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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1897
Page
5
A printed notice from Scranton, Pennsylvania lists subscription prices for a second class mail service. The lettered rates include monthly and yearly options, with a stated monthly fee and a yearly price of one dollar.
The article notes two Scranton papers and one in Wilkes Barre vying for largest circulation outside Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. It highlights the Scranton Tribune as a strong contender and doing solid business with satisfactory results for readers and itself.
The piece argues for a firm yet measured U S response to Cuba under Spain and President McKinley, urging restraint and a just course while awaiting a decisive move. It predicts a declination of proposals, then a necessary end to Weyler’s terror and the Cuban catastrophe. It also notes a Senate bill banning prize offers by patent attorneys and refunding fees if no patent issues.
Intelligence from credible sources notes a Pennsylvania bill that would grant eminent domain to trolley lines, with farmers oddly supporting it for cheap travel. Passage this session seems unlikely, but enactment by two years hence is deemed plausible. The measure would allow street seizing power, hurting property owners who could lose leverage in negotiating frontage terms.
The passage argues for a decisive action to end Weyleriem and stop Cuban murders. It questions whether food-based recognition will matter, emphasizing that the method is less important than achieving results. It states that if Spain balks, the United States must act to save Cuba from destruction.
A letter to the St Louis Globe-Democrat argues for a grand ex position to rival the Centennial and World's Fair in 1909 marking the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase. It recounts territorial enlargements from 1800 to 1867 and urges a nation wide homage to the era's statesmen and growth.
The Madrid paper argues the United States and Greece face similar pressures while Spain adopts Turkey like methods, noting striking similarities in approach and policy style across nations.
Chicago engineer Henry J Sheldon publishes a study after visiting Nicaragua in 1895. He argues a transisthmian canal is both desirable and practicable, estimating construction at 100 million dollars and potential annual gross income of nine million dollars with initial tolls of one fifty per ton and traffic of six million tons.
The article argues the Nicaragua canal would greatly aid American commerce and notes the current administration supports a definite solution. It lists Pennsylvania nominees for ministerial and consul posts, assistant postmaster general, assistant attorney general, and war department auditor, concluding the assignments are fairly apportioned given circumstances.
Washington dispatch notes President McKinley moves to halt Cuba hostilities. Judge Day and Judge Calhoun shape the case and diplomacy, with a note to Spain prepared under the president’s direction. Queen Regent opposes Canovas, Weyler to be recalled, and a timely U S minister to Madrid awaits Madrid’s reply within weeks.
Judge Calhoun has no written report on care. Consul General Lee's is to form the basis of a demand for redress. General Lee's findings show Rule died due to violation of the prisoner's treaty right. Spain may be asked for family indemnity. The president will soon send consul reports from Cuba to the Senate, and an American naval vessel will guard Havana harbor before public release.
A Detroit Free Press piece recounts a humorous yet telling divorce notice where a well-dressed woman seeks legal help after marital friction over tandem bicycle use. The exchange hints at jealousy and control as grounds for separation.
The Philadelphia Times criticizes American heiresses marrying impecunious British nobles, noting frequent separations and suicides upon return home. It claims most such unions bring disgrace to American women and that wealth without sense leads to humiliation, while few exceptions prove the rule.
The New York Commercial Advertiser declares pessimism unfounded, noting four years of abnormal conditions are temporary. It asserts national resources are intact, industrial capacity remains strong, and American workers and business leaders will drive an immediate recovery.
The Philadelphia Record argues Spain has no moral right to desolate Cuba while rejecting mediation. It warns the U S government faces an inescapable duty to act as a neighbor trying to intercede, despite Spain's pride and refusal of intercession.
The Tribune Astrologer Ajacchus presents a June 1 1897 forecast noting a child born under this day sees the bicycle girl’s hair length as a matter of form. It mentions regret in love and a mix of events from snow in Massachusetts to an earthquake at Glen Summit and a Bam Boyd poem.
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