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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1896
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune notes potential new equipment purchases by Consolidated Traction to improve street car service in Scranton. The piece appears in a late 19th century edition with standard notices and branding.
The article weighs consequences of a senate resolution recognizing Cuba’s independence and U S pledges to Spain to end the Spain Cuba war. It discusses damages, contraband rights, potential war, and whether Cuba’s move to a republican government justifies U S recognition, citing Cleveland and Olney, with precedents and a call for early action. It also touches social reform and notes Wilkes-Barre Times holiday issue.
The Women’s Rescue League of New York denounces Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst as a corrupting force, arguing his pulpit and church agitation drive disreputable women to respectable homes. It rejects his zeal as excessive and questions his usefulness to society, noting a shift toward vice.
An editorial note in the Catholic Times of London discusses the clash between Cohensleyites and Catholic Liberals in the United States. It cites American patriotism, language as an identity, and warns against European influences, praising English as the dominant tongue and noting the American legal tolerance for religion but opposition to paths against national interests.
The American Academy of Political and Social Science backs reform in city school management with debates in Philadelphia by Professor Murray, Dr. Brooks, and Schaeffer. Murray advocates centralized citywide control, while Schaeffer praises boards of control in smaller cities but warns of lacking audits and potential waste, corruption, and unchecked contracts in Scranton.
The piece argues for decisive reforms in school board financing and criticizes Cuban policy while noting public concern over misrepresentation by advertisers. It mentions Senator Frye, fraud in Williamsport, and discussions on immigration bills, warning against leniency toward fleeing Cubans and praising tighter controls.
A Philadelphia conference on Senator Penrose shows support from about seventy-seven lawmakers and hints at a larger backing. The piece cites Wanamaker promoted lineage claims and reports various editorial views on Penrose, Wanamaker and potential governors candidates in northeastern Pennsylvania.
The Philadelphia Record argues independence must be proven by evidence. It states there is none to show that the Cuban republic is a political entity capable of maintaining ships or fulfilling obligations of statehood admitted to the family of nations.
From the Pittsburg News an acre of plume is worth a dozen acres of wheat. The piece argues diversity and specialty farming are needed to sustain or diversify away from wheat reliance and keep agricultural revenue viable.
The latest addition to area lawyers is John Selxenring Kemmerer who was admitted to the bar last Saturday on motion of W. W. Watson. Kemmerer, Amherst and Harvard Law graduate, will join Watson Diehl Hall as partner, forming Watson Diehl Hall Kemmerer. Also notes rising tobacco and salt price tensions tied to Cuban revolution and tariff changes, with price impacts discussed by B. L. Fuller.
A Times Herald piece argues supporters must demand strict enforcement of federal law against wealth conspiracies to curb free trade. It calls for new, stricter statutes if needed and says McKinley will protect personal liberty while advancing reform, turning opponents’ weapons back on them.
A reader in Virginia M. Cornell’s poem dreams of the old year ending in funeral drapery as winter covers its grave. Thousands of long-dead years later rise with a trumpet, maimed and blind, amid a wall of ages. The vision ends with a vow to work toward a perfect year.
A young Irish lad with an ase attached to a cart laughs off recruiters who joke about him being joined to his “brother.” The boy quips he hugs the animal because he fears it will be enlisted, eliciting light amusement from the passersby.
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