Reform and Bribery Debates Roil Scranton Legislation
Speech excerpts condemn bribery in legislative bodies as bills press penalties from $1.04 to $2,000 and 5 to 10 years for undue influence. Scranton officials face criticism for using company cash to sway city councils. Indiana liquor law changes limit gambling and restrict saloon operations with strict licensing and visibility rules.
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Indiana liquor law faces fight from wholesale interests
Adversaries of a new Indiana liquor law pledge a legal battle to overturn it. The State Liquor League, controlled by wholesale and brewery groups, has mobilized a $75,000 fund to challenge enforcement. They aim to stall the law’s start and pursue a high court ruling. General Harrison previously refused to take the relatedケース, enabling Senator Voorhees to earn a legal fee.
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American Currency Fix by Tariff and Silver Reform
A defender of American economic independence critiques Archibishop Ireland on free coinage and proposes an American solution: high tariff on imported silver, controlled coinage of silver at a Congress determined ratio, and treaty-backed trade incentives to secure a broad silver agreement, aiming to keep gold domestic and expand the US economy. The piece argues the United States can remonetize gold and dominate its monetary policy without European cooperation.
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Grand Jury Delivers Candid Report On Its Own Volition
The Pittsburgh grand jury, praised by Judge White, rejects self interest and politicking. They state they answer a precipe to serve, with a panel drawn from the county and no friends or enemies influencing their verdicts. They affirm reliance on evidence, judgment, and oaths, upholding the judge’s charge and instructions.
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Civil service growth and court remarks predate party politics
The report criticizes grand juries yet notes civil service expansion with about 1,000,000 employed nationwide, divided among classified, labor, executive, legislative, and judicial branches. It discusses mileage laws for New York railroads, libel cases involving ex mayor Smith, and hints at Republican state convention delegate counts and court appointments.
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Political Gossip Sparks Tense State Convention Talk
Congressman Jack Rolin predicts a rift among Quay supporters and Martin Musee Porter and Hariinge factions at the upcoming state convention. He asserts renewed fights for judgeships and blasts quiet nominations by Hastings as weak policy.
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Publican Party
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Daily Horoscope and Straw Parlor Laun
The Tribune astrologer Ajacecus casts an 1895 forecast noting noble deeds for a child born that day in Ife and rising stars aiding progress. A humorous tale of a straw parlor with a jeweled swallow and a cricket ends in catastrophe as the straw house and its wonders are swept away by a cyclone.
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