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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1898
Page
2
The inspector advises calm behavior and promises to address complaints. He notes that stay restrictions on purchasing rations and poor camp food access hinder the quartermaster department from delivering satisfactory service.
Thirteenth regiment honors a calm Sunday with divine service in the Young Men’s Christian Association tent. Chaplain Stahl delivers a sermon “The Creation Soldier the Highest Type of Patriot” as soldiers attend mass in Lebanon. A baptismal service occurs and a Bible is presented by Scranton donors.
On May 1 at Mount Gretna soldiers and families gathered at Camp Hastings. Five thousand visitors, mostly relatives, observed subdued scenes as guardsmen prepared for duty. Farewells grew emotional at tattoo with three sons in the Eighteenth regiment among the separations.
Philadelphia May 1 An order from the navy department relaxes enlistment rules for volunteers at Cramps ship yard to fill St Paul and other auxiliary cruisers. Regular seamen rules remain strict. The St Paul will sail Wednesday with limited coal and will be joined by Courtsey barges to receive remaining fuel.
Key West May 1 The government the Leyden thought In today the small Spanish schooner Mirteota captured near Alavina yesterday by the torte hout Moote is a small coaster loaded with fruit bound for Havana. She is a very insignificant prize. General Emilio Nunes and Colonel Bual demire Asconta arrived on the Mascotte seeking to confer with Rear Admiral Bampeon tonight.
A Rio de Janeiro patch reports the US gunboat Marietta and battleship Oregon arrived yesterday and will resume northbound voyage today. They are accompanied by dynamite destroyer Nichtheroy recently purchased by the US government.
Decoded telegraph lines from Paris describe tensions over Lac Palme and American port actions. References to officials Deputy Mavane and the Spunte squadron hint at military maneuvers near Cohan Waters.
The American steamer Cherokee arrived yesterday with 190 bags of sugar. It was seized by a Spanish whip on Tuesday while leaving Marquesas for Bermuda, near Turks Island.
Various today in the National League slate with games at Cincinnati Cleveland Chicago St Louis New York Newark Paterson and Hartford. Highlights include Batters like Brejiinstein Pulew Malavrkey Helt Cortick Rothfuw Ames Roach and Lyons contributing for multiple clubs amid rain delays and uneven scores across venues.
The market opened with gains but delayed profit taking trimmed the advance. Railroads cooled, sugar stayed firm, and arbitrage brokers absorbed offers as confidence held. The Paris steamship arrival was cited as bullish evidence amid light total trading.
Wheat traded quietly with July futures slipping after a brief rise. Cash quotes show No 2 spring wheat around 1.10 and No 2 corn near 0.90 with mixed white wheat pricing and strong but brief activity in shorts covering before May delivery. Flour and grain shipments reported with hundreds of thousands of bushels moving. overall tone cautious as markets await next signals.
Fragmentary Philadelphia market notes list wheat and corn shipments with quantities such as 9 000 bushels of wheat 12 000 bushels of corn and 2000 barrels of flour. Mentions of various firms and products appear garbled but indicate ongoing trade activity and grade checks.
A fragmented trading bulletin describes prices and activity in grain and meat markets with mentions of wheat futures, spot cash prices, and cash markets in Minnesota and Duluth. It notes extensive weekly clearances, shifts in May and July futures, and steady to higher tones in parts of the complex amid famine coverage context.
Central boarding offer with steam heated rooms and electric heat. Special rates for permanent boarders. Two minutes from all depots. Meal tickets listed at £1. The address given is 21 meal tickets? Franklin Avenue.
A. B. Briggs cleans privy wayl and cess poole using improv pumps. Bricks Proprietor leaves notices at main avenue near Kickes’ drug corner Acimson Mulberry. Telephone 40.
Imposed notice lists a Jersey heifer impounded at Woodlawn One and to be sold Saturday at a specified hour if not claimed earlier. The item references F C Millard, pound master, and mentions related dairy and creamery entities, with various regional brands and prices noted in a fragmented list.
Market notes list various beef cattle terms and prices. References include cows and veal calves with terms like active demand and good request. The text mentions Western markets and firm prices, with several garbled place names and descriptors.
Chicago cattle market shows light demand with mixed quality. Prices ranged around 4 404 dollars for choice beef steers. stockers, feeders, cows, and heifers quoted variably. overall receipts near 16 000 head across cattle and sheep with light sale activity.
East Dtuffalo reports cattle receipts around a dozen head with no large herd stock. quiet steady tone. Hogs and sheep see moderate to light demand with lambs and lamb price improving. cattle prices steady to selective good.
A jumble of help wanted and personal notices lists positions from bookkeeper and office boy to housework, watchman, and industrial labor. Also includes local physicians and services with addresses in Scranton and Hyde Park plus shop and restaurant arrivals.
A transcription from The Tribune lists several professionals in Scranton and nearby areas including architects Edward H. Davis, B. L. Walter, Frederick L. Brown, and Lace & Bon, with offices at Connell Building 8 Washington avenue, Price Building 14 Washington avenue, and Traders National Bank address. Dentists Dr H Lyman and Dr H F Reynolds noted along with hospital nearby. The advertisement also references the Tribune Publishing Co and wire screen manufacturer Jos Kuertel on Blackawanna avenue.
New York wholesale market notes weak demand for lamb and mutton with prices steady for sheep and lambs. Limited quality offerings include clipped wool and miscellaneous goods with slight declines reported in some livestock categories.
Fragmentary text from Oo City Pennsylvania mentions credits, discounts, certificates and bids. It references barrels and a tally of 14S barrels, but lacks coherent details or dates for a fuller summary.
A cablegram from Gene era Blanco states American warships blockading Clentuegus captured a Spanish merchant steamer. On board were a colonel, a surgeon, six officers and three NCOs detained as prisoners of war, while civilian passengers were released.
Train schedule details for Albany Saratoga Montreal Boston and other points with times and routes to Wilkes Barre Lehigh Valley routes and Black Diamond Express. Passenger info directs readers to depot ticket office for complete rates and special group arrangements.
Lehigh Valley Railroad timetable shows Black Diamond Express and trains between Scranton WilkesBarre and New York Philadelphia with connections to Pittston and WilkesBarre. Listed train times include 5:00 am 11:30 am 1:00 pm and 1:00 pm parlor car service. Officials include Hollen, Wilejr, CHAS, and nonnemacner with Philadelphia and Scranton office contact details.
In effect report lists trains from Erie to Scranton and Hawley with arrival times at Scranton and intermediate points for 1897. Services run afternoon and evening with departures at 7 00 pm and 6 48 pm from local stations and connections to New York and intermediate points.
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