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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1899
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune reviews Cuban coverage noting General Wood ridicules chatter of a Cuba outbreak. It contrasts on the spot testimony with long range theories of yellow journalism. The piece reflects editorial stance and publication style of the 1894 paper.
The fifty sixth Congress begins amid focus on republican control of executive and legislative branches for the first time since 1851, with debates over Philippine policy, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and constitutional seating fights. Key issues include a potential monetary bill, the Nicaragua canal, Pacific cable plans, and the standing army size. The upcoming presidential election adds urgency to the session.
Helen Gould mobilizes twenty tons of material in protest against Roberts seating in Congress. About six million people are estimated reached as ministers and associations are urged to preach on the issue. A petition from Japan with 138 American signatures objects to missionary moral critiques tied to Polyenist influence.
Aimed at reform and church practices, the crusade cites a son of Prieham whose stance opposes his father’s system. It accuses Mormon faith of embracing polygamy and asserts Christ may have been a polygamist. Reports from San Domingo hint at public discontent with Jimines administration and possible Heureaux influence over the cable governance.
A long obituary celebrates John S Blair as a self-made industrialist who turned wealth into broad public good. It credits him with shaping national growth, funding education, and building vast transportation networks while noting a single political failure and warning against unsafe home remedy pills linked to child deaths.
The colonial secretary’s clash on a triple alliance prompts Paris mobs and London detachment. The article argues no formal pact with England is needed and posits the Anglo American bond remains strong like transfused blood, despite lingering suspicions.
An unidentified 12 year old messenger delivered a found two year old girl to the information bureau. Officials sent the child to Mulberry Street police station for safekeeping as inquiries continue into the incident.
A boy helps a tired messenger and faces a sharp police quip about kidnapping. The piece debates oleomargarine legality amid dairy and manufacturer claims. Eastern cotton mills plan a 10 percent wage rise for about 24 000 operators on December 11, signaling delayed but notable wage gains.
The piece mocks grand opera in Chicago by contrasting squealing pigs in the stock yard with any musical appeal. It defends Joe Wheeler’s congressional seat and jokes about a Bayombang cavalry roundup, while deriding cake walk proposals as a recipe for opera failure.
A frugal London man known as Mr Kuhn esteems money over appearance. His sons scheme to dress him in a bargain coat, but he ends up selling the coat on a streetcar for cash and returns with nothing. The piece blends a comic anecdote with a longer survey of current curiosities and statistics from around the world.
A Green Bag writer recalls Teane Parker of Fort Smith famed for harsh criminal cases. In one scene he fines a young prisoner $21, then asks if the man has the amount in his jeans, prompting a nonchalant reply about the money already there.
A Philadelphia Record item recalls Judge Arnold joking about Cannon leaving trial prep. Attorney Fow seeks discharge for others. Arnold quips where is Cannon as the “big gun” of the party, then frees the remaining defendants amid the smoke and firing metaphor. Mandell Creighton is praised for wit and scholarship with a Shakespeare edition anecdote.
The text notes Gelivaburg as a highly marked battlefield with 160000 engaged across regiments batteries and squadrons located. London’s population exceeds six and a half million, inner and outer divisions. Krupp delivered paper field pieces for German infantry with five centimeter calibers, light yet potent enough for a single soldier to carry.
The Chambersburg Public Opinion weighs whether the Senate should seat Colonel Quay by gubernatorial appointment and establish a long lasting precedent. It notes how PA has often lacked full representation when legislatures failed to act and argues for or against interim seating to avoid vacancy statewide.
An unsigned editorial notes a citizen who saved two cents and lost self respect when using unstamped bank receipts can now claim patriotism by saying I too am an American. The piece mocks stamp tax compliance and calls for national pride.
A short, reflective piece explores how designers choose among subtle patterns. It considers criteria guiding selection and the balance between consistency and variety in visual language.
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