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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1897
Page
2
The Welsh Congregational church literary society plans an evening of solos recitations and a debate. Injured railroad worker Joseph Stephens from Forest City faces hospital amputation risk. Local bakery sale ends. St Agnes Church choir to perform with Dramatic Association. announcements include dinners, visits, and a Thanksgiving turkey dinner at H W Browns building.
Factoryville Pa November reports a soggy start yet bright prospects as the Musical Alliance holds sessions with Alfred Wooler of Scranton to lead a contest and concert. Nichols Choir wins praise amid choir contests and an evening programme featuring The Linden Tree and A Spring Song with soloists and chorus.
The article reports on multiple choirs led by conductors including Mr. W. N. Manchester and Mr. Thornesne, with performances by Nicholson Choir and others. Adjudicators from Cleveland and nearby towns praised the efforts as three choirs competed heartily, with Alfred Wooler highlighted for tomorrow night’s concert and Nicholson winning the choir contract.
Miss Hydle returns from visit to McCrundly residence. J J McKensile on jury duty this week. Mrs Delph of Moosle critically ill. Miss Ward visiting Mrs Temes Hartnett in Boranton. Frank and Mary Hallock’s month-old daughter mentioned. Miss Clifford entering Mansfield Normal School in Tree 1. Mrs Kane of Pittston and daughter Mrs Kenny of Tar Fons hosted by Mr and Mrs Hanlon. Mr Gettins of Scranton takes cutter position at Methreil’s. B S Catalon of Owera NY visiting town. Mrs Lenore Lake of St Louis to lecture at Sars hl Opera house next Tuesday evening. Larder auxiliary praises temperance advocate. Teed 10 cent entrance noted. Junit Endeavor group to serve turkey dinner on Thanksgiving Day in the basement of the Cold Pel lowers Hall. Baked goods sale planned. O Malloy’s hall transformed into fairy land by Primitive Methodists with bagpipe and oral exhibition. Floral display praised. visit encouraged. Strong attendance at Methodist Temple for Epworth lecture course. Rev G T Price of Lepiston gave talk on Personal Reminiscences of the War. Price noted as former pastor and parishioners pleased to greet him and wife.
Dr D A Capwell of Scranton faced limited success last Tuesday in a local shooting venture and plans another attempt soon. John Fillman of New York City vacations with his uncle John Ellenberger while improving his time at shooting rabbits and birds. Charles BE Hunt now owns the famous black road mare once owned by Thomas Brooka of Scranton. Mr and Mrs Jacob Hough of Deckertown NJ stay with his brother Thomas Hough in town. The Methodist Episcopal Church Musical Alliance attracts town interest with Prof Meyers directing and vocal training noted as thorough and instructive. The alliance ends with a choir prize announced in a separate Tribune column and Alfred Wooler of Elm Park church in Scranton slated as soloist for this evening’s concert.
Bishop Anseer reports the murder of Rhenish missionaries Nies and Hennle in Chang-Kio-Chuang, South Shan-Tan. Chinese villagers defended themselves, wounding attackers. no man dared identify the murderers. Dispatch follows via Berlin and Cologne Gazetted notices.
German sailors and marines landed in Shan-Yun province on Monday morning to avenge a murdered missionary. They found 500 Chinese armed with rifles and 14 Krupp field guns. Chinese fled as Germans entered the fortifications, pulled down the Chinese flag, and raised the German standard.
A brilliant meteoric event lit the Santa Paula sky on November 18 after 4 am. A red and blue pyramid-like light descended into the sea, water spouting high like a geyser. H Sooper, nearby, saw his horses bolt as the meteor fell, while an elderly Spaniard nearby could not move for half an hour amid a strong odor noted along the boulevard.
Lawyer Howe claims to have evidence that Mrs Nack caused the death of a young woman who was the sweet heart of a wealthy New Yorker. He says he will reveal details at the trial while noting Mrs Nack feels she bore responsibility for the death and the baby's murder. The piece mentions money given by the wealthy man and a Connecticut connection.
San Francisco dispatch reports that General Niel orders 2 000 cavalry infantry and artillery to quell a large Chinese uprising near Sahueanta, 129 miles east of Jee Genel. Most rebels are said to be Manchurian soldiers defeated in the recent war with Japan.
The Anchertine steamer Mul City burned to waterline off the lower Mitsivaing while bound for New Orleans. Forty souls and 1,000 tons of whitehall rope aboard were lost. all passengers and crew escaped. The loss is estimated near 100,000. Several valuable horses being shipped to New Orleans were also burned.
Nine well known citizens in southeastern Bloomington were arrested for white capping. Indictments by the grand jury allege on an August night Milton Southerd and his elderly mother were forcibly removed from their home and whipped. Suspects include William Sexton KM Budds Geo Hartrock Earl Mitchell John Mitchell Maurice Lucas Everett Chambers George Palmer and Charles Podkina. All posted bonds.
Dr WM Wilson in Tarik Wh performs a new skin graft on John Acklin 25 after a Chicago cable car crash. Surgeon uses vernploves from a live opossum on the back of the hand wound and will repeat daily until coverage achieved.
Costa Rica's primary election for the 1808-1902 period was held amid order with Civilist candidate Velesine defeating Republican rival by more than twenty three thousand votes. The tally marked the largest vote in the nation's history.
Duke Crox on was found guilty of abducting a woman with revolver threat and assaulting her after a group pursued Mr and Mrs Gleason from Newport Kentucky. Jurors fixed his punishment at twenty years in the penitentiary under Kentucky law which allowed death.
The stock exchange shows reduced volume and nearly flat price changes indicating equilibrium and a dormant speculative market. Rugged room trading drives most minor shifts as attempts to attract outside orders yield little net effect. total sales reach 147,400 shares in today’s session.
A garbled OCR filled with scattered references to New York markets and goods. Mentions dairy items like creamery products, cheese, and butter. mentions regions such as Pennsylvania and western markets. notes prices and activity as quiet or steady. Details are unclear but indicate a broad price and product summary for dairy and petroleum goods.
Wheat prices show dullness with declines for contract grades. Potatoes and poultry display firm demand in places while refined sugar remains firm. Cotton and oil products hold steady. grain shipments include 26,000 bushels of wheat and 11,000 bushels of corn with oats at 10,000 bushels.
A fragmentary market summary lists leading Cultures and commodities with quoted values. It includes November December and January figures for several items and seed and grain quotations such as No 2 spring wheat No 2 red No 2 corn No 2 oats No 2 white with various place names and names like Staite Matic and Wgc.
Fragmented text lists crops and quantities such as wheat barley corn and barley with numbers like 202,000 and 1.0 million, mentions shipments and locations including New York and Dhwala, and references dates around November. The readability is poor with many garbled terms and unclear actions or events.
The readable text shows fragmented references to items and numbers like choles bas and prices such as 14. No coherent events or entities form a complete report.
Fragmented market note from Chino listing cattle categories with figures for beef steers heifers stockers and cattle in various grades along with hogs sheep and dairy prices showing wide ranges and late quotations across the region.
New York market notes show beef steady no trading calve demand slow and weak veal at 77 dollars per hundredweight grassers 3.75 westerns 1 50 sheep 1.70 lambs about 1 80 hogs steadier at 74 dollars per hundredweight
In OU City Pennsylvania a report lists credit balances certificates opened at 7 percent sales 2.00 barrel shipments 9 500 barrels runs 101 08 barrels with 68 bid and 10108 readouts.
A letter from the Chicago Times Herald recounts a man who loves Mary and plans a marriage proposal. He studies his chance, asks for a single word answer, and realizes Mary's shy, trembling confirmation as his heart fills with joy.
Alicht Anctioner reports on a recent event where first act remarks about Kea Gon and a second act performance drew strong audience interest. The exchange suggests a bustling, lively theater or venue scene with brisk reaction from attendees.
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