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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1899
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune announces a monthly rate of fifty cents and designates A Vilierlant as agent for foreign advertising. The notice appears in the post office registration as second class mail matter.
A proposed reshaping of Cuban administration includes General Wood as governor general with broad powers and General Wilson becoming secretary of war. The plan envisions Wilson as a trusted adviser and civil military expert, while Wool would handle practical governance. The author urges prompt implementation to improve colonial relations.
In Wilkes Barre a dispute over the location of a Spanish cannon may force Governor Stone to remove the weapon to prevent clashes among local factions.
The administration plans ten volunteer regiments in the Philippines but will appoint colonels and field officers from regular army ranks. volunteers fill only company officer roles. The system aims for regular-like organization, training, and discipline with emphasis on efficiency and experience. Physical standards for volunteers will exceed those for regular enlistment.
A strong call declares that volunteers and regulars discharged for disability will not be taken. The coming campaign is described as severe and requires iron physiques and steel nerves. The speaker vows to overwhelm the enemy and aims to clear Luson within three months after the rainy season, laying the groundwork for a just and humane reconstructed government.
He declares not being nominated matters little and would rather help another win than cause his party’s defeat. If this is his mind he should consider withdrawal as defeat looms for the Democrats.
The piece argues that Bryan’s imperialism claim would boost Democratic votes more than any Lincoln era canvass, while outlining past campaigns where the public rejected antiwar and anti-imperial platforms. It notes Republicans may fear Aguinaldo-era defections and stresses patriotism should unite Democrats and Republicans alike.
The report links renewed threats against Russell Sage with a retrial of William Laidlaw against Sage. Laidlaw previously won damages in two trials, but Sage prevailed on appeal each time. The piece argues Sage’s wealth creates class prejudice and questions moral guilt in the anarchist Norcross attack versus Sage’s alleged misdeeds.
The article notes a Philadelphia school for backward children as a significant advance amid broader concerns about social reform. It contrasts renewed calls for civic virtue with harsh treatment of individuals and references Prime matters from Mussel Sage to Buge and Laidlaw, criticizing violence and hypocrisy. It also reports United States Consul Pratt suing for libel against a Hong Kong publisher over a claim about Philippine independence.
The piece mocks a Binghamton man with stitches in his heart while lampooning Senator Tillman and American voters as slaves and fools. It critiques Admiral Dewey’s diplomacy toward Von Diederichs, Belgian politics, tariffs, and Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropy, ending with President Kroger nearing a close acquaintance with the inevitable.
Dr. E. G. Andrews argues for gradual voluntary spelling reform, stressing three universal aims: omit useless letters, ease education, and avoid coercive authority. He warns against abrupt fixes and favors slow, phonetic-inspired changes aligned with current alphabet limits.
The piece argues that orthography shifts occur naturally and uncoerced. It highlights that early critics mocked reforms like musick and music, yet followers emerge as examples set by innovators influence laggards, and spelling evolves gradually without edict or force.
W E Curtis notes London leads large cities in health with 164 deaths per thousand. Among U S cities Minneapolis and St Paul show low death rates around 1.0 per 100, Denver Portland and Buffalo near 1.0 as well. European and American tables compare 21 cities in each group showing London and Paris with low rates, while Calcutta and Bombay raise averages.
During a Savannah visit General Joseph Wheeler entertained northern guests at the De Soto. A veteran joke about Souths shipping wind of fighters follows a Georgia pine barrens tale of a widow who raised many children on prayer and hickory.
In Spare Moments a Scottish captain on a troop ship from India faces a cabin dispute among four wives of officers. He rules by age among the women, awarding the largest basin to the eldest, a decision greeted with murmurs but no basin used for the rest of the voyage.
Hon Theo Strong argues against rising taxes and urges officials to cut needless expenditures. He warns strangers away due to heavy property burdens and calls for immediate tax reductions without harming services.
A Missouri Pacific agent in Wichita received a letter from a man in Portland, Oregon thanking him for a favor done more than ten years ago. The note, signed by a now anonymous former Wichita booster, praises the act that attracted him to the Wichita boom and expresses enduring appreciation.
A con man tries to bolt with money by bargaining for a ticket to Portland Oregon. He argues with Colonel Bleckley over destinations Maine or Oregon and flees to Portland where he later starts a new business, claiming gratitude for avoiding Portland Missouri.
In a Curwen column style exchange a talking citizen and a theatrical manager debate the meaning of life. A passerby admits never reading about football as the two ponder purpose and fate amid a casual, humorous street banter about existence and showmanship.
In a humorous overheard exchange a narrator cites Harper's Bazar style fiction where Mel Lubberty and Mrs McLubberty discuss a character named Duffy who has died again. The dialogue mocks melodrama and recalls a premature blast as the cause, with villagers reacting to the grim news.
Colonels and majors traveled to Holland with public fare paid. They wore chaoksa and discussed war and many topics with gravity and wit. The world watched as the speeches proved lengthy but yielded no decisive results, though praised as first rate.
A July 7 1899 note from Rexford's Scranton offers a hand engraved solid gold watch, very pretty but dented, for five dollars, with no disclosed original price to avoid raising wonder.
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