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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1897
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune notes a push to have the Beranton baseball club consider adopting a different name. Details are scarce in this fragment but the item signals a community discussion during the August 4, 1897 issue.
The August forecast by Julius Erickson predicts Cr O McKinley will be re nominated and elected after four years with a strong American foreign policy, growth in the army and navy, and prosperity after spring 1898. It also foresees fires riots religious controversies and inventions aiding society while noting Spain’s collapse as a possible setback.
A New York Herald poll of southern governors shows unified opposition to lynching and a push for swift, properly conducted trials. Governors call for judicial speed, protective measures, and removal of officers who fail to thwart mob violence, while emphasizing citizenship education for freedpeople.
The piece argues the United States cannot object to Canada taxing aliens in its gold fields, citing reciprocity and protectionism. It raises whether Canada can limit American mining in disputed Alaskan lands, urging protest if Canada encroaches and noting Weyler’s expulsion of reporters in Cuba as a critique of journalism.
The essay praises Theodore Roosevelt for stirring naval reform as three nearly finished battleships await armor plate funding and marines for ships run short, prompting reliance on foreign crews. It highlights his push for state naval militias and warns that the nation must double its ships and trained personnel to be respected and ready.
A survey of diverse topics including naval militia growth linked to teer battalions, European tariff retaliation risks, postal savings banks as Britain model, Senator Mason on banking reform, W B Felta's Pike's Peak aeroplane stunt, census bureau reforms, McKinley Cuba policy critique, Batavian murder case sentiment, a hypothetical senate candidacy for Dr. Swallow, and a remark on Greece's fading prominence.
A critical economic pamphlet-like piece attacks Grover Cleveland and Democratic free trade as ruinous. It argues free trade harmed U S industry, banks froze capital, and New York business fell billions as protectionist policy changed. It predicts relief from Republican governance.
The article argues that Democratic free trade policies harmed US business, transferring prosperity to the UK. It cites bank clearings from 1802 to 1806 and compares 1840s to 1860s figures, claiming large losses under Democratic years and touts the 1897 Dingley tariff as a path to revival, promising a new industrial era.
The Philadelphia Times defends Secretary Frederick A. Van Valkenburg against unjust charges tied to a mistaken reference to his brother Edwin A. Van Valkenburg Who had a county indictment. The editorial insists Frederick bears no public accusation or indictment and rebukes the misleading framing of the controversy.
The Chicago Times-Herald commentary cites market reports and financial statistics to claim business activity is rising. It argues that failures are down and mortgage payments are steady, urging pessimists to acknowledge the improving economy and the turning tide.
An Atchison woman agrees to consent to her husband’s Alaska trip only if he drafts a paper declaring that if he is absent for three years he may never return and that she may marry again. She rejects any Enoch Arden style arrangements.
The Wilkes-Barre News-Dealer notes Scranton Mayor Bailey argues a three dollar fine suffices for sandbagging a man on the public highway. The piece reflects ongoing concern over rising crime and public safety.
Poetic feature extols the Klondike rush with brave men pushed toward the gold fields. Sam W. Boyd reports in News-Dealer, describing rugged mountains rivers and the lure of wealth as explorers seek fortune in the far off Klondike.
A quirky horoscope note from August 3 1897 notes a child will observe few office seekers in the Democratic camp and mocks political and social themes with playful editorial asides about poets and a chilly Kondike reference.
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