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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1901
Page
4
State voters eye the Republican ticket with William P Potter for Supreme Court and Frank 3 for Treasurer, as the ticket names appear in current election notes. The article lists candidates and regions supporting the slate.
Chicago dispatch reports Senator Depew describing European fear of U S manufactured goods and the potential for protective moves. He notes Britain and Vienna sentiment toward American control of the Nicaragua canal and Monroe Doctrine criticisms, while labor unrest in the United States risks clashes over rights and law.
The text argues against permanent archer a dog in the mend policy and notes Europe’s likely rejection. It accuses steel trust workers of being imprisoned inside mill towns guarded by armed forces. Guards supposedly protect non union workers from striker violence and intimidation by rioters at mills across the region.
The piece argues Canada lacks a national spirit and is dominated by local and provincial interests. It contrasts Canadian loyalty to town with a distant imperial center and suggests reform, including repealing a law delaying liquor money distribution from county treasuries.
Governor Odell rejects backing for a plan to transfer New York City police control to a governor-appointed commission amid Tammany Hall opposition. Rumors spread of anti-Tammany forces backing Odell, while London debates a rapid transit line near St Paul’s Cathedral. The Times cautions about unrest and vigilante violence as public order remains fragile.
A surreal forest tale in which fairies beetles and butterflies are captured changed and stripped of their wings by a mysterious force. The piece follows transformation from larval stage to winged beings and ends with a lament on loss and winter.
Special Correspondents report a lively two week Chautauqua season with recognitions, lectures by Albert Rushnell Hart and Edward Staines, and bright performances by Leon Vincent and Professor Burton. Weather mostly fair with occasional rain. notable events include a grand revue, a Bachelor Rogues, and a School of Musical Education finale.
A fragmented excerpt recounts a Civil War era scene where Colonel Anivew Burt of the Twenty fifth Infantry, a former enlisted man, struggles to mentor and lead. The narrative recalls a baseball game with a cadet captain, a taunting duel at home plate, and a formal salute by Private Johnson, illustrating themes of leadership, pride, and humorous missteps.
Fragmented overheard talk from a provincial hospital ward recalls a child playing with a wall telephone and a nurse role. A girl swallows ink and a physician asks about treatment as the coroner’s jury verdict is noted death by own action.
Foster of The Tribune explains how a petition for his appointment as orphan court judge arose. He asserts neither Dawson nor any friend was asked to sign until after Vedburg’s attempt to influence the process and after Vosnure reportedly urged him to withdraw from the contest.
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