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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1900
Page
7
The Tritune explains it will print brief letters from readers when space allows. It requires contributors to sign with their real name and notes all submissions are subject to editorial revision for publication.
The measure would extend the presidential term by fifty percent and retire the president to the senate as a senator at large, replacing re election with a new form of term extension. Supporters argue it modernizes the executive tenure while opponents doubt its wisdom.
Editorial calls for immediate civic action after ten councilmen resignations and votes to fill nine wards. Hyde Park and Providence wards show several vacancies as West Side leaders discuss a town meeting to mobilize honest, representative candidates and spur reform amid potential government changes.
The report questions a claim that Congress would force Secretary May to resign and notes that nothing in Mr Way's career lends credibility to the report. The passage implies a hostile source behind the assertion.
The article reviews figures from the secretary of the interior and the commissioner of education on U S schooling. It cites 15,108,715 pupils in public elementary and high schools, total school attendance 16,798,862, and annual educational expenditure around 197 million dollars with per pupil cost near 12 dollars. It notes Hawaii Alaska and overseas territories with nationalities in Hawaii schools and early Cuban school expansion.
The article discusses schooling law in towns with 85 or more pupils and smaller towns with compulsory attendance penalties. It notes free text books and supervision, plus ongoing reforms in Porto Rico that aim to transform education for the rising generation. It also comments that the Boer cause has moved beyond resolution to face the inevitable with philosophical grace.
The article argues for retaining government control of liquor sales at army posts, citing military officers’ testimony that regulation reduces excess and preserves morale. It criticizes the House for bowing to civilian clamor and urges the Senate to restore the canteen feature amid calls for demoralization of service.
The article reviews Secretary Root's annual report noting Japan’s courtesy in allowing U S relief operations to use Nagasaki port for transshipping supplies and personnel to Manila and Taku. It explains how a subsidiary Nagasaki link supported U S forces, enabling flexible reallocation between the Philippines and China as needed.
The commentary notes a long record of service behind the offence that led to General Hagan's suspension as commissary general. It argues the offence was grave yet expiated and criticizes Congress for years of apathy during the growth of the star system.
A reflective editorial condemns bureaucratic obstruction and arrogance amid military pardon actions and treaty debates. It argues for decisive self defense measures under U S forces and criticizes avarice as a civilizational vice while urging plain common sense to reform social ills and public policy.
The writer mocks the belief that anyone can lead an army and suggests France should let General Mercier try his new invasion scheme against England. The remark implies Mercier would be removed from consideration by such a failed effort.
A Weekly Letter on Municipal Affairs notes Boston and Michigan barbers' regulations set strict standards. It describes exams, sanitary rules, and required knowledge about sterilization, tools, and preventing skin diseases, with possible statewide bills in Pennsylvania and New York.
The Michigan state board for barber registration reports progress since the law's passage in June 1911. It highlights reform of itinerant barbers, increased journeyman wages, and revenue of over 5,000 to the state treasury. About 4,000 barbers are registered, with roughly 600 examined and another thousand unregistered but declining.
A Washington dispatch outlines a forthcoming Bureau of Statistics volume detailing imports and exports by country from earliest records to today. It highlights comparisons with the United States, including balance of trade trends for the UK Germany France and other nations, and notes twenty-eight nations with export surpluses.
Fragmentary OCR text references a financial figure and a fiscal year, mentioning the United States. The readable parts indicate a monetary amount and a yearly timeline but lack coherent context or clear action.
A long extract describes the 100 year ago U S census with totals for white and colored populations, area distributions, and population density. It notes shifts in urban and rural demographics, state populations, and the emergence of manufacturing and commerce. References include Virginia West Virginia and Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin.
The Tritone announces a move toward a fixed advertising rate to end price discrimination between local and foreign advertisers. It condemns flexible pricing as unjust, arguing that local merchants should not subsidize distant rivals and that the paper will maintain a single fair price for all services. The change aims to protect local business and uphold professional standards.
A mix of short notes on heat fatalities, Swiss female inspector discussions, a 68 industry study finding 20 with work 860 days, quarantine for tuberculosis, remigration refusals for Japanese arrivals, an ostrich farm planned near Little Rock, plans by Thomas A. Cockburn to move birds to San Antonio, climate moves to Hot Springs, Australia cave systems and government caretakers, western Texas rainfall boosting loco weed and livestock deaths, and unresolved questions about the weed's poisonous component.
Classified notices seek a skilled stenographer with excellent references and a young woman to work in a private family. also a request for secondhand slop machines in good order with pricing details. Addresses include Tribune offices and Old Forge Iowa.
Estate of Rodent C Lee late of the Borough of Dunmore Lackawanna County state of Pennsylvania. Letter of administration granted to Charlotte Lee administratrix and William & Ayreon administrators. The undersigned will expose the said estate for payment. The attorney for estate Thos F Wel Ry Pltsten Pa.
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