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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1899
Page
2
Newark defeated Wilkes Barre as three timely hits in the eighth inning carried the visitors to victory. Both starting pitchers were solid with late-inning hits proving decisive.
Fragmentary OCR text lists umpires Manassau Smith and Lynch Connelly at Baltimore Baltimore game. Mentions Poston and Tevelyn RALE Chicaro Brooklyn. Contains corrupted numerals and player names like Hattersons Schrecongoss Tattersow Sparks Bowerman McDonald Donohue Swartwout and McGuire.
Disjointed scores from Eastern and Western leagues list teams such as Toronto, Providence, Rochester, Worcester, Syracuse, Montreal, Minneapolis, Buffalo, Detroit, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Kansas City, St Paul, and Columbus with varied results. The fragmentary text lacks coherent context or complete match details.
Larry Ketrick contemplates forming a representative squad to play exhibition games at Athletic park with visiting clubs for the remainder of the season. Likely selections include Logan, Kellett, O Neil, Matthewson, Williams, Owens, Gallagher, Cleary, McAndrew, Gilbert, Maiott, and others. A YMCA team may also form with Beatty Williams and several players, promising strong contests and good patronage.
The Rivals of Providence challenge the Taylor Reds to a game on Wednesday July 1 at Weidnesdis. The match will be played at Driving Park with J H Rob Innon noted on the Rivals side. The Reds accept and plan a follow up against the Green Ridge Benaturs on Saturday July 22 at Reds grounds under manager E G Watkins.
Oil market notes show credit balances at 1.23 with certificates around 1044 for the east. Cash totals 1000 with a 2.04 price, shipments listed for 15, 16, and 23. Average barrel figures include 0.052 barrels and runs at 2038 barrels. average details are unclear.
The July market session opened with broad indifference as traders largely confined activity to professionals. Brooklyn Transit struggles and a Cleveland street car strike fueled weakness, while internal demand and gold anxieties kept prices volatile and trading light.
Prices listed include butter creamery dairy goods, cheese, beans, onions, potatoes, lemons, and flour. Notable figures show heavy commodities like pears and onions priced per bushel or per box, with general ranges around $1.63 to $2.75. The fragment notes regional sources and packaging sizes, reflecting a wartime or postwar grocery ledger.
Pennsylvania grain futures ease with July wheat and No 2 mixed corn slipping while oats and rye stay steady. Live poultry and dairy items show quiet demand as receipts tally 100 barrels of wheat and 148000 bushels of corn amid ongoing market activity.
The document presents the Lackawanna School District annual financial report for the year ending June 30. It lists totals for the school, teacher counts, attendance figures, taxes levied, and treasurer transactions. It includes detailed expense areas such as salaries, building costs, and supplies, plus bids and notices from the Beranton Board of Control.
We the undersigned lacka wilnnk Lodge Knolehte of Kythiis No. 1M and Shedan Lodge Knignts of Py thins No. 2 submit bids to furnish refreshments for excursion to Delaware Water Gap August 5th 1800. Bids close August 25th. Cigars to be used by LittLe Trouter Clynwr Co. For details contact Terwillegar Olyphant Pa. By order of committee BAS T Werligar See’s Olyphant Pa.
Flours quiet and weaker with general declines across grain futures. Wheat spot weaker with options and futures showing softness. corn and oats mixed to weak. oats and wheat futures drifted lower through the day. Butter and cheese markets steady to firm with dairy items showing slight firmness in creamery products. Eggs and Bees markets show limited activity with regional variations trailing overall market softness.
Wheat declines while corn oats and provisions end higher with pork leading gains. Cash quotes listed for flour and various wheat and rye grades, with timothy seed and whiskey prices noted amid a generally active session in Chicago grain markets.
Market reports show steady to higher prices across cattle and calves with good demand. Steers and heifers traded around 24 to 40 dollars, heavy steers at 41 to 50, and hogs around 46,000 head on receipts. sheep and spring lambs near steady with slight gains on prime lots.
A fragment notes Lackawanna Loan and Invest at 414 Spruce Street offering local security, loans, and related financial services. The text mentions private investments and buying and selling securities in a historic business card style.
An obscure business listing notes A B Driggs as proprietor offering scavenging and cleaning services for privy vaults and corns pools with improved pumps. It lists addresses 110 North Alain Avenue and Eleke's Drug Store at Adama and Mulberry, with telephone 8540 and mentions related beauty and grooming services by Mrs L T Keller.
Classified listings show several 求field requests in Wilkes Barre area. Positions include delivery driver, experienced office worker with double entry bookkeeping, day-wash cleaning and general work, clerk or delivery wagon helper, home bound work, and elderly housekeeper. Contact Tribune office or listed references for details.
Train schedule shows June 1899 timetables from Scranton to New York Philadelphia Baltimore and more with express and local departures. Connections via Liberty Street North River and South Ferry, and through tickets to points East South and West offered. Olga Olhausen and H P Baldwin listed as superintendent and passenger agent.
Trains depart Bobinton for New York Newchurgh and intermediate points at 5:40 p.m and 10:22 p.m. For Hawley and local points at 6:00 a.m and 2:28 p.m. For Lake Ariel at 3:20 p.m. Sunday service shows Scranton to Lake Ariel at 6:48 a.m and 1:00 p.m with stops at intermediate stations.
Lehigh Valley Railroad timetable effective May 1 lists trains from Scranton to Philadelphia and New York via D and HH lines, with various departures including 300 and 445 PM, and service to White Haven and coal regions via Dy and HF lines. It notes connections to Bethlehem and Wilkes-Barre, with Pullman parlor cars between Wilkes-Barre and New York and Philadelphia, and reservations available at Lackawanna Avenue.
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