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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
5
A claim that about one thousand Filipinos in Mantia plotted to embarrass the United States government by wanton murder of foreign representatives sparked warnings that vigilance is essential even with the steamer Amicus.
The article argues that European powers influence China and that the United States seeks open access to Chinese ports and fair treatment for American merchants. It notes Secretary Hay and Admiral Dewey as pivotal, warns against wage hikes hurting national rescue efforts, and contends bipartisan support is needed to advance policy amid global competition.
Mayor Harrison outlines a future city governed by civil service reform, merit, and moral character. He foresees sunlight, pure air, more space, and municipal hospitals, parks, and schools prioritized, with better health boards and lighter penalties for first offenses.
The article analyzes rising bituminous coal and coke use from 1896 to 1898, noting larger sizes lose share and prices. It discusses freight tariff pressures, a proposed new tidewater rail line via Erie and Wyoming Valley, and contracts aiming to reduce delivered coal cost by about thirty cents per ton, promising broad benefits to the anthracite industry.
The piece argues public opinion must be educated to demand welfare measures and moral law. It notes Molineux jurors grow frenzied as a lengthy trial drains them financially while expert and lawyer salaries mount. It closes with varied updates on beet sugar near Laporte, Abyssinia’s Menelik, Hay’s diplomacy school, Aguinaldo’s surrender shifts, and Boer invasion talk fading.
Five January North American Review articles explore the South African conflict. Gower, Leyde, Grew, Delbrick, Holmstrom, and others weigh British Army fortunes, Boer traits, and European powers, with Mabini’s prewar views and a feature on Moody biographies and a Britannica pocket cyclopedia. Hetty Green to write on women business training.
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