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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1900
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune notes it prints short letters on current topics only if signed by the writer real name. Editorial revision applies to all contributions and space is limited for readers’ submissions.
The Republican state committee will hold a convention in Harrisburg on April 25 to nominate for auditor general congressmen presidential electors and elect delegates to the Republican national convention. Delegates are allocated by district vote totals and state rules, with additional business to be presented. An anti-Quay campaign claims a $500000 war fund to support its legislative primaries.
The Senate committee on privileges and elections ruled four to three that Colonel Quay could not be admitted on credentials. This anticipated decision will not settle the issue, as majority and minority reports will decide seating in the open Senate. Public opinion grows weary of insurgent misrepresentation and excessive rhetoric. The note also mentions Secretary Root's possible preference for the secretary of war role over vice president.
The piece compares anticipated British actions against American flour shipments bound for a neutral South Africa port with historical precedents. It cites Professor Woolsey and Dr. Woolsey on contraband laws, Jay's treaty promises, and past Franco-Chinese war positions, noting U.S. opposition to seizures and Britain's long history on the issue.
The passage describes a Civil War era incident where the Peterhoff bound for Matamoros was captured by the US fleet. It details contraband arma and munition pieces condemned by the Supreme Court while provisions were cleared as innocent merchandise. It also notes US insistence on protecting commerce against neutral powers and mentions Havena revenue collections surpassing wartime estimates by about 2 million.
In Congress two trust bills draw scrutiny with aims to curb monopolies and boost public oversight. Roosevelt’s educational reform report backs a NY chancellor to centralize authority, while Puerto Rico education costs spark debate on investment.
A Chicago Tribune philanthropy record shows 1890 gifts exceeding 70 million dollars with major allocations to education and charity. Nine officials sail to study a transisthmian canal, while public health zeal urges accountability for diphtheria and scarlet fever in the city.
A collection of light anecdotes from late 19th century Washington and Ohio highlighting witty remarks by Mrs. Hazen, wife of the weather bureau’s first head, and legal quips involvingAllen G. Thurman and a pompous Cassidy. Also notes Sir Redvers Buller’s firm, decisive dining room conduct.
Kenneth Herford recalls Kipling’s daughter Josephine meeting Queen Victoria during a royal visit to London. The scene unfolds as Kipling lifts the child to glimpse the monarch, outriders pass, and the royal procession moves by Mansion House. The memory ends with the law’s finger lowering.
The text presents a mix of anecdotes and dialect stories. It recalls Kipling and a Memphis Episco palian coachman who after the war joined the Methodists. The coachman explains his shift with a joke about Episcopalians delaying sermons.
In a Perthshire village a gentleman began playing his violin for friends and then joked about not being a true fiddler. He recalled a mentor’s blunt verdict that even if Scotland’s best flickers were drooned, not a hair on his head would get wet.
Notes recount alliances and glitzy social ties as Prince Nicholas of Montenearo’s youngest daughter Xenia becomes betrothed to Greece’s Prince Nicholas. Other items mention White House dinners, Mrs Vanderbilt’s 35 000 pension fund gift, and various European dignitaries and cultural figures.
Fragmentary verse recalls babyhood with lilting lines about tiny feet cheeks and eyes. References angels, sacred figures, and heavenly visits accompany a devotional tone amid a New York press context.
A local street listing references Tard and Citles on West Lackawanna Avenue in Scranton Pennsylvania detailing a property, business, or address entry from city records.
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