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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1901
Page
7
John Mitchell former United Mine Workers president will speak tomorrow in a ceremonial address at the new town hall. The article lists tributes, funerals, and community visits, noting business and civic leaders attending the event alongside local organizations and residents.
Special to the Sargon fritane reports a list of individuals including Raymond Pymond of Wear Williton Mise Calista Winters of Centermoreland Alenzo Silas Bowman of Colorado and Emma Jane Clairk of Wilkes Barre Trafessor Oliver Mooredaed noted as principal in a local position.
An advertisement urges use of Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Pills to combat nervous exhaustion and wasted nerve energy from strenuous work. It claims restored health and vigor with testimonials from Thomas Summers of Bornton Pa and notes availability at Matthews Bros drug store and in Beranton Lackawanna Avenue.
Special to the Scranton Tribune report notes Mr and Mrs John A Kelly returning home from Chicago Cleveland and the Pan American events. They took part in Carbendie festivities with the Susquehanna band and Erie Hose Company No 1 before concluding their journey.
Union Hill hosts a local ball game as Gibson Nine prepares to take the field on Friday. Community notices include church society meetings and a home renovation update as residents stay active this week.
On Wednesday evening at 8 30 o clock Revo Dt Smythe and Mira Margaret Warren united in marriage at the bride’s parents’ residence. The ceremony opened with Lohengrin as Margaret Alkmann played the wedding march. The bridal party included Jean Milligan. the groom's escort was Edward.
Citizens' delegation returns home as Grangers of Susquehanna hold annual meeting in Balt dile on Wednesday. Hancock and Susquehanna clubs undefeated in Beebe park Saturday. Howe's picture show at Hogan Opera House tonight. Cranberry harvest planned near Cascade Marsh. Warner-Brower Orchestra may play from the pagoda this autumn. Sixteenth annual Keystone lodge ball to be held at Hogan Opera House Tuesday evening October S&S with supper by Ladies auxiliary and music by Doran's orchestra. Derailed coal train near Dillon blocked briefly. Grace Lutheran guild entertained by Mrs. Robert Lee. Martin Griffin and Joseph Cooper return from Pan-Armer town. "A Country Merchant" at Herta Opera House Monday evening. Searle at Harrisburg as clerk of U S district court. Charles Bryden to erect six tenement houses on Drinker Street. Quarterly meeting of Bucks County FF and I C at Franklin Forks. Borough to sewer streets via stock company. Wedding guests honored at supper. Mr. and Mrs. Wollever relocate on West Side. Mrs. Julia Devers leaves for Kansas City to join Sisters of Charity. Jiechi PH Tones seriously ill with pneumonia after Hallstead mine injury. Mrs. Maury McMillin in Carbondale. Owen Uate departs for St Pauls seminary. Frank Fleming visiting from Philadelphia. Mrs. Thomas McNally and Mrs. Charles Sanders attend Patrick Mitchell funeral in Scranton.
Sept 4 reports Rev Herrick and wife departing for new field of labor. W M Wercott takes a position in Binghamton. One school opens with Prof Charles Michael principal and Dora Phinner assistant. Many residents travel to Binghamton and Washington DC for work and visits. The South Gibson ball nine is mentioned as a local sports note.
Baseball results list games with teams like Philadelphia Washington Chicago Milwaukee Cleveland Baltimore and Chicago again. Umpires Sheridan Connolly Hart Haskell and others detailed for each match with batter combination names and lineups.
Fragmented OCR lists partial game notices across New York Boston Philadelphia and Brooklyn. It names players umpires and venues with garbled text but preserves references to teams pitches and schedules from a bygone era.
Readable items show a patchwork of city names and numbers: Worcester Providence Hartford Ayrockton Toronto Battle Rochester Montreal Rochester Montreal with varied digits interspersed. No coherent event or outcome emerges from the fragmentary text.
The market listened to traders as prices moved but no clear direction emerged. Renewed interior demand for currency and notable transfers to Chicago and New Orleans shaped totals, while overall turnover remained dull with 400000 bonds traded and 140000 shares offered.
An OCR fragment lists assorted produce items with imperfect spellings and prices. It mentions beans, peas, milk products, cheese, potatoes, and dairy items with per bushel or per barrel figures, though many entries are garbled. The text reflects a historic market price card style.
Readable lines indicate steady gains in wheat futures and mixed spot prices. Reports mention elevators, dairy, and regional trade activity with several firms showing strength while others lag.
Market notes show mixed quotes with wheat and corn levels dipping and rising. Prices listed include cash quotations for flour, spring wheat, red and white varieties, and feeds. Other commodities such as pork, lard, and timothy are mentioned with assorted figures.
Market notes show receipts at 1061 head with Texans and western cattle mostly higher. Active trade for prime deer and heifers. calves and heavier stockers steady to higher. Western steers and heavy cattle demand remains strong. bid ranges varying by lot with pull from Texas buyers.
The report outlines calf and veal prices, steady buttermilk and milk entries, and fed valve trends. It notes steady or lower lamb and sheep values with lambs opened at 10 to 55 cents per pound, and mentions variations in stock prices amid local market conditions.
A dense listing of rental and sale notices including 1200 feet shop space in Tribune building light heating and power included inquiries via Tribune office. Various rooms farms houses and stores for rent or sale listed with locations such as Main Street Bow 15 Green Ridge Jefferson Avenue Linden Street and Groton area. Also items for sale including horse wagon drawing draught horses Cottrell & Lone cylinder press and a 33 acre farm near Moscow with easy terms.
The district court in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, invites bids for exterior and interior work on the state Capitol at Harrisburg. Plans and specifications cover granite exterior walls, interior decorations, power, heating, and plumbing with a completion target by January 1, 1910.
John Erbeck, executor of Frederick Markwick, will sell at public sale in Scranton Pa on September 27, 1001 at 2 o clock pm a lot in St Heerman's map of Stle Hede Park, lot 19 in block 64 fronting 110 feet with a two story frame dwelling and outbuildings. Sold free of coal and minerals excepted. Terms: half cash day of sale, balance due upon delivery of deed. John Erbeck executor. Join T. Edw. Adams attorney.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions various livestock terms and several unclear names and figures. It reads like scattered market or stock shorthand with references to sheep and hogs and possible values, but lacks coherent events or identities.
Fragmented OCR text describes cattle and sheep prices and conditions, with figures like 07.9007.75 and 5.4008.00, mentioning calves old and yearling lambs, without clear consignor or market name. No coherent event or outcome is discernible.
Fragmentary OCR lists livestock terms and prices, mentioning cattle, yearlings, veal calves, and various identifiers such as East Liberty and Kawt Liberty. The text appears as scattered notes or catalog-like entries with inconsistent spellings and garbled phrases.
Credit balances and shipments figures appear in the Sept issue as average values. The document lists 0.009 and 901 as numeric entries. Details are limited due to the damaged OCR text.
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