Item 15: Photocopy of “The New York Daily Tribune, 1874 January 3

Item — Box: 15, Folder: 24

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Photocopy of “The New York Daily Tribune, 1874 January 3

Dates

Created: 1874 January 3

Disclaimer for Name and Subject Authorities

Some of the name and subject authority tags have been assigned by educated guessing and estimation of persons and subjects by region, age, profession, and familial relationships. They have been thoroughly researched by using primary and secondary sources available digitally, and named in each description, or in some cases linked directly to the person tag.

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Newspaper Photocopy

Condition Note:

Good, no issues.

Measurements:

19 7/16 in. x 16 5/16 in.

Title:

The World, The New York Daily Tribune

Description:

Vol. XIV. No. 4522. The primary reason this article is within the collection is due to three articles. The first is entitled “THE LAST MONOPOLY” which focuses on the negotiations regarding coal companies. The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Companies are mentioned, as well as Charles Parrish (local historical figure). The second article, entitled “LARGE FIRE IN WILKESBARRE, Pa.” The article describes how, on January 2nd, a coal-oil lamp exploded in the basement of Franenthal’s Opera House, causing a large fire which caused a total of $88k in damages (approx $2.3 million today). The final article, entitled “LOCAL MISCELLANY '' reports on the “Great Coal Corporation '' - a continuation of the first article, explained how the Honeybrooke, Wilkesbarre, and Lehigh Coal Companies are combining. Other articles include: Alleged bribery at a democratic caucus in Brooklyn, Spanish demands after the Virginius Affair during the Ten Years War, an engineers’ strike, poisonings within police lodging-rooms, railroad taxes, the arrest of lottery dealers.