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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1894
Page
4
The piece lists candidates for statewide offices including Daniel A. Hastings for Governor and Walter Lyon for Lieutenant Governor with other names in a crowded slate. It then questions tariff delays, urging Congress to act or adjourn, arguing extended inaction harms business and the country, and ends noting Debs and the Beranton club.
Long factional disputes among New York Republicans ended as misapprehensions faded and factions united. The state committee’s ratified deliverance calls for party harmony and unity, urging warring Republicans to adopt the sentiment.
A plea for party reconciliation within the Republican ranks to carry New York and Pennsylvania in upcoming elections. Wanamaker warns foreign manufacturers fear a delay in tariff reform, noting the McKinley act has driven costs up for many firms and could influence future policy and market behavior.
A New York Supreme Court judge denounces James R Roosevelt over permission to divert funds from the Astor estate for two children. The piece critiques lavish living and warns against imprisoning wealth behind a gilded cage. It also touches on British naval pride and a Mars-origin tale from Professor Stone Wiggins.
A spirited column imitates Wiggins weather notes while lampooning a new Hawaiian constitution provision on legislative quorum decided by the speaker’s eye sight. It cites Tom Reed’s quip and jokes about Harvard daily routines and a flashy Sultan in Johore with an electric shirt front.
Prominent local writers and editors including John H. Blackwood James O Connor and P A Barrett are noted for upcoming travels with the Americas quartet through the British Isles. The piece highlights various Scranton media figures and their recent activity and plans.
A 1804 county committee plan sets the county convention for September 1 in Scranton to nominate candidates for Congress and state offices. Vigilance committees will hold delegate elections September 1, with two delegates per district for a one year term tied to last fall’s judge election results.
A young man, Mat Clemo, brought an owl with horned appearance into the neighborhood. The creature ate half of a chicken then attacked the other half, stepping on a steel trap and was captured unharmed next night. It can spread four foot wings and close its eyelids over its eyes. The piece closes with a satirical note from the editor of Muogrendion Bridge Journal about a ballroom puff misprint.
A brief note from the Tunkhannock Republican discusses a claim about preparing tough chickens by adding a spoonful of cider vinegar to the roasting pot. The item questions whether this method yields tender meat and palatable results.
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