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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1901
Page
7
A wide collection of items from Susquehanna county cover weddings and reunions, local folklore, snake hunters the Osterhout family, a dramatic pie tragedy, and social notes. Reports include Colonel Telford’s illness, county fairs, labor tensions, and Lake Lodore tourism, with vivid vignettes of regional life and humor.
Special to the Scranton Tribune notes mounting factional tensions in the borough's Republican camp ahead of primaries with potential contests over delegates in two wards. Both sides claim confidence, but predict someone will be disappointed. Frederick Smith, a staff member at the Soldiers' Orphans School in Harford, is visiting relatives here.
A garbled OCR fragment presents a collage of quips and faux proverbs. It references a maiden, a high school graduate, hair removal, constitutional phrases, lightning, mining, drowning, and water safety. The text is fragmented and lacks coherent narrative or clear attribution.
Local notices describe residents visiting relatives in Green Ridge and Pitts ton, excursions to Binghamton, and a heat incident where a traveler fell into a cowl pocket shaft but was rescued. Also noted are visiting families, school and bank helpers, and upcoming Montrose Sunday rail service.
Lake Winola July 2 The Winola Benson resort attracts steady visitors as warm weather boosts activity. Cottagers arrive in June for fishing boating and bathing. The D M P club plans a meeting at the Clinton Hotel on Sunday July 23. A Clifton grounds shooting contest saw Sidney Bernbluth Wilkes-Barre M T Keane Binghamton and B G Bynon Beranton place well. A stylish shirt waist hop at the Clifton Hotel Saturday July 20 drew socialite crowds from Beranton Philadelphia and nearby cities.
July reports from Scranton and nearby towns note visits by L NL Boyle and Louise Clark, Lillian Titeworth’s Montrose visit, and bachelor Herrick M. Rogers with Arthur Lucas family trips to Pan-American exposition. Socials at Miss Stark’s State Street home and a reception for Mr. and Mrs. Ch I Wilson of Scranton are recorded with multiple local names.
Mise Ethel Stark Miss Ruth Johnson Mise Lena Shook Miss Florence Wil kine Mies Neble Shields Mr. James Kocher Mr. Cecil Shields Mr. Harry Williams Mr. J. Tiffany Mise Anna Dugan Mies Clara Wilcox Mre L B K Jones Mise Anna Wilcox Mra Bush Mrs Charles Conrad Mee Brown Mr and Mira F M Williams.
Hollisterville July update notes Ladies Aid tea at Hev and Mrs Fisk home. Ice cream social next Friday for Methodist Episcopal Sunday School. Second quarterly Methodist Protestant meeting set for Aug 16 and 11 at Simonstown. Various guests from Scranton Moscow Green Ridge Hyde Park Dunmore visiters and relatives mentioned.
New York markets reflect volatile stock speculation amid unsettled grain outlook and weather signals. Trading opens with mixed strength as sugar refiners plan adds to equity activity, while railroad bonds remain steady and banks hold steady on the daily call.
Fragmented ad text lists items for sale including cylinders and pellets, with references to addresses and contact care of The Tribune. It also shows a “FOR SALE” and “RENT” section mentioning a single room, steam heat, and lodging inquiries, all in garbled OCR style.
W T Hackett Real Estate in Scranton announces factoryville bargains with brief elation about affordable rates. Posters describe a helpful crew and cuts to suit buyers, inviting attention to the advertised low prices.
Fragmentary OCR item records patent and commodity terms including flour beat, potatoes per bushel, onions, and various numbers. The readable content references a patent, prices, and items but lacks coherent narrative or clear events.
Grain prices swung with wheat down four cents and corn dropping from peak bids amid showers in the western belt. Traders remained loaded with prior advances while speculative buyers and brokers adjusted as forecasts warned of continued unsettled conditions and a tentative close followed opening volatility.
Market notes show variable wheat values across grades and regions. Prices for futures and cash bids appear alongside references to transportation, barrels, and car counts, with terms indicating upland and westerns segments and assorted commodities from dairy to poultry in a midwestern market snapshot.
The column reports steady flour quotations and various grain and meat prices observed today. It lists primes and seasonal items with a focus on market activity and commodity values at the local exchange.
Market notes show cattle prices and quality comments across regions including Texas steers, lambs, and hogs. Reports mention duties, receipts of cattle, calves and hogs with figures such as 4 40 and 6 percent, plus references to buyers and sellers like Hutchens and SONS in a weathered Chicago market listing.
Fragmented job requests appear from multiple entries. One seeks a collector position for work in Hem at East Market Street addressed to Dr Thompson. Another offers washing or cleaning duties at 11 Cetin Avenue. A pharmacist registered at Quinine Tribune Office seeks work. A local assistant at Throop Ma is also listed.
A meeting of Colliery Engineer Company stakeholders is called by the Board of Directors for August to discuss increasing capital from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 dollars and any other business. Secretary Stanley Allen announces location in Sonington, Pennsylvania and the time as 2 PM.
Baseball results list Cincinnati New York Philadelphia St Louis Chicago and other teams with batteries and umpires. Names such as Halin Peigen Hughes Warrell Matthewsen Jenner Warner Reston Hutteries Dinewn Moan Digelelw McFarland Loney Taylor Kaloe Harper and Ryan appear in the scattered box scores and pitching staffs.
Fragmentary report lists teams and umpires with scattered notes. Mentions Milwaukee Boston Cleveland Washington and umpire-sheridan with an innings forfeit to Cleveland and an unresolved schedule for Baltimore and Detroit.
A fragmentary notice lists dairy products and quantities including fresh creamery items and butter, with unclear brand names and measurements. The text mentions Lackawanna Avenue and regional dairy terms, suggesting a local advertisement or catalog entry.
Low York on July 24 reports nominal readiness for exports. Beefs and calves trade quietly with good stock and some held over. Prices show wide variation with weak demand and several entries unclear in the scattered notes.
Fragmentary market listing from East Liberty includes prices for calves and veal with scattered figures such as 8446 and 2505.74, plus stray terms like prime heavier and yearlings. The text is garbled, containing inconsistent units and illegible segments.
In Providence Sinadiwe 4 Providence at Montreal Toronto 7. Warveater 8 Warfford 7. Buffalo 3 Rochester 14. No clear dates or full team names provided, but results show multiple city matchups and scores.
The Young State seeks to meet any team under 7 years old. Mirtin Roseberg is listed as manager.
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