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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1897
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune announces the end of its Weekly edition and removal of Sunday printing. President William Connell leads the Tribune Publishing Company. Subscription prices are listed and a note discusses newspaper circulation and pricing strategy, dated August 10, 1897.
A Sun excerpt by General H V Fo yton outlines key McKinley aims including expansion of American interests, a calm foreign policy, Hawaii annexation and Cuba freedom without war, and limits on Canadian influence. Coast defense and naval buildup, plus efficient administration, are highlighted as central priorities with confidence in the new era. The note ends by noting Scranton’s ball club recovery.
The Spring-Nell Republican reviews a new Australian charter outlining a three-branch government with governor general, cabinet, and prime minister. It mirrors U S structure with a bicameral Parliament, six senators per colony, fixed terms, and elected lower-house members paid as in the United States.
The article surveys a proposed Australian constitution with a strong federal legislature mirroring the American model. It covers federal powers over commerce, currency, immigration, and post telegraph systems, plus state control of railways and a court system with limited senate powers. It notes advisory Senate role and potential for special laws on race.
The judge issued a temporary restraining order against the Debs group to prevent interference with Monongah Coal and Coke mines. The document forbids trespassing on company property and obstructing or intimidating workers, outlining the order’s intent to curb unlawful combinations while allowing workers to argue their positions.
Leslie's Weekly reflects on the bituminous coal miners strike, noting the potential power of disciplined miners to disrupt industry and the economy. It argues a strong, just leadership could unite miners to press for fair concessions while urging owners to treat workers with justice and avoid harsh rules.
The Buffalo Express reports Senator Mason of Chicago urging a summer push to perfect a postal savings bank. Proponents cite government backing as security for savers, with questions about feasible interest rates and investment securities, especially government bonds, amid wide public interest in the concept.
The text outlines Wanamaker's proposed plan to deposit at least one dollar in designated post offices with interest from the next month. Deposits would be transmitted to the Treasury, rates set biannually, and funds circulated as loans to state banks with trust funds as priority claims. It argues this would minimize government work and gain bank support.
An Evanston school board approves a reading room, women and boys clubs, sewing class, workshop, a military company and gymnasium to extend learning beyond the school day. The plan aims to enrich social life, foster citizenship, and create community learning centers as models for cities and villages.
A Tribune astrologer piece says a child born today will see Colonel Fitzsimmons press ahead in local politics this fall while Ike, a circus attendee, spends cash before performances. It notes the army worm’s movement and critiques a post Buffalo Buy & Wild West show Democratic convention.
A speaker, calling himself Little Breeches, travels long to meet the author who first made him famous. He imagines a simple cottage but finds a grand house and learns the author plans a government job, prompting he to lament loss and plan speech changes. The piece ends from the Washington Star.
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