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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1897
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune explains a strict policy requiring published communications to be signed with the writer’s true name. It lists New York representatives Frank & Taylo and notes the rule applies to controversial matter, with no exceptions.
Hon John Sherman’s remarks during the Sanguilly debate advocate a steadfast foreign policy to defend American rights. The message emphasizes standing with citizens abroad against oppression and warns that appeasing power harms prestige, contrasting with the Cleveland Olney approach.
The Pennsylvania Methodists demand a thorough impartial investigation of charges against Catthin Delaney superintendent of public buildings and other officials. They accuse the executive of corrupt bidding practices and state losses, urging Dr Swallow and his journal to prove assertions in court while warning of severe penalties for defamation.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger argues that bitter senate denunciations during the Sun-Quilly case insult national dignity. It claims such episodes fuel Populist sentiment for direct election of U S senators by the people and warns against adopting a policy that would undermine the republic.
The piece defends the chosen senate system against electing senators by popular vote. It argues governors are inferior to appointed senators and attacks critics as mugwumps while praising the senate's restoration of national prestige and treaty standing with foreign powers.
Rev Dr McConnell laments complacency in facing Cuba and warns that cowardice and money lust imperil civilization. Letters urge courage, press power, and a firm American stance shaping policy as a new president looms.
A memorial from the Pennsylvania Civil Service Reform Association petitions the state legislature to remove party columns and to arrange candidate names alphabetically under the office title. The group argues the change would simplify ballots and promote careful, thoughtful choices.
The passage riffs on newspaper consolidation, Pennsylvania politics, and commentary on national figures. It questions editorial decisions, ponders a Philadelphia paper merger, and cites criticisms of officials while noting wartime era debates and travel safety statistics. It ends with a quote praising a patriotism variant.
A large prize of 3500 and smaller prizes are offered for best answers to 150 questions covering a broad range of information. An extra 3500 prize awaits anyone who answers all ten questions from a reference work other than the Century Dictionary. Major W. S. Millay returns from a National Guard inspection, noting improved numbers but lingering funding doubts for duals to Washington. Ex-Sheriff Charles Robinsen and others report enjoying a Hot Springs trip, with Scranton society occupying the resort. T. J. Reynolds promotes Pictaton Stove Co items during northeast trips. Edward Keefe of Phelps Street elected captain of the Philadelphia Dental College football team.
An excerpt argues that illiteracy and half-education fuel unrest, naming agitators who read poorly write scarcely and aim to disrupt social order. It blames urban elites for exporting sedition and insists educated capability is insufficient if it breeds discontent and conspiracy.
The speech stresses that if any American is unlawfully imprisoned in Cuba ten minutes after McKinley swears to uphold the Constitution he must act to secure release before the gun falls on March fourth. The call frames a swift duty to intervene and free prisoners.
A fragment from a Philadelphia paper discusses critics and lines drawn against reckless claims. It references John Bierman and a perceived professional harboring unsafe ideas, noting the need for clarity and restraint in public discourse.
From the Philadelphia Press an organized administration argues that compromise is impossible with the barbarian threat. It asserts foreign protection for our nation comes only through a display of force.
The piece argues for a continental republic from Newfoundland to Vancouver and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic, citing Franklin, Carroll and Chase and urging political union to boost growth, defense and influence. It compares populations of Quebec, Massachusetts, New York and Illinois and projects future numbers across the hemisphere. It frames union as a tested policy and a path to peaceful expansion and immigration.
In Nashville Tennessee Senator Harris walked with a state legislator when the young figure teased him by praising Senator Price. The elder man, weary from years, paused his walk and then sharply rebuked the remark calling Price a former country school teacher turned millionaire and the young man a fool.
A Cork Stuart Wheeler feature in the Woman s Home Companion profiles William Ht George s Junior Republic. It describes how boys from New York City are admitted as citizens, choose occupations, and are treated like a small republic that teaches self reliance and careful effort, with no royal road to wealth.
The excerpt discusses compulsory work concepts in a republic, noting no enforcement for willing citizens and detailing class labor hours from 8:30 am to noon. It describes unskilled labor pay, expenses, and a system where each class votes, with George Aly as president and a two week senate term. It cites a 189% veto record and 54 bills signed.
A speaker laments a building's Gothic style in place of Renaissance ideals. The essayist recalls an opera visit and a city trip, debating art, taste, and what should or should not be. The tone shifts between mock protest and reverie as the poet imagines future glory.
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