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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1900
Page
8
Trading remained dull with minor activity in essentials such as People's Gas Sugar and Brooklyn Transit. The London holiday dampened sentiment and the anticipated anthracite strike weighed on dealers though coalers showed limited impact.
In a tense disclosure the union leader states miners have endured forced work and poverty while negotiations fail. John Mitchell and other officials push for a broad strike, warning of swift action unless employers concede. Local meetings schedule urgent union actions and mass readiness.
A large crowd of about a thousand miners gathered on Theodore Street in North Scranton to hear speeches at a mass meeting called by placards. Speakers urged arbitration and calm, while others pushed for a strike within a week, pledging solidarity against operators.
Attorney S H Burns argues a fair pay system for miners based on the weight of clean coal in market ready cars. He cites docking bias under operator control and proposes paying one dollar per ton of clean coal, with disputes limited to miner car counts and no dockage for rock. Scranton, Pa., Sept 9, 1900.
Market notes show steady demand for good wethers and mixed lots with higher bids for creased or heavy cattle. Prices vary by region and quality as buyers quote ranges around six dollars per hundredweight for selected grades and crates, with readers advised on current wholesale levels and receipts.
A historic notice touts a cure for deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube and nasal mucus. It promises one hundred dollars for catarrh deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, and notes availability through Chensry & Co of Toledo Ohio with druggists selling Hall's Family Pills.
Corrected by H. G. Dale lists dairy goods and staples with prices: creamery butter 2.45 per pound, marrow bone 2.00, Bermuda onions 1.75, Best patent flour 4.26. Mentions items like veal dairy rules and other catalog terms.
All Around the Store highlights September offerings of rich black silks promised to resist spotting and splitting, Venetian lace and Cluny imitations up to $7.50 per yard, and guaranteed tafetta fabrics. The piece notes wedding gift linens, Jouvin Kid Gloves, tailored suits from $15 to $25, and lace neckwear from 25 cents to $2.50, with new shades and styles in velvet, suede, and venetian fabrics.
The notice outlines fluctuating wheat and creamery terms, with references to September and November deliveries, various grades, and prices. It lists large cotton and poultry figures, cargo movements, sacks of wheat, corn and oats, and transportation notes tied to Philadelphia activity.
Prices show steady with firmer tones in winter wheat futures and exports, while elevator activity remains quiet. Trade notes mention steady to higher tones in cocoa and white flour futures with mixed spot markets and opposition from winter classes.
The Chicago market notes varied wheat oats corn and lard prices with mentions of oats white corn white beans and rye. It records futures or spot quotes and related trade terms including lard and shoulders with several fragmented items and vendor references.
Readable fragments show a local sale with prices and items listed in a damaged ad. References mention East Liberty and various figures though specific items and complete details are obscured by the OCR errors.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions prices and items like mixed etochis and venue eats, with unclear figures and names. The readable portion suggests a stock or commodity listing with vendors or sellers and scattered numeric data, but specifics remain obscured.
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