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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1900
Page
5
The Scranton Tribune announces the New York office at 150 Nassau St and advertises for foreign advertising agents. It invites letters from friends on current topics, but requires real names for publication and editorial revision of all contributions.
A June 23 1900 Scranton page lists Republican nominations for national and state offices including President and Vice President Willam McKinney and Theodore Roosevelt, with state and county contenders named. It references a Philadelphia convention report praised by The Tribune for clarity and completeness.
A city-wide alarm over attempted assaults near parks prompts calls for extra patrols and police presence. Citizens urge greater vigilance and resources to protect young women as authorities pledge action. The piece notes the mayor's role and hints at broader reform needs.
The text argues Roosevelt should stay governor at Albany rather than join the national ticket. It contends Senator Platt wanted a compliant governor to advance corporate influence and oppose the franchise tax repeal. Roosevelt allegedly balanced party machinery with public duty, resisting full Machiavellian control while maintaining independence.
The piece questions party voters in New York about successors to Governor Roosevelt. It cites ten qualified candidates including General Ureene and Seth Low and debates whether party sentiment will resist an inferior appointee like Woodruff or Odell. Editorial writers hint at a vice presidential run, a concern deemed premature.
The article contrasts a New York mutiny fund drive for Boors widows with the Lionel Society for Relief of the Dependent Widows and Orphans of the US Army. It notes pensions gaps and delays for soldiers’ families, urging action by a prosperous public and naming leaders like General Green and Mrs. James Parker as coordinators.
The Tribune Astrologer offers a Saturday horoscope for June 24 noting that a child born today may observe misjudgments by Hieretic People and that even good partners can appear inauspicious. It cautions about summer drawbacks and self estimation issues, though the text is garbled and some phrases are unclear.
The article lauds a city street railway in Columbus and a St. Louis line for their treated workers. It details Thanksgiving turkeys, profit sharing, five and ten year service recognitions, and a pension plan. It notes high wage standards and safety commitments, plus a city lease with favorable labor provisions.
The text notes that each piece attracts attention and invites closer look. It praises construction and finish, and concludes these items are superior to any previous offer at their price.
The article reviews a treasury bureau study on modern China’s growth through telegraph and rail networks. It notes how lines connected provinces to Pekin with Siberian telegraph links, how many lines were damaged by antiforeign forces, and describes proposed routes from Pekin toward Shanhaikwan Manchuria and south toward Canton, including Belgian and American aims.
A scatter of old-time snippets notes military forces in Chile, a Californian petrified forest discovery, alchemy of asparague, and Venezuela’s population figures. It cites the Sault Ste Marie canal tonnage, mourning practices in Korea, rapid plague spread from Hong Kong, and a costly war between Thassia and Turkey. Also mentions Russian tonnage, olive ages, tree hardiness, a trapped mouse, Prussian costs, and Michigan vehicle manufacturing in 1898.
A lyrical reminiscence set in a June landscape, reflecting on love, memory, and longing. The speaker wanders to a past romance, imagining a portrait and a future vanished, while roses bloom and winds turn cold. The piece contrasts fleeting beauty with an aching heart.
A local retailer announces continued reductions on waists as an in-season sale policy, promising customers the best value while the season remains at its peak. The note emphasizes selling waists the same season they are bought.
For one week starting Saturday our shop offers a full line of cambine and percale waists that have retailed this season at 60c to 1.15. A fine assortment of Percale and Gingham Waists is reduced from 1.25, with a good selection of Dimity Waists marked down from 1.65.
The ad promotes Best Scotch Madras waists at $1.50 and other waists priced $1.95 to $2.25. A full line of Fine White Waists is displayed at these right prices.
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