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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1900
Page
4
Scranton posting notes a second class mail matter and readers are invited to submit letters on current topics. Letters must be signed with real names, with editorial revision applying to all contestations.
The Philadelphia Press denounces Senator Drury for not pledging to vote for Quay and reveals allegations that he promised to enter the regular Republican Senate caucus and follow its decision. Backers and critics say he is despised for intending to default on the pledge.
The annual report of the secretary of the treasury notes total immigrant arrivals at 448,472 plus 65,635 other aliens, with major Asian and European sources. It details sex and age breakdowns, literacy, finances, debarments, and border exclusions, plus calls to tighten laws and classify aliens clearly.
The report details expenditures for alien contract labor enforcement $99 498 01 and immigration regulation disbursements $21 017 25. It notes new buildings at Ellis Island and New York Harbor costs $790 80 and tallies year receipts totaling $576 688 50 with year end balances. The summary praises the head of the immigration service.
The New York Sun notes the president’s call for reapportionment as required by the Constitution. It argues that disfranchisement requires proportional reduction in representation and underscores the constitutional mandate.
Andrew Draper, former New York state education chief and University of Illinois president, maps a plan to shield schools from partisan influence. He favors a compact city board with legal power, a separate instructional office led by a superintendent, and minimal interference with elementary education while expanding upper grades. He calls for broad publicity of school actions and a focus on character building through steady teaching.
The United States demanded indemnity from Morocco after Marcus Mea-Bul, a naturalized American, was murdered at Mazagab port near the capital. Tangier consul general Gummere presented the claim for compensation to the Moroccan government, which offered a evasive reply.
A Madrid signed 1890 convention allows Morocco or the United States to claim naturalized citizens who have lived there long enough. The sultan challenges the rule citing five years in Morocco as negating allegiance. The US plans to press its view via Consul General Gummere, aided by a warship voyage.
The World recalls Benjamin Franklin era presses and early speedups in printing. It notes Stanhope and Hioww presses, innovations by Hensley and Gerard, and mentions key figures like Habits and Washington. The piece touches on banking notes and a government loan of five million pounds.
An old classified notice outlines a clearing house named AFOPEtAr for renting real estate or exchanging property. It announces affordable rates: one cent per word, six insertions for five cents per word, with free placement for situations Wanted.
A fragmented page of classified ads shows multiple help wanted notices for both male and female applicants, including positions in order departments and housekeeping. It lists addresses in Scranton and Philadelphia and notes salaries, references, and required experience alongside other dated notices and scattered historical notes.
A dense list outlines architects, doctors, lawyers, hotels, and services in Scranton. It names Edward H. Davis and Frederick K. Brown as architects, local hospitals and clinics, attorney firms, firms like Rubber Tired Cabs, and venues including Scranton House and Wyoming Avenue landmarks. The item reads as a circa era business directory with addresses and contact cues.
A large assortment of miniature calendars for the coming year is offered for fancy work and designs. Stock in this line is limited, so buyers are advised to secure what they want now.
Scranton schedules list daily and Sunday trains to New York Philadelphia Buffalo and nearby towns. Time entries show departures from Scranton and arrivals at Hoboken Philadelphia Kingston Plymouth Nicholson and Binghamton with multiple daily options and weekend services.
Multum in parvo surveys global data from population figures to transport feats and cultural notes. It mentions Finland population 2,527,800 Riess and Massachusetta’s population, English mint profits, world inequality, freight through St Mal, China's Grand Canal at over two hundred miles, Sheffield and Mughand industry, wool relevance, weather patterns, gunpowder origins, longest European railway Paria to Constantinople, U S safety rates, Bermuda coral roads, and professional graduates totals.
The verse fragment narrates a doomed love scene where a maiden laments Mirosou’s fate, a cliff falls claim a bride and the river cradle the dead. A subscription appeal closes the piece, inviting readers to mail cards to W. Mowen, 2141 Wayne Avenue, Scranton, Pa.
Fragmentary OCR shows a train timetable with mixed garbled text across Carbondale Wilkes-Harre and nearby points. It lists times and routes including references to Honewle and Henmylvinis E.R. points, 0.05 159, 0s, 4.07, and various times like 11.55 am.
Trains depart for New York Newark Philadelphia Pottsville Bethlehem Harrisburg and Bethlehem via Lehigh Valley connections. Listings include departure times to Reading Harriburg and Wilkes Barre with Baltimore Washington routes and through sleepers. Authority: Baldwins Lehigh Valley Railroad officials.
The store announces a postponed opening due to mild weather, but promises a broader and more complete stock than before. The effort emphasizes a wide selection of attractive items and essential goods now readily available for customers.
A grand display showcases long and short coats, eiderdown and embroidered cashmere, flannel and knit infant jackets, kimonos, embroidered baby blankets, Shetland and silk veils, caps, bonnets, gloves, mitts, bootees, and kid shoes among other items.
Mercereau and Connell announce their new store at 132 Wyoming Avenue. They invite friends to visit and share their excitement, noting they prefer others to speak for them.
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