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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1897

Page

2

Hazleton and area events light up spring and summer

Hazleton hosts Memorial Day events with the Quay County Clee club singing in Brockton and Hazleton. Dr N C Shaeffer to address Hazleton high school commencement. A new day nursery planned in Wilkes-Barre at 1 Davis place operating 6 pm to 6 pm for five cents. Frank Knowinskia and Andrew Levieb suffer gas explosion injuries at Mount Carmel mine. Local officials forecast renewed coalfield prosperity with industry repairs and extended operations planned by July 1.

Hazleton Kekley William R. Jeffries Upper Lehigh Judge Carte Wilkes-Barre Summit Hill Carbon County Crack Singers Quay County Clee Club Brockton Hazle Park St. Gabriel’s Church N. C. Shaeffer Hazleton High School Weatherly F. Warner Frank Knowinskia Miner Andrew Levieb Mount Carmel Shamokin Davis Place Dorsey Philadelphia Central Mauch Chunk John L. Williams Union Coal Company R. C. Luther Reading Company Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Coal Company

Fire destroys property owned by Air and Mrs Conner in Vine Street

Early Saturday a fire gutted the attic and chimney area of the Conners home on Vine Street with neighbors saving some first floor items. The hose streams were used to protect surrounding trees while owners held $500 insurance against an estimated $1,500 loss. Also notes a May reception by the Ladies Auxiliary St Aloysius at the Sarafield Opera House and various local social items.

P. J. Conner Vine Street Conners Anthony Ryder Lizzie Hines Mame Murphy Archbald Misses Loughney Fitzhenry Minooka William Jennings Columbiana Orchestra Merry Dancers Anthony Curley West Side Phoenix Duryea William Decker George Tunkhannock Lodge 174 Patriotic Order Sona of America Langcliffe Church John Reap Richard Grimes Elmhurst May Meart Pittston William Brown Wagner Rookdale Joel Davis Frank Beamish Scranton Free Press

Ladies' Ald Society Meeting At Academy

The Ladies' Ald society of the Baptist church will meet Wednesday afternoon at the Academy with a cordial invitation and ample seating. Supper at 6 o'clock. Miss Sarah Watkins and Mr Wilson visited Taylor Sunday. Funeral for Mrs Hattle Vergason at Methodist church at 11 this morning. Memorial services at Baptist church last Sabbath praised for spirit and patriotism. Other notes mention typhoid illness in Watkins family and local lodge activities including initiation of four candidates at Fed Jacket lodge No 524 and officer installations at Paulowna Rebekah lodge No 48 on June 1.

Mecara Webster Alger Bradbury Bennett Home Mission Society of the Primitive Methodist Church Mark Bosley Home Dramatic Company Sarefield Opera House Hose Company Hollister & Bowman's Minnie Greene Moosic New York William England Ladies' Ald Society of the Baptist Church Academy Sarah Watkins Wilson Taylor J. K. Zweizig Bertie East Lemon The Baptist Church Watkins Hattle Wells Vergason Methodist Church Vergason L. Watkins Charles Biddleman Scranton Daniel

Oratory Contest at Alumni Hall Chooses Winners

Representatives from the Normal Literary and Philalethean societies competed in orations and recitations. George Maxey and Edith Lownsberry won gold medals. the Normal Literary society received the $10 prize. Several board members resigned effective next school year.

Alumni Hall Philalethean Porter H. Michael Arthur L. Mann Austin HA. Updyke James C. Dalton George Maxey C. C. Shaw D. D Wellsboro H. Albro Edith Lownsberry Normal Literary Society Board of Instruction and Discipline H. B. Cogswell Koons Skeel Robertson Sucese Cass Spencer Goodall

Mrs. George Root Suffering After Eleventh Leg Break

In Poughkeepsie New York on May 25 Mrs. George Root lies in bed with a broken leg her eleventh fracture in leg bones. She says she self bands and sets the break to prevent swelling and pain with her husband Mr Root helping by gently pulling her foot to set the fracture.

Poughkeepsie N. Y Mra George Root Mra. Root Mr. Root

Fraud duo duped men with staged marriages at Niagara Falls

On May 25 in Niagara Falls New York Francis Watson alias Francia Robinson and Violet Cleveland alias Winnie Hunter were arrested for a matrimonial swindle. They used women as decoys while Watson posed as the injured husband and threatened the victim with a shooting if money was not paid.

Niagara Falls N. Y Francis Watson Francia Robinson Violet Cleveland Winnie Hunter Dupes Robeingon

Oil cloth and matting sale advertised with marked prices

Retail notice for 500 yards of floor oil cloth priced 15c 20c and 33c per square yard and 200 yards of assorted matting 3c to 25s, all offered at half value.

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Susquehanna Notes From Whitney's Budget and County News

Susquehanna shops run six hours daily while preparations for Memorial Day loom. The issue reports farm incidents, local deaths, union activity, railroad notes, and a mix of social and literary items, including poems and celebrity gossip. Memorial Day events feature a parade, writings, and a Moody Relief corps program in Hogan opera house.

Susquehanna Hogan Opera House W. D. B. Alney Montrose Opera House Moody Relief Corps

Diaz Not Coming to See Us

Mexico City May 25. General Diaz will not visit the Philadelphia Commercial museum in June as previously stated in American papers. Native company formation continues with several large concerns planned. companies aggregating thousands of dollars were registered in April and more are announced for May.

W. J. Chappelle Academy of Music Scranton Jenny Lind Barnum Washburn'n Last Sensation Busquehanna Lyons James T. du Bois Washington D. C Halletead BE. T. Wheaton Factoryville Susquehanna C. T. Thorpe Forest City Amos J. Cummings New York Columbian Grove New York Sunday Sun Birchard The Transcript United States Timbuctoo Mexico City Mex Diaz Philadelphia Commercial Museum General Diaz

Dyspepsia Relief Placed On Public Notice

A Rochester woman extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe and effective cure for nervous dyspepsia and weak stomach. She credits lasting relief and urges others to try the product, noting easy digestion and broader health benefits. Sent from Stuart Co. in Marshall Michigan for a brochure on causes and treatments.

H. M. Lee Rochester N. Y Stuart Aia Drviggieta Stuart Co Marshall, Mich

Markets Show Fresh Activity on Wall Street

There was more animation on the Stock Exchange today with commission house buying signaling outside interest. Strength pushed many stocks above last night’s close at times, but profit taking weighed on closing prices. Total sales reached 271,000 shares as professional traders maintained market control.

New York Stock Exchange Commission House William Linn Allen & CO Mears

New York Produce Market May 3 Prices and Market Busy

Flour dull and balance mixed as city mill patents at 4.00 to 6.20, winter patents 4.76 to 4.00, Minnesota patents and bakers steady. rye, cornmeal dull, barley quiet. Wheat spot weak with No 1 northern New York near 4 cents, No 1 northern Duluth higher to arrive. Butter steady. cheese quiet with small varieties listed. Market activity shows options opened higher then softened, multiple months closed lower.

New York City Minnesota Buffalo Duluth Tac Eadier Elvator Western Creamery Eigina Traitalon Creamery State Dairy Quiet Lange State Small Fancy

Fragmented OCR item with scattered place names and codes

Readable text lists disjoint terms such as skinis bazigo full whims 74a3c and Eage BSteady state Pennsylvania W2420c western freeh 1144c southern lWyallige Tallow City 2 per package siyade country packages free. No coherent event or clear entities.

Eage Pennsylvania Southern Siyade Sattge

Commodity Prices and Receipts Reported in Philadelphia Market

The May 25 Philadelphia market summary lists mixed grain and dairy futures with May June and July notes, including butter at 15 cents and fresh Pennsylvania prints. It records steady corn, unchanged butter, hepatitis? No. Receipts show flour 4000 barrels, wheat 4000 bushels, corn 00 bushels, oats 2400 bushels. shipments of wheat 40 parcels, oats 9000 bushels.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Duli Tower New York

Chicago Grain and Market Summary May Prices and Quotes

The report lists futures for Wheat May July September and similar for Corn Oats Pork Lard Short Ribs and hides cash quotes for flour and various grains. It records receipts and shipments across flour wheat corn oats rye barley and other commodities with specific figures and price ranges.

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Market Report Buffalo May 2 Cattle Hogs Sheep Prices

Bast Buffalo May 2 Cattle receipts through and no activity. Hogs steady Yorkers good to choice total 1 063 0 roughs common to goo 4 255 40 pigs good to choice War Sheep and lambs quiet lambs choice to prime 10w515 ovils to common Fi 15a 2.85 sheep choice to selected wethers 1 ia 4 60 culls and common 2 250d63

New York Live Stock Prices Amid Mixed Hogs Steady

Daily market report lists no trading activity for cattle and sheep with seen rises and declines in veal and yearlings. Veal and lambs described weak while hogs hold steady. overall market tone reflects limited demand and cautious trading for veal cattle and sheep.

New York

Chicago Livestock Market Report May Day Sluggish Cattle

Mixed cattle with slow and weak conditions, calves steady, hoges weak, sheep steady to active with prices around 2.00 to 4.60 for common to prime. Lambs in demand to 4.70 for Mexican and Texas origins, spring lambs noted at around 6.00. Receipts mixed across categories.

Chicago Holal

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