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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1896
Page
4
Congressmen Largo Galusua A Grow of Snaquehanna and Samuel A Davenport of Erie announce a stance on finances as they endorse a money plank promising abundant funds with the phrase good dollars and plenty of them.
The article urges local fans to back manager Griffin as he takes charge of the Scranton team amid a slump. It credits his experience and authority, calls for loyal cooperation, and urges strengthening weak spots to dispel the baseball hoodoo and restore the club’s prestige. It also notes Spanish Minister de Lome may summer near Gray Gables.
The Japan Gazette notes talk of a protective tariff wall to exclude imports and realign the dollar with gold, enabling gold payments for exports to fund European stock and debt. Critics say no such wall is proposed and emphasize the need for essential imports and domestic production to sustain revenue and fair prices.
The article discusses using tariffs in retaliation against nations blocking international bimetallism and questions whether the next administration can restore a favorable trade balance to sustain a gold reserve. It suggests silver policy may be adopted if needed, and notes a future conference on fiscal strategy.
The piece details the Volunteers growing from two officers to branches in about 190 cities and towns, with posts in cities like Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia and St Louis. Headquarters moved to the Singer building with four floors housing departments and offices. Gazette circulation reaches 20 000 weekly. Walter Wellman cites Mark Hanna as safeguarding national interests, prompting a question about Grover Cleveland's potential reaction.
Balti more bankers in a business circular denounce the Democratic party leaders as unfit to govern and hostile to banks, capital, and corporations. They claim the party opposes credit and wealth while noting continued historic tensions with currency and repudiation. The piece frames southern Democratic loyalty and critiques party mismanagement.
The piece argues the Republican party stands for a stable uniform currency and national conscience while criticizing Democratic pursuit of silver and fiat money. It cites editorials from the Harrisburg Patriot and notes appointments like David Starr Jordan to study Alaskan sealing, with commentary on Judge Cowing and figures such as Hanna Platt and McKinley.
Robert P. Porter, Cleveland editor of the World, presents a 440 page authorized Life of William McKinley. The volume includes half tone portraits and numerous illustrations. Porter is noted for his journalism on protectionism and the work reflects McKinley’s industrial leadership and influence. The book is more than a biography, tracing industrial development and presenting McKinley’s public theory.
The author argues a party should let the Republican convention frame its platform and name a ticket. After the convention, presidential and vice presidential candidates may accept nominations with clear commitments. It questions requiring candidates to preemptively publish platform language or names before the convention.
The Times-Herald notes a year of splits from the Salvation Army and Prohibition party to the Methodist Cleveland conference and the Federation of Woman's Clubs in Louisville. It cites divisions over the woman question and doctrinal disputes, all signaling broader social upheaval alongside Olga Nethervale's stage controversy.
A nascent political movement outlines its plan as it prepares for a national convention in Chicago. Delegates and supporters anticipate a defining process to outline strategy and platform.
The Century notes London's spend of nearly 2.5 million dollars to cleanse and rebuild a slum. It argues American cities should recognize the costs of slum construction and the need for proactive destruction, citing New York’s tense tenement house reforms as a cautious example to curb similar conditions.
The piece argues vice presidents have risen to the presidency, noting Arthur and Tyler as better presidents and defending Reed from claims he is too big for the role. It emphasizes early republic figures aimed for the office and defends the vice presidency as a potential stepping stone.
In Uniondale Pennsylvania Reverend D D Jenkins leads a patriotic presentation of the Star Spangled Banner praising liberty and national unity. The piece notes public reverence as citizens remove hats and celebrate the flag as a symbol of freedom.
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