Scranton Street Railway Proposal Favored by Editorial
An editorial argues the Citizens' Street Railway plan offers fair terms to Scranton, with a one year start, two year completion, bond forfeiture for noncompliance, and a $2 per car annual city tax. It notes home capital, modern equipment, and potential benefits from competition, comparing it to the Hotel Jermyn and Wyoming house, and alluding to President Cleveland's third term views.
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Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Scranton
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Scranton Traction Company
Jermyn
Wyoming House
McKinley Letter on Silver Coinage Support Reported
The article discusses a purported 1890 letter by Major McKinley to the Stark county Ohio Farmers Alliance secretary advocating using all silver production for money. It estimates 60 percent used commercially, 40 percent coinable, yielding potential annual coinage around 16 to 32 million dollars amid population growth.
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Major McKinley
Stark County
Farmers’ Alliance
United States
William McKinley
Currency Plan and Political Notes Across a Nation
The article argues for a protected American silver coinage to expand currency without harming gold, contending it would stabilize trade and support domestic labor. It questions current reforms, reviews the jury system, and recalls political anecdotes about Abe Slupky, Mark Hanna, and party leadership, ending with a note on Elmira Advertiser’s sale to a New York syndicate.
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Eport
J. Sloat Fawsett
Elmira
New York
T. C. Platt
Platt
Editorial Attack on Jurys System Sparks Debate
A Chicago Times-Herald editorial harshly criticizes juries, arguing the system breeds bribes and error. It claims jurymen are overruled by judges, and that in practice few cases are truly decided by twelve competent peers.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Kohlsaar
Chicago
United States
Legion
Bobtall
Goa
Weekly Weather Predictions For June 7 13
The column offers daily forecasts from Sunday June 7 to Saturday June 13 with planetary aspects and weather notes. It notes birth traits for a child born on each day including luck, temperament, and potential life outcomes, such as business success or marital prospects.
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Mercury
Jupiter
Neptune
Baturn
Nara
Indifference to the Negro Problem Sparks Debate
The text reflects foreseen injustice and growing national indifference to the negro question. It questions whether the country is becoming numb to racial issues and predictions of unrest, noting a lack of surprise at ongoing discrimination.
Republicans Declare For Protection and Honest Money
The Republicans pledge to protect home industries, ensure ample revenue, uphold integrity in the monetary system, and pursue a firm foreign policy to preserve national honor. They vow to appeal to the people's interest and conscience, winning success by deserving it along a straight path of right and benefit.
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Republican Party
Senator Quay Expected to Withdraw and Back McKinley
W. E. Curtis writes in the Chicago Record that Senator Quay may quit the presidential race in days and ask supporters to vote for McKinley. He reportedly drafted a letter to this effect to a Pennsylvania delegate and is delaying release to consult friends.
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W. E. Curtis
Chicago
Quay
McKinley
Jn Hoe
TOLD BY THE STARS A June 6 Horoscope from The Tribune Astrologer
The Tribune Astrologer offers a June 6 forecast noting a birthday, the Republican image of Balibie ton Booth, and remarks on a commander’s whiskers. It mentions Professor Coleas and Collector Herring influencing Burke charges, plus railway competition and trolley access. A warning against betting against the Scranton Hage Bail club is given and a camp mystery remains.
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Balibieton Booth
Pallce Robling
Profesor Colea Salls
Herring
Burke
Scranton Hage
Mingeot
Unclear 19th Century Advice Snippets
Fragmented lines discuss seasonable needs for unmuszered dogs, opinions on bicycle cults for ladies, and hempen scarfs with seven loops. Mentions citizens of foreign birth with court diplomas for dexterity with the razor and slung shot, plus hats in Scranton-heads.
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Scranton
English Debt Surplus Praised by Times Herald
The Times Herald reports Englishmen celebrate a budget surplus and a nominal national debt decrease as Wise governance. It notes Governor McKinley branding English policy as prudent, citing McKinley law figures with surpluses of $97,230,725.87 on June 6 1801, $0,914,469.00 on June 9 1802, and $3,041,674.29 on June 30 1803.
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McKlnley
South Carolina literacy test disfranchisement joke
A Timoe Herald note mocks SC efforts to disfranchise Black voters by an education test. It highlights phrases like ex post facto and subsidy, joking that illiterate readers fail while white applicants face tougher proof, suggesting systemic bias in enforcing the suffrage law.
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Timoe-Herald
South Carolina
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