Senate Debates Cuba War Facts Resolution And Silver Coinage
In Washington, March 16, Senator Elkins proposed a foreign relations inquiry to detail whether Cuba is at war, its duration, forces, insurgent governance, occupied cities, and effects of the resolutions on the insurgents, Spain, and the U.S. Other speeches favored immigration reform, silver coinage, and Cuban belligerency notes. The Senate adjourned. House passed several suspension bills and planned to take up Bayard dispatch resolutions Wednesday.
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Washington
Senate
Elkins
Rep
W. Va
Committee On Foreign Relations
Cuba
United States
Sherman
Ohio
Lodge
Mass
Pugh
Dem
Ala
Minta
Morgan
Canovas
Hale
Maine
House
Oklahoma
Congress
Greer County
Texas
Supreme Court
New Orleans
Foreign Affairs Committee
Edinburg
Borton
England
Bayard
Supreme Court Decisions in Philadelphia Entrusts Referees and Reverses Several Trials
The Philadelphia Supreme Court hands down opinions from the Eastern District with numerous affirmations and several reversals. Notable actions include appointing J. M. Swearinger as referee, affirming verdicts in Lackawanna and Schuylkill cases, and reversing decrees in Montgomery and Philadelphia matters. The Clark estate case orders Jane Clark to pay Elisabeth D. Clark $459,757.32 plus costs.
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Philadelphia
Union Water Company
Rochester
J. M. Swearinger
Pittsburg
Seamans
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
P. Lackawanna
Harley
Meshoppen Water Company
Common Pleas
Wyoming
Pitcher
People's Street Railway Company
Lackawanna County
Brink
Borough of
Dunmore
Lackawanna
Kilgallon
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Wayne County
Thouron
Schuylkill Electric Railway
Rehuylkill County
Costa
Commonwealth
Com- Tey
Schuylkill County
Horpes
Thompson
Orphans’ Court
Chester County
Nichols Estate
Nichola Appeal
Kennedy
Ve. Knieght
Miller Estate
Brooks
Lebanon County
Thomas Vs
Heger
Montgomery County
Sterrett
C. J
Ritter Va
Ewing
Giberson
Patterson Mills Company
Common
Delaware County
North & Co Va
York
Mrs Carlisle defies president stance on women cyclists
Washington March 16 Mrs Carlisle says the president has not forbidden women cyclists and she herself enjoys riding a wheel. She notes she is the cabinet’s only woman rider and remains proficient, despite unfounded reports.
President's stance on cab inet ladies wheeling debated
The text notes a president has not issued proclamations against cabinet ladies riding in the city and would likely support the sport. It mentions Washington riding being limited to the field and favors the idea if any official comment were made.
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Washington
Ministers Split Over Rev. Lanman Dancing Controversy
Ludington Michigan March 16 Several pastors reportedly oppose Rev. William Lanman whose drastic attacks on dancing have stirred the town. They allegedly boycott the ministerial association when meetings occur at the Methodist parsonage even as teachers hold Friday dances and the dancing school thrives.
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Ludington
Mr. Lanfman
Mich
William L. Lanman
Reopened Buck Mountain Colliery Sparks Hopeful Revival
Hazleton dispatch reports the old Buck Mountain colliery may become the region’s most prosperous mine again. Prospecting uncovers a new vein over ten feet thick, with a railroad to Eckley, and the Cross Creek Coal company plans expansion after Coxe’s death. The piece cites mining production stats and safety figures from 1890s era records.
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Hazleton
Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain Coal Company
Eckley B. Coxe
Cross Creek Coal Company
Coxe
Eckley
Rail executives discuss Windsor Detroit bridge plan and railroad reorganization
Sir William Van Horne notes Canadian Pacific has not engaged in the proposed 3 million dollar Windsor to Detroit bridge but expects railways serving Detroit to use it if built. He cites uncertain tunnel viability and passenger preference for a bridge. Progress on Baltimore and Ohio reorganization includes assurances on debt interest and rate changes. J K Cowen becomes a Western Union director replacing Charles Mayer.
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William van Horne
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Grand Trunk
Canadian Pacific
Michigan Central
Windsor
Detriot
Detroit
Ines
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Atchison
J. K. Cowen
Charles F. Mayer
Western Union Telegraph Company
Swayne's Ointment Claims Quick Cure for Itching Tumors
A historical ad notes symptoms of moisture and intense itching worsening at night with scratching. It promotes Swayne's Ointment as stopping itching and bleeding, healing ulcers, and removing tumors in most cases. Sold by Dr. Swayne and Son of Philadelphia for 60 cents.
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Swayne
Swayne & Son
Philadelphia
Munyon's Rheumatism Cure Promises Quick Relief
Munyon's Rheumatism Cure claims to be harmless and to strengthen the weak, curing acute muscular rheumatism in one to five days. It also promises relief from lameness, back pain, sciatica, and lumbago after few doses, with prices and other Munyon remedies listed.
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Munyon
Wall Street Review Describes Narrow Market Activity
March 14 report shows speculative trading at the New York stock exchange narrowing to professionals. Northern Pacific plan of reorganization weighs, with mixed effects on shares and bonds. Industry counters like Tobacco and General Electric influence tone as rails show losses while overall market remains firm late in the session.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Northern Pacific
Reichatag
General Electric
Pacific Mail
William Linn
Allen & CO
A. P. Campbell
Sprice Street
Aim
Chea
Ohio
Chicago
Loula & Nash
Texas
Manhattan Mo
Puc
Phil
Read
Southern BR
Town, C
To. & St. Fe
Chicago & N.whewen
Bt. L. Chic
Mil & St. P
Pu Gen. Electric
Southern RK
Western Union U.S. Leather
U.S
Ing. Ont
Grain Market Report Mixed as Wheat and Corn Slip
New York March 16 Wheat futures show dull activity with mixed grades and prices. Corn receipts steady at 62,4000 bushels with spot market dull but firm on No 2 red at the elevator. Prices quoted for rye barley and assorted flours reflect a cautious trading session.
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New York
Minnesota
City Mills
Tynis
Tfkoec
Western dairy and meat markets show steady demand and varied prices
Market notes list prices for beef, pork, cheese, and other dairy products across western states. Reports indicate steady demand in several categories with price ranges from low to mid levels and references to regional buyers and suppliers.
Toledo Grain Market Report March 16
Market notes from Toledo show wheat receipts at 21 000 bushels with shipments of 3 000. No. 2 red corn cash steady. oats receipts 10 114 bushels with 7 200 bushels sold. Rye dull at No 2. hay and other grains listed with prices for March April and October futures.
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Toledo
Chicago Live Stock Market at Union Stock Yards Report
March receipts at the Union Stock Yards show catth arrivals of 79 000 head with steady opening and a later decline. Prices range for steers, stockers, cows, bulls, calves, and sheep with mixed quality and regional variations noted across beef and dairy categories.
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Chicago
Union Stock Yards
Celves
Star
Saloy
Philadelphia Tallow Market Shows Quiet Trade
Philadelphia traders report a quiet tallow market on March 16 with prices for city prime and country prime tallow in hogsheads and barrels. Notable listings include country dark tallow in barrels and other grade descriptors, reflecting a stable, subdued session.
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Philadelphia
Pye
Trains May Run New York to Philadelphia in 105 Minutes
New York March 16 A test run was started today to launch a service between New York and Philadelphia with a scheduled time of one hour forty five minutes. The Reading road built a monster single driver locomotive with the cab over the center of the boiler and a radically different appearance. Some stretches may require speeds of eighty miles an hour to meet the timetable.
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New York
Philadelphia
Reading Road
Bandit Robs Katy Train Near Greenville Texas
A masked robber boarded the northbound Katy near Greenville Texas and robbed the sleeper passengers. The thief escaped on foot before officers, with a confederate, began pursuit as the train neared the city. The stolen amount was small.
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Greenville
Texas
Katy
City
Nebraska giant Herman Bentert dies by suicide
Lincoln Nebraska March 1 Herman Bentert known as the Nebraska giant hanged himself in a corn crib near Hastings. He had become insane over religious concerns. He was young wealthy and nearly seven feet tall.
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Herman Bentert
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Hastings
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
Advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a fifty year old teething cure for babies. Claims to soothe the child reduce pain and cure wind colic with winded wording about diarrhoea relief and world wide druggist availability. Priced at twenty five cents per bottle and urged to ask for the specific product.
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Mrs. Winslow
Help Wanted Classifieds and Stockholders Meeting Notice
A mixed page of help wanted ads and a stockholders meeting notice. Workers sought for at home crayon portraits, general housework and sales positions with commissions. Also an announcement for The Providence Gas and Water Company annual meeting on May 4 to elect officers and authorize capital stock increase.
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Providence Gas and Water Company
Delaware and Hudson
Lackawanna Avenue
Scranton
H. F. Atherton
Missing Fragments Spark Mystery Across City Streets
Readable fragments describe a murky situation involving warrants and liens with references to Northampton and New York Street. The text hints at a price per pint bottle and a punitive mix of charges and remedies, but details are unclear and the main event remains unresolved.
SALESMAN WANTED FOR BRoadto Co and others
Classified notices list multiple employment ads including a permanent salary position from Br oadto Co for a saleswoman in Rochester area, plus freelance and commission roles for cigars, jewelry plating, and household goods. Many listings show addresses in Chicago New York Baltimore and other hubs with varying pay terms.
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Rochester
Chicaro
Michigan
MPG
Chicago
Consolidated Srg
van Buren Ut. C
Galeoman
Sam Book
Adress le N. CO
Station L
New York
Property to Let in Lackawanna Avenue Corner
The upper Two Assembly Halls in a modern building at the Lackawanna and Penn avenues corner are offered to let. The space measures 50 feet in front and about 100 feet in depth with steam heat and a passenger elevator. The entrance will open to Lackawanna avenue and floors can be adapted for school office gallery or light business use. THE SAMTERS.
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Lackawanna and
Penn Aves
Will Olter
Lackawanna Avenue
Samters
Numerous Help Wanted Classifieds Note Locals
A dense OCR of Scranton PA classified ads seeks clerks bookkeepers tailors and butchers with varying experience ages 17 to 20 plus positions for collectors and coat makers. Address inquiries to Tribune office and local addresses in Scranton and Providence provide references and availability. rental and reward notices appear among mixed listings.
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Randolph
Scranton
Postoition
Alec
Call
Addrem
Tribune
Berauton
Ribune
Sersey
Bilson
Caro
Marvey
Robert Avenue
Providence
Central Railroad of New Jersey Timetable and Tickets
This railroad notice outlines winter schedule details for the Central Railroad of New Jersey Lehigh and Susquehanna Division. It lists departure and arrival times from Scranton Pittston Wilkes-Barre and connections to New York Newark Elizabeth Philadelphia and Atlantic City with express and parlor car options and notes terminal ticketing.
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Lehigh and Susquehanna Division
Scranton
Pittatun
Wilkes-arre
New York
Newark
Elizabeth
P. N
Cary
tXpress
Philadelphia
Reading Berminal
Maueh Chanee Ag
Bethlehem
Easton
Mt Sunda
Tone Ranch
Ocean Grove
Reading
Lebanon
Hernovare
Allentown
Liberty Street
North River
Fim
Phaieenis
JP. Baldwin
Wek
Pam
J. H. Olmausen
Erie's Scranton Trains to New York and Valley Points
Train schedules show Fiic and Wyoming Valley lines effective March 16 with trains leaving Scranton for New York and intermediate points at 8:36 am and 2:78 pm and returning to Scranton at 6:23 am and 3:57 pm A.M. times reflect early and late service to Honesdale Hawley and focal points on the Erie railroad.
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New Lackawanna
Scranton
Carbondale
Farview
Waymart
Honesdale
Albany
Saratoss
Adirondacks
Trea
Sarai Alban Abies Aerus Oe
Philadel Am Ir
York
Haven
Ion
Gera Ottaville
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W. i
Riese
Bethlehem
Reading
Harris Re
Olnis
Tunkhannock
Towanda
Sieh
D & Re
Pittston
H. Wilbur
South Bethianem
Fiic
Wyoming Valley
Tralna
New York
Erie
Hawley
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S.crasis
Manual of Statistics
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West Bethlehem
Lehigh Valley Railroad System
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Chicago and Ohio River Traffic Association
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Central Traffic Association
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Southern and
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the World OF Business
Wall Street Review
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Scranton Lace Curtain Co
National Boring & Johnag
First Nationa Premie Dar & Taper
Finhaert Houlevard Co
Rook Water Co
Scranton Savings Bank
Scranton Traction O
Santa Pinte Glass Co
Scranton Car Replaget Co
Scranton Packing Co
Weston Mill Co
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Scranton Glass
Scranton Traction
Eos
People's Street Railway
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People’s Street Railway
Dickson Manufactur
Lacka
Township
City of
Winton
I. Rush Crook Coal Co
Bbc
Berhams
City Extra India Mess
Western
America
Ila
Elgins
State
Pennsylvania
Bandit
Giant
P.O
New York City
H. A. Gripp
Tyrone
Clifton Soup and Manufacturing Co
Cincinnati
Janted
Edward
FIS 4 Co
Borden Block
Noetel Wayne
Washburn Atreat
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M. A. Stebrins
Lawrence, Mich
Akteo-Lady
Snyder
TRH
Snyder & CO
Iral Companys
John Street
Stockholders’ Meeting
OK Departzen
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Connolly & Wallace
Washington Avenue
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Schulle Blakety
Snneend
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Commonwealth Building
Mendo and
Burke Street
Annie Stewart
le W. Switch
F. Cashier Traders National Bank
Washburn St
Quincy Avents
Moses Taylor Hospital
Lee Court
Adams
John Jermyn
Wyoming Ovennus
Maynard
Matoor
Couneil
Suater
AW Connell
Adelial Schatfer
Elty
Wwanns County
Lacka Ave
Cor. Adams
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wilkes-Barre
Sunbury
Harrisburg
West
Pottsville
Norristown
Hiladelphia
Deeene R. Wood
Gen
Ss. M. Prevost
Addrew M
Tribune IT
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Linden
Mullee Streets
Finder
Kramer
Frank Caste
Otan
Adams Ave
Beranton
LANE
Ar Prices
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Delaware and Nvunson Rail Road
Lack
Newton Ranlon
Kab Astad
Trent
Alb Morris
Burale
Binghamton
Use
Orwe
Vtice
Ithaca
Bath
Northumberland
Bloomeburg
Covile
Monk Na
Niberwu
Smeker
Latkewaune Avenue
Depot
Tang
Simd
Hancock Starlight
Preston
Uly
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Ontario
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Pamage
Tal
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