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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1894
Page
2
A mysterious veiled woman in black runs a reign of terror in a fashionable London quarter. She has stabbed multiple women, using street inquiries to approach victims, causing widespread fear as detectives hunt the elusive assailant.
New York December 10 Broker David L Kellam admits a scheme with Bowery lawyer Henry M Haigh and Tacoma complainer H K Simmons to defraud via note transactions totaling about 35000 Kellam says Mrs Schneider of Corama Newark NC traded forty eight lot for 6000 in notes Pan American company received two notes for 3000 later swapped for 35000 in stock Kellam alleges meeting Simmons in July and an agreement to raise 100000 on Simmons notes with a 150000 mortgage on 40000 acres in West Virginia They and Haigh face charges of altering note dates and conspiring to defraud Simmons and were held in heavy bail for trial
Two miners in Wilkes-Barre pretended their children were dead to obtain money for a spree. Superintendent Lawall of the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal company exposed the deception and ordered their arrest in a swift response to the ruse.
The piece notes 1888 freight rates at 1.00 cents per ton mile and a 1890 figure. Mine Inspector Williams of Wilkes-Barre files his annual report and seeks reelection. A new calm breaker at Oxford shaft nears completion with operation planned Jan 1. Lehigh Coal and Navigation names W Clark president after a directors’ meeting in Mauch Chunk. By June 4 1894 global railroading shows 166 roads under receivers with about 9.0 miles operated and capital above 2.5 billion dollars. Senator Williams of Wilkes-Barre is slated to become a major operator.
The advertisement promotes Carlsbad Sprudel Salt as a remedy for rheumatic and gouty conditions and for digestive issues caused by sedentary living. It claims long proven effectiveness in removing excess uric acid and preventing stomach, liver, bowel and kidney problems with regular use of the genuine imported salt.
A dense catalog of dried fruits and produce with prices per pound per bushel and per barrel. Items include dried apples prunes raisins currants and various flours, oats, corn, rye, and buckwheat, along with meats and fats priced per unit or container. Names of products and unit prices reflect a mixed market listing.
Philadelphia market for tallow shows steady activity with City prime in birds at 4 1/2 cents, country prime in barrels at 4 cents, country dark in barrels at 4 1/2 cents a pound, and cakes grease prices listed as standard for the day.
The New York stock market opened weak on lower London prices and sold off through the day. Sugar briefly firm before a decline in refined sugar prices pressured shares, while standard stock rumors circulated about control claims. The five sterling exchange rate rose to 489 and 490, and anthracite stocks fell, with Lake Shore down to 144.
Market data shows dull to steady tones across wheat and corn with various grades quoted. Prices listed include No 2 red store and elevator, Northern and ungraded white, and futures bids for January through December. blocks of grain stored and afloat reported.
Thuffalo stock market notes receipts for cattle hogs and sheep with prices for light steers butchers stockers and feeders. Cattle receipts 3440 with prices from 4.80 to 5.75 for choice stock. hog receipts 1100 with steady market around 4.00 to 4.50. sheep and lambs 100 head with steady demand and prices from 1.60 to 2.90 for various grades.
Stock yards show 2,000 cattle receipts with mixed prices for steers cows and calves overall weak market. Hogs receipts 44,000 head with a generally easy market and varied prices. Sheep receipts 17,000 head with market weak from inferior to choice offerings. Oil market opens lower then closes with limited activity and weathered gains.
Notice filed that Benjamin H. Throop and partners seek to form The Throop Novelty Iron Manufacturing Company to produce stoves and related goods under Pennsylvania law. Also details a Shphans Court sale of J. B. Link estate farmland in Lackawanna County with staged payments.
Several help wanted notices from Scranton and Altoona publish brief pleas. A young married reporter seeks daily or weekly work. a young man seeks stenography or light clerk duties. others offer washing ironing or housework services. Names and partial addresses appear with vague contact details.
Henry J Anderson vice president of the company swears the detailed report on invested and unin vested trust funds to C H Krumbhaar Superintendent of Banking. The statement is sworn before Notary Public K L Hitchcock on December 6. County Lackawanna Pennsylvania.
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