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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1900
Page
4
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Democrats desire to impress that they are alive in convention work even if their votes do not count in a presidential election. Names listed include GALUSHA A GROW Forrderer and WARDENBERGHS County posts with officials such as CONNED and WATSON.
The article critiques a recent change that replaced official ballots with specimen ballots and notes the ease of reproducing ballots. It discusses voter rights to accept marked ballots, helper eligibility, and the openness of supervising ballots. It comments on the convention voting returns and Crawford counting system, and references Tim Woodruff’s vice presidential prospects.
The article notes Bryan attacking Republican defenses and prosperity claims, contrasting with a broad critique of gold standard and silver policies. It discusses Hanna’s vp pick thoughts, evaluating Long, Allison, Fairbanks, and Roosevelt, and concludes Smith as a balanced, broadly acceptable choice for vice president.
The piece defends Republican stances in the Philippines Cuba and Porto Rico, arguing that Republicans defend American interests while Democrats misuse press criticism to undermine expansion efforts. It claims Democrats threaten the unity and strength of U S policy abroad.
The Philadelphia national Republican convention marks the first recorded gathering aimed specifically at nominating a vice president.
The text discusses theories about Empress Dowager Cixi encouraging the Boxer revolt to bolster her grip on power or to trigger a secret alliance with a European power. It outlines two plausible conjectures and notes the writer’s skeptical reasoning about motive and outcome.
The article argues the empress dowager may count on Russia to back her against Chinese rivals and foreign powers, with Japan ruled out by its Corun objective. It notes Russia’s possible interest, warns against overreaching treaties, and praises unified powers addressing the Chinese crisis while condemning certain Americanisms and local political tensions.
A New York Sun excerpt surveys past presidents and potential successors, detailing figures like John Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Clinton. It revisits themes of succession by death or election, notes influential New York figures such as Clintons and Gerry, and outlines their roles in early American politics and governance.
The passage surveys numerous vice presidents from 1800s onward, praising their service and influence. It highlights Richard Mentor Johnson, George M. Dallas, Millard Fillmore, William Rufus King, John Cabell Breckinridge, Hannibal Hamlin, Andrew Johnson, Schuyler Colfax, Henry Wilson, William A. Wheeler, Chester Alan Arthur, Thomas A. Hendricks, Levi P. Morton, Adlai E. Stevenson, Garret A. Hobart, and others as examples of high ability and public service in American life.
A Berlin banquet anecdote recalls Prince Bismarck recounting a cigar gift to General Moltke during the Königgrätz crisis. Bismarck notes Moltke calmly chose the good cigar amid anxious news, underscoring his composure in battle’s standstill moment.
A fragment describes a rural barter scene in a general store with Silas Slosson and Tucker discussing sugar prices and small coins. The text shifts to a humorous note about Willie Jefferson in Europe and a cable from Joseph Jefferson about funds. It ends with a vignette about Lord Kitchener’s campaign and a field telegraph using donkeys to drag coil reels.
The scene shows workers securing a coil of wire around a donkey while a figure named Kitchener points to the field gear and walks away. The donkey moves as the wire unwinds and the operation concludes with a silent motion.
In Saline a Michigan Telephone company laborer Till Fletcher dislikes hats in hot weather. An elder woman offers her husband’s old hat to keep him from sun exposure. Till accepts, but declines to keep it saying he has no brains.
The Olyphant Record criticizes the Crawford county primary election system as a failure that worsens party politics. It notes excessive factional presence despite vigilance and claims the scheme produced more evils than conventions, hoping to end its use in the region.
A mosaic of bizarre facts and ambitions spans coal fields in Zululand and high church counts in New York, with notes on photography bans in China and Honolulu Hebrew congregations. It cites tunnel projects in Chilkoot Pass, vast global population data, and a Niagara-scale hydroelectric plan at Newlane New York, framed in a period-voice digest of world affairs.
The advertisement touts a $20 three piece bedroom set with attractive design elements. Each item draws the eye and invites closer look, signaling a bargain appeal in a period catalog style.
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