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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1896

Page

2

Senate committee defies Witnesses in Telephone Scandal probe

Philadelphia dispatch reports the senatorial investigating committee refused to honor subpoenas for witnesses in the Mutual Automatic Telephone case. Pettit vowed to bring the matter before the Senate bar, naming David Martin Charles Porter and John Persch among those avoiding attendance. James Dempsey testified Persch fled to Peekskill in 1895 and promised aid to avoid penalties. The panel adjourned awaiting further action on recalcitrant witnesses.

Philadelphia Senate Pettit David Martin Charles Porter John P. Persoh Telephone Company Collnells James Dempsey Peekskill N. Y Dempsey George Persch Mutual Automatic Telephone Company Persch Councilmanic Committee Perseh Martin

Pennsylvania Railroad earnings and expenses 1896 vs 1895

The Pennsylvania Railroad reports November and eleven months of 1896 compared with the same periods in 1895. The statement outlines earnings and expenses for the month and year to date, reflecting the company’s financial performance during this period.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Railroad Company Pennsylvania Railroad Lines Grose de- Cpas Dusesanvornsnsson Pittsburg Erle O.cescceee Lrt Erie

Wagon driver arrested in December mail robbery case

New York December 30 William H Post wagon driver was arrested in connection with the December 20 mail robbery. A quantity of incoming mail from the west was stolen Sunday December 20 and many rifled packages were recovered in the water off West Brighton Beach aiding investigators. Keys to mail pouches were said to have been ...

New York Spectors William H. Post West Brighton Beach

New and Old Legislators Glimpse of Next Pennsylvania Assembly

From the Pittsburg Times, the CXIIth Pennsylvania general assembly convenes in Harrisburg January 5, 1897. Of 50 senators and 204 representatives, most are new to their bodies, with a mix of former lawmakers and veterans among the ranks. The piece traces careers, retirements, and notable figures shaping the upcoming session.

Pittsburg Cxiith General Assembly of Pennsylvania Harrisburg Senate Vare Philadelphia Eby Lancaster Merrick Tioga Stineman Cambria House Losch Schuylkill Hertzler Juniata Brown Sproul Chester Miller Berks Scott Luzerne Hummel Snyder Chisholm Huntingdon Magee Crawford Allegheny Lawrence Gibson Erle H. K. Boyer Atate Roberts Bentley Erie Campbell Fayette Mackey Lackawanna Coray Luserne Morrow Indiana Schofield Center Bare Goblin Lebanon Grady Osbourn Penrose Meredith Armstrong Cooper Delaware Mylin Watres Wall Ing Huff Westmoreland Rayburn Lew Emery McKean

Young man questioned over mall thefts and river disposal

A 22 year old single man denies robbing malls and says he bought the items found in his room. Police believe he discarded rifled letters packages into the North river from a ferry.

North River

Local election heat rises with tax and justice offices

The town anticipates a tense caucus as candidates form for tax collector and justice of the peace. Names include Patrick McDonnell J F Manley FP Kielty and possibly Thomas Moran. Ward council contenders James Jones M F Dean Thomas Caffrey Gilmartin and Michael Lothus also appear amid a shifting field.

Patrick Quinnan Laurel Street Sarah O'Connor St. Thomas St. Patrick's Church Olyphant John Holmes St. Thomas’ Church Pather Holmes Patrick McDonnell J. F. Manley Kielty Thomas P. Moran Moran Max Klopfer Justice of the Peace John E. Jones M. F. Dean Thomas Caffrey Gilmartin Michael Lothus John Shitler Lkely

Local News in Forest City Highlights

Forest City receives a set of valuable books from Hon. John Wanamaker for the Young Men's Christian Association library. Driver Frank Lowry at the Delaware and Hudson colliery sustains a broken leg in two places and is taken home then to Carbondale hospital. A ball under the Cornet band will be in the Young Men's Institute hall this Friday with Germania band music. Mrs. Mary O'Hara, aged 82, dies at her daughter’s home in Forest City. funeral at St. Agnes church with Requiem high mass, remains to be interred at Bill Top, Wayne County, via Erie railroad.

Young Men's Christian Association John Wanamaker Frank Lowry Delaware and Hudson Malin Street Flo Carbondale Hospital Young Men‘s Institute Germania Band Carbondale Mary O'Hara M. J. Connelly Ireland J. White White's Valley J. Haggerty Forest City P. Carney Michael St. Agnes Church Father Bll Top Wayne County Erle Railroad

Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy

Advertising claim touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a fifty year favorite for teething infants. It claims soothing effects, gum softening, wind colic relief, and diarrhoea cure, priced at twenty five cents a bottle and sold by druggists worldwide.

Market dull but Sugar and Tobacco rise late trading

Wall Street reports a quiet session with only a late rally in American Tobacco and Sugar. Tobacco Preferred and common saw dividend news spark mild interest while Sugar surged in the final hours, lifting the stock above recent levels amid limited volume. Total shares traded reached 127000.

New York Stock Exchange

New York Market Briefs From December

New York traders report mixed farm prices with wheat and corn generally weaker while cotton and provisions hold steady. Dairy and cheese markets show quiet activity with occasional firming hints across regional outputs and elevator bids.

New York Northern Gadde Mati Pennsylvania Lee Hows

Grain and livestock futures mixed in early Chicago trade

The leading futures showed mixed moves on December wheat and corn with May and November options quoted. Cash grain quotes were steady with no changes to flour, oats, rye, barley, flaxseed, and whiskey and sugar prices as buyers remained cautious.

Chicago Harley She B.wiet

Chicago cattle market receipts and prices steady

Chicago market notes show receipts of cattle and calves totaling around 580 head with a firm market and varying grades from heavy packing and shipping lots to common and choice feeders. Sheep receipts are listed with prices around 25 to 50 dollars, while hogs and other categories are referenced with mixed quality and steady to slightly firmer trends.

Chicago Walie Hlady McGalah

Commodity Prices in Truffalo Markets Sourced from Local Ledger

A Dec 20 market update from Truffalo New York lists cattle prices by grade with best handsteers at 8.000 to 6.0, hogs at 3,500 and 4.05 for mixed pickers, sheep and lambs showing lambs at 35.05 and wethers around 3.65, plus culls and common values. Oil market notes show not quoted options and credit balances.

Truffalo N. Y

Auditor's notice for R Dale default in Lackawanna county

Auditor Tracy announces appointment by the Court of Common Pleas to distribute funds from the sale of the defendant's personal property. He will attend at the Arbitration Room Court House Scranton on January 25, 1807 at 10 a.m. Creditors and interested persons must appear or be barred from the fund.

City of Scranton Robinson Street Lonergan Place Chestnut Avenue Price Street Court of Common Fleas No. H Lackawatta Avenues Caolock A. m Philip T. Lonergan Patrick O'Connell Martin Donnelly Mia Py McGarry L., Goodman Mra James Howarth Mary Alte Elliot Ross D. E. Johnson Morgan Lake Viewers R. Dale Willams Common Pleas Srekawanns County Court of Common Lackawanna County W.d. Tracy

Chiropodist Offers Pain Free Treatment for Bunions

Hetsel the chiropodist at 20 Lacks Awanna Avenue provides consultation and advice on corns bunions and ingrown nails. Home visits available with moderate charges.

Frve Hetsel Lacksawanna Avenue Ladica

Brigos Cleans Privy Vaults For Rent

A local property cleaner, Brigos, advertises vault cleaning services at 1100 Malu Avenue and Erekos Drug Store area near Adams and Mulberry with telephone 453 for contact.

AB Brigos Brigge Malu Avenue Erekos Curser Adams and Mulberry

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