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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1896
Page
4
As the legislature nears convening, Hazleton residents press for county seat honors amid renewed effort. Questions arise about potential executive veto risks and the path forward for their bid.
Officials urge caution while awaiting official Cuba news amid calls for accurate facts on Maceo’s death. Debates stress restraint, avoid hasty intervention, and weigh Spain’s large Cuban forces against Cuban resistance and American duty. The Wanan maker league may affect Pennsylvania politics.
Frances Willard cites Armenian orphans suffering under Turkish rule and urges quick Christmas giving. The National Armenian Relief Committee led by Justice David Brewer coordinates aid via Brown Bros. Co. Donations feed shelter and care for a month per dollar, distribute through American missionaries, with no pay to workers. Coxey calls for a new party and should confer with Bynum.
The Metropolitan Traction Company of New York will convert all lines to an underground trolley system next spring. It reports a method to bury wires in conduits at less than half the cost of cables with no efficiency loss. If overhead wires can go underground, other wires may follow.
Cities move to bury telephone and telegraph wires with ordinances setting deadlines for undergrounding. Some require no changes to existing franchises, others apply to new ordinances and renewals. Scranton urged to form a joint committee to study actions in other cities and report publicly. Overhead wires must come down. Wanamaker supporters in Pottsville favor a strong proponent stance.
A Harrisburg letter in the Philadelphia Inquirer suggests Senator Quay may retire from the Senate in 1899 and back Governor Hastings as his successor. If a Philadelphian wins Cameron’s seat this winter, Quay could seek the governorship, a move his friends say would round out his career with a state-wide administration.
President Harner of the University of Chicago defends college athletics as a means to curb immorality and rowdyism, build strong bodies, and prepare students for life. He says training reduces intemperance and that many graduates owe their health and strength to football and gymnasia, while warning against professionalism and abuses. The piece notes Illinois wrestles with convict labor competing with free labor.
The piece weighs the cost and value of the new congressional library in Washington, noting a $6 million price and businesslike construction. It contrasts with other civic buildings, cites political framing by Mark Hanna and Col. Watterson, and jokes about electoral dynamics and reform. It mentions Kansas counties with women county superintendents and speculates on a Pingree Bryan race.
The New York Herald reports Wilkes-Barre rider Rice placed second in a six day race at Madison Square Garden. He trained hard at home in his machine shop and built his own wheels while his backers contemplate a potential $10,000 match with Hale.
The article describes Boston planning the city’s first grand public baths with fifty rooms, aiming to serve 12 people per hour, free of charge, and to inspire similar projects elsewhere though funding challenges persist for other civic amenities. It also notes a university student group event in Scranton and profiles of local figures including Captain Edwards and soprano Marie Donovan.
The Pittston Gazette notes the Wilkes-Barre Business Men's League should focus on business interests rather than backing in party faction. It warns that Congressmen Lessenring's 1000 dollar federal building bill may pass the house and depend on Senator Quay's vigorous aid to clear the senate.
In a tense exchange the artist questions revenge on Mr Shelby while Clara contemplates a counter move by painting a portrait of him as a possible rebuttal. The dialogue hints at personal conflict and artistic strategy in a domestic scene.
Astrolabe cast for Tuesday December 16, 189. A child observes that reformers in civil service are often not in it. Hornets disturb season and school controllers hear ominous bugging sounds. Public doves disagree with men who think issues are fully aired. Santa Clara can not bring peace if hate and resentment dwell.
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