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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1899
Page
4
The article notes that Aguinaldo’s claimed victories over Epain are viewed as insignificant until the arrival of Admiral Dewey, reflecting skepticism about early successes and the impact of U.S. naval intervention.
The article argues that 1825 treaties between Russia and Britain set a boundary rule along coastlines ten marine leagues offshore. It asserts the United States holds inland ten mile limits within the coast windings, while Canada seeks a broader line. It describes Canadian tactics to obtain a port and calls for fair arbitration, not war, with League of American Municipalities involvement anticipated.
Fragmentary discussion recalls that municipalities to be held at Syracuse in September. The text hints at broader wartime politics and censorship effects, noting China’s stance on the Philippines and potential repercussions of war reporting from Hong Kong.
The Countess of Aberdeen reviews the London congress of the Women of the World, noting its aim to unite thought and action among women across nations. It cites practical gains like affordable, sanitary lodging for women workers, but opinions differ on its intellectual value and lasting impact. The piece also reflects on competing critiques and questions the need for a similar men’s congress.
The Isle of Pines off southern Cuba is praised for potential growth in tropical fruit, timber, marble, and mineral resources. Only two towns, Santa Fe and New Gerona, exist with limited port access, and transportation relies on coastal isletas and small boat landings.
A cautious coastal survey suggests Porto Rico offers superior harbor facilities and bays for anchorage with improved entrances. The island’s strategic value as a naval base against Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico is noted, along with the Nicaragua Canal bringing U.S. reach closer. Health resorts and development delays also appear amid political commentary on figures like Miles and Otis.
The San Francisco Call reprints reflections on colonial origins shaped by persecution and religion, noting later waves of organization and governance in the American states. It discusses Judge White's Indiana divorce ruling and its impact on public policy, legality, and moral concerns surrounding secret divorces and bigamy.
The Chicago Tribune reports Colonel Paty du Clim released after it was proved he acted under direct orders from superiors General Gone and De Boisdette in a forgery case tied to Dreyfus. The outcome sparks ethical debate over command responsibility and potential disciplinary actions for Galliffet. In Kansas, the _199_ corn crop is valued at about 300 million dollars, signaling renewed farmer prosperity as many mortgages were postponed in 1905.
A Philadelphia Bulletin report cites gross negligence as the cause of two tragedies in New England. A trolley wreck at Bridgeport and a Bar Harbor ferry slip collapse killed nearly thirty people, urging stricter oversight as the summer travel season peaks.
The Louisville Courier Journal argues that liabilites for mob violence lie in both regions and across sexes, not simply in outrages against women. It contends courts juries and lawyers in both sections are often blamed and that mob law finds excuse in court failures. The piece notes widespread avoidance of regular processes and persistent crime feeding mob action.
The piece rails at Croker and Tammany as rulers who escape criticism while denouncing press snooping. It cites Yellow Journalism as fraudulent through fake news and misleading images. It notes differences in depictions of Dreyfus at his second trial and Connecticut and Maine calamities due to distant artists.
The Troy Record notes Goebel of Kentucky endures bad luck after securing the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and facing Brean’s plan to campaign across the state. The Chicago Record reports mixed responses at Democratic conventions with Bryan and Silver endorsed in some states and ignored in others as voters await November outcomes.
A Chicago Tribune Herald poem vignette describes a barefoot boy under an apple tree. He hauls apples in him and in his hands, works daily from dawn to night, questions adults, teaches younger boys, and endures scrapes, sun, and wind. His mother patches his clothes, he misbehaves yet learns the golden rule.
Fragment from Harriet Prescott Spofford in Youth's Companion describing a night journey through pine woods and river road. Vivid nature imagery, winds and lights, with a sense of motion and exhilaration as the speaker revels in the wide world.
A wide array of data covers secret orders in the United States, livestock and crop figures in Australia and Alabama, lobster and apple trees in Kansas, lobstering on the New England coast, and Maine’s canned labor shift from US and British sources. It notes New York taxation needs for Greater New York, travel anecdotes, and a range of curiosities from Washington street labor costs to historic Paris clocks and Lincoln’s death house preservation.
The listing proclaims a Star Automatic Paper Fastener that feeds itself and improves, with prices lower than ever. It also promotes Planitary Pencil Sharpeners, described as the only device that never breaks the lead, offering a 10 day free trial in offices along with other novelties and a large line of Blank Books and Typewriter Supplies.
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