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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1896

Page

2

Leader Store Sale Postponed Stock Take and Specials

The Leader announces a postponed stock take due to extensive alterations and opens Monday with a large sale. Specials include LEADER'S PRICE items on skirts, soaps, cambric products, drawers, gowns, dress goods, silks, dimities, organdies, cambrics, gingham, tickings, towels, muslin, flannel, and millinery at half price and blankets at half price.

Leader's Castile Mother Hubbard Leader

Wall Street Review and Anthracite Market Update

Stock market notes show firmer futures with higher cables while wheat and flour trade remains dull. Reading Coal and Iron faces pressure over percentage share amid Morgan led coal trust talk. New York World calls for coordinated action as anthracite companies plan a joint bureau and rules.

New York World J. Pierpont Morgan Trunk Line Association Omees Bureau of Statistics Thomas Maxwell Wilbur Harris Walters Board of Control New York City

German Cabinet Crisis Rumors Persist and Emigration Plan

Berlin reports say the ministerial crisis is only postponed amid denials. Dr Stoecker resigns from the Conservative party over Christian Socialist tensions. Germany debates a state directed emigration law guiding settlers to colonies. Dr Miguel declines an hereditary barony amid past letters to Marx and Engels resurfacing.

Miguel Berlin Hanover Erleis Enimeror Persiathae Prince Hohenlohe Stoecker Christian Socialist Movement Colonial Council Germany Vorwaerts Marx Engel

Railroad notes on rates and track improvements

The QOceante Steamship company seeks a large cut in overland rates to enable a $58.50 New York to San Francisco through rate to Australian ports, challenging Canadian Pacific pricing from New York to Vancouver. Western roads will consult with Canadian Pacific to protect its interests. A Western paper notes Big Four Railway shifts on side tracks and expects second main track use. Earnings for 1895 of the Philadelphia Reading and New England line rose, with net gains and increased expenses. 1896 saw painting and new rails spending within operating costs increasing overall expenses.

Thomas Meckune Upper Pittston Wyoming Lehigh Valley Railroad Andrew Morrison White Haven Meckune Wilkes-Barre Lehigh Valley Company Coxton Yard Pittston Mountain Montrose Tunkhannock Lake Carey Qoceante Steamship Company New York San Francisco Vancouver Canadian Pacific Western Passenger Association Big Four Railway Company

Buffalo Live Stock Prices Drift in Mixed Markets

Buffalo N Y February 1 cattle steady for best lines slow for other good steers with prices around 4.10 to 7.25 a top end. Hogs fairly active with room for slight gains pushing Yorkers to about 4.40 to 4.45. Sheep and lambs seen slow and draggy with prime lambs around 50 to 60 and export sheep around 4.20.

Buffalo N. Y Pelme Bcranton New York All Points Ius P Kayton Trenton Philadelia South Washington and Way Tobyhanna Binghamton Oswego Mira Corning Hath Dansville Monn Morria Nicholson Elmira Utlea Richfield Nanticoke Plymouth Pullman Cortland Syracuse Oswend M. L. Smith Lackawanna Avenue Depot

Chicago Livestock Market Report Summary

Cattle receipts around 1000 head in Chicago with market steady for common to extra steers and stockers. Texans and Hogg receipts noted with higher demand for heavy packing and shipping lots. Cows and bulls brought varied prices, with hogs and sheep receipts and markets described as steady to higher in some categories.

Chicago Hogg S.bad

Toledo Grain Market Report Delivers Mixed Wheat and Corn

At Toledo on February 1 wheat receipts reach 622 bushels with shipments of 38 bushels, No 2 red cash quoted TH4ec May Thloc July TIMe, No 3 red cash Taye. Corn receipts total 2 274 bushels with shipments 12 500 bushels, No 2 mined May ac, No 3 do cash Me. Oats dull with No 2 mixed cash Tec. Cloverseed receipts 475 bags shipments WH bags, prices 4.40 for prime cash and March.

New York Feb Reid Solus Muareh Tige Colin Dull Chicago Sic Western City State Malie Western Dairy Ialie Ialge Yalde Elgins Toledo

Philadelphia Tallow Market Steady on Feb 1

Tallow in quiet and unchanged with prices quoted for city prime in hogsheads country prime in barrels and country dark in barrels and cakes. Grease price listed.

Philadelphia

Philadelphia Press and Times React to Anthracite Agreement

Philadelphia newspapers weigh in on the new coal trade agreement. The Press lauds potential benefits for transportation and mining interests, while noting coal prices may rise. The Times questions reform, urging output restraint to meet market needs.

Philadelphia

Local society notes from Scranton town events

Messrs Clouse Posten Peek Clouse Wescott Gardner Watts of Camp 248 P O S A attended the big presentation in Music hall Scranton Tuesday night. Miss Jessie Baum convalescing. William V Brown of Eagle Cigarette factory Stroudsburg pa visited his brother G B Brown earlier in the week. William Peuckert, barber and former Keystone laundry agent, is now Lackawanna laundry agent. Friday February 7 entertainment at Methodist church for Sunday school benefit admission 10 and 20 cents. Mrs Levi Blesecker ill. Mrs J M Moack sick list.

C. H. Clouse F. W. Posten J. C. Peek J. W. Clouse Wiliam Wescott Gardner George Dalrymple 3. M. Watts Patriotic Order Sons of America Music Hall Scranton Jessie Baum Lee William V. Brown Eagle Cieer Stroudsburg G. 8. Brown William Peuckert Keystone Lackawanna Methodist Episcopal Church Levi Blesecker J. M. Moack

Athletic association elects officers and teams in Scranton

A kerosene lamp exploded in Willie Morris’s room in Scranton but was quickly extinguished with no serious damage. The Athletic association elections continue with R V Rex as baseball manager F W Dillon as general athletics manager and finance committee members J V Lesher J C Hagen and B F Thomas. A basketball team formed with D H Elliott captain and J S Suiter as manager. Rev J W Weddell of Philadelphia assists President Harris in revival meetings Bucknell reports strong spiritual awakening after a week of services.

Willie Morris Scranton The Athletic Association R. V. Rex F. W. Dillon J. V. Lesher J. C. Hagen B. F. Thomas D. H. Elliott J. 8. Suiter J. W. Weddell Philadelphia Harris Bucknell

Wanted Help Advertisements Across Towns

Classifieds note free insertion for local want ads. Listings seek stock agents in Scranton and canvassers for Snyder's cake sales. Also seeking a nurse girl at 51 Dickson Ave and an experienced kitchen and laundry worker for Mrs Gearhart at 62 Monroe Ave.

Dickson Ave W. H. Gearhart Monroe Ave

Wanted Workkeeper or Clerk Position

Man seeks a keeper or clerk role. Writes promise of faithful service and can supply references. Address RM L., Tribune. For sale notice lists 150 acres shingles land and 1M-acre farm for eight families. Also cheap horse and wagon offered or exchange. Marion Ave.

Giuatior P.O RM L Tribune 0 Dais Teen Gituation Tribune Suemes Saus Eynon

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