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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1898
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune reports on the Republican city ticket in Scranton with a focus on the War School Director post. Peter Neals, Phillips, Folows, Godfrey, Evans and others are listed for various wards and terms.
A historical critique of Republican posture and Thomas V. Cooper of Delaware in a governor race. The piece portrays Cooper as a visionary reformer advocating business equality and regulation of trusts, arguing the need to curb corporate power while appealing to public welfare. It frames his stance as a test of party strategy and public opinion.
The article argues for legal limits on corporate liability to protect small holders and foster fair competition. It cites insurance and corporate stock security, suggests an enabling act for limited liability with strict disclosures, and urges governor action to curb trusts and protect the public in 1888 politics.
Ohio legislators consider a district plan to require medical checkups for couples seeking marriage. Critics warn of moral hazard and bias while supporters urge early public health action similar to immigration quarantine policies. The discussion frames marriage as a social front in the fight against vice and crime.
An assortment of brief items notes rising business optimism in Hawaii and brewing profits, Cuban data exports, a Supreme Court telephony case limiting usage, and Mahan on Hawaii’s strategic value. Other items discuss Arbor Day misattribution, a retirement rumor about a railroad official, a writ of ejectment on Cuba, and French moral concerns amid the Dreyfus era.
The Tribune astrologer notes a child born today will see men who sit front in a theater favor rear church pews. Valentines to the editor should be plain and free from gold leaf. a hint about yesterday's pictured gentlemen suggests they look more dangerous than they appear.
The Dingley law increased treasury receipts to near a million dollars daily and is said to have strengthened foreign trade. Five months after its start, exports of farm, factory and mine products rose over the Wilson era, with manufactured exports surpassing last year’s totals.
A table contrasts imports and exports with fourteen countries during the new law’s first months versus the Wilson era. Despite protests from Japan Austria Hungary Belgium and others, overall exports rose by 42 217 048 dollars, with several nations buying more than in the prior year.
A Byracute letter argues that brackets and parentheses are interchangeable and that editors and printers apply current fashion rather than strict rules. The piece dismisses a strict typographical distinction, noting editors follow office practice and that the dash may supplant parentheses.
A 16,000 pound machine hauled four miles on macadam cost 51.18 while on dirt it required ten mules seven men and nine hours costing BAS, illustrating vast losses from bad roads and the potential saving with macadam paving at $10 per mile for 12 to 16 foot roads.
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