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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1899
Page
3
In Harrisburg the House debated authorizing a committee to compel members to testify on corruption charges linked to a major tender and the Boom-Wil scandal. Members clashed over forcing attendance and defending members’ rights, with votes on amendments and several bills advancing to second reading.
Harrisburg March 22 United States senator vote results show 34 not voting and 0 for none. Senator John W Brown of Westmoreland proposed a resolution to run weekly joint sessions until only two candidates remain, but Aide Pow objected and the ruling halted the plan as invalid under election rules.
Audiences are invited to view the play Sowing the Wind at the Academy of Music for the remainder of the week. The work is praised for handling delicate themes without prudish restraint and is described as thoroughly human and engaging.
Musicians and society people of the Whig Will are notified that Mandel Long has fixed Aquil for the week after Easter to hear the renowned pianist Rosenthal. The musician has created a furore in New York musical circles not matched since Padlerowski. Hoventhad Wil will likely accept few engagements outside the largest venues, and Lyonum seating may be taxed to accommodate the expected audience from the city and surrounding towns.
An advertisement promotes a laxative and quinine tablets with bold claims of curing itching and skin diseases in a single application. It lists makers Matthews Mree and W. Thark and asserts refunds if not curing, noting three to seven days for effect and broad curing promises.
A removal sale announces taking possession of the stock room with items offered at no charge. The notice highlights a move and invites interested parties to inspect items and claim goods during the transition period.
The New York market opened fractionally higher with uneven activity and stronger late in the session. Sugar saw volatility, Brooklyn Transit and Manhattan firmed, Continental Tobacco and American Tobacco slipped, General Electric fell then steadied, Readings and Jersey Central progressed, and money shifted toward semi speculative mortgages with total sales around 653,400 shares and about 2.75 million dollars in calls.
A busy classifieds page shows multiple house rentals and offices for rent in Scranton areas including Madison avenue and Quincy street. It also lists sales of safes pianos organs and various business services and local utility securities.
A special meeting of Mawiley Electric Light and Power Company stockholders will be held at the company's office on Monday to vote on increasing the capital stock. Secretary Markk Bdgar facilitates the public vote on the proposed increase.
A garbled column of situation wanted notices lists various workers including a 20 year old seeking office or agent roles with recommendations, a cleaner available all day, a houseworker seeking work, a midlife gardener looking for any job, and a careful young man with grocery experience seeking delivery or travel assignments. Contacts include addresses on Rickory Street Union Street Franklin Avenue and Capouie Avenue.
Philadelphia markets show higher bids for wheat and corn with varied futures. Cereal products and dairy items list firm prices while live poultry and dressed poultry offer multiple grades and stock supplies. receipts include 20m barrels of flour and 6,000 bushels of wheat with shipments of wheat and corn totaling tens of thousands of bushels.
A.B. Briggs, proprietor, advertises cleaning of privy vaults with an improved pump. Orders taken at 11% North Main Avenue or Ricke's drug store at the Adam and Mulberre corner. Telephone M4.
New York trading summary lists various items and market terms with scattered mentions of no 2 red, No 1 northern, and several dairy terms like creamery and widow related references. The fragmentary text shows mixed commodities, speculative notes, and scattered dates without clear single event or outcome.
Short, fragmentary market report describes livestock items with prices and buyers. Mentions calves, sheep, lambs, and shop activity with clipped stock terms and odd garbled names.
The report lists agricultural items and market notes for Chine on March 22 with commodity names, quantities, and prices. It mentions wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, and various farm products, reflecting a detailed agricultural trading snapshot for the period.
Amid uncertain demand, cattle futures show weakness while beef prices edge down. Reports note limited supplies of cows and heifers with higher calf prices and cautious buyers. Sheep and lamb prices fluctuate with moderate demand. hogs and pigs receive varied bids as traders weigh future conditions.
Two figures Kans Myalo and Maret Doty appear in a fragmented report linking etiological theories to a civic event. The text mentions communities, ferrites, and local actions with several garbled terms, suggesting a placeholder or OCR error rather than a clear event or outcome.
Market notes from New York on March 22 indicate prices generally steady across livestock and related goods. Bulls in medium weight ranges hold near prior levels with activity observed in oxen and stage components.
Fragmented text mentions CEty Pennsylvania Mare Y2eleile with death apoes and HM certificates. It references S042 tid for April delivery and various items including 007 lanerel, C817 bear, tele, and numbers like 7740 bitrels and 74 reli.
Historic timetable notes train routes from New York via North River and Whitehall to key points including Pittston Wilkes Barre and Philadelphia. Express departures and general connections to Allentown Bethlehem Newark and Atlantic City are listed with times, transfers, and terminal connections under elevated lines and central depots.
Fragmentary OCR notes detail railroad points near Erie and Wyoming Valley, with references to trains, stations, and transit policies. The garbled text mentions a New York connection, the Wise Cor Eawley and Toeal Poked, and passenger or timetable information.
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