Labor Day Parade Draws Massive Scranton Turnout
Thousands of wage earners filled city streets for Scranton's Labor Day celebration led by the United Mine Workers. Grand Marshal Hugh Frayne and the Central Labor union organized the march, with estimates of over twenty thousand expected and about fifteen thousand remaining in line at Erie Station.
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Scranton
United Mine Workers
Hugh Frayne
Central Labor Union
Erie Station
Marshal Frayne
Burke and Perry
George H. Gothier
Ey. C. Patterson
Thomas D. Nicholls
John T. Dempsey
Healey
United Mine Workers of America
John H. Devine
Clerks’ Union
Massive Labor Parade Winds Through City Streets
A 9 AM start marked by orderly police management and a sunlit crowd. Grand Marshal Hugh Frayne led the march, with labor leaders and mine workers from Scranton and surrounding towns showcasing banners and costumes that lampooned operators while signaling solidarity and wage demands.
Excursion to Lake Ariel Draws Large Central Labor Crowd
The Central Labor union organized a Lake Ariel trip attracting a large season crowd. Afternoon trains filled, with many standing. activities included boating dancing and a five inning baseball game won by Painters 9 to 2. Notable figures from several unions attended and praised the union as entertainers.
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Lake Ariel
Central Labor Union
Hemberger
T. D. Nichols
Dempsey
William Corless
Typographical Union
George Gothier
Cigarmakers
E. C. Patterson
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J. F. Hammes
Stonecutters
Hugh Frayne
Kurtz
Gomer Davis
G. Davis
W. Kurtz
P. Doherty
H. Biglin
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D. Evans
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for Weak Women
Advertises Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as restoring strength to weak women and curing female weaknesses and related symptoms. Features testimonial language praising health gains and promotes accompanying remedies including Pleasant Pellets and Sage’s Catarrh Remedy.
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Pierce
Sara
Parade of Miners Floats Draw Crowds at Oxford Event
Grand Marshal Frayne faced confusion as a coal car burdened with thracite caused delays and was sidelined. The procession featured Rockmen in yellow gear, mining drills, and a mock strike banner reading Be merry while the strike prolongs and we will win. Local 1078 led by John Myers carried two infants labeled Mother Jones union lunch, and a bear and swan float sat near a J Pierpont Morgan figure.
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Baer
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Reading
John Mitchell
Frayne
Marshal Frayne
Oxford
Crawford
J. Pierpont Morgan
Hunter's Best
Divine Right
Local 1078
John Myers
Bellevue Street
Mother Jones’ Union
Coal and Iron
Taylor
Roberts
Red Flyer
Arthur J. Canfield
Carilog & Can
Lake Ariel Parade Ends with No Accidents and Free Cigar Giveaways
The parade featured Canfield and Otto Rice distributing two thousand Louis Mann cigars to marching workers. The final Lake Ariel return train arrived around 10 16 p m. Organizer Hugh Frayne stayed to ensure safety and praised the day’s smooth run with no accidents observed.
Anthracite Strike Highlighted by Mineral Output Value
The United States Geological Survey notes 56 minerals underpin US industry with coal leading 1901 output at 48.7 million and anthracite alone worth 112.5 million. Pennsylvania dominates this sector, underscoring why mine owners seek full property control amid a widening strike.
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United States Geological Survey
United States
Pennsylvania
Lackawanna Flyer Traffic Surges with Extra Car Trains
Travel on the Lackawanna shows heavier volumes with No. 6 the afternoon flyer carrying nine cars from Binghamton yesterday. The crowd was so dense an extra No. 6 was sent from Scranton to New York. The five cars on the extra were comfortably filled before departure.
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Lackawanna
Binghamton
Scranton
New York
Delaware Lackawanna and Western board lineup for Sept two
The notice lists the Delaware Lackawanna and Western board for Tuesday Sept 2 with extras East and Summits West crews, pushers, helpers, conductors M Golden and T J Thompson, and calls for reports at Superintendent Ketcebaum's Hoboken office on Sept 4 at 9 a.m. It notes McLane and crew to run a work train for the B and B department cast at 7 a.m. on Sept 2.
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Summits
Carrigg
Henegan
Widner
Houser
Moran
Murphy
H. Bartholomew
Magovern
Gaffney
Secor
Stanton
M. Golden
T. J. Thompson
John Cummings
Jerry Hughes
William Tighe
M. Sullivan
J. P. Kane
Sam Koerner
Ketcebaum
Hoboken
McLane
September Forecast in Storms and Signs
The column predicts a September of unsettled weather and dangerous storms across regions, with disease risks and potential earthquakes. It notes planetary influences, harvest imagery, and guidance on farming actions such as sowing and transplanting, plus home remedies and a request for 10 cents per copy.
Market Quotations From Scranton Board of Trade
Scranton board of trade exchange quotations list bond prices and issues across local underwriters. Companies include Scranton Packing Co and various street railways with first or general mortgages, along with notes from Beranton Trae and Consolidated Water Supply Co, reflecting par values and due dates.
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Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Scranton Packing Co
Beeranton Passchner Railway
People's Street Bawn
People's Street Railway
Beranton Trae, Co
N. Jersey & Poconobee Co
Consolidated Water Supply Co
Market Prices Detected With Mixed Readability Cues
Corrected by 11. G. Dale lists dairy and produce pricing including Butter and Creamery items, Green Peas per bushel, Marrow Beans per bushel, onions and new potatoes with varied values. The fragmentary OCR shows nearby references and incomplete figures.
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G. Dale
Lacka. Ave
Western
Dle
East Buffalo Stock Report Guides Livestock Prices
Receipts show hogs 14 100 fair to active with prices around 6 0 to 7 75. Cattle and calves list prime steers 7 60 to 7 75, cows up to 6 25, heifers around 5 25 to 5 50, stockers 4 20 to 4 75, and mixed quality goods. Sheep and lambs total 17 000 with lambs 5 25 to 5 50 and ewes near 1 50 to 4 00, market steady.
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East Buffalo
Sausige
Atock Helfera
Sui
Easler
Ata
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Market Receipts and Prices
Market report shows cattle receipts at 15 000 with steers priced 7.75 to 8.00 per cwt and cows 2.00 to 2.50. hogs receipts 18 000 with values 7.20 to 7.80 and up to 8.00 for good to choice. sheep receipts 18 000 with wethers 8.50 to 10.10 and lambs 1.50 to 5.70.
Local Weather Summary for Month and Year 1901
Frederic H. Clarke, Local Forecast Official, reports mean atmospheric pressure 29.07 inches with high of 0.20 inches and low of 2.09 inches on the 2nd and 6th respectively. Mean temperature 67 degrees with a high and low degrees and 47 degrees on the 17th. Daily temperature ranges include a greatest of 3 degrees and a least of 19 degrees on the 7th. This month in 1901 shows mean 71 degrees, two year mean 69 degrees, daily mean deficiency 2 degrees, accumulated deficiency since January 1 03 degrees, northeast prevailing wind at 21 percent total wind 4085 miles and max wind 31 miles from the north on the 18th. Total precipitation 28 inches with 10 days at or above .01 inch. this month 1901 total 6.88 inches, two year mean 5.08 inches, monthly deficiency 1.80 inches, accumulated deficiency since January 1 0.00 inches. Clear days 7, partly cloudy 15, cloudy 0. Frost dates grit none heavy none Killing none. Mean relative humidity 7é percent. Thunderstorm dates 1 3 11 19 21 28. Frederic H. Clarke Local Forecast Official.
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Frederic H. Clarke
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