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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1899
Page
2
Historical baseball scores and team notes across multiple cities including New York Baltimore and Washington. Lineups and umpires listed with players Chee Brook Morton Kittridge and others appearing in late 19th or early 20th century box scores. Games detail Batterries pitchers and fielding calls across several venues.
Richmond wins over Wilkes-Barre with Patton in control as Barons misplayed a late rally. Umpire Betts at Allentown settings and several players including Batterlee Ames McManus Schmidt and Stroh are noted among officials and participants.
At Newark RHE Newark reading dc AOVOOORHm ATS Batteries McPartlin and Byers Thatcher and Bryden Unpire Moran.
The record lists Montreal and Providence in a game with Toronto scoring 12 to 1. Worcester tallies 7 in a fret game against Toronto 1. Worcester also draws 1 in a second game with Hochester 8 Mamford 2. Springfield meets Byracume 4 in the first game while Syracuse plays Springfield 9 in the second game.
The Tribune reports PL PL Flaherty, manager, notes the South Side bane tail club seeks confirmation whether the Young Men’s Chris Hon aeellation team will appear at the park next Saturday.
Community notices from Avoca Chronicle describe tribal gathering in Zelgser's grove, July 1 Lincoln pool party with cake ice cream and games, and invites to Patrick Gilroy. Degree of Naomi Maine assembly officers listed. Local travelers visit Scranton Brooklyn and Wilkes-Barre. A St Marys Duryea wedding unites Mary Dougherty and Michael Kelly with a seaside trip and new home.
New York July 12 stock market showed sustained strength led by Missouri Pacific and the Gould southwest group with large professional buying. Railroads powered early gains, later sugar and some Industrials rose briefly while many issues trimmed gains. Bond activity remained solid though some declines appeared in select issues as traders took profits.
Old price and sale price listed for hats across several styles including Brald Straws Dunlap and Curt Brim Dunlap. Men and ladies undergarments heavily discounted with multiple items dropped to 25 to 60 cents and some halves off. Purchases include Anchor collars and Pepperel drawers with broad markdowns on all weights of Dr Joeger underwear.
A dense OCR noise of fabric and hosiery sale items lists reduced prices for shirts belts polka dot hosiery and golf hose. Notable price points include 1.25 quality shirts at low cents, belts 11 to 55 cents, polka dot hosiery 15 cents, and golf hose half price with multiple item pack deals.
A newspaper snippet touts a broad sale with cases Macintoshes storm coats and dozens more items offered below cost. Shoppers are urged to call and verify that the ad presents facts only with a focus on bargains across handkerchiefs bath robes bags and traveling goods.
The column advertises houses to rent real estate to sell or exchange and help wanted notices. It promises low rates with one cent a word and six insertions for five cents per word, with situations wanted inserted free.
Short scattered ads show wanted houses trades furnished rooms boarding and local business notices in Scranton area. Items reference central city property trades suburban property boarding rooms garden variety rental inquiries and several local company bonds and mortgage listings.
A scrambled OCR from a Scranton page shows various local professionals and shops: physicians, veterinarians, a school, a bellwether printer, a nurseryman, a wire screens maker, an orchestra, and Magargee Brothers Printers. Names include Dr. Preas, Lamoreaux, Roop, and Clark & Co with addresses and trade details.
Corrected by H. G. Dale. A garbled OCR listing several dairy and produce items with prices and states, including Butter Creamery Mald'ge, Cheyne Full cream, Le Mans-Per bu, onions Bermuda, and flour. The fragmentary text reads as a rough catalog of goods and unit prices with many misspellings.
Wheat firm and higher contracts for July quoted at 74a woe. Corn firm and higher, No 3 mixed July at 4a%8tec. Oats firmer with No 2 white 2 Ne, mixed No 2. Butter firm fancy western creamery butter prints. Eggs unchanged, fresh nearby. Live poultry mixed with fowls down, spring chickens steady, ducks off. Wheat and corn quantities reported for shipment. various figures in bushels and barrels for futures and deliveries.
The trustees of N. Queterhout offer the entire stock of N Osterhout at public sale. Items include dry goods groceries boots and shoes hats and caps and more. Sale to the highest bidder for cash at the store on West Market Street Monday June 18 at 2 oclock. Entire stock to be sold without reserve for creditors. Trustees WD Lewis and Thomas Shotten.
Fragmented report tracks firm to strong bid tone across dairy items including butter creamery cheese and butter categories. Mentions No 2 rod No 1 northern Dulweh and various spot and elevator mentions with mixed, later steady to strong closing signals.
Chicago July 12 board of trade quotations reflect three week declines with futures for September corn oats and wheat mixed. Cash market offers steady flour and various grain prices with No 2 spring wheat and No 2 red winter wheat cited alongside rye oats corn and whiskey values.
Market report from Chicago records mixed cattle and hog prices with steers at strong bids, calves and heifers mixed, hog prices up with heavy discounts on culls. Sheep and lambs quoted with light demand. overall activity noted as variable and prices fluctuating from yesterday.
Market overview shows Reeves Steern opening steady followed by varied cattle trends across groups. Bulls cows calves sheep and hogs trade with mixed results, tops reached 75 for bulls and prices listed across categories.
Orphans Court advances sale of Lot 1 on Culled aod Kitech street in Scranton Lackawanna County Pennsylvania. Property description includes front feet depth and existing covenants from 14th April. Sale set for Saturday July 2 at 2 pm with $15000 cash and balance by bond and mortgage. Elizabeth McMurray administers. Solicitor Browning. Also sealed bids for painting Olyphant schools due July 7 with bid details and conditions.
July 12 cattle receipts reported across two cars with steady to slightly lower trends. Notes indicate mixed demand for veals and sheep, with prices around 4.50 to 5.10 per unit and several references to unrelated terms and garbled words, reflecting a fragmented market summary from the period.
Credit balances total $1.21, certificates closed at 20 percent. Hogiles shipments show 682 barrels, average 11 606 barrels, runs 93 700 barrels, average 74.07 barrels.
Fragmentary OCR yields scattered terms including prices and names without coherent event. No identifiable people or organizations form a readable news item or notice.
Bethlehem dated July 2 reports the Thomas Tron company blasting its Hellertown furnace resuming operations. Fourteen workers gain employment as the plant restarts, with iron ore mines nearby readied for mining again after twelve years idle.
In Bharen Ma on July 12 the blast furnace at Sharpaville resumed work at the old daily wage after a strike by about eight hundred men for a 3 cent raise. The stoppage caused four heavy losses to operators.
Railroad timetable notice lists Lehigh Valley routes from Scranton to Philadelphia New York and intermediate stations via D B R and RK lines. It notes trains to Geneva Rochester Buffalo and Chicago via connections with multiple express services and pickups at Wilkes Barre Towanda Ithaca and Binghamton areas. Tickets and Pullman reservations are available at Lackawanna Avenue Scranton and Cortlandt Street New York.
Train timetable details list departures from Scranton to New York and connections to Newark Elizabeth Philadelphia Easton Bethlehem Allentown Pittston Wilkes-Barre Mountain Park and more. It notes Sunday and weekday times, through car service, terminal access, and through tickets to opposite directions at the lowest rates.
Erie and Wyoming Valley time table indicates trains on Firie railroad from Scranton to New York Newburgh and intermediate points. Trains depart at 5 50 am 6 45 am and 1 00 pm for Slawley and local points. Sunday schedule shows service to Lake Ariel with departures at 9 45 am and 1 15 pm, stopping at intermediate stations.
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