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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1894
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune reports that Governor Hastings is expected to veto a proposed appropriation for an adequate state hospital in Scranton, signaling a potential clash over funding for local health facilities.
Residents urge relocating Lackawanna hospital from Franklin avenue to a West Side site near Hyd Park, proposing an emergency building on the West and an adjunct on the East to serve the city’s largest industrial community. They argue the move would cut patient transport pain and expand facilities.
The suffrage committee of the New York state constitutional convention proposes an amendment to bar voting or office for anyone unable to read the constitution in English and write their name after January 1 1906, with exemptions for those already eligible or physically disabled. The measure attracts no just objection in the brief excerpt.
The piece defends a citizenship education test as a step toward equal justice while noting slow progress in reform. It cites New York constitution changes, praises civic effort, and tartly questions a Tribune remark about Mr Powderly’s wealth. It ends by remarking sugar remains a delicate subject per Cleveland.
The Pittsburg Times lauds annual wage conferences as labor progress, argues against Debs and Sovereign style grievances undermining stable yearly scales, praises workers who stood firm against unrest, and comments on New York politics and national issues including Grover Cleveland and Hawaii. It mentions Andrew D White and recent gubernatorial prospects in New York and Scranton fire limits asides.
The piece discusses Andrew J D White as a prudent choice and comments on presidential power to adjourn Congress, likening it to prorogation. It notes Cleveland's potential use of such a method, critiques compulsory education and arbitration shifts, and argues about popular senator elections and gubernatorial quality.
A quirky column from Scranton recounts whimsical notes from flower arranging to social toys, jokes about a Luzerne congressman, and mock stock reports. It blends humorous vignettes of local figures with odd events such as boot heel money discoveries and a river of rattlesnake tales.
A notice from the Republican County committee calls for a county convention on Tuesday September 4 1804 at 10 am in Scranton Court House to nominate candidates for Congress Eleventh District and local offices for the November 6 1804 general election. Vigilance committees will hold delegate elections September 1 150 between 8 am and 7 pm. two delegates per district for one year. Representation is based on votes cast for Fell for judge of the supreme court. Viz a. W. Browning Secretary.
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