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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1897
Page
2
A large force tears down the Reading Iron company blast furnace at Danville. old furnaces are dismantled as part of a major plant clearance. The work proceeds amid substantial destruction and loss.
Mrs Charles M Leonard returns from Stroudsburg visiting sister Mrs Wheaton of Jackson. Miss Mary Pritchard of South Gibson visits aunt Mrs Benjamin Maxey. Mrs J K Weetgate returns from Tunkhannock medical treatment. Miss Nora Mulholland of Jermyn visits sister Mrs C E Taylor. T L Horton and son E R Horton visit friends in Wilkes Valley Wayne county.
Mrs. George Heckman visits Buffalo and Mrs. Robert Pratt stays in West Pittston as social events unfold. A dance at the Opera house is scheduled for Saturday. Misa Roach plans a reception for her evening class. Harry Sickler visits Hazleton. Harry Davidson faces legal trouble and remains bound over after a liquor incident. Boonton contractor Dunn met with the council on Tioga street power extension. Henry Prevost travels to Washington on business. Town council approves Arthur Squires plan to light the town with Lake Carey power within a year, using 2000 candle power lights at 85 per year, drawing water two miles from Lake Carey to a 20-inch pipe near Tunkhannock, with an estimated 5000 invested and 2000 horsepower to be generated.
Jesse Driggs of Chicago plans a Brooklyn trip after a short stay with relatives. John Courtright of Clark's Green was in town Tuesday. Contractors Bell Day and John Burk near completion on the Universalist church. Miss Littie Dickson and W S Decker wed Tuesday night at the Delaware Lackawanna and Western depot manse. Decker is a Nicholson band member.
Auction styles offer 500 yards of floor oil cloths marked 15 to 33 cents per square yard, values stated from 20 to 80 cents. Also 200 yards of assorted matting sold at half price, from 81 to 25 cents.
The Wall Street review notes today’s stock market largely repeats yesterday with brief strength tied to London. Total stock sales reach 107 500. Report prepared by William Linn Allen Co stock brokers at Mears Building rooms T 706.
Mr and Mrs D G Black held a quiet ceremony with a small invited guest list. At about 10 o clock the couple were serenaded by the Nicholson band and later escorted to their suite on North Main Street, which had been prepared for their occupancy.
Wilkes-Barre May 12 A trolley line crash near Preston Schoolhouse Ashby noth side of Sugar Notch injures 21 year old Lawrence Meyers son of Grocer J A Meyers. Driver Albert Ponkevnezky escaped serious harm as front wheels were thrown clear and he was struck but not injured. Young Meyers wedged under the wagon box and severely injured with bystander fears of fatality. The trolley car could not stop in time on the steep grade.
The market notes show Wheat and Corn futures across May July and September with prices in the 5 to 6 dollar range for wheat and mid single digits for corn. Corn and oats quotes mix with rye barley and other grains. Receipts include flour and grain totals, with shipments of flour and various grains recorded.
Market notes from New York dated May 12 show cattle calves and sheep prices. Active steers steady rough freight native steers feed silage and oxen prices around 1.1505.05 with various dairy and dry cows listed. Lambs and sheep firm with lambs steady and upstanding notes for southern spring lambs and other livestock prices.
East Buffalo on May 12 shows cattle mixed with activity. hogs fair to good quality and varied grades. Sheep and lambs slow but export lambs limited. culls and common stock noted. Prices listed include cattle grades and lamb figures with scattered quotes across categories.
May 12 cattle sale at Cheago shows firmer heavy export cattle around 4.78, stockers and feeders about 4.45, cows and heifers 1.74 to 4.40, bulls 2.50 to 4.00, calves near 4.00, hogs around 4.60 to 5.85, Texans 3.00, lambs to 6.00, spring lambs scarce amid 11,000 cattle and 13,000 hog head receipts.
George Danks reports his West Side home window smashed at dawn and Chief McDonald of Exeter borough arrives angry. McDonald strikes Fritz the father in law, then detains Mrs Danks and two men before release. Danks swears out assault charge. magistrate sets 700 bail for McDonald pending court.
Certificate att closed at Shige bid with no change in credit balances. Runes report 101,767 barrels shipped and 11,579 barrels remaining.
A three year old Polish boy Adam Fordukitis died from severe burns after playing with matches and catching fire in Foundry alley West Pittston. A two year old Solinski child drowned in blue water tub on Riv er Street Sturmerville while mother did laundry. body found with head in water.
The article notes England’s supremacy as a naval power and lists numerous foreign warships built in British yards. It states Argentina has six armored ships with four built at Birkenhead, Greece buys most cruisers from England, Italy four battleships, Japan eight ships, Holland five, Spain six, Turkey twelve, Portugal twelve, and Germany two large armored ships purchased from English builders about twenty years ago.
Near Prudence Oklahoma claim holder Misa Lillie McLean aged four inches tall and sixty seven pounds resides on a farm with two hands. Nearest neighbor J WH Slattery weighs unknown. Four miles west of Perry FP H Dumas married with four children weighs unknown. Jle and near him Philip Rucker weigh unknown.
Market notes from New York on May 12 report mixed futures for winter flour patents and wheat with some contracts advancing while others closed steady or lower. Spot dairy items like cheese and cream remain mostly steady amid regional price ranges and varying butter and milk fat values. movements reflect cautious demand and ongoing storage considerations.
Market notes wheat corn and oats with prices and firm bids for May June and July. Lists grades and staples for flour and cereal products including winter and spring varieties. Reports receipts of flour and grains and shipments of wheat corn and oats with mixed livestock and poultry tone.
Chicago grain futures for May opened weaker as traders absorbed mixed export data and slowing domestic demand. Prices slipped across wheat and corn while soybeans showed a smaller retreat amid cautious export expectations.
The text lists foods by type and effect. It recommends almonds walnuts pine kernels green water grapes tomatoes and juicy fruits for nerve brain and muscle support, with cautions about liver trouble. It notes figs dried and stone fruits affect liver and warns about daily use of lemons and tomatoes in cold weather.
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