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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1902
Page
2
President arrives amid tribute to American troops in the Philippines. The speech lauds regulars and volunteers from across the United States for humane conduct and efforts to establish civil government under Governor Wright and the Philippine commission. The journey resumes by the Southern Railway toward Washington with no scheduled stops.
Mr Edward Laughlin of Monsey Avenue is confined to his home by illness. Mrs Haun of Penn Avenue has returned from a two week stay on Long Island. Miss Yolanda Wellam of Paupack is guest of Mrs Edson Green of Green Ridge Street. Mrs William Wright of Breaker Street has returned from two weeks in Litesville New York. Mr and Mrs William H Peck of Monsey Avenue have returned from New Orleans where Mr Peck attended the American Bankers convention. The ladies of Green Ridge Baptist church will hold a sale of cakes home made candies and Thanksgiving delicacies at the church the day before Thanksgiving. The marriage of Patrick M H Kearney and Miss Annie Gibbons will take place at St Pauls Church Wednesday afternoon Nov 24 1802. William J Watts returned to Philadelphia yesterday after spending a few days with his family at their home on Caporiour Avenue.
Mears and Hagen advertise a coat priced at ten dollars as the best value in the city for the money.
Mrs Mary C C Collins 38 died at Spring street Dunmore after months with dropsy. Funeral this afternoon at 4 interment Mt Carmel. Ruth Williams 15 died at 165 South Bromley avenue after a week with appendicitis. She was in Simpson Methodist Episcopal Sunday school and No 14 school. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
New York traders focused on local traction issues, with Manhattan driving a sharp advance and a net rise of about 6 3 4 points for the day. Metropolitan and Brooklyn rapid transit shares gained while rumors tiedPennsylvania Railroad to Brooklyn Transit and other interconnections. Trading showed wide fluctuations with Sugar and Colorado Fuel notable, and the day ended with a strong, active close and total volume around 901,000 shares.
Corrected market notice lists flour prices at 26 cents per unit and 25 cent for fresh dairy items, marrow beans at 2 dollars 85 cents per bushel, onions and potatoes per bushel with storage notes. Includes byline noting TH. G. Dale correction and address 7 Lacka Ave.
Market report shows wheat and corn firm with active prices and unsettled futures. Spot wheats and corn advanced with firm closes. oats receipts and butter, cheese, and egg values listed with range bids and regional assortments.
Wheat futures higher with November grades up amid steady demand. Corn and oats mostly unchanged as trade stays quiet. cheese and sugar movements modest. Live poultry and dressed poultry show firm to steady tone with varied regional quality. Receipts total 2,000 head of cattle and 4,580,000 pounds of various grains. shipments list wheat 2,000 bushels, corn 248 bushels, oats 12,000 bushels.
Chicago markets closed with grain and provisions advancing. Wheat December rose, March corn gained, and January pork and other futures followed the upward trend amid active trading. Cash quotes showed firmness across flour, corn, oats, and rye with varied scales for barley and beans.
Chicago market reports show cattle receipts around 2 000 with westerns included and varied prices for steers and heifers. Texas fed steers and westerns command higher bids. sheep and lambs steady to higher with top lambs near 5.15 and yearlings around 4.00 to 8.75 amid widespread price activity.
Fragmentary data shows credit balances and barrel figures including 14 and 7008 barrels, with averages cited and mentions of Mae barrels and shipments. No readable date or full context available in the OCR excerpt.
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western board lists today’s extras by region with times ranging from 7 p.m. to 12 midnight and into the early morning for the next day. Names include Ginley Mosier Ketchum Scanlon Staples Loughney Swarts and J Murray among others.
The list shows named individuals followed by times across locations, including Doherty, Carney, Bartholomew, Bishings, Mahon, Summits, West and East sections, and multiple entries with early morning and afternoon hours. It records shifts and assignments for West Third Street and Hallstead area, ending with Dennis.
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