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Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1898

Page

2

General Miles Command in Santiago Campaign Questioned

Semi official statements claim Miles led the Santiago expedition and coordinated with Garcia. War records cited show Miles conducted preliminaries with Garcia, issued plans to Shafter, and remained recognized as overall commander, with three telegrams illustrating Miles Garcia plans and a Navy-backed move.

Miles Garcia Kansas City the Star W. J. Whelpley Alger- Miles Washington Santiago Tampa War Department General Shafter Army of the United States

Woman’s health and motherhood tied to remedies

The text argues that mothers should teach daughters from experience, linking female weakness to unsuitable roles in family life. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for feminine ailments, claiming it restores health, improves fertility, and supports happy homes. A testimonial from Miss Luke Hardy endorses its effects.

Pierce Hardy Seabrook Rockingham Co N.H

From Molkuin to Santiago Report of Good Will

Fragmentary note signed by v. C. Gilmore Aptletant Adjutant General asserts assurance of good will and a second plan destination Santiago or Molkuin referenced in unclear text.

Santiago Molkuin Second Plaan Bampaon V. C. Gimore Addreza Hotel Wilson Peckvills M. J. O'Malley Lackawanna Avenue

Strikes in Manila Demand High Wages and Tariff Clash

Labor unrest in Manila leads to tramway disruptions for three days as workers press for excessive wages. New tariff copies circulate but enforcement awaits Washington guidance, with an estimated one third tariff cut under American rules. An insurgent newspaper in the local language publishes forays into the conflict.

Manila Washington Spain Tooy

General Miles to Arrive in New York Aboard Obdam

General Miles is expected to arrive in New York on the transport Obdam tomorrow with Wisconsin volunteers aboard. Also due are the transport Chester with General Schwan and General Haynes staffs and the Fourth Pennsylvania volunteers. Ferries and tugs will meet the vessels and land the soldiers at pier nearest their railroad stations.

New York Miles Wisconsin Volunteers Chester Schwan Haynes Pennsylvania Volunteers

Where's Matilda's Theatrical Run Opens

A Lyceum production of Where's Matilda shows early growing pains on its first stage run. The cast includes Miss Clara Threpp and Miss Maurie Vinson with strong music numbers and commendable company effort despite tepid initial reception possibly due to weather. Leopold Jordan, notable for Dorothy's Dilemma, wrote the book and music and the show heads west after an extended San Francisco engagement.

Matilda Ys Lyceum Maurie Vinson Molly Swift George &. Trimble Bartley Cushing Edward O'Connor Misa Clara Threpp England Big Pond Misa Thropp Leopold Jordan Rose Coghlan Tha Bella Henry Irving Matilda West San Francisco New York

A Jolly Trishman and A Jolly Irishman At Academy

Large audiences attended both performances at the Academy of Music yesterday. The afternoon show nearly filled the house with heat sapped crowds and the evening turnout was almost as large. Dot Karroll, noted for Peck's Bad Boy, stars in the cast with lively specialties. The company gave Watlees performances due to the heat, and the farce will be repeated this and tomorrow afternoon and evening.

Trishman Academy of Music Dot Karroll

Gaiety Theatre Stages Top Vaudeville This Week

The Gaiety theater presents a premier vaudeville bill with Miss Adeling Marden performing four songs including The Heart Bowed Down and My Old Kentucky Home. Lawson the trick artist and Lawrence Crane in artistic sleight of hand entertain alongside Mabel Craig Kilroy and Britton James Richmond Glenroy and Carr and McLeod. performances run nightly this week with extras Friday and Saturday matinees.

Gaiety Theater Adeling Marden Princess Boanie Lawson Lawrence Crane Mabel Craig Kilroy Britton James Richmond Glenroy Carr and McLeod Uessay

The Evil Eye at Lyceum Presents Spectacular Stage Magic

Yale's fan favorite Charles HM brings The Evil Eye to the Lyceum for two evenings of dazzling entertainment. The show features a kaleidoscope of color song and dance with romance and mystery, a cast over sixty including acrobats pantomimists and tumblers.

Charles HM Yale Lyceum

McDoodles Flats at Academy of Music Draws Lively Cast

At the Academy of Music the final three nights of the week Rice and Burton present McDoodle's Flats a comedy that has the world laughing. The cast includes J. K. Mullen J. T. Burt Leslie Barry and others noted for their notable talent.

Academy of Music Rice & Burton McDoodle J. K. Mullen J, T. Burt Leslie Barry

Local Social Row Names Hughes and Miss Dunn

A social column mentions Hughes along with Miss Anna Dunn Miss Hanson and Miss Leslie and many others as part of a community gathering.

Baseball scores from National and Atlantic leagues

Morning and afternoon games across the National and Atlantic leagues report multiple results. Key outcomes include Brooklyn and New York wins, Boston and Chicago victories, and several tight finishes with Cleveland slipping past Cincinnati and Ottawa taking a split with Montreal.

Boston Washington Booklyn New York Philadelphia Baltimore Pittsburg Chicago St. Louis Louisville Cleveland Cincinnati Ottonans

Classified Notices and Advertisements Seen in Scranton Page

A mixed listing of local professionals and service ads includes attorneys Dr. C. L. Frey and A. W. Bertholf, physicians and specialists, a veterinary service, and employment notices for stenographers bartenders and drivers. Also advertised are hotels, restaurants, midwives, nurseries, and a school notice, with promotions for shoes, music, and sewing services. The page features job seekers, a strong emphasis on domestic staff, and business listings for Scranton.

The Crickets Challenge Walla Wahe or Wheat Side Browns

The Crickets challenge Walla Wahe or the Wheat Side Browns for September 1 on any grounds. J Howley is captain. Alerta club members listed for 10 a m on Mullen's field include Dethl McGarry McGarrytty Saul Lightner Riley Saul Flaherty Clark Gilroy captain Wetty Duffy Shay Baldwin Lewis.

Weat Browns J. Howley Alerta Football Club Mullen William Dethl William McGarry Willam McGerritty William Saul Wiliam Lightner William Riley James Saul Hughey Flaherty John Clark Frank Gilroy Dan Wetty James Duffy John Shay Bert Baldwin L. Lewis Menager Threep Stirs Peekyville Reds Throop Lapper Reds Curtis Rolles Lapier Abbott Throop Sturs H. Tackney G. Richardson Sunsets Archbald Walla Wauhs Baseball Club Providence the Tribune William Cawley Alumni Park Mayfield Jessup McAndrew Honesdale Priceburg West Side Browns Thomas

Markets Report Scranton Board of Trade Quotations

Scranton Board of Trade exchanges list bid and asked quotations on par 100 for banks companies railways and manufacturers. Entries include First National Bank Scranton Savings Bank Lackawanna Iron & Steel Co Dime Deposit & Savings Bank Economy Light Heat Power Scranton Illuminating Heat Power Beranton Forging Co Lackawanna Lumber Co Lackawanna Trust & Banking Moosic Mountain Coal Scranton Paint Scranton Pass Railway mortgage due 120 People Street Railway mortgage due 1918 and 21. Dickson Manufacturing Co Lackawanna Township School City of Scranton Street Improvement Mt. Vernon Coal Scranton Axle Works among others with various notes.

Scranton Board of Trade Exchange Scranton & Pittston Trac. Co First National Bank Elmhurst Boulevard Scranton Savings Bank Scranton Packing Co Lacka, Iron & Steel Co Third National Bank Throp Novelty Mfg Essa Beranton Traction Co Light Heat & Power Company Moosic Mountain Coal Co Scranton Paint Co Ae Dan He Scranton Pass People’s Street Railway People's Street Railway Dickson Manufacturing Co Lacka. Township School City of Scranton St. Imp Mt. Vernon Coal Coast Scranton Axle Works

Central Railroad of New Jersey June timetable excerpt

Central Railroad of New Jersey timetable for Lehigh and Susquehanna Division shows departure and return times from New York Liberty Street and North River for connections to Wilkes-Barre Mountain Park Long Branch Ocean Grove and Reading Terminal. It notes express options to Baltimore Washington and via Allentown with through tickets available at stations. Baldowin and Olivaisen are listed as general officials.

Ethlecem Easton Baltimore von Wastington Vnts Sours West Long BraHon Ocean Grove O ‘Uhrough Cam Ue Reaing Tabianon Allen Brooklyn Blazen Islands Femirene Central Philadelphia Baldowin J. H. Olviausen

Burned barn and family reunions noted at Lake Winola and West Nicholson

Mrs Howard Wolf visits on the sick Ist. John Twining attends Walters reunion at Lake Winola Aug 27. Calvin Stark loses barn coal house and out-buildings to a Thursday fire. a five year old son started it. William Justin and family and others attend Riker reunion near West Nicholson on Aug 27. The second annual Riker descendants reunion at Mrs Catherine Brown's near West Nicholson draws about 144 people. Dana Taylor photographs the grove gathering. next reunion planned at Peter Riker’s farm near Nicholson.

Howard Wolf John Twining Walters Lake Winola Calvin Stark William Justin Dol. Smith Springville Peter Riker Nicholson

Chicago Market Summary Slips as Livestock Prices Drift

Cattle market steady to mixed with choice steers around 5.25 to 5.49 per cwt and beef stockers near 4.05. Hogs show light demand with packing lots at 3.05 to 3.60 and merit pigs around 2.55 to 2.10. Sheep dull with western muttons about 4.25 and good to choice lambs near 4.95. Receipts arrive: cattle 17,000 head. hogs 20,000. sheep 17,000.

Chicago Western Rangers

East Liberty Cattle Market Report

East Liberty Pennsylvania market prices show cattle steady with primes around 6.40 to 6.50 and common near 5.80. Hogs range from 4.10 to 5.05 for various grades, with heavy hogs up to about 4.40. Sheep hold firm with choice around 4.70 to 4.75 and veal calves listed at 7.50.

East Liberty

Erie and Wyoming Valley Schedule In Effect June 26 1899

Transit notice details railroad departures from Scranton Hawley and Leo Pointe with times toward Lake Ariel and Lake Ariel return options. Rushed OCR fragment lists departures around 28 pm and 62 Peel, incomplete passenger times and stops. The fragment references Erie R R service with Lake Ariel and Lake Ariel to Scranton. missing clear context due to truncation.

Scranton Hawley Erie R. RR Ian Fon Lake Arte Peel Ve Leo Pointe Lake Ariel Inday Y Teiu Laks Ariel

Train schedule for Delaware Lackawanna and Western 1898

The schedule lists Monday June 2 1898 train times serving Scranton with expresses to New York Easton Trenton Philadelphia and the South and connections at Buffalo to the West. Additional trains run to Binghamton Oak Miora Corning Hath Dansville Morris Buffalo Ithaca Northumberland Pittston Wilkes Barre Bloomsburg Kingston Nanticoke Plymouth and more with Pullman parlors and sleeping coaches on all expresses. Details and pocket timetables available from M L Smith assistant passenger agent at depot ticket office.

Scranton New York Points Pee Tg Ngai D. m Easton Trenton Philadelphia South Manunka Chunk Binghamton Oak Mira Corning Hath Dansville Aunt Morris Buffalo Way Toney Vile Cholson Utica Richfield Springs Ithaca Northumberland Pittston Wilkes- Barre Plymouth Bloomsburg Ville Williamsport Harrisburg Baltimore Washington Nanticoke Kingston M. L. Smith

Scranton Train Schedule Details For Sunday Services

Bulletin lists Sunday departures from Scranton to Carbondale Albany Wilkes-Barre New York Philadelphia Lehigh Valley Western Points and Honeydale with multiple times and lines. It also shows return arrivals to Scranton from these destinations and notes special services like the Jack Diamond Express. Signed J. W. Burdick and H. W. Cross.

Scranton Carbondale SP Oy A'bany Saruie Cn Montreal Os Ton Few England Wilkes-Barre New York Philadelpia Lehigh Veer Railroad Blaco Press Pennsylvania Railroad Via Tehigh Veney Railroad Jack Diamond Express Noa Iy P.m Folwa Carvondale Pont? Vere Peden Wilkes Ewe Wilkes

Lehigh Valley Railways Announces Passenger Services

Lehigh Valley Railroad outlines schedules and routes to Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Chicago via D and W lines. It reports Pullman parlor and Lehigh Valley parlor cars on all trains, with key stops including Wilkes Barre, White Haven, Hazleton, and Towanda. Officials Henry Wilbur and C S Tee note service from South Bethlehem and Cortlandt Street New York.

Scranton New York Oh & H Pittston ex-Barre W. R White Haven Hazleton Pottaville Pring Pring? Pol Pane Bethlehem Vas Towanda Elm Ithaca Geneva Vie Niagara Falls Chicago Lehigh Valley W. NO Semacher South Bethlehem

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