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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1897
Page
5
In Scranton on April 30, 1897 commentary hints the Syracuse ball club would choose a game of marbles over a scheduled contest. The remark suggests team nerves or jitters ahead of possible play.
An editor urges local fans to back the Scranton club at Athletic Park at season start. Good players and facilities exist, but public encouragement is lacking, risking weak home support and impacts on team success. The piece notes the club’s financial loss last season and stresses civic loyalty beyond gate admissions. It also cites Rev. B Fay Mills on marriage as reform and jokes about bachelor taxation.
The piece argues against bills to print proprietary medicine formulas in plain English and to require English prescriptions, saying trade secrets and medical trust would suffer. It cites Kentucky's $100000 senate election cost and asserts ignorance may shield efficacy, urging trades to keep their tricks.
The 32 page Lancaster New Era marks its twentieth anniversary. The paper preserves ownership and leadership since inception with the same staff. It rejects patent medicine ads and external ads that conflict with Lancaster patrons. It also refuses ad cuts from major firms like Royal Baking Powder. Lancaster, with four daily papers, is described as the community’s daily gospel.
In Lancaster County the Editor Geist is hailed as a gentleman of the old school and a firm supporter of decency and good citizenship. The New Era’s growth is noted and a shift in the Wilkes-Barre Record’s stance is described as restraint replaces bravado amid political patronage and federal funding concerns.
An Indiana law effective April first shifts sentence decisions from judges to a jail board and officials. They may shorten sentences for good conduct, or parole inmates, while murder and treason remain fixed. Critics warn centralized authority is lost and fear uneven results. The Providence Journal notes cautious support from reform experts. Cleveland is humorously cited as in "brief resurrection" long after death.
Wealthy New York citizens condemn the graded inheritance tax under consideration, arguing it discriminates against the rich and echoes socialist policy. Opponents urge Governor Black to veto, calling the measure a premium on thriftless wealth and urging full taxation of fortunes accumulated under prior years.
A late 19th or early 20th century column surveys tax fairness and the inheritance tax, pondering rich versus poor burdens and possible evasion. It also parodies political chatter about Governor Black, the Bryan silver ratio, John Sherman’s cabinet status, and Bolshevik style reforms, with jokes about Cuba and Grover Cleveland.
Special correspondence notes President McKinley favors annexation of Hawaii with Minister Sewall studying public opinion and Japan’s opposition. Immigration trends show 26,000 Japanese, 5,000 Euros, and 2,000 Chinese laborers shaping a tense race for control. Discussion also covers bankruptcy bills, tariff focus, and congressional committee moves as Reed leads Republican strategy.
At a May meeting leaders from Corea the Orange Free State and China will join a universal postal union binding independent governments to a single treaty. The Vienna Congress created the union with 1.3 million inhabitants represented, and a Berne bureau to collect statistics. A big appropriation is sought to repair Mississippi flood damage. Representative Calthings says at least 15 million dollars is needed to raise Mississippi levees four feet to prevent future floods.
The Philadelphia Stockholder reports New York demand for anthracite remains strong despite coal rivals. Extra supply from culm banks could lower costs, while coke and bituminous coal face limited domestic use. Ongoing harmony among interests suggests a steadily improving trade outlook.
The Globe Democrat notes habitual gum chewing alters facial muscles causing a perpetually tense, anxious look. It says constant jaw activity suppresses emotion and conversational nuance, leaving a restless, unsmiling demeanor marked by monosyllabic speech.
An aged woman dreams of a quiet town with no boys and wakes distressed when she realizes it was a nightmare. The poem by Roebert Clarkson in St Nicholas laments a street emptied of life from the absence of youth, noting silent bases, sleeping dogs, and idle birds as the fantasy turns to sorrow.
Specialty listing notes fountain pens with gold mounting offered for $1.50. It mentions office and typewriters’ supplies, implying a sale or promotional display. The fragment lacks clear dates, names, or locations.
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