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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1897
Page
7
Fragmentary notice from PA indicates a class mail matter handled by CECOMD. Readers advised of pending postal process affecting mail delivery and official actions at the local post office.
Secretary Atherton says Scranton has many good sites while acknowledging a surplus of bad sights that should be improved. The August 14 1897 item comments on urban prospects and civic needs.
A Pittsburg court restrains striking miners from assembling on a public road toward Plum Creek mines. Despite compliance protests, a scuffle broke out and a miner was cut above the eye in the first bloodshed of the strike. Commentary questions legality and laments rising tensions and potential violence.
A quoted remark proposes an unconventional cure for the alleged assassin leading to a discussion of humor or satire about governance and violence. The comment embodies a provocative take on political power and retaliation.
The piece discusses Senator Chandler's call to revisit mono metallism versus bimetallism as silver declines and wheat rises. It notes his belief in an inevitable re-argument, weighs political risks of mass ignorance, and recalls past campaign rhetoric while referencing the failed free silver case and recent gold reserves.
Washington dispatch reports Terence V. Powderly, new immigration commissioner, intends to bar anarchists from entering the United States. He cites the exclusion law’s provisions on crimes and moral turpitude and argues for stronger definitions to curb anarchist influence, while noting practical enforcement challenges and the need for clear standards. The Ledger criticizes Senator Durham and allies as discredited political adventurers.
Governor Atkinson pardoned a man convicted of shooting his wife's lover and published a letter praising the act. The accompanying message sparked criticism as it lauded the shooting and suggested empathy for the husband, prompting questions about the use of pardoning power and potential imitators.
The passage critiques state actions on marital infidelity penalties, suggests Governor Atkinson mishandled a domestic violence case, questions prison costs in Montgomery and Luzerne counties, and cites editorials from the Toronto Globe and Philadelphia Times on national issues and economic booms. It raises themes of law, governance, and public spending.
A reader questions whether any paper in all England rivals the New York Evening Post in being aggravatingly English, sparking a playful exchange on national style and newspaper tone.
A London club debate features Walter Wellman and American speakers praising Theodore Roosevelt as a top sports writer while English participants challenge his temperament. Topics include U S journalism, press ethics, Hawaii annexation, and broader imperial rivalries with Britain.
A dialogue among Briton, American, and African voices describes a push for arbitration with England and a broader American leadership. The American asserts merite and destiny to lead western nations and hints at regional expansion, while England and Africa respond on politeness and responsibility amid a growing assertiveness. The piece references South Africa India and Venezuela as context for tensions.
Albany Times Union reports that crime rates peak in men around the late twenties and early thirties with a surprising drop at 29 and again after 36, based on a table of murderers serving life terms and their ages at crime. Charles K. Baker analyzes the data, noting the difficulty of explaining the pattern. The figures enumerate ages at offense from fifteen to seventy, highlighting concentrations at twenty-seven and fifty-six.
The Daily Horoscope by Amacchus offers playful predictions for August M 1997. It notes a child will waste money, love ideas compare cottage talk to a yacht voyage, and warns the slow race favors bold ads. A quip about a bogus mushroom victim closes with breakfast chatter about Octavia’s dreamlike face.
A Rochester Chronicle piece uses a playful second inning metaphor to recount U.S. presidents from Washington to Cleveland and beyond. It pairsEach leader with a brief, historically charged moment, weaving baseball imagery into the timeline of early American governance.
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