Trifune Invites Signed Letters on Current Topics
The Trifune welcomes short letters from readers on current topics. Submissions must be signed with the writer’s real name for publication or be subject to editorial revision.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1900
Page
4
The Trifune welcomes short letters from readers on current topics. Submissions must be signed with the writer’s real name for publication or be subject to editorial revision.
Scranton January 39 1000 the Republican state committee calls the Pennsylvania GOP to meet in Harrisburg at the opera house Hartisburo on April 25 1900 for nominating candidates including one for governor two for congress and electors of the electoral college. Representation bases on last presidential vote with each district allotted delegates per two thousand votes and fractions. Frank Reeder chairs the meeting with W RR Andrews and others assisting.
The note lists C. C. Ferber and F. D. Fellows for school directors on the Republican city ticket. The mayor’s stance on economy and governance is questioned by a request for details.
The article discusses the grocery association card offering good offices to miners with grievances and a potential conference with employer Loomis. It contrasts the United Mine Workers influence with local business interests, debating representation, fair pay, and the role of community business leaders in averting strikes in Scranton and the Lackawanna valley.
A test vote shows Candidate Goebel leading by five in the Kentucky legislature, suggesting Governor Taylor could be ousted if the people do not reverse the result. Observers note Brooke and Wood figures shaping the outcome and debate over destiny and leadership.
The Middletown Press joins Scranton Tribune in endorsing Charles Emory Smith of Philadelphia for vice president. The Republican faithful in Capitol County support the nomination, praising Smith as a unifying party leader who would boost McKinley and Smith to victory and prosperity nationwide.
The article praises Miss Galland’s dramatic talent in Scranton performances of The Pride of Jennico and mentions her New York rest periods and a New England tour. It notes critics and audiences, with unusually warm reactions despite Scranton’s typically reserved crowd. Issues of theater production and Frohman’s mild exasperation are touched, plus upcoming casting and tour plans.
A January 2 1900 note from W W Beranton to The Tribune criticizes Mr Whyte of the Terrace Hotel and his water bills. The writer mocks Whyte and urges cost cutting by fixing plumbing and stopping leaks to reduce charges.
Ex-foreign secretary M Manotoux teams with Porta publishers to publish Henri Martin. El AL McDonald, Toronto mayor-elect, famed as the Golden tile Jones, emerges after five prior runs. Mehtar of Chitral to visit India under British auspices to view historic forts and military works. Hood's son, a South African War officer, joins the Boer army. Cardiff judge Buskalll weeps after sentencing a mother, leaving children. W D Howells predicts Wall Street influence on American fiction. Agnes Sorma’s Paris reception pleases Berlin as Kaiser visit nears. Mrs Kate Douglass Wiggin’s life journey fuels her writing. William Allen White, Kansas author, 30, leads in Topeka. Marie Rughkirtneff memorial mass at Passy cemetery. A public official seeks work under Kruger. reply: all posts full. Roentgen and Paderewski linked to University of Strasburg in 1889.
A collage of items notes Yellowstone geysers slowly fading, John Bull naval pensions at 5827 people, and US fire and insurance loss improvements. It mentions Alabama History Commission and a line on Huguenot descendants among Boer communities in the Cape Transvaal region.
Announcement of a January sale on table linens with emphasis on old prices and high quality stock. Highlights that the stock was purchased early to secure favorable prices and mentions celebrated makes as part of the assortment.
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