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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1897
Page
4
February 22, 1807 issue notes ten days until the United States gains a president. The piece praises the incoming leader's experience discretion and patriotic impulses, urging public confidence in the transition. It lists New York representative Frank & Gray Co and Triboe Hall address.
Saturday evening’s blaze exposed the hill district’s vulnerability as property owners in a tax-rich area face slow response due to distant water supply. Residents urge council action for a dedicated hose house and new company, warning of greater losses if fires strike blocks of valuable homes.
The Tribune thanks Worthington C. Ford for copies of the Statistical Abstract and Monthly Summary of Finance and Commerce. The editor urges broader publication and congressional support, citing per capita financial comparisons and political context of 1840 and 1892, and notes a Florida circuit court ruling on the steamer Three Friends in arms shipments to Cuban insurgents.
The text contends that if the officers and crew of the Staunch ship are not punishable for Mithueters they should be convicted of piracy, with the penalty death. It suggests an American president could order execution of American citizens for the crime of imitating Steuben Kosciusko Rochambeau and Lafayette.
The New York Sun argues against demagogic opposition to capital concentration while critiquing its stance on regulating gas prices. It calls for public protection through a legislative maximum rate or municipal franchise ownership, noting gas costs vary by city and the need for community consent before street occupancy. It also briefly warns against an undesirable immigration trend linked to a controversial figure.
A Montreal Sun correspondent argues the alien labour clause will prompt Canadians to seek American citizenship rather than curb American labor. The piece notes labor mood across Canada and suggests migration southward may quicken, not reduce competition for workers.
John Hays Hammond highlights Witwatersrand and neighboring districts as potential gold producers, suggesting South Africa could supply 100,000,000 to 125,000,000 dollars of gold annually, challenging fears about gold supply for the world. Massachusetts labor data show rising employment in 1885 with cautious 1886 prospects, and political remarks question funding ideas and national spending.
The defeat of veteran Blair in last Tuesday's Fifth ward Aldermanic contest shocks friends who recall twenty nine years of service. Martin T. Lavelle appears set to be reelected, while public notices poke fun at local politics and a humorist lampoons law enforcement with a joke about a “star” for nothing.
A draft Mansfield bill proposes a state bureau of mines within the Department of Internal Affairs to supervise mining laws, publish inspectors’ reports, and appoint a chief with four year terms. It details investigations, appeals, funding, annual reports, and mandatory mine maps, aiming to centralize oversight without large cost increases.
Official reports show that among more than 10,000 depositors at French postal savings banks, 3,059 are minors. The data highlights a significant participation by children in formal savings institutions.
Daily horoscope by Ajacebus predicts a young person born today will buy a hatchet early and never tell. It notes audience tolerance for poor ventilation in churches and theaters, claims an American heiress lacks influence, and says General Harrison is unlikely to seek the presidency today. The astrologer advises bold ventures despite social risks.
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