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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1894
Page
4
The document notes an elevation of 740 feet above tide and an estimated population around 109,000 with 20,500 registered voters. It cites school property value at 700000 and 12000 school children, plus bank deposits averaging 10 million. It mentions power costs in the northeast Penn area and discusses fire department costs versus insurance savings.
The article argues for capital punishment as the lawful response to murder, criticizing mercy and earlier acquittals. It notes that Lackiwanne County’s crime problem grew from repeated acquittals and suggests that public knowledge of government action may deter crime, while downplaying the condemned man Berek.
An editorial denounces the private Nicaraguan Canal company as badly run and impecunious, accusing it of courting stock gifts to editors and legislators to push a federal guarantee. It condemns bipartisan support in Washington and urges the United States to dismiss the scheme and its financiers.
The piece argues that the trans isthmian canal should be built owned and controlled by the United States with no foreign partnership or financial backers. It cites Blaine’s letters via the New York Sun and condemns stock promoters while stressing national self defense and a strict American ownership stance. It also touches on football injuries, pensions for firemen, and local political dissatisfaction in Allegheny County.
The piece commends Arthur Frothingham for promoting a maple tree in the county courthouse square near the Columbus Monument. It urges residents including former and current officials, secret societies, and citizens to donate memorial trees and plant them properly to create a shaded central park citywide. It also calls for cleansing politics to allow arbor culture to flourish.
The Williamsport Sun argues state law offers a remedy for bar ratry in quarter sessions courts. It cites prosecutions with no factual basis, urging costs against taxpayers and penalties for petty lawsuits to restore court dignity and deter spiteful actions.
A swindler posing as an employment agency defrauded many working girls in New York City by taking $2 each as security for jobs they never secured. The piece warns against cash in advance for job placements and notes gullibility fuels such fraud as mail responses flood in weekly.
The writer critiques US amusements and calls for better behavior at games. He highlights baseball’s national status, praises Scranton players, and urges curbing hazing, foul language, and drinking near grounds. He also mentions Galusha Grow's approach to the Forest City county line dispute and future boundary references.
The piece enumerates Nebraska Senate chances for John M Thurston and hints at Austin Curtin's bid for public buildings chief. It notes county politics in Schuyuet seeking an orphan’s court judgeship, and Hutter’s bid for public printing. Mentions Pittsburgh convention hopes, state clerks, and party power plays around Reed, McKinsey, and Senator Manderson with broad, unnamed rumors.
The 1894 Republican ticket debate on vice presidential picks centers on Reed Manderson and pressure to appoint ex-Treasurer Morrison to banking or insurance posts. Governor elect Hastings faces opposition for excluding Morrison, with critics arguing political trust and ties to Quay Cameron Magee Martin Lyon and Gilkeson as contenders.
The New York Sun argues that control of Central American water routes affects both nations. It states the Nicaragua canal and Suez link are vital to U S interests and British concerns over routes to India reflect broader Anglo American cooperation. It warns against any power threatening exclusive American influence while noting high costs of alliance.
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