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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1897
Page
2
Fragmentary notices report burglaries in Haxet and Rupert with small thefts, plus local officials discussing telephone links, road safety, and public meetings. The piece notes a June dividend by Citi vine Water, a July start for Cross Creek Coal, and local legal cases about wheelmen and fines.
Judge Albright of Allentown scolded local lawyers for delaying cases in the Stroudsburg court last week. He warned he would consult the bar if they did not push cases and move the 36 jurors forward, a sharp rebuke that stirred the room.
George Meiken, a lumber robber, was assaulted at Red burn by Andrew and Lawrence Washahaugh Swedes, whom he had discharged. They pursued him with knives threatening to kill him.
A colorful courtroom vignette shows Judge Emperor presiding as a timid old woman is brought before him after a near collision on Main Street with a wheeled rider nearly harming her. The piece hints at forthcoming police court reportage by bright young writers.
In New York a fox terrier caused panic on Broadway near Herald Square when spectators believed the dog to be mad. Penned by Miss Jennie Cook of West Fifty-ninth Street, the dog’s owner had been separated from the animal. The woman calmed and sheltered the terrier until police confirmed the dog was not mad, saved from being shot.
Night watchman reported thieves blew open the office safe at Jonas Lone's Sons' Dry Goods in Wilkes-Barre. About $50 in cash was taken from the safe. police suspect professionals may be the same gang linked to a prior Allentown theft over $2,000.
The Mowlean members of the international boundary commission arrived at the City of Mexico on June 6 to report on the government's work in settling boundary questions along the Rio Grande.
Bangkok June 6 The Americana of Giam reports the Associated Press requested to announce a unanimous petition asking President McKinley to keep John Barrett as United States ra iter to Siam.
We are leaving the wallpaper business and must clear stock immediately. Twenty five thousand rolls offered at low prices including 10 cents per roll and 15 cents per roll with various lots and discounts.
Bishop O Hara dedicated St Leo's Catholic Church in Ashley this morning with Bishop McGovern of Harrisburg assisting. The church was formed from part of St Mary's Parish of Wilkes Barre, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The event followed the church's history including rectorship by Bishop Hoban and O Hara.
Paris reports tell how a fearless street cab driver, Georges, raced into the Charite bazaar blaze to rescue many as flames engulfed the mass. A hose delay and a comrade doused his burning clothes while he repeatedly reentered the burning area. Medals are being awarded in tribute.
The account traces the formation of St. Leo parish in Ashley starting with a 1887 meeting led by Rev. Dennis O'Haran, the arrival of Rev. M. J. Hoban, and subsequent construction of a brick church and rectory. Key milestones include the cornerstone layon June 1, 1890, first mass in the new church March 7, 1807, and completion of the main auditorium after debt reduction. The piece also notes notable ceremonies and figures from Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, along with postwar anecdotes about honors and decorations in France.
Butler County report from Muddy Creek nine miles north details a sensational elopement. Coal miner George Beighley awoke to a crying child and found $300 missing from his savings. Miner B. Mason, who lived near, is also reported missing.
At Cape May New Jersey on June 6 a craps game led to mob action when Policeman Reeves and Chambers tried to arrest a participant. Fifty people attacked the officers, the suspect was seized then released amid a melee. A platform collapsed and about 200 fell to the ground.
Chicago reports A L Luetgert indicted for his wife murder on ten counts including drowning stabbing choking and unknown means. The court action followed inspector Schaack’s anger over a 2800 loan in which Mrs Feldt and the inspector were involved.
Centreville Indiana reports aeronaut Walters died when a parachute rope attached to a dog caught in telephone wires while at 100 feet. The chute detached from the balloon and Walters was killed instantly in front of thousands. He had survived a prior minor accident here two weeks earlier.
A strong earthquake struck early yesterday morning in Montana with aftershocks felt in Helena Bozeman Butte and Lodge Grass. The tremor lasted about twelve seconds and rattled chandeliers while many residents awoke from sleep.
New York June 6 There is clear bull strength in today's market with rising prices and growing confidence in the business outlook. The bear element was absent except for late covering of short contracts as prices moved higher. Total stock sales reached 161.80 shares, brokered by William Linn Allen Co at Mears Building rooms 706-7.
Philadelphia markets show wheat and corn steady to nominal with mixed June to September contracts. Butter and cheese firm. live poultry steady with fair demand. receipts include 4, 传真 barrels of flour and large barley figures.
The report details June prices for flour rye and cornmeal with notes on dull and easy movement. Wheat futures show weakness across No. 1 northern New York and Manitoba contracts as options open weak then decline amid bearish crop news and liquidation. Spot oats and barley movements are quiet to easy with mixed western and white track varieties, options dull and unchanged.
A bankrupt sale by Kerr,son & Co. offers linoleums and Old Cloths in widths from 1 to 4 yards at prices lower than manufacturing cost. Stock described as clean, sanitary, durable with border fabrics and linen warps, promising bright appearance and long service.
S G Kerr, agent, located opposite the main entrance to the Wyoming House at 408 Lackawanna Avenue.
The notes indicate subdued trading across beef pork butter and lard with mixed regional trends. Beef and pork show quiet demand with prices drifting within narrow ranges while butter and lard remain steady with modest cost variations.
Chicago price list shows wheat futures mixed with July at 74 cents and September at 8 1/4 cents, corn uncertain with June around 60 cents, pork at 7.70 for July and 7.75 for September, lard near 3.50 to 3.60, and short rib values. Cash quotes record flour lines, spring and red wheats, corn and oats prices, and receipts and shipments for the week.
Beever receipts 3.68 with no trading and mixed cattle notes. Exports tally 1 011 beeves and 4 250 quarters of beef. Calves receipts no head with veals and weak demand. Sheep and lambs receipts 6 631 head with 400 head sold. sheep weak. yearlings and lambs show varied prices. Hog receipts 12 head weak at 3.15.
Cattle receipts through noon mostly consigned with two cars of Canadian cattle, hogs active with prices ranging from 3.70 to 3.76 for choice Yorkers, pigs 4.00 to 7.50, sheep and lambs slow with dull demand, lambs 4.00 to 5.16, wethers 4.25 to 4.40, culls 2.25 to 3.40.
A stranger asks a young girl what she will be when grown. The child replies that she will be nothing, clarifying she is only a little girl. The exchange appears in Harper's Round Table as a brief, humorous vignette.
A fragment from the New York Journal quotes a widow reflecting on her husband’s death and his mother’s sharp jabs. The dialogue hints at lingering family tensions and surprising memories that surface intermittently.
A fragment discusses garments and value, asking if cheaper looks match higher priced styles. It hints at comparing quality and price but lacks concrete details or names. The readable text centers on consumer concern over style versus cost.
Special attention given to business and personal accounts. Liberal accommodations extended according to balances and responsibility. Three percent interest allowed on interest deposits.
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