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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1897
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR notes show a subscription price line for Daily and Weekly, listing a monthly and yearly rate. The text references Scranton Pennsylvania and suggests a promotion or option related to delivery, with garbled phrasing and unclear amounts.
A July 1 1897 note from Scranton confirms the Andrews committee’s expenses would not be paid by the state but canceled from private sources. The report praises a cost-cutting rule but laments its absence in several other cases.
The president nominates John Russell Young for Librarian of Congress, praising his scholarship and practical experience. The choice blends deep study with journalism, diplomacy, and gentlemanly conduct, seen as a national endorsement of journalism. Judge Gordon hints at penitentiary management plans, but cautions restraint.
The article reviews Julian Hawthorne’s Cosmopolitan dispatches on India’s plague centers. It quotes grim scenes in Bombay housing, where filth and heat prevail, and natives’ deceptive actions to avoid hospital care, illustrating a broader sanitation crisis.
The piece contrasts native resistance with English officials push for sanitation. It cites Mr. Hawthorne and a harsh view that population control or infant elimination might be proposed to ease Civilized society. It calls for humanitarian action and purification efforts by the Christian world on a scale matching India's needs.
The selection of John P. Cray of North Dakota to the Melbourne Australia consulship ends the bid of Charles B. Snyder of Thaghcton Sentinel. Snyder had broad Melbourne business ties and would have made a strong official, but the vacancy goes to Cray, prompting a cautious wish for his success.
Governor Binck praises education and high scholarship as the base for public service and policy. He warns scholars to engage with the public, blend theory with action, and weigh error against good while noting Pennsylvania leads in state education appropriations.
The Chicago Tribune argues that the desire for political office is overstated as a vice while noting it pervades all fields. It contends seekers are not inherently worse than those pursuing private work and that hanger-ons exist in every vocation, including corporate HQs and government.
The piece questions careers in politics and private reward, cites a New York incident involving a sensational death tale, notes Nordau on degeneracy, and discusses Hawaii, Brown University leadership, Laurier’s view of US sentiment toward England, and Queen Victoria’s preparation of the Prince of Wales. It also mentions ex-Queen Liliuokalani in Washington, Ohio politics, Weyler, McKinley, and Madrid travel costs.
Iowa figure Uncle Horace Boies contends the free silver at sixteen to one craze is finished. If he is wrong, he risks political ridicule and public scrutiny.
A Chicago Chronicle summary argues eight years of US army and navy outlays exceed 690 million dollars while the force numbers were modest. It notes Britain and Germany maintain larger forces with different cost structures and urges greater economy without harming military readiness, though figures exclude personnel pay and pensions.
A Post Express item notes a nearby town girl saying her prayers. She asks God to take care of herself, saying if anything happened to Him there’d be no telling how soon they’d all go to pieces. Her simple faith reflects a dreary scene of need.
A fragmentary, satirical voice surveys global powers from China to Persia and Japan, viewing treaties through a sugar beet patch lens. It riffs on constant presence and alarm, arguing that any melding of civic virtue and selfish interest should aid treaty ratification.
The Philadelphia Lectwor notes the creation of a greater Central American republic spanning Mexico to Colombia. It includes Guatemala Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua and Costa Rica with a treaty setting a deputies diet and arbitration favoring the United States.
A playful July calendar from a Wilkes-Barre paper notes humorous items and local color. It lists editor stunts, civic notes, band concerts, and community characters, including political figures, a high school banquet, and traffic quips, all in a satirical editorial voice.
The Washington Alarm reports a coalition forming to block Hawaii annexation, linking Cleveland supporters and fears of national change as the deadline in December approaches. The text highlights a unifying effort among diverse groups opposed to the treaty.
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