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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1898
Page
4
Scranton August 23 1898 lists ticket details for governor William A Stone lieutenant governor J P Gobin secretary of internal affairs James W Latta supreme court W W Por and congressmen at large Samuel A Davenport Galusha A Gow with the Scranton Tribune publication notes.
Senate discussion lists James C. Vaughan for House First District John R. Farr for Fourth District and John F. Reynolds as a referenced candidate. The brief item names these individuals and references the Twentieth Met meeting context.
The speaker pledges to govern for all Pennsylvanians with honesty and diligence, curbing partisan abuses and unnecessary investigations. He argues public duty outweighs party, seeks respect, and criticizes misinformed economic rhetoric fueling industrial losses and wage pressures.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa says his constituents seek accurate information on the Philippines but demand a larger regular army and a stronger navy. He cites large public meetings showing support for top-notch battleships and cruisers and calls for expanding the merchant marine to boost trade. He argues Iowa citizens are educated, morally principled, and representative of a broader American will to power and duty.
Under current conditions Spain and her colonies will be able to rattle around in the space allotted to them at the Parle Exposition.
An analysis of 816 medical graduates examined by the state board shows 98 trained at the University of Pennsylvania. The commentary argues Penn should maintain rigorous standards to compete with older universities and boost state pride in its educational quality.
The article lists medical colleges in Philadelphia with pass rates and averages, noting Penn ranks high among older institutions. It praises Penn’s public education outreach, professor lectures in Scranton, and anticipates wartime coal needs and Britain’s naval logistics as a cautionary lesson.
An editorial urges Congress to end prize money for naval captures, arguing it mirrors pirate practice and creates unfair rewards. It cites Farragut Porter and Sampson as examples, advocates regular, honorable pay instead, and condemns inequities between officers and sailors. The piece ends noting candidate Jenks claims no trouble ahead.
The French government awarding decorations to Bourgogne survivors sparks furious protest among friends of the drowned. Critics call the act cruel and insulting to the dead and fear it glorifies officers who failed to act bravely. They cite low rescue rates and accuse elites of hypocrisy while Faure welcomes claimants to the Elysee.
The piece rails at the French government for honoring convicted traitors while praising Zola and laments republican treason. It critiques militarism, La Bourgogne’s wreck imagery, and warns of governmental anarchy, then shifts to Aguinaldo and Dewey. It parries editorials on steel mills, Manila, Roosevelt, and annexation debates with sharp, opinionated prose.
Horoscope by Amacchus notes a grieved taxpayer and raised questions about relief. The column lampoons politicians and officials, referencing sheriff sales, taxation, and wartime burdens, with satirical lines about office seekers and postal faults.
The Treasury Bureau of Statistics shows U S exports to China rising faster than rivals as cotton goods fall less proportionately. It notes a two million dollar drop in total exports due to cotton goods but attributes much of this to China shifting to internal production and stocks. Comparison with Great Britain indicates U S gains in China Hong Kong exports over 1858 to 1898, with U S exports growing over 20 percent while British exports decline.
The New York Sun recounts visitors aboard the Brooklyn off Tompkinsville during a Sunday public tour. A flirtatious exchange occurs between giggling girls and a naval officer as they discuss ship type, asking if the vessel is an auxiliary cruiser and learning it is a converted despatch boat with motto neatness and despatch.
A local advert proclaims a new G Bazaaar offering savings on purchases. The message urges readers to visit and take advantage of the savings to be gained by shopping there.
A local sale advertises beautiful rugs at 39, 49 and 59 cents, Summa rugs from 49 to 159 cents, plus Khaskot 30x60 inch rugs for 130, tapestry 30x60 for 125, velvet 30x60 for 123, Axminster 27x54 for 170, and crumb cloths 62x72 for 98 cents.
Our annual July and August sale of Summer Footwear is now on. All our Russets must go. You need the Shoes. We need room.
Hill Connell at 121 N Washington Ave advertises seamless brass bedstead tubing and lacquering. The note touts quality, affordability, and a unique construction method with a spring collection now on display.
Visitors from Ashbury Park swarm the Texas battleship as Monmouth excursionists crowd aboard. Commodore Philip, cheered by townsfolk, receives a cake mocking his famed silence while guests tour the ship and enjoy the lighthearted spectacle afloat.
The ad announces a lamp sale through September 1 offering 25 to 50 percent off Banquet Princess and Table Lamps to reduce stock. It invites buyers in need of a lamp to take advantage of bargain pricing.
In a terse regional column the Karana City Journal hints that advising Spain how to look pleasant misses the point as a speaker discusses discomfort and dental extraction imagery.
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