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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1894
Page
4
The Crant Tribune announces twelve celebrated caricaturists will join daily features at the paper with affordable access. It overviews Democratic Indiana representation and political reactions, theatre details about Melba and Nordics, and comments on recent manufacturing and political remarks including Governor Waite’s profanity debate and Bronson Howard’s response to a Saginaw sermon critique.
A New York Sun analysis compares the 1892 Democratic position to its current state, faulting secretary selections and policy shifts. It accuses leaders like MacVeagh and Blount of infamy, notes splits over pensions tariffs and silver, and laments a torn flag of principle while Republicans deride perceived treachery at home and abroad.
A New York World survey of 272 congressmen and 56 senators shows a split view on an income tax bill. The House tilts toward passage while the Senate appears unlikely to approve the measure, with party lines and regional divides shaping the results.
The article compares regional and party positions on an income tax, noting strong southern and Democratic support versus opposition in the east and Republican caution. It cites President Cleveland's hint as elevating the idea to a distant possibility, with urgency focused on tariff revenue and treasury gaps without new tax authority.
The article reflects on 1898 as a dark year financially and in mortality. It compares it to historical panics, notes rising unemployment and factory closures, and discusses tariff policy. It laments the loss of prominent local figures like E. C. Moffat and Edward C. Lynde, and ends with a hopeful wish for a brighter new year.
The Philadelphia Record defends tariff relief for bituminous coal by citing Nova Scotian supply and wages while critics call the argument weak. The piece suggests the true aim is to mislead and questions the McKinley era tariff shifts compared with earlier measures.
The piece argues against removing the coal tariff while noting U S imports from Nova Scotia and the need for revenue. It questions the Record's stance, contrasts Nova Scotian labor costs with Pennsylvania, and warns that eliminating duties could benefit the Whitney Lamont Cleveland syndicate holding Nova Scotian coal options.
The New York Tribune unveils a winter relief plan using the Tribune Fresh Air Fund mechanism to provide coal food and other relief to truly needy New Yorkers. Whitelaw Reid leads with a $1000 pledge assisted by Cornelius Vanderbilt William E Dodge and Morris K Jesup to cover all relief costs.
A poem reflecting on Time as an old figure turning a yearly page. The speaker contrasts patient Time with hurried lives and delays, noting lawyers and lovers rushing through the year. The verse imagines fate, pace, and the cost of rushing life's leaf.
Abbe and Joas reflect on time and memory as people await a new issue to replace the old. The piece hints at aging readers, nostalgia, and the inevitability of change, urging readers to embrace a fresh start. The text also advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla and Fool's Pills as remedies amid a stream of quasi medical claims.
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