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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1900
Page
5
The board of associated charities appeals for immediate and generous contributions from every citizen to aid the urgent fund appeal. It emphasizes that a second request should not be necessary and urges prompt response this season.
The Lackawanna County clerk's 1899 report to the state board of charities records a one year rise in crime charges by 2 percent with 29 percent convictions. It notes increasing inefficiency and argues for restraint of frivolous litigation and scrutiny of magistrates and constables to curb public expense.
The Philadelphia Record notes the Democratic minority’s shift from last session’s surrender to insurgent blandishments. It argues they gained nothing then and will not again assent to risky maneuvers, urging a firm, independent stance on the speakership.
In Washington the senate will decide two amendments to the Hay Pauncefote canal treaty after committee approval. One eliminates Article II notice requirements to other powers, the other declares the Clayton Bulwer pact void, allowing the U S to regulate an Isthmian canal. The measures rest on a Davis amendment and outline open passage for all nations and strict transit rules amid wartime conditions.
The text explains immunity for canal plants and works during war and peace, no fortifications along the canal, and U S military police may guard it. It contrasts two foreign governments’ influence, notes shifts in the treaty, and provides election totals showing McKinley and Bryan results with state-group data.
Charles Francis editor of the Troy Times is named United States minister to Greece Roumania and Servia following a precedent set by his father. The appointment marks a notable family achievement and signals a vigorous, widely trusted approach to advancing American interests abroad.
The article contrasts economic growth with the rising cost of living and notes debates over free goods versus constitutional limits. It mentions Supreme Court proceedings and public opinion about expanding territory versus currency inflation. It also references endorsements by former presidents and possible regrets over recent remarks.
The World 144 notes evolving costume styles with men’s coats long and open at the throat and breeches tight or piloted to pantaloons, women’s waists lengthening, bonnets and hairdressing shifting toward simpler trends while court dress clings to hoop skirts. It also cites Elgin’s Athens marbles project, tricycle flaws, and profiles historical figures like Horatio Gates Biot Heine.
Help wanted male and female positions listed including clothing shop, boxmaker with machinery experience, cook and laundress with reference required. Also Marine Corps Navy recruits and board wanted for three adults and one child in a respectable Jewish family at a first class neighborhood. state price. W. A. Tribune office.
A survey of new works from D Appleton and Company features Hezekiah Butterworth s In the Days of Jefferson Patrick Menry and other leaders are highlighted. Edward Eggleston s The Transit of Civilization is praised as a landmark culture history. David Harum sales near half a million with 490000 copies printed and 400 daily sales. Hamlin Garland s The Eagle s Heart draws strong attention in England and the US. A Comedy of Conscience by Dr Weir Mitchell is serialized in the January Century. St Louis Bourne s For the Honor of the School ties football to literature. McClure s Magazine plans a January piece on Emperor William by Stannard Baker.
A New York publisher discovers Cincinnati chemist John Ari Lord authored a striking novel titled String town on the Pike and serialized in a literary paper. The work sells 10,000 copies before book form, with multiple editions rapidly selling. The note discusses Appletons Cyclopaedia and its new supplementary volume, pseudonyms, and a naval hero tale Reuben James by Cyrvn Townsend Brady. It also mentions Music Song and Story magazine and war correspondent Thomas F. Millard reporting from China for Scribner's.
The United States hosts at least 250000 habitual criminals and London hosts more weddings on Saturdays. The Philippine Islands boast over 400 tree species with about fifty commercially valuable. Cotton output, sugar byproducts, and Christmas spending are estimated with large figures across the U.S. and South, while a long Great Northern tunnel in Washington nears completion. A plantless spot near Cedar Lake, Indiana resists vegetation, and malaria is linked to Anopheles mosquitoes with distinct wing sounds.
Railroad timetable listing Lehigh Valley routes toward Philadelphia New York and other points. Includes departure times 4.27 p m 6.27 p m and 11 90 p m Sundays and connections via D H RR L V and E K lines with Interchange at Wilkes Barre Scranton and Cortlandt Street offices noted.
In the Times Table for 37 1990 trains for Mawley connect at Hawley with Brie rail for New York and Newburgh with intermediate points. Depart Berams ion at 7 05 a m and 2 25 p m. There is a 10 90 m and 10 p m Scranton mention.
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