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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1900
Page
3
A local dress goods store promotes its wide stock of Henriettas and crepons with summer prices. Shoppers are urged to view 43 to 47 inch fabrics offered lower than elsewhere, highlighting light airy Henriettas and Black English Crepons priced from $0.60 to $1.50 per yard.
A listing of periodicals for May includes N. B. Munsey's, McClure's, Scribner's, Ladies' Home Journal, Bon Ton, Elite, Puritan, Cosmetan, and Ainslee's.
The Supreme Court ruled the Pittston third class city act constitutional in a case by Commonwealth ex rel Pell v Gilligan et al. The Pittston board of twenty two directors prevailed over a six member board, confirming the larger governance structure for city schools. Fire and forest fires threaten Pike county areas with extensive damage. Local weddings and political figures noted amid regional events and onward political activity.
Spreiel to the sermon Tritane Pittston April 20 Second Lieutenant Charles S Colony was elected captain of Company C Ninth regiment National Guards of Pennsylvania here this evening to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Captain Crustus Ciage. Five Lieutenants Fred Bennett and Sean Lieut Tenhat share colony the better being elected on the second ballot by a vote of 28 16 Sergeant William Francis was elected to the second lieutenant ship.
Residents hosted visitors from New Jersey and Elmira while town residents took in social visits. A foreman job change and quarry work were noted alongside a bicycle accident injuring Frank Myers with a dislocated shoulder.
Special to the Simanton Tribune reports Fitch named census enumerator for Honesdale. Warnings of visitors from Wilkes-Barre and Scranton as families and friends visit local residents. A quiet Friday wedding unites Charles L Bassett and Maury E Bond at Traceyville with a small family ceremony. The couple plans New York city and Piedmont, then home after two weeks.
Young people will hold a May 4 social in the grad ed school building to raise funds for the organ debt. Many residents visit friends in Sterling and Scranton area. a new telephone line to South Canaan is planned. Teachers’ exams run May 1 under County Superintendent Hower. Various locals attend trips to Harrisburg and other points. Lake Ariel Improvement works continue. condensed milk factory rumor circulates. Forest fires threaten nearby, risking damage without quick action.
Henry Newcomb longtime Cabinet shop proprietor and former Delaware Lackawanna and Western employee died suddenly after weeks of dropsy. Survived by wife and daughter Mrs Bane Wrigley of West Scranton. Funeral from family home at 2 20 this afternoon with interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Deputy Fred Platt found the prothonotary's office in disarray this morning. Unknown parties, likely unfamiliar with the procedures, disturbed the room thinking valuable items might be left unsecured.
Thieves pried open a vault door using a crowbar hammer and powder. A ten cent piece was stolen from a top drawer while most valuables remained untouched. Damages to doors and locks run ten to fifteen dollars. Local notices mention visitors including Attorney Alex Jackson and residents from Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. Golf links were laid out on Wyoming Agricultural Society grounds with permission from W N Reynolds.
Obituary notes for Nicholas Van Antwerp of Oakland township who died Saturday in his sth year with a funeral at his family home and a service by Rev James Clayton. Other items include church services in Oakland and Sayre, anti-saloon meetings, music at the Susquehanna convention, job changes, and deaths of local residents Oliver Perry and Alonzo, plus a new baseball club challenge and plans for a summer hotel rebuilding.
During a winter epidemic of whooping cough my children suffered severe coughing spells. We used Chamberlains Cough Remedy, previously successful for croup, and it relieved the cough and produced a complete cure. John E. Clifford Norwood House Norwood New York endorses it. sold by all druggists and Matthews Brothers.
The market opened with rumors of speculative manipulation but failed to sustain demand. Sugar, rail stocks, and leather showed limited strength while several issues edged lower or held steady amid uncertain tone and looming legal pressure on metal stocks.
The report shows mainly steady to firm tones across grains with some late-day shifts toward profit realization. Wheat and soy futures posted mixed moves while corn options remained broadly firm. elevator activity and price directions reflect cautious trading and variable demand signals.
Fragmented text shows wheat, corn, poultry, dairy terms and goods with scattered prices and locations. The note resembles a market or commodity listing from Philadelphia with items like wheat and chicken discussed alongside various unrelated words and broken phrases.
Fragmentary OCR text lists various terms from a horticultural or veterinary context but lacks coherent sentences or identifiable events. Named entities, dates, and locations are absent or garbled, preventing a definite news item or summary from being established.
Local livestock prices show mixed movement with cattle steady to weak and hogs holding firm. Trade in Chicago features moderate demand as buyers weigh futures and seasonal slaughter demand.
Readable fragments show a 20 April market listing with cattle and calf prices and lots of garbled words. Names like Mile Billedihy cows and Layla Plow appear amid distorted terms for fat cattle veals and calves.
advertisement from 96 Lackawarre Avenue Scranton Pennsylvania by druggists McGarran and Thomas offering medicinal goods and related services to residents of the area.
Fragmentary text shows livestock terms such as lambs and pigs with odd prices and notes. No clear event, names, or places are identifiable from the legible portion.
Fragmentary OCR from a market page lists cattle and livestock items with prices and categories. Entries mention heifers wethers calves veal and sheep in varying conditions among vendors. Unclear names and figures indicate a partial sale catalog with inconsistent figures.
April figures show SLT certificates issued with no bili shipments. Del 108 barrels average, SS4M barrels. Run 1112 barrels average, S004 barrels.
Special to the Scranton Tribune reports on Horford April visits by Anna Quintinie in Mote Oral orhiol Mester Springs and Binghamton contact with her children. It notes Adoand woe injuries, Lvcowt visiting his daughter Nicholwin and gravee Richard returning with Kilin Vir and Mire. Other mentions include Mre Kalgiitler of Fovter visiting Mire and Mrs Barbara Maupete traveling to Bt Allume Wi, with Mrs Aneel Stearns ill and Misa Hdith Corse visiting in Scranton.
A fragmented report lists attendees including Juck of Ciel native, Colonel Willian Lodhow of Whade Island, George M. Coffin of Washington, H. Noghanam of Pt Wayne, and A. H. Spencer of New York. The piece references the leading theosophists Pieenntane and a local congress or gathering.
Clergymen preach for labor unity at the AIL Conference in Washington. The association promotes fellowship with organized labor and conciliation between employers and workers, emphasizing cooperation and better industrial relations.
The biweekly Oriental Express from Beelin to Constantinople began today and covers the journey in fifty one hours. The new schedule marks a faster route for the service between the two cities.
The trainingship aspiring to join the South Atlantic Squadron arrives in Bravil Agi 1. Local officials and naval observers await formal commissioning and moves to integrate the vessel into operations.
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