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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1897
Page
7
The Republican member of the wiyr and Mein committee who are pre paring the new tariff bill have done well to restore the McKinley duty on bitum inous coal and calm. The United States of America cantroduce all the coal that Americans need to burn.
The text argues for only a slight tax rise to meet deficits while avoiding cuts to education and charity. It urges the legislature to oppose new offices and costly departments and to curb unnecessary public spending. Emphasizes honesty fairness and restraint in emergency financing.
Fragmentary report notes a Washington Wire item about competing sessions by Congresses of Mothers coun bi and related bodies during a week in Begston, reflecting a split in leadership and aims.
The piece argues for stricter voter scrutiny and a per ballot mark requirement except for presidential electors, cites moves in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, and criticizes broad manhood suffrage urging voter sifting while defending state protective aims. It questions recent tariff debate and Wilson measure placements.
The mothers Congress closed after three days in Washington with over 1 000 attendees far exceeding expectations. Speakers showcased an array of renowned women, highlighting intelligent womanhood as a rebuke to the new woman craze and stressing child culture and home applied knowledge.
The discourse argues for strengthening the domestic role of women while guiding higher education to support motherhood and readiness for infant care. It critiques tendencies to separate women from their divinely appointed sphere amid social unrest and urges a rational view of female purpose.
A state discussion on appointing women to school boards and strengthening parental oversight of public education. The piece argues for mothers to visit schools, know teachers, and co operate with plans, contending women are best suited to govern schools and urging protests against defeats of women candidates. It cites West Pittston elections and calls for broader female participation and voting rights in school governance.
The article weighs Mr. Olney’s prospects in law with potential success in New York versus greater opportunity in Madrid. It argues his strongest future may lie in a professional Madrid career rather than a New York practice.
Alfred Matthews highlights how coal mining in Northeastern Pennsylvania spurred the early use of steam locomotives. The Stourbridge Lion tested in 1828 at New York and the Delaware and Hudson line linked Lackawanna coal to wider markets, showcasing American locomotive innovation and rising export strength in steel rails and engines.
The article recounts Mr. Soule and his son in Madrid as part of a diplomatic mission, their clash with the French ambassador over a remark, a pistol duel with the Duke of Alva, and subsequent honors. It notes Napoleon’s influence, Marquis de Turrot, and Queen Isabella the Second inviting the Soules to the palace, with a later gift painting.
Reports describe a distant conflict where forces strike Nupe. The emir is said to have fallen after siege as English forces and allied troops advance. Towns are looted and civilians suffer while Britons incur no injuries amid the chaos.
The letter urges Scranton residents to resist street funding cuts and form a watchdog group. It argues that clean water and proper paving are essential public needs, while criticizing costly but ineffective projects. It calls for honest councils and auditing to prevent contract fraud.
The Chicago Record recounts opposition to Cuban annexation citing race, customs, and insurrection risks. It notes Key West's Cuban population of about 250 with 70 to 80 percent Cubans and claims scarce policing before recent appointments. The piece argues Cubans, though industrious, are prone to conspiracy against their homeland.
The piece imagines Cuba under candid governance influencing U S relations. It argues that honest rule would reduce disturbances over time as people trust impartial laws and fair courts. The tone is speculative about political order and public discipline.
The Detroit Journal notes The Dolphin remains in commission after eleven or twelve years and still seaworthy since leaving John Roach's shipyard. The write up praises the vessel’s endurance as it outmaneuvered rival ships and safely entered port.
The New York Sun comments on transient social conditions as inevitable and beneficial for moral strength. It argues these trends do not express the American character shaped by pioneers who enabled the nation’s growth, criticizing foreign transplantation as a damaging influence.
A writer notes Americans’ supposed weakness lies in patient tolerance of nuisances. The piece argues that Americans are indifferent and preoccupied with progress, not stopping to fret over bothersome insects along the way.
Weather and other predictions outline a week of varied conditions and fortunes. The text assigns daily meteorological notes and character forecasts for children born on specific dates, with guidance on employment and fortune and mentions storms and preferable times.
A fragmented reflection condemns repetitive rhetoric and political indifference. It notes Governor Hastings favoring minimal committees for the mentally feeble and cites divergent views of Attorneys Digeon and Dawson on Mluckwalnut leopard fees. Local clubs clash with city clubs amid blunted advice about mud and manners.
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