Debates Over Quay Contempt and Immigration Bill
The Scranton Tribune laments anonymous attacks on Senator Penrose amid the Quay canvass. It condemns character assassination by anonymous sources and urges Christian moral support. The piece notes a Senate vote at 4 pm on the Lodge immigration bill requiring reading ability in one language for admission.
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Cameron
Noel
Pennsylvania
Penrose
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Commonwealth
Senate
Keyatone
Ballot Law Reform Divides Officials Over Two Key Flaws
Secretary Reeder urges amendments to address two main ballot problems from the recent election. The narrow timeframe between nomination filing and voting risks ballot printing delays, while unnecessary columns clutter ballots. A single-column ballot is hailed as the common sense fix, though political resistance persists.
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Reeder
Move to abolish Michigan coroner office this winter
The plan aims to transfer coroner duties to the district or prosecuting attorney, arguing the coroner is a costly relic with few essential tasks. The Chicago Times-Herald is cited, stating the coroners’ role is unnecessary for today’s taxpaying public and reflects outdated conditions from a sparsely populated past.
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Michigan
Chicago Times-Herald
Postmortem inquiries and cabinet picks in political discourse
The text argues for district attorneys to lead postmortem inquiries replacing juries for efficiency and certainty in criminal evidence. It also weighs rumors about a Pennsylvania politician J Hay Brown being named to the McKinley cabinet and praises his potential fit and effectiveness as attorney general.
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Pennsylvania
McAkinley
J. Hay Brown
Lancaster
Brown
Federal Department of Justice
Spain and Cuba War News Rift Echoes in Congress
The piece argues Spanish reports on Maceo’s death are unreliable, while Cuban sources are colored. It urges intervention to halt what it calls brutality in the Americas as the war drags on. It discusses congressional reform to Congress schedule and notes rail accident statistics.
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Spain
Maceo
Washington
Congress
Senor Dupuy de Lome
Jacksonville
Fla
Havana
Weyler
Cleveland
Cuba
Republic
National Newspaper Status and Local Political Drift
The Globe-Democrat is praised as a premier national paper with broad coverage and a large circulation. Philadelphia politics show 20 of 38 representatives and 7 of 46 senators pledged to Penrose. Wanamaker support rests with 19. Other items note McKinley cabinet rumors, prohibition in practice, Dingley denial, a Christmas edition from The Times, and Havana fears of assassination with calls for naval protection.
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Globe-Democrat
United States
Philadelphia
State House of Representatives
Penrose
Wanamaker
Philidelphia
Scranton News Briefs Chronicle Police Raids and Local Anecdotes
A Scranton area report covers a police raid on a West Lackawanna Avenue home linked to a disorderly house, plus anecdotes about court reporter W. Gallagher covering weddings and a campaign for a U.S. attorney post. The piece also notes a stable horse at a post office and a crowded Academy of Music evening with seat disputes.
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Blank
West Lackawanna Avenue
Jennie Smith
Miss Smith
Robby
John
Davis
Smith Place
George Jones
Scranton
Carter
Joesielle Cstomer
Tle
Washington Avenue
Cusick
Academy of Music
Shea
Christmas Eve Window Lights Brighten City Streets
A noise near the Suburbia Electric Light offices caused a panic briefly as someone yelled fre. The evergreen tree atop the Commonwealth building glowed with colored lights, seen from Court House square, adding festive cheer. Professor O Williams suspends activities at the business college amid unclear reasons, while Frank J. McCann receives praise for his entertaining local storytelling.
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Christimastide
Elesiric Light Company
Commonwealth Building
Court House Square
Controversy Over Evangelist Penrose in 19th Century Press
The article criticizes a southeastern Pennsylvania evangelist accused of besmirching a public figure. It condemns State Senator Penrose as Quay’s candidate for U S senator, noting his Philadelphia mayoral defeat and alleged moral failings, while arguing personal faults do not excuse the evangelist’s misconduct.
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Pennsylvania
Senator Quay
Lebanon
Harold Frederic
Theron Ware
Penrose
Quay
United States
Philadelphia
United States Senate
English Plum Pudding Recipe from The Times Herald
A traditional Christmas plum pudding method with currants raisins citron suet and stale bread. Includes washing and prepping fruit, mixing with brandy and eggs, boiling six hours, optional mold, buttered, flaming brandy sauce and holly garnish.
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Times
Heruld
Alice
Quay Wears Colorful Necktie in Senate Seat
Senator Quay, known for modest dress, appeared in the senate with a vivid necktie. A press gallery wit compared the display to a parrot, rainbow, flame, opal eye, peacock, and pumpkin pie, noting the tie’s beauty far outshines other colors once claimed.
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Quay
Senate
Wanamaker Opposed McKinley Nomination Says Pittsburg Dispatch
Parker L. Walter reports Wanamaker was unfriendly to McKinley and actively urged Benjamin Harrison for the nomination. He sought cabinet promises from leaders like Senator Quay in exchange for support, showing early efforts against McKinley before the St Louis convention.
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Parker L. Walter
Pittsburg
Wanamaker
Mr Kinley
St. Louis
Benjamin Harrison
Quay
Harrison
Friends of
Pennsylvanis
Unpublished Laments Quote Ends in Mourning
A brief poetic note from Washington Post prose references David B. Hil's line on the approaching Fourth of March, expressing youth and fear of death through a somber lament. The fragment evokes a somber mood and a sense of impending loss tied to the date.
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David B. Hil
A Brilliant Speech From The Washington Post
A fragment from a Washington Post speech by Senator Cullen echoes Bayard Taylor in praise of a beloved leader. The verse lauds distant messages reaching her seat and urges undivided freedom, while vowing to sustain an embattled nation with counsel and deed beyond borders.
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Henator Cullen
Curlos
Bayard Taylor
Ekles
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