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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1896
Page
7
Congressmen at large Galusha A. Grow of Susquehanna and Samuel A. Davenport of Erie are named as prominent figures in the territorial political landscape. The announcement places these two men in the focus of upcoming statewide affairs.
The article lists a series of policy aims including tariff protection, reciprocal trade, maintenance of the gold standard, pensions for Union veterans, a strong foreign policy in the western hemisphere, and US control of Hawaii and the Nicaraguan canal. It cites enforcement of federal laws, voter integrity, abolition of lynching, arbitration, homestead law, Alaska representation, temperance sympathy, women's rights, and criticizes Aryan rhetoric amid Thurston and Dolliver in the Hale-Herald report.
The Republican county convention approves William Connell for congress and praises county commissioners for prudent finances and honest governance. The article commends fresh nominees for auditor and predicts a strong majority, noting Populists attack railroads.
The Wisconsin farm commissioner's review shows ten years of sustained price decline, with wheat fetching 45 cents to grow and 45 cents per bushel in value, while costs rise. It notes overproduction, transportation costs, and currency debates as key factors, and cites tax and tariff issues alongside rail rates.
Amos Jones argues in a Washington paper that mixing gold and silver dollars creates a 33 1 3 percent premium paid by the government. He notes $262 million in bond sales over two years and a projected $130 million yearly, asking how long the nation can sustain such costs under a gold standard.
The Omaha paper quotes Mr. Bryan’s editorials on the gold standard, contending labor’s purchasing power has risen while farm products fall. It cites cross-quoted replies from the Philadelphia Press arguing money value shifts favor labor, not capital, and notes fewer business failures under paper money before 1873 and rising failures after silver’s currency role.
Daily astrological note for Wednesday August 5 1806 notes a hopeful Delaware peach crop and social satire about campaign arguments. It mentions a man reading Colin's Financial School going crazy and a stone quarry opening while political jests target Democratic Silverites and a humorous lunar joke.
A couple seeks a spacious airy room with pleasant outlook and daily three meals of varied fresh food. They require cool dry evenings, good fishing, no mosquitoes, reliable bells, and a horse and wagon usable by them. They desire scenic drives and charming views near town with fast trains, all for seven dollars a week, per a New York Tribune notice.
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