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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1900
Page
8
Fragmented text outlines a Scranton area public notice about street railway matters and tax assessments. Mentions Standard Drilling, New Mealeo Hy, Coal Go, and Traders National Bank in connection with assessments and percentages. Provides unclear figures and local township references without cohesive event context.
Market listing corrected by J. G. Dale shows dairy items and produce with prices. Items include butter cheese potatoes flour and related goods with updated per-unit costs. Prices noted such as 7 cents for butter and 2.09 for a unit of beans, reflecting local wholesale rates.
Dispatch from Mauch Chunk reports Central Railroad of New Jersey workers favored a nationwide strike. Brotherhoods say broad support exists from Jersey City to Scranton with unions pressing grievances such as tidewater route changes and reduced coal freight crew numbers.
The steel coal car received at the Deéelawary Lackawanna yard was tested Sunday on the Bloom division. It was sent to Avondale Pettebone Woodward and other mines for trial, surpassing the ore car in strength and utility. Its steel doors and chute sides offer advantages over current rigs and will be used at several Delaware Lackawanna and Western mines.
The Erie division train No 5 made a nonstop 106 mile run from Fort Jarvis to Deposit Summit without water stops. Engineer Snyder and Conductor Puffy oversaw a coordinated pull with train No 6 at the switch by the pusher, the first such continuous waterless run in Erie history between Cullicoon and Hancock.
A Jersey Central Railroad superintendent issues a detailed safety order for train crews on the line. Rules require trains to remain une dual between Tanamend stations, with restrictions on yard movements and flagging, and caution crews to avoid improper car handling without proper permit.
Production of anthracite coal for the first six months shows a steady rise with month by month increases. By the end of June the cumulative output stands above the prior year, totaling over a million more tons than the same period last year and marking a strong midyear rise across multiple months.
The latest make up for today’s DL&W board shows Wildcats, Summers, Pullers, and Passengers among listed services. Entries include times from 16 00 p m to 7 t, with staff names such as Mallett, Ginter, Madigan, Nauman, and Toft among others.
Work will be resumed at the South Steel mill this morning after a week of extensive repairs. Last week an order to Jersey Central trainmen required uncoupling the air brake and air signal hove by hand before cars may be separated during drilling.
National League box scores show Cincinnati defeating New York 7 2 and Chicago 4 2 with players Hattanne Framee McFarland Newton Pelt Apapire Terry and Weyler Donohue. St Louis game details include Withy Lewis Clark Powell Giiger and Handie Pittsburg Brooklyn noted as not scheduled.
Detroit 0 Kanaie Cir 0. Milwauken 4 Cleveland 2. Minnesota 6. Minneapolis and Chicago-Kain details unclear.
In the Eastern League games Toronto 0 Syravune 1 Muritoed 2 Providence 0 Springtell 0 Woneoater (incomplete readable results).
The Atlantics beat the Athlation by a margin that reads 4 to 0. The feature was the Atlantion batting in the sixth inning turning the tide in their favor.
A July market session saw limited action with the professional crowd dominating trades. Despite a firm undertone, Brooklyn Transit and other local rails fell back, while grain carriers awaited tomorrow’s crop report and steel issues drifted on price talks. Total volume was modest with notable volatility in select issues.
Philadelphia, July 2 reports mixed grain and produce trades. Prices and receipts show oats, corn, and wheat with varying demand. poultry and dairy lines list fresh and frozen items with noted prices and tonnage.
Fragmented OCR reads like a ledger of firms and products in New York with references to dairy, elevators, and markets. Mentions names such as Ne fred Se G oly and Kil Tecnu with unclear actions, periods of activity and stalled progress across September and October.
Fragmented market notes from Chicago July report wheat gains as weather supports price strength while corn rises on hot conditions. Listings of grain types and quality notes appear with scattered commodity codes and unclaimed items.
Fragmented text lists prices items and entities including Texonic, ASU, Prine stern, 63.00, 86 205.00, Shilo, Mudie, Lone and Western ligals. It mentions barrels, heaters and mixed goods with scattered references to people and places, but lacks coherent events or narrative.
Fragmentary OCR text references New York July items, farm terms, cattle and dairy products, and several unclear proper nouns. Core readable items include cows, buttermilk, veals, and weights. other terms appear garbled and may be place names or initials.
Fragmentary OCR notes show listed items such as prime beef veals cattle and lambs with scattered prices. Mentions include 675, 4.44, 1.9002.50 and various misread terms like Sha Boas and SLThwS, indicating a market price list with mixed legible figures.
A fragment lists a credit balance of 1.98, cash bid 1.95, three day shipment terms, an average rate, and figures including 24707 Garneley and 78,154 Laurels. The OCR reading is partial with several unclear items and inconsistent punctuation.
Honey Plowright is ill of pneumonia at her home on Canal Street Mrs Thomstawie and Mr Will Thorpe have returned to me after a visit of three months in Ireland Mr and Mrs Thos Shafer of New July are chgting the latter's parents Mr and Mrs Charles Bley of Main Street A summer of young people enjoyed a shraw ride to Crystal Lake Sunday Mrs Reed Retow of Albertroot confined to bed due to ailment
Warning about catarrh ointments containing mercury that can damage the eyes and body. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure made by Fed Chester & Co Toledo Ohio as a safe internal remedy.
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