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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1895
Page
4
The article rails at Quay allies claiming ex Attorney General Palmer sides with Hastings while Palmer reportedly supports Willard. It questions which faction would place Willard versus Rice under Quay influence, and mocks Quay campaign tactics as bluff and boastful.
Fierce local clashes over Senator Quay shape the Lackawanna county primaries with claims of party machine control and vengeance against Hastings. Supporters push Willard delegates while critics accuse rivals of deception and self interest as the campaign heats up.
The Carbondale Herald defends John H. Thomas amid bitter editorials from a rival paper. It denounces personal abuse in campaign coverage, asserts Thomas’s long Republican service, and questions motives behind the attack while praising restraint and honor in public duties.
Contested party fights across Pennsylvania center on General Hastings and Senator Quay. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh editorials assign responsibility for internal strife, calling Hastings’s victory in 184 a peoples’ act while Quay aides argue factional misrepresentation and ambition threaten party unity.
Daily star drawn forecast notes Quay’s influence on local matters and civic issues. It hints at streetcar fenders and water supply plans, plus playful guidance for a child born on this date and light advice for various figures.
A Philadelphia man named Camm reportedly named his baby daughter Hebe. In Nickerson Kansas a directory lists Devilbliass. Fiest of Nickerson marries Miss Hogg prompting hog joke chatter. Exeter academy gains a principal with the name Amen. Swindler, a Kansas City tailor, has a reputation unlike his name. A dialogue about a shipwreck cap and a cannibal king ends with a joke about cigarettes and stew.
The Republicans of the Second district plan a convention in Scranton at the court house arbitration rooms on July 16 at 2 p m to elect two delegates to the Republican State convention in Harrisburg on August 23 1996. Election for delegates will be held at regular polling places on July 13 between 6 and 7 p m. The notice lists ward and district representation across several areas and urges vigilance committee officials to govern accordingly.
Clarence M. Florey, sporting goods dealer on Wyoming Avenue, unveils a scheme to keep boys interested in baseball by giving a uniform cap and belt with every ten cent ball or bat. Among the hustlers is Mr. Florey.
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