Fire razes Stark building in Duryea blaze likely incendiary
Duryea experienced a large morning fire at the Stark property on Main Street near Stevenson Street. The Hungarian owner John Stark reported the blaze appeared to start from four corners of the frame butcher shop dwelling, with investigations pointing to possible arson. The structure burned with contents. adjacent shed and Motiska’s new office were damaged. Stark’s property valued at $1,000 with insurance. Motiska’s losses a few hundred dollars, insured.
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Pittston
Duryea
John Stark
Ciamber Block
Main Street
Stevenson Street
Gazette
Squire’ Motiska
Stark
Snyder Agency
Kingston’s New Brewery Project by Bartel Firm
The Bartel Brewing company of Syracuse plans to erect a large Kingston brewery in Northeastern Pennsylvania covering seven acres. The plant will exceed half a million dollars in cost and create about two hundred jobs at startup. Bartel, a major U S brewer, also runs the Lackawanna brewery in Scranton and foresees Kingston as larger than that plant.
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Wilkes-Barre
the Times
Bartel Brewing Company
Syracuse
N. Y
Kingston
Pennsylvania
Bartel Company
United States
Lackawanna Brewery
Scranton
Herman Bartel
Bartel
Lackawanna
Miss Anna Leon Awakes After Sixty Hours Sleep
In Shamokin on July 16 Miss Anna Leon awoke Tuesday night after a sixty hour coma-like sleep begun last Saturday morning in deep slumber. Doctors feared death but strong restoratives failed to rouse her until she woke on her own. She reported feeling refreshed and attributed the episode to nervous hysteria according to her doctors.
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Shamokin
Anna Leonar
Thes
Diphtheria Strikes Family. Six Children Die or Critical
In Grandonville near Shenandoah the Long family home has suffered five recent child deaths from malignant diphtheria. The sixth child remains in critical condition with little hope of recovery, as reported from Shenandoah on July 15.
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Shenandoah
Lucian Long
Grandonville
Here
Mine resumes at Lehigh Valley coal yard in Wilkes-Barre
The Black man mine of the Lehigh Valley Coal company, idle seven months, began operation today in Wilkes-Barre and will employ about 700 men and boys.
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Wilkes-Barre
Blackman
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Runaway Accident Fatal Injures Mrs Whitweight Near Bloomsburg
Mrs Sarah Whitweight aged 70 is fatally injured in a runaway incident near Bloomsburg on July 15. Authorities report the crash occurred when a horse and carriage lost control, leading to her serious injuries and death. Her family has been notified.
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Bloomsburg
Sarah Whitweight
One Cent a Word Want Ad Teasers in Tribune
A brief note urges readers to place short want ads in the Tribune for quick results. It highlights the low rate of one cent per word and promises efficient responses to home needs and household help requests.
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Tribune
Fatal horse incident in Scott township reveals sled accident
A woman in Scott township died after a horse-driven sled ran away while she hauled water from a spring to her house. She was thrown then crushed by the sled and died within an hour.
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Scott Township
Penn Forest Brook Trout Company Formed in Monroe County
Stroudsburg July 15 reports a new fish industry in the west end of the county. The Penn Forest Brook Trout company limited owns about 1 000 acres on Holl creek near Kreageville. Ex-Congressman Leteenring heads the organization with Nathan R. Buller as superintendent. The hatchery and ponds are described as among the largest and finest in America, supplying a growing market for delicious trout nationwide.
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Stroudsburg
The
Times
Penn Forest Brook Trout Company, Limited
Tie Reservation Ia
Penn Forest Brook Trout Company
Umited
America
Helen Gould Visits Tunkhannock
Miss Helen Miller Gould of Irvington on the Hudson arrived in Tunkhannock for a brief visit to friends. The article notes Rev Nathan Leigenton, a retired minister, whose testimony helped establish the marriage of the late Jay Gould and Sarah Ann Brown Angel in New York before the war when Gould was a young surveyor.
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Tunkhannock
Helen Miller Gould
Irvington-on-the-Hudson
Nathan Leigenton
Jay Gould
Sarah Ann Brown
Angell
New York
Gould
Explosion at Welry powder mill damages property near Tamaqua
A blast at the acid house linked to H. A. Welry & Co. powder mill exploded violently near Tamaqua causing substantial damage to nearby structures. No injuries reported and the logs are valued at about $1,500.
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Tamaqua
H. A. Welry & Co
Potato Crop Ruined by Dry Weather in Monroe County
Reports from Monroe County indicate warm dry conditions have completely damaged the early potato crop across Stroudsburg and surrounding areas. Local farmers assess losses as widespread with potential economic impact for the season.
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Stroudsburg
Monroe County
Young Miner Killed by Fall at Neilson Shaft
Shamokin reports Frank Shellock aged 23 died at Neilson shaft after a fall of coal. The incident occurred July 1 as Shellock was at work, prompting safety notes from the mining community.
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Shamokin
Frank Shellock
Neilson Shaft
Social Notes From Brooklin and Surroundings
Misa Helen Gould visits the Northrops and Wells Reynolds family in Brooklyn while Mrs Arthur Stebbins of Baltimore visits her mother Mrs E G Mille. Presby church hosts an ice cream festival this evening. Epworth league excursion to Toronto passes through town. Some residents plan a Lake Winola dance trip tomorrow.
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Misa Helen
Jay Gould
RK. P. Northrop
Wells Reynolds
Brooklin
William N. Reynolds
Arthur Stebbins
Baltimore
E. G. Mille
Ladies of the Presbyte Church
Epworth League
Toronto
Hog shown to display unexpected cleverness in breaking apple limbs
Linnceus Roberts recounts John Burroughs in Winter Sunshine noting a cow’s cleverness and a hog’s surprising behavior in Indian Territory. A hog learns to bend and snap tree limbs to reach fruit, demonstrated by a parker pulling branches from a peach orchard to feed.
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Linnceus Roberts
Popular Science News
John Burroughs
Parker
Great Wall Paper Sale Closes Stock Quick
Wall paper retailer announces exit from the business and a hurried closing of stock. Twenty five thousand rolls are offered at deep discounts including 25 cent and 50 cent price points with additional markdowns to clear room for other goods.
The Strange Story of Charley Ross 1874 Abduction Case
The death of Christian K. Ross renews attention to Charley Ross who vanished July 1 1874 in Philadelphia. Police and Pinkertons pursued Mosher and Douglas as suspects. false letters and a huge reward drew international interest. bodies of the burglars were found near Bay Ridge and the mystery remains unresolved with numerous theories.
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Christian K. Ross
Mosher
Douglans
Philadelphia Times
Charley Ross
United States
Charley
Public Ledger
Flos
Ross
Rees
Philadelphia
Walling
New York
William Mosher
Joseph Douglass
Sharkey
Charles F. Miller
William Westerveit
Mr. Ross
Westervelt
Douglass
Judge van Brunt
Bay Ridge
Burgers
Chartile Ross
North River
Pinkerton
Low Kent
Boy on bicycle survives mad stallion chase at Florida beach
Henry Marston de Maza rode along a wide Fla beach when a vicious stallion owned by Tom Treldon charged. He outran the beast, dodged a wreck timbers trap, and hid behind the debris until Treldon subdued the animal. Henry is sore but alive and praised for his escape.
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Fla
Mobile Register
Henry Marston de Maza
Tom Treldon
Flack Tom
Treldon
de Debel
de Maya
Firet
Block
Henry
Tom
Untitled Quotation on a Fortune Left for Refusal
A fragment quotes a girl at a loss with, Whats the matter now, and a bachelor who left a fortune to a woman for refusing to marry him. The lines suggest social customs and dramatic irony in a bygone era.
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Deltroi
Wall Street Review Markets Mixed Amid Rumors
The July 15 market report notes fractional changes in most stocks with sugar dipping on rumors of duty outcomes. Tolmacco shelves gains late, Susquehanna and Western preferred rise 1 percent, coalers weak except a minor uptick for common. Bond details include Scranton Pass first mortgage 1920 and others.
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New York
Tolmacco
Susquehanna and
Western Preferred
William Linn
Allen & CO
Mears
Scranton Pass
People's Street Railway
Scranton & Pittston Trac. Co
Dickson Manufacturing Co
Lacka
City of Scranton Bt. Imp
Mt. Vernon Coal Co
Cerenne Scranton Axle Works
Scranton Traction Co
Commodities Market Report Fluctuates on Wheat and Corn
New York July 1 Wheat market opened strong on higher cables and global demand, especially for export to Argentina, with No. 2 red July and September terms showing gains and later slight declines. Corn and oats followed mixed trading, soybeans steady with mixed futures, while rye and barley showed quiet to firm levels across markets. dairy and petroleum markets remained dull.
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New York
Minnesota
Do. Bakers
Western
Re. c
Buffalo
Barney
Duluth
Western Creamery
Kaliec
Taldipe
Elmins
Thige
Walte
Saldige
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Market Roundup July Wheat and Corn Steady to Firm
Philadelphia reports a firm to higher wheat market with July to October contracts showing nominal to higher values. Corn remains steady with No 2 mixed firm near 8.0 to 8.5 cents in July to October. Butter and cheese hold steady with light weakness in western dairy terms. Cotton and tallow mixed but firm for city primes with specified price ranges. Live poultry steady with dressed poultry firm on nearby offerings.
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Philadelphia
Mal.c
Pennsylvania
Fragmented Commodity Shipment Notice
Fragmentary OCR lists wheat corn and oats from a shipment with hundreds of barrels and bushels noted. The legible items mention 4400 barrels 1000 sacks and various grain quantities including 18000 bushels wheat and 14000 corn.
Chicago Grain and Pork Prices Amid Market Fluctuations
Chicago reports futures for wheat, corn, oats, and pork with mixed moves. Cash quotations show varied wheat and corn values, with pork and lard futures quoted for July to October delivery and receipts and shipments tallied for multiple grains.
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Chicago
Tmatic
Cthassyc
Wyalsjo
aarTee
Ktalhuc
Iwiyalt
Wadge
Mess Pork
MIT
Chicago Live Stock Market Slow But Steady Prices The Day
Cattle demand subdued with heavy cattle selling slowly though prices mostly held. Native beef steers traded around 3.50 to 4.75, calves from 3.00 to 5.75, and Texas calves as low as 2.00. Hogs slightly weaker except Hecht weights. sales ranged 2.00 to 2.45. Sheep showed animation at steady prices from 1.10 to 4.00, with westerns and natives in demand and yearlings at 2.35 to 4.%. receipts totaled 9,000 cattle, 1,000 hogs, 14,000 sheep.
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Chicago
Texas
Cattle and Sheep Prices and Receipts Reported in East Buffalo
East Buffalo July 1 cattle receipts show night demand easy to steady. calves 125 head, flow fair. Hog receipts 4 carts, opened fair demand. Yorkers 3.70 to 4.72, roughs 3.10 to 2.00. Sheep and lambs arrivals continue light. yearlings prime to choice, 4.75 to 5.75, native clipped ewes 3.00 to 4.00, spring lambs 5.50 to 5.75, others 4.00 to 6.28, cull to common sheep 2.26 to 2.76.
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East Buffalo
N. Y
Market Report Sees Credit Balances And Shipment Figures
An O11 Market notice lists credit balances around 77 and shipment totals of 68 007 with 1 710 runs. No bida appears in the document.
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Kuriaige
E, Schimpff
Lackawanna Ave
Northeastern
Kingston’s New Brewery
Penn Forest Brook Trout Co., Limited
Helen Gould
Visit
Indian Territory
J, Scott Inglis
Mit Ste Ldn
Germantown
Washington Lane
Walter
Suele
Palmer
Richmond
Findlige
Charley Bruster
Roses
Iret
Philadephia
Mr Hos
Miius
Devel
Hia
Charlie
Walter Ross
Douglase
Weetervelt
Eastern
Miller
Wall Street Review
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Tobacco Co
Am. Sur
Atch
Canada Southern
Chicago Gas
N. W
St. P
Pwewers
Central
N.Y
Nor. Pacific
Omaha
Pacific Mail
Phil
Reading
Southern R. R
Southern R. R. Pr
Tenn C. & Tron
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
Chicago Board OF Trade
Scranton & Pittston Trac
National Boring & Drill'g Co
First National Bank
Elmhurst Boulevard Co
Scranton Savings Bank
Scranton Packing Co
Lacka, Iron & Steel Co
Third National Bank
Throop Novelty M
Enews O
Scranton Traction Oc
Scranton Axle Works
Weston Mill Co
Eeeen Ewes
Alexander Car Replacer Co
Scranton Bedding Co
Eennew
Trist & Safe Dep. Co
G&g
LE Brun
Wm, G. Clark
Penn Ave
Scranton, Pa
George W. Coleman
Wyoley
Lackawanna County
Eclipse
Coe
Saben
Omoe
Price & Conta
Howl
Gartavarilia
Chicago Grain Market
Cothewra Boar
Itiura Bearle
Porte
Daca
Howton
Syovina
Lackawanna Avenue
Old Dominion
Old Point Comport
Virginia Beach
Richmond, VA
OLD Dominion Steamship
Pier
Guillaldes
Ree
Luce
M ‘Iy
Dresden
Cerson’s
Lack. Ave
Dulius Traugott
Rin
W. J. Davis
Wyoming Ave
Capital
WM. Connell
Henry Belin, Jr
William IL
Peck, Cashier
W. H. Pierge
Penn Ave Market
Moloney Oil and Manufacturing Go
Ige Meridian ST
M. W. Collins
Dsoano
Royal MF Dicime CO
River St
Chicabo
Matthews Enos
Rage Elst Scranton
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