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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1897
Page
5
President McKinley speaks with concise, direct language on public occasions. He emphasizes that his remarks serve a clear purpose, delivering common sense and avoiding mere oratory. He uses plain, instantly intelligible wording to address core subjects.
The Bloomsburg dynamite trial features the prosecution highlighting Wintersteen's stated willingness to serve twenty years to get even with Waller. Witnesses dispute some accusations while questioning the defendant’s character and associations, leaving the main indictment unresolved and prompting readers to question the moral weight of the evidence.
The address at Newport argues that peace rests on readiness to fight and a strong navy, cautioning against overreliance on arbitration. It cites Washington and Nelson while urging a first class fleet as the true safeguard of peace and national honor. Nearby discussions critique Pennsylvania labor bills and legislative honesty amid Cuba unrest.
The piece argues diplomacy first to stop Cuban atrocities, then considers war without a navy, and concludes a strong navy makes war unnecessary, citing Roosevelt on preparedness as peace. It ends by blaming dynamiter Clifton Knorr for targeting Sallie Gast’s house.
President McKinley in Philadelphia calls for patience as tariff reform advances. He argues distrust of the present won t erase distrust of the future and that American energy will triumph through steady legislation and business confidence. He notes the tariff path is half made and progress remains. The second note comments on the bimatellem movement in England and its leadership.
Opinion notes that Canovas fall would bring Weyler recall and Cuba policy. Weyler leaving Cuba could ease the problem. South American visitors survey local industries but will miss city government matters. The piece alludes to cabinet material unused by McKinney and laments bloodshed by Spain in Cuba.
From Matanzas Cuba May 24 Charles M Pepper reports special commissioner Calhoun witnessed harsh conditions under Weyler policy. He toured Campo Florido and Cascorro Hill camps of pacificos, saw fortified stations and barracks like towns, hunger, poverty, and lack of rationing amid widespread surveillance.
A physician and American observers recount starving families in Matanzas eight miles from Cascaro. Soldiers burned homes. survivors lacked food while women and children showed swollen limbs and fever. The writers describe inability to aid fully and reflect on moral costs of relief efforts.
The article argues that early 1861 compares poorly with modern pace under McKinley. It notes tariff legislation moving slowly and Congress debates Cuban policy. It criticizes Republicans for blocking Democrats and insists the president must craft his own policy before action.
Bargains offered for a one day sale with items including stockings at 12 and 19 cents, boys and girls hats at 10 cents, Japanese parasols at 1.49, silk folded ties at 10 cents or 3 for 25 cents, silk ribbons at 14 cents, muslin night gowns at 29 cents, and laundried percale waists at 47 cents. The sale emphasizes limited quantities and emphasizes value.
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