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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1898
Page
4
The Dunmore borough contest is noted as successfully terminated. The organizing committee included Edward Swart, George Harper, and Charles Oliver, who instituted and largely conducted the effort. The notice appears in the Scranton Tribune dated January 6, 1998.
The nomination of Major T. F. Penman for the local revenue collection post marks a notable departure from usual practice. Supported by Representative Connell, Penman brings strong character and business qualifications and is praised for party fidelity. The decision keeps headquarters in the city and signals confident stewardship for four years.
The ChicagO Tribune reviews its 1897 crime statistics noting 520 homicides in the United States and 166 lynchings over twelve years. It catalogs causes, executions, and despondency reports, then critiques railroad postal rates and the Loud bill before urging reform of mail contracts. The Wilkes Barre charter debate is also touched upon as a broader civic interest.
The San Francisco Chronicle argues against Loud’s plan to reclassify mail, urging railroad-move competition to cut costs. It notes Pennsylvanian and Vanderbilt railroads receive about 9 cents per ton mile for mail, while fast freight costs are much lower, suggesting overcharges inflate postal expenses.
A New Orleans dispatch discusses a proposed convention to curb the Negro vote by literacy and property qualifications, estimating 100000 Black and 20000 White losses, and notes Southern whites control election rules may block literacy tests. It cites a New York Sun view and warns Congress to defend Black rights under the Federal Constitution. The piece also reports a pending Civil Service rule change exempting certain officials from competitive exams.
The piece argues over how a repeal bill should be handled and condemns misuses of civil service reform in Cleveland’s final hours. It criticizes The Philadelphia Press stand on reform and cites platform pledges, Cuban policy, and McKinley’s approach while urging sane revision and accountability. It notes Hazleton Sentinel inquiries into state committee notice failures and comments on Spain Cuba war footing and US industrial strength.
This essay argues the governor’s office holds great power to advance the public good or enable corruption. A candid, independent executive could unite reform, curb machines, and compel accountability through law, veto power, and public leadership. It urges electing upright governors and trustworthy legislatures to sustain reform.
The Travel Hera reports Professor Gates of the Amut sotian lietuiion in Westington lectures to a recognized expert audience. Critics argue his claim that memory disorders stem from degraded brain cells and that removing or rebuilding these cells could restore function.
A critic questions Professor Gates theory that criminal propensity can be cured by brain surgery or selective brain cell manipulation. The piece argues medical science cannot build or remove brain portions by mental acts and notes limits of diagnosis based on symptoms. It calls for concrete proof before accepting such claims as a cure for crime or insanity.
Review of Reviews notes US breadstuffes export boom and Europe’s tariff barriers. It cites Count Goluchowsk i and England’s coal depletion as fears rise over industrial supremacy shifting to the United States, with American steel rails and iron and steel products underselling rivals worldwide.
Sealley’s Weekly notes President McKinley faced opposition over Attorney General McKenna’s nomination to the Supreme Court. It cites Republican and Pacific coast lawyers’ protests that McKenna is more politician than jurist, citing his actions during the Dingley bill interpretation and Union Pacific state defenses, plus a California railroad riot controversy and a telegram calling him lacking backbone.
Washington Dispatch reports Representative Connell of Pennsylvania denying Haaleton reports that he has withdrawn from the gubernatorial contest. He tells the Press that no one has the right to claim he is not a candidate and condemns rumors of labor hostility while noting his forty years as an employer with a 4000 vote majority in a labor-representative district.
In a formal wish from Lewis, Reilly & Davies, prominent boot and shoe dealers of Scranton, the communities listed from Kingston to Conklin Center are extended enduring well wishes. The message emphasizes the firm as honest and extensive in supplying boots rubbers and related goods with address 16 Wyoming Avenue Scranton.
Woolen goods sale highlights a blanket priced this week in size 12 4 with borders in pink blue and red at a local store. The offer emphasizes patterns and color borders to attract buyers this week.
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