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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1901
Page
5
The Tribune Publishing Company announces classified advertising conditions and policy notes for foreign advertising. It references a facility address in New York and a request for payment upon publication.
Scranton dispatch notes that higher insurance premiums follow fewer fires as protection improves. The column argues insurers are not motivated by generosity but by rising risk and need for stable profits, reflecting 1901 concerns about fire safety and underwriting.
A critique denounces biased reporting during Pennsylvania politics, accusing a Harrisburg literary bureau of spreading lies to sway public opinion. It argues the current legislature should be judged by enacted results, not sensational accusations, and notes only two bills nearing the governor as the session continues.
Wary voices urge restraint as decision on the ripper constitutional validity nears. Friends and foes avoid melodrama until Nasebeen rules on legality and procedure.
A state senate bill would appoint a commission of two mothers, a physician, and an attorney to draft rules for issuing marriage licenses and guiding ministers. Licenses would require examinations of physical health and moral antecedents before issuance, with broader details unspecified. The proposal argues public welfare justifies such restrictions despite historical opposition.
The text argues for enforcing regulations to protect society from dangerous individuals and behaviors, comparing vaccination and police power to social protection. It critiques opposition to public health measures while warning against corruption in political processes and suggesting investigations into a senate race could be misused to corrupt the capitol.
President Scranton questions protection policy amid calls for broader commercial relations as engineers weigh a shift from high tariffs. The letter from Scranton replies to recent water pressure criticisms, defending city water services and denouncing requests to raise or alter pressure during fires.
Reports claim a deal between Senate Republican leaders and Democratic minority to secure river and harbor support in exchange for abstaining on army appropriation amendments. The issue allegedly aids Democratic constituencies and expands executive power in Cuba and the Philippines. Pat Crowe proclaims innocence but avoids public congratulations.
A cryptic line references a killing linked to a newspaper rivalry. The fragment hints at conflict between the Tribune and the Times, with a stated killer loosely connected to the Hive editorial crew. Further readable details are unavailable.
An advert lists a hush of rental options on North Washington Avenue and Green Winger Street. It seeks adult tenants for unfurnished or furnished accommodations with modern improvements, team heat and ten rooms, with a stated rent around 924.00.
A dense listing of help wanted, sales pitches, real estate, loans, and public notices. Includes job seekers, salesmanship, rental or sale items, estate announcements, and local town ordinances about telegraph and other utilities. Multiple names, addresses, and company references appear throughout.
A fragmented account notes Britain’s colonial revenues rising sharply over twenty years while population grows slowly. It highlights Haron as a region of merit and claims vast coal fields in Pike and Jolnaan Kentucky with cannel and bituminous coal deposits. Freight rates to England ease from six to ten percent.
Abbreviated timetable notes and railway schedules including routes to New York Philadelphia and local connections. Details list stop points such as North Main Avenue Scranton Wilkes Barre and Kingston with arrival and departure times and notes on divisions and intercity connections.
Fragmented OCR notes detail Lehigh Valley Railroad schedules with mentions of lines to Bethlehem Reading Allentown Wilkes Barre Geneva and New York. References include Diamond Express and Weekday service times with parlor cars and sleeping accommodations. The text appears to be an old timetable or agency notice with names and locations such as Bethlehem White Haven Wilkes Barre Geneva and New York. It also lists officers and offices in New York and mentions connections via diverse routes.
Fragmentary text lists stations and schedules for rail lines in Pennsylvania and nearby areas. Mentions Albany, Wilkes Barre, and New York region references with times and ticketing notes in a damaged layout.
Fragmentary timetable lists depart times from Scranton at 7.05 a.m. and 2.25 p.m. for connections to Hawley, then to New York via Erie Railroad. Minor entries mention Yraln and arrival at Boraiton around 0.10 p.m.
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