn show spot weakness. No. 2 red wheat options stay regular yet soft, May and December contracts move lower. spot oats and butter hold steady with dull activity across the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wmc
M c
For Rent and Sale Notices and Help Wanted
A jumble of classifieds lists for rent sales and jobs. Items include storefront space on Spruce Street and a second floor on Quincy Avenue, a riverfront property, a Mahon Court location, and listings for a Weston Mill seller. Also many "situation wanted" notes for various positions, a stray stray notice about Ripans and estate matters, and legal notices in Lackawanna County. Several names and addresses appear with addresses like Mears Building and Riverdee Coal, plus lawyers and banks named.
Unclear OCR fragment on dairy firms names and locations
Fragmentary text lists dairy related entities such as western creamery imitation creamery state dairy and regional place names. No coherent event or details emerge from the readable portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Creamery
Malice
State Dairy
Mieulsec
Western Fresh
Wheat Prices Fall as Receipts Rise in Chicago
Chicago readers learn that sudden higher receipts today pushed grain values down with September closing a cent lower and December off a half cent. Corn slipped about five cents, oats steady, pork unchanged, lard down a nickel, ribs down a quarter. Cash quotes list wheat, corn, oats, and meats with mixed pricing across grades and futures.
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Tell Ae
Vesevess Am Ll
Chicago
Alec
East Buffalo Cattle Market Sees Strong Run and Higher Prices
Aug 22 cattle trade at East Buffalo shows heaviest run since April. Fed by good to choice shipping steers around 5.15 to 5.25 per cwt, fair to good cows at 4.00 to 4.50, and mixed butcher grades around 3.50 to 7.65. Sheep and lambs receipts double previous week, market slow with lambs 5.50 to 6.25 and ewes/ewes and wethers around 4.70 to 9.0 per cwt.
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East Buffalo
Mobil
Cattle and Hog Prices Mixed as Demand Remains Steady
Chicago live stock markets show good demand but generally weaker prices. Cattle: choice and selection prices mixed with beef steers near 4.20 to 4.75, western range and Texan types varied. calves around 4.25 to 5.00. Sheep: trade slow with lambs 3.00 to 4.15, western range ewes and wethers weaker. Receipts list 2000 cattle, 2000 hogs, 1500 sheep.
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Chicago
East Liberty Cattle Market Report Aug 22
East Liberty Pa August 22 cattle market prices rise for prime and common cattle with steers and cows showing higher values. Hogs steady to higher withYorker and heavy hogs around four dollars per hundredweight. Sheep weaker with cows and veal calves mixed comments on lighter demand.
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East Liberty
Oil Market Ledger From Oily Pa Records Prices and Volumes
Credit balances reach $1 with SSP sales and multiple price entries. The August report lists 82 611 barrels on August 19, 106 683 barrels for August 19 to 21, and 163 603 barrels in runs for August 19 to 21, reflecting activity at Mu and Mice locations.
Scranton Business Directory Fragments From Early 1900s
A fragmented Scranton directory listing multiple establishments on Elm, Franklin, and Washburn streets. Entries include The Elk Caf, Scranton House near D L W depot, Victor Koch proprietor, Mrs Gable midwife, SEEDS and nurserymen Clark & Co, and a law business card for the Lackawanna School of The Lackawanna with open enrollment and catalogue offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton House
Victor Koch
Gable
Washburn Street
Scranton
Roome
School OF Thi Lackawanna
Bend
Thomas M. Cann
Walter . Buell
A. M
Kurttel Wire Screen Manufacturer in Scranton
Jo8 Kurttel rear $1 Lackawanna Avenue Scranton Pa listed as manufacturer of wire screens in the readable OCR fragment.
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Kurttel
Ecranton
Scranton Professionals and Local Businesses Ad Listing
A dense OCR listing enumerates lawyers and firms in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre areas. It names Edward H. Davis, Willard Warren & Knapp, James H. Torrey, Jessup & Jessup, James W. Oakford, R. P. Pitcher, Patterson & Wilcox, Comer gy, Bertholf, and others with office addresses in Commonwealth building, Mears Building, and Board of Trade Building. Medical professionals Dr. Frey, Dr. W. E. Allen, Dr. Trapold, Dr. L. Gates, Dr. Freas, and Dr. S. W. L'Amoreaux appear, plus a veterinary item by W. G. Rook. A Bauer’s Orchestra ad and Megarger Brothers printing goods complete the page.
Central Railroad of New Jersey Time Table June 1898
Rail schedule details for the Central Railroad of New Jersey Lehigh and Susquehanna Division. Listings include departures from Scranton to Pittston and beyond, connections to New York via Liberty Street and South Ferry, and services to Lakewood, Atlantic City, Bethlehem, Allentown, Reading, Pottsville, and Philadelphia. Includes express and Sunday timetables with connecting services and terminal arrangements.
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Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Lehigh and Susquehanna Division
New York
Foot
Liberty
N. K
South Ferry
Seay
Scranton
Pittston
Pensa Baris
Mountain
Va .m. A
Lakewood
Ataantic City
Newark
Elizabeth
A.m. LD
Express
Bath
Erin
Mauch Chunk
Allentown
Bethlehem
Faston
Zpiledeiens
Baltimore
Beethlehem
Branch
Ocean Grove
Reading
Lebanon
Marciaburg
Sundo Roc
Pottaville
Cave New York
Liberty Street
North River
Whitehall Street
Broadway
Anick
Grand Central Depot
Long Island Railro
Philadelphia
Reading Terminal
Baldwin
Olmausen
Railroad schedules for Delaware Lackawanna and Western trains
Timetables dated Monday June returns show trains to Scranton New York Easton Trenton and southward departure times 3.00 5.10 5.00 and 10.06 am for Expre for Easton Trenton and the South and 6.10 10.00 10.05 pm for other routes. Additional listings include services to Binghamton Oswego Corning Ithaca Buffalo Utica Richfield Springs and connections at Northumberland Pittston Wilkes Barre Kingston and Nantlooke with various accommodations and express trains. Details and full times available at the depot office.
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Tralio
Scranton
New York
Banzi
Easton
Trenton
Padases Phi
Manunka
Binghamton
Oswego
Mira
Corning
Hath
Dansville
Monn Morris
Buffalo
Way
Factoryville
Nicholson
Train Schedules From Scranton To Regional Points
Sunday schedules show trains from Scranton to Carbondale Honesdale Wilkes Barre and Albany and Montreal with times such as 10 19 a m 12 noon and 2 90 8 62 6 26 181 0 15 111 00 p m for various routes and connections on the Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvanian Lines. Returns to Scranton from Carbondale and Wilkes Barre list multiple morning and afternoon departures and through express options to New York Philadelphia and other points under the Lehigh Valley system.
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Wilkes-Barre
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Baltiemore
Washington
Pittsburg
West
Hazleton
Pottsville
Reading
Norristown
Suneburg
Baltimore
Ultimo Washington
Sunburg
R. Wood
B. Hutchinson
Julyard
Scranton
Carbondale
Abany
Snarate Cme
Montreal
England
Honesdale
Miro Wilkes-Barre
PonnsaWanta
Lehigh Valle Rall
Foxpress
Folhe
A.m
United States
A. Athany
N.Y. i
Lehigh Valley Train Schedule Details Authored May 15 188
Lehigh Valley Railroad announces train times from Scranton to Philadelphia New York Wilkes Barre and coal region routes. Services include Black Diamond Express connections to Geneva Rochester Buffalo Niagara Falls Chicago with Pullman parlor and sleeping cars between Wilkes Barre New York Philadelphia Buffalo. Officials Rollin H Wilbur Cha s Tee Nomenmacher
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Scranton
Philadelphia
New York
Pittston
Wilkes-Barre
White Maven
Basseton
Pottsville
Vis
B & iv R. BR
Bethlehem
Easton
Earn Ricksburg
Black Diamond Express
Tunkhannock
Towanda
Elmira
Ithaca
Geneva
Princias
Intermod
W. Ft. BR
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Chicago
H.R. R
Lehigh Valley
Wikes-Harre
Rollin H
Wilbur
Chas. & Tee
Pass
Cortlandt Atrest
Nonemacher
South Bethlehem
Train Schedules for Erie and Wyoming Valley Lines
In effect June 20 1898 trains depart Scranton or Hawley for Erie Bark at 6.00 am and 2.28 pm. Lake Ariel service leaves at 5.20 am and 2.05 pm from above points. A Lake Ariel line runs with departures at 1.00 pm and 1.00 pm schedule noted.
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Scranton
Hawley
Erie
Lake ‘Ariel
Reventon
Lake Ariel
Tig A. i
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Jonas Lane
Sona
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wall Street Review
Ink
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Fobucco Co
Brook
Bay State
N. d
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Chie
Chiengo Gus Aydeens Tay
Mil. & Bt. P
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Hilt BP
MOO
My Sy Ale Co
Pele Wire & Wi A
Lilly
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Electric
A Louis. & Nash
Fiat Nt
Alunhatton
M K. & Tex, Pr
Central AL
Nor
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Phil
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Southern
Southern R. R
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Iron
Texas & Paciflc
Union Pac
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Rly Why
B. Leather
Pria
Wabash
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LL. E
Chee & Ohio
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Scranton & Pittston Trac
First National Bank
Elmharet
Scranton Savings Bank
Scranton Packing
Lacka Iron & Steel Co
Third National Bank
Ovens Throp Novelty Mfg. Co
Scranton Traction Co
Heat & Power Company
National Bank
Lacka
Luck, Trust & Safe
Maceric Mountain Coal Co
Scranton Paint Coeneveene
Scranton Pass
People's Street Railway
Dickson Manufacturing Co
Buhool
City
Beranwa
Mt Vernon Coal Co
Scranton Axle Works
the Tribune's Opportunity Bureau
Spruce Street
L. A
Lackawanna Avenue
Madison Avenue
Coal Exchange
Wyoming Avenue
Ae Clemons F Ballat
Ompany
Mears
Mahon Court
FL H. Clemons
Riverdee Coal Company
Washington Avenue
M. W. Gueraney
Capouse Avenue
Weston Mill CO
Ripans Chemical Co
Rockafeller's
Monroe Avenue
Brazilian Mfg. Co
New York City
Rogar
Cedar Avenue
Okell & Dunn
Mort Kages
Brown Atty, Mears Building
Asa Cobb
Mt. Cobb
E. Cobb
Mt. Cobb, Pa
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Lackawanna County
Scranton Bavings Bank and Trust Company
Seranton
County Bavings Bank and Trust Company
Court of Common Pleas
Scranton Savings Bank and Trust Company
County Savings Bank and Trust Company
J. Copeland
N. A. Watres
Bank
Henry P. Whitmore
City of
Chas H. Welser
Welles & Torrey
Scranton Forging Company
E. F. Chamberlin
A.B. Briggs
North Main Avenue
Efckes
Adams and Mulberry
Chiropodist
Walla
BE. M. Hetzel
Chiropoist
Ray Ral Tien Wo
Quincy
Xaloxmun
General Delivery
Price Street
Fiske Street
Penn Avenue
J. H. Malvern
Becrunton, Pa
Franklin Avenue
Maple Street
Pau
E. D
Tribune
L. BL
Sumner Avenue
B. D
Peckville
A. F
Tribune Office
Railroad Avenue
River Street
Booth Malin Ave
J. BR. L
Jack Bon Stroot
Bituation
Tribune Afice
A. E
Edwards Court
Hyde Park
Chicago Produce Market
East Liberty Cattle Market
Ando Restaurants
ELK Cafh
R. Franklin Avenue
Seigler
BR. Clark & CO
Green House
EDWARD _H. DAVIS
Cornell
L. Walter
Lewis Hancock, JR
Spruce &T
Cor
Wash
Frederick L. B Brown
T. 1, Lachy & Son, Architects
Traders’ National Bank
J. O. Lyman
Priso Hospital
Cor, Wyoming
Mul
H. F. Reynolds
Laubach
Wyoming Ave
Snover
Frank
Boyle
Burr Building
Tooms 18
OKELL
Coal Exchange Building
Willard, Warren & Knapp
Ro- Scranton
Ranton, Pa
James H. Torrey
Commonwealth Building
Jessup & Jessup
Commonwealth Wealth Building
James W. Oakford
Annie
Bis
Board of Trade
D. B. Replogle
Mears Building
Spruve Street
J. H. Hamilton
Tara Oe Troan Building
Edward W. Thayer
Joseph Jeffreys
R. Pitcher
Ommonwealth Building
Patterson & Wilcox
Traders National Bank
C. Comegys
A. W. Bertholf
Atty., Mears Bldg
Physicians and Surgeons
C. L. Frey
Scranton Savings Bank Bldg
Mary A. Shepherd
M. D
Adams Avenue
W. E. Allen
North
Waslington Avenue
R. Trapold
Omcoe
Tod
L. M. Gates
Ms Board of Trade
DR. L. Freas
W. G. Rook
Linden Street
Philippine Islands
Nettleton’s
Washington Arenas
Bauer
R. J. Bauer
Fulbert
Megarger Brothers
Western
Kingston
Iman
Priat Ofce
Delaware and Hudson
Lehigh Valley Railroad System
Eee Scmanton Division
Lsos
Gor
Vila Ontario & Western
Aman Ie Geena Os
T. Fliwerott
Hiv
Fans Agt Gorantoncbee
Erie and
Wyoming Valley
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