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Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1899

Page

2

Atlantic League Scores and Postponements Spark Haste

The Vocal Club leads the Atlantic League with a win over Lancaster as Newark defeats Lancaster. Rain delays postponements across Cleveland Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Washington. Scranton defeats the Barons moving ahead of Allentown with matches listed for today in Wilkes Barre Paterson Reading Newark Lancaster.

Alientown Newark Lancaster Cleveland Philadelphia Pittsburg Washington Scranton Barons Allentown Wilkes Barre A. m. Wilkes-Barre P. m. Paterson Richmond Reading

Scranton Tops Barons 3–0 Before 400 at Athletic Park

Scranton defeated Wilkes-Barre 3 to 0 in a well played afternoon game at Athletic Park. Risley pitched brilliantly for Scranton, with Goodwin matching him for Wilkes-Barre. Knoll led off for Scranton with a single and later scored, while Lippert, Dillon, and Eagan connected for key hits. Burns starred for Wilkes-Barre, but the home team held firm into the ninth inning as Risley locked down the shutout.

Athletic Park Scranton Barons Risley Goodwin Burns Wilkes- Barre Atherton Washington Pittsburg Daniel Knoll Dillon Eagan Lippert Doherty Wilkes-Barre Byrne Smith McDermott Richter Goecke Pete Eagan Odwell Fiest McMahon Pete Coughlin Bills O’connell Boranton A. Knoll Oeehenns Thilon Asses Bosea Konoll Birick Ry Risley Well Viret Balla OW Riner

Allentown Baseball Game Fueled by Key Catches and Delehanty

The narrative highlights FR Smith dazzling catches and the runs from T Delehanty and Fos. Score favors Backifies hite-Childe with Joe Delehanty, Delehanty, and BR Smith among top performers. Stolen bases credited to Jos Delehanty BR Smith Cockman Loft. Garvin and West struck out, double plays noted.

Richmond Wrigley Vessesses Bhannon Dolan Ceteneentaeee Preybold W.sencersse Calhoun Hargrove Ccsecseves Dundon Cecevernerers Steelman Pessisceare & Ps Savseccecceieces Ib Paterson Kris Morin BEOBS Thornton Duncan, CO Vrescovevers Flaherty Gochnaur Paterson Dundon Saerifica Chesbro Bielenbarck Shannon Fry Goerhnaur Umpfire Betts FR. Smith T. Delehanty Fos Hite Childe Joe Delehanty Jos BR. Smith Cockman Loft Allentown Garvin West Delahanty McIntyre Childs Drauby Balle Woet Wild Piich Berger

Newark Dominates Lancaster With Eight-Run First Inning

In Lancaster on May 2 Newark jumped to an eight-run first inning as a minor pitcher went high then settled. Herndon held Lancaster. Klopf starred at short and Beere contributed at the plate and in the field for Newark.

Lancaster Minor Newark Herndon Klopf Beere

National League game reports from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh

National League notes from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with line scores and batter highlights. Mergeland and Hughey lead Philadelphia hitters while Sugden and Douglass contribute. umpires Galtney and Andrews noted. In Pittsburgh Washington Rath is listed with Pittsburg batting details incomplete.

Philadelphia Mergeland Hughey Sugden Donohue Douglass Galtney Andrews

Eastern League scores and travel note

In Syracuse Rochester blanked Syracuse 10 to 0. Hartford defeated Springfield 6 to 1. Worcester topped Providente 9 to 7. Toronto and Montreal were tied 4 to 4 when play was called in the eighth inning to let teams catch trains.

Syracuse Rochester Hartford Springfield Worcester Providente Toronto Montreal

Immense assortment of Ingramn Carpets on display

A local store touts one of the largest and most selected stock of carpets shown in this city this season. The display promises a wide range of styles and colors to suit any home.

Western Leagues Scores and College Games Summary

Kansas City tied Buffalo 6 6 Minneapolis posted 11 Detroit 4 Columbus 4 Milwaukee 2 Indianapolis 3 J Paul L College Games priced at 3 Princeton 6

Kansas City Buffalo Minneapolis Detroit Columbus Milwaukee Indianapolis J. Paul Princeton

Diamond Fick Ups and Slow Fielding Costly Errors

A recap of a baseball game noting Goodwin's first pitch strike and Dillon's hard fouls. Knoll at center is praised for defense while McMahon and Casey Ra are cited for costly mistakes. O'Neill shows good form behind the plate as the team struggles in crucial moments.

Goodwin Dillon Knoll Casey McMahon O'Neill

Amateur Base Ball Notes Spark Local Contests

The Twirlers beat the Willow Street Stars 15 to 6 on Saturday. Several intercity challenges are listed for Decoration Day and early June including Old Forge versus Dunmore on June 4 and Jermyn High School versus Carbondale High School on June 2. The Pine Brook Crescenta invites the South Side for a June 4 game at James Boys ground, and No. 21 Schoos accepts a challenge. The Taylor Red a will travel to Factorsville to face Keratone Academy. Morris and Glynn as the Hats battery. Gendal of Wyoming Seminary to cover short. Willow Street Stars seek a game with St Thomas College on June 3 at 10 a.m. on Orchard grounds.

Willow Street Stars Moses Taylor Hospital Birch Street Stars Beech Street Little Mines John Ce Thandger Joseph Wuench Old Forge Dunmore Eurekas Dan Iolland Jermyn High School Carbondale High School East Side Archbald High School Joe O'Brien Pine Brook Crescenta James Boys The Tribune A. Miller Schoos Robert White Taylor Reda Factorsville Keratone Academy Reds Morris and Glynn Battery Gendall Wyoming Seminary Bt. Thomas College

Dobbs Wins Over Driscoll In Fourteen Rounds

A London cablegram reports Bobby Dobbs defeated Jerry Driscoll in fourteen rounds. Driscoll weighed twenty pounds more and is a middleweight, while Dobbs fights as a welterweight. Dobbs sails June 2 and is set to fight Mysterious Billy Smith. matches with Kid Lavigne and McPartland are discussed.

Jack” Skelly London Bobby Dobbs Jerry Driscoll Driscoll Dobbs Billy Smith Kid Lavigne McPartland

Liverpool Sailor Cleared in Ted Sloan Rumor

Riley Grannan arrived from Liverpool on the Cunard steamer Lucania. He denied rumors of a heavy romance with Ted Sloan, stating there was no truth to the claim.

Riley Grannan Liverpool Cunard Line Lucania Ted Sloan

Scranton Business Directory Fragments and Listings

A scrambled column lists professionals and services in Scranton including attorneys doctors architects and merchants. Entries mention Brigg Proprietor mail orders 1100 North Main avenue, Eicke's drug store corner Adams and Mulberry, architects Brown Lacey Son Traders National Bank building, physicians Lyman Reynolds Shepard Browning and more, plus Hat maker Spruce Street and Elk Café with prices and hours.

B. Briggs North Main Avenue Eicke Adams and Mulberry

Fire safety tips home made grenades and escape advice

The Philadelphia Press offers fire prevention and escape guidance. instructions cover making salt nitrate ammonia fire grenades, using flour on oil fires, chimney protection upgrades, and protective gear for smoke. It also includes practical escape tips like wrapping wet cloths and crawling to exits, plus a brief joke about a golf coat.

Dairy Prices and Produce Offerings At Local Market

Corrected by H inat at 7 Lackawanna Avenue, the dairy and produce section lists Butter Cream, cheese full cream, various quantities with prices including $1.00 for some items and $1.45 for others. Peas at $1.10 per bushel, Bermudian onions at $1.49 per crate, potatoes at $? per bushel, lemons per box, flour at $4.50.

Lackawanna Avenue Loemons—S

Philadelphia Wheat and Flour Market Report May 20

Wheat prices firm and higher for No 2 and mixed grades with May contracts around 37. Offerings for No 2 white and mixed varied while flour remains firm though quiet with various grades and roller clear and patent priced. Butter cheese and sugar steady. live poultry dull. receipts show 18 000 bushels of wheat and 35 000 bushels of corn among totals.

Philadelphia Eister Superior Pennsylvania Western Creamery

SITUATION WANTED ADS INCLUDE INDY HOUSEKEEPER

A middle aged Indy seeks housekeeper position with references. Address Mrs E Jackson Dunmore Pa. A Marion Street laundry expert offers services opposite the factory Green Ridge. Also a nurse position open for any woman willing to travel through Tribune office. Various livestock receipts listed.

Boston Mass Cambridge Tribune Struthers, Wells & Co Warren, Fa Indy Mra Jackson Dunmore, Pa Marion Street Green Ridge

New York Creamery Brands Listed in May Market

A May listing from New York catalogs multiple dairy suppliers and products including Butter-Strong western creamery and imitation creamery items. Entries note factory names such as W4galdige and U'galdige along with various cheese brands like Totwilse and SinaSyc and price references such as 1644¢. The list also mentions Eges-Baag and regional references to Pennsylvania and southern markets.

New York U'galdige Pennsylvania

New York Live Stock Market Report May 2

New York opening slow with cattle and sheep market activity mixed. Cows easier and bulls line steady on Chicago prices. steers generally firm, calves weaker. butter and milk values constrained. sheep and yearlings dull with occasional declines noted.

New York Chicago

Wheat advances as soy futures slide in Chicago market

Chicago market notes show wheat up 14 cents per bushel for July at TigaTige while corn remains unchanged and pork and lard gain modestly. Cash quotes list steady flour and varied grain prices including No 2 spring wheat and No 2 red corn, with pork and lard moving slightly and many numbers irregularly recorded.

Chicago TigaTige Sasitio Ataea Don Thatio

Cattle Prices Strong in Chicago Market Report

Cattle demand and prices ruled firm with fancy quailty via quotes around 5.00 to 5.00 for choice cattle and Western fed at 4.75 to 5.00. Stockers and feeders 4.20 to 6.25, cows and heifers 1.60 to 4.00, calves up to 7.76. Hogs brisk with top droves near 59.85, fancy packers around 1.60 to 1.80, pigs near 3.70. Sheep and lambs slow with weak prices overall.

Chicago

City Credit and Shipment Figures Reported

On City May 2 credit balances stood at $1.12 and certificates plan at $1.19. Low shipments reached 1594, with 142 barrels, average shipments 7 211 en rine. Barrels priced at $1.84 with average runs noted.

East Buffalo Stock Market Report May 2 Cattle Sheep Hogs

Receipts data show cattle 21 cars, sheep and lambs 1 car, hogs 127 cars through noon. Cattle active with fat export prices around 4.70 to 5.00, bulls 4.00 to 5.00, stockers and ewes varied. Sheep and lambs market erratic with bulk under 4.50, many lambs unsold. Hogs steady to firm with medium hogs selling around 8.60 to 9.00. buyers and grades noted, turnout moderate.

East Buffalo H.llad Jersey

East Tiberty Livestock Prices Report May 2

Prices for cattle hogs and lambs show mixed bids across categories. Listings include prime prime extra heavy hogs at 0.0004.1 and heavy Yorgers with mixed grades, plus good roughs and stings trade figures.

East Tiberty Choice Wether Common Choice Lampe

Train Schedules From Scranton to Major Points May Fourth

On May 4 schedules show trains from Scranton to Carbondale Albany Saratoga Montreal and Toronto via Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Railroad and other lines with multiple departure times morning noon and evening. Arrivals to Scranton list numerous return times from Wilkes Barre and points west with several connections. Officials W Burdick G P A Albany and H W Cross D P A Scranton announced lowest rates to all U S and Canada points.

Lehigh and Susquehanna Division Timetable 1899

Train times from Scranton to Pittston Wilkes-Barre and transfers to New York Philadelphia and Baltimore. Express and local departures to Newark Elisabeth Long Branch Reading Harrisburg and Pottsville with general terminal connections at New York foot of Liberty Street and South Ferry. Officials J H Olhausen and H P Baldwin.

Lehigh and Susquehanna Division New York Libertreet N. Ft South Ferry Whitehs Scranton Pittston Wilkes-Barre Lakewood Atlantic City Newark Elisabeth Philadelphia Reading Terminal Match Chunk Allentown Bethlehem Easton Baltimore Washington Long Branch Ocean Grove Reading Lebanon Harrisburg Pottsville Liberty Street North River Whitehall Street Brooklyn Staten Island Grand Central Depot Long Island Railroad J. H. Olhausen H. P. Baldwin Pass

Black Diamond Express and Routes From Scranton 1899

Lehigh Valley Railroad announces November 14 1899 trains to Philadelphia New York via TD and H M B with 645 4 m and 1204 218 4 27 Black Diamond Express and 1130 p m Sundays. D W 158 745 p m for White Haven Hazleton and principal points via routes 645 218 427 p m. For Pottsville 645 248 p m for Bethlehem Easton Reading via D IER RB 640 a m 42 ous 4 27 Black Diamond Express 110 Sundays D H 105 746 p m. For Bunkhannock Towanda Elmira Ithaca Geneva and principal intermediate via stations via D L W R B 608 a m 324 04 and 480 p m. For Geneva Rochester Buffalo Ning ing Fels Chicago and all parts west via D H B WL08 29 jack Diamond express 745 and 1 pm Sundays H 1 pm 748 pm. Pullman parlor and sleeping or Lehigh Valley parlor car on all trains between Wilkes Barre and New York Philadelphia Buffalo and Suspension Bridge. Jollin H Wilbur General Passenger Agent Bethlashem PA Chas E Lep General Passenger Agent Cortlandt Street New York A Wm Nonemacher Division Passenger Agent South Bethlehem PA For tickets and Pullman reservations apply Lackawanna Ave Scranton PA.

Lehigh Valley Railroad Bcranton Philadelphia New York White Haven Hazleton the & i Rk. R Pottsville Bethlehem Easton Reading Harerlecture Princige D. & Ier Bunkhannock Towanda Elmira Tihaca Geneva Princips Rochester Buffalo Ninging Fels Chicago H.R. B Wilkes -Harre Philadelpha Suspension Bridge Jollin H. Wilbur Booth Bethlshem CHAS LEP Pass Agt Cortelandt Street Nonemacher Lackawanna Ave Scranton

Erie and Wyoming Valley Train Schedule Notice

Time table in effect from 10th, 1894 lists trains leaving Scranton for New York, Erie, and intermediate points at 7 03 pm and 22 00 pm. Trains arrive in Scranton from these points at 0 23 am, 1 15 pm, and 6 00 pm.

Scranton New York Newburg Erie Railroad Hawley

Timetable details for New York Ontario & Western Rail Way

New York Ontario & Western Railway timetable effective May 2 lists Scranton to Carbondale and Cassdosa departures at 1 4 m with through connections North and South. Afternoon 4 p m trains provide links to Suspension Bridge Detroit Chicago and other points. Cadoula to Scranton trains at 6 10 p m and 7 05 p m. Cadusia connections with Main line north south at 1 04 m arrive 1 04 a m return. Ends with signatures General Passenger Agent C Anderson and Dry Passenger Agent Scranton Pa.

Scranton Carbondale Cadossa Suspension Bridge Detroit Chicago Cadoula Cadosia Ranion J. C. Anderson New York T. Pliec Bees

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