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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1897
Page
5
Two papers in Scranton and one in Wilkes Barre claim the largest circulation outside Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, sparking a lively dispute over market size and readership reach.
The article analyzes the vast authority of New York City’s next mayor, who will oversee four million residents, approve a $61.25 million yearly budget, and wield extensive patronage and veto power. It weighs candidate traits, contrasts Tammany, and notes the 17th annual Towanda encampment of the Pennsylvania division of the Sons of Veterans.
The piece condemns the Urbana lynching as savage but notes it followed a brutal crime. It argues for formal, speedy penalties and public confidence in enforcing justice, criticizing judicial delays and citing the Durrant case to illustrate the need for limits on legal delay.
The article argues against lynching and mob executions, endorsing competent lawyers and orderly justice. It notes delays and quibbles in trials, but warns that mob spirit damages society and that the Weller bill attempting to curb contracts will fail in Supreme Court review.
A proposed national mortgage loan company for southern and western farmers elicits cautious debate amid European precedents. European banks finance land with bonds backed by real estate, enabling longer credit terms. Observers see potential merit and caution budgets while noting opposing forces.
The text notes a defended tax on public needs amid unusual revenue, mentions Calhoun and his secretary, and hints at Cuban commission views. It discusses a $4,409,000 weekly loan rise in New York, Weyler in Cuba, and potential intervention. It also references political preferences and a renewed hope to end Cornelius Smith’s attack on the bench and bar, with Finn’s language questioned.
Gossip from Washington notes the pending Republican gubernatorial race in Pennsylvania with Colonel William A. Stone as early front runner. The piece discusses Senator Quay’s potential influence, party unity risks, and possible effects on the Senate, plus a separate Hawaii Hawaii tension with Japan and the Dole administration’s wartime posture, ending with the funeral of Hawaiian secretary Frank Hastings.
The Cleveland administration keeps the exact cause of the delay tightly guarded. The Hawaiian republic’s administration is unusually forceful for its size yet appears to be effectively managed.
Washington sources say Republican managers will push an act to appoint a currency commission to study the nation’s money system and propose improvements. The panel would report within a month and aim to simplify the subject for all voters while avoiding disruption of the national bank system.
A Philadelphia Times summary notes steady, substantial improvement in national business. Transactions exceed 182, with growth in consumption and employment, while speculation remains cautious. Money in circulation has risen by 125,148,612 to 1,050,713,000, signaling broad economic progress and slow, durable advancement.
Thomas B. Reed, as Speaker of the Fifty-first Congress, shaped policy for Harrison Cleveland and McKinley by blocking a free coinage bill, repealing the Sherman river-purchasing act, and delaying the Cuban belligerency resolution to align with his views and the public welfare.
In a playful poem the owl the dog the cat the mouse and other creatures boast they are not afraid of the dark while a boy in bed hides under the covers, suggesting the truth behind their bravado.
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