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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1898

Page

4

Avoca Conclave to Install Officers and Curling Series

The Avoca Conclave L O H plans to install officers Monday evening. Avoca, Avoca Inkerman and Pittston curling teams start a Parker Cup series on Carpenter's Eddy Pittston today with the call at 10 o'clock. The Avoca club holds the cup and aims to keep it.

Avoca L O. H Inkermaan Pittston Carpenter's Eddy Avoca Club Mike Rachel Steiger Dunmore Sanders York Avenue Herlinning Michael Queeney West Side N. E. Hoskins Scranton Nellie Reap Ilmhurst Revs G. J. Dixon A. PF. Bro Elizabeth Taglehall John McKeeley J. Jones P. M South Street

Foreign opinions compare American rail travel to Europe

Foreign officials praise American rail luxury and speed as unmatched. A dated table estimates how higher European rates would have boosted U S railway earnings by over a billion dollars, claiming U S railways operate far cheaper despite higher labor and material costs.

America Loi Hing Chang Chita Marquis Amagata Japanese Empire Marquis Yamagata Russia Europe Henry Truman Wood United States Belikium Railwiys England Thie France

Education Attainment Figures For Public and Private Schools

The data show ten students receiving college benefits at public ex 406.00 and private institutions. About fourteen thousand attended public schools and one million five hundred thousand attended private institutions. Around sixteen million school children are accounted for in the system.

Fleven

Martian Trial Witness Details Latimer Shootings

Miss Coyle testified to the porch scene as deputies and strikers clashed. gunfire and a volley wounded several, while she and others aided the injured. Defense plans to use riot context from prior days to argue justified actions by sheriffs. Trial likely four weeks with about 350 witnesses split between commonwealth and defense.

Bie Miss Coyle Hess Cuba Clark Tle Burma Latimer Uct Guscott Misa Coyle Cora Heinbach John J. Corrigan Hazleton Hagleton The Commonwealth Stephen T. Adams

Umbrella memory haunts old University friend tale

Captain Charley King, famed military novelist, entertains Chicago Tribune readers with a reminiscence from Madison Wisconsin. He recalls a faithful umbrella that survived many saloons and rooms only to vanish after a church service, a story illustrating attachment and luck.

Charley King Captain King Army and Navy Club Washington Chicago Tribune Madison, Wis King

Private poker tale shocks a small religious town

A man tells of a private poker game where suspects were arrested and brought before a county judge. He claims the judge dismissed one prisoner after overhearing his own admission that he was not playing honestly, highlighting a legal confusion over the game.

Judicial Light

Remarkable Dan & Co weekly trade showing in January

Dan and Company reports show January payments through clearing houses much larger than any prior month with 341.3 percent rise versus last year and 7.4 percent above 1802. Failures were at record lows, while wheat and corn markets show mixed signals. Cotton, iron, steel, and wool trades show varied demand, with strong activity in structural and car building orders and higher woolen sales across markets.

New York R. G. Dan & Co Review of Trade Europe United States Atlantic Pacific Agricultural Department Chicago Pittsburg State Capital Pennsylvania Court House Denver Connellsville Canada

Guilty Wretch Crumbles Under Suspicion at Home

A man who hid his secret for a week grows pale as his wife questions him about a letter to his mother. He projects confidence yet the doubt rises with her inquiries. He frantically imagines punishment as the moment of exposure looms over him.

John

Credit balances and oil sales figures reported

Oi City, Pa. reports credit balances and certificates for cash oil trading. Sales include 15,000 barrels at 68, with lower barrels at 68. Bids for regular delivery and shipment are noted. T2254 barrels and runs at 6,080 barrels are listed.

Oi City

Market rally trims losses with notable stock gains

New York brokers saw buoyant buying in select issues on February 4 lifting the market from a low start to net gains. Erle group led with strong demand as Susquehanna and Western rose, with preferred stocks up about four points and common shares up 14. Total sales reached 24 20 shares.

New York Susquehanna and Western

Wheat futures mixed as bears fear export transfers

New York trading: No. 2 red and No. 1 northern durum afloat to arrive, No. 3 hard Manitoba afloat, prices moved up and down within a four furrow range after an initial firm opening on foreign cables. Northwest receipts and short selling pressured markets before bears were driven back. close remained firm in cash terms with March and May contracts noted.

New York Diouth Manitoba Lom T. O Northwest Uw'yec

Unclear Markets Report with Mixed Commodity Moves

Readers see a jumbled July market note noting Snite closed Bc and Corn Spot firm with No. 2 options and net gains. Mentions May and July contracts, butter, cheese, beef, and tallow under varied conditions across states, with dull petroleum and mixed dairy futures across regions.

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Philadelphia Provision Market Recap February Prices

Wheat firm and higher for February and March contracts with gains noted. Corn and oats steady with minor movements. Potatoes firm with white and yellow varieties listed, live poultry in demand, butter and cheese softer. Shipments include 2.0 thousand bushels of wheat and 7.0 thousand of corn.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania New York Pac Myilde

Wheat Market Rises on Strong Demand and Receipts Outlook

Chicago today shows wheat opening and closing higher with gains amid improved provisions and strength in markets. Corn also advances. oats reach season highs. cash quotes mixed with various grain and seed prices and shipments recorded for flour, corn, rye, and barley.

Chicago Lyall

East Liberty Market Prices Amid Mixed Fares and Totals

Partial market listing shows prices for primes and common meats, including hogs and sheep, with various rates and totals. Figures indicate diverse yardage and quality grades, though the fragmentary text limits full interpretation of items and buyers.

Livestock Market Report From Buffalo Auction Feb 4

Prices for cattle and sheep mixed as buyers rated pieces from good to choice. Beef steers and heifers showed strong demand with midseason figures around 420 for steers and 505 for heifers while lambs and lamb products moved steady. Culls softened to common and select wethers remained in demand with quotes near 26.7 for certain lots.

East Liberty Horne Buffalo

Market Quotes From New York Stock and Livestock Prices

New York reports mixed livestock and hog prices with demand steady for calves and veal. Sheep and lambs show varied activity while hogs edge higher. overall market notes reflect cautious buying and price movements across categories.

New York Heeves Ruthve

Diners and Livestock Prices in Chicago Market Report

In Chicago market notes for Pel. 4e' active and strong at 84.2005 demand for erockers and feeders. Feeds such as Sneep and Lambs brisk with yearling sheep at 725. Cattle headcount around 22,000 with sheep totals near Sl? head.

Chicago B.A

Cure of Scrofula in a Child by Hood's Sarsaparilla

A five year old boy with scrofula on the face hands and arms improves after four bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla. His mother previously suffered from the condition and recalls Hood's remedy helping her. The testimonial from William Bartz of South Bend Indiana states the humor left his son's blood and never returned.

Hood South Williams &I

The Weakness of a Woman Heralds a Cure

A Peru woman Sara E Bowen speaks of eighteen years of suffering from a nervous and bodily decline. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring her health after other medicines failed. She urges other women to consider the treatment as lifesaving and describes renewed vitality and strength.

Sara E. Bowen Peru Dr. Williamns Wi Ds Willan

Lehigh Valley Railroad Advertises Anthracite Coal Use

The Scranton notice details Lehigh Valley routes from Scranton to New York and Philadelphia with multiple trains and times. It lists connections to Bethlehem Reading Hazleton Wilkes Barre and Geneva Rochester and Niagara Falls, naming Black Diamond Express services and Pullman options. Officials H Wilbur, C S Lee, A Nonnemacher announce Scranton office at 34 Lackawanna Avenue.

Scranson Seah New York D. H Geneva D. TL Big FR. R Rochester Ustate Niagara Falls Lehigh Valley Wilkes-Barre Phiiadelphia Buffalo Buspennian Wilbur Chas. S. Lee Pass. Agt Phila

Scranton Rail Schedule Details for 1897 Travel

Del Lacka and Western timetable effective Monday November 21 1897 lists departures to New York Easton Trenton Philadelphia Washington via various express and accommodation trains with times in the morning and evening. Also notes connections to Buffalo Utica Ithaca and other points, plus Pullman cars and sleeping couches on all express trains and contact details for the district passenger agent BM GL Smith for pocket timetables.

Scranton Expo New York Easton Trenton Philadelphs and Washington Tobyhanna Binghamton Oswego Elmira Ithaca Northumberland Pittston Wilkes- Durre Plymouth Bloomsburg Danville Northumber Williamsport Morrisburg Baltimore Nanticoke Ripecatt Kingston Pullman Pero Smith Diaster

Central Railroad timetables and connections at New York terminals

Train schedule details list departures from Scranton to Wilkes Barre and towns via Lehigh and Susquehanna divisions, with connections to Lakewood Atlantic City and New York via Liberty Street and Whitehall terminals. It notes Sundays and express services, parlor cars, and through tickets to Philadelphia, Reading, and Pottsville, with transfer options to elevated lines, ferries, and Broad Street cars.

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Scranton Train Schedule to New York Hawley and Local Points

Trains depart Scranton for New York and intermediate points at 7:00 a.m. and 2:25 p.m. also for Hawley and local points. Returns to Scranton from those points at 10:22 a.m. 3:15 p.m. and 9:38 p.m.

Scranton New York Arso Hawley

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