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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1896
Page
4
Voters consider names for mayor treasurer and controller including F J Ripple Danted Williams and F J Widmayer with assessors Charles Towler Cyriss Fickes William Dawson as election day approaches. The text critiques police protection and questions city council stinginess and public response.
Local residents pledge 8000 to The Tribune Fund for a fireproof Home for the Friendless. Proceeds aid completion of a new building near the Oral school, while ongoing maintenance remains essential after a recent fire. Senator Quay backs Theodore Hart for Republican national delegate from Luzerne.
The Senate is urged to move quickly to pressure Turkey over Armenian atrocities in Asia Minor. Readers cite Turkish barbarity and Portes relief denial as enough to justify independent US action, arguing past hesitancy and anti entanglement policy should be overridden to save lives and uphold civilization. Henry Norman is quoted on the Sultan’s reforms via murder and terror.
The piece argues Republicans should unite after Democratic Scranton nominations while praising Ohio Senator-elect Joseph Benson Foraker as a straight talking, capable leader. It notes Republican dissension easing, predicts party loyalty solidifying, and cites Lansing’s renomination as evidence of effective city governance.
Personal account by Miss Jessie Ackerman describes Turkish youths attacking Armenian family members after being driven from their home. A baby was bayonetted by a Turkish soldier and the corpse moved between soldiers as the tragedy unfolded. The article contrasts Turkey’s denial of relief money to 350000 starving Armenians with Ackerman’s testimony.
The Washington Post reports a London syndicate led by an Englishman named Morgan is urging Nicaragua to cancel American concessions and grant a British charter for canal construction. The piece warns this could test the Monroe doctrine and urges Republican leadership to assert American control of the Nicaragua canal.
The Altoona Tribune argues the United States should intervene only in a grand ideal against Turkish brutality toward Armenians. It criticizes England and Russia for inaction amid massacres, cites German intentions, and notes global self-interest paralyzing Christian nations while Armenians face deadly oppression.
Citizens urge U S to intervene as Armenian persecution grows. A Petersburg to Constantinople debate cites humanitarian crisis, condemns European inaction, and hints at forceful action to curb Turkish aggression against Christians.
Editor Hart Praws reviews history to show how delegates and electors for this congressional chair have been chosen. He notes Wilkes Barre and Kingston dominance in five recent national conventions and cites prior candidates who were elected as delegates or electors, including figures such as General Hoyt and others from the era.
Astrolabe cast for Wednesday January 15 suggests simple truths for a child born today. The piece mocks urban politics and calls for attention to National Guard notes while hinting at war talk and currency issues in a satirical tone. It ends with Ajacchus Advice about gullibility and judgment in cholera season.
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