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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1897
Page
4
The selection of John Ball Osborne of Scranton for a consular post is reported as a presidential compliment to his father the general. It notes Major McKinley was a close friend during their congressional terms and suggests the charge will likely not fall on Pennsylvania.
The Senate committee on foreign relations urges immediate consideration of the Hawaiian annexation treaty, arguing for expediency over wisdom. It contends Japan seeks to thwart the treaty and seize Hawaii, while annexation would safeguard commerce and strategic interests. opposition cites principles and currency reform fatigue. The Tribune favors annexation, viewing it as essential for North Pacific protection and potential wartime security.
The Buffalo News portrays a Ruskin Tennessee colony of 74 families with 215 people as a working communistic experiment led by Wayland. It notes labor backed by labor checks, equal pay, shared goods, free medical care, and education, while warning the three year trial proves no robust proof of communism. The Philadelphia Times comments on Pennsylvania ballot law amendments and straight party voting.
The passage lauds Frank McLaughlin, publisher of the Philadelphia Times, as shaping the modern newspaper into an attractive, well printed, and artistic product. It credits him with advancing typography and mechanical design, arguing his standards set a national model and contrasted favorably with the London Times.
The Providence Journal recounts a curiously critical view of President McKinley's civil service stance. It argues that appointing unclassified posts via Congress risks spoils, notes the president’s role, and weighs if the burden on the executive is reasonable while affirming McKinley remains a friend of genuine reform.
The piece lampoons reform efforts by the ailing administration while noting minor disputes between Gaay and Hastings. It questions Governor Hinings and Senator Quay’s future, mocks England's diplomacy, and remarks on Mark Hanna’s absence from the White House. It ends by praising a strong Democratic leadership.
Senator Quay announced his candidacy for a third United States Senate term in Pennsylvania. The piece compares his political longevity and mastery to the Cameron era, detailing Quay’s rise, control of the state Republican organization since 1887, and endurance through decades of internal party battles.
The article portrays Simon Quay as a dominant force in the Pennsylvania Republican scene, shaping policy through mental power and a conservative, material-focused ethic. It notes his appeal to young men, his tactical finesse in Harrisburg, and hints he may seek a third Senate term, mirroring Simon Cameron’s long tenure.
The Wilkes-Barre Times argues against labeling Congressman Connell a demagogue after a Philadelphia Press interview. It supports the strike by soft coal miners and criticizes operators for overproduction and wage cuts, urging a united effort to raise prices and secure miners' livelihoods.
Horoscope by Amacchus for Thursday July 15 1897 notes perspiration on the brow of Liberty and jokes on tolls at county lines. It mentions a sensational journalist and a shotgun arrival, a crank in a newspaper organ, and Prohibition at the mines. Amaccus Advice warns not to worry about Billy Bryan's resurrection until the Weather nets coal.
A terse verse fragment describes a sweeping group labeled the widows of Harmato and the widows of Varnato traveling from Yukon to Ind and Lannon. The speaker Ceveland Piatn-Dealer notes their voices, haste, and demand for cash as they bustle forward.
A historical notice advertising a clearance sale offering silks including printed foulard silks with black grounds, silk grenadines, wool and mohair etamines at half value. It mentions a carpet closing out sale, and free storage until needed.
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