Farview station opens as miscellaneous items stream in
Neighboring counties report Farview station now open and a busy slate of local notes. Honesdale mails discuss trout honors for Frank Sherwood with 107 caught, Waymart plans a new school district vote, and a large fire clay deposit is found in Wyoming county.
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Farview
Honesdale
Waymart
Osterhout
Wilkes- Barre
Lake Ariel
Frank Sherwood
Lehigh Valley
Sayre
Pottsville
Monticello
South Montrose
A. C. Crossley
Staracea
Chase
Hallstead
Busquehanna County
Europe
Good Templars
Zurich
Switzerland
North Branch Township
Wyoming County
Forkston Mountain
Athens
Albert H. Kipp
Wilkes-Barre
Crystal Lake
Forest City
Newetella
John T. Armstrong
Edwardsville
No. 4
Harry Cummings
Monroeton
A. M. Warburton
Campbellsville
Sullivan County
Meshoppen
Bert Winnie
Winnie
Various local notices and schedule items from Scranton area
Postoffice hours today run from 9 to 11 a.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. Most collieries of Pennsylvania Coal Co. idle today with Schooley closed. all others resume Monday. Sarsfield Literary Club picnics at Lackawanna Park. Standard Bicycle Club plans ride to Scranton. Walter Woolever departs today for a week with parents in Washington DC. Primitive Methodist church choir to meet this evening. Mrs N F E Hoskins visited Scranton yesterday. Lehigh Valley Co. to erect a tower at West Avoca crossing to improve area. Miss Mary Bohan of Pittston visiting town. Mrs. Swan, sister of Mrs. Harris, arrives from Scotland. Harris is critically ill. Miss Kate Gilmartin of Pittston visits Frank and Mrs Beamish. John Coll takes collector job at Pioneer Laundry in Carbondale. Mrs. John Sammon of North End critically ill with paralysis. James Coleman and M F Brien visit Honesdale. William Jennings assisted Parsons choir entertainment last evening.
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Pennsylvania Coal Company
Schooley
Sarsfield Literary Club
Lackawanna Park
Standard Bicycle Club
Scranton
Walter Woolever
Washington, D. C
Cory
The
Primitive Methodist Church
Pittston
Frank Beamish
John Coll
Carbondale
John Sammon
North End
James Coleman
M. F. Brien
Honesdale
William eJnnings
Parsons Choir
Local News Brief From Tunkhannock Area
Mrs W E Kiefer visited her daughter Mrs Dr Hewitt in Meshoppen. Miza Mae Hoadity went to Wilkes Barre to work in a confectionary store. Fred Jennings plans to open his tea bakery about June 10. A switchman at the station was run over by an empty box car. Hinlee was badly injured and taken to Wilkes Barre. A meeting was called at the
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Kiefer
Dr. Hewitt
Meshoppen
Miza Mae Hoadity
Wilkes-Barre
Fred Jennings
Hinlee
Forest City News Highlights Include Births and Local Events
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Hugh Pohren in Forest City. The street committee suspends Commissioner Frank McCloskey over unapproved street work. A post office schedule is listed. A boxing match between Connolly and Chambers is set for June 18 with a 126 purse. A Mendelssohn cantata at Davis Opera House funds a free circulating library. A lengthy cast list for Esther the Queen accompanies price details. Elmer Seeley is named night operator at Pleasant Mount. The Y M C A meets to discuss Receiving the Holy Ghost. A negro minstrel troupe performed Thursday night and the new school board will organize June 8.
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Hugh Pohren
Frank McCloskey
A. Sherwood
Uniondale
Forest City
Reddy
Connolly
Richmoendale
Jack Chambers
Chambers
Ether
Davis’ Opera House
Mendelasohn Choral Union
John Luther Morgan
Davis’ Drug Store
Elmer Seeley
Ontario and Western
Pleasant Mount
Young Men's Christian Association
Center Street
G. HB. Stone
Grant Avenue
Local Notes From Susquehanna And Surrounding Towns
Unionsville resident Wallace Tingley of Susquehanna visits friends in town on Thursday. Jay Mills returns from Scranton after two weeks away. Tra Thomas buys a new bicycle. Mrs Edwin Corey visits Carbondale Wednesday. Nathan Fuhrman engages for work with R L Jones. Presbyterian Sunday school children practice for Children’s Day. Lewis Crandall works for Walter Carpenter of Clifford. Clifford pioneer farmer Richard Davies visits Thursday. Mrs D D Jenkins teaches a large music class. Farmers prepare for grasshopper invasion by raising many chickens and turkeys, with some flocks already over a hundred chicks.
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Wallace Tingley
Susquehanna
Jay Mills
Scranton
Tra Thomas
Carbondale
Edwin Corey
Nathan Fuhrman
R. L. Jones
Presbyterian Sunday School
Lewis Crandall
Walter Carpenter
Clifford
Richard Davies
Mra
D. D. Jenkins
Invention safeguards large breakers with water triggered by fire
The Miners Journal reports a traveling man proposed a safety system for large breakers. The plan uses fire triggered water release and a thermostatic control to turn off water after extinguishing the fire. Builders in Wyoming and Schuylkill endorse it as it eliminates internal watchmen.
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Potteville
Miners’ Journal
Paris
Wyoming
Schuylkill
Patent Office
Carpet and Oil Cloth Sale Ad
A sale notice lists carpet and oil cloth discounts. Oil cloths priced at 15 to 83 cents per square yard, originally 20 to 50 cents. Matting offered at 81 cents to 2.50, half price.
Simple Auto Water Shutoff Invention Described
The Journal reports a simple feasible device that shuts water off when temperature falls to a set point after a fire is extinguished. Drawings shown by the reporter suggest the apparatus will save water and damage in coal breakers factories churches theaters and other large buildings, promising profit for inventor and maker.
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Journal Reporter
Fire destroys Maltby breaker in Wilkes-Barre area
The Maltby breaker and nearby structures burned overnight. The fire destroyed the breaker boiler house three flat cars and two coal cars of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western company with workers nearby preventing spread. The cause remains undetermined with a pattern of three recent blazes in the same vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Maltby
Tribune
the Times
Saga
Fuller & Stetler
Scranton
Lawrence Myers
Hunt Estate
Cit
D., L. & W. Company
Wyoming Coal & Land Company
Voise
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
William Griffiths
West Pittston
Wyoming Coal and Land Company
Company
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Brakeman Injured Thrown From Lehigh Valley Train
Frank H. Mitchell a 20 year old brake man on the Lehigh Valley road was admitted to Pittston hospital with very serious fractures of the right leg and thigh after being thrown from a car near Tunkhannock Pittston this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittston
Frank H. Mitchell
Lehigh Valley
Pittston Hospital
Tunkhannock
Wilkes-Barre Public Building Bill Approved
The senate committee on public buildings reported favorably on the Wilkes-Barre public building bill. The proposed appropriation reaches 225000 dollars for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee
Washington
Senate Committee On Public Buildings
Wilkes-Barre
Sugar Notch Postmaster Appointment
Washington May 28 Daniel Lewis was today appointed postmaster at Sugar Notch replacing P T Nelly who was removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Notch
Washington
Daniel Lewis
P. T. Nelly
Rothschild and Blanco How the Financier Paid the Dictator
A Chicago Record summary tells how Guzman Blanco, Venezuelan dictator, sought a loan from Baron Rothschild in Paria. Blanco compliments Rothschild as the richest banker, but Rothschild deflects, insisting he is not as rich as claimed and that many others are richer.
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Chicago Record
Guzman Blanco
Venezuela
Baron de Rothschild
Paria
Gunman
Questioning Power and Wealth in Venezuela Politics
Guzman smiled at Rothachild during a tense exchange about vast estates totaling 600,000 square miles and an income of 7 million dollars with 2.6 million slaves cited, highlighting the era's grandiose claims and political theater.
India Curry A Hot Weather Condiment Guide
A 19th century guide explains curry powder usage in American households, its English origin, and how to prepare an Indian curry sauce. It details ingredients for curry powder, storage tips, and a step by step recipe using coconut milk, chicken, onion, butter, green pepper, flour, curry powder, lemon juice, and optional raisins or apricots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Warren Hastings
Engilehmen
East Indies
Jury System Must Reflect Average Conscience and Intelligence
The Philadelphia Times argues Judge Dean is right to demand a jury system aligned with the plain mandates of law. Only jurors representing the average citizen can curb corruption, ensure justice, and protect person and property against abuses by the idle and vicious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Philadelphia
Deanwell
Wall Street Review Markets Turn Higher on Anticipated Cover
The market showed firm demand with prices held strong throughout the session. Some buying aimed at short-covering, likely to continue into tomorrow’s brief session before a Monday holiday ends the trading interval. Total stock sales reached 118,018 shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Toder
Wales
William Linn
Allen & CO
Mears
Flour and grain markets show weakness amid light trading
New York markets report continued weakness in the flour market with light business. Prices for winter and Minnesota patents drift lower while corn and oats see mixed movements. Beef and dairy quotes hold steady to dull as markets close with slight gains in some months.
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New York
Iight
Minneta
Minnesota
Douth
TigaTle
TigaTce
Lée
Jc. Oats
City Extra India Mesa
Western Creamery
Lalbige
Thyalde
Elgins
State
Waléye
Emall
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Market Report Edges Prices Across Commodities
Market notes show steady to firm tone for wheat and corn with mixed May to August contracts. Dairy items like butter and cheese show varied quality levels from fresh nearby to western prints, while hogsheads and barrels of live stock remain steady to dull. Receipts include wheat 34,000 bushels, corn 60,000 bushels, oats 10,000 bushels. shipments list wheat 42,000 bushels, corn 9,000 bushels, oats 13,000 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Western Creamery
Pennsylvania
New York
Broilers
Wheat and pork futures mixed in Chicago trading May day
Chicago May 2 futures show mixed moves with Wheat May and Corn May drifting while July contracts edge higher. Pork futures touch around 6.00 to 6.05 with May lard near 2.02 and July around 2.04 as the market lists price quotes and closes in narrow ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jay
Macy
Ain
Commodity prices and shipments in rural market ledger
A fragment lists grains and byproducts with prices and units such as corn, white and listed items. Receipts show flour and various grains measured in barrels and bushels with figures for wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, and barley values. Shipments note similar quantities for flour, wheat, corn, oats, barley.
Market Summary Chicago May 2 Cattle Sheep Prices Decline
Cattle steady to firmer with top figures around 4.80 for beef steers and 3.5 for calves. Sheep steady with lambs lower and slower demand, ranges 8.40 to 6.00 for poorest to best. Receipts show about 8,000 cattle and 5,000 sheep reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Market Report Shows Varied Livestock Prices in New York
New York markets report mixed livestock activity with steady to lower prices. Cattle and sheep volumes show some unsold stock including dry cows and yearlings, while hog prices edge down to about 4.40 per unit amid fluctuating demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
May
Bulit
Madi
Cattle Steady Hogs Active at East Buffalo Market
Market notes from East Buffalo dated May 2 report cattle steady hogs active with Yorkers fair to choice around 8.05.72 and pigs good to choice near 8. Dha numbers show sheep and lambs steady with cuttle to common 3.24 to 4.25 and wether ranges around 1.6 to 1.6.25.
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East Buffalo
Reforming a wager after a boxing tale from Washington Post
A man from Bt. Lewis recounts his wife's urging to bet on a boxing price fight, recalling the Corbett-Fitzsimmons bout and a post event Washington Post story. He plans to heed her advice to wager $100 on Pit a, noting his wife rarely follows sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbett-Fitzsimmons
Washington Post
Low C. Fane
Bt. Lewis
Rigge House
Pita
Bettor's Regret Over a Fifty Time Push for Fitzsimmons
A narrator recalls a repeated bet on the Australian fighter Fitzsimmons driven by a persistent woman who swayed him with her confident study of the fight. He follows through to Baltimore to place $100 and loses $140 already risked while a St. Louis woman is set to receive a ring anyway.
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Baltimore
Fitzsimmons
St. Louis
Aml
Pullman Receives Prague Honor for Pullman Town
George M. Pullman earned two medals and a diploma at an international hygienic expo in Prague for founding and building the most perfect town in the world, the Chicago suburb of Pullman, highlighted by the Pullman sleeping car exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
George M. Pullman
Mercantile Club
Chicago
Pullman
Prague
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Esther
May Watkins Ahasverus
David J. Jones Haman
Poaiimn
Mordecai
Henry Carr Zereah
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Zeresh
Haman
Minnie Hine Mordecai
Separe
Thomas
Mary Sullivan
Derees Rowe Meddleton
William Watkins Otto Ce Riiew
Joseph McKernon Hegear
Patrick McKernon
Fromus Sey Et Sonsces
Morgan Jenkins
Eawaheses
Ewome Sec Cay
Encaneseenenet
Charles Arnold Harbonah
Coreeelavon O. Evans
Rose Meddieton
Nelile Sullivan Zoresh
Abbie Thomas
Wm. Watking
Mabel Wolcott
Alice Box
King’s Pages
Herbert Reynolds
Lester Hine
Maier Wine
Ciytin’ Morgan
Charles Arnold
Evan O. Evans
Marty Morgan
J. Luther Morgan
T% Young Indies
Missa Lottile Reynolds
Piantet
Ingram
Scott Inglis
Lacka. Ave
Royal Maken
Royal Das Powdem CO
Wilkes-Barre’s
Philadelphia Times
Wall Street Review
Tolenovo
Febr
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del & Hudson
al al Loule, & Nash
Aos
L. Bo & WL. Uy
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Western
Ormeha
Pac
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Phila
Read
Southern KR. R. Pr
Mile Tenn. C. & Iron
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
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Western Union
TOM Conneene
U.S
Chicago Board OF Trade
Trade Exchange
Scranton & Pittston Tras. Co
Oon National Boring & Drill'g Co
First National Bank
Elmhurst Boulevard Co
Scranton Ravings Bank
Bscranton Packing Co
Lacka, Iron & Steel Co
Third National Bank
Eterna Eee Throop Novelty M
Venee
Scranton Traction Oc
Scranton Axle Works
Seaesaene
Weaton Mill
Alexander Car Replacer Co
Scranton Bedding Co
Lacka. Trust & Safe
Scranton Pass
People's Street Railway
Scranton & Pittston ‘Trac. Co
Dickson Manufacturing Co
Lacka
Township School
Mt. Vernon Coal Co
Chicago Grain Market
Capt
John W. Moore
Soviury,t
Han
J. W. Moons
Ducon
Moons
Hood
Moone
S. G. Kerr
Wyoming House
Lackawanna Ave
Ielding
Snyder
Buffalo Live
Felix LE Grua
Wm. G. Clark
Peno Ave
Scranton, Pa
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