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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
4
Editor and business manager names given for the Scranton Pennsylvania paper. It explains signed letters from friends on current topics and that contributions are subject to editorial revision. space permitting, the publication prints short letters with real names. The table shows insertion spaces and pricing details, as space allows.
Question raised about why it takes most of a week for the Lackawan ee ny court to obtain the city's indebtedness figure from Secranton officials and what accounting method the city uses. The exchange hints at municipal bookkeeping practices and timing issues in public records.
The article warns that violence by strikers or their backers would destroy public sympathy and says violent acts by any party must be suppressed. It notes isolated troublemakers in communities exploit unrest, while condemning violence as a weapon against the strike. It mentions Herr Krupp and blacklisting salt efforts as fruitless.
The piece criticizes Strawton Railway’s high capitalization at 50,083 dollars per mile and meager dividends. It argues inflated stock funds public service with watered stock, weak power plants, and costly franchise rights. It links strike protests to public tolerance of alien, overcapitalized utilities and blames taxpayers, financiers, and voters. An Omaha police inquiry names Pat Crowe as involved in the case.
The fragment mentions William Drury as the only masked dissembler in the senatorial drama, with the timing set just before the Cudahy abduction. It suggests uncertainty about who carried the bag of gold and notes Drury's discomfort with his role.
The Pennsylvania Audubon Society reports its support for congressional enactment of the Lacey bill to stop interstate shipments of illegally killed birds. It credits eastern milliners for abandoning wild birds, notes raising funds to hire wardens for Atlantic coast terns and gulls, and reports the Delaware society’s formation and reduced blackbird killings. Membership now exceeds 4,000 with expanding educational work against bird waste.
Six-President Cleveland faces volleys of hostile rhetoric from embittered Bryanized Democrats who aim to derail his policies. The heated exchanges reflect deep party strife as opponents mobilize against his leadership.
Article surveys the eleventh annual summary of laws passed in 1900. It notes New York voting reforms targeting illiteracy, use of voting machines in several states, and state library commissions. It details trusts regulation, tax inquisitors, franchise taxes, sidepath funding, and Confederate veterans pensions. It also covers insanity care policies, parole and probation reforms, and prison system changes across multiple states.
Prominent Dickson Mill and Grain Company takes over the Weston line in the local business scene. A. Dieckson, longtime Weston leader, will head the new enterprise, signaling continuity and anticipated success as a respected local figure steers the evolving industry.
The community claims ample young talent to fill vacated posts and push forward city enterprises. The formation of a new company seen as proof fears are unfounded and as a catalyst for similar ventures, widening Scranton's business future with proper support. Additional discussion promised later.
A popular local classified page lists job ads including a night cook needed at the Grand Central Hotel Lackawanna avenue, a profitable investment for a butcher with capital, a female help wanted post, a stenographer with bookkeeping knowledge, and salesmen for wholesale groceries. Address and contact cues appear in terse notices such as B., Tribune, and box numbers.
A collage of classifieds and legislative notes: a partner sought in a Wat and Fur furnishing business with a 92,000 stake. an expert launderer seeking day or home washing work. a bookkeeper seeks single or double entry positions. It also covers constitutional amendments on pardons, state insurance plans, workingmen trains, and 1890s trade and agriculture regulatory acts across multiple states.
A fragmented column recalls 19th century literary and architectural figures and firms. It mentions Edward H. Davis and Frederick L. Brown architects, firms in Scranton, and various local names while reviewing early American periodicals and notable writers. The piece references The Portfolio and historic advances in music and education.
The Olyphant Record notes William Connell as a candidate for United States senator. It praises his four years in the state lower house and argues his elevation would promote statewide interests. It suggests Republican factions could rally to Connell if Quay falters on the first ballot.
List of train times from Scranton to Carbondale and other destinations on the Delaware and Hudson system. Includes departures to Wilkes-Barre Albany Honesdale and Pennsylvania routes with various morning and afternoon times. Burdick and Cross signatures as officials.
An early 1900 timetable outlines schedules for Central Railroad of New Jersey and Lehigh Valley connections. It lists departures from Scranton to New York Philadelphia Baltimore and to western points, with various express and local times on Sundays and weekdays. The notice names station agents and ticket offices in New York Cortland Street and Lackawanna Avenue Beranion for tickets and Pullman reservations.
The schedule shows trains between Hawley and Erie and connections to New York. Departures from Scranton listed at 7.05 p m and 2.26 p m with arrivals to Scranton at 10.0 m and 2.10 p m.
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