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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1901
Page
8
The annual report of Revenue Collector T. F. Penman notes a modest increase over last year’s collections held down by June closes. Late stamp arrivals inconvenienced brewers and affected revenue for the Twelfth district for the year ending yesterday.
Brewers shift to buy fewer stamps as new rates take effect. Office staff rush to prepare for stamp redemption and new stock arrival. collectors and dealers scramble to supply needed stamps while delays cause emb arrassments in Wilkes-Barre and neighboring districts.
The document outlines redemption rules for propriety stamps including beer stamps usable in any quantity and documentary aid stamps only in $2 or more face value. It details rebates for cigar and tobacco stamps on attached packages, requiring a $10 rebate to qualify, with reductions noted for tobacco and edgar stamps. It states the need to inventory stamped clears and tobacco today, and to file rebate claims in Washington within sixty days. Two disinterested citizens must conduct the inventory.
Three weeks after arriving from Austria George Giualg and his son Anton stayed at a Dunmore boarding house. The father later disappeared and was found hanged in Grypay Grove. Undertaker Golden handled the remains but Anton refused to receive them, and both were buried in Potter's Field on Saturday evening.
Striking Delaware Lackawanna and Western car builders met in Economy Rail and voted not to return to work after a delegate’s New York report. Truesdale declined a conference Saturday. Local shop meetings at CIM Street and other plants upheld ongoing lockout until demands are met. Pickets were posted and settlement notices appeared.
The Engineer and Mining Journal notes mixed demand for hard coal across regions. Eastern markets stay active but prices edge down after July 1, while Lake Superior and Lake Michigan areas show modest improvement. July free burning white ash coal prices are set for several sizes, with delivery often delayed due to tight supply.
The report suggests a rapid sequence of changes this week in the antimigrant market. A ten cent per ton price rise on won is expected, along with adjustments to the capital stock of several coal producers. Retirement of a second preferred stock is noted, with expected shifts in Lehiah Valley and Jersey Central routes impacting Philadelphia stockholders.
Listings show a chaotic daily schedule for KD L and W board with multiple crews and times. Names such as Barthelomew, Stevensy Doom, M. Staples, Vitepatiich, Hennigan, and Carrigg appear beside times from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with east and west routes noted and various crews assigned. The garbled text references Nay Aug and Cayoco, plus engines and singers, ending with a note about a weather and news crew.
W H Hunt of West Scranton applied to Judge Edwards on Saturday to send his daughter Edne Hunt to the House of Refuge as an incorrigible. A hearing is set for July. The one year old was arrested with six youths in a box car on the Mt Pleasant switch two months ago.
A blaze swept the Jenney fire at Plymouth with early responders and men aiding in extinguishing efforts. The report notes initial crews battled the flames as fire departments arrived to contain the blaze and prevent further damage.
The report notes that all efforts appear to stall progress as firefighting work grows arduous and many firefighters resign daily.
St Johns Day June 83 anniversary celebration by Chosen Knights Commander No 174 York Pa featured Rev Sir James G Boughter Grand Prelate, music and a united corps under Sir Major A H Raber. Fidelity Commandery No 17 Connaville Pa admitted forty companions. Red Cross and Sepulchre rites planned for Grand Opera House. Over 160 members active. new class considered. Donations noted from York and Weatherly peers. Massachusetts held large St Johns Day events with Willows Salem parade bands and fireworks. John Knox Commandery Wilkes Barre observed church service with 354 in line. Press notes remote ceremonies in Lionwood Michigan and West Superior Wisconsin.
Scranton timetable lists departures to New York at 1 10, 4 00, 8 00, 200 and 1010 am with many other destinations including Philadelphia Stroudsburg Buffalo Oswego Syracuse Kingston Plymouth and Montrose. Sunday trains shown with additional morning and afternoon runs and mounting service from Scranton to Northumberland Kingston Plymouth and Binghamton.
A garbled timetable listing connections from Sishone at Liberty Street and South Ferry. It mentions trains to Scranton Newark Elizabeth Philadelphia Bayton Jethiehem Al se Made Chak White Haven and to Baltimore Washington notes arrival and departure times and multiple regional itineraries with various pricing and service notes. The fragment references bonds, stations, and general supervision by Burt and OLWAD SEN as general superintendent.
New York Ontario and Western timetable shows south bound trains leaving Scranton and Carbondale with arrivals at Cayuta and Binghamton. It lists connections to Albany Oneida and Owego and notes weekday and Sunday service with numbered trains and delays. Officials J Anderson and J G Welsh publish the line timetable from Scranton and Semton for cement tying points.
Trains arrive at Scranton at 10 04 p.m. Connections at Hawley with Mele railroad line. New York and local points listed with intermediate stations. Train times and arrivals appear garbled but indicate connections and schedules for the Erie Wyoming Division.
The notice lists Lehigh Valley Railroad train times and routings to Philadelphia and New York with stops at White Haven Hazleton Pottsville Reading Harrisburg Geneva Rochester Buffalo and Chicago area points. It mentions principal intermediate stations via various routes and expresses a parlor car service between Withus Bares and New York Philadelphia Buffalo and other connections. Contact names include Bollin Wilke and A W Noel Emaler with ticket and Pullman reservation offices in Scranton and Cortland.
The provided text presents a jumble of timetable fragments and place names, mentioning Carbondale Scranton Witherdare Lake Dodore and various numbers. It appears to be a partial, garbled transit notice with no clear events or outcomes to report. The readable bits suggest bus or train times scattered across multiple locales and dates.
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