Scranton Tribune Announces Management Subdivision and Director Elections
The Scranton Tribune shares a notice of new management roles as business manager Alexander Craig joins from New Haven with strong newspaper credentials, and W W Davin takes charge of job bindery and mechanics. It also lists school director candidates for February 1 elections in multiple wards.
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Tribune Publishing Company
Alexander Craig
W. W. Davin
Craig Cotmes
New Haven
McCormick Defers Gubernatorial Candidacy Citing Unity
The piece argues Attorney General McCormick is a capable, honest administrator whose faults are not lack of ability but timing and factional risk. It endorses a unity bid over a factional run, stressing the need to avoid Donnybrook politics and safeguard Republican national standing. It also lauds the Scranton fire department for effective response to yesterday’s Adame Avenue blaze, noting the tinderbox risk of the area and the gale-driven danger.
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McCormick
MeCormick
Jobe
Dealea
Commonwealth
Fle
Pennsylvania
Donnybrook
Scranton Fire Department
Adame Avenue
Scranton
State deficits and honest budgeting call for wiser lawmakers
Auditor General Mylin projects a one million dollar deficit by year end, partly due to unearned revenues. The piece argues the legislature bears blame for oversights and lobby pressure, urging voters to elect capable reps who resist self serving use of state funds and local charitied pressure.
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Mylin
Peter
Paul
Petey
Equalization and self-help in a divided legislature
The text argues that true equalization is imperfect and only communities with strong legislative representation gain their demands. It urges returning to old fashioned truth that personal effort is the best help, and notes that those who brought bribery charges ignored their own faults.
Rebuttal Letter on Feranton YMCA Fund Drive
The letter from A. W. Dickson corrects yesterday’s impression about YMCA contributions in Wilkes Barre and defends the need for funds to equip a gymnasium. It praises the YMCA role in practical religion and social reform, noting gym facilities reach non elect individuals and urging continued support. John M. Garman is referenced as a local lineman with limited political heft compared to William F. Marri.
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A. W. Dickson
Feranton Young Men's Christian Association
M.C. A
Wilkes
Barre
Dickson
Christang
Young Men's Christian Association
Howland Urges Restraint From Overreaching Legislation
Ex-Judge Henry J. Howland, addressing a New York Manufacturers' association banquet, warns against meddling legislators and a rising tide of laws regulating private life. He argues many acts punish wealth acquisition and invade individual freedom, urging caution to avoid an "insolence of office" that trains the public to accept intrusive oversight.
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Henry J. Howland
Manufacturers’ Association
New York
Tribune
Howland
Tmoill
Fragmented Commentary on Politics and World Events
A column reflects on crime, law, and civic duty with satirical asides about Senator Mason, Cuba, Australia, and McKinley. It notes pardons, perpetual motion dreams, foreign policy frictions, and public sentiment toward treaties and leaders, ending with a wry remark on British policy toward China.
Problem of rural protection resurges in commonwealth counties
The Philadelphia Press argues rural insecurity is rising as population shifts and tramp gangs grow. It urges a state aided system with rural mounted police and wider telephone networks, suggesting funding be allotted to counties to build local forces while preserving local control.
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Marsachuertis
le Malin
Manners and Manner From the Lancaster Inquirer
Readers of correspondence in etiquette columns devour weekly questions and answers on dress and social deportment. A woman asks if she should wear a hat at a low table and others seek seasonal color guidance.
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Lancaster
The Nature of Manners and Social Grace Across Ages
A reflective essay on manners argues that true refinement comes from character, not rote etiquette. It notes that gently bred people are defined by their manner rather than mere manners, and that grace combines deference with inner strength, shaping all social exchanges.
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Theag
Sincere the Inquirer
Tennyson Aagel
Wormin
du Maurier
Ife
A. W. Dickson Presses for Wilkes-Barre Gym Renovation
A. W. Dickson writes to the Tribune correcting a previous editorial and advocating a major gymnasium upgrade for the Young Mens Christian Association in Wilkes-Barre. He notes the association’s debt reduction in Scranton and urges raising about $10,000 for a natatorium new bathing facilities and furnishings, with $1.20 already in the bank.
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the Tribune
Lamatre
Whay
Calle
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
A. W. Dickson
Scranton Advances Industry as Eagleton Talks
The Hazleton Standard notes Scranton is actively building industry and setting the pace for coal region towns, while Eagleton remains mired in talk. It argues that progress requires action, not discussion.
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Hazleton Standard
Scranton
Acore
Eagleton
New Palr of Our Elegant 98 Shoes Arrives
Reac promotes the arrival of new footwear with advance styles at backward prices. The notice invites customers to come in and select the latest in fashion from the firm’s recently received stock.
Oil Heaters Sell Fast Despite Resolution to Clean Out
The note states a prior sale success will not alter the plan to clear stock of oil heaters. Prices are attractive and buyers are urged to call to be convinced they won’t last long.
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Antrard
Ponanton PA
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Republican
Peter Nevals
Phillips
Fellows
Godfrey
Barker
Elias EF. Evans
John M. Garman
William F. Marri
Mason
Qamer
Australia
Emepercer William
McKinley
Baron Munchausen
New York State
Edward Murphy, Jr
Vielbie
Madrid
Great Britain
China
Hrousser Corbett
The
Philadelphia Press
Serinton
E.B
Cluslin Underwear
Wyoming Avenue
Washington Ave
Nary
Mer
Glasgow
Scotland
Cueval Glasses
Gini Chaths
Rockena
Pancy Haskera
Tahou Letters
Connell
North
Washington
Scranton, Pa
Tion
Lackawanna Avenue
Reynolds Brothers
HOTEL
Jermyn
Henry Belin, JR
Wyoming
Dupont
Bia Acons Sporting
Commonwealth Building
Thos, Ford
Joan TR. Smith
Mulligan
Pittston
Miymouth
Hull & Connell’s
Haviland
Fermary
the Clemons
Ferber
MT. Pleasant
WM. T. Smith
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