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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1900
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune explains space limits for letters to the editor and states all submissions may be edited for publication. It notes letters must bear the writer’s real name and are subject to editorial revision before acceptance.
Resident Clerk Fetterolf of Harrisburg announces intent to reform the Republican party of the state after fifteen years at the patronage crib. He positions himself as a professional reformer with the qualities needed for party renewal.
A political critique argues that Arch Bald’s ruling makes school district boards effectively autonomous with lack of public audit and centralized oversight. It urges reuniting school governance with city government to curb extravagance and improve accountability, noting mayoral centralization as a model. The piece also comments on Cuban support for General Wood and lingering Northern opposition to McKinley policy.
A proposed bill would create a territorial government for Puerto Rico with a governor and supreme court, seven departments heads, five native electors, and a 35 member upper house. The island would be divided into five districts with local courts and U.S. law extended where applicable. Export duties would be prohibited and duties on imports from other nations would flow to the island treasury, while inland revenues go to the U.S. treasury. A five member commission would revise laws and procedure, franchises require approval, and the governor would hold veto power. Experts say Puerto Rico may not yet be ready for territory status like Arizona or New Mexico.
The abstract notes the Foraker bill does not specify qualifications for the insular legislature franchise but suggests educational or property tests could be tried. The author claims the plan is simple and rapidly scalable with Puerto Rican growth. A separate note mentions a salt involving the anti margarine law where violations led to tasting the compound with dairy butter comparisons.
The piece argues officers insist there should be no promotion to admiral until charges are resolved. It criticizes attempts to reward Schley despite a tainted record and notes McKinley’s mercy while asserting final justice lies with the president and Congress. Captain Jewry reforms Guam, abolishing slavery and depopulating priests as Americanization advances.
The Treasury reports strong cash balances after the war including 100 million gold reserve and a December excess of receipts over expenditures at 87 615 045. Six months ending year’s close show a 21 million excess. a year ago a near 84 million deficit existed. One year’s improvement totals 105 million despite Philippines costs, with war taxes seen as less burdensome in practice and aiding exports and trade prospects.
The piece notes 1809 lynching figures from the Chicago Tribune and urges moral improvement. It reports a New York restaurant dispute over hair color and a high penalty award. Mrs. Dewey plans selective visiting lists after the Manila war. Kentucky politics hint at future contention around Goebel and the Paris exposition’s need for better advance publicity.
A collection of brief comments notes Colonel Pryan’s panther hunting for Tammany, Ward's Island lunatics given golf links, Admiral Montijo’s judged manner, and implied tensions at Delagoa Bay. Kentucky hopes rise as Gorbel and Canadian colonial troops are mentioned amid South Africa events.
The piece recalls Mr. Sothern and Mrs. Wood in Birmingham where he tries to buy Macaulay's History of England in an ironmonger shop. The clerk denies selling books, Sothern feigns deafness bids for a gift, and the scene ends with a joke about inscribing his name on a flyleaf. The report weaves other local vignettes about shop life and curious requests.
An eclectic mix of antiquated vignettes including a donor’s critique of lavish book bindings at a village library, a digested tale of Herculaneum vases dug up as found, and a courtroom quip by Justice Gray about a map in a case.
Ex Governor Budd posed for a traveling photographer in the high Sierras and showed the portrait in Brockton with pride. General Barnes noted the likeness but asked who held Budd by the bridle, remarking it was a perfect picture of the governor but the other man remained unidentified.
The January Century issue showcases a color cover by Will Bradley and a roster of contributors including Kipling Roosevelt and Wash ington. It includes seven complete stories eight special articles poetry and numerous illustrations plus photographs from the Belgica expedition. The Emporia Gazette notes culture spreading into the American desert with a public library ad for David Harum by Kipling.
A collection of curious notes covers Vera birthplace of the potato, Kansas governor pay, Danube ferries, and a street cleaning machine in St. Louis. It notes tobacco smoke color change, a Scottish church soap advert, bicycle effects on reading, and a London doctor's view on walking as health indicator.
The ad promotes everyday Comfort ables made of fine selected cotton priced from one dollar up and notes the line is not carried above wholesale value. It claims best value and offers goods from $3.00 to $4.00 below actual value to justify the sale.
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