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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1895
Page
7
Printers Ink, the advertiser journal, declares The Scranton Tribune the best advertising medium in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The item appears in a notice about subscribing and posting details for the paper.
A fragmented 19th century-style text extols a northeastern Pennsylvania metropolis with population figures and economic strengths. It highlights cheap electric power, industrial appeal, and school property value while urging compulsory education and stronger truancy enforcement, praising Senator Quay and the Farr bill.
A column reviews Rep. Ames of Clearfield proposing a governor appointed five member state arbitration board with six figure salaries to settle labor disputes. The plan lacks penalties, raising questions of sincerity and effectiveness as a political device. Bereaved Rochester parents learned of their son’s death two years after it occurred, highlighting journalism's delayed reach.
The piece argues Senator Penrose should not head a Philadelphia municipal inquiry. It warns that only solid facts could justify such an investigation and condemns using the office for personal revenge or as a weapon. It stresses public sympathy would fade if the senator pursues partisan ends or targets any city faction.
A historic editorial argues Senator Penrose has no fault with the Republican party in Philadelphia and condemns a few misled individuals stirring controversy. It laments Democratic push for a Lexow committee and urges restraint until clear public demand appears. It also notes General Lew Wallace’s Ben Hur lecture and motives behind his work.
The piece analyzes the fallout from Senator Penrose's Philadelphia defeat, condemns treachery attributed to Warwick and David Martin, and portrays Senator Quay as a master politician torn by personal grievance. It discusses potential anti Quay factions and the loyalty of Quay’s supporters amid intra party tensions.
A historical column attacks the income tax as an "inquisitorial" levy and a threat to American liberty, arguing Congress should refuse funding for its collection. The piece likens mercenary tax collectors to Hessians and denounces populist backlash after the election, then notes a travel letters series about Turkey on another page.
Miles Tracy Hand, son of ex-Judge Alfred Hand, begins a professor’s career in Constantinople and outlines Turkish character. A protest meeting against Armenian massacres is urged at Mim Park church. The Philadelphia Record lauds The Tribune’s opposition to state book printing. Debate continues over education bills and western cattle paralyzing effects from corn. American refugees arrive in foreign ports from the Kurd lands.
Representative Ames of Clearfield county pushes a bill to create a five member state arbitration and mediation board with a $5000 salary plus travel expenses and a $2500 secretary. The board includes two labor affiliates, two employers, and a fifth chair, with powers to summon witnesses and issue binding decisions for six months. The bill also covers county based notification and on site mediation. A separate bill authorizes rural joint high schools with graded curricula and set funding.
The Syracuse Post notes Scranton Tribune's call to make the census Bureau permanent and nonpartisan with year round labor. A continuous corps of statisticians would deliver up to date data on population, manufacturing and commerce, aiding cities and business groups with timely reports.
Wilkes-Barre news features Senator Walikhan from Lackawanna County introducing a bill to abolish capital punishment. It notes past failed efforts and argues Luzerne County needs more capital punishment, while Senator Vaughan from Lackawanna proposes abolition at the same session.
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