Republicans End Harrisburg Convention Rift With Unified Ticket
The article notes a near equal split between Quay and Hastings factions before the Harrisburg convention and praises the decision to reach an equitable agreement. It highlights Governor Hastings supporters, Colonel Quay as state chairman, and the convention's approval of judicial appointees as a path to victory, while vignetting Lackawanna County’s Willard endorsement and Secretary Bayard’s golfing stint in England.
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Quay
Hastings
Harrisburg
Aix
Lackawanna County
Willard
Thas
Harnessing Niagara Falls for Power Becomes Practical
The article notes that Niagara Falls, long seen as a wonder, is now being harnessed for electricity after many failed schemes. Yankee enterprise has sought to exploit the falls for power, and recent developments with electric machinery allow practical use of the falls’ vast energy, promising wealth beyond hotels and hackmen.
Electric Power Awakens From Niagara Falls
The article notes canal boats may run the Erie canal by electricity from Niagara Falls, praising harnessing the falls for energy. It mentions Cuba’s revolution costing Spain about 20 million dollars and suggests Spain buy sugar and molasses retail while Cuba runs plantations.
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Spain
Cuba
Powers and politics clash in Pennsylvania Quay era
A Bangor era critique voices confidence in a coming shift against Senator Quay despite his victory. It argues party unity must bend to public opinion and reform. The piece notes fender trials on streetcars as a sign of improved management and criticizes Pike County for abandoning a murder prosecution while praising Lackawanna nominations and Harrisburg platform enforcement.
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Quay
Quay Autocracy
Ita
World Wheat Outlook and San Francisco Oil Boom
The Budapest experts exaggerate US wheat output while the US Department of Agriculture cites 460,000,000 bushels for last year. Britain and France may need more imports as India Argentina and Australia cut production, with Russia up 62,000,000 this season. San Francisco eyes a fuel oil boom via Los Angeles fields and San Pedro to boost manufacturing, while Quay faces limits to leadership and public opinion wins over passion.
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United States
Budapest
Federal Department of Agriculture
Great Britain
France
India
Argentina
Australia
Hussia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Pedro
Pacific
New York
Atlantic
Comment of the Press Gloomy Prediction
The Philadelphia Record critiques the compulsory school law as a likely failure with only examinations and registrations by assessors, extra pay for labor, and no effort to create more classrooms. It notes high costs for counties, prompting directors and commissioners to risk neglect rather than comply.
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Philadelphia
Scranton Wife Beater Held, Alderman Donovan Warned
The Scranton wife beater who was jailed for thirty days should be sent to Alderman Donovan, Third ward chief justice. The alderman punishes unmanly offenders more effectively than jail, deterring future appearances. We offer this for Scranton neighbors as a service.
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Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Donovan
TOLD BY THE STARS Daily Horoscope
Horoscope notes for Thursday Aug 28 189 include astral guidance from Ajacehua The Tribune Astrologer. Poetic lines reference Matthew Stanley Quay toboggan fall crow seasoning and social gossip with playful satire about trolley parties and Uncle Joe.
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Ajacehua
the Tribune
Matthew Stanley Quay
Penman
Uncle Joe
The Increase of Crime and Its Causes
The Providence Journal notes rising violence in the United States with nearly 10 000 homicides last year versus under 500 in the United Kingdom. It attributes this to concealed weapons, lax punishment, immigration and social upheaval, while noting progress in education among emancipated people and urging reform of criminal jurisprudence and public justice.
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The
Washington Post
Providence Journal
Journal
United Kingdom
Gur
United States
Great Britain
Ireland
Europe
West
My Brother the Priest Best 49 Not a Brother of Mine
A fragmentary poem reflects on a priestly brother who remains loyal and carries his Master’s name into hardship. The speaker distances himself yet acknowledges the priest’s enduring faith and the unseen battle between life and death.
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Dilea
United States urged to recognize Cuban insurrectionists
The article denounces the Cleveland administration for backing Spain and calls for the United States to grant belligerent status to Cuban insurgents. It argues the revolt is nationwide, not local, and stresses American sympathy for Cuba along with the need to protect American interests and liberty in the Western Hemisphere.
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United States
Republic
Cleveland
Spain
Cuba
Madrid
Havana
Campos
I jest keep a living along in praise
A fragmentary verse by Ank L Stanton reflects folk faith in continuing life despite sorrow. The speaker asserts gratitude for sun and rain, sees God guiding the world, and vows to keep living and singing as a daily practice, even as graves fade without care. The text reads as a devotional poem from the Times-Herald era.
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L. Stanton
Times-Herald
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