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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1894
Page
4
Scranton newspaper mentions F E Wood as general manager and notes a second class mail matter designation for the postal service. The text confirms the printer and office header details without additional events or dates.
The editor commends Lavelle for faithful service and highlights Scranton's municipal challenges. It defends free speech, critiques evangelist actions, reviews Mayor Connell's message, and urges better street cleaning and county funding to handle growing judicial needs.
The mayor backs a plan to cap the number of electrical poles by requiring an ordinance that taxes the excess poles. A council committee would determine the truly necessary count, with a heavy tax ensuring removal of surplus poles to improve street appeal. The proposal faces broad opposition from poles and property interests.
An article reviews municipal affairs with criticism of corrupt politics and calls for reform. It notes calls for a food sweeper, discusses Mayor Coppell and the law enforcement stance, and comments on the city engineer and street improvements. The piece also touches on Powderly and labor issues, plus ongoing public exhibits and plans for the Scranton Traction company.
The lettered chatter centers on Colonel Frank J. Pligsimmons as a potential Democratic candidate and on Bourke Cockran as a benchmark of oratory. The piece notes Republican interest in county politics with names like Connell and ex Mayor Pellowa mentioned, while Conrad Sev rede r's ties to the county treasury are hinted at and gossip about party prospects continues.
An ad suggests Hood's Sarsaparilla cures many ills including indigestion headaches and jaundice. The text mentions a Christian man on moving day seeking to banish sin and find hope, with a focus on dyspepsia and related symptoms.
A garbled political column discusses James Adelbert Stranshaw and possible Democratic nomination paths. It suggests ex Governor Boaver could win the Twenty-eighth district if offered, and hints at Tom Stewart compromising on the Montgomery County state senate seat.
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