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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1897
Page
4
Announcement from Scranton Pennsylvania edition of The Scranton Tribune references a post office notice dated February 11, 1897 and promotes an interview with General Maximo Gomez, praising the article as truthful while noting Spain’s label of him as an adventurer.
The steel rail pool ends as Lackawanna Steel pulls back from the arrangement, prompting a forthcoming trade war. The move may temporarily lift production and wages and clears the way for a reformed pool based on honesty. The article notes likely higher rail rates and a purge of weaker mills.
The New York Sun argues Major McKinley may avoid direct clashes with Congress in Cuba policy once president. It says his aides and many Republicans sympathize with Cuban insurgents and warns that despite diplomacy, war with Spain could become a grim but possible choice if peace efforts fail.
The article argues for moving the presidential inauguration from March 4 to April and extending Congress sessions. It cites weather history of inaugurations, suggests benefits of a April date, and notes potential constitutional concerns and political opposition. It also touches on disenfranchisement as a penalty for neglect of the franchise.
A historical piece criticizes required $10,000 bonds for contestants and holders in disputed seats as a curb on sham contests. It notes costly decisions awarding fees to both sides, urges Congress to curb abuse, cites Baker ballot act reforms and questions secrecy in senate treaty deliberations.
The article notes the senate opposition to the arbitration treaty remains vocal but numerically weak and expects ratification with votes to spare. It criticizes concealing secrecy and mentions Har r y ware fire department praise, Quay’s print office bid, Weyler’s Cuba remark, and Cleveland informer timing rumors.
A proposed measure by Senator Miller of Berks aims to shift costs in petty cases from the county to the prosecutor or defendant, preventing wasteful alderman warrants and discharge rulings. The plan, endorsed by county commissioners statewide, promises sizable taxpayer savings and reduced court delays while spotlighting cruelty to animals concerns and local civic figures adapting to new enforcement.
A wide range of items includes a theater incident with Mint Crowell and an understated banker interview, plus coverage of the Railroad Trainman Journal article on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western routes. The piece also notes matrimonial agency claims, Scranton mayoral attendance at a Michigan club event, and Dr. William De Lacy’s dental expansion in Utah and Deadwood.
A New York Sun critique flags a bill aimed at auction sales that would require bidders to reveal identities or risk void sales and misdemeanors for false names. Critics say it would end concealment by buyers and hurt estate sales, while supporters warn it could curb fraud and set unfair controls on auctions.
The 1897 horoscope notes that a child born that day will see rural hopes improve. a charity aids a man seeking a wife. Cleveland inauguration day cold. spring jokes resurface. a poet is mocked for verse about robin and thrush as the editor counters with sharp critique.
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