Pittston Seeks Borough Improvements and Bond Plan
The Pittston borough moves toward public improvements to address cobbled streets gutters dumps and waste drains. Bond options hinge on valuation with proposals for a $5000 to $10000 sinking fund and tax levy to fund sanitation and sewers. Republicans debate Depew’s presidential prospects and his appeal to Western voters amid national politics.
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Pittston
Ness
Witrens
Firtston
Nanticoke
Ems
Political and social reform debates in the era
The Washington correspondence discusses Republicans pressed to back income tax, contrasting views on coinage and taxation. It links juvenile crime to social reform and questions causes and remedies for rising delinquency, plus notes on liquor laws in South Carolina and patriotism in music.
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Washington
Philadelpha
Landmark land tax bill limits owners to one hundred acres
The text notes a proposed bill restricting land ownership to 100 acres and questions whether it reflects a single plan or broad support. It mentions a powerful industrial figure owning thousands of railway cars and hundreds of horses, with tens of thousands benefiting from his business network.
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Sis
Scranton Merchants Debate Public Market Feasibility
The article discusses opposition and support among Scranton merchants for a central public market location. It notes difficulties in finding a suitable site that does not disrupt residential areas and predicts growth will eventually demand a market space despite current resistance and scattered efforts.
Politician Gossip Over Philadelphia Politics And Nominations
The article reports ongoing Democratic and Republican maneuvering around Hastings and Sibley in Philadelphia politics. It notes Sibley’s wealth and potential to sway votes, McDonald’s stalled Kingston postmaster nomination, Hines opposing, Stone’s anticipated renomination, and Robinson’s delegate claims. It also mentions Cooper’s electoral fate and Bromm Loch’s clash.
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Stone
Warren
Jack Robinson
Tom Cooper
Charles B. Smith
Flannery
Lugerne
Cooper
Fongrens
Delaware County
D. A. Orr
Harrinburg
Democracy
Hastings
Singerly
Hasting
Bromm
Sam Loch
Schuylkill
Broadway Theater Attractions in May and June
Lillian Russell appears at The Frothingham in May. Thomas E. Shea plays at the Academy this week with many Scranton friends. Santa W. Hawkine announces a new play The Sager King. Maurice Barrymore and B J Henley seek strong dramas to link interests. Henry Dizey begins a long engagement in Veous at Palmer's theater in New York in June. Corbett expands his variety company as Irving departs. Frederick Warde buys Henry Guy Carleton's The Lion's Mouth. Seymour Mes, lead at the Academy of Aluaie in Jersey City, injures his knee and may miss days. Frances Wilson's new opera The Taste will be produced at Abbey's theater fall season with settings in Heese and France. Madame Modjeska's works appear in book form. De Wolf Hopper plans Or Syntax at Broadway in September. Eden Wallace Hopper and Jules Goldthwaite in a scene. Din Fox in Charette at the Mar Wext devon, Nat Hothlo to manage her. She appears in a costume join Drew in The Butterflies at Pal ihor's theater. The play is in its third run with mixed reviews. A new musical comedy About Gotham by Frank Dumont is expected next season with top singers and chorus girls.
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Lillian Russell
Frothingham
Thomas E. Shea
wWeek
Scranton
Satna W. Hawkine Tins Jaat
Maurice Barrymore
BJ. Henley
Henry Dizey
Veous
Palmer's Theater
New York
Tomew d. Corbett
Francia Wilson
Dakobowaki
Cheever Goodwin
Abettion
Richard Barker
Abbey
Heese
France
Modjesva
Ewnya
Aketolies
de Wolf Hopper
Eden Wallace Hopper
Jetiule Goldthwaite
Cnet
Din Fox
Mar
Devon
London
Nat
Hothlo
Drew
Frank Dumont
Dcodes
Gotham
Grim Reopens Rich Marvent
The Philadelphia Record recalls the late Senator Vance David Dudley Fields and General Slocum as notable figures in a genial obituary tone. Death last week took these contemporaries together on the inevitable journey, reflecting on their stories and humorous anecdotes.
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Phdadelphia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Senator Vance
David Dudly Pield
General Slocum
Armour as a Leading American Manufacturer and Trader
A portrait of Philip D. Armour of Chicago as a dominant American trader and one of the nation’s top manufacturers. The text notes he employs about 12,000 people and pays millions yearly in wages and expenditures.
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Philip D. Armour
Chicago
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