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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1894
Page
4
A notice records the filing of a second class mail matter at Scranton Pennsylvania. The entry indicates the postal handling and classification for mail under the Second Class system. The document shows standard administrative wording typical of post office notices.
Ira, metropolis of northeastern Pennsylvania, boasts 710 feet elevation above tide and an estimated 1894 population around 108000. Voters 20599, school property valued at 760000, 12000 pupils. Ex Governor Pattison may grasp the phrase about rising and falling fortunes as figures rise.
A critical column laments voters who rely on party printed slips to choose local councilmen and warns such simplism risks unfit leaders. It cites Scranton elections, calls for informed choices, and notes the need for accountable, capable officials in city government.
A call for a representative citizen with honesty to strengthen ward and city government urges the Democrats of the Seventh ward to nominate the best candidate for common council next spring. Preference is for a progressive, energetic property owner and taxpayer.
The note argues the Turkish sultan denies Minkiter Terrell serving on the Armenian atrocity commission, leaving no U.S. recourse. Washington reportedly withdraws its request and lets a European panel investigate. Some reports claim American missionaries were involved in the massacres, a detail possibly inaccurate but debated.
Jerome St. Niles of Tioga is likely to be chosen chairman of the Republican house caucus in Harrieburg Tuesday night. The piece outlines House and Senate leadership plans, potential candidates like Reed and McKinley, and notes on a short, potentially one-day adjournment to start a brief, no-nonsense legislative session aimed at rapid committee appointments and early enactment.
A Philadelphia Press compiled cross state tally shows Populist gains with Alabama and Georgia voting for Populists while Republicans lead in North Carolina. Florid Nevada results pending little impact. overall total expected around 11 30 percent. Includes scattered state figures and a Chicago Inter Ocean note on locals and music taste.
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