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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1898
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune reports its telegraphic news is 3 to 5 hours fresher than Philadelphia or New York papers, with press deadlines at midnight and updates received up to 3 a.m. The notice lists state officials and congressmen including Governor William A. Stone and Senatorial figures. The Tribune emphasizes its timeliness in coverage.
A political candidate pledges to unite the people beyond party lines, curb extravagant state expenditures, and pursue honest steady public service. He aims to correct legislative abuses and govern Pennsylvania with humility and duty, calling for genuine patriotic poetry in American life.
Report details a grave breach of duty by two volunteer guards at Fort Hancock Sandy Hook. One sergeant of the guard was found guilty of sleeping on post and sentenced to redeployment, hard labor for three months, in time of peace. The second, a corporal, was acquitted. The offenses involved failure to guard defenses and electric currents for firing submarine nets and manning rapid-fire guns. General Miles emphasizes strict discipline and deterrence.
Washington sources dismiss London Berlin rumors that the Kaiser plans active intervention in the Philippines. Any German move could trigger immediate war with the United States as Admiral Dewey might attack a German squadron, asserting that international law would not justify such interference. The alleged motive cited is protection of German interests in the island.
A disputed editorial voice discusses American fleet deployment to islands and the Philippines. It defends U.S. wealth and manpower, praises German strength while cautioning diplomacy, and critiques military journalism and leadership during a tense era. The piece also frames German and American loyalties among citizens of diverse heritage.
The piece argues Colonel Bryan led a Nebraska regiment to press political aims, with the governor praising them as the first silver regiment. It warns volunteer units may blur lines between military duty and politics, risking leadership and mission cohesion during war with Spain.
Senate committee pushes changes to the Twelfth Census to limit scope to population mortality and industry outputs, reducing volumes from twenty five to four and completing within two years. Critics call the Eleventh Census a mismanaged excess, while supporters seek a continuous, government run statistical program.
The Wilkes-Harre News announces a change in management with Wesley BE. Woodrom named editor and Joan J. Maloney business manager. Both bring experience and the paper’s future aims to restore the once valuable publication.
The text discusses tent makers at work in St. Paul with a nod to ancient industrial crafts. It references a French surgeon claiming jealousy is curable similarly to disease and hints at surgical reactions between rivals. It also notes courage and endurance as core for soldiers and mentions Cuban insurgents gaining discipline aboard.
Telegraph reports Admiral Cervera says his fleet will endure until autumn. The tone mocks him as impractical and notes German restraint versus American boldness amid sensational reporting.
The society editor will soon begin his weary labor of copying the summer resort hotel records.
A fragment notes political wrangling as Populists clash, with implied calls for orderly governance and calmer approaches from moderate figures arriving amid the dispute.
An economic retrospective highlights eleven months ending May showing exports surpass imports by more than double. It notes exports per capita exceed past records, with total exports around 47.5 million and a trade balance historically in our favor, marking a remarkable century for the period.
Data compares U S exports in May across years from 18xx to 18xx with monthly figures for eleven years. The table shows year by year totals and indicates how May export volumes have changed over time.
A Philadelphia Press editorial argues that five years after President Harrison urged Mawali annexation, the nation must seize Hawaii and other Pacific gains. It contends exports rise from 14 to 90 million, a vast naval build up, and a dawning empire with stations from Honolulu to the Philippines, urging immediate action to keep pace with a growing world.
The July issue of the magazine previews Richard Harding Davis' first two war articles The First Shim of the War and The First Comb inament. It mentions upcoming works including The Financial Management of a War by Victor Henry t' Adin and Felix Gras novel The Terror. Also notes new taxi dorms art book by John Rowley and a double-page portrait supplement of Rear Admiral Lampoon and Commodore Schley amid Santiago bombardment imagery.
The piece argues opposition to expansion stems not from principle but deep distrust of self government. It contends Americans have proven capable of governing themselves and expanding territory, viewing extension as the spread of liberty rather than conquest, while critics blame institutions and seek to deny others’ rights.
The excerpt notes the New York Sun’s unique strength in presentation and suggests its competitive edge among rival papers. It highlights the Sun’s editorial style and likely influence on readers and the newspaper market.
The article proclaims relentless progress in the war effort, stressing steady, unembellished news coverage. It claims victory over all competitors and emphasizes presenting facts as they stand, though it notes a recent lapse into temptation to celebrate.
The piece argues a nation that destroys a friendly battleship poisons the wails of our camp at Tanin and Furgeon clattering in front of the hospital tenet mutates the dead and fires on a funeral will and should be wiped from the earth.
A rural poem recounts Maud Miller in summer heat raking a wheat field while a judge urges marriage amid talk of wheat at a dollar. The judge discovers the cheat and absolves himself, lamenting the fate of Maud and the wheat field drudge.
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