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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1896
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR lists several names with titles such as President and General Manager and mentions positions like Chief Clerk and Reverend. The text is garbled, offering little connected context or dates to frame a full notice.
The Republicans of Pennsylvania announce a state convention in Harrisburg at 1 o'clock a m on Thursday April 2 for nominating two representatives at large in Congress and thirty two presidential electors electing delegates at large to the Republican national convention. The meeting is by order of M S Quay chairman with Jere B Rex and W KR Andrews secretaries. Representation will mirror the last convention. The note also commends the Venezuivan commission choosing conservatism and sound judgement in its creation.
Washington buzz centers on Secretary Carlisle and President thwarting Speaker Reed. The White House backed bills to aid finances while Reed kept Congress in session or adjourned, prompting a split on the silver issue. New bond plans and retirements threaten currency, strengthening Reed as a presidential candidate with Luzerne delegates likely to split between Upper Lehigh and West Pittston.
At a Civic Federation banquet in Chicago mayor Swift defended municipal needs while federation speakers harshly criticized his administration including the police and fire departments. The audience heard impassioned replies from the mayor. The column also notes editorials on Senator Kauffman’s newspaper ads for Wanamaker and broader Pennsylvania political wit.
A Chicago mayor denounces misgovernance and calls out complacent electors and reformers alike as he vows to resist graft and crooked contracts. He notes crooked franchises advance only through bought votes and urges practical action beyond rhetoric. The piece reflects tension ahead of primaries and political maneuvering.
The piece discusses a possible early bond sale by the president to absorb 100 200 million dollars for the Morgan Helmont syndicate, with debates in Congress about timing and publicity. It notes opposition by Senator Hiking and support for advertising bonds to benefit the people at low interest, and mentions plans for a new executive mansion in Washington and biographical notes on figures like Kennesaw Mountain Landis and James Monroe.
The Scranton Tribune Almanac and Annual is praised as a complete reference of national state and local topics with updated anthracite coal statistics for thirty three years. Multiple newspapers laude its typographical quality usefulness and breadth of political and industrial information.
The text critiques moral resolutions and contrasts crime options in Scranton, noting muddled reasoning, shifting war talk, and aging reform rhetoric. It references Mrs Nivotera and a boastful man, and ends urging boldness rather than hiding one’s stance.
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