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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1895
Page
4
A Saturday edition promises twelve illustrated pages of news fiction and miscellany. The weekly appeals to readers who prefer bargain bundles and offers a yearly advance option at a fixed price.
City growth data touts Elevation 740 feet population estimates and utilities while condemning 20th century street hazards. The piece argues Britain Britain Venezuela and Nicaragua tensions threaten American sovereignty and Monroe doctrine. It ends noting fatal speed on Adama Avenue shows corporate profit over safety.
Dr. Edward Brooks, Philadelphia superintendent, backs Bible reading in public schools aligning with Judge Gunster’s Waverly school ruling. He argues removing the Bible would imply a loss of faith in the nation’s foundational morality and religion, while respecting personal beliefs.
A local column defends keeping Bible readings in public schools as moral and literary, cites Judge Gunther’s ruling limiting religious expansion, and urges trolley safety reforms after a fatal Adams Avenue accident. It critiques Scranton Traction’s pace and calls for a five mph limit at crossings, with court action pending on street ownership and rights.
The Scranton Tribune argues against banning religious teaching in public schools and proposes a non sectarian Christian handbook. It urges teachers to present Christ’s story while avoiding sectarian or political bias, suggesting collaboration among Christian denominations to prevent sectarian conflict.
A reader argues Ouida’s Toxin mirrors Hanson’s Vengeance Is Mine, noting a similar motive of murder for wealth. The letter outlines Dr North’s typhoid poisoning plot and contrasts it with an English physician in Ouida’s tale who poisons a prince to win a fortune and marry the widow.
Judge Gunster of Lackawanna County rules that denominational religious exercises have no place in public schooling. The Waverly school principal faced restraining order over Methodist Episcopal church led sessions. If facts alleged are true, practices should be discontinued and the school directors must act to end the abuse.
The case will go to trial on the facts, and the court will define the limits of allowable religious exercises in the common schools, if possible to avoid absolute secularization.
The Wilkes-Barre Record notes the death of a veteran newspaper man who founded the Carbonale Leader nearly a quarter century ago. He fought corruption, faced threats to his office, and later wrote broadly for major papers including the New York Sun and Tribune.
The Tribune Astrologer Ajaccus drafts the daily forecast noting a child born that day may have a strong voice and chorus talents. Amucchus warns against cash sales from travel cards and advises against seeking cheap phone rate announcements this week.
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