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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1897
Page
5
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Ten pages note a cordial standard for visitors to Scranton on August 18, 1807. Citizens express a shared hope that assembled guests will realize their objectives and gain from inert beneficial acquaintances and valuable knowledge, reflecting a community-wide goodwill.
Pennsylvania Democratic organs weigh the Harrisburg convention agenda. They expect a firm stand on civil service reform and Governor Hastings, praising his duties. The piece notes Republicans should correct past errors, while Bryanite critics are invited to rethink. Hastings denies a future Congress bid.
Carl Schurz predicts a new order broadening consular exams to ensure better staff quality and permanence beyond political shifts. He notes McKinley personally selects consuls with strong qualifications, aiming to curb patronage and foster professional, trained diplomacy alongside rival Britain.
The piece argues for a strong American consular role to defend treaty rights, protect citizenship, and promote exports, urging ongoing diligent service and recognition. It also recounts a Philadelphia milkman’s legal battle over undercutting rivals, a robbery attempt, and a suggestion that rivals could have used legal chicanery rather than force.
John P Branch of Merchants National Bank of Richmond argues for gold standard and retirement of demand notes. He urges government non interference in banking while enforcing sensible rules, and proposes a non partisan currency commission to push toward flexible, expanding and contracting currency under national supervision. He doubts greenbacks once met needs and warns hard times will drive demand for reform.
Washington correspondents urge support for John Sherman as he seeks a seat in the current political moment. The push emphasizes his experience and alignment with key policy questions.
The Union Pacific shows a sharp drop in passenger traffic over six years, down forty four percent, with passengers now contributing about 17 percent of revenues from operations. In 1893 the line carried 700 thousand travelers on the Brighton & Boulder branch, falling to 40 thousand by 1896, reflecting the broader decline in passenger travel.
The article surveys a recovering railway and bank sector with August comparisons, hints at Klondike migration boosting Canadian gains, and notes western farmers buying eastern goods. It also critiques Hanna and Quay, pointing to Republican party dynamics and junket expenses in a pointed editorial tone.
A Troy Times summary promotes using daily papers in schooling to engage students with current events. It emphasizes up-to-date knowledge, cross referencing, and practical exercises from news items to teach geography civics grammar and arithmetic with selective, well-edited newspapers while avoiding sensational yellow journalism.
A Philadelphia bulletin item recalls ministers who used bicycles in sermons to teach moral lessons. One preacher spoke from a wheeled pulpit with a flowered bicycle in front, ending with a bicycle hymn. Another minister warned that riding on the Sabbath is a sin, highlighting contrasting approaches.
The article argues against strict Sabbath observance for Christians, noting early church practices of shifting to Sunday in honor of Christ’s life. It cites Luther and Calvin, who criticized Jewish foundations for Sunday rules, and emphasizes the Lord’s Day as a time for contemplation and rest. Ignatius of Antioch is invoked to support moving beyond Sabbaths to the Lord's Day.
Exhaustive Lancaster New Era tests show six inch tires deliver better draft than narrow tires across macadam gravel dirt and meadow surfaces. Results vary by terrain with wide tires pulling more on dry hard ground and soft meadows, while narrow tires sometimes perform better in very wet or hard underlayer conditions.
The article warns of widespread mining and prospecting schemes in Alaska and the Northwest Territory of Canada that lure the thrifty poor into costly ventures. It criticizes these ventures as gambling and a new form of lottery, likely to profit only cunning organizers while the public loses savings. It urges the poor to keep savings in banks for rainy days.
Astrologer notes a child born Aug 18 1807 will think a man not a jiner has no business in Scranton. Hopeful candidates see rainbows in foggy skies weeks ahead. J Nelson Graves speaks, campaign opens, Bryan rising in stature. Times urged to avoid lingering. Spikes pulled as needed.
A fragment from a New York Tribune poem portrays a lonely violet seeking life and love, pleading to be carried to daylight. The wind and an eagle’s proud nest are involved, with a fatal note as the violet is doomed and buried in dusk.
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