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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1899
Page
2
Mixed baseball ledger from Philadelphia Boston New York Baltimore and Washington lists teams such as CHV and others with inconsistent inning totals, umpire assignments, and player lineups. The fragmentary box scores show final tallies and batters with names like Dowling McGarr O'Day and Swartwood, indicating a historical recaps page with garbled OCR.
In Richmond on July 1 Wilkes-Dijirre’s Goodwin faltered in the fourth inning but Seybold delivered a two bagger after a walk and a bunt, followed by sharp hitting that produced the decisive runs. Batteries Bishop and Hess opposed Goodwin and Gonding with Umpire Betts.
Worcester 4 Toronto Rochester 8 Hartford 2 Montreal 5 Providence 3 Syracuse Springfield Rath unlisted final score unclear strong entities Worcester Toronto Rochester Hartford Montreal Providence Syracuse Springfield Rath teams players and venues not specified in readable text
Wilkes Barre July 1 William Coughlin Wilkes Barre's third baseman has been sold to Washington for 1004. Detroit and the Western League lists Indianapolis G and J Paul and Minneapolis in connections for earlier games and sales.
HW P Tate, former Allentown and Scranton player, was robbed in Newark early yesterday when a footpad felled him and stole a watch and chain. The thief fled after a brief struggle, with recovered jewelry later traced to a saloon. Willam Coughlin, Wilkes Barre era star, was sold to the Washington club and will join after the season ends. Multiple clubs pursued Coughlin before Washington finalized the deal with manager Irwin.
The Silders accept a challenge from the West Side Reserves for Saturday at 2.00 on Bild ere’ s grounds. They also challenge the Blagiers of GCroen Tides Defenders of Dunmure for Saturday Lily 22 at 2.00 on Sild- Ts grounds with a return game promised. The Leader store club defeated Globe warelinure cronel fata yesterday 17 to 6. Bruce Nevin is coordinating Globe store players. The South Side Rosettes challenge the Washburn Street Rosettes for a game Saturday at Cowfield grounds. Washington Avenue State lost to South Side Ronetter Monday and yesterday.
Detroit reports John KR Gentry won the harness feature at Hitchland Park with a 7.02 mile. He challenged the track record of 6.02 but fell short, yet posted the year’s fastest mile. Time and percentages reflect strong performance and speed.
Reading, July 1 James J Rourke of the Philadelphia and Trading Railway was reinstated to his former position after a coroner s jury investigation into the Exeter wreck on May 12. He had been suspended following the verdict.
Washington lists July appointments for fourth class postmasters in Pennsylvania. A. D. Brown serves Golden Rock Lycoming County and C. M. Vikkert serves Vawter Bradford County with the one day designation.
A newspaper brief lists discounted hats and straw styles with old prices and sale prices. Men’s Derby and Alpine shapes, Dunlap hats, Taidles’ Dunlap Sailors, and Anchor collars are offered at reduced rates, some as low as 9 cents or 26 cents for bundles. Underwear items are noted but details are unclear.
A warehouse style notice lists drastic price cuts on shirts belting and hosiery. Quality shirts with marked 1.25 to 2.60 values reduced to 0.45 to 1.00. Belts cut to 0.45 to 0.60, polka dot hosiery 15 cents, 2 for 45 cents, golf hose half price.
A catalog item lists 45 cent quality shapes at sale price and 17 cents each or 3 for 50 cents. It also notes 60 cent quality shapes at sale price of 35 cents and 1 dollar quality shapes at sale price of 0 cents each.
The Associated Press reports a stock market rebound from yesterday’s losses with opening selling in London and buying covering short positions. Gains centered on Texas and Pacific, Northern Pacific, and several rail and coal groups as money rates fluctuated and traders anticipated a broader rally aided by crop data and speculative merger rumors.
Traders note short covering and some buying by bull interests as London sells then buys. Money tightness eases with likely favorable bank statements, but Transvaal troubles and foreign market risk argue for limited commitments and closing long stock profits. Carrington and Cusack report from Scranton as the market ends weak from day’s highs.
Trustees of N P Osterhout announce public sale of the entire stock of dry goods groceries boots and shoes hats and caps at Osterhout store No 12 West Market Street on Monday July 11 at 1 oclock to highest bidder for cash all to be sold without reserve to benefit creditors W ed Lewis Thomas Bhotten Trustees
A fragmented listing from a Scranton area directory shows several names and offices. Entries include C Comer Gy s and W E Allen at North Washington Ave, Dr Freas specialist truss fitting, Lamoream and Rook veterinary services, and Lackawanna School notes. Additional firms include Clark Seed Co and Bauer Orchestra services.
Sealed proposals will be received by secretary G B Holeran of the Olyphant borough school board on July 17 for exterior painting of Central First Ward Third Ward Marshwood schools and fence minting. Also for papering rooms varnishing interiors and removing old furnishings. For details contact secretary Holeran at Marshwood Pa. Board reserves right to reject any or all bids.
The document lists wholesale categories including mintle, MWig, MWalse, and Malle varieties of small, medium, and large poultry or stock. Receipts show Flour 4000 barrels and 1.00 sacks, Wheat 05,10) bushels, corn 217.00 bushels, and 41,000 bushels of oats and other commodities. Shipments include Wheat 05,10) bushels, corn 114,000 bushels, oats 290,00 bushels.
New York notes show mixed futures with flour and wheat fluctuations and steady to mixed corn and spot dairy prices. Market activity includes some reopening after shorts, with varied gains and losses across futures contracts and regional dairy products in steady supply.
Readable fragments show prices for butter creamery milk and peas at a local market. Observable data include per crate and per bushel style pricing with figures around $1.00 to $1.48, and references to dairy products and green peas.
Chicago July 1 demand for cattle remained strong with fair to good prices. Calves and hogs showed solid demand. hogs averaged around 2.50 to 2.60 per cwt with cattle and sheep also sustaining steady prices for common and quality lots.
New York markets show steady demand with limited trading activity. Calves and wool lambs remain unchanged, with prices around 2.75 for lambs and culls steady, while high grade stock remains well bid in a closed, strong opening session.
Philadelphia market reports small gains in wheat with July contracts higher and corn pattern mixed with mixed July bids. Oats dull with mixed white and yellow offerings. provisions unchanged. U.S. hog and cattle quotes steady with Western creamery butter uneven.
Buffalo market notes show cattle receipts and prices with mixed lots around 4 090 dollars and 800 000 stage figures. Receipts indicate dull trade and varied demand with buyers steady on common to good cattle and several buyers noted in the day’s sale.
Fragmentary text appears to enumerate livestock prices and terms with many garbled words. It references Yorkers, wethers, calves, lambs, and market figures like 4.0 and 4.5, but lacks coherent structure or identifiable entities to form a fuller item.
Fragmentary note mentions balances and cash for ship shipments and barrels. Figures include 71.4 barrel average and 1 barrel per shipment, with references to city and doctors. Data is incomplete and not clearly tied to a specific event.
Rail timetable notes show Lehigh Valley Railroad trains from Philadelphia to New York via BD H lines with morning and noon departures. It lists stops through White Haven Bethlehem Barton Reading Harrisburg and more, with connections toward Geneva Rochester Buffalo and other points, plus ticket office contacts and Pullman reservations in Scranton and Lackawanna Avenue.
An old timetable lists June rates and train departures from Beranton to New York Newark Elizabeth Philadelphia Easton Bethlehem Allentown Mauch Chunk and White Haven with connections to Baltimore Washington Long Branch Ocean Grove Reading Lebanon Harrisburg Pottsville and return times from New York Liberty Street and New Philadelphia. Officials include Thomasuben and Baldwin as general supervisors and agents.
Time table lists Erie railroad departures from Scranton to New York Newburgh Hawley Lake Ariel and intermediate points. Trains leave at 4.00 am 4.28 pm and 5.00 am 4.41 am and 2.23 pm with Sunday Lake Ariel service at 8.00 am and 1.00 pm. Stops at intermediate stations noted.
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