Scranton Debates Funding for City Fire Department
Scranton considers establishing a paid fire department matching the city’s size and needs. Debate centers on budget implications and service improvements for residents and businesses.
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1899
Page
4
Scranton Fire Underwriters Row Traced to Tribune Coverage
The Scranton Republican attacks John M. Hughes of the Fire Underwriters' Association over a paid fire department plan. The Tribune cites concerns about adequacy in a city of wooden buildings. Hughes is defended as a modest expert whose reputation is attacked.
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Scranton Republican
Scrantonian
Republican
John M. Hughes
The
Tribune
Scranton
Huces
Rieirs
Hughes
Hiss
Yolme
Wpetart
Plone
Tium
Huches
Givng
General Alger Cherished by Detroit Residents
Citizens in Detroit praised General Alger for his popularity and lamented his departure, noting the warm reception and admiration from the local neighbors.
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General Alger
Detroit
Misinformed Philadelphia Times backs Judge Archbald
The Philadelphia Times questions Archbald’s renomination and notes rival moves by ex Attorney General Palmer supporters in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. It cites committee actions, local endorsements, and calls the party prime to pick a suitable supreme court judge from the region.
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Archbald
Berantan
Poe
Lavhiwanne
Colinty
Archibald
Bard
Archdall
Friends
Palmer
Luzerne
Mr. Palmer
Willard
Lackawanna
Public disputes over candidacy and press criticism in Lackawanna
The text defends the county representative’s action as indisputable and denounces The Times for misinformation. It dismisses claims that Judge Archibald overstepped propriety in pursuing office and rejects attacks on competitors. It also notes the Dreyfus Affair reference as a lament on justice in France.
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Times
Archhbald
Lackawanna
Acsault
Henry W. Palmer
Mothers of Hyde Park Call Boycott Over Scant Scrantonian
A Hyde Park mother writes to The Tribune praising its stand against the Scrantonian a vile weekly. she urges women to boycott advertisers and suspend patronage to stores that support the paper, proposing a peaceful boycott and, if needed, legal action to disinfect the publication’s influence. The letter advocates firm moral action by merchants, mothers, and community leaders to curb the publication’s alleged harm.
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the Tribune
Scrantonian
Lake
Sinie
Scranton
United States officials urge Cuban civil government progress
The new secretary of war should quickly push civil government in Cuba as pacification nears. The aim is to guide Cubans toward self rule while the United States remains the stabilizing force and deciding authority. General Wood’s approach has fostered native ambition and self-rule, with civil government already functioning in practice in Santiago.
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Inghes
Cuba
Santiago
Government action against mall fraud and public misdirection
The article applauds suppressing a Boston mall advertising scheme that duped people into buying items and claiming prizes. It notes the need to protect credulous citizens from clever swindles and praises government policy. It also references political figures and events as context.
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Postonce Department
Boston
Ingersoll's Rise to Fame at Cincinnati Nominating Convention
The account recounts Col. Ingersoll delivering a pivotal speech at the Cincinnati nominating convention, after a late-night hesitation and mock drafts. His impromptu delivery electrified the audience, earning him worldwide fame and the respect of peers including Eben C. Ingersoll.
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Ciicinnati
Isis
Ingersoll
Peoria
Elateu
Hlutie
Eben C. Ingersoll
Cluimuth
Witneel
West
Blaine
Cincelnnatl
Bob
Boye
New York World
Untitled fragment from early theater era notes
Fragmentary note mentions Eli Perkins and Colonel W F Cody era theater troupe with Indians and a missionary overseeing morals. Details are garbled and unclear about events or outcomes.
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W. F. Cody
Bronoho Hnl
Broneho Bili
Notable Exchange at Local Meeting
An unclear dialogue fragment shows individuals named Mr. Broncho Bill and Rit Bullard's mill on Me Pigeon. Questions about birth, religion, and denomination reveal indistinct responses, with a garbled end noting "Smith & Weseon." The passage lacks coherent context or clear events.
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Yan
The Home and Love as Civic Bedrock
An essay extols love as elevating and purifying until the home becomes civilization’s cornerstone. It argues marriage and family sustain virtue, arts, and social order, warning that without a true home men drift to crime and chaos. It laments anti family forces and affirms the family, fireside, and loving spouses as essential.
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Martiusco
Birthplace of Burns and Hoosier Imagery Recalled
A collage of verse from Robert Burns’s birthplace praise, Emersonian praise for a fairy bird queen, and sentimental lines from Emile Pickhardt and James Whitcomb Riley. The Boston Globe and other fragments reflect romantic memory, aging, and parental lullabies, with references to poets and domestic scenes.
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Emile Pickhardt
Boston Globe
Vast U S Trade Notes From Obscure Census Snips
A roundup of statistics and curiosities covers cattle, diamonds, railways, stamps, and postage plus notes on newspapers, a Dewey tribute, university chairs, social customs and weather patterns. It mentions Kansas counties, Texan floods, and cable telegraph routes, with figures on imports and exports, minutes of distance and costs.
Star Automatic Paper Fastener Introduction and Offer
An advertisement touts the Star Automatic Paper Fastener with claims of fast operation and self-feeding improvement. It highlights low prices and mentions Planitary Pencil Sharpeners, a lead-preserving sharpener, plus a 10 day free trial in the office. It also notes other office supplies, blank books, and typewriter supplies.
Final shirt waist sale cuts prices in half today
Finley offers the final reduction of the season this morning with shirt waist prices in most cases halved from less than a month ago. The line remains well assorted and customers can surely find the desired size.
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