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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1899
Page
2
Movements at Masved and Malolos near Manila appear as insurgents and American guards clash amid dispatches from General Otis. Claims detail American casualties and naval actions as foreign powers weigh neutrality and potential interventions.
Describes Sunday engagement near Manila with American troops from Third Artillery, Kansas, Montana, Nebraskans among others driving Filipino defenders from villages along the Paso River. Highlights include burning of huts, church combat at Pace, heavy shelling from USS Charleston and Concord, and the capture of multiple local strongholds. Market and treaty tensions also noted in Manila vicinity.
The junta at 2 o'clock reported no message from Aguinaldo about the battle and no word from their fleeing chief Agonciila, while those involved feel strong apprehension despite assurances they will likely not be arrested.
Cannon booms echo outside Manila as residents flood into the walled city. Telegraph lines are cut and cars vanish while troops march to stations. Sunday crowds watched the bombardment from water fronts and towers amid a tense scene of arrests and guard patrols.
Wall Street closed with small net changes after a day of erratic moves. Prices swung as investors weighed uncertain prospects from foreign tensions and the Philippine insurgency while some gains were seen in gilt edged issues and mid to low priced stocks. Total volume reached about 14,000 shares with bonds trading unevenly.
The People's Exchange lists space on the second floor front and a second floor room at 701 Quincy available for rent. Contact Exchange Call at room 15 for details.
For sale piano and organ items offered by Guermeey Brothers at Burr building on Colfax Avenue. Low prices and easy terms advertised. Contact Box Scranton Pa for details. One model promises relief as a selling point.
A jumble of 1920s classified lines shows situation wanted ads for a general helper, a first-class chef, a butcher, a young lady seeking waitress work, a bicycle repairer, and a German bartender. Also includes assorted commodity prices such as timber seed pork whiskey and sugars with varied pricing.
In New York on February 6 the flour market shows quiet trading with a final rally that arrives too late to counteract a weak nearby and patent market. Spot prices for No 2 red and other varieties hover near firm levels while futures soften before a later export-driven recovery.
The alignment lists cattle types and prices with entries like steers, bulls, cows and heifers, calves, hogs, and sheep. Values show varied amounts including 4745 dollars for select steers and 27.25 for bulls, with other lots and receipts noted.
Market notes show mixed cattle and calf movements with steers and calves at varying quotes. Regions report demand for ordinary to choice grades, feeders and fat cattle steady to lower, lambs and sheep steady, with overall softer tone on some items.
Market report from Buffalo shows prices on cattle hogs lambs and pigs. Entries include various breeds and weights with quotes like 7.00 for certain stock and notes on stands and conditions amid ongoing fair activities.
A Philadelphia market snapshot lists contract grades and February prices for wheat and flour, mixed grades, corn shipments, buckwheat, and rye flour. Also noted are butter, refined sugar, tallow, poultry, fowl and turkey quotes with live stock and dairy terms. Shipments include 74 000 bushels of corn and 2000 bushels of wheat.
The page lists Dr R Trapold a women’s diseases specialist at Wyoming and Spruce in Beranton with limited Thursday and Saturday hours, Dr M Gates Roome at 2 Ant ws Heard of Trade Building, and Dr C C Fraas a rupture and hernia specialist at 122 Tlophene with hours. It also notes L Amorraus on Washington Ave, and several other professionals including a wire bicycle maker, nursery goods store, music shop, printers supplies, and a general catalog mixed in the Scranton directory.
In City on February 6 credit balances stood at 9.18 with no bids or sales on certificates. The market showed little movement as traders reported minimal interest and sparse participation.
Property owners who post a For Rent card on a building may succeed, but a first class Tribune ad guarantees a good tenant if rent is reasonable. A small investment in The Tribunes For Rent columns pays for itself, with rates of one cent a word and six insertions for five cents a word, payable in advance.
Financial notice states Labar and Fuller Brokers establish a stock and commodity office in Scranton Pennsylvania. The ad lists offices at the Board of Trade Building and names L G La Bat and L F Fullion as associates with provision offerings and stock services.
The record details OCR distorted market items in Ohio with notes on wheat and corn prices, tonnage of stock, and references to specific lots and vendors. It mentions May advances, property terms, and assorted produce listings, including wheat, corn, and other commodities with rough price indicators.
Train schedule fragment lists connections from New York terminals to Philadelphia Reading Terminal and southern destinations. It notes express and limited services, daily and Sunday times, and transfers via North River and South Ferry terminals with connections to Bethlehem Allentown and Harrisburg. The garbled text references Baldwin as general passenger agent.
Schedule notes Erie and Wyoming Valley routes with trains from Scranton to New York and Hawley. Mentions Newberg and intermediate points on Lieto radicated alvo with times around 233 pm and multiple daily departures including 215 pm and 108 pm.
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