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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1899
Page
5
In Scranton on April 5 1899 the house drew a factional line in the vote on the Keator ballot bill. The split among Quay supporters including Speaker Warr was regrettable though a few honorable exceptions remained. The bill enjoys overwhelming public support and enactment is demanded.
Governor Pingree forms a commission to appraise Detroit street railway assets for possible city purchase and operation. The piece argues municipal ownership offers benefits but warns of entrenched private monopolies and political flaws that could undermine public service quality.
The article notes Carter Harrie as the winning candidate among three mayoral contenders in Chicago elections. It describes Harrie as a Democrat with saloon ties and sports popularity, praising his affability and denouncing franchise grabbers while mentioning battles against a street railway federation and party mergers in Cook County.
Mayor Harrison directed opposition to a rotten ordinance aiming to renew fifty year street railway franchises and seize city streets. He blocked the bid to confiscate control, earning broad newspaper praise and aiding re election, while the public presses for immediate street repairs and timely contracts.
The proclamation outlines American intentions in the Philippines, promising liberty, equal protection, fiscal honesty, and anti monopoly while denying independence soon. It acknowledges native misinformation and seeks to dispel false impressions, aiming to reassure both Filipinos and skeptical U.S. critics. Contemporaries note political fallout for Senator Hanna from related local events.
Washington reports confirm Britain would repeal the Clayton-Bulwer pact to permit U S control of a Nicaragua canal and would not oppose U S revision of the Rush-Bagot limits on Great Lakes warships. The treaty sought joint protectorate over Central America and barred exclusive canal control.
The piece discusses potential U S Britain alliances over a transisthmian canal, and England’s conditional abrogation of the treaty if the U S builds a canal open to all nations. It notes warship production on the great lakes, the Harrisburg Democratic meeting set for April 1, immigration trends, wage increases in New England mills, and a tense tax move on foreign insurers. It also mentions Aguinaldo at Manila and baseball players facing snowbound delays.
Astrolive cast for Wednesday April 5 150 opens with a child born that day noting a peaceful expression on Citizen Bailey. The week foresees resolutions to move anew and hints at matrimonial idealism while April showers await.
The city has an unusual spike in For Rent signs as builders expanded housing last year. Analysts attribute it to overproduction, not flight, with 100 of 400–500 new residences needed for newcomers. Growth from new industries may ease the surplus. stock gamblers and local chatter are noted with curiosity. Mayor Moir collects congratulations as spring prospects loom. The piece also cites James Whitcomb Riley’s past spring influence to temper local mood.
A poem recounts a man who avoided risk and never erred, choosing cautious happiness over commitment. He shunned bold paths, then died weary and gaunt, with victory claiming his life for never making mistakes, as noted by H B Ki eer in Chicago News.
A Treasury Bureau summary details the Samoan Islands position between San Francisco and Australia, their 12,700 square miles, population around 26,000, and varied European ownership. It notes copra exports, wartime tree destruction, land title confirmations, and the U S right to a naval coaling station at Pago Pago established by treaty in 1878 and used since 1898. The report cites import and export values across 1894 and 1896.
The column relays Mrs Charlies Brandon of Moundsville West Virginia seeking a pension claiming to be the third wife of Charlies Brandon a veteran of three wars with many children. It also quotes Robert P Porter on Cuba US ties and a note on the Orlando Transport Line fleet sale to the US war department.
The article lists ship name changes and flag transfers from the wartime fleet to U S government service, noting values and offers for sale totaling about 4.09 million dollars. It covers men of ships renamed the Mohawk Grant Mobile Sherman Massachusetts Sheridan Manitoba Minnowarka Mississippi Mighivan Login Thomas Buford Kilpatrick and Missouri aiding hospital work. It also reports on election overseers and the spread of new corporate incorporations in New Jersey with capitalization exceeding 1,000,000 dollars each.
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