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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1899

Page

2

Tramp of a Woman Found After Forty Mile Forest Trek

A woman from Wilkes-Barre wandered nearly forty miles through swamps and thickets, reaching a Stroudsburg farm house exhausted and torn but later cared for by rescuers. Other notes recount bicycle mishaps, a garden carriage accident, a funeral, local racing, a jail strike, and council bids for Broad Street paving and sewers.

Wilkes- Barre Stroudsburg Pittston John Llewellyn Moosle Mountains Bear Lake Wilkes-Barre Enouith BR. M. Hughes Ellisflower Garden T. S&s. Voorhees Beranton Sinclair House Burgess C. H. Cutler West Side West Side Bicycle Club Tribune Touhill St. John's Lutheran Choir Phoenix Hall Clarence Weathers

Strike Settled By Telegraph Messengers In Philadelphia

About 200 telegraph messenger boys in Philadelphia, from more than 40 local companies, struck for higher wages. They demanded three cents per message and sixty cents for night work, arguing they should be paid for un-delivered messages. The walkout began at Western Union’s Central Office and drew support from nearby offices and other carriers. A committee from the strikers met with Superintendent William B. Bull, and the dispute moved toward settlement.

Philadelphia Western Union Day iWo Conte & Message Western Union Company Tenth Chestnut Streets Postal American District Philadephia Reading Western Union William B. Bull

Company Strike Ends as Workers Return to Work

Mr. Gill urged the protesting boys to come back to their jobs saying treatment would depend on their return. He advised filing grievances while at work and promised consideration. After the strike, most other company workers also returned to work with few exceptions.

Gas Explosion at Derringer Colliery Kills Two

An explosion of gas at Coxe Brothers & Company Derringer colliery near Hazleton Pennsylvania fatally injures two men. Morris Slough and Charles Ejiserman die from severe burns others are badly burned but expected to recover. Three mules perish and workers are overcome by gas as the blast rattles the mine.

Hazleton Pau Coxe Brothers & Company Derringer Morris Slough Weston Charles Ejiserman Adam Cornhart Neuremberg John Loar Rocco Diuela Caryl Rossi Stephen Martini

Wilkes-Barre Missed the Train for Lancaster Run

In Lancaster on July 1 Wilkes-Barre failed to reach in time and will miss today's game with two contests scheduled for tomorrow. Reading played R.I.B. and Richmond hosted Allentown with final scores noted and listed batteries and umpires.

Lancaster Wilkes-Barre

Batterries and Umpires Across Cities and Markets Update

In Louisville Baltimore Cincinnati and Cleveland notes cover batterries and umpires for multiple games. Market sections report a narrow stock market with late strength in Lake Erie and Western, Pittsburg and Western, sugar, New York Central and granger stocks. Bond activity remained modest with mixed results.

New York Lake Erie and Western Pittsburg Lake Erie New York Central Burlington Long Side Rock Island Kansas Texas Loulaville Nashville Olf Sa B.C Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Chicago Pittsboro Cincinnati Louisville Cleveland Cleveland, Steneeeene Callahan Chiungo O' Day McGurr

Eastern League Scores Feature Varied Results

In the Eastern League Toronto faced Montreal while Rochester topped Syracuse. Worcester-Ral h and Providence-Ralin are noted with HM Hurtford as a referenced foe. details on venues and final margins are incomplete.

Toronto Montreal Rochester Syracuse Hurtford Worcester Springfield Providence

Western League Game Fragments Show Mixed Scores

Unclear clipping lists Western League results with Minneapolis seven Detroit four Indianapolis four St Paul a Milwaukee amp Grand Rapids Buffalo percent Kansas City five. Details incomplete. no full game context or dates provided.

Minneapolis Detroit Indianapolis St. Paul Milwaukee Grand Rapids Buffalo Kansaw City

Local softball and baseball schedule and results

The Motormen and Conductors play Gent's Furnishing this afternoon at 390 o'clock on Ash Street grounds. Budera clash Weer Side Reserves Saturday July 3 at 2 on Washburn Street grounds. Sliders meet at City Avenue and Pine Street by 1.40. Taylor Reds beat West Side Reserves 4 to 2 with strong pitching by Morris. Taylor Reds also host Olyphant Browns tomorrow. Old Forge team to play Sunday at OM Forge Ground. Umpires and managers named for several league games amid festive crowds.

Patrick Keating St. John's Church Millard John Fisher Tunkhannock Road West Pittston Pittston Reds Tunkhannock Wyoming County Hay Boeworth Herman Smaltz Lehigh Valley Parsonage Street Common Broad Street Joyce Select Council Gent Ash Street O'Conner E Ayaan A. Bryden Wchorkelly Clark Mulherin Gulden Ryder Gardner Brain Evans Budera Weer Washburn Street Sliders City Avenue Pine Street W. Thomas Tovior Reda West Side Harrington Gallagher and Phillie Hammond Taylor Athletic Park Aace Prea

Scranton Wholesale Market Price Report Fragment

Corrected by H. G. Dale listings show butter creamery dairy fresh ignite cheese full cream new migabe pea ne per bu prices for green onions new potatoes and lemons with small batch prices and totals. The fragment records per bushel per barrel and per box rates with figures like 2 10 and 3 95 in various units.

Scranton H. G. Dale Lackawanna Avenue

Philadelphia Grain and Produce Prices July 27

Philadelphia July 27 Wheat prices ease while corn and oats show mixed moves. Butter firms with fair demand. cheese, refined sugar steady. cotton and tallow quoted steady. Live poultry demand steady with varied prices. dressed poultry steady to firm. receipts show flour and grain inflows, steady shipmen ts for wheat corn and oats.

Philadelphia Hye Walle Waike Luree Malie

Lost pocketbook and help wanted notices mingle with ads

The item lists a found pocketbook with cash and instructions to identify the owner via Dr. Pills office, alongside numerous Classified style notes. Job seeks include a mill worker and a bookkeeper helper, plus several service ads and local business notices.

Dr. Pills Office

Market summary for grains dairy and eggs

New York July 27 weak to easy. Wheat No 2 red and Duluth futures opened weak and eased through the day with soft closes. Corn No 2 spot and futures declined to easier levels as options slowed. Oats and oats futures showed weakness with minor gains or steady feed values. Butter firm for western creamery and factory butter. cheese firm with large and small varieties. Eggs dull across state and western markets.

New York Consolidated Tobacco Bianchi Granfey Sugir Burlington Rock Island St. Paul Sucar Duluth Tgate Sac Tfc Imiation Creamery Wallce State Dairy Walie Pennsylvania Ibalée Western Mwalhe

Chicago Grain and Produce Market Slips on Improved Weather

Improved weather for crops drove a fall in grain markets with wheat down a cent and the September option closing weak. Corn and oats retreated modestly while provisions recovered some ground. Cash quotes listed steady flour and various grain and livestock prices across the board, with whiskey and sugar futures noted.

Wie Waite

Cattle Trade Mixed Prices Hold Steady as Hogs Firm

In Chicago on July 20 cattle prices held with unchanged ranges while demand stayed steady. Steers brought around 60 to 60 and a half, cows, bulls, and calves showed varied values, hogs remained firm with higher trends noted for choice lots. Receipts included about 50 cattle, 200 hogs, and a modest sheep volume.

Chicago Baba Ah Heey

Buffalo Market Report Shows Mixed Livestock Receipts

Buffalo July 27 cattle receipts are mixed with steady to lower price tones. Calves and cows seen with a broad range from good grassers to inferior stock. totals around 7 head. Sheep and lambs: receipts about 3 carloads, market quiet and unchanged with natives and spring lambs in steady to higher ranges.

Buffalo

Market Report From New York Livestock Prices

New York market notes show varied livestock trends with sheep and lambs steady to firm and hog prices slowly easing. Readers are advised of fluctuating bids and shifting values across beef and hog categories, reflecting demand and supply dynamics.

East Diherty Market Report Highlights Varied Livestock Prices

An East Diherty market note lists cattle and sheep categories with mixed bids. Entries include prime Hus, heavy wethers, veal calves, and various common lots with prices shown in shillings and dollars, reflecting a bustling but opaque sale.

East Diherty

Of Clits July 27 Credit Balance and Shipments

Fragmentary OCR notes mention credit balance and certificates with unclear context. It references quantities such as 108 barrels and 70 or 108 barrels, plus mentions of shipments and averages. Names, dates, and precise actions are not clear enough to extract a coherent event.

Clits Coshimo

Harvard Finds Ninth Saturnian Satellite By Photography

A Rochester Democrat and Chronicle report notes Harvard Observatory observers announce a ninth Saturnian satellite found from Arequipa Peru. The discovery follows the earlier Iapetus and Tapetus findings, with the new body about 7.4 million miles from Saturn and completing an 18.75 million mile orbital span in roughly seventeen months.

Harvard Observang Arequipa Peru Harvard Observatory Araquipa Jupiter Cambridge Iapetus

Lehigh Valley Rail Timetables For Local and Through Trains

Lehigh Valley Railroad timetable details for routes from Bethlehem and Allentown to Philadelphia New York via Freemansburg and connections. Includes departure times from various stations, notes on parlor cars and coaches, and reservation contacts with offices in New York Bethlehem Scranton and South Bethlehem.

Lehigh Valley Railroad Boranton Philadelphia New York Bhick Binlive OF & Lss White Haven Hazleton Rm HK Geneva Rochester Tuffalo Nigorn Kalle M. Kun Leliep Valley Wit Nanticoke Plymouth Kingston M. L. Bmnith Scranton Carbondale Allainy Saratoga Montreal Honesdale Ene Barre D. m Lehigh Villey Jg i Pennsylvania Railroad A. Inc Cirbondale Fiat Wilkes South Parpondale Lkas Wilex-Harre Albany Baratoga New England United States Canada N. Y Rose Berunton Heniat Susquehanna Foot Over Street South Ferry Whitehall Street

Time Table for Scranton Rail Lines June 25 1909

Rail timetable lists trains from Scranton to New York Newark Elizabeth Philadelphia Easton Allentown Mauch Chunk White Haven and others at 9 AM express 1 PM Sundays to Pittsburgh Wilkes Barre Mountain Park Baltimore Washington Long Branch Ocean Grove and Reading connections via Allentown with multiple daily departures and return times.

RPFE Ber Scranton New York Newark Elizabeth Philadelphia Easton Anche Allentown Mauch Chunk White Haven Pictston Wilkes-Barre Mountain Park Baltimore Wishington Bethlehem Long Branch Lp. m Reading Allentown P.m. Bune Say South Ferry Whitehall Street Broadway Brooklyn Staten Mokliner Grand Central Depot Longibheeid Reading ‘Terminal Cu. m

Time Table Notice for Erie and Wyoming Valley Lines

Erie and Wyoming Valley timetable from June 4, 1890 shows trains leaving Bermister for New York Newburgh and intermediate points at 10:00 am and 2:25 pm. Hawley and local points depart at 6:00 am and 6:22 pm for Lake Ariel with Sunday service from Scranton to Lake Ariel at 9:43 am and 7:00 pm, stopping at intermediate stations.

Effuet Bermister New York Newburgh Erie Hawley Lake Ariel Suntay Scranton

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