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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1896
Page
5
A digest from Susquehanna includes Irving Tewksbury jailed on a $200 bail for assault on 16 year old Joseph Dugan at Brandt. Reports mix obituaries, local lore, and notes on court actions, highway warnings, and civic matters in a colorful weekly roundup.
About 2000 sightseers visited Chippewa Falls Wis to see the ice gorge that choked the river and drew visitors from nearby towns and Minnesota. The river receded four feet overnight while laborers cleared streets and repairs resumed, with officials optimistic the danger has passed for the winter. Major Jones of the U S Army left town after deeming the flood danger over. Costs to business remain unaudited.
In Kearney Nebraska authorities report twenty eight inmates attempted an escape from the reform school after a supper signal. A dozen or more were armed with knives as officers telegraphed to nearby towns and twenty seven of the group were recaptured or located by midnight, with leader Kid Thrasher captured while his aide Yates remained at large.
A secret meeting last night consolidated all U S woodworking machinery manufacturers. About 20 000 000 is involved. The five negotiators include Nelson J Wattenbury Henry Nelson Thomas P Egan George P Altenberg and Henry B Morehead representing major firms. All leading manufacturers consented to the consolidation and the deal is a go though details remain to be arranged.
Morton L Hill of Lebanon Indiana reports his wife suffered inflammatory rheumatism in every joint and muscle with extensive swelling after six weeks in bed and eight doctors no relief until Mystic Cure for Rheumatism. He says she walked in three days and believes it saved her life. Sold by Carl Lorenz druggist Scranton 418 Wanna Avenue.
Washington dispatch reports the Senate adjourned after a brief session to honor the late Speaker Chap. House actions included passage of three posta post routes bills and authorizing private postal cards. The pension appropriation bill passed without amendment as Mr Grow spoke in favor of a protective tariff. The Watson Black contested seat references were referred to elections committee.
Silber horn packing house haunted by a ghost that terrifies night watchmen forcing resignations. A new guard shot at the apparition, and the manager plans to have the Fourth Regiment band test the place with an overnight vigil next Tuesday.
Speculation on the New York Stock Exchange was dull from open to close with room traders securing only fractional turns. Prices were erratic but largely within small ranges as Burlington and Quincy weakened slightly while most advances remained fractional. Total sales reached 127,000 shares.
Advertisements show various wants and offers including sales agent positions, patent and invention requests, travel and selling jobs, and a furnished room for rent. Listings mention earnings from $0 to $5 daily, opportunities in Chicago Cincinnati and Scranton, and a cheap sale of a Linden street property. Some entries request stamps or contact details.
The New York market report shows mixed grain activity with No 2 rye and No 2 white corn bid at modest levels while oats and wheat hold steady. Provisions, lard and butter display quiet firmness with dairy products and eggs trading weak to unchanged as January through December futures show limited movement.
The report lists leadtime futures for wheat corn oats and soybeans with December May and January contracts and price ranges. Cash grain prices show No 2 spring wheat No 3 red No 2 red oats rye barley and flax as well as prime timothy. Commodity quotes cover pork lard short ribs shoulders whiskey and sugars with varying bids and steady tones.
Buffalo New York December 8 livestock market shows cattle steady with stockers and steers priced around 8.2 to 2.50. hogs fairly active and higher with Yorkers and good weights from 4.90 to 3.35. sheep and lambs steady to good, native lambs 4.70 to 4.80, wethers 3.70 to 4.00, heavy ewes 2.20.
Topeka reports Wesley Davis of Roseville grain dealer vanishes once more after returning to attempt settlements with creditors. In a Kansas City letter he advises his wife to return to her Virginia parents as he plans to leave family and friends forever.
A brief item from OU City notes a credit balance of $1 040 and mentions December 9 with unquoted option off.
Ad touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a fifty year remedy for teething discomfort. Claims it soothes gums eases pain cures wind colic and diarrhoea with a price of twenty five cents a bottle.
A dated bank statement fragment from Lackawanna County Pennsylvania shows figures for capital stock profits and certificates of deposit. The signature block includes Christy as cashier and official attestations by Partridge and others.
The Tribune announces its second annual Political Handbook to be issued January 1, 1897. The 20 plus page volume will present extensive local and general statistics and encyclopedic data for gale in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Mail orders receive prompt attention.
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