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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1897
Page
4
A fragment from The Bevanton Tribune Weekly notes an 1597 postal entry and quotes W F Curtis, Washington correspondent, criticizing Cuba coverage. The writeup accuses Curtis of favoring Spain and misrepresenting Cuban merchants and reformers.
The senate defers ratification of the amended Olney Pauncefote treaty to its next session amid debate on arbitration and the balance of power with Great Britain. The piece notes past treaties and argues patience, warnings, and the political context including a new administration.
The piece argues for tolerance and broad citizenship after a heated election. It urges reasoned dialogue with those who err, noting the need to avoid denouncing the masses as fools and to address underlying economic and political grievances with education and patience.
The Philadelphia Press compiles a roster of potential state leaders and candidates including Lyons Hutt Connell Mahon Mylin Stewart Haywood Wickham Grow Hobinson Gikewon VWebner and others. The piece notes factional tensions in Allegheny and speculation on support for future offices and party roles.
A frazzled civic worker who served on ten clubs and the local school board collapsed under pressure and died instantly, leaving behind a family and a life crowded with reading, social duties, and public service.
Major Brown proposes new acts to curb hazardous grade crossings and regulate steam and electric rail lines. He urges state power to inspect rolling stock, prohibit unsafe tracks, and require capital stock disclosures. The plan includes township road improvements, with a uniform system and taxes to fund drainage and paving.
Secretary Latta and ex leaders defend the state records as intact in a fire proof building. Governor Hastings and Attorney General McCormick withhold opinion on funding the new capitol project. Legislature leans to trimming Lieutenant Governor Lyon’s $6,000,000 proposal as talks continue.
A Troy Record essay contends that fear and gossip rise as war and media accelerate, enlarging perception of global issues. It notes how distant events become vivid in daily life, while genuine progress is seen as the ongoing refinement of society rather than sensational happenings.
Prince George of Grieco now commands Greek warships at Orote and saved the exit from a fanatic during a joint travel in Japan. The Dowager Empress of Russia acts as liaison to King George of Greece, with a sister to the Princess of Wales. If any political significance exists, Greece should gain sympathy from Great Britain.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes Pennsylvania trails in public health funding while states like Massachusetts New York New Jersey Alabama and others allocate substantial sums for population health and early initiatives. It highlights wide disparities in appropriations among states and calls attention to the lag in Pennsylvania.
The German agricultural paper Induleo lauds American apple imports to the German Empire, noting they rose more than twentyfold from the previous year and reached 600,000 double centners, the centner equaling a hundredweight.
A cryptic mock dialogue quotes a pixley figure asking about counteracting laughter with a dentist and a remark about presenting a DIL if the Tuatent recovers promptly. The text reads as a quirky newspaper joke fragment with playful wordplay and unclear attribution.
We have finished our inventory and offer bargains on English porcelain dinner sets. 100 pieces decorated in patterns priced at 9.48, 112 pieces at 11.48. English white granite sets decorated with fruit patterns available in 100 pieces for 5.98 and 112 pieces for 6.98.
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