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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1895
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune announces publication details for its Sunday edition with printer credits and advertising rates. It lists staff names, the post office mailing location, and the weekly schedule noting twenty four pages of news and miscellaneous content.
The Scranton Tribune signals backing for the Republican slate to be chosen at the upcoming city convention. The paper aligns with the party’s nominees and urges readers to support the ticket.
The Times Saturday obtained a clear denial from Benjamin Hughes, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western general mine superintendent, that DL&W officials urged workers to back Thomas D. Davies or the Independent Republican ticket. Hughes says workers were not pressed and will not be in the future, and that Moir and Westpfahl stand on their own merits. The statement counters Independent Republican rumors and upholds the company’s neutrality in the Scranton canvass. Major McDowell is poised as an affable clerk, but the broader quest remains for Pennsylvania to yield the presidency.
Ohio Congressman Burton backs a plan to remove partisan bias from state districting by a four member state panel and a national panel with a supreme court judge as tiebreaker. The proposal aims to produce fair districts but critics doubt its practicality and immediate enactment. A Philadelphia dispatch notes Senator Quay’s influence over Pennsylvania delegates and rival moves for president.
The letter declares McKinley and Reed popular in New York and Pennsylvania and predicts a large Republican majority for the party's presidential nominee in 186. It praises Pennsylvania's governor as a strong presidential candidate and notes he could be elected with ease.
The article praises Speaker Reed after his unanimous nomination and outlines a conservative Republican program. It highlights Teed’s policy on revenue growth, a firm foreign stance, and the duty of the House to enact financially sound legislation while the Senate and President decide acceptance. It notes Reed’s leadership and unity with the party and people.
The Philadelphia Times is urged to drop its attack on Judge Smith and voters and seek a recount if there is real doubt about votes. Locals deny fraud, asserting a fair contest with no collusion between parties. The county populace, both parties, stands by the late election’s integrity.
The Tribune resists abolishing the pardons board while criticizing abuse of authority. The Free Press earns praise for improved headlines and contents. Highlights include Reed’s cabinet choices and Pickler’s merit, a steamship price cartel raising steerage costs, Dalzell's influence, Stone’s gubernatorial prospects, and the speaker’s plan to restrain alarmist tensions.
Two poets debate a work praised as the most remarkable book ever written. The first asserts its greatness while the second asks why, noting it contains over a thousand lines of verse and was published.
A compilation of newspaper opinions mocks U S policy aims and political figures. The Washington Post Washington Star Chicago Times Herold St Louis Globe Democrat Cleveland Plain Dealer New York Press weigh in on Monroe doctrine Cuba Venezuela and reactions to international affairs.
A collage of verses by Ernest Radford Richard Le Gattienne and William Morris. The lines express longing for peaceful havens and home, the pull of distant harbors, and critiques of greed and ownership in a world seeking freedom.
The piece surveys the U S Senate dynamics as Republicans mull a caucus this week to consider reorganization needing forty four votes. It notes current GOP strength forty two with two uncertain senators from Nevada and Delaware’s vacancy, plus rumored crossovers and partyLeaning shifts among key leaders and editors.
Daily horoscope notes a child will attend Sun day school until Christmas tree exercises. A wise youth should avoid firm attachments this month. Street Commissioner Kinsley's assistant is pictured as hustling around exposed operations, with many perceiving marriage as a failure to solve financial concerns for men.
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