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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1897
Page
4
A striking report touts a special sale of fine white crystals described as unmatched in trade history. The piece emphasizes unprecedented quality and extraordinary value, positioning the event as a milestone in the diamond market.
Detective Edwin Hutchison of Lackawanna and Western confronts four tramps aboard a milk train near Oxford. He is badly injured as he protects the car, gains the platform, and subdues the four suspects with a club before Washington station. Police and railroad workers assist in restraining them. A burglar tool kit and armed weapons are found in the suspect car.
Amelia F Smith of Mack Creek township through attorney J M Sharpless sues John Crouse for breach of promise to marry seeking 5000 dollars claiming engagement formed in November 1898 and broken when Crouse married another woman despite ongoing correspondence and gifts.
A Shroudsville East Stroudsburg girl Mamie Vanwhy accused a prominent East Stroudsburg man of assault after being found unconscious near the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad by railroader Arvh Fenner. The girl lay in a coma until yesterday.
One cent a word promotes the Tribune want ads for quick results in securing the best household help. The notice urges placing your want in the Tribune to obtain prompt responses.
A Stroudsburg resident alleges that a man struck her in the breast during a dispute over her dating others. She fell and hit a stone, injuring the back of her head.
William Beels of Feels and Ferrer bicycle repairers on North Franklin street was injured when a tire exploded during repair. Cement contents sprayed into his eyes blinding him temporarily. he was treated by Dr. Lewis Taylor and sent home to Sugar Notch. One eye badly injured and he will be out of work for several days.
Over two hundred sisters from Baltimore Philadelphia Poughkeepsie Albany New York City Newark Rondout Mauch Chunk Honesdale Scranton Pittston Wilkes-Barre Hazleton Reading Syracuse Harrisburg Luzerneburg Pittsburgh Plains Towanda Nanticoke attended a week long institute at Mallinckrodt convent in Wilkes Barre. The program presented updated methods for educational work similar to public school teacher institutes.
Edwin Vrooman of Susquehanna, being taken to jail on burglary and robbery charges, leaped from a Lackawanna Montrose train about two miles from Alford. He fled into the lake but was captured in the water, menacing suicide before officers restrained him with a revolver.
Towanda July Ben Hall a suspect in a counterfeiting ring faced a hearing before U S Commissioner Mix. Neighbors testified Hall produced dollars and quarters with a wooden mould and he was held in 3000 bail for trial in the U S court at Williamsport in September.
Five men entered Campbell's Ledee hotel in Pittston and stole between 300 and 500 dollars in cash and diamonds plus other jewelry valued around 2,000 dollars. Police reported the burglary occurred the other night in Pittston and vicinity.
A 3-year-old son of Hugh Williamson of Ashley was bitten three times in the face after the child hugged the dog. The dog was shot following the attack in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday July 9.
An original widow's pension was granted to Minerva Aoch of West Nanticoke Luzerne County Pennsylvania on July 9. The action confirms her eligibility and ongoing support for her widow status.
Factories and towns feature a range of small town notes. Uneleharte Jackson suffered from intense heat last Wednesday leaving him in feeble condition. Allan Dickson visited family in town. The Wrigley family held its annual reunion at Lake Carey hosted by John Wrigley. L D Kemmerer slowly recovers from a recent illness. Mrs. George Snyder of Nicholson noted in passing.
Advertises a rapid shutdown of wallpaper stock with large quantities offered at 10 to 25 cents per roll. Notes 25 000 rolls available and prices listed as 10c 15c 25c with a push to clear room for other goods.
The past week has seen residents seek relief at nearby lakes as oppressive heat lingers. J G Capwell is being cared for by family this week. Buffalo Bill’s advertising agents were in town yesterday while Aunt Sahra Seamans remains in critical condition.
Over sixty feet of the east gangway at Yorktown No 1 slope collapsed Tuesday delaying work. A third shift will be added to reopen the gangway by late next week. The report covers rail receipts for 1896, coal shipments from Honerdale, and Jersey Central crews on the Tresckow branch due to heavy traffic.
An asylum scene features a man who believes he is the historian Macaulay. He reads a manuscript asserting the United States faces global isolation and strife, detailing alienated powers and a future war narrative. The keeper labels him incurable, while another tidbit recalls a boastful hoarder of debt.
The line hints at a playful exchange about affection and extravagance between two speakers. One asserts extravagant nature is part of their appeal, while the other counters with a claim of mutual affection.
The market closed with a minor average gain as most shares dipped from the previous close. A late covering rally pushed some prices above the day’s low, with Sugar, St Paul, Burlington and Pacific Mail leading the activity. Des Moines, Fortune and Omaha rose, while several others edged up fractions. Total shares traded reached 134.99 million.
Wheat futures mixed with July and August contracts. corn quiet but steady with No 2 mixed July 30 yadle August September October nominal. Oats unchanged No 2 white July 24-25¢ August 25-30¢ September. Butter firm with strong demand. refined sugars firm. cotton firm and slightly higher. Hog and poultry receipts and shipments listed. Flour 1,800 barrels, wheat 2,000 bushels, corn 2,000 bushels, oats 15,000 bushels.
New York produce market notes dull and quiet for flour rye corn meal and barley with barley malt and wheat showing weakness. Buffalo figures mark No 1 north and Western No 2 western prices.
New York markers list mixed moves with grains soft on rain fears and corn futures lower while beans and oats see quiet trade. Oil and petroleum hold dull tones as markets reflect regional receipts and shipping trends.
The July futures show Wheat No 2 and Corn No 2 with July September and December contracts. Cash grains list margins for flour wheat corn oats rye barley and flax seed with various bid prices and volumes along with pork lard and dry goods values and turnovers.
Chicago markets report cattle receipts at 3 000 head hogs 17 000 head and sheep 7 000 head. Native beef steers bring strong demand with prices around 2 8 million total bids. Calves and prime jets show gains with lambs and yearlings also firm in a busy trade at the Hogg Market.
East Liberty Pennsylvania July 9 cattle market shows steady demand with prices unchanged for steer and sheep trades. Sheep market remains firm with lambs and veal calves listed at stable levels despite partial figures.
On City Pa July balances remain steady with certificates and no bids. Shipments reported, barrels around 048 and W744 per barrel cited.
Edward Richlitz aged six died a hero after saving his younger brother from a four foot cistern in Milwaukee. While the parents were away the boys played in the yard. Edward pulled the younger boy from the water but fell in himself and drowned as neighbors arrived.
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